Once Chrysler took advantage of the 1967 Dart's wider engine bay by assembling the Dart GT 383 in midyear, it was only a quick evolutionary step to the 440-cubic-inch Magnum model. Since the 383 and ...

It really all started in 1967 when the Dodge Dart underwent some serious cosmetic surgery, and one dealer from Illinois decided looks alone can’t make up for lack of performance. The solution was ...

Automatic transmissions are fine, we guess. They provide the easiest, simplest way to get from point A to point B without drama—and that's kind of the whole idea. No drama. They also lack a lot in the ...

Decades before Dodge revived the Demon name on the flagship variant of the Challenger, there was a potent variant of the 1971 Dodge Dart also known as the ‘Demon.’ In mid-July, a particularly ...

Straight off the bat, it's the engine sizes. The Mopar 383 V8 displaces 383 cubic inches (6.3 liters), sitting between the 340 (5.6 liters) and 440 (7.2 liters). The 340, 383, and 440 all are part of ...

For a substantial number of engines made over the course of automobile history, most of them bear the name of the car company that produced them, like Chevrolet or Ford. After all, it makes it easy to ...

If big is good, then bigger is better. That's what we thought when we decided to rebuild our 440 Dodge block, instead of slapping in a 360 from a junkyard just to get down the road. While these ...