The LS3 crate engine has earned a reputation as one of Chevrolet's most trusted and versatile powerplants. Churning out 430 hp at 5,900 rpm, in addition to 425 lb-ft of torque, which arrives at 4,600 ...

The success of any LS build is determined by the combination of the components used. You can have the best flowing heads, the wildest cam profile, or even the hottest intake, but unless all of these ...

If you’re looking for a crate engine for under ten grand, Chevrolet Performance’s LS3 is a solid foundation. At $8,567 (Summit Racing), you get a ton of parts that aren’t typically included with other ...

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 ...

Most North American BMW fans that love a premium mod on their Bavarian rides have probably heard about the Dinan Performance Centers. Well, one of their retired engineers seemingly decided it was time ...

We stumble across a vast number of LS-swaps during our endless voyage through the Internets (see: here, here and here), yet rarely have we seen a swap quite like this LS-powered Nissan Silvia S14.5 ...

A few months ago, we hatched a plan to test every intake manifold for the LS3 engine that we could get our hands on. Given the popularity of the rectangular-port LS3 configuration, it was only natural ...

GM's highly-regarded LS3 is one of the company's most celebrated small-block V8 engines. It burst onto the scene in 2008 as the evolution of GM's "Gen IV" LS family and its immediate predecessor, the ...

Way back in 2015, we performed the mother of all LS intake tests by running 20 different intakes designed for cathedral-port heads . That test included every cathedral-port intake we could get our ...

For decades, Corvettes earned respect the old-fashioned way; big-displacement V8s, high compression, free breathing, and zero boost. The C8 ZR1 is the first turbocharged production Corvette ever, and ...