Tag: Chevrolet

Without a doubt, GM carved a spot for itself in hot rodding history when it released the LS series of motors. While their performance potential and affordability definitely top the list of attributes, their extreme durability captures a close third. What do we mean by durability, well it’s a given that the blocks are beyond […] More »

OK, so the cat’s out of the bag on the new C7 Corvette after it was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, but this teaser video taken at the GM plant is still pretty cool. You get some glimpses of the frame and body coming together along with the whole unit being lowered over the […] More »

While I’m on the kick of cool GM commercials I couldn’t help but harken back to 1998 and the string of cool Pontiac Firebird and Trans-Am commercials. Do you remember these awesome snippets? The one where the new (for ’98) Trans-am eats the car sitting at a red light is just awesome, especially the massive […] More »

Since I’m on the all-motor kick I thought I’d highlight another gross display of naturally aspirated LSX horsepower: The School of Automotive Machinists (SAM) 1999 Camaro. Who says you need power-adders to run quick ETs? Heck, the students at SAM are knocking (and we mean KNOCKING) on the 7s without the help of a turbo, […] More »

Everyone knows crowd sourcing safety tips from the internet is the BEST way to go – particularly when those tips concern winter driving. So, from the “mouths” of the LS1tech.com Facebook page, the top 10 winter driving tips for your LS car: 10. Buy an AWD SS Camaro. 9. Practice counter steering. 8. Invest in […] More »

The 25th Annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show in Orlando, FL this  Nov.29-Dec.1, 2012 was a little smaller than in past years, in part perhaps, due to aftereffects of Sandy or to the announcement roughly a week earlier that the PRI show would be merging with the International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) next year, and […] More »