Although Vortec engines fall under the "LS" branding, they aren't actually the exact same as more traditional LS engines made by General Motors.

You've likely heard of plenty of Chevrolet engines known as "LS" in one form or another. But is there actually any deeper ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines were ...

You swap an engine when you want more power, and the GM LS range of engines is, with the Honda K-engines, the logical choice to achieve this. The LS engines are a range of small-block V8s made from ...

Did we really just say that an LS engine swap could be a recipe for disaster? Yup, we sure did! Don't get us wrong. The LS engine has plenty of aftermarket support and is a viable alternative to ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 take a quick survey. By a show of hands, who out there is a fan of the small-block Chevy? I see every hand in the house up. OK, maybe that was an easy one. Survey question number two. Who is a ...