Viknesh Vijayenthiran July 17, 2008 Comment Now! The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is one of the fastest production cars to come out of GM, and at the heart of its stunning performance is the LS9 engine.

It was almost three years ago when GM introduced the 7-liter LS7 engine as the most potent mill ever churned out by the General. At 505 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque it surpassed everything else ...

We at GMHTP have sung the praises of every new LS V-8 for the past decade, and the song remains the same: building off of the original Gen III in 1997, every new GM mill gets more strength, more ...

At the GM Performance Build Center in Wixom, Michigan, you won't find anybody piecing together hybrid engines, diesel mills, or powerplants fueled by used cooking grease. They're not tasked with ...

GM Executive Vice President Tom Stephens says GM will continue to press forward on all technology fronts, including hybrids, alternative fuels, and plug-in electrics. "If you know the history of ...

GM Performance Parts has announced the introduction of its 638 HP LS9 crate motor, set to debut at the SEMA show next week. Yep, the supercharged, 6.2-liter heart of the ZR1 can now be ordered without ...

Everyone knows the LS swap is the defacto engine swap, but coming across a 6.2-liter LS9 supercharged V8 engine is a little less common. But, there’s currently one for sale and it’s looking for a new ...

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The official dyno numbers are in: The supercharged 6.2-liter V8 in the forthcoming Chevy Corvette ZR1 cranks out 638 horsepower. That's about 20 hp more than the estimates from General Motors' ...

There's nothing remarkable about a first-generation Chevy Tahoe. It's a fine automobile built on General Motors' stout GMT400 platform, and it was offered with a list of engines ranging from the ...

The 6.2-liter LS9 supercharged V8 was a special engine, powering a very special Corvette. The C6 Corvette ZR1 came stomping out of Bowling Green, Kentucky ready to do battle with some of the quickest ...