The Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 454 arrived at the height of Detroit’s horsepower wars, blending big-block thrust with the kind of comfort that usually lived in a different showroom. Today that ...

The early 1990s were a great time if you were a muscle truck fan, with the release of the 1990 Chevy 454 SS and the 1991 GMC ...

Fred Graves is a retired Los Angeles Fire Captain. Back in the ’60s he served in Vietnam and also owned a green C2 Corvette. That car is long gone, but the Graves wanted a modern version of that ...

While they reached their performance zenith during the golden age of muscle, these legendary big-block V8s managed to thrive in different guises long before that exciting era was over. Combining a ...

As mentioned in the intro, it didn't take more than a few minutes' discussion before we began scheming what to do with this engine next. Look for a bigger, less streetable cam, low tension rings, and ...

The Chevy 454 SS muscle truck debuted for the 1990 model year, the obvious result of designers' study hall dreams brought to life. They started with the lightest full-size pickup they could get their ...

When adding upgrades such as a temperature gauge or fuel-injection temp sensors you might just run out of threaded ports in which to screw in the needed extra water temp sensor. It would be nice if ...

Oooh, two General Motors V8s within a cubic inch of each other! They have to be nearly the same engine, right? After all, the Chevrolet 454 and Pontiac 455 come from the same corporate parent, and ...

In the '60s, America developed some cool, advanced engines, such as Pontiac's overhead cam inline-6 or the jet-turbine in the Chrysler Turbine Car. Still, when push comes to shove, our first love is a ...

As they say, “bigger is better,” and today, with the ever-increasing displacement of small-block engines, it applies even more to big-blocks. After all, why build a 396 or 454 big-block when it’s ...

When you think about classic Chevy muscle cars, there are two models that immediately come to mind for just about everyone - The 1969 Chevy Camaro and the 1970 Chevy Chevelle. What gave these cars ...