We got behind the wheel of the ultimate M3 Touring — a custom-built E91 wagon running a 4.6L S65 V8 producing 550HP, courtesy of @Pit+Paddock x Bilstein. Naturally aspirated, high-revving, wide-bodied ...

Big block Chevy crate engines include the familiar 427- and 454-cubic-inch varieties (some of the most powerful big block Chevy engines), but the biggest Chevy crate engines are those with ...

Introduced in 1970, the Chevy 454 — affectionately known as the Rat Motor – was the largest displacement Chevrolet engine to enter the big-block engine showdown of the muscle car era.

For the 1970 model year, they introduced the 454 engine package, mainly featuring the LS5 V8 ... Instead, they sold it as a crate engine, which could be purchased and installed in other vehicles. Some ...

The only ones that did were the 454 HO and ZZ454, which are still in production today as performance crate engines. With an upgraded Gen VI-based architecture and modern tech, the HO makes 12 hp ...

Chevrolet Performance is now offering the naturally aspirated 6.6L V8 L8T as a new crate engine. In terms of construction, the L8T block is made from cast iron and incorporates six-bolt nodular ...

And they are worthy successors to the legendary 427 and 454 Big Block engines of the past ... The gradual shift to electric and hybrid powertrains, and the availability of electric crate engines ...

Nelson Racing Engines has recently unveiled a 1200-horsepower LS-based crate V-8 that should satisfy just about any ... there’s also a 1000-hp version with a smaller supercharger or a 454 LSX that ...

The crate engine featured a four-bolt block, small-chamber aluminum heads, and a hydraulic roller camshaft. Thanks to a cam and valvetrain upgrade in our last installment, the 454 was now making ...

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 ...

I bought this exact same crate engine in March of 1979, part #3965774, from RC Campbell Chevrolet in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, for $1,497 total. It was a special high-performance 454-inch big block ...