Aircraft Build Takes to the Skies with LS3 Power
Dressed as a V12, LS3 helps WWII-replica experimental airplane roar through the heavens like never before.
The LS has seen tons of action on the ground, from track days to pulls on the highway. A few times, it’s even helped a boat or two burn it all down on the lake or gulf. Wherever high performance is needed, the LS was there to provide it.
But what about the sky? Though usually the domain of power from the likes of Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, and General Electric, Concord, North Carolina-based tuner SS LSX Tuning & Performance helped one builder put his LS3 crate motor into a place it’s never been before: a WWII-replica experimental plane.
“Love hearing a customer flyby but not many tuners can say that literally LOL,” says the tuner on Facebook, who helped their customer dress-up his LS3 as a V12 aero engine, as well as tune it for propelling the P-51 Mustang replica into the skies.
SS LSX says the LS3-powered P-51 replica flies at around 3,000 to 4,000 RPM, which is generally the most anyone can get with a propeller pulling everything forward through the heavens for an excellent day of flying.
Good on SS LSX for making this airworthy replica thunder down the runway with LS3 power, and for the builder for choosing an excellent engine like the LS3 in the first place. Now everyone can enjoy the sound of an LS roaring by without needing to be safely off the road. All they have to do is to keep looking up.
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