It was used in the C4 Chevrolet Corvette up until 1996. For the 1997, the new C5 Chevy Corvette received the new LS1 V8; a clean-sheet design that would be part of a new family of engines.

Alright, we'll stop beating around the bush now. It's the General Motors LS small-block V8, an engine which has powered the likes of sports cars, pickup trucks, full-size sedans, and even work vans.

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