Being normal is overrated. Normal people don't rebuild their engines until they've logged hundreds of thousands miles on the ticker, but where's the fun in that? As cuckoo as it might seem to your ...

The LS3 crate engine has earned a reputation as one of Chevrolet's most trusted and versatile powerplants. Churning out 430 hp at 5,900 rpm, in addition to 425 lb-ft of torque, which arrives at 4,600 ...

If you’re looking for a crate engine for under ten grand, Chevrolet Performance’s LS3 is a solid foundation. At $8,567 (Summit Racing), you get a ton of parts that aren’t typically included with other ...

The 2018 Jeep Wrangler is fresh out of the oven, but the peeps at Bruiser Conversions decided to roll their sleeves, removing the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 from the engine bay. In came the crate version ...

We stumble across a vast number of LS-swaps during our endless voyage through the Internets (see: here, here and here), yet rarely have we seen a swap quite like this LS-powered Nissan Silvia S14.5 ...

Most North American BMW fans that love a premium mod on their Bavarian rides have probably heard about the Dinan Performance Centers. Well, one of their retired engineers seemingly decided it was time ...

In Part 3, I give my full verdict on the 550hp LS3 V8 Defender by Squire Editions. After hearing it, driving it, and living with the noise and torque, the big question is: Would I actually buy one? In ...

Way back in 2015, we performed the mother of all LS intake tests by running 20 different intakes designed for cathedral-port heads . That test included every cathedral-port intake we could get our ...

GM's highly-regarded LS3 is one of the company's most celebrated small-block V8 engines. It burst onto the scene in 2008 as the evolution of GM's "Gen IV" LS family and its immediate predecessor, the ...

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

What are you driving? If you are a 2008-17 Camaro or Corvette person, the Summit Racing Stage Three 8710 camshaft we testedis the ticket to a solid 550 hp that is easy to live with. If you want more ...