You've likely heard of plenty of Chevrolet engines known as "LS" in one form or another. But is there actually any deeper ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...

A complete guide to the history of the LS and Vortec engine brands, the differences between them, and their components. Back in the early 1990s the Gen II LT1 and LT4 engines powered GM's hottest ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Back in 1955, General Motors gave birth to one of America's most iconic engines, the Chevy small-block V8. Among these, the LS series, also known as the third and fourth generations of small block V8, ...

Third Time’s A Charm: More than 20 years ago, GM’s all-new Gen III V-8 launched a new era of power, efficiency, and respect Talk about a quantum leap in technology and performance? This is a story at ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

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 ...