6.0L LS Truck Engine Tech: A Truck vs. TrailBlazer SS (TBSS) Intake Manifold Comparison Test
How much power is a TBSS intake worth over the O.G. Gen. 3 Truck intake? Seems like a test should be straight forward enough, just grab a test motor and […]
Author: Richard Holdener
Richard Holdener is a technical editor with over 25 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. He's authored several books on performance engine building and written numerous articles for publications like Hot Rod, Car Craft, Super Chevy, Power & Performance, GM High Tech, and many others.
Rollin’ in My 6.0 – 100 Horsepower LS2 Engine Mods
What is better than a 4.8L, 5.3L, or even a 5.7L LS? The answer is obvious a bigger 6.0L LS—and we are not talking about the run-of-the-mill 6.0L LQ4 or […]
Crazy Cam Power! An LS Cam Swap Test
How much is an LS cam swap worth? As always, the answer is…it depends. While it is not uncommon for cams swaps to be worth 40, 50, or even 60 […]
6.0L LS Cylinder Head Shootout: 706 vs. 799 vs. 823 vs. Trick Flow GenX 225
What factory cylinder heads should I run on my 6.0L LS? The question is somewhat loaded, as the answer depends on your desired outcome. Are you looking to maximize low-speed […]
Pump Gas Performance! LS Stroker Engine Builds
How do we make big power on pump gas? Yes, we can always add boost or nitrous, but what if we want to go the all-motor route? This limits our […]
Bolt-On Basics: How to Make 6.0L LS Power!
Why do people choose the larger 6.0L over the smaller 4.8L and 5.3L when it comes to time to make power? Why is the larger motor more expensive and harder […]
Bolt-On Basics: Making Simple LS Engine Power
How popular and effective has the LS engine family become? It is fair to say that the LS engine family is by every measure a worthy successor to the original, […]
Supercharged LS Performance! Vortech 5.3L Mods
Boost has long been the big equalizer. Add boost to just about any engine, and all of a sudden you have transformed your otherwise mundane motor into some kind of […]
Blower Boost Battle: Blue Oval vs. Bowtie
When it comes to making power, look no further than boost: Boost is your friend, boost is your buddy, boost will come pick you up when your car breaks down. […]
On-Time Delivery: Turbocharged & Supercharged Ignition Timing Test
Even more than proper air/fuel ratio, ignition timing is THE critical element in any internal combustion engine, particularly when you add boost to the equation. Because of the changing loads […]