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Contents: Tech – Big-Time Power (Fact: Big-blocks rule! Want a basic 454 rebuild? How about a punched-out 496? Maybe you’re looking into a 540ci stroker and bigger. This month we talk to the pros for the ultimate bang for the buck, investigate the costs, explore the power potential, and learn when it’s time to look into aftermarket blocks); All Fired Up (A simple ignition bolt-on throws down an extra 12 rear-wheel horsepower and 14 lb-ft to the wheels. Believe it!); Boost Up (We turn a Sunday stroller into a grudge-night brawler with Vortech Engineering’s latest carbureted blow-through supercnarger); Trading Places (Engine swaps are cake, and we’re going to show you how to do it right, list the tools you need, and even break down the cost) Features – Balls! (Russell Kelly goes 8s with one hot-blooded big-inch small-block); Hedging The Bet (Brent Walker’s Chevelle SS covers all the bases) Departments – Shop Talk (It’s all fun and games until you run over your own foot); Performance Q & A (Big Mac tells all); Step By Step (Feeling breezy during chilly evening cruises? Then reclaim your office by swapping in new weatherstripping); Insider (Think you know everything there is to know about racing tires? We bet Mickey Thompson Tires’ Ken Warner can prove otherwise); Parts Rack (The General just made it easier to make ridiculous LS power with the all-new LSX Bowtie block); Garage (Letters, news and everything else we couldn’t fit anywhere else); Rides (Darrell Cook keeps the tradition alive with his big-block powered ’68 Camaro); What’s Next (Stories to expect in the upcoming issue)
Issue: April 2007
Condition: Very Good