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Dodge – Plymouth 340 V8 Engine

As the 1960s were coming to an end there was a quite a horsepower war going on between the big three U.S. automotive manufactures. While Ford and GM...

Chrysler 413 V8 Engine

The 413 V8 was first introduced in 1959 and became the first Chrysler engine that got a factory rating of 350 horsepower and higher. The Chrysler 413...

Chrysler 383 V8 Engine

The Chrysler 383 V8 engine was first seen in 1959 and was produced up through 1971. This motor was one of Chrysler's most widely used engines in the...

Chrysler 361 V8 Engine

The Chrysler 361 V8 made its first appearance in 1958 as a fuel injected engine along with the new Chrysler 350. The 361 would see use in Dodge,...

Chrysler 330 V8 Engine

The Chrysler 330 Engine was introduced in 1956 for the DeSoto line of vehicles made that year. The DeSotos were so named because the front hood...

Dodge – Plymouth 350 V8 Engine

The Dodge 350 V8 engine had a very short life span of only one year and that year was 1958. It was the first engine in the B series by Chrysler that...

Chevrolet 454 V8 Engine

In 1970, GM pushed the performance bar higher with the introduction of the Chevy 454 V8. Unlike the popular Chevy 427 that was used in a wide variety...

Chevrolet 305 V8 Engine

As America faced an energy crisis and the government began to regulate a car's emissions, General Motors made adjustments to many of their small...

Chevrolet 307 V8 Engine

The Chevy 307 V8 engine came along in 1968 to replace the Chevy 283 V8. The engine was used in lower performance oriented family type cars and was...

Chevrolet 427 V8 Engine

The Chevy 427 V8 was produced officially for the masses beginning in 1966. However three years before in 1963, the 427 was offered to a lucky few as...

Chevrolet 409 V8 Engine

The Chevy 409 V8 was introduced in December of 1960 as the engine of choice for the all new 1961 Impala Super Sport. It was put into production by GM...

Chevrolet 396 V8 Engine

The Chevy 396 V8 was a very important step forward for GM in the battle of the 60s era muscle cars. Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick had drawn a lot of...