Tag: ls1

This week’s Drag Race video takes us to Germany, where we see an LS1 powered 4th generation Pontiac Firebird racing against an LS1 powered 4th gen Chevrolet Camaro. Nothing is known about either of these two cars outside of the engine (which is fairly obvious), but this presents a good example of American muscle in […] More »

A gorgeous woman, a moving act of kindness – seeing either one is enough to render you speechless. A beautiful sunset can have the same effect. Even when it’s in the form of an automotive paint job. Forum member lbls1‘s 2002 Camaro SS doesn’t require an open mouth to be enjoyed. All you have to […] More »

Putting a powerful engine like an LS1 in a tiny pickup like a Chevy S10 is a recipe for a solid burnout machine, but when you tack on a turbo system, you have a compact pickup that is worthy of wearing the “Xtreme” badges. There is no information as to what all is done to […] More »

The 1998 Chevrolet Camaro introduced the muscle car world to the LS1 V8 and while it was a beast stock, there were few engines available when the LS1 debuted that would accept mods and make power like the first LS V8. Although GM has a long and storied history of high performance, the LS1 took […] More »

This week’s Dyno Blast segment features a 3rd generation Chevrolet Camaro IROC Z powered by an LS1 V8 on the dyno. This engine is said to be modified with only a unique camshaft package, shorty headers and an LS6 intake manifold, but I would guess that it also has a full exhaust system based on […] More »

This week’s Drag Race video takes a look at a 1999 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 that took part in the Hot Rod Drag Week 2011, running mid 11s with some fairly simple mods over the course of the week-long race-and-cruise event. The owner of this LS1 Camaro is Stephen Mashburn and with modifications including an LS6 […] More »

We here at LS1tech think that either a LS or LT V8 should go in just about anything and everything. From Prius, to weird old Subarus, to the odd Acura Integra. Our motto is V8s for all! But is there anything, so heinous that a V8 shouldn’t go into? Or is V8 always the answer, […] More »