One of the easiest ways to tune an engine's performance is with the intake manifold. Yes, the camshaft can have a bigger role in horsepower production, but a camshaft swap includes real work and more ...

A stock LS3 rec-port intake manifold is hard to beat and only costs $299. When Chevy went back to the drawing board after the success of the cathedral-port Gen III LS1 small-block V-8, it realized ...

For more than four decades, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering has been churning out a slew of wild high-performance products, from engine upgrades, to parts, to crate engines. Now, the tuner is ...

If you recall from Part 1 of "Inside Information" (May '11), we introduced you to the talented and highly trained Design Responsible Engineers (DREs) who oversee the design, development, validation, ...

A home-built 1965 Chevy Chevelle packs 920 horsepower, Porsche paint, and Corvette seats in a raw, tire-shredding package.

These days, opting to build a Mouse motor over an LS small-block probably means that familiarity and practicality both stepped into the boxing ring, and the former won via TKO in the 12th round. With ...

Turbos and superchargers have made extra power almost easy to come by. Thanks to them, even tiny four-cylinders can make the type of numbers that used to be reserved for big-displacement engines. That ...

For Part I, covering the new combustion system, direct injection, and active fuel management: click here. For Part III, covering the block, crankshaft and lubrication systems: click here. Continuing ...

Thus, it's smart to tackle the most important details first, and no detail is more critical and imperative than the engine ...

Pushrod engines have been fighting a rear-guard action against the onslaught of overhead-camshaft engines for at least 30 years. Detroit automakers, in particular, persist with pushrod designs and ...

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 ...