The venerable LS engine swap is a meme for one very good reason - the LS V8 is a great engine. With its relatively low weight, compact size, big power potential, and a seemingly endless supply of ...
Owning a classic car, truck, or SUV is a largely joyful experience, but there are definite pitfalls that come with the territory. Having a vehicle that is decades old in your driveway or garage often ...
Even with all the LT goodness coming from GMthe go-to mill for engine swaps is still the tried and true LS. After all, LS1s and all their variants are turning up more often in wrecking yards. Hundreds ...
The performance world is full of stories on how to bolt in a $10,000 crate LS engine into a 100-point, perfectly restored muscle car. The majority of these well-meaning stories seem to miss the mark ...
Sometimes the stuff we dream about turns out to be a nightmare. Like chasing after that hot cheerleader only to realize that she’s high maintenance or the football coach in drag. That often can happen ...
GM’s LS-series engine has taken over the automotive world; it is now a common sight between the fenders of muscle cars, hot rods, planes, but what about trucks? For a long time, the fear that an LS ...
It’s no secret that LS engines have exploded in popularity over the past decade, as 4.8-liter, 5.3-liter, 6.0-liter, and ...
We need not bore you with another diatribe about how the Chevy Vega was an unmitigated disaster vehicle for General Motors. But long story short, it's hard to market your cheap subcompact as a true ...
GM's LS engine is a gem. Wether it's factory-fitted to your production car, dropped in as a crate engine, or swapped from a junkyard wreck, the General's small-block V8 is nearly limitless. But what ...
Chevrolet started making small block V8 engines all the way back in the mid-1950s and has had many different generations in that time. For over 40 years, Chevrolet made different sizes and variations, ...
We all know the formula: big engine plus small car equals loads of fun. It’s a combination as old as hot rodding itself. No surprise then, that the formula is still in use today, with modern builds ...