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<p><font size=4 color=#3300FF><i>Car Craft</i> August 2002 Table Of Contents</font></p>

On Sale At Your Local Newsstand July 2, 2001

Cover Section: Import Killer

780 hp From 7.4L That’s a 454—or 1.73 hp per cubic inch for the math- challenged

Tech

Ride the Comet A young man’s search for the 11s

Ceramic Header Coating Test The stuff looks good, but does it work?

Facts About Fuel Filters An easily overlooked item that can leave you easily stranded

SuperNova, Part 2 Our new project car gets an engine and makes a gut- busting trip down the strip

What’s Up With Stall? We demystify the black art of converter selection

Brake Troubleshooting What to do when your car won’t stop

Sticky Situation There’s more to tire technology than slapping on a set of slicks

Features

Inspired A shoebox Nova with the sweet-and-lowdown

Hook & Book Traction secrets from the NMCA/NSCA Super Series

10 Worst Bolt-Ons for the Street Let’s guess—this looks just like your car

What In the Willys?! A street rod in Car Craft ? Perhaps...

Departments

Point of View

Readers’ Pages

Straight Scoop

Heads Up News

Speed Shop

Ask Marlan

Coming Next Month

On The Cover: Import guys brag about making 100 hp per liter with lawn mower engines. Our Vortech-blown GMPP 454 H.O. crate engine blows that away with a carb and pushrods. Wesley Allison and Art Director Tom Donchez get credit for the trick photography.


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