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Continually updated and modernized, 19 (!) of Chevrolet's current crate engines still use the 350 block as a base. Since 2005, GM has sold over a quarter-million 350 crate engines to customers ...
If you can't find a genuine Chevy 350 V8 to your liking, companies like BluePrint Engines manufacture GM Small Block Compatible versions as well. GM Performance crate engine prices range from $ ...
Are you starting with a shiny new crate engine or a used 5.3-liter that you yanked from a wreck? High-end billet drive systems or a repurposed GM serpentine drive system? The answer to this ...
General Motors began using LS V8 engines in its muscle car lineup in 1997 with the introduction of the 5.7-liter LS1, the first of its third-generation small block design. That first iteration ...
product marketing manager for GM Performance Parts. “We’ve put it all together in a convenient crate engine that saves time and money. And keep in mind, for less than $3,000, you’re getting ...
That is, of course, unless you've been paying attention to the new crop of small-blocks that are available in GM vehicles ... one of the best values in crate engines today. We know that ever ...
The uppercase X indicates a GM Performance Parts crate engine (think LSX454), whereas the lowercase x is a substitute for a number. Otherwise put, LSx stands for series-production LS engine.
More than 50 years after the original GM small-block 350 debuted, the company is still capitalizing on its pedigree, now in the form of yet another crate engine. The beloved power plant is geared ...
That first engine, the LS1, was a 5.7 liter, aluminum block, pushrod V8 that, in Corvette trim, produced around 350 horsepower at 5600 RPM. The next year, in '98, the LS found its way into GM's F ...
If you thought the Pontiac Fiero was some quirky ‘80s mid-engine GM experiment ... full-blown muscle beast with a rumbling 5.7-liter V8 crate engine. Parent Corporation General Motors Founded ...
Mopar, Chrysler Group’s parts and accessories brand, announced several additions to its Mopar Performance Parts line at the SEMA show, led by an all-new 5.7-liter Hemi crate engine, and crate ...