When it was introduced for the 1997 model year in the then-new fifth-generation Corvette, the Gen III small-block was indeed a revolution. It was the first redesign of the basic small-block ...

Back in the early 1990s the Gen II LT1 and LT4 engines powered GM's hottest performance cars, but GM read the tea leaves and knew that this platform would not be able to get them where they would ...

When introduced for the '05 model year, the C6 received the evolutionary Gen IV LS2 powerplant, which carried ratings of 400 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque. While the new engine's cylinder heads ...

Remember that photo from Weapons Grade Performance of a Corvette LS2 motor sitting in the engine bay of a Subaru BRZ? Well it turns out that the all the work is finally done, and the “BRZ06” is alive, ...

In the September issue, we strapped a stock LS2 crate engine to our engine dyno and coaxed 472 horsepower and 505 lb-ft. of torque out of it (see "Great Crate" Sept. '06). Impressive numbers, but as ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

The styling and classic status of the C1 Corvette will surely never run out of style, but its lack of horsepower might need some adjustments for these modern times. For thought, if one had a 1959 ...