Tag: LS7

If you’ve been dreaming of owning the track-attacking 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, you now know how much it will cost to make that fantasy a reality: $75,000. Now that the C6 Corvette Z06 is gone, the Z/28 is the only new GM model available with the hand-built, 7.0-liter LS7 V8.  Power is SAE-rated at 505 […] More »

Tis the season of giving and Gearheads are as giving as any. Take for example the Bay Area, California based Street Actions Car Club and their annual charity car show and food/toy drive: It’s a perfect excuse to get together to enjoy some nice cars and give back to the community. Twenty-thirteen marks the 6th […] More »

Here’s what a 700 whp Z06 looks like against a mid 10-second LS3-equipped C6 Corvette. Seriously, we can talk numbers all day, but when you see two cars go at it, that’s where the rubber meets the road. In this case, the all-motor 700 whp Z06 isn’t to be taken lightly. It’s parts list is […] More »

Got some SERIOUS time to burn and a love for LS engine swaps? Then I’ve got a series of videos for you to enjoy. Last week  Motor Trend swapped an LS7 into Hot Rod magazine’s Crusher Camaro. Now, that probably wouldn’t be terribly interesting in it’s own right. In this case though, they did it […] More »

For the last eight years, I’ve made the annual gearhead pilgrimage to SEMA, and once again, it was a blast. But for the most part? The show felt decidedly less insane this year—almost like someone put grownups in charge of the builds. Fortunately, nobody told the guys at American V8 Classics and Customs to keep taking their […] More »

The mod list on this Z06 reads like something straight from the motor gods above: A forged RHS 427 short block with 12.5:1 Wiesco pistons, Callies billet rods and Dragon Slayer crank, T&D shaft-mount rockers, PI/MAST 285 Heads with titanium intake and stainless exhaust valves w/ PAC 700 + lift springs and titanium retainers, COMP […] More »

Want proof Chevrolet is willing to venture to all ends of the earth in pursuit of performance? Here you go: The new C7 Corvette Stingray and the 2014 Camaro Z28 testing at the world-famous Nürburgring! Yup, the General shipped a couple of cars to the infamous track in Germany known as, “the ring,” for plenty […] More »