The LS3 crate engine has earned a reputation as one of Chevrolet's most trusted and versatile powerplants. Churning out 430 hp at 5,900 rpm, in addition to 425 lb-ft of torque, which arrives at 4,600 ...

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 ...

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

If the Chevrolet Corvette is known for one thing, it's speed. Speed is relative, though, and our expectations have grown over the years. Every Corvette generation has beefed up the specs, and one ...

In the 1950s and 1960s, Robert H. Widmer was a sports car enthusiast. He owned a 1954 Jaguar XK120M and a 1963, an XKE Coupe. Bob was surely an enthusiast, but his universe was so much more demanding ...

Tired of all those perfect muscle car builds that prove the owner has more money than you do? Well, this Chevy Nova isn't like that. And while its condition is less than perfect, the family story it ...

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 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 ...

Our recent testdrive of the '08 Corvette (Apr. '08) yielded a torrent of technical questions concerning one key subject: How was Chevrolet able to make significant improvements to the decade-old LS ...

Last year, we ran an article on the custom-built Himalaya Spectre – a Land Rover Defender crew cab pickup with lifted suspension, an overhauled interior and, most importantly, a 6.2-liter LS3 V8 ...

For what feels like the past nine decades, hot-rodded 1930s Fords have a staying power that other hot rods can only dream of. So great is the desire to shove modern hardware into a timeless classic ...