Mopar’s 1,000-hp crate Hemi shares the Hellcat’s DNA, and it could turn a 2028 Charger into a drag-strip monster.
Chrysler’s 426 got the Hemi name from the shape of its combustion chambers. Each chamber is a dome cut into the cylinder head, with the spark plug close to the middle. That layout breathes well, and ...
Based on the bones of Chrysler’s first-generation Hemi engine from 1951 to 1958, HOT ROD had a pretty good sense that the new version from 1964 was going to kick ass. Don’t get too excited, fellows, ...
If you’ve been waiting for the chance to drop a factory-fresh Hemi V8 into the new Charger, your moment has arrived. One of the wildest crate engines ever offered by an OEM is back on the shelf, and ...
Fear. That's probably what Chrysler's 426 HEMI "Elephant" engine instilled into its competitors when it first appeared as a racing engine in 1964, and that fear was warranted. With a 1-2-3 finish, ...
The Mopar's inability to find a new owner is surprising. That's mainly because Hemi-powered classics are quite rare. Chrysler debuted the 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) V8 in 1966 and kept it in ...
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 ...
The Chrysler HEMI V8 engine has been found in the engine bay of a great number of Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Plymouth, and Chrysler cars. "Iconic" and "prolific" are terms that are too weak to describe the ...
The four-door sedan was Dodge best-selling body style by a long way in 1954, with over 112,000 units out of a total passenger car production of some 154,000 ...
The Chrysler HEMI is a very special engine. The first Chrysler HEMI arrived on the scene in 1951, making use of a unique hemispherical combustion chamber design that went against the grain of ...
The invention of the Hemi engine dates back to the turn of the 20th century (roughly 25 years before Chrysler was founded) when aviation pioneer Augustus Herring was developing hemispherical ...