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 »

Engine dyno videos are a little different from the normal ones. You might not get to see the car that’s involved, but for people who are into building motors, this is the main event. Talk about a gorgeous engine. Not only is it pretty, but it makes huge power. See? Beauty and brawn don’t have […] More »

Watching a classic car like this do a burnout is always a little nostalgic. The Bel Air’s heyday was over 50 years ago, and yet here it is, fumigating what looks like a rain forest with tire smoke. Someday we’ll look back that Camaro with those same wistful and teary eyes. Teary, not from sadness, […] 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 »

’Tis the season of wishing and wanting new mods for your GM performance car or truck. Unfortunately, for many of us the days are filled with more wishing than buying since our wallets are flattened from the holiday shopping for everyone but ourselves! Nonetheless, we can always dream, right? After all, how else are you […] More »

I was at the Los Angeles Auto Show during 2010, when it was the year of the Camaro, and some of the displays—like the one above—were awesome. This year won’t be as Camaro or LS heavy, unfortunately. The General isn’t going to take the drapes off the C7 until January, and since this is a […] More »

The LSX gets swapped into everything. We wouldn’t be surprised to see one dropped into a tricycle. Still, every now and then there’s a swap that makes us raise an eyebrow or two. This IS 300 swap is definitely one of those. It’s a strange swap. Not because the IS is bad match for a powerful turbo-charged […] More »