Chevy stuffed Chevelles full of Big Block goodness in the form of the 454 cubic-inch LS5 and LS6. The Chevy Chevelle LS5 was a beast, to be sure. The 454 Big Block was underrated at 360 horsepower ...

For the Chevy Chevelle this meant two different 454 cubic-inch Big Blocks would be made available, the LS5 and the LS6. The 1970 Chevy Chevelle LS5 pumped out 360 horsepower (it has been asserted ...

LS5. Thanks to souped-up internals and a 4-barrel 800 CFM Holley carburetor, the LS6 generated 450 horsepower and 500 pound-feet (678 Nm) of torque. These figures were enough to turn the Chevelle ...

But the LS6 wasn't the only 454-cubic-inch V8 available in the Chevelle that year. Chevrolet also offered an LS5 version. It wasn't quite as powerful as the LS6 at 360 horsepower, but that figure ...

Still, you're doing well compared to a Chevrolet Chevelle SS of the same year – a 'Good' condition LS5 is valued at $61,500, ...

The tamer of the two, the LS5, was rated at 360 hp and 500 lb ... that power was wrapped in arguably the best-looking Chevelle ever The LS6 was a serious performer at the strip.

It was the LS6 version of the 1970 Chevelle SS454. Boom. There were two SS454 Chevelles that year, the 360-horse LS5, and God’s own supercar, the omnipotent LS6. With a solid-lifter cam ...

Though the LS6 was only available with the Chevelle and El Camino, the Monte Carlo still got the powerful LS5 unit. Even ...

This very rare 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 was ridden hard ... But in the middle of the model year the LS5 was replaced by the LS6, a race-bred powerplant with four-bolt mains; a forged ...

Editor’s note:A prophesy of the 1970 LS6 Chevelle’s place in muscle car history ... Chevrolet offers another 454-inch option, the LS5 engine (or Z15 option), and it is rated at 360 horsepower ...

What do you think of this Chevelle? The allure of the 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Convertible is undeniable, holding a revered spot in the pantheon of American muscle cars as one of the ...

Imagine, if you will, a 16-year-old kid asking his dad to go along with him to look at a 1970 LS6 Chevelle SS 454. (Cue “Twilight Zone” background music.) The year was 1973 and David Jamis was ...