Even more importantly, the cam sets the stage for future modifications, including nitrous or boost. Add either one to a stock LS engine and it will perform well.

Having run endless testing on the previous LS engine family, we couldn't help but wonder if the new engines responded just as well to a shot of nitrous. Spoiler alert: The answer was an emphatic.

Our "My First Stroker" 383 LS1 Stroker project engine is finally ready to run. Check out what kind of horse power this small block makes. Only at GM High-Tech Performance Magazine.

Car magazines are full of 1,000-horsepower LS engine stories teeming with superchargers, turbochargers, intercoolers, massive loads of nitrous, race gas, and all sorts of glamorous equipment ...