Chevrolet Performance is the go-to source for enthusiasts and racers looking to upgrade or restore their Chevy, with a broad range of products on hand to cater to an equally broad range of interests. Now, Chevrolet Performance is providing a behind-the-scenes look at some of the things work that goes into the products it offers with the following brief video feature.
Clocking in at three minutes, 21 seconds, the video starts with a quick look at some of Chevy’s history, dating back to the introduction of the legendary Small Block V8 engine.
“Engineered for performance. Built to last,” the video narration begins. “Since the introduction of the V8 Small Block by Chevrolet in 1955, the Bow Tie has lived by that creed.”
The video later talks to Chris Little, former Engineering Group Manager, Performance Parts and Design at General Motors, who leads the viewer through the initial stages of creating a Chevrolet Performance part or engine.
“We start with a CAD screen with an idea, [a] team of designers working with the engineers to put the vision into the digital realm,” Little says. “Then we have the ability to take that and machine whatever we need to make in-house, and bring that over to our build room.”
The footage includes the Chevrolet Performance shop and some of tools used to create the various engines and components. The video also features a look at the dedicated engine dyno, where the Chevrolet Performance team tests “anything from 100-horsepower engine, all the way up to 1,200 horsepower and beyond,” Little says.
In addition to insights from the Chevrolet Performance Team and a look at the process that goes into making the Chevrolet Performance engines and parts, the video also includes quick shots of those engines and components in action with various race cars, including road-racing Corvettes and drag-racing Camaros. We also get to see some Chevrolet Performance mule vehicles, which are the first applications for a given engine or component for real-world testing purposes.
If you’re Chevrolet Performance fan, this video is definitely worth a watch:
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A shame the modern Chevy is such a turd on the drag strip in the real world. Mopar owns them every time. Chevy has nothing at the track to represent. Nothing!!! Chevy is good at going in circles but going in circles gets you nowhere.
YOU ARE WRONG DAN
ROAD COURSE WINS DO SELL CARS
MOPARS ARE ONLY GOOD IN A STRAIGHT LINE
Let me know the next time a Mopar wins Pro Stock in NHRA.
I don’t know where Dan gets his info, My friends 70 454 Chevelle beat every 440 Hemi every stinkin time at the 1/4 mile strip.
My 99 Camaro SS ( modded – 411 rwhp ) eats the 392’s 472bhp everytime… Maybe the weight of my car is way lighter than the husky size of the Challenger. At test and tune 1/4 mile track, they quickly realize its futile once we hit the 60 foot…
My car started at 327 bhp LS1 5.7 Now, it’s updated to compete. Bone stock it ran 13.2 at the strip, now mid – high 11’s after a few tweaks on Nitto DOT slicks. No bottom end mods, all naturally aspirated, including no Nitrous.
Todays Camaro SS is no slouch and earns respect at the track. I will say, it’s more driver mods. I’ve seen Zo6s and Hellcats run mid 12s due to driver mods…
Dan … do research or go to the tracks.
Nobody made a 440 hemi dude.
That’s right. It should have read “440 and Hemi”. My bad… We all know the Hemi was the 426 and the 440 is the Magnum.
No matter…the Chevelle 454 ruled. We also know the big Cornets, Super Bees, Road Runners, and Chargers, didn’t way as much as they looked but still a tad heavier…dude…
Go to the tracks…
Check out Hellcat vs z06 corvette Dan on YouTube. Chevy cleans up even with a slower jump on line.
It may happen in a staged event on you tube but it doesn’t happen in real life.
Steering a charger/challenger is like steering a boat