The story behind the legendary LS7 V8, the last big-displacement engine before emissions rules changed the game.

I can’t forget my first experience with the soon-to-be-gone Chevrolet LS7 V8 engine. I was only a few months into this whole “automotive journalism” thing and had gone to a media track day at the ...

Chevrolet offers a variety of crate motors, but the LS7 will no longer be one of them. Introduced with the C6 Corvette Z06, and then offered in the Z/28 fifth-generation Camaro, the LS7 V8 was a ...

There's an old saying among car buffs that "there's no replacement for displacement." Nowadays, that's not exactly true. Forced induction such as superchargers and turbochargers has replaced sheer ...

Extra displacement and a compression bump really wakes up this LS7 engine build. LS7s make great LS-swap mills, but what if 427 cubic inches just isn't enough displacement for you? Well then, what you ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

Antonio is a chemical engineering student pursuing his master's degree in chemical engineering and sustainable processes. Throughout his academic journey, he has gained substantial knowledge in areas ...

The fact that nostalgia is big business has not been lost on the marketing team at Chevrolet. One need only look at their most recent ZL1, ZR1 and (the focus of this story) LS7 to see that they are ...

How do you build a better mousetrap? The question was one asked of the Chevy engineers when it came time to upgrade the legendary small-block. The result of their hard work ultimately (after the LT1) ...

It has been a while since we did an installment of the March Performance '57 convertible build, but I can assure you it is undergoing some rather time-consuming metalwork prior to paint at this point.