This American power unit has a track-record unlike any other modern V-8 engine.

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

More and more companies are supporting LS swaps with motor mount plates, engine management, headers, and fuel systems. Needless to say, the LS swap is no longer exotic. One thing that is typically ...

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 ...

Engine swaps open up a lot of possibilities for project car builders. One of the most common engine swaps to see is the LS swap, with everyone from drift car builders to drag racers opting to use GM's ...

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 ...

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, ...

We're used to the unexpected from World Products--things like 454-cube small-blocks and big-blocks with cylinders large enough to warrant their own ZIP codes. But this is something altogether new and ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...

GM's LS engine has been swapped into all sorts of cars. Now some enthusiasts are swapping them into airplanes, though with plenty of modifications.