Mean Green: Paul Rivard’s 1974 Chevy Camaro Type LT
“A lot of people come up to me and say, ‘You made an ugly car look good.’” Wait…what? “It’s kind of flattering, actually, because that’s what I wanted to do. […]
SEMA 2019: 13 New Products for GM LS & LT Applications
LAS VEGAS, NV — The automotive aftermarket continues to deliver new GM LS/LT and LS-swap-oriented products. Just like last year, there were an enormous amount of LS/LT-specific products being showcased at […]
Edelbrock Unveils First Set of Chevy Gen. V LT Cylinder Heads at 2016 SEMA Show
LAS VEGAS, NV — The aftermarket pioneers at Edelbrock are once again blazing new trails in the high performance industry as they’ve announced the first aftermarket heads for Chevy’s Gen. […]
Ranking the Top 5 Small Block Chevy Engines of All Time: (#2) The 1970 LT-1
That’s LT-1—with a hyphen. There have been three incarnations of the LT-1/LT1 engine now, including the latest version for the 2014 Corvette, but the first LT-1 (the hyphen differentiates it from […]
Podcast: A Chat with Author & LS/LT Engine Swap Expert Joseph Potak
If you’ve worked on (or near) an LS Engine in the past, say, 20 years or so, there’s a good chance you’ve come across the name Joseph Potak. In addition […]
Holley’s Got an Intake Manifold That Makes it Easy to Put a Carburetor on a GM Gen. V LT Engine
Las Vegas, Nevada – As we strolled about the 2024 SEMA Show, it’s clear that the GM Gen. 5 LT-based engine family is quietly usurping the Gen. 3/4 LS as […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Some Good, Mild Performance Upgrades to a Direct-Injection Chevy Gen. V 5.3L LT Engine
I am rebuilding a 2014 L83 5.3L engine for my Silverado pickup and I’m considering making some changes to improve the performance slightly. I have looked into adding larger fuel […]
Parts Bin: These Summit Racing Heat Shields are a Cheap, Easy Way to Protect Your LS/LT Spark Plug Boots
Look closely at a stock, unmolested GM LS engine, and you’ll probably see the spark plug boots protected by small metal canisters. GM fit these things on the spark plug […]
Seen and Heard at the 2014 Chevrolet SEMA Booth: Technology and Stuff (and Much, Much More)
LAS VEGAS, NV–On Tuesday, we told you about Chevrolet’s plans to mark the final year of the fifth-generation Camaro by offering commemorative-edition Camaros. That was far from the only news that came out […]
The Small Block at 60: History, Facts & More About the Engine That Changed Everything!
The small block Chevy engine wasn’t the first V8 engine. Heck, it wasn’t even Chevrolet’s first V8 engine (Chevy’s “Series D” V8 engine was offered from 1917-’19). But it was THE […]