LSX Magazine Projects

Dive into LSX Magazine’s featured projects — in-depth LS and LT engine builds, dyno results, performance testing, and expert insights.
2000 Chevy Corvette
Project Honey Badger
Project Honey Badger is a continuation of Project Y2K. Unfortunately, the car sat, untouched, for the past six years. Now,we're getting it back into fighting shape.
Project Swedish Meatball
Project Swedish Meatball
Project Swedish Meatball is our take on modern hot rodding. We’re taking a 1994 Volvo 940 wagon and slapping some good old American horsepower under the hood.
Project Track Addict
Project Track Addict
The C8 was a monumental change in design for Corvette and has proven to be an excellent move. Follow along as we transform our C8 into a track day weapon that can still be enjoyed on the street.
1969 Camaro Nine Day Build
Project 899
LSX Magazine is going all-in on its latest project. With the help of some the coolest cats we're going to try to make 899 horsepower to the rear wheels and go 8.99 in a 9-day build with our 1969 Camaro.
1976 Chevy Luv
Project McLuvin
Our 1976 Chevy Luv, McLuvin, is going under the knife for some major upgrades. Follow along as we take this Light Utility Vehicle and turn it into a full-blown street terror.
1998 Ford Ranger Step Side
Project Two Face
Project Two Face lives up to its name. When you see Ford Rangers, you don’t expect much. There is part of the face. It is just a Ranger. What about the other? The other side of the face is a monster under the hood. This 1998 Ford Ranger will be…
2000 Firebird Formula WS6
Project Dirty Bird
Project Dirty Bird is a 2000 Firebird Formula WS6 that's been neglected over the past few years. We plan to bring the old 'Bird back to its former glory, one part at a time.
C700 2015 C7 Stingray
Project C700
To begin we ordered a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 coupe, equipped with the Z51 performance package, paddle-shifted eight-speed automatic, Magnetic Ride Control, and Performance Data Recorder. Our car was ordered in the 1LT trim level, which still has more than enough amenities for a nice sports car. The project name…
2000 Corvette Coupe
Project Y2K
Our mission with Project Y2k is to take America’s Sports Car and make it better on a blue collar budget, turning this decade-old platform into a car that’s good at a little bit of everything.
2008 Corvette C6
Project C6
While the C7 might be at center stage, the previous-generation C6 Corvette represents a tremendous platform for modification, and with clean, low-mile examples available at reasonable prices.
2008 Pontiac G8 GXP
Project Big Chief
The Pontiac G8 GXP was unleashed from the factory with a 6.2 liter (396 ci) LS3 Corvette engine rated at 415 horsepower and coupled to a Tremec TR-6060 manual transmission for an impressive 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds and 13 second quarter mile time. With this already impressive performance…
2006 TrailBlazer SS
Project SSleeper
GM's hot truck & SUV history can be traced back to the insane-for-the-nineties turbocharged Syclone pickup and Typhoon SUV. The Typhoon's successor, the TrailBlazer SS, provides the foundation for Project SSleeper.