Let's say you're building a custom car, but you're on a strict powertrain budget. Around $5,000 is plenty enough for an excellent small block V8.

If you need a new engine, but want extra horsepower, there are options. Here are four budget crate engines that are worth considering.

LS1 engine design highlights and basic specs, why it’s such a popular swap, and a basic timeline, from the C5 Corvette to its use in the Australian HSV heroes. The General Motors 5.7 LS1 engine was a ...

What is the best bang-for-buck V-8 crate engine you can buy in 2024? The correct answer is Chevy's tried and true swap platform, the “Gen IV” 6.2-liter LS3 V-8 engine. Why the LS3 when there are ...

Upgrading the LS1 engine with a trunnion kit for better performance and durability! Watch as I install and explain why this upgrade is essential for LS engines 'Big beautiful bill' could be 'most ...

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, ...

There was a lot to look at during the US Open this week—a few greats attempting to reclaim their titles (go Coco!), so-fast-you-can’t-see-’em serves, and surprising celebrity sightings (um, how’s it ...

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 ...

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 ...

General Motors’ LS V8s are beyond commonplace in the car nut universe. People swap them into everything—Porsches included—and while they’re the quickest way to impress on a dyno, they aren’t exactly ...