Hot Rod

Budget Field-Find Engine Rebuild: Saving an LS Chevy Truck Engine That Was Sitting in the Dirt

Project Groundhog, Part 1: Cleaning up and machining rusty parts from a 2005-era Chevy truck engine that was literally pulled out of a dirt floor. Except for changes in engines and techniques, this is ...
Hot Rod

Long-Block Assembly on a Field-Find Budget LS Engine Rebuild

Project Groundhog, Part 2: Buttoning things up with the installation of heads, valvetrain, and intake on our rescued 2005-era Chevy LS truck engine. When we left Project Groundhog at the end ofPART 1, ...

Factors to consider when choosing between rebuilt engines and new crate engines

If your project car has a busted engine, you may be trying to choose between a new crate motor and a rebuild. Here's how to ...
TopSpeed

Engine Tear-Down Reveals What Makes The Chevy LS7 Crate Engine So Special

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 ...
Motor Trend

Motown LS Crate Engine - A Hybrid That Makes Horsepower

We're used to the unexpected from World Products--things like 454-cube small-blocks and big-blocks with cylinders large enough to warrant their own ZIP codes. But this is something altogether new and ...
SlashGear

5 Of The Strangest LS Engine Swaps We Cant Help But Love

Auto enthusiasts love to tinker with and upgrade their vehicles, installing everything from Apple CarPlay stereos and screens to new engines and transmissions. Chevy LS-series engine swaps are popular ...
The Drive

This Nifty Engine Mock-Up Tool Makes LS Swaps So Much Easier

The Chevy LS V8 is one of the most ubiquitous elements in car customization. Any forum post or Facebook group thread about engine trouble usually has at least one comment along the lines of: “Just LS ...
SlashGear

LS Engine Swaps Explained (And Why They're So Popular)

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 ...
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The legendary Chevy LS engine: How it redefined performance standards

Iconic engines. Think Honda's K-Series, Toyota's 2JZ-GTE, McLaren F1's V12, to name a few. In the last century, America has been the home of several iconic engines, from the Willys "Go-Devil" that ...
Jalopnik

What Do The Letters LS Actually Mean In Chevy Engines?

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 ...
Jalopnik

What's The Biggest Difference Between Ford's Coyote And GM's LS Engines?

If you're looking for an alternative to the boring Chevy LS engine swap, you might be wondering about the differences between it and Ford's Coyote engine. While you can still buy these V8 engines in ...