GM has built dynamite small-block V-8s for generations, but they blew up the platform with the supercharged LT5.

with the majority of the LT5's additional horsepower coming from its larger displacement supercharger. The LT5's 755 ...

However, to up the LT5's performance, General Motors fitted it with a larger throttle body, a new dual fuel-injection system, a stronger crankshaft, and a larger supercharger with 52% more ...

Starting with that engine. The LT5 is an evolution of the old LT4, comprising of 6.2 litres of combustion capacity, pressurised by an intercooled supercharger. Chevrolet says the supercharger ...

Seeing an LT5 again would also be déjà vu – in its former life it was a 5.7-liter V8 for the C4 Corvette ZR-1 from 1990-1994 designed by Lotus, producing from 370 hp to 405 hp.

At its core, the LT5’s architecture is the same as the LT4, sharing the same block, head, pistons, and connecting rods. The additional performance comes from an all-new supercharger, an all-new ...