It's not even Australia Day, but we're hearing GM's giving their high-performance team down under a gift of power. Holden's Special Vehicles team announced last night they'll be fitting the US-built ...
We took an LS3 block from Summit Racing, added a 3.267-inch stroke crankshaft from a 4.8L, spun it to 8,000, and made 607 hp. The secret to this small-block screamer is the short stroke and good head ...
Back in part one of our new GMPP LS3 testing ("Late Crate Update," Oct. '10), we subjected a factory-fresh LS3 crate motor from GM Performance parts to a series of performance upgrades, including a ...
If you recall from our last issue, Chevrolet asked us to go behind closed doors to participate in a dry-sump-LS3 engine build and document the process. The location of our assignment was GM's ...
Inspired by his father’s SCCA-spec Chevrolet Corvette with a big-block V8 engine and individual throttle bodies, Marcus Fry wanted a road-legal racecar of his own. But as opposed to his old man, ...
In Part 3, after driving and experiencing the 550hp LS3 V8 Defender by Squire Editions, I give my final verdict. Is this crazy restomod something I could actually live with — or just admire from afar?
In Part 1, I check out the 550hp LS3 V8-powered Land Rover Defender by Squire Editions — and it’s absolutely insane. Old-school off-roader meets muscle car power, and I’m already hooked. Here’s why ...
With the success of our Modern Mouse series, we decided it was time to recognize the big-bore crowd. Loyal readers of Super Chevy will remember the Modern Mouse series started with a stock 5.3L LM7 ...
Remember the guy we featured a few months ago who 3D printed a functional scale model of a Subaru EJ20 flat-four? Well, he's got another creation, and this one's even better. It's a replica of the LS3 ...
We're always down for a good V-8 swap, and this one is exceptionally cool. It's a Chevy Sonic hatchback rally car that's had an LS3 crate motor shoehorned under its hood, and equipped with all-wheel ...