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LS3 Engine Engineers - Inside Information

In a VETTE exclusive, we introduce you to the engineers in charge of the Corvette's LS3 engine components. Part 1: Cylinder block, rotating assembly, and oiling system Despite the exotic allure of the ...
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Small Block LS Engine Dyno Testing Part II - Big Power, Small Budget

With the majority of the short-block assembled in Part I, the L92/LS3 engine is ready to be completed and then tested on the dyno. To recap the build, in Part I Texas Speed and Performance (TSP) used ...
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First Look: Performance Design’s XS Intake Manifold for LS3 V-8

A stock LS3 rec-port intake manifold is hard to beat and only costs $299. When Chevy went back to the drawing board after the success of the cathedral-port Gen III LS1 small-block V-8, it realized ...
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LS3 Engine Engineers - Inside Information

If you recall from Part 1 of "Inside Information" (May '11), we introduced you to the talented and highly trained Design Responsible Engineers (DREs) who oversee the design, development, validation, ...