There are many comparisons to be made against Ford's 427 engines and Chrysler's 426 Hemi. In the interest of keeping things fair, though, we'll focus on pitting the 426 against the Ford SOHC "Cammer," ...

Detroit produced some of the greatest V8 engines during the horsepower wars. With each of the big three slugging it out, trying to claim the title as King of the Streets, they produced some of the ...

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 ...

Close-up of valve covers on a Ford 427 "Cammer" engine - The Throttlestop/YouTube "HEMI" and "Chrysler" go together like a horse and carriage. Whether it's the early, first-generation FirePower HEMI ...

The late 1960s and early 1970s were the golden age of muscle cars. Packed with charisma, outrageous power, and ostentatious design, they thrived during the muscle car wars of the mid-1960s. Chrysler ...

Few engines in American history carry the weight that the Chrysler 426 HEMI does. Born for NASCAR in 1964, the seven-liter V8 was sidelined for the 1965 season because it was not yet available in ...

Let's pretend it's May 1962 and you're a diehard Chrysler loyalist who loves drag racing. You could search for a used 392 Hemi, but good luck keeping the bottom end from grenading after slapping on an ...

Introduced in 1964, the Plymouth Barracuda did not get the iconic 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Hemi V8 engine until 1970. However, Plymouth did produce a small run of Super Stock race cars with the ...

"HEMI" and "Chrysler" go together like a horse and carriage. Whether it's the early, first-generation FirePower HEMI that debuted in the 1951 Chrysler New Yorker, the iconic 426 Street HEMI that ...