Then 1997 rolled around, and we saw the third generation of what these small block engines could be. These were now to be known as LS engines, importantly taking the name of the parent company ...

Chevrolet introduced the legendary LS V8 engine to the world way back in 1997 as the engine powering the new C5 Corvette. That first engine, the LS1, was a 5.7 liter, aluminum block, pushrod V8 ...

The 5.7L LS1 introduced the third generation of General Motors’ Small Block V8 engines. Other than a similar displacement, external dimensions and rod bearings, the LS1 shared little with the ...

* Common bolt patterns for items like the timing cover, rear cover, oil pan, front engine accessory drive systems, and valve covers (except the early perimeter bolt heads) The new firing order of ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines ...

You see, during the long run of the LS series of engines, the GM engineers were particularly bright. All the variants, in terms of long-blocks, are dimensionally identical. The bosses for pulley ...

The new third-generation small-block, or Gen III, will be called the LS1, yet that one letter shift from the LT1 signals that this new engine is more evolution than revolution compared to the ...

There are no two ways about it, General Motors' LS1 V8 engine is an automotive icon. The raw American motor has been ripping up drag strips and terrorizing neighborhoods for almost three decades ...

No high school boy's bedroom wall poster ensemble was complete without Toyota's Supra, Acura's NSX, Nissan's 300ZX, Mitsubishi's 3000GT ... entirely new engine to replace the LS1 on his own ...