The engine was used in the Corvette from 1997 through 2004. In 1998, GM introduced the LS1 in its F-Body vehicles — the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. The engine was rated at ...

During this time, there was a lot more purity among older cars, love it or hate it. One interesting find during this time is ...

Late-model cars need certain care to clean the engine bay. There are electronics ... careful when approaching the area. Lucky for the LS1 F-body guys, the intake system is only open from one ...

That first engine, the LS1, was a 5.7 liter ... the LS found its way into GM's F-body cars—the Camaro and Firebird/Trans Am. By 1999, an iron-block variant with aluminum heads had found its ...

Three years later, Tony found this Trans Am. "I was at a dealer auction trying ... the introduction of the LS1 engine. See All 14 Photos The all-aluminum LS1 powerplant replaced the iron block ...

Those of you longtime readers may remember our good friend and fellow SIM Editor, Mr. Jay Heath, the former owner of our '99 LS1 Trans Am project that raucously pounced Englishtown Raceway Park ...

The LS family of V8s are GM's gift to those seeking affordable, reliable performance, and that was true 20 years ago. For 1998, Pontiac equipped the Trans Am with a 305-hp version of the LS1 ...

General Motors' LS V8 engines are likely among the most well ... The company also blessed the fourth-generation Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with the LS1 for the last few years that those cars ...

The Trans Am also takes it up a notch with very strong ... The Firebird V8 is powered by the Corvettes LS1 engine. This engine coupled with the handling package of the Firebird make a great ...

III LS1 engine in its sweet spot for optimum performance ... Mike Wade and Jim Madison made quick work of our Trans Am's tasks and had us ready for the track in around six hours.