wow. (impractical, but wow).
I always thought there were too many mechanical limitations of in the SB, and the fact that all the combustion would produce too much heat to keep the engine cool enough to operate within an acceptable temp range ... thus reducing engine life. Not to mention all the stuff the article says about the typical bore, etc.
I've known guys who have had 400 small blocks, and I've never seen one last more than about 80,000 miles without having to be rebuilt. This 454 is built to perform, it's something for
I always thought there were too many mechanical limitations of in the SB, and the fact that all the combustion would produce too much heat to keep the engine cool enough to operate within an acceptable temp range ... thus reducing engine life. Not to mention all the stuff the article says about the typical bore, etc.
I've known guys who have had 400 small blocks, and I've never seen one last more than about 80,000 miles without having to be rebuilt. This 454 is built to perform, it's something for
