In the history of American V8 engines, few have the iconic status and sheer gearhead cachet of Chrysler's 425-hp, 490 lb-ft 426 Hemi V8. But the engine's reputation stands in direct contrast to its ...

Detroit produced some of the greatest V8 engines during the horsepower wars. With each of the big three slugging it out, trying to claim the title as King of the Streets, they produced some of the ...

The HEMI engine is named after the engine's hemispherical shaped piston heads. While Chrysler brands popularized and trademarked the name, HEMI-style engines were developed in the early 1900s. The ...

What are the greatest engines ever to come out of Detroit?. While all of the big players made masterful motors during the horsepower wars, few had as big an impact as the Chevy big block and Dodge's's ...

If you think about what American automobile culture was all about in the 1960s, it was obviously the muscle car. People wanted hulking, powerful engines that they could put under the hoods of their ...