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000 holley lo ram intake installation

Installing Holley’s Lo-Ram Manifold on a Fourth-Gen F-Body

By Wes Dunkel   -   Photography by the Author General Motors' fourth-gen F-body was a radical design. With its steeply raked windshield and bird-beak nose, the...
000 used ls engine inspection

Learning the History, Cubic Inches, and Compression Ratio of a Used LS Engine

Inspecting an Engine of Questionable Origin By Ryan Manson   -   Photography by the Author Purchasing a used engine, be it from a friend, junkyard, or a...
000 small block chevy finishing odds and ends

Tying up Loose Ends on the 383 Small-Block Install in our 1969 Nova

By Taylor Kempkes   -   Images by the Author Wouldn’t it be nice if, after building a brand-new engine for your muscle car, you could just...
000 fast remote air fuel meter

FAST’s Slick New Air/Fuel Ratio Wireless Meter

Tune on the Run By Jeff Smith   -   Photography by the Author Information is the key to better performance. It used to be that if you...
001 we’re pressing this ’63 Corvette back into service

How to Install Wilwood’s Drum-to-Disc and Tandem Master Cylinder Kit

1963 Corvette Disc Brake Upgrade Part 2 By Ron Ceridono   -   Photography by the Author Missed Part One? See it here: 1963 Corvette Disc Brake Upgrade It’s...
001 we’re pressing this ’63 Corvette back into service

How to Install Wilwood’s Drum-to-Disc and Tandem Master Cylinder Kit

1963 Corvette Disc Brake Upgrade Part 2 By Ron Ceridono   -   Photography by the Author Missed Part One? See it here: 1963 Corvette Disc Brake Upgrade It’s...
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Tips to Proper Block-Sanding Techniques

By Barry Kluczyk   -   Photography by the Author “We might spend 400 hours on the body surface of a restoration project and only 8 of...
000 1971 camaro front end sheetmetal installation

1971 Chevy Camaro Gets New Front Sheetmetal

By Chuck Vranas   -   Photography by the Author There comes a moment in every buildup where you need to address the status of the body....
001 Wilwood’s Classic Series front brake kit bolts on with no modifications

1963 Corvette Disc Brake Upgrade

By Ron Ceridono   -   Photography By the Author One of the common upgrades made to improve the stopping ability of a drum brake–equipped Chevrolet is...
000 alternator tech

The Latest in Alternators and What You Need to Know

By Jeff Smith   -   Photography by the Author and Courtesy of the Manufacturers It’s a common scenario. You’ve just added a larger radiator with a...
000 1957 chevy wagon ls swap

1957 Chevy Bel Air LS Engine Install

By Ryan Manson   -   Photography by the Author If you're a regular reader of All Chevy Performance, you'll probably recognize our '57 Chevy 210 wagon...
000 old school chevy small block engine build

Old-School 327ci Small-Block Chevy Engine

By Jeff Smith   -   Photography by the Author & Cam Benty Street car engine building is not always about ultimate power. Sometimes it’s more about...
000 muscle car restoration process

How to Choose the Right Restoration Shop for Your Project

By Barry Kluczyk   -   Photography by the Author Carved on the ancient Greek Temple of Apollo is the proverb “Know Thyself,” a philosophical maxim that...
000 holley terminator install

Installing a Holley Terminator X in an LS-swapped third-gen Camaro

By Joe Rode  -   Photography by Joel Rode When Chevrolet Performance introduced its Connect & Cruise engine packages, it was a game-changer for those hot...
000 flaming river steering column and wheel installation

Installing a Flaming River Steering Column in a TKX-Swapped 1969 Nova

By Taylor Kempkes   -   Photography by the Author Have you ever embarked on a big project like a suspension overhaul or engine swap and got...
001 The evolution of the drag tire has advanced the sport of drag racing beyond what anyone could’ve imagined

The Ongoing Evolution of Drag Racing Tires

By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography by the Author Although drag racing is simple in nature, there are many factors that go into a successful...
001 We’re adding seatbelts to the rear of our practical four door cruiser so the whole family can ride along

Adding Rear Seatbelts to Our 1964 Chevelle Project Car

By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography by the Author There was once a time when no one wore seatbelts, and there was no such thing...
000 ls engine and trans cooling parts

Adding an Engine Oil and Transmission Cooler to an LS Swap

By Ryan Manson   -   Photography by the Author A lot of time seems to be spent discussing the merits of one particular cooling system feature...
000 second gen camaro exhaust install

1971 Chevy Camaro Exhaust Install

By Chuck Vranas   -   Photography by the Author Taking on an engine swap in your high-performance Chevy doesn’t need to be overly complex if you...
000 bench bleeding brake master

Bubbles Up

Why the Simple Act of Bench Bleeding a Master Cylinder is Important By Jeff Smith   -   Photography by the Author In the world of high-performance driving,...
001 Jeff Heintz of Heintz Racing fits up one of TooHighPsi Engineering’s Port Plates to allow port fuel injection on this soon to be supercharged LT1 e LT1 Fuel System

How to Avoid Fuel Starvation Problems When Building High Horsepower LT1 Engines

By Jeff Huneycutt   -   Photography by the Author Critics have been calling for the death of the internal combustion engine for decades now. And, as...
001 new tank and sending unit from Classic Industries 1977 Nova Gas Tank

Fresh Fuel Delivery for a Crusty 1977 Nova

By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography by the Author If you’ve ever daily driven an old car, then you know about the perpetual repair and...
001 Aldan American double adjustable shocks offer the ultimate in suspension tuning corvette suspension

Suspension Upgrade: Aldan’s Coilover Kits for C2 and C3 Corvettes and Full-Size Chevys

By Ron Ceridono   -   Photography by the Author Hot rodders and racers of all sorts have long understood the advantages to coilover suspension: the spring...
000 LS Building Tools

The Tools You’ll Need for Building the Chevy LS Engine Family

The Tools You’ll Need for Building the Chevy LS Engine Family By Jeff Smith   -   Photography by the Author and Courtesy of the Manufacturers It’s not...
000 holley sniper 2

A Better Sniper

Holley’s Upgraded Sniper 2 Throttle Body EFI By Jeff Smith   -   Photography by the Author and Courtesy of Holley Performance One of the benefits of electronic...
01 JRW builds highly efficient Tri Five radiators using traditional materials johnsons radiator

Make it Cool

Johnson’s Radiator Works Builds an Efficient Copper and Brass Tri-Five Radiator By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography by the Author When it comes to cooling a...
000 1969 nova transmission

SYOG (Shift Your Own Gears) With SST

Swapping a TREMEC TKX Five-Speed Manual into a ’69 Nova By Taylor Kempkes   -   Photography by the Author In our minds, the joy of owning a...
001 the AC system must be evacuated with a vacuum pump 1962 chevy vintage air

Environmental Impact

Climate Control for ’60s Chevys By Ron Ceridono   -   Photography by Jason Scudellari Today you’d be hard-pressed to find a new car without air conditioning, but...
000 vaporworx fuel pump

It’s All in the Delivery

VaporWorx is the New Standard in Transferring Fuel to the Engine By Jeff Smith   -   Photography by the Author The horsepower race continues to escalate. We...
001 The All American Billet Chevy LS Serpentine kit serpentine system

Performance and Style

All American Billet’s LS Drive System Turns Ordinary into Extraordinary By Nick Licata   -   Photography by ACP Staff Aftermarket LS accessory drive systems are nothing new,...
001 Yellow SS Camaro Fender Stripe first generation camaros

Earn Your Stripes

Everything You Need to Know About First-Gen Camaro Stripes By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography by the Author When Chevrolet rolled the Camaro out to the...
001 drum brake rebuild

Back to Basics

Keeping Drum Brakes in Service is Simple and Affordable By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography by the Author Drum brakes have been around for more than...
000 1957 chevy wagon rearend

Differential Dissidence

Assembling a 9-Inch Rearend for an LS-Powered Tri-Five By Ryan Manson   -   Photography by the Author When it comes to upgrading a vintage vehicle to a...
000 camaro cooling system

The Big Chill

Properly Cooling the LS Conversion in a Second-Gen Camaro By Chuck Vranas   -   Photography by the Author There’s nothing more revered in the performance world than...
001 tips for adding boost

Boosted Advice

Experts Weigh In By Jeff Huneycutt   -   Photography by the Author These days, thanks to modern engine controls, it’s easier than ever to add boost either...
001Detroit Speed’s mini tub kit (PN 040401DS)

Camaro Mini-Tubs

When a Little is Just Enough! By Eric Geisert   -   Photography by the Author We’ve all seen the cars at the local cruise spots making a...
000 1957 chevy power steering upgrade

A Turn in the Right Direction

Power Steering for Tri-Five Chevys By Ryan Manson  -   Photography by the Author When it comes to upgrading and modernizing a classic Chevy, one of the...
000 Lead proper rod bolt seating

After the Baang!

What We Learned After our Small-Block Exploded By Jeff Smith   -   Photography by the Author In the real world, things sometimes just go terribly wrong. Like...
001 cpp minimum offset brake kit

When Every Inch Counts

Offset Fix on the 1958-64 Chevy Chassis By Jason Lubken     Photography by the Author Stance is everything. It’s a tricky subject, too. Suspension isn’t easy on...
001 525 HP stroker before install vortech blower install

Pushed to its Limits

We Push Vortech’s New Third-Generation Blower Kit for the Small-Block Chevy to its Limits to Find out Just How Much it can Take By Jeff...

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Installing Holley’s Lo-Ram Manifold on a Fourth-Gen F-Body

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