I’ve learned a lot after years of writing about cars online. One nugget of wisdom I’ve obtained is when you see a dyno video with people a little too close to the car, there’s bound to be trouble.

Back in 1971, the second-generation Camaro left much to be desired because of the switch to low-lead and unleaded gas. The LT1 small-block V8 in the Z/28, for example, dropped from 360 to 330 gross ...