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Contents: Special Feature – Readers’ Rides Goes Wide (With so much reader feedback from last year’s Local Heroes Special, we’ve decided to bring it back for the second time, only this year, we’ve made it even better, showcasing 31 of the hottest rides submitted) Tech – Domestic Exotica (In an effort to unlock the secrets of GM’s latest LS9, we take a first-hand look into the innards of this new beast, build one ourselves, and get the skinny from GM engineers); Short Stoppin’ Z (We swap out the factory brakes with new gear from Power Slot, Hawk and Classic Tube and follow it up with braking distance numbers); The 500HP Question (It may be small, but it’s no slouch. This high-compression AFR-headed 327ci small-block uses a factory-cast block to achieve a staggering 553 hp in naturally aspirated form); A Monster Is Born (We follow along as Westech Performance’s Steve Brule builds a pump gas 496ci big-block to the tune of 780 hp) Features – Ray’s Blue Pill (Ray Thompson’s Camaro is all business when it comes to corner carving and he has the mill to back it up with his 420hp 383 small-block) Departments – Shop Talk (It doesn’t matter where you go: Chevys are everywhere); Performance Q & A (Our resident tech guru, Big Mac, tells all); Step By Step (We show you how to install a Currie 9-inch rearend into your A-body); Insider (Jim Ries of Classic Performance Products shares his expertise on suspension, brakes, and steering components for any street machine); Parts Rack (If you’re looking to convert your carbureted mill to EFI, check out Edelbrock’s latest fuel-injected inlet elbows); Garage (Letters, news, and anything else we couldn’t fit anywhere else); What’s Next (Stories to expect in the upcoming issue)
Issue: November 2008
Condition: Very Good