LS swaps are an accessible and reliable way to get V8 power for just about any car. But you've probably never seen one in a ...

Wind the clock back a decade, and asking why the LS remained the default swap choice would have been a pointless question. The answer was obvious — engines were cheap, plentiful, aftermarket support ...

Ever since Chevrolet started putting LS series engines in the Corvette and Camaro in the late '90s, the durable LS engines have become quite popular for engine swaps. Their six-bolt main bearing caps ...

The early days of LS-swapping were hard. There was little to no aftermarket support, and even simple things like clearing crossmembers required modding the factory oil pan and other bits. By today’s ...

LS V-8 engine swappers are a unique breed. As hot-rodders, they know the deep devotion to car brands that most folks in the hobby have. And yet, LS swappers are iconoclasts in microcosm. There's ...

All sorts of cars have seen their engines replaced by General Motors' LS small block. Now some enthusiasts are even swapping them into airplanes.

The Chevy LS V8 is one of the most ubiquitous elements in car customization. Any forum post or Facebook group thread about engine trouble usually has at least one comment along the lines of: “Just LS ...

Poet Robert Frost once wrote, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." In other words, you could do an LS swap, but there are so ...

Jacob is a senior automotive journalist and editor with over a decade of experience in the industry. Before joining CarBuzz in 2023, he served as Chief Editor and Senior Car Reviewer at AutoDeal and ...

What do you get when you mix Germany and America? David Hasselhoff? The Grand Cheese n’ Beef Classic at McDonalds? What about this BMW Z3 Roadster with an LS1 Chevy V8 under the hood? Yea, that’s ...

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 ...