Modifications for your 5.3L Vortec V8 engine are a lot like eating potato chips ... you can't stop at just one. It starts innocently enough with a cold air intake, because hey, who doesn't want better ...

To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...

Third-Gen Camaro owners love their TPI 350s and 305s. The intake runner tubes have lots of eyeball appeal plus they work really well. The wish of TPI owners is that they could pop on a set of ...

I have a '77 Chevy C10 with what I'm told is a Gen II small-block Chevy (SBC) and a 700-R4 trans out of an '87 Suburban. The distributor is rear-mount and is an HEI. The valve covers have the ...

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, ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines were ...

Brian Gruben won't lie. He wants to go fast, but he's on a budget like the rest of us. Unlimited funds are for the federal government. Follow along and we'll show you how Gruben added 40-plus ...