Mopar (Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Jeep, etc.) Engines
Quick-find guide:
Hemi engines
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426 Hemi - the Elephant Engine
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The other V8s (in decreasing size)
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V6 engines
LH family:
Truck engines:
And...
In rough chronological order
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Diesels
Alternative engines and fuels
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Designing Valiant axles: the 7 1/4 axle comes to life
General Engine Information
* Allpar is not affiliated with Chrysler, owner of the Mopar trademark.
Where does Chrysler get its engine names from? In recent years:
F-15 Eagle = 5.7 V8
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat = 6.2 V8
AH-64 Apache = 6.4 V8
F-20 Tigershark = 2.0L and 2.4L I-4
WC-135 Phoenix = Original name for Pentastar 3.2L and 3.6L
Hawker Hurricane (UK) = Upcoming GME turbo four
Panavia Tornado PA200, GR4, MRCA (UK) = Upcoming GME straight-six
Fairey Firefly (UK) = GSE four cylinders (Fiat)
Quick-find guide:
- Gasoline: V8 - V10 • I6 - V6 • I4
- Alternative • repairs • transmissions • FCA
- Popular: Hemi • Cummins • VIN Decoder
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SRT 6.4 (392)
- Truck Hemi: 6.4
- Fiat 1.4 liter "FIRE" engines
- Cummins diesel engines
- VM Motori four-cylinder diesels and V6 diesel
Hemi engines
- Hemi crate engines (426 and 572)
- Hemi history - from research to racing
- Hemi stories
- Supercharged 6.2 Hemi: “HellCat V8”
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Old Hemi" - development, full story
- 21st century V8s
- HellCat: 6.2 supercharged Hemi
- 5.7 Hemi
- SRT 6.4 (392)
- Truck Hemi: 6.4
- 392 Hemi crate engine - Over 500 hp (2006)
- A311 racing Hemi engine (331) - 426 Hemi predecessor
- 2220 V16 aircraft engine
The other V8s (in decreasing size)
#8
- 440 Six-Pack - ultimate street mill and near-match for the Hemi
- RB series V8 engines: 383, 413, 426 Wedge, and 440 "raised B" engines
- 413 Max Wedge - information and factory dyno tests.
B series V8 engines - the long-standing V8s (350, 361, 383, and 400) 400 V8 engines - The last Mopar big blocks, 1971-78 Sonoramic Commando (1960-61) - hot Plymouth B-engines Mopar "poly" (polysphere-head) V8s
- Mopar A Engines
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- The amazing 340 V-8
- Upgrading LA series engines (273, 318, 340, 360)
- Polyspherical head V8 engines(single rocker)
- 241, 259, 270, 301, 315, 325, 331, 345, 354
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A series V8 engines (277, 301, 303, 313, 318, 326)
4.7 Liter "Next Generation" V-8 (1990s-2000s) - first modern Mopar V8, influenced by AMC - AMC engines: Nash, Hudson, and AMC V8s
- Nash engines, 1924-1966
- Canadian engines
- Aquilon: Ford V-8 tweaked and power-doubled by Simca and Chrysler
V6 engines
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Hemi V6 prototype
- Pentastar V6 (3.0, 3.2, 3.6)
LH family:
| 2.7 - advanced little 1990s V6 |
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| 3.2 - midrange LH engine, 1990s |
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| 3.3 workhorse V6, 1990-2010 |
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| 3.5 V6 - top Chrysler V6 in the 1990s, 2000s |
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| 3.8 V6 - stroked 3.3, 1991 to 2011 |
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| 4.0 V-6 - stroked 3.5, 2007 through 2011 |
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Truck engines:
- 3.7 liter V6 - a V8-based six for trucks, 2002 to 2012
| 3.9 truck engine, derived from the 318/360 |
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And...
- 3.0 and 2.5 - Mitsubishi V6 engines, closely related to each other)
- VM 3.0 diesel
| GME straight-six - Tornado? | |
| 4.2 and 4.0 I-6 - Highly competitive AMC/Jeep engines |
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Flat-head engines (pre-1960s)
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- Slant Six (170/198/225) - legendary leaning tower of power
- Hemi Sixes (215/245/265) - Aussie power that set records for 20 years.
- Canadian engines
- Mitsubishi diesel used in Dodge D-150
In rough chronological order
| 2.4 liter "Big Neon" (cloud cars, minivans, PT) |
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| Chrysler (Mopar / Dodge / Plymouth) 2.2 and 2.5 Liter...Chrysler (Mopar / Dodge / Plymouth) 2.2 and 2.5 Liter...2.2 and 2.5 liter engines |
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| 2.2 / 2.5 Turbos: 1980s-90s |
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| Chrysler's Mini engine that turned into the Fiat E.TorQ (1.4, 1.6) • also see export Neon 1.8 |
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| LA-based four cylinder racing engine |
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- 2.0 Chrysler "Neon" engine (1990s-early 2000s)
- Two-stroke engines
- AMC/Jeep 2.5 engine
- The Chrysler/SIMCA 1.6 liter and VW 1.7 used in the Omni and Horizon
- The Mitsubishi 2.6 used on many 1980s models; page includes key repairs
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Diesels
- Chrysler's other diesel engines (Europe, late 1990s)
- Diesel engine editorial
- Biodiesel fuel for the Cummins turbodiesel
Alternative engines and fuels
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The turbine engine program
- V-16 Hemi: the XIV-2220 aircraft engine
- Two-stroke engines
- 30-cylinder tank engines
- CNG vans
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Electric vans
- Marine engines, 1926-64
- The full repair list is on our repairs page.
- Computer codes and how to get them without a mechanic
- Optical distributors - troubleshooting and repair
- Vintage cars
- Other repairs: see the FAQ and the repairs page
General Engine Information
- Rick Ehrenberg's tips: restoration, repair, and performance
- Engine designer Willem Weertman and engineer/tuner Pete Hagenbuch
- Complete engine list (by car)
- Plymouth engines, 1928-1966
- Emissions controls
- Lean Burn System
- Find your engine type from the VIN code.
- Tradeoffs of SOHC vs DOHC (and pushrods)
- If you care: Changes to Chrysler electronics: CANbus, GPEC, PowerNet
- Aluminum 2.2 diesel (launched in 2016)
- 1.4 "FIRE" engine
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Chrysler Engines, 1922-1998, by Willem Weertman: the last word in Mopar engines.
- Ultimate Guide to American V8 Engines : 1949-1974
- Haynes Chrysler Engine Overhaul Manual.
- LA V-8 Engines
- B and RB V-8 Engines
- How to Rebuild Big-Block Mopar Engines - B and RB
- Big-Block Mopar Performance: Street and racing mods
* Allpar is not affiliated with Chrysler, owner of the Mopar trademark.
Where does Chrysler get its engine names from? In recent years:
F-15 Eagle = 5.7 V8
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat = 6.2 V8
AH-64 Apache = 6.4 V8
F-20 Tigershark = 2.0L and 2.4L I-4
WC-135 Phoenix = Original name for Pentastar 3.2L and 3.6L
Hawker Hurricane (UK) = Upcoming GME turbo four
Panavia Tornado PA200, GR4, MRCA (UK) = Upcoming GME straight-six
Fairey Firefly (UK) = GSE four cylinders (Fiat)
