Mopar 360 Small Block
The Mopar 360 - Affordable Power
The Mopar 360 makes a great performance engine. The 360 has more potential than the 318 and is much cheaper to build than the 340. It's also the easiest Small Block Mopar to find. After market support for the 360 is excellent and with the right parts it can easily make 450 horsepower and still have great street manners. If you need more displacement, the Mopar 360 can easily be stroked to 406 cubic inches.

Mopar 273 Small Block
Chrysler 273 LA Small Block
The Mopar 273 was Chrysler's first engine in its LA series of small block V8s. The 273 was introduced in 1964 wit a 2-barrel carburetor and made 180 HP. In 1965, a high performance version of the 273 called the Commando was introduced. The 273 Commando had a hotter cam, 4 barrel carb, and made 235 HP. In 1966, a limited edition racing version of the 273 called the Super Commando was offered. The Super Commando was equipped with steel tube headers, a 700 cfm Holley 4-barrel carburetor, a high ...

Small Block Mopar Engines
Small Block Mopar: the un-Chevy
Building a great running small block Mopar is easy - as long as you know what parts to run and have a machine shop that's knowledgeable about the finer points of Mopar power. Running a small block Mopar also makes a statement. Nothing against Chevy, but they're more than a little... overdone. To see what I mean, just go to any big car event - say Hot August Nights. You'll see TONS of Camaros, tons of Tri-Fives, lots of Chevelles and Novas, and most will be powered by the ubiquitous small bloc...

Mopar 340 Six Pack
Mopar 340 Small Block Six Pack
The Mopar 340 Six Pack is one of the best factory performance engines ever produced. The Six Pack intake system was introduced in 1969 on the 440. The 440 Six Pack was very popular and had performance rivaling the Street Hemi. It was offered in many Dodge and Plymouth models and remained in production through the 1972 model year. In 1970, Mopar adapted the Six Pack intake to the 340 small block. Unlike the 440, the 340 Six Pack was only made for 1 model year - 1970 - and was only available in...

Mopar 340 Small Block
340 - Mopar's Hotrod Small Block
The Mopar 340 is the best engine to build if you want a high performance small block Mopar. Why? The 340 Mopar is better than the 360 because it has a forged crankshaft, shorter stroke, and smaller main journal diameter - all of which help it out-rev and out-last the 360. It's better than the 273 and 318 because of the bigger cubes and better flowing heads. The Mopar 340 was introduced in late 1967 and instantly became the performance flagship of Mopar's small block line. It came from the fac...