In general, the General Motors Vortec 5.3-liter V8 is a powerful, dependable engine. If you're not familiar with General Motors' Vortec engines, they are a family of small-block V8s that GM put into ...

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 ...

Shayne is a master when it comes to fabrication, especially when it comes to building super sweet exhaust systems, and Kory Holmes knows more about LS engines and LS engine swaps than anybody we're ...

If you've ever been disappointed by the horsepower figures coming from your Jeep Wrangler JK, whether it has the 3.8-liter or the 3.6-liter V-6, and you've considered an LS swap, you're not alone.

A very creative gentleman from Wisconsin has crammed an LS4 V8 in the back of a Geo Metro and made it completely functional. The car is barely drivable beyond 65 mph, thanks to having all its weight ...

Inching closer to the finish line, LS-swapped Jeep TJ/LJ receives new hoses and cooling parts, then a shifter unit from a Hummer to tie it up. Did you hear? Jeep’s finally putting in a burly V8 in ...

It’s done. It’s finally done. After nearly 11 months of continuous fabrication, frustration, and financial flagellation, my 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer reliably runs and drives under LS power. I’ve spent ...

Corvette enthusiasts are… well, polarizing. Some appreciate all things Corvette, but others tend to question an engine swap rather than giving the owner the thumbs up for the effort that went into the ...

There’s a certain point in which a short-term project makes the subtle yet emotionally wrenching transition to a long-term saga. Some of you may know this place as “project hell,” and it usually ...

The L8B is a powertrain system produced by General Motors for use in pickup trucks and SUVs. The system is based around the 5.3L L83 engine and two components: The 5.3L L83 V-8 engine is mated to a ...

The performance world is full of stories on how to bolt in a $10,000 crate LS engine into a 100-point, perfectly restored muscle car. The majority of these well-meaning stories seem to miss the mark ...