In the move to an all-new mid-engine layout, the Chevrolet Corvette C8 also gains a brand-new powerplant. Dubbed the LT2, the new 2020 Corvette engine is a considerable upgrade over the C7’s LT1, with ...
Back in 2016, the Michigan-based performance powertrain specialists at Katech unveiled their naturally aspirated, 701 horsepower 427 cu. in. V8 engine, which was based on the General Motors LT1 V8 ...
Later this year, Chevrolet will push out the seventh-gen Corvette powered by the fifth-gen small-block Chevy V8 (Gen V LT1). The all-new engine revives the historic LT1 name and promises at least 450 ...
Part 2: We take a good look inside the C7's all-new engine, with help from the people who know it best In our April 2013 issue, we went one-on-one with the GM powertrain teams responsible for the new ...
The current Chevrolet Corvette is knocking out Nürburgring records left and right, but remember, the previous generation's model was no slouch either. At its heart was an LT1 V8 engine that GM ...
Some months ago we introduced you to our in-house '96 Chevy Caprice 9C1, better known as a cop car. This specimen of the last fullsize rear wheel drive Chevy is equipped with the vaunted Gen II LT1 ...
Corvettes have used some incredibly powerful engines, but a few different models have taken those engines for themselves. Here are 12 of them.
Chevrolet has changed the much-maligned front end of the 2020 Camaro SS, ditching the little loved fascia, while also adding a cheaper Camaro LT1 V8 option to the range. Restyled last year, the Camaro ...
For the 1966 model year, Chevrolet offered two big-block V8 options for the Corvette. The most interesting of the lot is the 427 with a compression ratio of 11 to one, which develops 425 horsepower on ...
This ’90s family wagon secretly packed a Corvette-based V8, turning an ordinary long-roof into a sleeper that could surprise ...
Adding displacement is one of the simplest and most effective means of adding horsepower to any engine, let alone an LT1 or LS1 that are both highly responsive to modification. Thankfully GM has ...
Redesigned for the 1968 model year, the Elky was originally offered with anything from a straight-six lump to a big-block V8. This particular example of the breed is rocking the small-block engine ...