The LS engine’s bottom end is the foundation for its legendary power and durability, but getting it right means mastering clearances, torque specs, and oiling strategy. Whether you’re chasing 500 hp ...

Full tear-down work begins on an LS engine build project, bringing attention to the detailed disassembly that comes before ...

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 ...

What happens when you try to build a functioning car engine using only parts from a budget shopping app? One Florida TikToker put Temu to the ultimate test—and against all odds, it actually worked.

Hot rodding has always been about mixing artistic style with driving practicalities, and often the cars become visual expressions for their owners. But what if builders leaned into the artistic side ...

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 ...

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, ...

GM’s Chevrolet LS engines redefined the pushrod V8 to give us one of the most dominant performance platforms of the modern era. What we refer to today as the LS family of engines usually refers to the ...