Sure miss the 454, that was a nice sounding motor. And you knew any car with that logo on it meant business! Even the '73 Caprice 454 tested 0-60 in 8.0 seconds, iirc.
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Originally Posted by cab2g
"... But I am willing to bet that even if they have to start making 3L V8 engines for emissions purposes, there will still be demand for them because it's a "V8" The legendary 454ci engine was 7.4L You can't buy that in a car today, but I don't really see people complaining because the modern 6.2L or even Fords 5.0L can pump out as much HP and torque with the proper modifications. Maybe in 20 years they can pump out similar numbers out of a naturally aspirated 3L. Who knows...
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