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Another shop said junk it, but a $50 insert saved this LS engine block

A customer snapped off a main bolt while installing aftermarket studs in their Gen 3 LS engine block, then made things worse by attempting to drill it out themselves. Another machine shop told them ...
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Building a 6-71-Blown, 427-Inch Dart LS Street Engine

Yeah, we get it, LS engines make great power. But our classic Chevy small- and big-blocks just look so cool stuffed between the fenders of our vintage rides. What's a gearhead to do? Well, for ...
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Long-Block Assembly on a Field-Find Budget LS Engine Rebuild

Project Groundhog, Part 2: Buttoning things up with the installation of heads, valvetrain, and intake on our rescued 2005-era Chevy LS truck engine. When we left Project Groundhog at the end ofPART 1, ...
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The Legendary Chevy LS Engine: How It Redefined Performance Standards

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...