When it comes to engine swaps, there might not be one that's more popular than the LS swap. This is in large part due to the easy availability of them, but they are also good performers. The LS7 and ...

As we'll illustrate in this story, the LS engine is capable of producing big-block-style displacement and power in a small-block-sized package. It seems like something larger than a mouse yet smaller ...

It's no secret that the first place most of us turn when doing an engine swap is to GM. The venerable GM small block V8s have found their way into 4x4s since they were first introduced in the ...

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering will soon raffle off a tuned 650-horsepower GM LS engine, with all proceeds from ticket sales benefitting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The grand prize for this ...

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 ...

Our swap guide in the Sept. '09 issue showed some of the hardware and electronics available to execute popular engine conversions. Here we have assembled a cross-section of professionally built ...

Chevrolet Performance has discontinued its naturally aspirated 7.0L LS7 and closely related LS427/570 crate engines, GM Authority can confirm. General Motors quietly pulled the plug on both the ...

From 1977 to 1984, the fifth-generation Cadillac de Ville series of luxobarges wasn’t particularly exciting from the standpoint of performance. The switch to unleaded gasoline translated to reduced ...

When it comes to big-inch, big-power crate engines, there's a new sheriff in town, and his badge is bowtie shaped. Yep, Chevrolet Performance just announced a 632-cubic-inch (that's over 10 liters for ...