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Holley Announces 2024 Flagship Events

Experiential events reinforce Holley’s commitment to serving customers across traditional and growing aftermarket verticals.

3,500+ HP 427 cid Billet LS Engine

At ACE Racing Engines, Stefan Rossi’s and Laura Pugh’s hard work has been paying off in the form of increased awareness and business, a new shop space out in California, and best of all, success on the track from numerous customers. Check out this excellent example of a maximum effort, billet LS engine for a drag-and-drive application.

ACE Racing Engines’ 427 cid Billet LS Drag-and-Drive Engine

We’ve known Stefan Rossi for a number of years now, and his work at ACE Racing Engines is something to behold. He’s an engine builder who never rests on his laurels, and is always pushing himself and his engines to new levels. Case in point, he’s developed a partnership with Noonan Race Engineering to utilize

Supercharged 388 cid LS-Powered Cadillac

We recently made a trip to Houston, TX and visited the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology to get a tour of the facility and see what all they had going on. In addition to their many classes and awesome facility, they had a Cadillac in the shop, which featured a supercharged LS engine for

Designing a Better LS Engine

After a customer wanted a Steve Morris Engines’ SMX in an LS version, Steve saw the upside and potential in the market, and a challenge to build a better LS.

Inside the Development of Frankenstein’s F-Series LS Cylinder Heads

Right away, engine builders knew it was special.

3 Engines for Sale – LS3 and Two Small Block Chevys

John Nijssen of Stroker Engine Exports is selling three performance V8 engine builds.

408 cid Nitrous LS Engine

During a tour of SAM Tech, we also got a chance to speak to a few students. One in particular, Jaylon Victorian, was nearing completion of a 408 cid nitrous LS engine. He applied his new engine building knowledge and skill set to the build, and it shines through in our latest Engine of the Week.

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Melling Performance 2024 LS/LT Parts Guide

Melling’s 2024 LS/LT Parts Guide is now available.

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1,100-HP Nitrous LS Engine

During a recent visit to SAM Tech in Houston, we not only got a full tour of the school’s facility, but we also got to speak with a few students about their time there. One student in particular, Jaylon Victorian, was wrapping up an 1,100-hp nitrous LS engine build on the dyno. We spoke to

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Darton LS Seal Tight Sleeve Kits

These kits allow you to add much more strength to LS blocks even at bigger bore sizes.

17,000 Sq.-Ft. of Engine Awesomeness at Late Model Engines

During a trip to Houston, TX last fall, we gave ourselves a few extra days to check out some shops in the area. One of the shops we had to stop into was Late Model Engines. Co-owners Bryan Neelen and Pecos Loughlin have established one of the best LS, LT and Hemi engine shops out