The Mopar name, Chrysler's clever blend of letters from its motor parts arm, is synonymous with powerful engines from the muscle car era. Today, Mopar continues to set the standard for high ...

In the history of engines made by Mopar — the parts division of Stellantis, who owns Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and more — the flashiest of the bunch naturally come from the height of the muscle car era ...

When Chrysler invented antifreeze in 1937, it established the Mopar brand (a mashup of the words "motor" and "parts") to help sell its new product along with a larger line of car parts and accessories ...

Sometimes, in order to appreciate where we are, we need to look back at where we were. 25 years ago, the crate engine world wasn't even close to what it is today. A 468 was a "big" big-block, and the ...

The Hurricane inline-6 has finally arrived as a crate engine The crate engine is called the HurriCrate and is available in two tunes and two block sizes Pricing ranges from $7,995 to $13,745 ...

Straight off the bat, it's the engine sizes. The Mopar 383 V8 displaces 383 cubic inches (6.3 liters), sitting between the 340 (5.6 liters) and 440 (7.2 liters). The 340, 383, and 440 all are part of ...

It was late in 1967 when Mopar's 340 first became available in the '68 models. Sure, it may have only been 22 ci larger than its counterpart, the 318, but with performance in mind, the guys at Mopar ...

Chrysler's Dodge and Plymouth often led the charge during the original muscle car era thanks to not just the timeless design of their models but the terrific high-performance engines hidden under ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...