Except for changes in engines and techniques, this is the same story that HOT ROD has been publishing for 75 years. This story never gets old because it's constantly evolving and improving the process ...

Ron Strayhorn is an ambitious hot rodder. By day he's a mild-mannered executive running GM's western region service and parts operations, but when he's not on the clock, he's scheming new and more ...

Everyone's got an accessory system on the front of their engine, whether it's factory, aftermarket, or custom fabricated. It's just one of those basic necessities if you want an engine to work and ...

Auto enthusiasts love to tinker with and upgrade their vehicles, installing everything from Apple CarPlay stereos and screens to new engines and transmissions. Chevy LS-series engine swaps are popular ...

Fans of the recently-defunct MotorTrend series Roadkill (R.I.P.) will know that co-host Mike Finnegan named his Gen II Hemi-powered 1955 Chevrolet coupe "Blasphemi." As in the unholy marriage of Mopar ...

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 ...

The Chevy LS V8 is one of the most ubiquitous elements in car customization. Any forum post or Facebook group thread about engine trouble usually has at least one comment along the lines of: “Just LS ...

New cars are great and all, but there’s something undeniably attractive about taking an older vehicle and getting it back on the road with modern equipment under the skin. Such is the case with this ...

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, ...

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, ...