Modified engines are the lifeblood of our sport and we love to showcase the most powerful, beautiful and inventive examples each year.
While V8s are a major focus, we cover almost anything of interest, including vintage engines such as the Ford flathead, late-model Japanese sixes and even Mazda rotary engines!
LS engine variants part one – Generation III
After almost 20 years in production, there are dozens of LS engine variants, so here is he skinny on the LS family tree
V12 LS goes to a custom block – video
The guys behind the Aussie-made V12 LS1 have now created their own custom engine block
Dandy engines-built Ford 380ci Cleveland – Mill of the Month
Robert Kardum is expecting around 700hp on the dyno from his 380-cube Clevo, built by Frank Marchese at Dandy Engines in Victoria
3500 horsepower LS motor in the build – Henson Racing Engines
We check out some killer builds at Henson Racing Engines, including an LS combo aiming to make 3500hp at up to 90psi
Project VL – forged bottom end RB30 assembly – Episode Five
In this episode of Project VL we’re back at Powerhouse Engines assembling Aiden’s RB30 engine
Project VL – big boost RB30 engine build – Episode Four
In this episode of Project VL it’s full steam ahead on Aiden’s RB30 engine build at Powerhouse Engines
Kranky’s 515ci big-block Chev makes monster grunt on engine dyno – video
Damo from BG Engines in North Richmond has been playing around with the motor out of Rod Waters’s KRANKY HQ Holden on the engine dyno
LS conversion kit for a first-gen Holden Commodore – part two
The finishing touches to the Castlemaine Rod Shop/Waddington Street Rods supercharged LS-powered VL Commodore build
LS conversion kit for a first-gen Holden Commodore – part one
Castlemaine Rod Shop builds a supercharged Holden VL to showcase its revamped LS-into-early-Commodore conversion kit
Engine ID guide – Ford, Holden, Chrysler & Chevrolet
An easy guide to spotting classic street machine engines
710hp Holden 383 stroker V8 with 367-cube combo
James Melmoth from Melway Competition Engines (MCE) puts together some of the toughest street ’n’ strip Holden V8s around
History of the Holden V8 part two: 1980-2000
In part two we look at the blue and black series motors plus the developments through to the last Aussie-built Holden V8 of the VT Commodore and VSIII ute
History of the Holden V8 part one: Red Motor 253, 308 & F5000
We take an in-depth look at the history of Holden’s Aussie-built V8 and the many changes it went through over 30 years. WhichCar is the home of Street Machine magazine.
Modified Holden 253/308 oil pump – Tech Torque
When the pressure’s on, you don’t want your Holden V8 running dry
Favourite engines from our Facebook page
Our Facebook readers tell us what their favourite engine is and why
527CI LSX build – as big as you can go?
LSX Race Engines in Australia pushes the RHS block to its biggest ever displacement – behold, the 527ci LSX
Stealth engine build – stock looking LS street motor packing discreet mods
How much power can you wring out of what looks like a standard LS?
1000hp blown 350 Chev on the dyno – video
James North’s new blown and injected 350 Chev on the dyno at Adicted Performance
239ci Ford Flathead V8: Mill of the Month
Feast your eyes on some hot-rodding porn – it’s 239 cubes of injected flathead fury heading for a cool 1935 Ford Cabriolet belonging to Sydney hot-rodder Geoff Oppy.
Noonan Racing debuts revolutionary Hemi and LS engines at the Pri Show – video
Noonan Ultimate Race Engineering debuted three new racing engines to the USA market at this year’s Performance Racing Industry trade show in Indianapolis