Reader’s Rides: December 2014 Edition
We compile four interesting (and most unusual) cars for the December 2014 installment of GM EFI Magazine's Reader's Rides!
2014 COPO Camaro Up for Grabs from Gas Monkey Garage!
Gas Monkey Garage now has a select few 2014 CRC COPOS on hand that you can pick up for a price, including this awesome example. Stamped as CRC car Number 2, it backs a monster ...
Allpar Takes a Shot at the CTS-V(3) – We Fire ...
Allpar, the all-Mopar based website, recently published an article comparing the fresh 'V to their newly-haloed SRT Hellcat Charger. We share their thoughts with our rebuttals.
Mild to Wild: A Story of a Woman and her ...
Remember the tale of the "ungrateful girlfriend" who received a new Corvette from her husband? We've got one seriously awesome update on the couple and that car!
VIDEO: Chris Harris Drives the Holden HSV Maloo GTS Ute
Not ones to go out with a whimper, HSV continues to build monsters like the Maloo GTS Ute; featuring an honest-to-goodness LSA that's been plucked from the ZL1's engine compartment, making for one killer, drift-happy ...
Charging Forward: Out With the Old, In With the New
Wrapping up 2014 is bittersweet, as the GM EFI Magazine staff looks ahead to 2015 with great anticipation and promise.
VIDEO: 50-Years of Vauxhall History Celebrated Through Hooning
Celebrating 50 years and 5 million vehicles built out of its Ellesmere Port factory, the video spotlights the 1964 Viva, 1980 Firenza (loosely styled after the '79 Firebird), Chevette HS and three generations of Astra, ...
VIDEO: Generation Gap – ’63 Corvette Sting Ray vs ’07 ...
In this edition of Generation Gap, Davin and Matt of Hagerty are back at the Lingenfelter Collection and talking about one of our favorite cars; American’s sports car, the Corvette.
Chevrolet Performance Hosting Camaro Clinic
On December 13th, Momentum Auto Group Motorsports held their first Camaro Clinic at Momentum Chevrolet in San Jose, CA. This clinic featured the Chevrolet Performance 3.91 rear gearing coupled with the ZL1 short shifter as ...
eBay Find of the Day: 1989 McLaren Turbo Grand Prix
The 1989 Pontiac ASC/McLaren Turbo Grand Prix is a quirky and rare car that we've always wanted to get our hands on. Built in a very limited number, clean examples like this one are getting ...
Getting to Know Group-A Wheels with a Killer Shop Tour
We take the grand tour of Group-A Wheels/AutoTrend shop to get the skinny on what's available for our vehicles; whether you own a Buick G-body, 5th-Gen Camaro, a Saturn Sky and everything in between!
Today Marks the 27th Anniversary of the Final GN
December 11, 2014 marks the 27th anniversary of the final Grand National, Turbo Buick, and G-body ever produced. It also marks the closing of the Flint, Michigan assembly plant.
Billet LT1 Bullet – An Inside Look at One Unusual ...
This 9-second sleeper Impala SS sports a dirty billet secret under its hood!
Barrett-Jackson: Schwartz Performance Trans Am Up For Grabs
Schwartz Performance has been known to build some truly amazing machinery, including this twin-turbo '81 Trans Am featuring a 415 cubic inch LS9!
VIDEO: Generation Gap – 2004 SSR vs 1970 El Camino ...
Davin and Matt from Hagerty are back at the Lingenfelter Collection. This time they have a shootout between two unique "truck" offerings from GM. In one corner stands the iconic 1970 El Camino. In ...
VIDEO: Pick Up an Easy 200 rwhp with a JDP ...
It's no secret that the ZL1 Camaro, with its factory-equipped 556hp LSA, is a supercharged monster. With a programmed conservative tune and a restricted induction and exhaust system, it leaves tons of power potential on ...
VIDEO: Win the K.I.T.T. T/A from Gas Monkey Garage
Wanna win this replica K.I.T.T. Trans Am from the recent Gas Monkey episode? Click here for all the details!
A Closer Look at Tuner Options from Chevrolet Performance
Whether you're looking to simply build a quick daily-driver or you want to get serious about small-displacment performance, there are plenty of outlets for you to choose from in finding speed parts for your GM ...
eBay Find of the Day: Richard Petty Edition GTP
Commissioned by Richard Petty, customized by Bruce Canepa, and styled by Chip Foose, the Canepa Design Richard Petty Edition prototype Grand Prix GTP is a perfect example of a really interesting car that was ultimately ...
VIDEO: Vengeance Racing Breaks in a C7 Z06 – The ...
Ron Mowen of Vengeance Racing (VR), picked up his brand-spanking-new C7 Z06 just the other day, and he shows us just how to break in a C7Z properly!
VIDEO: 90’s Flashback – Jeremy Clarkson Tests the GMC Syclone
If you were to rewind the clock all the way back to 1991you would find a very different version of Top Gear UK. One with a largely unfamiliar cast, and one that featured plenty of ...
VIDEO: Z/28 vs GT Performance Pack vs Hellcat!
Here we are, some forty years after the [arguable] Golden Age of Musclecars has ended, comparing contemporary examples of the Big Three pony cars that are bigger and badder than ever before.
GM EFI Visits Vengeance Racing
We've recently visited Vengeance Racing for a tour of owner, Ron Mowen's, shop in Cumming, Georgia. After all, we had to get a closer look at where some of the fastest standing-mile cars come from.
VIDEO: 80’s Flashback – Callaway Twin Turbo Sledgehammer
The 1988 Callaway Twin-Turbo Sledgehammer paved the way for the performance cars that lie ahead and it did it back when your average V8-powered musclecar packed a whopping 150 hp.
VIDEO: John Hennessey Dicusses His Plans for the C7 Z06
John Hennessey, founder and CEO of Hennessey Performance recently discussed his plans for the C7 Z06, in terms of possible performance packages and modifications while at the 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
VIDEO: LS-Swapped ’93 Buick Roadmaster Sleeper
Check out the video on this budget-built LS-swapped Buick Roadmaster! Definitely a home-grown project, this car would make the perfect street sleeper!
Stolen 1992 Camaro RS Recovered After 15 Years
A stolen 25th-Anniversary Edition Camaro RS has recently been found in a New Port Richey lake just outside of Tampa - some 15 years after the fact!
VIDEO: Generation Gap – 1970 Olds Vista Cruiser vs. 2012 ...
Following on the heels of the SSR vs. '70 El Camino SS 454, Davin and Matt of Hagerty compare a 1970 Oldsmobile station wagon against a 2-year old Ferrari FF.
VIDEO: PCM of NC’s V3 Camshaft Gives a Trailblazer SS ...
Recently, one of PCM of NC's newest customers brought his bone stock Trailblazer SS to their shop. After a 326 rwhp and 338 lb-ft. baseline pull was made on PCM's in-house Dynojet, the owner was ...
Five GM EFI Performance Oddballs of the Aughts
After the demise of the Camaro/Firebird, and the rehiring of Bob Lutz, there became a sudden urge to keep excitement flowing through the dealerships, sales numbers up, and their factories operating.