What is the best bang-for-buck V-8 crate engine you can buy in 2024? The correct answer is Chevy's tried and true swap platform, the “Gen IV” 6.2-liter LS3 V-8 engine. Why the LS3 when there are ...

Chevrolet's LS-series ("luxury sport") is one of the most popular V8 engines ever with literally dozens of different iterations available. Of those, the LS3 is at the top of the desirability heap, ...

We recently spent some time with Chevrolet at the 2019 SEMA Show, and unsurprisingly, the Bow Tie brand had loads of crate engines on display. It makes sense – after all, these lumps-of-go are used ...

The GM small block has been the gold standard for quality American V8 engine design for 70 years at this point. GM small block engines have seen 13 U.S. presidents serve office, and has been a pillar ...

One year after introducing the E-Rod LS3 crate engine at SEMA, GM Performance Parts used this year's show to announce even more crate options for hot-rodders with the addition of three new E-Rod ...

If you want a fresh powerplant, nothing beats the ease and value of a new crate engine. But, since many of us always crave "just a bit more power," it's nice to know it's only a few speed parts away.

Do you remember the E-Rod, the 6.2-liter LS3 crate engine that GM Performance Parts showed at SEMA? Of course you do. And now you can get it in a version that accommodates a six-speed manual ...

From the very beginning, the 911 relied on boxer engines over the rear axle. Some people, however, prefer good ol’ American muscle in the guise of LS V8 swaps like the ones done by Renegade Hybrids of ...

Let's face it, not all crate motors are created equal. In a world in which remachined, remanufactured, and reconditioned all blur into one seemingly unremarkable product, it is refreshing to see that ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

Do you have a project car that's been sitting idle for a while? Welcome to the party! Sadly, most project cars are doomed from the start for two principal reasons: time and money. This is a ...