We like to think that words such as "cheap" or "easy" apply to some of the things we do with our cars. When it comes to budget builds, the LS family of engines is a great platform, especially when a ...

In the January 1999 issue, we challenged ourselves to build an engine capable of putting a 3,300-pound car into the 13-second zone for $500 ("Getting Away with It"). We stipulated that the engine ...

Turbos and superchargers have made extra power almost easy to come by. Thanks to them, even tiny four-cylinders can make the type of numbers that used to be reserved for big-displacement engines. That ...

Junkyards are the ultimate department stores for cheapskate gearheads. At each location there are acres and acres of potential goodies, but it takes a sharp-eyed bargain hunter and some special ...

This is not the story that we planned. General Motors' 4.8/5.3-liter LS-based blocks are relatively plentiful in the junkyards, but the larger displacement 6.0-liter LQ4 and LQ9 engines are tougher to ...

The Eaton-designed cylinder-deactivation scheme in the V8-6-4 involved solenoids on the rocker arms of two cylinders per bank, disengaging two or four pairs of rockers when needed. This hardware fit ...