We put both engines on the dyno to see which made more horsepower and torque. It didn’t go as planned. Over the past year, we assembled two very mild small-blocks aimed at the typical hot-rodder ...

A dyno test showed dangerously low oil levels can produce a 10 percent horsepower bump in an LS V8—for one run, at least. It’s Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, and do I have an offer for you! No, it’s not ...

Dynamometer tests are used to measure a car's torque and rpm response. But how do they get that information? And how reliable is what they get?

Iron 5.7L LS1 budget engine dyno run - Fast 92mm Intake We took the rotating guts from an LS1 engine and stuffed them into a bored out 5.3L block for a budget engine that put out over 450 horsepower ...

Back in 2004, GM Performance Parts shipped us a complete LS1 to evaluate. Looking back, we really threw the hammer at this one. We tested every off-the-shelf cam, manifolds and cylinder heads, ...

We like to think that words such as "cheap" or "easy" apply to some of the things we do with our cars. When it comes to budget builds, the LS family of engines is a great platform, especially when a ...