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How Do LS Engines Handle So Much HP? This Is The Key To Making It Work

General Motors is well known for its small-block V8 engines; especially the powerful, reliable, and versatile LS series that debuted with the C5 Corvette in 1997. Unlike most of its rivals, GM decided ...
Hot Rod

What’s Inside a 2,000-HP Crate Engine?

In the Fall of 2021, Chevrolet Performance introduced their most powerful crate engine yet—a 632ci monster big-block that churned out a naturally-aspirated 1,004 horsepower. Hot-rodders cheered and ...
SlashGear

4 Of The Most Powerful GM LS Engines, Ranked By Horsepower

General Motors began using LS V8 engines in its muscle car lineup in 1997 with the introduction of the 5.7-liter LS1, the first of its third-generation small block design. That first iteration, used ...
autoevolution

YouTuber Installs 1,000 HP LS Engine in Ford Ranger, More Disappointments

Two weeks ago, YouTuber Westen Champlin learned a hard lesson. Turbocharging your beater car with a $450 eBay turbo isn’t the wisest of ideas. Well, this week, he’s at it again. Champlin is amping the ...
Jalopnik

GM LS And LT Engines: What Sets Them Apart, And Which One Is The Best?

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, ...
The Drive

Here’s How to Add 200 HP to a Junkyard LS Engine Without Boost or Nitrous

Turbos and superchargers have made extra power almost easy to come by. Thanks to them, even tiny four-cylinders can make the type of numbers that used to be reserved for big-displacement engines. That ...