Tech: modern small-blocks
If the next generation of small-blocks from GM, Ford and Chrysler are anything to go by, the V8 engine is a long way from dead
ProFlo Performance’s blown 632-cube big-block Chev combo
This 14/71-blown 632ci monster is destined for a tough street-driven HQ
Race Cast Engineering’s Aussie-built 900hp V12 LS package
If you think you’ve seen everything when it comes to LS swaps, you need to check out this 900hp V12 LS, made right here in Australia
BK Race Engines-built 650hp Chevy mouse motor
Old-school V8s still thrive in today’s high-tech performance world
BG Engines-built blown 388ci LS combo
This 8/71-blown monster pieced together by Damian Baker at BG Engines is destined for a client’s burnout car
Chevrolet W-series 348 & 409 V8s (1958–1965)
Launched in 1958, Chevy’s W-series big-blocks delivered brutal performance
Warspeed’s Harrop-blown 400-cube LS combo
Warspeed Industries push the small-cube boundaries with this Harrop-supercharged 400ci LS, destined for a tough street/drag VN Berlina
Buyer’s guide: Late-model crate engines
Here’s the hottest late-model crate motors available right now – including some of the wildest bent-eights Detroit has ever offered!
Tuff Mounts Gen V test bed: 6.2L L87
This Gen V, cam-only combo now powers the Tuff Mounts HQ Holden wagon
Gen V: GM’s LT engine family
In the face of electric vehicles and overhead-cam Fords, General Motors’ pushrod small-block is now in its fifth generation. Here is our look at these latest-gen mills
Inside the C8 ZR1 Corvette’s 1064hp, quad-cam, twin-turbo LT7 V8
Delving into America’s most powerful production engine – GM’s new, 1064hp, twin-turbo LT7
Warspeed 427ci LS built for Finke Desert Race torture
Troy Worsley built this LS-based combo for a client’s Trophy Truck to handle the extremes of off-road desert racing
VT Commodore LS1-to-LS3 engine swap
Dropping an LS3 into an LS1 Commodore isn’t as easy as it sounds
ProFlo Performance-built 403-cube blown LS combo
This combo out of ProFlo Performance uses a cast-iron LQ9 block plus as-cast LS3 heads with stock valves and is destined for staffer Brodie Ward’s VL Commodore
ProFlo Performance-built twin-turbo 403-cube LQ9 combo
ProFlo Performance pieced together this boosted LS combo for a customer’s ’51 pick-up, expecting it to make around 900-1000hp on pump fuel
BG Engines-built 434-cube small-block Chev
This tough BG-built Chev mill runs on pump fuel and is destined for a street-and-strip LJ Torana
LS engine family part 1: Gen III + Gen IV
The LS engine has been in production for over a quarter-century, and there are literally dozens of variants to play with. Here’s the skinny on the whole bunch!
Harrop-blown 388-cube LS combo by Warspeed
Sam Ali charged Troy Worsley of Warspeed Industries to build a bomb-proof combo that could take all the hurt he could ever want to inflict
Australian-made LS accessory drive solutions that work
The team at Queensland workshop Heavy Metal Garage is designing and building LS accessory drive solutions that look great and fit like a charm
Warspeed 388-cube twin-turbo Dart LS combo
Troy Worsley of Warspeed Industries built this beefy 388-cube twin-turbo Dart LS for a customer’s drag ‘n’ drive VC Commodore