Car Crafthas always been about the underdog. Anybody with a water-cooled checkbook can go out and buy a supercharged LS9 and make big power. That leaves the rest of us looking for a less-expensive ...

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

Have you heard a twin-screw blower yet? There is nothing in the world like the giant slide-whistle scream of the new batch of positive-displacement superchargers for late-model engines. It's like ...

Unless you’re new to the hot rodding/high performance auto scene, you know that GM’s LS engine is probably the most popular aftermarket powerplant for GM owners, and perhaps beyond. It doesn’t matter ...

Our affinity here at MM&FF for all things forced-induction is well known, or at least it should be. Running normally aspirated motors is fun, but with Ford's turn to small-displacement, we rely on the ...

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 ...

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, ...

During one of our very important staff meetings that inevitably degenerate into shouting matches between slugs of Mountain Dew and the 5-pound bag of pork rinds, someone asked that one question we all ...