#muscle car engines

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 LS6 - big-block engine bay detail
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The LS6 454: Chevelle's Big-Block Legend

Dan Reeves · · 9 min
Bare 1973 Pontiac SD455 engine block on a workbench showing the four-bolt main bearing caps and forged connecting rods
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The SD455's Special Block

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Close-up of a 1969 Pontiac 400 Ram Air V8 engine bay with chrome air cleaner and functional hood scoop ducting
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Ram Air I Through IV Explained

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1971 Pontiac Firebird Formula 455 HO parked on cracked asphalt at golden hour
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The 455 HO

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Ram Air IV 400 V8 engine bay detail in a Pontiac Firebird showing round-port heads and hood scoop
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Pontiac Power: The 400, 455 and Ram Air Engines

Dan Reeves · · 8 min
Engine bay detail of a 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455 big block with round-port heads and shaker scoop
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The 1973-74 Super Duty 455

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Pontiac 400 V8 engine bay with shaker hood scoop and chrome valve covers in a 1970s Trans Am
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The Pontiac 400: The Firebird's Heart

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 W-30 engine bay with 455 Rocket V8 and red inner fenders
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Oldsmobile 455 Rocket and the W-30

Mike Sullivan · · 5 min
1970 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi engine bay, an engine famous for its gross versus net horsepower gap
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Gross vs Net Horsepower Explained

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1968 Plymouth Road Runner with standard 383 V8, three-quarter front view
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The 383 Road Runner: The Standard Engine

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 big-block engine bay
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Big-Block vs Small-Block Muscle Engines

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Classic Ford 351 V8 engine cylinder head detail
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351 Windsor vs Cleveland Explained

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min
L79 327 small-block V8 engine bay detail in a 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS
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The L79 327: The Small-Block That Made the SS

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T 440 big-block engine bay
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The Chrysler B and RB Big-Blocks Explained

Mike Sullivan · · 5 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 big-block engine bay
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The Chevy Big-Block Family: 396 to 454

Mike Sullivan · · 5 min
Close-up of a 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 HO functional Ram Air hood scoop and induction hardware
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The Firebird 400 HO: Pontiac's Practical High-Output Muscle Engine

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Shaker hood scoop detail
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Cold-Air Induction: Cowl, Ram Air, Shaker and Scoops

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
A 1969 Dodge Charger R/T with the hood open revealing the 426 Hemi engine bay.
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The 426 Hemi: The Elephant Engine

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min