Automakers

The winning formula for General Motors Corp.'s entirely new LS1 OHV V-8: It's the most horsepower that can be had for less than $40,000. By a long stretch.The GM V-8 price-to-horsepower ratio is legendary, though. What makes the LS1 different is that although it's tied genetically to Ed Cole's original 1955 small-block V-8 - the bore centers are the same hallmark 4.4 ins. (11 cm) apart and its valvetrain

byBill Visnic