A typical all-aluminum block for a small-block Chevy will reduce engine weight by roughly 50 to 60 pounds but that is a costly upgrade, since most aftermarket Gen I blocks will cost around $4,000.00.

Follow along as we assemble the bottom end of this 475ci ground-pounder. Block Prep and Machine Work The block at hand began life as a Mark IV 454, sourced from a defunct ’80s-era GMC motorhome.

This step-by-step guide to rebuilding LT-1 small-block Chevy engines includes sections on disassembly and inspection, reconditioning the block and bottom end, reconditioning and rebuilding the ...

(All small-block Fords come with forged pistons.) Keep in mind that you can mix and match if you want, so it's possible to get, as an example, a 454 big-block Chevy with a forged piston, H-beam ...

Produced between 1964 and 1967, the original Chevelle was offered with three sixers, two small blocks, and a big-block brute. The one we’re covering today doesn’t feature ol’ faithful 396 ...

The next batch of vehicles fitted with a Chevy 454 big block engine was released between 1985 and 1993. The first of these was the Chevrolet C/K truck, which debuted in 1985.