Let's be clear: SEMA is the venue for companies to debut their new wares—that's not news—but for those in the muscle car, restoration, and street performance world, the SEMA Show has invited a bumper ...

Swapping an LS engine into your hot rod is about a lot of things besides the actual LS engine. You need to figure out headers, engine mounts, cooling lines, oil pan to frame clearance in addition to ...

Few engines in automotive history have achieved the kind of universal reputation the Chevrolet LS platform enjoys today. What ...

The humble LS engine remains the undisputed king of swaps, in case you haven't noticed, but why? Spoiler alert: it's about a ...

GM's LS engine is a powerhouse, thanks to great-flowing heads that enable tremendous horsepower and high-rpm performance. But while the LS is becoming a more popular swap choice for earlier, pre-C5 ...

When it comes to the Chevrolet LS family of engines, it’s hard to impress anyone anymore. With many builders easily able to pump out 1,000-plus horsepower from the forced-induction LS V8 engine ...

Back in 2009 when LS swaps were gaining ground, we had Mike Copeland write an in-depth story on the things you need to consider when swapping in an LS engine into a vintage muscle car. Mike was the ...

There's a reason why gearheads put both LS (not to be confused with LT) and Vortec engines under the same umbrella of "LS", despite GM originally assigning them different badges. (And in case you're ...

General Motors' LS crate engine is a series of popular V8 engines (and recently V6 engines) that punch well above their weight class. While these motors are small, they can deliver far more ...