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Upgrade Your Ride with the CPP LS Air Filter Kit – Universal Fit, Maximum Performance
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Upgrade Your Ride with the CPP LS Air Filter Kit – Universal Fit, Maximum Performance

When it comes to getting the most out of your LS engine, every detail counts—and your air filter setup is no exception. Whether you’re building a street machine or upgrading your current ride, the CPP LS Air Filter Kit (Part #90ANF-4) delivers the performance, durability, and versatility you need.
Track-ready features on homebuilt 1962 Chevy II
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Homebuilt 1962 Chevy II Destined for the Track

For the 1962 model year, Chevrolet released an all new budget passenger car called the Chevy II. It was revolutionary and unlike any other car of the time (well, besides that other small econo-box named after a bird of prey). GM’s goal was to make a vehicle cheap enough that middle-class American households could afford a second car and that’s exactly what they did. Related Story: 1000H...
New bracket for drive by wire throttle in LS swap projects.
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Finally! A Drive by Wire Throttle Pedal Bracket for LS Swaps

So, you’re doing an LS swap in your classic Chevy car or truck and you’re down to the final few items on the checklist. One of those final “to-dos” is going to be installing a throttle pedal. Seems easy enough, right? Well, anyone who’s dealt with it before knows it’s not always as simple of an install as it sounds but that’s where CPP’s Drive by Wire Throttle Pedal Bracket for LS Swaps co...
1967 Nova burnout with mostly stock LS3 engine
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How We Made 460 WHP With a (Mostly) Stock LS3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8aL-4I8FJw&feature=youtu.be We know we aren’t breaking new ground by saying this, but boy these LS engines are good. Pushing well beyond our expectations, the 95% stock LS3 under the hood of our 1967 Nova put down 460 horsepower to the rear tires at FiTech in Riverside, California. How? Watch the video to find out! What are We Calling a Mostly S...
Oil pan solutions designed for LS engines in vintage trucks.
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LS Oil Pan Options for Classic Cars and Trucks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR-v5AYk2bY&feature=youtu.be When doing an LS swap in a classic car or truck, there are a lot of variables to keep in mind. One that might bite you is choosing the right LS oil pan because it did us! So here’s what happened, we built our 1967 Chevelle four years ago with the guys at Super Chevy magazine. You might remember that it was the very first ...
Performance-friendly LS exhaust manifolds by CPP for power gains.
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CPP's LS Exhaust Manifolds are Hospitable to Horsepower

Sometimes running cast iron LS exhaust manifolds are the way to go. Most of the time that’s simply due to clearance issues in whatever vehicle you swapped an LS into. See More of Our 1967 Nova: Building A Pro Touring 1967 Nova In One Week Cast iron manifolds tend to get a bad reputation for making less horsepower than headers. Most of the time that is true, but in our experience they...
Guide to building an LS swap air intake for enhanced C10 performance.
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Building an LS Swap Air Intake System for Our C10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5U0BGSjg-E&feature=youtu.be So you’ve got an LS stuffed under the hood of your classic car or truck. You’ve done all the big stuff so it’s down to a handful of seemingly small details, building an LS swap air intake system being one. Seems like an easy task, right? Here’s the thing, every LS swap is a little different. You’ll be hard-pressed to ...
GM guidelines for LS MAF sensor location and best practices.
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LS MAF Sensor Location: GM’s Recommended Parameters for Best Results

While working on an article about assembling a custom air intake system for LS engine, we came across some valuable information. There’s a fair amount of debate on the internet regarding LS MAF sensor location. That is, where exactly should the MAF sensor be installed in the intake system? After to some digging around on the Chevrolet Performance website, we found the answer. But, it wa...