If the LS1/LS2/LS6 engine family has a shortcoming, it has to be the rocker arm mounting, which doesn't allow for adjustment. Non-adjustable rockers have become standard in virtually all late-model ...

LS engine architecture is indisputably amazing. There are examples everywhere, including the pages of Car Craft, of engines plucked out of salvage yards making reliable horsepower even at 1,000+ hp.

High mileage or a high-performance camshaft swap: Those are the top two reported reasons for LS rocker-arm failure. The symptoms are a miss with a ticking sound coming from the valve cover or needle ...

For the past two months, we've taken readers on a detailed ride through a full-on LS1 engine assembly. In Part 1 of this homegrown motor build series ("My First Stroker," Aug. 2006), we prepped our ...