What is the best bang-for-buck V-8 crate engine you can buy in 2024? The correct answer is Chevy's tried and true swap platform, the “Gen IV” 6.2-liter LS3 V-8 engine. Why the LS3 when there are ...

To get the most power out of your hot rod or performance car, the most sensible approach may be to simply replace the engine.

The debate about the link between fuel and power will probably end at some point, but there is always someone who will have a different opinion on the matter. Fortunately, we live in a world where ...

Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel is one of the best parts of any build. Knowing you're close to finishing a significant upgrade or restoration can be insanely gratifying and we are happy to ...

Back in part one of our new GMPP LS3 testing ("Late Crate Update," Oct. '10), we subjected a factory-fresh LS3 crate motor from GM Performance parts to a series of performance upgrades, including a ...

The engine crate market is not for the faint-hearted. It's a place where enthusiasm, power, and mechanical complexity all converge to allow car geeks to turn an empty engine bay into something special ...

The idea was to run the two engines in naturally aspirated trim and then again after the application of boost from a Kenne Bell supercharger. The question we wanted to answer was would the difference ...

So you have a '10 LS3 V-8-powered Camaro and would like to increase the power but can't decide what power-adder to choose: Blower? Turbo? Cam/heads/headers? Nitrous? The choices are endless. Well now ...

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...

Chevrolet Performance pulled its LS3-powered 1955 Chevy Bel Air out from its collection and turned the spotlight on the former SEMA Show car for a recent video filmed for its YouTube channel. This ...