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This GM High Tech Performance Magazine section showcases additional technical advice about the other GM engines, shootout racing and detailed General Motors engine builds including the motor block, heads, intake, camshaft, and more.

GM LSX Engines

	Camaro ZL1 RX Performance Super Chiller A/C Assisted Air-to-Water Intercooler Install - Super Chiller Heat is the enemy. It’s been the enemy since the very first internal combustion engine fired up well over 150 years ago,... more


	2011 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ LS9 Camshaft Swap Seriously, the package we’re showing off here can be purchased for under 300-bucks if you shop smart (new parts, nothing... more


	2005 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z51 ProCharger Install - Forced Air From the very beginning we’ve wanted to add boost to our daily-driven 2005 Corvette Z51, and we went through the... more


	Headers Install - Make Your Hauler Haul We take some help from Kooks Custom Headers to put a pretty pair of wieldy headers on our short-bed Silverado 2x4. more

Chevy LT1 Engines

	GM LT1 Engine Details - Gen 5 Unleashed In terms of output, the LT1 will make somewhere in the neighborhood of 450 horsepower (the final figure will likely be... more


	LT1 Formula Project Nitrous Dyno Test - Heart Attack, Part 3 Those of you who have been following our LT1 Formula project may have been wondering: when are they finally going to get... more


	Golen 383 & EFI Connection LS1 PCM Swap - Heart Attack, Part 2 - Tech Installing A Golen 383 And EFI Connection LS1 PCM Swap Into Our LT1 Formula Project more


	LT1 Formula 383 Golen Install - Heart Attack, Part 1 - Tech They say nitrous is an engine builders' best friend, and after breaking two pistons on our LT1 Formula's budget 355 on its... more

Chevy TPI Engines

	EFI Connections LS1 PCM/Ignition Conversion - Bridging The Gap Ever since the LS1s came out, many have dismissed TPIs and LT1s, mainly for two obvious advantages the Gen III has over them:... more


	TPI Induction System Dyno Test - Inches And Pounds Check out our TPI induction dyno test as we prove that the boost gained by a particular part should not judge it's... more


	TPI 355ci Small-Block - Something Old, Something New Part IV - Tech Often, what makes something a success can not be identified as a single element. It is usually a combination of events or... more


	TPI 355 Machine Work - Something Old, Something New Part II Check out this TPI 355 that gets Nascar precision machine work from RaceKrafters. more

GM Turbo V-6 Engines

	Turbo Buick Bolt-Ons - Turbo Buick Basics, Part 7 To restore boost, we upgrade to a larger turbo and intercooler neck more


	Hydraulic Roller Install - Turbo Buick Basics, Part 6 - Tech As a refresher, we started out with a bone-stock '87 Buick GN, base-lined it, then progressively dyno and strip tested a host... more


	Hydraulic Roller Valvetrain Install - Turbo Buick Basics, Part 5 - Tech Rebuilding The 3.8L V-6 And Switching To A Hydraulic Roller Valvetrain In The Quest For Lower E.T.'S And Years Of Enjoyment more


	Precision Turbo Upgrade On A 1987 Buick Grand National - Turbo Buick Basics, Part 3 In the last installment we left off installing and dyno testing Pypes hi-flow exhaust system on our buddy Tim Cairone's '87... more

Other Engines

	AEM Electronics’ AQ-1 Data Logger and Failsafe Wideband System This month, we’re going to tackle the installation of AEM’s AQ-1 Data Logger (PN 30-2500) and the company’s impressive... more


	Converting a Fourth-Gen V-6 to an LS Engine Converting a fourth-gen V-6 to an LS engine: it’s been talked about but seldom done and we show you why. more


	Turbo Tech - The Great Wastegate Debate A little turbo technology can give centrifugally blown engines a significant torque boost more


	EFI Tuning School - XFI 2.0 University We take a look inside the new and improved FAST XFI 2.0 standalone EFI system and like what we see more

General Motors Engines

• LSX		• TPI		• Other Engines
• LT1		• Turbo V6

	2006 Pontiac GTO Drift Car - U Mad Bro? "The drive is rough. Loud, hard, and uncomfortable. An overall terrible car to drive…" Meet Shane Whalley, the owner, builder, and driver of the rough and tumble ’06 GTO drift car you see before you.... more
	2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - Bolted It seems there are a lot of records posted on the internet, many of which can even be a bit absurd. But fastest bolt-on C6 Z06 seems to have some merit, especially when the e.t. dips below 10-seconds.... more
	GM LT1 Engine Details - Gen 5 Unleashed In terms of output, the LT1 will make somewhere in the neighborhood of 450 horsepower (the final figure will likely be released about the time you read this).... more
	1991 Pontiac Firebird - True Street Terror Yeah, like that’s all there is to this 8-second True Street 1991 Pontiac Firebird; just get in and run 8s like it’s no big deal.... more
	2012 LSX Shootout At Lucas Oil Raceway And rain it did, for the better part of an hour, right in the middle of Saturday’s qualifying session at the 6th Annual LSX Shootout held at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Indiana.... more
	AEM Electronics’ AQ-1 Data Logger and Failsafe Wideband System This month, we’re going to tackle the installation of AEM’s AQ-1 Data Logger (PN 30-2500) and the company’s impressive Wideband Failsafe Air/Fuel gauge (PN 30-4900).... more
	2002 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Collector Edition - Street Heat Kris Collins planned to keep his ’02 Collector Edition Trans Am stock, but we’re betting you already know how well that worked out.... more
	1986 Buick Grand National - Street Heat Barron Magee of West Monroe, Louisiana may not own a real GNX, but when he lays into the throttle of his nasty ’86 Grand National, it doesn’t bother him one bit.... more
	2000 Chevrolet Camaro SS - Street Heat They never made a fourth-gen Camaro in this color, but looking at it on Brian Wilhelm’s SLP-built ’00 SS really makes you wonder why not.... more
	1999 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am - Street Heat Almost no other GM model pulls off the aggressive look quite like the fourth-gen Trans Am, and when you modify one like Nathan Turjillo from Las Vegas has, well; you end up with a real showstopper.... more

	2014 Corvette & 2014 Camaro Here are a few of cool videos on GM's new blog... more
	Want Your Ride Featured in Street Heat? We’re always interested in seeing what awesome GM performers our readers own! After all that work... more
	Dubai Police Add Chevy Camaro SS to Force The Dubai Police force has just added a new 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS to its fleet of vehicles,... more
	GM Says New 4.3L V6 is best in Torque, Towing for Full-Size Trucks This summer, General Motors is set to unveil its new 4.3L EcoTec3 V6 powerplant for its full-size... more
	Polly Trans Am Did you ever wonder what would happen if you built a third-gen to handle, but with a big-block and... more

	93 2wd chevy c1500 4l60e to 4l80e swap ok my truck has puked 2 4l60e's in les than 60 miles first one the truck lost all gears but reverse... more
	LT1 questions I have a built LT1 motor, and i was just wondering what the difference are from just a regular 350... more
	TBI to carb swap on an 89 camaro NEED HELP!! car has major wiring issures and someone messed with the VAST system so i am changing the dash and... more
	Project V6 Firebird [bold]I'll go ahead and start making a nice long post on my project. This will cover the tear down,... more
	LB9 27 years after... Hi, I bought this 1986 Camaro Iroc-Z 10 years ago and I left it in my garage, before it was in a... more