Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

Dodge's Hellcrate and Hellcrate Redeye HEMI engines have some notable differences between them, despite the very similar ...

Crate engines are hugely popular choices when it comes to replacing a failed or faulty engine in a vehicle, or for upgrading a standard engine in the pursuit of more performance. Put simply, a crate ...

Like I've mentioned before, making big power with my LS327 crate engine wasn't what we intended when the project began. Originally, it was only going to be a carbureted mild street engine. A couple ...

Our swap guide in the Sept. '09 issue showed some of the hardware and electronics available to execute popular engine conversions. Here we have assembled a cross-section of professionally built ...

I can’t forget my first experience with the soon-to-be-gone Chevrolet LS7 V8 engine. I was only a few months into this whole “automotive journalism” thing and had gone to a media track day at the ...

General Motors has discontinued the Chevrolet LS7 crate motor, according to a recent report from Road & Track. Part of Chevrolet's prolific series of Gen III small-block V-8 engines, the naturally ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

There’s an almost famous hashtag that simply states #LSSwapEverything. Similar thoughts like LS swap the world and simply LS swap make it clear throughout social media that the Chevrolet LS motor is ...

Wrenchers and fans of Chevrolet’s small-block V8s may need to spend a little time today mourning the death of two of the automaker’s popular engines. Reddit user bissellpowerforce first shared the ...

No engine family in history has played a bigger role in hot rodding life than the small-block Chevy. It's not necessarily the biggest or the most powerful or the most reliable, but itisthe gold ...

Cadillac rolled out the first mass-produced V8, the Ford Motor Company democratized V8s and fueled the hot-rod scene with the Flathead, but Chevrolet takes the crown for the most ubiquitous V8 of them ...