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Transmission Mod And A Torqe Converter - Power Trip Part III - Tech
Last time out, my big-horse LC2 build had progressed to the point where I could ship it from Florida to Ron's Custom Auto in Jersey for... more
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Cylinder Head Testing - LS2 Dyno Thrash Part II: Head Shootout
Earlier this year, we began a LS2 testing program at Dan Millen's Livernois Motorsports, one of our favorite Detroit area speed shops. In... more
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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
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In a Flash - Moates Roadrunner LS1 Tuner
The last few years have been seriously rousing for the ever-expanding and continuously evolving Gen III custom tuning market. In the... more
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My First Stroker Part 3 - LS1 Engine Build
For the past two months, we've taken readers on a detailed ride through a full-on LS1 engine assembly. In Part 1 of this homegrown motor... more
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Flash Scanning An LS1 - In A Flash
Think EFILiveV7 FlashScan is just another run-of-the-mill scan tool for your LS1? Think again my friend. New Zealand's EFILive, in... more
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Ravelco Anti-Theft System
Car theft is a fact of life in America--over 1.2 million were stolen in 2004, according to the FBI. While some are lucky enough to live in... more
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Stroker Engine Build - My First Stroker, Part 2
Here it is, the September 2006 issue of GMHTP, and our project 2001 Trans Am is eager to have an engine back under its hood--this time with... more
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LS1 Engine Build - My First Stroker
If you've been following the buildup of GMHTP's project 2001 Trans Am WS6, you know that we've been hinting at an imminent displacement... more
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Camshaft Installation - LS7 Bumpstick Complicity!
Harken back to the heyday of the musclecar revolution and imagine using hindsight to sit across the desk at your favorite Chevrolet dealer... more
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SLP Header Installation - Back In Black Part 7
We left you last time with our 2004 GTO making 471 rwhp ("Back in Black," Part 6, May 2006), a good 54 rwhp increase over the prior... more
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Edelbrock LS1 Heads And Exhaust System - Gen III Recipe
Despite Edelbrock's long-standing reputation, it seems late-model EFI lovers dismiss the company as an older-generation manufacturer.... more
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2006 Cooling System Buyer's Guide - Ice, Ice Baby
With forced induction and big-cube motors, it gets increasingly difficult to keep your late model GM EFI a cool customer. Even with stock... more
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The Big LS2 Story
The LS2 small-block GM engine has only been out for a couple years, and it's already captured the imagination of the automotive world. As... more
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LS2 Dyno Thrash
The LS2 is an outstanding continuation of GM's high-tech, pushrod small-block V-8s. It offers the superior architecture of the LS family of... more
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25 Hot EFI Crate Motors
Those of you who read GMHTP religiously know that we've recently published buyers' guides for stroker short-blocks ("Sleeved & Stroked,"... more
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Braking The Bird's Speed
The majority of Third-Gen F-bodies that rolled off the assembly line featured a front disc, rear drum brake system that was deemed adequate... more
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2005 Pontiac GTO - A Sixer For The Road
While the LS2 motor is still relatively new, there are still a handful of bolt-on parts easily installed by any backyard mechanic that can... more
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Supercharging Vinnie's "V"
America has fallen in love with Vincent DiMartino--at least the thousands of cable-TV-watching gearheads and other aficionados who tune in... more
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10 Best Budget Bolt-Ons
I'm sure many of you out there received some excellent coming-of-age advice from your old man as you passed from a free-wheeling,... more
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World Products - LS7X - World At War
Up until now, there's been a limit on how big one could build a Gen III or Gen IV small-block. With the LS1/LS6's factory bore of 3.900... more
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C5 Corvette Brake Swap For A Third-Gen F-Body
Corvette Brake Swap for Your Third-Gen F-Body more
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Carputing ECM Editing Software - In A Flash
Flash tuners are all the rage now. After the evaporation of ECM "chips" from the OEs' offerings around 1993, it took a solid 10 years or so... more
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Turn One's Power-Steering Pump - Low Flow For More Go
For most people, the first time they pay any attention to the power-steering pump is when it either boils over or starts making a horrible... more
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2001 Pontiac Trans Am LS1 - F.A.S.T. On The Gas
Over the years, nitrous has been given a bad rap. It blows motors, melts pistons, and sends the hoods of cars flying skyward. It even blew... more
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