There seems to be no upper limit to the capability of GM's versatile LS V-8 small-block engine family, both in terms of horsepower output and displacement. Throughout the 1960s, the distinction ...

In the LS world, the little 4.8L is the Rodney Dangerfield of the bunch. Because of its size it just gets no respect. Even the 5.3L—just 0.5 liters larger—gets all the press, to say nothing of the ...

Suppose you are a Chevy fan, and you must have a gloriously powerful engine for your Camaro on short notice. Let's also suppose that it has to be a turnkey deal and small enough to fit wherever a ...

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

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, ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines were ...

For decades, car enthusiasts have debated which engine truly deserves legendary status. BMW loyalists swear by the inline-six for its refinement and balance, exemplified by models like the E46 330i ...

When the all-new fifth-generation Chevrolet Corvette had its premiere in 1997, it packed a likewise all-new LS1 V8 engine making 345 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque — which was enough to ...