Adding displacement is one of the simplest and most effective means of adding horsepower to any engine, let alone an LT1 or LS1 that are both highly responsive to modification. Thankfully GM has ...

Discover how the LS1 became a lightweight, swap-friendly V8 icon, from its C5 Corvette debut to HSV power upgrades, and learn ...

The most enduring engine in automotive history is about to change. The small-block Chevy is and will continue to be the most popular powerplant in the history of racing and high performance, but its ...

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, ...

ANSWERBack in 1955, you (or your grandpa) might have posed a very similar question: "Why does that new-fangled small-block Chevy make more peak power and torque at a higher rpm than my trusty Flathead ...

The Great White North, actually. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada is home to GM's LS1/LS6 assembly operations. Located in the Niagara Falls region, it's one of several GM Powertrain facilities in the ...

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 ...

Back in 1955, General Motors gave birth to one of America's most iconic engines, the Chevy small-block V8. Among these, the LS series, also known as the third and fourth generations of small block V8, ...

Ever since humans started using motor cars, they have undergone massive transformations, makeovers and evolutions. Every part of modern-day vehicles is a highly advanced version of what was used in ...

In 1966, Chevrolet dropped a bombshell on the sports-car establishment when it slipped an optional 427-cubic-inch V-8 into the Corvette. The cost of that option, which became known as the "rat motor," ...