The third generation small block started with the LS1, a 5.7-liter V8 powering Corvettes, Firebirds, and Pontiac GTOs. More iterations would follow, with the Vortec 5300's first iteration, the LM7, ...

The current LS-series small-block certainly had big shoes to fill, after all, the small-block Chevy had been around for some time and garnered more than its fair share of awards and racing success.

Engine Mastersreturns with one of the age-old debates in the hot rodding world: should you run electronic fuel-injection or a carburetor on your V8? David Freiburger, Steve Dulcich, and Westech ...

Direct Injection 5.3L L83 engines are starting to show up in salvage yards, but how do they compare to the super popular 5.3L Vortecs that have been a mainstay of LS swaps? We were a bit skeptical of ...

Builder Nathan Hoy turned his humble 2017 Chevy Sonic into a wild V8 sleeper, squeezing a 5.3-liter LM7 truck engine under the hood. He calls it the “SuperSonic,” and it sounds every bit as crazy as ...