Engine/Performance

My 440 with aluminum heads has had a consistent problem with intake manifold gaskets leaking and sucking oil. I have tried gluing the paper six-pack gaskets on, all kinds of gasket sealer, and so on. I’m tired of taking this apart. Is…

1970 Challenger, 440. I am having problems with burning oil at startup and on a steeper downhill slope, a cloud of blue smoke, It goes away when accelerating or just normal running. What does this sound like to you? All factory valve…

Recently I gave my brother a‘76 318 to put in his ‘64 Plymouth. Upontearing it down we found a huge gouge in acylinder wall. My question is: Can that blockbe bored completely out and have a set ofsleeves in the 4.00 to 4.20 range…

What do you think will help my ‘73 340 get the max life on the street, on a budget, a flat hydraulic, or a flat solid? Any thoughts on oil system mods, oil, oil filters? Some say more lifter rotation is better—hydraulic. But I think the…

History of Chrysler's Mighty B-engine. By Richard Ehrenberg SAE Grandpa B—the engine that started it all, the 1958 350 cubic inch B-wedge, fresh from a Highland Park dyno run (note oil pan fitting).

Dial-in any Mopar cheap with your smart phone iPod or tablet. Story and photos by Kevin Wesley

You’ll be rockin’ and a-rollin’ when you razor-tune your Holley carb. Story and photos by Richard Ehrenberg, SAE Building your Mopar to pure, dead, OEM-stock? All the tuning info you need is in the FSM, right at your fingertips.…

Tuning from scratch: How to get your Mopar running razor sharp. This, the second installment, gets deep into air/fuel. By Richard Ehrenberg, SAE Building your Mopar to pure, dead, OEM-stock? All the tuning info you need is in the…

Tuning from scratch: How to get your newly-built Mopar running razor sharp. This installment covers ignition timing and advance. By Richard Ehrenberg, SAE Building your Mopar to pure, dead, OEM-stock? All the tuning info you…

You’ll hum a happy tune when you bring home the gold with a ’69½ 440-6 engine that’s Reference-Restored like this. Story and photos by Cliff Gromer