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How Do LS Engines Handle So Much HP? This Is The Key To Making It Work

General Motors is well known for its small-block V8 engines; especially the powerful, reliable, and versatile LS series that debuted with the C5 Corvette in 1997. Unlike most of its rivals, GM decided ...
Hot Rod

427-Inch Aftermarket LS Cranks Out 768 Horsepower at 7,700 RPM!

We still remember the 1997 Corvette and its introduction of the LS1 engine. We knew the Gen III small-block from GM was revolutionary, but to be honest we had no idea how it would completely transform ...
The Drive

Here’s How to Add 200 HP to a Junkyard LS Engine Without Boost or Nitrous

Turbos and superchargers have made extra power almost easy to come by. Thanks to them, even tiny four-cylinders can make the type of numbers that used to be reserved for big-displacement engines. That ...
SlashGear

Which Cars Have GM's LS4 Engine Under The Hood & How Much HP Does It Have?

Swapping an LS engine into a car is popular among folks inclined to do such things. It's a great way to gain the horsepower potential and reliability that makes the General Motors LS engines so ...
Motor Trend

Dyno Tuning an LS1-Swap 1981 Malibu Wagon for 700 HP

This Malibu wagon's goal was to create a tire-ripping, fun-time-having street car—a vehicle to fill with friends to rip burnouts around town and destroy cones on the autocross. After a year of trial ...
Jalopnik

These V6 Engines Put The LS1 V8 To Shame

There are no two ways about it, General Motors' LS1 V8 engine is an automotive icon. The raw American motor has been ripping up drag strips and terrorizing neighborhoods for almost three decades now ...
Motor Trend

History of the LS Engine and Cylinder Head Casting Number Spotter’s Guide: LS1, LS6, LS2, LS3, LS4, L99, LS7, LSA, LS9, LQ9, LQ4, L92, L94

* Common bolt patterns for items like the timing cover, rear cover, oil pan, front engine accessory drive systems, and valve covers (except the early perimeter bolt heads) The new firing order of ...