The year is 1972. You go to your Chevy dealer and shovel over $6,000 or so for a Corvette with the hottest engine available: The LS5 454 big block. Sure, it's down to 270 horsepower, 31 less than a ...
From the November 1989 issue of Car and Driver. This fall's bumper crop of new Japanese cars must come as a shock to many auto analysts—at least those who expected the rise in the value of the yen ...
The 6.2 liter V8 LT1 engine was produced by General Motors for use in performance vehicles and sports cars. It was part of GM’s Gen V Small Block engine family and was first introduced in the C7 ...
While never sold here as Alfa Romeo had pulled up stakes in the U.S. before its introduction, today's Nice Price or No Dice 155 elsewhere replaced the 75/Milano that we did get. Now we can taste that ...
"There's no replacement for displacement!" This has been the battle cry of big block fans everywhere, and for good reason. A Chevy big block brings the thunder, whether you're roasting tires with a ...
If you've ever leaned over the fender of an old Chevy, timing light (one of the automotive diagnostic tools to add to your DIY collection) in one hand and a long extension on a ratchet wrench in the ...
The engine in my ’55 Chevy requires tuneups at 10,000 mile intervals. Fortunately, that’s about every ten years for this occasionally driven car. But access to the distributor, which is all the way at ...
Get a trick advance kit for your distributor and your car will have more power and get better gas mileage! Does this sound like hype, or is this the promise of "free horsepower"—with the only ...
"It's not a heap, dad. It's a classic." That's harder to justify when your classic muscle car won't start. Nothing like a high-compression V8 combined with a battery that hasn't seen a charge for a ...
There are many ways to determine timing without a scanner. Often, it may depend on where you are at and whether or not you have the correct tools for the job. Timing can mean everything when it comes ...
The 6.2-liter V8 Supercharged LSA is an engine that was produced by General Motors for use in high-performance vehicles. The LSA is part of GM’s fourth-generation V8 Small Block engine family, though ...
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