I've got a 1974 GMC Sprint project car. It was originally a 350 small-block Chevy with a TH350 trans, but I sold the engine and trans and installed a 454 [big-block] and TH400 trans in it.
The engines that power our cars — even the smallest ones — are extremely heavy. While smaller engines like four-cylinders and V6s can weigh between 200 and 450 pounds, larger motors like heavy-duty ...
Engine mounts are among the components that nobody talks about until they break. Just like their name explains, engine mounts have the role of keeping the power plant in place inside the engine bay.
Engine mounts, also known as motor mounts, are designed to secure your vehicle’s engine and transmission to the subframe. They are also intended to absorb vibration and shock to ensure that the driver ...
Engine mounts are essential to the proper functioning of any motorized vehicle. From automobiles to airplanes to industrial equipment, engine mounts make equipment run quieter and last longer. Also ...
Late Chevy Monte Carlos try gallantly to uphold the grand tradition of the hallowed "SS" marque, but they're merely sheep in wolves' clothing. However, swappers such as D&M Total Performance are ...
“The title sounds like bunk, you say? Well, what would you call a street Vega with a 454-cubic-inch big-block, Aunt Mary? That certainly might be foolhardy, especially behind the wheel; you’d have to ...
Motor mounts are about as unglamorous a piece of hardware as you can find on a vehicle, seldom listed as a maintenance item in owner’s manuals and never mentioned in new-car showrooms as a reason to ...
While there seems to be little for industry insiders to get enthusiastic about, consumers are revelling in what is undoubtedly a buyer's market and JIMS - which will take place at the National ...
We love the classic Chevrolet 454 SS, but even the staunchest fans will admit that the other muscle trucks of the day—Ford's F-150 Lightning, the smaller but wilder GMC Syclone—had it beat on actual ...