Those Big Blocks were originally designed for BIG trucks and other “duty” equipment (like farm tractors..).
And they delivered an that.
Are you converting one of those “on the shelf” 454s to a generator for when the SHTF?
There are several NatGas conversion kits you can install to make contingency on the availability of gasoline.
That’s a sound that would rock me to sleep at night...
The 454’s are pretty much reserved for highway/off highway rigs. I’ve long been covered for SHTF stuff. There are two gasoline generators here-—one for the house and a big one for the shop. I confess I have recently been mulling a diesel generator for deepSHTF conditions. While propane rigs work good, Getting a tank refill after stuff happens seems like it might be problematic. But I already keep diesel and a couple hundred gallons of gas. And even in tough times Diesel will always be around someplace.
And one of my tractors has a PTO and those add-on PTO generators are a convenient backup. Most folks think about SHTF stuff in terms of days or weeks. My own figgering is around a year or more. Bidum’s skill set may make even that a bit optimistic.