
Dart SHP LS Next Cast Iron Engine Block
When Dart introduced the LS Next block in 2013, it opened the door to mechanically reliable big horsepower builds. The design featured a bottom end with splayed billet main caps, priority main oiling, 6-bolt head provisions, longer cylinder barrels and much more. The iron, aluminum and billet variants essentially blew the top off horsepower limitations and we at BOROWSKI RACE ENGINES, INC. were all over it from Day 1 as the advantages were glaringly obvious. We have since built a gamut of power including NA, supercharged, turbo and nitrous engines. One recent LS Next creation of ours featured a 4.5L Whipple plus nitrous and water-meth injection shown in the video below. Borowski Built Whipple 427 LS from Borowski Race Enterprises on Vimeo. The downside for those who had an OEM LS equipped vehicle was that the LS Next skirtless design was not directly compatible with many of the OEM parts such as the oil pan, filter and accessories. All of these challenges could be solved with afterma