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Contents: 834hp Blown Big-Block Chevy (Yeah, it cost $18,000 but we’re going to put it in our El Camino and drive it everyday), 460 Ford (The big Ford was a parts-interchange nightmare but it made 433 hp on 87 octane for $3,000), 440 Mopar (It’s the smallest motor here but it holds it’s own with 450 hp for $2900), 454 Chevy (430 hp for under two grand plus a 77 hp cam swap) Tech – Your Next Engine: Buy It Or Build It? (There’s more to consider than just the out-of-the-box price), NMCA Drag-Race Suspension Secrets (These guys run 9s with some pretty serious traction limitations), F-Body Cooling (A few simple bolt-ons can really improve your late-model cooling system), Baer Brakes Tested (They stop on a dime and look cool too), Headlight Upgrade (Get full voltage to your beams for better nighttime driving), How To Measure Valvespring Installed Height (It’s simple to do but usually overlooked) Features – Bondurant Driving School (Douglas Glad spent a week learning how to nerf cars off the road. Now he wants to be a stuntman), Olds 442 W-30 (Would anybody notice if we only featured four-speed cars?), The Greatest Movie Cars Of All Time (Did you know they wrecked 93 cars making the original Gone In 60 Seconds), Plain-Jane ’64 Savoy (Long before the Scat Pack and Rapid Transit Authority, there was the Max Wedge) Departments – Point of View, Readers’ Pages, Straight Scoop, Speed Shop, Ask Marian, Coming Next Month
Issue: August 2000
Condition: Very Good