We like to think that words such as "cheap" or "easy" apply to some of the things we do with our cars. When it comes to budget builds, the LS family of engines is a great platform, especially when a ...
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 ...
Even with all the LT goodness coming from GMthe go-to mill for engine swaps is still the tried and true LS. After all, LS1s and all their variants are turning up more often in wrecking yards. Hundreds ...
Engine swaps open up a lot of possibilities for project car builders. One of the most common engine swaps to see is the LS swap, with everyone from drift car builders to drag racers opting to use GM's ...
The third generation of the Pontiac Firebird was produced from 1982 to 1992, and the Trans Am GTA couldn’t do better than 240 horsepower from 5.7 liters of displacement for the final model year. Be ...
TheLS engine has plenty of aftermarket supportand is a viable alternative to building power reliably in an application that has a very undesirable engine. Heck, the LS engine is fairly compact and ...
Sometimes folks take the “LS-swap all the things meme” literally, as is the case with the LS engine-powered Murray lawnmower featured in the following brief video. Clocking in at a little 2-and-a-half ...
The LS engine, originally designed for General Motors’ vehicles in the late 1990s, has transcended its initial purpose to become the most popular swapped powerplant in automotive history. Its ...
Few engine families go down quite so well in the history books as Chevrolet's iconic LS series. The family consists of powerful small-block V8 engines, and they've been seen in everything from ...