There are basically two types of off-roaders: those who love LS engines and those who haven’t had the pleasure of piloting a vehicle with one of these potent power plants. The current LS engine is to ...

LS swaps are nothing new — if anything, the street performance world has been stuffing GM's finest big-cube V8 in just about anything that would take it for years now. Porsches, E36 BMWs, Mustangs, ...

Yeah, we know "LS swap the world!"—but, seriously, in stock form the LS engine isn't very attractive, and its LT cousins are even worse. Hey, GM was trying to churn out a high-performance engineering ...

Ever since Chevrolet started putting LS series engines in the Corvette and Camaro in the late '90s, the durable LS engines have become quite popular for engine swaps. Their six-bolt main bearing caps ...

Give me those good time Mexican rock n' roll oldies, it's got an echo you can't lose it. The neatest thing back in 2001 when I started driving my OC Style 1977 Ford LTD II S Police Interceptor was ...

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 ...

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 ...

General Motors’ LS V8s are beyond commonplace in the car nut universe. People swap them into everything—Porsches included—and while they’re the quickest way to impress on a dyno, they aren’t exactly ...

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, ...

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 ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...