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GM High Tech Performance Magazine’s LT1 Engine section showcases technical advice about the General Motors engines, shootout racing and detailed engine builds including the Chevy LT1 motor block, heads, intake, camshaft, and 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


	LT1 Nitrous Outlet System Upgrade - Plug & Spray - Tech The mission was a simple and reliable 11-second daily driver on a moderate budget. more


	1996 Chevy Impala SS Air Filter & Exhaust Upgrade - Operation Speed Boat After having a ton of fun with Rob Fisher's '96 Impala SS on the skidpad and slalom at Gainesville Raceway (November '09,... more


	1994 Pontiac Trans Am Mufflex Cat Back System Install - Fresh Start Check out the new Mufflex's cat back exhaust system we install on our 1994 Pontiac Trans Am project vehicle. more


	LS & LT Power Adder Engine Combos - Power Adder Street Combos Check out this Power Adder Street Combos Guide for LS and LT engines. All engines are street legal pump gas combos and... more


	LT1 Engine Swap - Revival We swap the stock LT1 engine with a Race Krafters 355. more


	355 LT1 Dart Cylinder Head, Comp CamsCamshaft & Roller Rocker Upgrade - Top End We find the perfect 450hp combo on our 355 LT1; check out as we install Dart Platinum Pro1 cylinder heads, a Comp Cams... more


	LT1 Aluminum Rocker Arms And 58mm Throttle Body Upgrade - Top End We squeeze a little more HP out of our 355 LT1 with ports to our intake manifold, as well as new aluminum rocker arms from... more


	Edelbrock LT1 Cylinder Head, Cam And Intake Manifold Test - Top End See the results as we test the Edelbrock's Performer LT1 Cylinder Heads And Cam With The RPM Air-Gap Intake Manifold and... more


	Edelbrock RPM Air Gap LT1 Intake Manifold Testing - Top End Check out this tech on an LT1 Engine with the new Edelbrock RPM Air Gap Intake Manifold with stock cylinder heads and see the... more


	LT1 & LS1 Short Block Engine Buyers Guide - Stroker Ace Check out this LS1 & LT1 Short Block Engine Buyers Guide with performance blocks from Katech Performance, Scoggin Dickey,... more


	Golen Engine Services 383 LT1 ATI Procharger Install - Large And In Charge Get over 700hp with this 383 LT1 engine build from Golen Engine Service as they install a ATI Procharger. more


	1994 Chevy Camaro Z28 Radiator Upgrade - School Is Cool Check out this 1994 Chevy Camaro Z28 which get a radiator upgrade. more


	1994 Pontiac Trans Am Spark Plug & Battery Upgrade - Back On Track Check out this 1994 Pontiac Trans Am which upgrades with a set of Zex Power Tune Plugs and a Optima Battery. more


	1994 Pontiac Trans Am Pulley & Blaster Coil Install - When LT1s Attack: Part II Check out this 1994 Pontiac Trans Am as it gets a Delco Pulley and MSD Blaster Coil. more


	1994 Pontiac Firebird - When LT1s Attack This 1994 Pontiac Firebird gets Comp Camshaft and Zex Spark Plugs. more


	The Thunder Racing LT1 Performance Package - Thunderstruck - Tech The time had come to get under the hood and pop our LT1 Formula's cherry. If you remember from our last installment of this... more


	Golen 396 LT1 Engine Build - It's Alive! Upon bringing his creation to life, Dr. Henry Frankenstein exclaimed, "Now I know what it feels like to be God!" Chad Golen... more


	Nitrous - Bottled Aggression Let's play a little game of car-component-free association. It's quite simple: I throw out a few descriptive features of a... more


	LT1 High Mileage - Old School LT1 F-bodies have good looks, great performance, and huge potential. And lately, they're getting damn cheap, too. Look on... more


	Crate LT1 Engine - Displacement On Demand In part I of our crate LT1 build (March 2005), GMHTP described the process by which Golen Engine Service produces its... more


	LT1's Fuel System Modification - Project Snowball, Part III For many of us, our first engine upgrades involved saving up for a Holley carb and intake--we sure didn't have money left... more

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	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
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	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
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	Third gen camaro with the comp cams 280xfi Just wondering...what's the latest and greatest concerning the third gen project that you guys,... more
	Tire and rim setup I just read a copy of Camaro Now summer edition title of article is "Pursuit Of Perfection A... 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
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