Engine Guides

[Editor’s Note: This LM7 engine upgrade guide is part of a series of LS engine upgrade guides assembled by a team of LS experts at Summit Racing that we are sharing at […]

The LM7 is a 5.3L, Gen. 3 small block engine used in GM trucks between 1999 and 2007. For marketing purposes, it was also known as the Vortec 5300. The […]

[Editor’s Note: This LSA engine upgrade guide is part of a series of LS engine upgrade guides assembled by a team of LS experts at Summit Racing that we are sharing at […]

The LSA is a supercharged, Gen. 4, 6.2L, aluminum block engine. The engine specs and information listed here is for a stock LSA engine. Mechanically similar, General Motors’ LS and LS-based […]

[Editor’s Note: Because the LQ4 and LQ9 engines are so similar, we’ve combined them for this engine upgrade guide, which is part of a series of LS engine upgrade guides assembled by a […]

The LQ9 is a 6.0L Gen. 3 small block engine used in GM trucks between 2002 and 2007. For marketing purposes, it was also known as the Vortec HO 6000 […]

[Editor’s Note: This LS7 engine upgrade guide is part of a series of LS engine upgrade guides assembled by a team of LS experts at Summit Racing that we are sharing at OnAllCylinders. […]

The LS7 is a Gen. 4, 7.0L, aluminum small block engine. It was available in GM’s high performance cars between 2006 and 2015. The LS7 is the largest displacement engine in the LS family. […]

[Editor’s Note: This LS6 engine upgrade guide is part of a series of LS engine upgrade guides assembled by a team of LS experts at Summit Racing that we are sharing […]

The 5.7L LS6 is the most powerful Gen. 3 small block engine as it came from the factory. It is an improved version of the LS1 produced for the 2001 […]