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 ...

Many American carmakers are known for their engines. You have engines like the Ford Power Stroke, the Cummins diesel from Cummins, and General Motors' Duramax, all of which have made a name for ...

While the 5.3L LS4 V8 was the first car engine to feature Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) technology, it was not Flex Fuel capable and did not have variable valve timing. As mentioned, ...

These days we're surrounded by mega-buck high-end builds, so it becomes easy to forget that the essence of hot-rodding is going fast on the cheap. Yeah, we can appreciate the big-money builds, but for ...

A very creative gentleman from Wisconsin has crammed an LS4 V8 in the back of a Geo Metro and made it completely functional. The car is barely drivable beyond 65 mph, thanks to having all its weight ...

What is it about the VW New Beetle (which isn't all that new anymore) that makes people inclined to shove absurdly large engines under their hoods? Well, in the case of this DIY-made custom 1999 New ...

The General Motors engine family commonly called the LS series debuted in the then-new1997 model year C5 Corvette as the all aluminum LS1 V8. General Motors called it the Gen III small-block V8 and a ...

The LS series of small-block V8s from General Motors are among the most iconic engines ever released, and one of the most interesting is the LS4. GM’s LS4 displaces 5.3-liter and is unique in that it ...