Will a 454 fit in a 1984 Chevrolet Camaro z28?

Answer 1

Your going to have problems with that, but, yes, it can be done. Let me share a bit of me experience with you. Any sub frame, unibody, whatever you want to call them, has a week spot in the middle of the car. A full frame car is needed to launch out of the hole. When your car is still, that is one thing. However, you want to put a torque monster in the front of yours, and when you rev that motor up, the torque wants to twist the front of the car. The back end, however, will remain on the earth, thus staying straight. When the front twists, and rear does not, the weak spot, the center of ther car, will give. Results. The doors will cease to close. The windshield will pop out, ect. So frame connectors are a must. Those will bring up the need for a traction device of some sort. Ladder bars, four link, whatever. While your doing all of this chasis work, you might as well tub the rear, thus "backhalfing" the car. You will have to also purchase, or fabricate a tube frame for the front end, as there isn't much room, or support for a rat motor. Headders will be yet another story, and you will probably have to modify the floor boards to fit in a TH400, or whatever trans you decide on. Total mods: around $10,000. Then, the car will only be worth maybe 4, or 5. Better off to pick up something a little more "friendly" to the proiject. Running that much motor you could get away with an older Chevelle, which already has a full frame, came with thast motor, and have not quite yet, realized the appreciation of the Camaro's, and nova's. But, I would never tell a hot rodder something couldn't be done..............Chuck.