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Car nuts who cherish the originality of a classic know very well that it's extremely hard to keep a 50-year-old engine running like clockwork. Chang...

Car nuts who cherish the originality of a classic know very well that it's extremely hard to keep a 50-year-old engine running like clockwork. Chang...

Introduced in 1958 by the W-series Mark 1, the big-block V8 started out with 5.7 liters and up to 315 horsepower in the first year of production. Mere days ago, Chevrolet Performance revealed the ZZ632/1000 crate motor, a big block unlike any other before it. Scheduled for delivery in early 2022, the 10.35-liter colossus is much obliged to crank out 1,004 horsepower and 876 pound-feet (1,187 Nm) of torque on 93-octane gas.

Yep, this is officially the biggest, most powerful crate engine Chevrolet has ever offered. Called the ZZ632 – or ZZ632/1000 – the 10.4-litre beast could be the perfect fit for your next project car.

Chevrolet introduced its largest and most powerful crate engine in their history. It produces 1,004 horsepower and 876 pound-feet of torque.

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If you could not agree more with the "no replacement for displacement" motto, Chevrolet has made a crate motor that you will appreciate. We are referring to GM's latest crate motor offering, called ZZ632/1000. The “632” part refers to its cubic-inch displacement, which is 10.3 liters in metric, and the “1000” refers to its horsepower figure, although it is 1,004 to be entirely accurate.

On Wednesday, Chevrolet Performance announced the the ZZ632/1000 — a naturally aspirated 632-cubic-inch V8 producing 1,004 hp and 876 lb-ft of torque.