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Cheap 4.8L Vortec LS Junkyard Engine Build: Make 500+ hp for $2400

LS power on the cheap is easy if you know where to look and what to do. 500+ hp from a junkyard 4.8L Vortec LS? Yep, and it's easier than you think. Sure, new crate engines are great if you have the ...
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Here’s How to Add 200 HP to a Junkyard LS Engine Without Boost or Nitrous

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 ...
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LS-Swapped 1979 Pontiac Firebird Is A Homebuilt Junkyard Superstar: Video

While there are more than a few folks out there that approach their build with a deadly serious attitude, wringing their hands over every precious little detail, some enthusiasts are in it just to ...
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Pontiac Firebird With Junkyard Vortec LS Turbo V8 Rips at the Drag Strip

The third generation of the Pontiac Firebird was produced from 1982 to 1992, and the Trans Am GTA couldn’t do better than 240 horsepower from 5.7 liters of displacement for the final model year. Be ...
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Cheap 4.8L Vortec LS Junkyard Engine Build: Make 500+ hp for $2400

LS power on the cheap is easy if you know where to look and what to do. 500+ hp from a junkyard 4.8L Vortec LS? Yep, and it's easier than you think. Sure, new crate engines are great if you have the ...