The LS engine, originally designed for General Motors’ vehicles in the late 1990s, has transcended its initial purpose to ...

A complete guide to the history of the LS and Vortec engine brands, the differences between them, and their components. Back in the early 1990s the Gen II LT1 and LT4 engines powered GM's hottest ...

What we refer to today as the LS family of engines usually refers to the third and fourth generations of Chevrolet’s ...

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, ...

The General Motors engine family commonly called the LS series debuted in the then-new1997 model year C5 Corvette as the all aluminum LS1 V8. General Motors called it the Gen III small-block V8 and a ...

When the all-new fifth-generation Chevrolet Corvette had its premiere in 1997, it packed a likewise all-new LS1 V8 engine making 345 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque — which was enough to ...

General Motors is well known for its small-block V8 engines; especially the powerful, reliable, and versatile LS series that debuted with the C5 Corvette in 1997. Unlike most of its rivals, GM decided ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a reason why gearheads put both LS (not to be confused with LT) and Vortec engines under the same umbrella of "LS", ...

It can be safely said GM’s all-new LS1 opened the door to a new world of technology and performance in the 1990s. It can also be accurately stated the LS family is easily the most successful V-8 in ...

Swapping an LS engine into a car is popular among folks inclined to do such things. It's a great way to gain the horsepower potential and reliability that makes the General Motors LS engines so ...

These days we're surrounded by mega-buck high-end builds, so it becomes easy to forget that the essence of hot-rodding is going fast on the cheap. Yeah, we can appreciate the big-money builds, but for ...

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 ...