To most people, the number 138 doesn’t mean much of anything. Maybe it’s your weekly beer allowance or your IQ—which would be a good thing—or perhaps it’s how many pounds your wife has put on since ...

The early days of LS-swapping were hard. There was little to no aftermarket support, and even simple things like clearing crossmembers required modding the factory oil pan and other bits. By today’s ...

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 ...

ANSWERBack in 1955, you (or your grandpa) might have posed a very similar question: "Why does that new-fangled small-block Chevy make more peak power and torque at a higher rpm than my trusty Flathead ...

General Motors' LS crate engine is a series of popular V8 engines (and recently V6 engines) that punch well above their weight class. While these motors are small, they can deliver far more ...

With the arrival of the LS engine in January 1995, Chevrolet revolutionized its long-standing Small-Block V8 workhorse. The LS was a clean sheet design, with little held over from the venerable “mouse ...

Why not go for a bigger LS motor? Well, as the owner explained to Mr. Regular, a 5.3-liter aluminum LS fits really well in the back. That's good enough for me. I mean, just look at it. There isn't an ...

Fans of the recently-defunct MotorTrend series Roadkill (R.I.P.) will know that co-host Mike Finnegan named his Gen II Hemi-powered 1955 Chevrolet coupe "Blasphemi." As in the unholy marriage of Mopar ...