We'd all love to install a high-horsepower engine in our Mopar, and many of us do modify our engines with aftermarket parts in the quest for more power. In fact, there's never been a better time to be ...

Engine development has taken thousands of small steps from the 1850s single-cylinder engine used by Carl Benz in the Patent Motorwagen to the 1,600-hp W16 in the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport. V8 engines ...

The first-generation Dodge Challenger arrived at exactly the right moment, just as Detroit’s muscle car arms race reached full boil. Among its most coveted configurations was the Challenger R/T ...

[This story first appeared in the premier issue of MotorTrend Classic in 2005] If H.G. Wells Enterprises Inc. advertised time-machine test-drives tomorrow, it'd be tempting to hop in and twist the ...

When it comes to raw power and street presence, big-block engines have always commanded attention. While many were designed for the drag strip, some legendary models were built specifically for the ...

The Chrysler Corporation manufactured the last of its big block engines, the B-coded 400-cubic-inch V8, in the summer of 1978. The 400's disappearance ended a long run of Chrysler B-code engines that ...

When it comes to bang for the buck, it's hard to beat a big-block Mopar. The wedge engine (named for its wedge-shaped combustion chamber) is a great combination of torque and horsepower and responds ...

Jeff Schwartz of Schwartz Performance shows off this barn find a 1971 Dodge Charger 440 Six-Pack Super Bee with a walk around and an attempt to break loose its frozen 440 big-block engine.

In 1970, Mother Mopar finally decided to let its rebellious son, the Dodge division, go play with the other pony cars. The Challenger came around, joining a seven-year-long party that had been called ...