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 BY NICK LICATA
			n my editorial, “Balancing Act,” from the June ’25 issue, I asked for your feedback regarding the editorial content that appears in All Chevy Performance—and you absolutely blew up my inbox. The response was overwhelming, and I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to share your thoughts. Your views on the types of tech articles and car features you want to read about and see in the magazine are pure gold, and it’s exactly what helps keep ACP dialed in and headed in the right direction.
Pretty much every email that came through my inbox gave high marks regarding our approach in covering the Chevy muscle car hobby. We also received quite a few suggestions on what you’d like to see more of, and of course, what you wouldn’t mind seeing less of.
As expected, there were some of you who expressed little excitement toward LS and LT engine tech, but there were also those who showed great interest in reading more about modern power and covering the process of swapping these engines into older Chevys. There were also plenty of you who said that we could never do too many articles on big- and small-block engines and everything associated with those powerplants. I like to think we do a pretty good job of giving each platform their fair share of edit, but it can be difficult to maintain equal time to each—but we do our best.
I was not surprised to learn that the majority of you like to read about cars built by the “average Joe” in a home garage as there appears to be admiration for those who can build a car without the aid of an expensive four-post lift while using only a set of modest hand tools. In fact, a few of you brought up the idea of us showing how to go about performing a suspension or chassis swap in a home garage with the use of jack stands and a couple able-bodied buddies. We’ll work on that and see what we can come up with.
When it came to the subject of high-end, professionally built rides, most of you expressed interest in reading about these cars and learning how some of their cutting-edge modifications were performed even though the majority of these builds are out of most of our price range. With that said, there are aspects of these builds that influence the style and stance of many homebuilt projects. Whether or not we can afford a super high-end project, we all can appreciate the talent and skill that goes into these remarkable hot rods.
We all have different tastes in classic Chevys, so when I asked you to share which one is your favorite, there was a variety of answers. Many said that if they never see a first-gen Camaro in the magazine ever again there would be no hurt feelings, while at the same time, a good number of readers said the first-gen Camaro was their all-time favorite classic muscle car. I’ll chalk that one up as a tie and keep on keeping on in that regard.
Many of you asked that we feature a broader variety of cars, but it’s important to keep in mind that the cars we feature are the cars being built, which is the reason you see a heavy dose of Camaros, Novas, Chevelles, Corvettes, and Tri-Fives in the magazine. We are fans of pretty much all vintage Chevys and do our best to feature just about every model and build style.
The influence in creating this magazine came from the voices in our heads whispering, “If you build it, they will come,” soon after watching Field of Dreams for the eighth time. That may or may not be true, but we are certain the success of this magazine comes from listening to you, the reader, and including the kind of tech articles you are most interested in reading and featuring the cars you are most interested in seeing. With that said, if there is something on the tech side you’d like to see covered, let us know. We’ve been known to take requests.
 I want to hear from you! Send an email to nlicata@inthegaragemedia.com