Back in 1955, General Motors gave birth to one of America's most iconic engines, the Chevy small-block V8. Among these, the LS series, also known as the third and fourth generations of small block V8, ...

There seems to be no upper limit to the capability of GM's versatile LS V-8 small-block engine family, both in terms of horsepower output and displacement. Throughout the 1960s, the distinction ...

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

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, ...

There's a reason why gearheads put both LS (not to be confused with LT) and Vortec engines under the same umbrella of "LS", despite GM originally assigning them different badges. (And in case you're ...

Chevrolet started making small block V8 engines all the way back in the mid-1950s and has had many different generations in that time. For over 40 years, Chevrolet made different sizes and variations, ...

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 ...

In previous issues we talked about the GM 5.3 engines and how they are abundantly available. Recently, we have been hearing more talk about the smaller version of the LS family known as the 4.8. Now ...

Let's define "small-block" so no one will get mad (people will still get mad). General Motors may call the Gen-III to Gen-V LS and LT V8s "small-blocks" in marketing materials, but even Chevrolet's ...

We have to admit, we were somewhat perplexed when we decided to apply the Holley Terminator Stealth EFI system to our modified 5.3L LS. Our bewilderment had nothing to do with the ability of the ...