You swap an engine when you want more power, and the GM LS range of engines is, with the Honda K-engines, the logical choice to achieve this. The LS engines are a range of small-block V8s made from ...

For some hot rodders, daring to be different is more than a slogan, it’s a way of life. There’s a little bit of iconoclast in every hot rodder by definition—we’re never satisfied with driving a cookie ...

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 ...

Although Vortec engines fall under the "LS" branding, they aren't actually the exact same as more traditional LS engines made by General Motors.

It all started with a phone call to Jeff Schwartz from Tony Certoma in Melbourne, Australia. You see, Tony had this crazy idea of having a custom muscle car built then driving the car across the ...

Nail the throttle of an LS1-powered fourth-gen Camaro and you'll soon be dreaming of how to put one of GM's newest and hottest small-blocks into your classic ride. Apart from the easy 300-plus horses ...

With high production numbers and use across multiple generations of vehicles, the LS engine platform is one of the most accessible around — but what exactly makes it so popular? For starters, the LS ...

Poet Robert Frost once wrote, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." In other words, you could do an LS swap, but there are so ...

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Before LS swaps ruled the hot rod scene, there was one V8 that powered just about everything on wheels: the 350 Small Block Chevy. Born in the muscle car wars of the '60s, it was compact, powerful, ...