This how-to manual covers Chevrolet 454 through 512 Big Block V-8 engines. Hot Rod magazine reports on Chevrolet's powerful big block V-8 combinations. Covering 600 HP 454 street rat, build low compression and high torque, the Yenko 502, 1000 HP from 498, affordable 612 HP 496, and more.
TABLE of CONTENTS:
Opening the Rat's Nest | Different Strokes for Different Folks | 454 Street Rat | Chevy Big V-8 | 512 Inches of Chevrolet | Turburban 454 | Building Your First Engine?The Rat Motor | Taking the Wraps off a 180 MPH Rat | Stump Puller | Loaded for Bear | Monster Mash 496-inch Rat Motor | Rat's Head Soup | Street Fightin' Rat | Bracket Big-Block Buildup | Poor Man's Rodeck 495.