When we last left Modern Mouse, our in-house 5.3 LS dyno mule, we had just run a Zex perimeter plate nitrous system on the now 383-cube stroker. For those who don't remember, the Modern Mouse series ...

Among the advantages of these engines are factory aluminum heads, lightweight composite intakes and in some cases aluminum blocks. Many, such as the 5.3L (RPO LM7) have a cast-iron block with aluminum ...

When does "just a little bit more" become too much of a good thing? The answer is that it occurs a lot sooner than most hot-rodders think. We're not sure when it happened, but at some point an engine ...

In general, the General Motors Vortec 5.3-liter V8 is a powerful, dependable engine. If you're not familiar with General Motors' Vortec engines, they are a family of small-block V8s that GM put into ...