Item Description

This guide helps you to choose the right parts to maximize engine performance for your budget. These enhanced small-blocks were reliable and strong, and can be built to impressive performance levels on a relatively small budget, with the right upgrades. This book guides you through the factory and aftermarket components of the LT1/LT4 engines, offering sound performance advice and recommendations. Additionally, you will see complete engine buildup recipes, along with their respective horsepower and torque levels. You can follow the advice of experts and achieve targeted results for your own project. This book spends a little time on basic engine building techniques along with some modern assembly secrets. We also look at several different builds from tame to insane.
A summary of chapters:

Chapters 1 and 2: Building the bottom end for making more power in the future.
Chapter 3: Choosing cylinder heads, and setting valve springs and retainers to compensate.
Chapter 4: Choosing valvetrain parts such as rocker arms, tappets, and camshafts.
Chapter 5: Maximizing induction and properly sizing an inector.
Chapter 6: Choosing ignition and exhaust, including power boosters like superchargers and blowers.
Chapter 7: Walk through an assembly of an LT.
Chapter 8: Recommended parts for building power at any level for performance and longevity.

Buy now to find out how to make the most of your LT engine.

Item Specifications

Author: Myron Cottrell and Eric McClellan
ISBN: 9781613252468
Exact Title: "How to Build Max-Performance Chevy LT1/LT4 Engines"
Page Count: 136
Dimensions: 11.00 x 8.50 x 0.50

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Model-Year Application

Covers all LT1 and LT4 engines, which are 5.7 liter 350 cubic inches. These are also known as the Gen II LT engines.

1994-1995 Buick Roadmaster Limited Sedan 4-Door
1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector's Edition Sedan 4-Door
1996 Buick Roadmaster Limited Collector's Edition Sedan 4-Door
1994-1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan 4-Door
1992-1996 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2-Door
1993 Chevrolet Camaro Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Coupe 2-Door
1993 Chevrolet Corvette 40th Anniversary Edition Hatchback 2-Door
1993-1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Coupe 2-Door
1994-1996 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Sedan 4-Door
1994-1996 Chevrolet Impala SS Sedan 4-Door
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Collector's Edition Convertible 2-Door
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Convertible 2-Door
1996-1997 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible Coupe 2-Door
1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 30th Anniversary Edition Coupe 2-Door
1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 SS 30th Anniversary Edition Coupe 2-Door
1993-1997 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Coupe 2-Door
1994 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GT Coupe 2-Door
1994-1997 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Convertible 2-Door

1994-1995 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon Wagon 4-Door
1994-1995 Buick Roadmaster Sedan 4-Door
1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon Collector's Edition Wagon 4-Door
1994-1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Sedan 4-Door
1992-1995 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Hatchback 2-Door
1992-1996 Chevrolet Corvette Hatchback 2-Door
1993 Chevrolet Corvette 40th Anniversary Edition Convertible 2-Door
1993-1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Convertible 2-Door
1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS Sedan 4-Door
1994-1996 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon 4-Door
1995 Chevrolet Corvette Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Convertible 2-Door
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Collector's Edition Hatchback 2-Door
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Hatchback 2-Door
1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 30th Anniversary Edition Convertible 2-Door
1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 SS 30th Anniversary Edition Convertible 2-Door
1993-1997 Pontiac Firebird Formula Coupe 2-Door
1994 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GT Convertible 2-Door
1994-1997 Pontiac Firebird Formula Convertible 2-Door

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