[Editor’s Note: This LY6 engine upgrade guide is part of a series of LS engine upgrade guides assembled by a team of LS experts at Summit Racing that we are sharing at OnAllCylinders. For a primer on the entire LS engine universe, read LS Engines 101: An Introductory Overview of the Gen III/IV LS Engine Family.] … Intro
George Poteet is known across the automotive universe as a gearhead with exceptional taste in hot rods and an unquenchable thirst for speed. He’s the guy who works with some of the industry’s top builders to create award-winning show cars and, at the same time, drives blistering-fast land speed record streamliners. His “GPT” 1932 Ford Tudor
When was the last time you saw a clean, stock 3rd-gen F-body? We’re guessing it was back when there were just three Star Wars movies. Let’s be clear—upgrading a car for style and performance is awesome…but a pristine, unmodified 80s-era Camaro sticks out like Hayden Christensen in Return of the Jedi. That’s because the Camaro
In today’s video, engine builder Richard Holdener is going to show you the dyno results of a previously modified 5.0L Ford engine before and after a cam swap (and unplanned valve spring replacement). Before the cam swap, Holdener is starting with an engine constructed of a BluePrint Engines 306 cubic-inch short block crate engine (a
Yes, websites are officially old enough to be considered historical. (Now get off our lawns!) To commemorate Summit Racing Equipment’s 50th anniversary, we’ve been taking a look back at important moments in the company’s history. [Read about Summit Racing’s first project car here and watch video of its first catalog cover car here. There’s also the story
Q: I have a Chevy Caprice with a 350 4-bolt main, a 292 Lunati cam with .480” of lift, and a high-rise intake with a 750 Holley carb. My heads have been worked with 2.02” intake/1.50” exhaust valves, a spring set for .480” lift, ported heads, and headers. I also have a 350 transmission, fully
Steve Torrence raced to the Top Fuel victory Sunday at the 19th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to put the finishing touch on the inaugural four-wide racing experience in front of a sellout crowd. J.R. Todd in Funny Car and Vincent Nobile in Pro Stock
How would you like to easily install a anchor point for your vehicle’s wiring with no drilling or other permanent modification? Yeah, thought so. Mag Daddy fasteners use super-powerful magnets to let you quickly place a hook or loop for your cables, wiring, or light plumbing. And when we say “super powerful,” it’s no joke—these
You did a tech answer around two years ago which was about adding a set of Vortec heads to a small-block Chevy. How much of a horsepower gain could you expect from porting these heads using the cam and everything? — R.B. Jeff Smith: We wrote about Vortec heads in 2016, and that article spawned
Though the dozens of engines in the GM LS and LT families have many similarities, there are significant differences as well—and it’s important to know exactly what those are if you’re upgrading your LS or LT engine for more performance, or planning an LS or LT engine swap. We’re trying to clear up some confusion
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