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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

	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 include LS1, LS2,... 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 camshaft and Comps... 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 Summit Racing... 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 see how we get a... 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 improved HP. 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, Vengeance Racing... more

	LS1 FBody Performance Kit - Instant Gratification Check out step by step tech article on how to install a Magna Charger kit on a LS1 FBody. 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 project, the... 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 car, and you... 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 some of the big... 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 affordable 383 LT1... 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 over for fancy... more

	Pontiac Firebird Formula Fastchip Chip Install If you've been following Blue Thunder, GMHTP's Third-Gen. Firebird Formula, you know that I've been looking to improve performance, but on... more

	1997 Chevy Camaro Crane HI-6 Ignition Kit - Let There Be Light At GMHTP, we cater to all years of GM EFI muscle, and the LT1-powered GMs are no exception. Though today overshadowed by the much-adored... more

	LT-1 Ignition System - Getting to Know the Opti-Spark Editor's Note: Way back in March of 1998, GMHTP ran "Opti-Spark" by Ray Bohacz, an engineering-level dissection of GM's Opti-Spark... more

	LT1-Powered Chevy Camaro Z28 - The Final Countdown Project Grape Of Wrath is at an end, at least for the foreseeable future. The last bolt has been turned so it's time to run the final track... more

	LT1 Stroked Crate Motor - Special Delivery For some people, the big question is: Should I bore or should I stroke? And by how much? For the majority of applications, a stroked motor... more

	LT1 Stroked Crate Motor Specifications - Special Delivery For some people, the big question is: Should I bore or should I stroke? And by how much? For the majority of applications, a stroked motor... more

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	1995 Pontiac Trans Am - Track Star Check out Carlos Saberbein's 9 second 1995 Pontiac Trans Am which sports a rebuilt LT1 engine with a Llyod Elliot cam.... more
	2007 Chevy Trailblazer SS - Mover And Shaker Check out the second fastest Trailblazer SS in the country and what makes this 2007 Chevy beast fly down the strip for a 9.89 q... more
	Fastest 2010 Chevy Camaros - The Fastest 2010 Camaro List Check out who made the cut on our web exclusive list of the fastest 2010 Chevy Camaros.... more
	2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 - Street Terror Check out this incredible 2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 powered by an advanced nitrous system!... more
	1999 Chevy Camaro SS - Bait & Hook Check out Tommy Herrschaft's 1999 Chevy Camaro SS which has an LS3 engine swap.... more
	January 2010 GM High-Tech Performance Letters - Off The Wire Check out our readers concerns and inquiries in January's 2010 letters.... more
	1999 Chevy Camaro Street Legal Cylinder Head, Camshaft & Intake Manifold Upgrades - Bookin' By The Book, Part 4 Check out the performance headers, camshaft, and intake packages we install on our 1999 Chevy Camaro SS!... more
	2010 Chevy Camaro Induction & Exhaust Upgrades - Bump, Fiddle, And Flow Check out how much horsepower Redline Motorsports 2010 Chevy Camaro gains from a host of induction and exhaust upgrades.... more
	Performance Forced Induction System - Off The Wire Check out the likes and dislikes about forced induction systems by our devoted readers in this months issue!... more
	Our Readers Chevy Camaros - Street Heat Check out two of our readers awesome Chevy Camaros that are sure to blow away their neighborhood competition!... more

	ALMS-ish 2010 Camaro VizualTech Design has just released rendering of what they think a 2010 Camaro ALMS GT car would... more
	Favorite LS Conversion Ever! Check out this boat! ... more
	LSX Shootout Eliminations Today! Catch the excitement in the air ... more
	First GM's 60-Day Money-Back Return Policy Return When GM first announced there GM's 60-Day Money-Back Return Policy it has generated... more
	Early Bird Party Don't miss out on free parts raffle ... more

	LS upgrades?? Hi all. I have a 2002 GMC Sierra SLT with a 5.3L. I just came across a LS4 cam with titanium... more
	Squeezing Performance out of the 5.3L Hello everyone, new member here. Thought I would give the forums a shot to see if anyone could... more
	LT1 Project Car Hi, my name is Scott Parker and I am Technical Editor of GMHTP. In the upcoming issue I will be... more
	V V T CAM I HAVE AFTERMARKET RACE CAM IN MY C-10 350 THAT IS TOO ROUGH ! I'M LOOKING TO CHANGE THE CAM TO... more
	2002 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 steering gear box I have 112,00 miles on my truck, replaced pitman arm, idler arm and rod ends, and front bearing... more