YardstickThere is an old adage that you don't race dynos and flow benches. Manufacturers of test equipment use different standards and test procedures that will affect the results. This brings me to ...
But that changed in 1965. For a mere $107.60 over the base 250hp 327, the new L79 offered both Corvette shoppers something attractive and new. With 350 hp at 5,800 rpm, the L79 was only 15 hp shy of ...
The first conversation we had with Jeff Lutz came after he blew the tires away on his first run. "Did you floor it off the line?" he asked as he came back into staging. "Oh, god, no," we answered.
Much as we dig all the chances we get here at CHP to create some of the hottest motors going, have you noticed what happens after we build 'em? That's right, we bolt on new parts and dyno them again, ...
There’s always a gap between what a manufacturer claims and what a car actually delivers. Sometimes it’s small. Sometimes it’s embarrassing. And now and then, it goes the other way entirely. Porsche ...