Back in 2009 when LS swaps were gaining ground, we had Mike Copeland write an in-depth story on the things you need to consider when swapping in an LS engine into a vintage muscle car. Mike was the ...

In the hot rod world engine swaps are a big part of what we do. It can be a small-block V-8 to replace a straight six-banger, a big-block in place of a small-block, or any number of "this for that" ...

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 ...

Poet Robert Frost once wrote, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." In other words, you could do an LS swap, but there are so ...

The Chevy Impala nameplate has quite the history attached to it, dating all the way back to the late ‘50s. The final tenth-generation Impala launched for the 2014 model year as a four-door, ...

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 ...

The LS engine, originally designed for General Motors’ vehicles in the late 1990s, has transcended its initial purpose to become the most popular swapped powerplant in automotive history. Its ...

We all know the formula: big engine plus small car equals loads of fun. It’s a combination as old as hot rodding itself. No surprise then, that the formula is still in use today, with modern builds ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...