engine swaps

No offense to any humble four- or six-banger, but if you’re plopping a new engine onto the frame rails of a vintage hot rod or classic truck, you’re probably going […]

An air intake system can be one of the most commonly overlooked aspects of an EFI engine swap—particularly for the GM LS swap crowd. And depending on your setup, you […]

It’s common for gearheads to embark on a header install, engine swap, or other motor/exhaust upgrades without giving much thought to oxygen sensors. Then halfway through the job, they realize […]

Q: I have a 1985 S-10 Blazer with a carbureted 2.8L V6, 4WD, and a 4-speed manual transmission. What parts do I need to covert the truck to a small block […]

We’ve covered the ins and outs of LS swaps — or at least we thought. Over the years, we’ve shown you how to identify LS engine blocks, looked at some of the engine […]

General Motors’ LS (Gen. III/IV) series of engines is the engine swap king these days. In addition to the parade of factory LS-powered late-model cars, you’ll find LS engines in old-school street rods, […]

You’ve got questions. We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re discussing Ford engine swaps–specifically the Coyote 5.0L. Q. “What about Ford engine swaps?” That’s […]

With all this talk about truck LS engines, I hear a lot of talk about swapping a 5.3L truck LS engine into a car. Why would you want to go from […]

In part one of Project Thunderbolt, we laid out the plans to stuff a GM LS3 V8 in to a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata. In this update we’re finishing the teardown […]

Light car + big engine = silly go-fast fun. Back in the 1940s and ‘50s it was Ford flathead, Olds, and Caddy V8s in Model As. Pontiac stuffed a 389 […]