The Best MOPAR V8 Engines EVER

From the 340 Small Block all the way up to the 6.2L Hellcat, there have been a lot of great V8 engines from Mopar throughout the years, and while they're not as active in the motorsports world as they once were, Mopar is still a big name in the world of drag racing where every bit power and consistency you can get is required.

Some honorable mentions that we can't finish this video without include the 360ci small block, 383ci B engine, the 440ci RB engine, and the 6.4L Hemi. Mopar has put together quite a few very impressive V8 engines dating all the way back to the 50s, but that won't last too much longer as they go towards smaller motors and electrification.

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[kentkrueger]

I realize that the bread and butter 318 wasn't a high performance engine, but they were super reliable and could e made to perform without a whole lot of work or money be thrown at it. The 318 deserves more love and recognition than it gets.

[samizdat]

The 318 is a criminally underrated engine. I get why it's not on this list but when it comes to making power for pennies it's hard to beat.

[colbyclemons]

I really think the 440 is the best performance engine of the old mopars. When you really put some money behind them you can start to make some crazy power

[Bhpfire]

Missed out on 1st Gen 392 hemi, I think that should definitely have been in this

[markchurch]

Did not mention the 383 and what I had in my 69 roadrunner, the 440. 6pack high rise manifold 4 speed 391 rear end. Never got beat in a quarter mile. 126mph in 10.5.

[mlp-hot-rod]

Their biggest loss for me was the Ball Stud Hemi which deserves a mention.

Scheduled for production and sale in 1972 in 400ci & 444ci (6.6L & 7.3L) displacements, it was set to replace the 383, 440 & 426 Hemi as their flagship engine. But for several reasons, it was cancelled and only one or two prototypes remain.

It's a crying shame nobody's made reproduction engines. We have reference info and tearing one down, taking measurements and scanning its dimensions shouldn't be impossible.

I'd love to see that happen someday.

[alanpearce]

The old 277/301/318 poly's were a solid engine, many of them had dual quads on them.

[moparmissile]

440 six pack? their largest displacement and arguably best muscle car engine. should not have been missed out

[hayneshvac]

never understood why so many overlook the 275 hp 273 found in the 1966 darts, aka the 273 hi po ...if you get a chance, check it out, it was quite the beast of it's time, and was the first high performance engine chrysler put out in the LA small block series.

[LionsTigersBears]

318 was their daily workhorse. Old reliable and its hard to die

[gabrielback]

You should have mentioned that the early(before 1970) engines were rated at BHP, an engine without any accessories or air filters and an open exhaust, but later engines are rated as NET hp, an engine including accessories filters and exhaust. Thats the main difference in numbers on the 340.

[PotatoeJoe]

The 5.7 HEMI is absolutely a HEMI. The combustion chambers are absolutely spherical, they just have the addition of squash chambers.

[bobbyz]

Ever hear of the 273? First LA engine and it came in a high performance version until the 340 came out in 68.

[alfredgonzalez]

I agree with the comment on the 318. in hot rod magazine or carcraft magazine they did a complete story on how up performance on a 318. my dad had a dodge Coronet 1973, with a 318, two barrel. Never had any problem. My brother in-law had Plymouth fury 1975 318 two barrel, no problems ethier
Under rated motor of all time


Plymouth fury

[doncripemccertifiedsr.med]

I agree that the 318 should get better recognition for what it is and could be. It was, after the daddy of the 340.

[JohnCamp]

Another good video indeed, the EPA must be abolished!

[dumpsterchicken]

Great video, thank you. I learned about the 413. Didn't realize it was a max wedge engine.

[LionsTigersBears]

225 best six cylinder cannot kill it. And the power potential is there

[kimdelong]

225 slant 6 was bullet 😳 proof. Darn I miss my 72 Valiant. Could work on it myself!

[dlmullins]

I bought a 69 Dodge Coronet R/T back in late sixty nine, and although you didn't give it too much attention or credit here, back in the day most Drag racers would tell you they would rather have the 440 instead of the famous 426 Hemi. I only drag raced two GTX 426 Hemi's and won both in the quarter. I really dusted one and the other was a little closer, but although the 426 hemi was a monster, it rarely won over the 440 six pack engines. Dragsters didn't like them because they were so temperamental. One time it would run great and the next not so good. If you went back in time and asked the real racers, most would take the 440 6 barrel over the beast 426.