GM introduced a 2nd generation small block V8, also dubbed LT1, in ‘92 for the C4 Corvette, which would later appear under the hood of the 4th-gen Camaro (and Firebird) in 1993-97 in slightly derated (but still more than enough to take care of a 5.0/SOHC 4.6L SN95 Mustang GT back in the day...) form, and from…

People have been swapping LS-series V8s into E39s for some time now.

Why should this concern you unless you live somewhere where the gov’t taxes you on displacement? Yes, 420hp is all fine and dandy from a 4.2L V8, but you did notice that Audi needs four camshafts and 32 valves to get there, while the LT1 uses a single camshaft with 16 valves? Did you know that the LT1 weighs 465lb,…