The 426 HEMI engine is iconic, having made its presence known in multiple Dodge models. Its presence in some is rarer than ...

Every now and then, an automaker breaks all the rules, stuffs a race engine where it doesn't belong, and lets chaos do the talking. That's exactly what Dodge did with this pickup truck. The result? A ...

In the history of American V8 engines, few have the iconic status and sheer gearhead cachet of Chrysler's 425-hp, 490 lb-ft 426 Hemi V8. But the engine's reputation stands in direct contrast to its ...

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The HEMI engine is named after the engine's hemispherical shaped piston heads. While Chrysler brands popularized and trademarked the name, HEMI-style engines were developed in the early 1900s. The ...

Developed specifically for racing in 1964, the 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Hemi V8 found its way into street-legal cars for the 1966 model year. Chrysler was pretty much forced to create a streetable ...

The 1960s are littered with a plethora of high-performance powerplants, often with overlapping names and terms. The 426 is a victim of such naming conventions, with two prominent engines boasting the ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

In the pantheon of ChryCo hemigods, the Plymouth Road Runner stands above all else. For a very good reason: out of every five B- and E-bodied Mopars armed with the legendary 426-cube titan made ...

Passenger car engines are not racing engines. Some were allegedly designed for that purpose and a few are doing quite well at it; but the majority of engines from Detroit were designed to be grocery ...