Ever wonder what kind of power can be coaxed from a garden-variety street 360 short-block? You know, a basic bottom end, nicely built, with popular flat-top pistons at zero deck. We have always ...

Popping the hood on a modern car, be it performance-focused or otherwise, usually reveals nothing more than a sea of black plastic. This wasn't always the way, and if you wanted to guarantee a splash ...

For a substantial number of engines made over the course of automobile history, most of them bear the name of the car company that produced them, like Chevrolet or Ford. After all, it makes it easy to ...

Mopar — a portmanteau of MOtor and PARts — had humble beginnings as a brand introduced by Chrysler Corporation in 1937 to sell antifreeze. However, today it's best associated with decades of providing ...

In part one of the small-block Mopar build, we briefed you on the high-quality Clevite components that were used in its construction. Part two of the build is an overview of assembly and machine work.

Chrysler unceremoniously unveiled the 360ci (5.9L) LA-series small-block V-8 in 1971 as a low-compression engine with only a two-barrel carburetor. The 4.00-inch-bore-by-3.58-inch-stroke powerplant ...

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 ...

Ever wonder what kind of power can be coaxed from a garden-variety street 360 short-block? You know, a basic bottom end, nicely built, with popular flat-top pistons at zero deck. We have always ...