General Motors introduced the third-generation small-block V8 engine, the 5.7-liter LS1, in conjunction with the new C5 Chevrolet Corvette in 1997. That launch marked the beginning of the LS engine ...

With over 885 HP and sub-2-second 0–60 times this blown AWD C8 Corvette throws down hard! Boost is a glorious thing. It can make a slow car fast and a fast car capable of smacking the crap out of the ...

It's got 800 horsepower but isn't out of hand. In fact, this perfectly-built machine is manageable, nimble, and absolutely mesmerizing.

Earlier this year we bolted a cam and headers on a 5.3L Gen III called Little Bro and made 458 hp at a screaming 6,600 rpm. That engine revealed the potential of a lesser-known family of iron-block GM ...