Jalopnik

GM LS And LT Engines: What Sets Them Apart, And Which One Is The Best?

Chevrolet introduced the legendary LS V8 engine to the world way back in 1997 as the engine powering the new C5 Corvette. That first engine, the LS1, was a 5.7 liter, aluminum block, pushrod V8 that, ...
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How Do LS Engines Handle So Much HP? This Is The Key To Making It Work

General Motors is well known for its small-block V8 engines; especially the powerful, reliable, and versatile LS series that debuted with the C5 Corvette in 1997. Unlike most of its rivals, GM decided ...
GM Authority

Hedman Introduces LS Engine Swap-In-A-Box For '70-'81 Camaro And Firebird

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 ...
Hot Rod

Homebuilt Heroes: Top LS and LT Engine Swaps at Holley's LS Fest!

At LS Fest, you may see a Volkswagen, a Civic, plenty of Mustangs, maybe a tractor, and a few Nissan 240s, all powered by LS or LT engines. From modest beginnings, the event has evolved into a massive ...
Motor Trend

How to Easily Gain 100 Horsepower on a 5.3L LS Engine

The family of LS engines continues to take center stage in the performance market. It is difficult to come up with another platform that responds so well to performance upgrades. Oh sure, additional ...
SlashGear

LS Vs Vortec Engines: The Key Differences, Explained

Back in 1955, General Motors gave birth to one of America's most iconic engines, the Chevy small-block V8. Among these, the LS series, also known as the third and fourth generations of small block V8, ...
Hot Rod

Everything You Need to Know About LS, LSX, and Vortec Engines: Specs, History, Swaps, and More

Back in the early 1990s the Gen II LT1 and LT4 engines powered GM's hottest performance cars, but GM read the tea leaves and knew that this platform would not be able to get them where they would ...
Motor Trend

490ci LS Engine that Makes 700 hp and 665 lb-ft of Torque

In our last installment, we set out to build a really big LS engine. How big? Well, in this case a rather voluminous 490 cubic inches. Yep, that’s big-block cubes in a small LS package. The first step ...
The Drive

Here’s How to Add 200 HP to a Junkyard LS Engine Without Boost or Nitrous

Turbos and superchargers have made extra power almost easy to come by. Thanks to them, even tiny four-cylinders can make the type of numbers that used to be reserved for big-displacement engines. That ...
Road & Track

A Brief History of GM's Iconic LS V-8 Engine

When it comes to engines, General Motors' LS family of V-8s is undoubtedly one of the best. LS motors have graced the engine bays of some of the finest performance cars on the planet, and make for ...
SlashGear

GM's LS1 Vs. LSX Engine: What's The Difference?

Engine shopping can be tough if you're looking through a list of them that all have similar names. A question you might ask yourself is what's the difference between General Motor's LS1 and LSX ...