We have great news for V8 fans - the HEMI V8 is coming back! Stellantis plans to restart production of its iconic V8 engines this August, marking a major shift in the direction for the automaker ...
Here's the recipe: buy a 5.7L Hemi from a crashed Ram truck, swap in a factory forged 6.1L crank from eBay, add a "drop-in" forged piston and rod combo from Wiseco, fix the heads, slap in a mellow cam ...
In part 1, we introduced readers to the Homeless Hemi, our 5.7L Hemi motor. This particular Hemi was shrouded in mystery. Long ago, it had been cast aside and forgotten. Only recently did it reappear, ...
Not all parts of an engine swap are fun. Thankfully, the rough ones are officially behind us with the exhaust routed and ...
Not that long ago, the Hemi V8 was looking like an endangered species. It was dropped from the Jeep Grand Cherokee and eschewed by the redesigned Dodge Charger. The 5.7-liter engine also became ...
It's almost impossible to break down pre-conceived notions about a certain car once first impressions are already in the rearview mirror. Want a classic case in point? Just look at the Chrysler PT ...
Chrysler has produced the Gen-3 HEMI engine since 2003, and since that time, it has undergone some substantial changes. Beginning with the 5.7-liter HEMI, the Gen-3 HEMI platform soon included various ...
Flatter and more complex than the HEMI V8s of the 1960s, the powerplants we have nowadays are more potent and efficient as well. The highlight is the Hellcat engine, but you don’t need to spend top ...
Teraflex developed a kit to transplant a 5.7L Hemi V-8 engine into any Jeep TJ. We scored a slightly used Hemi motor from a wrecked 2004 Dodge Ram pickup. The guys at Mepco of Salt Lake City, removed ...
Engine swaps are often messy affairs that end with a cool albeit unreliable result. Typically, there’s a reason why an LS7 was not offered in the particular flavor of Japanese hatchback the swapper ...
The first Chrysler HEMI engine was introduced in the early 1950s, and the third generation of this powerful V8 engine appeared in 2003. The 5.7-liter HEMI engine is used in Dodge muscle cars, Ram ...