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Learning the LS engine by taking it apart piece by piece

An LS engine pulled apart component by component offers a detailed look at engine anatomy and the mechanical layout behind ...
Hot Rod

Mounting an Affordable LS Engine Swap Radiator Fan Assembly

Heading into the heat of summer always brings up issues with cooling systems. Our latest venture is with an all-aluminum 5.3L LS engine swap backed by a TREMEC TKO-600 five-speed, and one of the last ...
Hot Rod

Check Out this Useful LS Small Parts Guide

Sometimes a good story has no romance—no big horsepower or awe-inspiring torque. Some good stories are all about the details that the big-power stories overlook. But if you play with engines like we ...
Motor Trend

Jeep Wrangler JK LS V-8 Swap: Read This Before You Ditch that V-6

Performing an LS swap, or any V-8 swap for that matter, can be a remedy for an underpowered Wrangler. We opted to replace the Pentastar 3.6-liter V-6 in our 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon with ...
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, ...
Motor Trend

World Products' Motown LS Engine - Best Of Both Worlds

GM's LS engine is a powerhouse, thanks to great-flowing heads that enable tremendous horsepower and high-rpm performance. But while the LS is becoming a more popular swap choice for earlier, pre-C5 ...
SlashGear

5 Things You Need To Know Before LS Swapping Your Car

Chevy LS engines are among the most popular swap options for gearheads everywhere, and for good reason. LS motors are readily available at salvage yards across the nation, parts and upgrades are ...

Here's why Ford's Coyote engines look so much bigger than General Motors' LS V8s

Both small block V8s from Ford and General Motors offer potent power, but there's a massive form factor difference between ...
Jalopnik

What Do The Letters LS Actually Mean In Chevy Engines?

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 ...
autoevolution

This LS V8 Porsche Boxster S Looks Surprisingly Stock At First Glance

“We make Germany’s fastest faster” is the motto of Renegade Hybrids, a Las Vegas-based company responsible for shoehorning small-block V8s in engine bays designed to fit boxers. From the 914 to the ...
SlashGear

Every Truck Powered By A General Motors LS V8 Engine

General Motors' LS crate engine is a series of popular V8 engines (and recently V6 engines) that punch well above their weight class. While these motors are small, they can deliver far more ...