When the all-new fifth-generation Chevrolet Corvette had its premiere in 1997, it packed a likewise all-new LS1 V8 engine making 345 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque — which was enough to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few engine families go down quite so well in the history books as Chevrolet's iconic LS series. The family consists of powerful ...

Half the crowd cheers, half winces — and both sides have a point.

It can be safely said GM's all-new LS1 opened the door to a new world of technology and performance in the 1990s. It can also be accurately stated the LS family is easily the most successful V-8 in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a reason why gearheads put both LS (not to be confused with LT) and Vortec engines under the same umbrella of "LS", ...

General Motors has been producing small block V6 and V8 engines since the mid-1950s, and over the last 70 years of their existence, they have been through a great number of changes. The biggest shift ...

This American power unit has a track-record unlike any other modern V-8 engine.

The increasing number of stroker crankshafts available is giving builders more options when planning a street-performance or race engine combination. The benefits of a stroker crankshaft, however, ...

For many builds, LS performance parts for sale make sense when the project goals are clear, since defining whether power or reliability comes first helps avoid unnecessary purchases.