Be sure to keep all parts in order WARNING! DO NOT REMOVE RADIATOR CAP OR RADIATOR HOSES WHILE ENGINE IS HOT!8.Remove valve covers.9.Remove distributor cap and wires, rotate engine until rotor points towards number 1 terminal in cap and pointer on front cover is on top dead center (TDC...
Firing Order: 1-8-7-2-6-5-4-3 (all cylinders); 1-7-6-4 (with deactivation) Throttle body: 87mm single bore (electronic) ECU: GM E99 (32-bit processing) Horsepower (hp / kW @ rpm): SAE-certified to 495 / 369 @ 6450 rpm (with performance exhaust) Torque (lb....
Since the firing order on a cross-plane is spaced out, it helps to balance the engine reducing vibration. As speeds increase in a flat-plane car the vibrations only get worse. In a race car, it doesn’t matter–just like in a Harley. But in a street car, it’s more disconcerting....
This third-generation small block was a completely new design, including a distributorless ignition and a new cylinder firing order, rated at 345 HP and 350 ft·lbf torque. For its first year, the C5 was available only as a coupe, even though the new platform was designed from the ...
[Also introduced with the C5 was GM's new LS1 small block. This third-generation small block V8 was completely redesigned. Now all-aluminum, it featured a distributor-less ignition and a new cylinder firing order. It was initially rated at 345�bhp� and 350�lb�ft , but was ...
which finds its way to the rear wheels via a 4-speed automatic transmission. This combination should be capable of firing through the ¼ mile in 16.4 seconds, and while that time is hardly startling, it still isn’t that bad for the era in which this car was produced. There’s a cou...
If you ordered a Chevelle SS in 1970, a car like this was about as good as it got. A 454ci V8 occupies the engine bay, but this wasn’t just any old big-block. We are looking at the LS6 version that churned out 450hp and 500 ft/lbs of torque. There’s no point having all...
Yee-haw! ( firing pistols in the air, if I had one, which I don’t) I’m not sure if the staff is rubbing my face in it, or helping me by posting these 5 figure squarebodies. Got to admit, this one is a sweetheart. I’d never expect it to have 132K, it could easily pass...