Our recent testdrive of the '08 Corvette (Apr. '08) yielded a torrent of technical questions concerning one key subject: How was Chevrolet able to make significant improvements to the decade-old LS ...
Higher pressure and more volume. Those two basic elements are what's required to pull 720 hp and 695 lb-ft from Edelbrock's hard-charging LS3 crate engine. The higher pressure results from the forced ...
When first introduced in 1998 in our beloved Birds, the 346ci LS1 was the proverbial tip of the cubic-inch iceberg. Much like PMD's classic engine that began life as a 287 and evolved to a 455 with ...
Katech Engines has released its LS3-based, 416-cubic inch short block with a price tag of $5,899.99. That’s a pretty penny, and a fair bit more than the competing 427-cubic inch short block by ...
It’s all about the right tool for the right job. For a street car, you want an engine that makes its grunt in the lower rpm range where it spends most of its time. For a ride that’s going to hit ...
Fast Lane Jane (isn’t that a cool nickname?) and her husband are not only big Corvette fans casually doing donuts here and there. They’re actually both pro drivers – they do autocross and road course ...
The sixth generation of the 'Vette is yesterday’s news, more so if you’re aware how capable the mid-engine interloper is on the track and in a straight line. On the other hand, you can’t make the ...