LS engine swaps are so common these days that it’s easy to get complacent about the project if you’ve never attempted it.
The venerable LS engine swap is a meme for one very good reason – the LS V8 is a great engine. With its relatively low weight, compact size, big power potential, and a seemingly endless supply of ...
GM’s LS-series engine has taken over the automotive world; it is now a common sight between the fenders of muscle cars, hot rods, planes, but what about trucks? For a long time, the fear that an LS ...
Owning a classic car, truck, or SUV is a largely joyful experience, but there are definite pitfalls that come with the territory. Having a vehicle that is decades old in your driveway or garage often ...
We all know the formula: big engine plus small car equals loads of fun. It’s a combination as old as hot rodding itself. No surprise then, that the formula is still in use today, with modern builds ...
The performance world is full of stories on how to bolt in a $10,000 crate LS engine into a 100-point, perfectly restored muscle car. The majority of these well-meaning stories seem to miss the mark ...
Back in 2009 when LS swaps were gaining ground, we had Mike Copeland write an in-depth story on the things you need to consider when swapping in an LS engine into a vintage muscle car. Mike was the ...
Ford's Coyote and GM's LS engines are still offered today for anyone interested in performing a swap. But they have some big ...
The past couple of show seasons we've noticed more than a few classic trucks with a late-model Chevy 5.3L LS engines between the fenders, which got us talking with their owners about the switch to a ...
With prices of classic muscle cars like the Dodge Charger or Chevy's Chevelle SS heading for the stratosphere, a common way to cobble your own together on the cheap is to purchase a lowly six-cylinder ...
We need not bore you with another diatribe about how the Chevy Vega was an unmitigated disaster vehicle for General Motors. But long story short, it's hard to market your cheap subcompact as a true ...
The 1991 model is the first year of the fourth-generation Caprice. A stable for Chevy since the 1960s, the full-size sedan became an Aussie import from 1999 right up to 2017 when the Holden plant in ...