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- Chevrolet Performance ZZ454/440 454ci/469HP Crate Engine
Oval-Port Aluminum Heads Deliver Big Power
in an Affordable Package!
Chevrolet Performance engineers took the 454 HO - with its super-tough, all-forged reciprocating assembly - and matched it with a set of higher-flow, oval-port aluminum cylinder heads to pick up an additional 30 horses, while still offering 519 ft/lbs of torque. They dubbed it the ZZ454/440, and it's an affordable high-performance Big-Block for any chassis you can stuff it in.
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The ZZ454/440 uses the new cylinder block casting for greater strength and performance, while the aluminum heads use smaller, 110cc combustion chambers to boost compression to 9.6:1, up from 8.5:1 on the 454 HO. Then matched the airflow capability with a high-lift, hydraulic roller camshaft that delivers great idle quality and requires no periodic lash adjustments.
This crate engine package includes the ZZ454/440 assembled with a water pump, balancer, aluminum intake manifold, and a 14-inch flexplate. To simply finish up this package, you will need a carburetor, starter, ignition system, and other accessories. Don't sweat it, JEGS has all the components you need to get this big-power Big-Block started.
ZZ454/440 TECH SPECS:
- Engine Type: Chevy Big-Block V-8
- Displacement: 454ci
- Bore x Stroke: 4.250'' x 4.000''
- Block: Cast-iron with four-bolt main caps
- Crankshaft: Forged steel
- Connecting Rods: Forged steel
- Pistons: Forged aluminum
- Camshaft Type: Hydraulic roller
- Camshaft Lift: .510'' intake / .540'' exhaust
- Camshaft Duration (@.050 in.): 211° intake / 230° exhaust
- Cylinder Heads: Aluminum oval port, 110cc combustion chambers
- Valve Size: 2.190'' intake / 1.880'' exhaust
- Compression Ratio: 9.6:1
- Rocker Arms: Stamped steel
- Rocker Arm Ratio: 1.7:1
- Water Pump: Cast-iron, long-style
- Flexplate: 14'' diameter
- Recommended Fuel: Premium pump (92 octane)
- Ignition Timing: 36° Total @ 4000 rpm
- Maximum Recommended RPM: 5500
- Balanced: External
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