In the meantime, the Chevy 454 was making waves. Chevy was stuffing this engine into everything big enough to hold it, including the Chevy Caprice, Chevelle, Monte Carlo, El Camino, and many others.
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.
The Chevrolet 454 Big Block V8 was created during the muscle car era and was one of the largest engines of its time, with a displacement of 7.4 liters. The engine could produce 450 horsepower ...
Country Chevrolet is selling a 1990 Chevy 454 SS pickup with just seven original miles on eBay. The original owner bought two of them from that very dealer, and kept this one in a garage for 25 years.