For many builds, LS performance parts for sale make sense when the project goals are clear, since defining whether power or reliability comes first helps avoid unnecessary purchases.

We'll go out on a limb here by saying that in the coming years, the Gen III small-block will become the dominant engine in performance engine circles. Eventually, this small-block family will ...

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 ...

For the past two months, we've taken readers on a detailed ride through a full-on LS1 engine assembly. In Part 1 of this homegrown motor build series ("My First Stroker," Aug. 2006), we prepped our ...

Today, it's all about the total package. You wouldn't order your eggs without salt, pepper, and assorted Tabasco sauces, right? Nor can you be a successful football quarterback without the right ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...

Choosing the right motor for your project car just got a little easier thanks to Chevy’s latest line of LS Long Block engines, the details of which are highlighted in the following brief video summary ...

Although Vortec engines fall under the "LS" branding, they aren't actually the exact same as more traditional LS engines made by General Motors.

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, ...

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

General Motors began using LS V8 engines in its muscle car lineup in 1997 with the introduction of the 5.7-liter LS1, the first of its third-generation small block design. That first iteration, used ...