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 ...

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 ...

Chrysler's Dodge and Plymouth often led the charge during the original muscle car era thanks to not just the timeless design of their models but the terrific high-performance engines hidden under ...

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

Since the introduction of the B-block engine in the late Fifties, Chrysler has produced over four million of these reliable workhorses. During this time the B-block engine has appeared in a variety of ...

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.