From the February 1970 issue of HOT ROD: Producing well over 1 hp per cubic inch, Ron Hoettels' home-brewed 283-based four-cylinder beat the legendary Chevy V-8 engine at its own game.

Many Chevy loyalists regard the 1970 370-hp/350-cid LT-1 as the pinnacle of small-block performance. The factory claimed five less horsepower for it than the fuel-injected 327's of the Sixties.