Tag: ls1

Boost and nitrous are cool, but there’s something to be said for a powerful naturally aspirated setup, they’re just raw and wicked! This 493 cubic inch bad-dog comes curtsey of KPE Racing and is said to have made 798 hp and 756 lb-ft on this dyno run. While the motor is mean, checkout the link […] More »

Girl’s cars can be fast too. Don’t be mislead by the pink wheels; this isn’t a rice rocket. It’s just a rocket. And a clean one at that. Most of the time 240’s end up being trashed beyond belief by drifting. I guess you don’t have to worry about walls quite as much at a dragstrip. […] More »

Oh, little 280Z, what happened to you? You started off as such cozy little sports car. I know you’ve always wanted a more power, but ever since you’ve gotten that LS1 swap… You’ve changed. You’re so much more aggressive. Suddenly you started wearing black and you’ve even started smoking! Those poor little Kumho’s are mincemeat […] More »

FACT: Chevy Novas are cool. This is just something that’s universally understood. Like gravity. Or stickers adding horsepower. FACT: The LS1 makes things better. However, this applies mostly to just cars. Trying to swap an LS1 into a person DOES NOT WORK. Trust me on that one. As attractive as it might sound to swap […] More »

Hugger Orange is simply one of those GM colors you either love or hate. I happen to love it and really wish GM offered the bold color beyond the 1999 model year. Alas, maybe its exclusivity adds to its allure, as according to different sites only 1402 Hugger Orange Camaros were produced in ’99. Those […] More »

I recently came across a thread where a forum member was asking if they should cut their hardtop Camaro and transform it into a T-top car and it got me thinking, which do I prefer. In all honesty my ’01 SS is a T-top car but the T-tops have never been out…I’m the second owner […] More »

Early in the production run of the LS equipped fourth generation F-Bodies there was a stealthy Pontiac WS6 that’s not to be confused with the Trans-AM version. This sleeper was the Firebird Formula WS6 and it packed the V6 style front bumper and flat wing, but with the aggressive WS6 hood, wheels and other goodies. […] More »