The hot rod industry has been built around the small-block Chevy. After five decades of production car development, million of dollars in engineering, and countless racing exploits, GM Powertrain ...

As Jeff Schwartz, owner of Schwartz Performance, told us, “I found the California car in Janesville, Wisconsin, in the possession of NASCAR Legend Rich Bickle. A difficult deal was eventually made, ...

Chevrolet's 454 V8 engine was able to prove itself as a powerful big-block, and it was arguably performing its greatest feats ...

This American power unit has a track-record unlike any other modern V-8 engine.

While a brand-new crate motor might be high on the list, the fact is that a wrecking yard buildup might better fit the budget. An honest evaluation is helpful here to get you going on the right track.

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, ...

As strange as it may sound, the 1970 big-block Chevy 454-cube V8 LS6 was not, in fact, the Bowtie’s most destructive weapon for street or strip launched that year. It was just the one that actually ...

We’ve seen plenty of Chevelles in good condition lately, but here’s something that will totally blow your mind. And it’s not only because it looks stunning, but also thanks to what’s hiding under the ...

Ever since its introduction in 1997, the Chevrolet LS series of engines has become wildly popular, and for good reason. Designed with a completely fresh slate, the engineers at General Motors were ...

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, ...

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 ...

GM's LS engine has been swapped into all sorts of cars. Now some enthusiasts are swapping them into airplanes, though with plenty of modifications.