

That we already had a suitable 4.8L ready to rock, made things that much easier for us. Though our test mule was already fortified with a few mods, this can easily be duplicated with a junkyard version with equal success.

To illustrate just how easy we have it these days, and to put one of the Summit S475 turbos [to the test, we decided to take the “easy” route with a 4.8L LR4. Much of the credit goes to the advent of modern fuel injection, but the influx of affordable boost is responsible as well. The icing on the cake is that this four-digit power level can also be driven on the street, and get good fuel mileage to boot. III Hemi or Coyote), high mileage at that, add a cam, springs and boost, and make four-digit power. It’s amazing that you can grab a used LS (as well as a Gen. This modern muscle has plenty of carryover for average enthusiasts, as the LS, Hemis, and Coyotes of the world eventually find their way into wrecking yards. I love a DZ302, Boss 429, or Hemi Cuda as much as the next guy, but line one of these muscle motors up against its modern counterpart and you quickly realize how fast things are today. We are smack dab in the middle of the second major Muscle Car era, and this one has taken the power levels to new heights. Never before have so many enjoyed so much for so little.
