This Chevy 454 turnkey crate engine by Tuff Dawg Engines would be EXCELLENT for a street/strip car, street rod,
pickup, or your daily driver. Remove that old Chevy 454 and install this 450HP Chevy 454
to bring your ride to life! This Chevy 454 is a direct bolt-in, no modifications
are needed! This engine has enough cam to know it has good power, but not
too big to have idle or drivability problems.
The balanced rotating assembly includes:
- 4.00" stroke nodular iron crank
- 6.135" forged rods with ARP rod bolts
- 9 to 1 compression pistons
More special features of this engine include:
- Seasoned 2-bolt main block
- Deck head gasket surface on block to ensure a good seal
- New Hydraulic flat tappet cam with .527"Int/.553"Exh valve lift
- New Valves 2.070"Int/1.720"Exh
- New 1.440" high performance springs with dampeners setup to
match cam
- New Rocker studs
- New Hardened guide plates
- New 1.7 roller tip rocker arms - these allow us to use stock
height valve covers so your stock brackets fit without any modifications
- New Hardened push rods
- New Perfect Circle rings
- New Double row timing set
- New High volume oil pump with steel drive shaft and steel guide
with oil pickup tube welded to pump
- New Brass expansion plugs
- New Edelbrock dual plane intake manifold
- All parts are painted separately before assembly for that show quality
look
This engine comes completely assembled with oil pan, timing cover,
harmonic balancer, valve covers, and Edelbrock dual plane intake
manifold.
This Is A Real Turnkey Engine
This engine has been started on gas and run. The camshaft has been broken in and the valves adjusted. Carburetor and timing has
been initially set, but should be checked after installing in vehicle.
Also included and installed on engine:
- New Chrome oil pan
- New Chrome dipstick and chrome tube
- New Chrome timing cover with the Chevrolet "bowtie" stamped in the middle
- New Chrome valve covers
- New Chrome air cleaner
- New 4 barrel carburetor
- New Mechanical fuel pump. Does not need external fuel regulator to control fuel as the regulator is built into the pump
- New Fuel filter
- New PCV valve
- New HEI distributor
- New Accel 8mm suppression spark plug wires
- New Spark plugs
- New Water pump
- New Chrome water pump pulley
- New Chrome crankshaft pulley
- Alternator with internal regulator
- New Chrome alternator brackets
- New Water outlet
- New Thermostat
- New High torque starter
- New 168 tooth flexplate for A/T
- This engine has been started on gas and run. Carburetor and timing has
been initially set, but should be checked after installing in vehicle.
Not included on this engine:
Exhaust manifolds, hoses, fan, accessory belts (except alternator belt),
radiator, linkage or miscellaneous.