Chevy continued to use the Gen VI 454 in heavy-duty pickup trucks, large vans ... Chevrolet produces two complete 454 crate engine variations and a short-block version, sold through GM Performance ...

However, one particular truck stood out with its monstrous 454 cubic inch V8 engine, earning a legendary status among enthusiasts. The Chevrolet 454 SS didn’t just show up – it arrived with ...

As the 454 SS name implies, the truck featured a prominent member of the Chevrolet big block engine family under the hood. The 1990 454 SS pickup truck used a fourth generation Mark IV big block ...

which followed the time-honored tenet of putting a huge engine in a (relatively) small platform. Ok, so the 454 SS was still a full-size truck, but it was the lightest iteration of that model ...

The real secret to opening up the engine was a custom tune by Ed Wright Automotive in Tulsa, where a lot of hidden horsepower was unleashed. Now, the truck puts out 375 hp and much more torque ...

That's right, the crusty, high-mileage Gen VI 454 truck engine went right from the dirt to the dyno and pumped out some impressive baseline numbers. Obviously, we have plenty of mods in store for ...

Heck, there are a lot of BBC cylinder heads that cost more than $2,500, but our plan was to secure a suitable (running) 454 truck engine, add the necessary (cost-conscious) performance components ...

I bought this exact same crate engine in March of 1979, part #3965774, from RC Campbell Chevrolet in Shamokin, Pa. for $1497 total. It was a special high-performance 454-inch big block engine that ...

It wasn’t a special engine, just a straight lift from GM’s heavy duty trucks of the era, but with 230 hp (233 PS), the 7.4 litre V8 (454 cu-in) was only 20 hp (20 PS) down on a same-year ...

Yes, of course, there were full-sized pickup trucks with big engines, notably my 1973 short-bed Chevrolet with a factory 454-cubic-inch V8 that I desperately wish I had back, despite rust holes ...

and he’ll tell you about the Chevy 454-cubic-inch “Big Block” engine that came with the Snap-on Tools truck he and his partner, Eli Jones, refurbished before putting it on the road earlier ...