We could’ve titled this story “lipsticking the pig” but the LS series of engines from Chevrolet are certainly not pigs in terms of performance. But, in regards to looks they can’t hold a ...

GM Accessory-Drive LayoutsAll factory GM systems place ... with any passenger-car LS EFI intake manifold because of interference between the throttle body and the idler pulley.

This means a pulley system from a C6 LS3 will bolt onto a C5 LS1, or LS6, and vice versa. See where we’re going here? Yep, dropping an LS3 (or even a wet-sump LS7, LS9 or LSA) into your C5 is ...