When the Gen III Chevy engine exploded on the scene just over 10 years ago, it seemed that it would take forever for the everyman to afford one of these technological marvels. And back then, if "Joe ...

Among the go-to engines for affordable, reliable V8 swaps, you can't really beat General Motors' LS small-block engine. You can find the things in everything from Mazda RX-7s to classic Minis. A new ...

Back in 1997, GM introduced the LS engine, and the hot rodding community was excited at the prospect of an all-aluminum, fuel-injected small-block. And while they saw the swap potential of this new ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few engine families go down quite so well in the history books as Chevrolet's iconic LS series. The family consists of powerful ...

Check out our photo gallery at the bottom, as well as the video below, for a better sense of what it would be like to build your own LS dry-sump V-8 engine. General Motors provided airfare, lodging, ...