In part one of our Great Crate Update, we subjected a GM Performance Parts LS2 crate motor to a series of performance modifications, including a Comp Xtreme Energy cam, a FAST LSX intake, and two ...

The LS2 small-block GM engine has only been out for a couple years, and it's already captured the imagination of the automotive world. As standard equipment in the GTO or base C6 Corvette, it provides ...

The 'Vette has enjoyed no shortage of iconic engines, but some are more beloved than others.

Whether they add any performance or not, V8 swaps are certainly the most controversial engine modifications available. The “no replacement for displacement” crowd will drool and the purists will scoff ...

In the September issue, we strapped a stock LS2 crate engine to our engine dyno and coaxed 472 horsepower and 505 lb-ft. of torque out of it (see "Great Crate" Sept. '06). Impressive numbers, but as ...

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 ...

Engine swaps have been a staple of hot rodding ever since the second car was built. The central concept is to take the baddest engine you can build and stuff it into the lightest car possible. In more ...

Yes, you’ve read that title correctly, and no, Mercedes-AMG hasn’t gone mad to use a Chevrolet LS2 V8 in its latest production track monster. Having said that, the heavily redesigned M178 mill in the ...