The biggest complaint about LS-type engines is they cost a lot of coin to get into. Yeah, the typical LS mill will bleed more cash from your wallet compared to a traditional small-block, but if you're ...

The Chevy 5.3 liter Gen III engine was installed in thousands of pickups and vans from 1999 through 2007. The majority of them were the RPO LM7 / VIN T engine with the cast iron block, but there were ...

If the past has shown us anything, it is that readers of Super Chevy relish their small-blocks. Not that we don't show equal love to their big-block brothers, but there is something about a Mouse ...

While the 5.3L LS4 V8 was the first car engine to feature Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) technology, it was not Flex Fuel capable and did not have variable valve timing. As mentioned, ...

Automotive engine technology has come a long way since Carl Benz put a one-cylinder 2/3 horsepower engine on the Patent Motorwagen in the late 19th century. Modern engines are cleaner-burning, highly ...

The 5.3-liter V8 Ecotec3 might seem like the stepchild of the General Motors family, especially with the LS series of engines around, but it's a winner in its own right. This naturally aspirated ...