Owning a classic car, truck, or SUV is a largely joyful experience, but there are definite pitfalls that come with the territory. Having a vehicle that is decades old in your driveway or garage often ...

The LM7/L33 5.3-liter V8 is the most affordable LS swap engine, with junkyard pulls from $300 and durability exceeding ...

We need not bore you with another diatribe about how the Chevy Vega was an unmitigated disaster vehicle for General Motors. But long story short, it's hard to market your cheap subcompact as a true ...

A squarebody C10 given a reliable 5.3-liter LS swap, a C-notched frame, a lowered stance on 20s, and fun electric exhaust ...

Chevy LS engines are among the most popular swap options for gearheads everywhere, and for good reason. LS motors are readily available at salvage yards across the nation, parts and upgrades are ...

LS V-8 engine swappers are a unique breed. As hot-rodders, they know the deep devotion to car brands that most folks in the hobby have. And yet, LS swappers are iconoclasts in microcosm. There's ...

Wind the clock back a decade, and asking why the LS remained the default swap choice would have been a pointless question. The answer was obvious — engines were cheap, plentiful, aftermarket support ...

Engine swaps are one of the timeless traditions of hot rodding. Maybe it's dropping in a small-block to replace that six-banger, or big-block instead of a Mouse. There's numerous this-for-that ...

An LS-swapped squarebody Jimmy with a 4-inch lift, 33-inch tires, and a removable hardtop, a characterful classic 4x4 with ...

GM's LS engine is a powerhouse, thanks to great-flowing heads that enable tremendous horsepower and high-rpm performance. But while the LS is becoming a more popular swap choice for earlier, pre-C5 ...

Jeep used the AX15 or NV3550 transmission in literally hundreds of thousands of Jeeps from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. And that's not even including Dodge light-duty pickups that used them in ...