If you're the owner of a tattoo shop, it's almost mandatory that you drive a cool car. If someone sees you pull up to work in a Prius, they're most likely going to head elsewhere unless they have ...

You swap an engine when you want more power, and the GM LS range of engines is, with the Honda K-engines, the logical choice to achieve this. The LS engines are a range of small-block V8s made from ...

Should you go with a naturally aspirated engine or a turbocharged one? Both have pros and cons, but we think one engine type ...

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 ...

Last month, the Texas Motorplex played host to TX2K24, with a wide range of domestic and import speed machines battling it out for quarter-mile supremacy. One of the fastest machines on track was this ...

There's no single reason why the LS V8 engine is so special. Instead, it's a combination of many things: LS engines are easily modifiable and have a reputation for reliability, making them excellent ...

We like to think that words such as "cheap" or "easy" apply to some of the things we do with our cars. When it comes to budget builds, the LS family of engines is a great platform, especially when a ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines were ...

Gas Monkey Garage (GSG) has pulled the wraps off its latest creation: a fully customized, twin-turbo LS-powered GMC Sierra known simply as “The Black Truck.” The folks at GSG unveiled their ...

In the LS world, the little 4.8L is the Rodney Dangerfield of the bunch. Because of its size it just gets no respect. Even the 5.3L—just 0.5 liters larger—gets all the press, to say nothing of the ...