We romanticize engines, cars, and culture from the past and while sometimes it is actually warranted, there are some things that just weren’t as good then as stuff is now. Muscle car engines were awesome in their day, no doubt, and are why we have this infatuation with horsepower in American culture. But how do they actually compare to all the modern cylinder head, valvetrain, and fuel injection systems of today? I mean look at the big power that modern engines make!

But the engine being tested here is a lot more than it first appears. We’re talking aftermarket “fuelie” heads, a roller cam, and more. Check it out.

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HOW TO TUNE DUAL QUADS ON YOUR EARLY CORVETTE MOTOR. 1961 DUAL QUAD VETTE MOTOR BUILD. HOW TO MAKE MORE TORQUE FROM YOUR 283! CAN YOU RUN DUAL QUADS ON THE STREET? HOW MICH POWER DOES A 283 CHEVY MAKE? HOW WELL DO THE TFS ALUMINUM 461 FUELIE HEADS WORK? CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO TO HEAR THE 283 RUN IN ALL ITS GLORY. PLUS, GO BEHIND THE SCENES WHILE THE ENGINE BUILDER TUNES THE LINKAGE, METERING RODS AND HANGERS TO MAXIMIZE POWER AND DIAL IN THE AF MIXTURE ON THE DUAL-QUAD, ROLLER CAMMED 283 STROKER? CAN THIS COMBO ACTUALLY WORK IN A 1961 CORVETTE?