Overlapping Boost: A Supercharged Camshaft Test
The question on the table: Do supercharged motors respond to wilder cam timing, or does all the boost just get blown out of the exhaust valve from the dreaded overlap? […]
Author: Richard Holdener
Richard Holdener is a technical editor with over 25 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. He's authored several books on performance engine building and written numerous articles for publications like Hot Rod, Car Craft, Super Chevy, Power & Performance, GM High Tech, and many others.
Power Cones: Turbo LS Exhaust Tech
How to you add power to a turbo motor? The obvious answer is simply to increase the boost pressure, but there are actually many ways to add power. One way […]
Low vs. Flow: A Trailblazer SS Throttle Body Comparison Test
By now it should come as no surprise to anyone that the very best factory intake manifold for a cathedral-port LS application is the Trailblazer SS, often referred to simply […]
Tube Header vs. Log Manifold: A Turbo LS Response Rate Test
For turbo LS folks (actually, any turbo enthusiast), the question is sometimes not just boosted power, but also boost response. Turbo folks always love the power production, but the only […]
Pro Tip 5.3L LS: How to Make 1,000 Horsepower
This Going Pro 5.3L buildup had one goal in mind—making 1,000 hp! Naturally, we would be using boost, but before we could add said boost from our ProCharger, we had […]
Crate Expectations: A Nitrous Carb LS3 Engine Test
Crate motors are awesome, so let’s find out how to make it awesome(r)! Right off the bat, having a complete, crate motor show up at your doorstep provides not only […]
LSX Blower vs. Turbo Test: 20 PSI Boost Battle!
It doesn’t matter how you ask the question about turbos and blowers, what is better or what makes more power or which one should I use? The answer is always […]
Response is Everything: Small LS Turbo Cams
Making big power requires a big camshaft, right? I mean, it makes sense. For years we have been taught that the internal combustion engine is nothing more than a giant […]
Summit Racing Power! A 5.3L Cylinder Heads, Cam & Intake Upgrade Test
How much LS power is considered a lot these days? Forget the four-digit turbo motors for a minute, and let’s stick with naturally aspirated, all-motor combos. If we narrow things […]
Crate or CREATE? GM LSX376 B15 Mods
When it comes time for your engine build, at some point, we are all faced with the same decision. Your first inclination might be, why did I get myself into […]