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Crate engines that rock out of the box

LSX454  is  a   Gen IV  version of  the 6.2-liter   Chevy   small-block and is

sold    in  long-block  form.

By John Gunnell

ike so many others today, Jeff Noll of Milwaukee installed a factory
crate engine during his car’s build. Noll’s choice for his 1967 Camaro
was the Chevrolet ZZ4 H.O. 350 four-bolt-main offered by General
Motors. The engine’s cast-aluminum heads are fitted with 1.94-in. intake
and 1.50-in. exhaust valves and a 10.0:1 compression ratio. The engine
uses cast-aluminum pistons with offset piston pins on forged metal
connecting rods.
Crate engines such as that in Noll’s Camaro are growing increasingly