The heart of any hot rod project is the engine and transmission. In the case of the Week To Wicked 1967 Nova, power is being provided by a remanufactured aluminum-block 6.2L LS3 engine from AutoZone.

The LS3 crate engine has earned a reputation as one of Chevrolet's most trusted and versatile powerplants. Churning out 430 hp at 5,900 rpm, in addition to 425 lb-ft of torque, which arrives at 4,600 ...

GM's highly-regarded LS3 is one of the company's most celebrated small-block V8 engines. It burst onto the scene in 2008 as the evolution of GM's "Gen IV" LS family and its immediate predecessor, the ...

The spy shots last week told us what to expect and now GM has unveiled the 2008 Corvette, fitted with a new 6.2L LS3 V8 engine developing 430hp and 575 Nm of torque. Other changes include the option ...

Everyone who ever had a Defender knows that the British brand and the "reliable" word could not be part of the same sentence unless there was a "not" between them. But that changed when the Arkonik ...

When the 1997 Corvette was new it was fielding a very potent powerplant: the Gen III all-aluminum LS1. At 345 hp it made the Corvette pretty fast. But as they say "that was then and this is now" and ...

Remember the phrase, “There’s no replacement for displacement?” Chevy builders followed that for years. Norm Brown heeded that advice for a long time. “I had a ’73 Nova with a 400 small-block in it,” ...

Vauxhall’s mighty VXR8 super-saloon gets a potent new V8 engine this summer, with even more power and improved performance. The new unit allows the VXR8 to raise the bar yet again among its rivals, ...

When you head out to a wrecking yard in search of the right used and low-mileage LS-series engine to transplant under the hood of your classic or custom ride, it doesn't matter whether it is a ...

To this day, Shelby American can build the Cobra of your dreams if your pockets are deep enough to own a piece of history. For example, the aluminum-bodied 427 S/C without the engine and transmission ...