Ron Porter has been around fast cars for as long as most car guys have been alive. He has turned many wrenches, painted many panels, and driven many drag cars over the years but decided to build a ...

After the Corvair of Unsafe at Any Speed fame, Chevrolet came up with the Nova to take on the Ford Falcon. The X-body model is a popular project car these days, and the restomodding scene can’t get ...

Ron Strayhorn is an ambitious hot rodder. By day he's a mild-mannered executive running GM's western region service and parts operations, but when he's not on the clock, he's scheming new and more ...

The allure of swapping a third- or fourth-generation small-block Chevrolet V-8 "LS" engine into a vehicle not born with one has its roots in two classic motivations: curiosity and necessity. In the ...

Owning a classic car, truck, or SUV is a largely joyful experience, but there are definite pitfalls that come with the territory. Having a vehicle that is decades old in your driveway or garage often ...

Chevy LS engines are among the most popular donor motors for DIY swaps in vehicles from vintage muscle cars and Jeeps to 1970s and '80s sports cars. The LS series' high power-to-weight ratio, ...

The venerable LS engine swap is a meme for one very good reason – the LS V8 is a great engine. With its relatively low weight, compact size, big power potential, and a seemingly endless supply of ...

Hedman Performance Group’s sub-brands including Hedman Hedders, Hamburger’s Performance, and Trans Dapt have put together a kit that they’re calling an “LS Swap-in-a-box.” The kit was created in an ...