Ron Strayhorn is an ambitious hot rodder. By day he's a mild-mannered executive running GM's western region service and parts operations, but when he's not on the clock, he's scheming new and more ...

Project Groundhog, Part 2: Buttoning things up with the installation of heads, valvetrain, and intake on our rescued 2005-era Chevy LS truck engine. When we left Project Groundhog at the end ofPART 1, ...

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, ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...

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 ...

Few engine families go down quite so well in the history books as Chevrolet's iconic LS series. The family consists of powerful small-block V8 engines, and they've been seen in everything from ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

When discussing engines with legendary longevity, few can match the Chevrolet small-block V-8's sheer lifespan. The LS-based Chevy small block V-8 was introduced in 1997. It will soon reach 30 years ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines were ...