Not to sound like a parody of Jerry Seinfeld here, but what's the deal with all these identical-displacement V8s from different manufacturers? We've talked about the Ford 427 vs. the Chevy 427 before, ...

With maturity, short-term goals give way to long-term plans and foresight-at least that's the excuse and rationalization that legitimizes the long and drawn-out history of this Mopar 383 big-block. It ...

The Mopar name, Chrysler's clever blend of letters from its motor parts arm, is synonymous with powerful engines from the muscle car era. Today, Mopar continues to set the standard for high ...

The Plymouth Barracuda 383 Formula S arrived at a pivotal moment for Detroit performance, when compact bodies and big-block ...

Fitted into production cars during the 1950s and early 1960s, these classic V8s made high-horsepower figures before superstars like the Ford 427 FE, Chrysler 426 HEMI, or GM 454 LS6 came into being.

The right combination of factory and aftermarket parts really made this ex-383 shine. Mixing and matching factory parts yields all sorts of performance wins. This time around, the builder used the ...