Direct Connection Introduces 3.0L Supercharger Kit, 2.4/2.7 Snout Kits and More

3.0-liter supercharger

This morning, Dodge’s Direct Connection brand took the wraps off of their news for the 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, introducing a pair of crate engine blocks, two supercharger snout kits and the 3.0-liter IHI supercharger kit that many Mopar owners have been eagerly anticipating. First up, two new engine blocks are coming to … Read more

SEMA 2024: Dodge Charger BEV Drive Unit Showcased in a ’67 Plymouth

1967 Plymouth GTX Electromod Concept from Mopar

Over the years, the folks from Mopar have put modern Dodge Charger powerplants in various classic muscle cars for the SEMA Show, and that is the case with the 1967 Plymouth GTX Electromod Concept at the 2024 Las Vegas convention. The key difference, of course, is that while past Dodge Charger powerplants have typically been … Read more

Matt Hagan Sits Third in the Championship Race with Two Events Left

Matt Hagan and his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car

Matt Hagan is the only Dodge Charger driver in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car Championship Chase and with two events left on the season, he is currently in third place, 168 points out of first. With 100 points awarded to the winner of the second-to-last race of the season and 150 … Read more

Mopar SEMA Teaser #2: A Classic Plymouth with Custom Design Cues

Mopar SEMA 2024 Teaser #2

A week ago, we brought you the first teaser from Mopar’s 2024 SEMA Show display, which appears to be a production-based Ram truck. The company released the second teaser for the legendary trade show in Vegas; this time, they appear to be focusing on a classic Plymouth. The only text accompanying the sole, shadowy image … Read more

Feast Your Eyes on the 2025 Ram Heavy Duty Lineup’s New Look

2025 Ram Heavy Duty

The 2025 Ram Heavy Duty lineup will feature a long list of changes for the new model year, including the exterior design and the powertrain. As the company is nearing the final phases of testing ahead of the grand debut of the refreshed Ram 2500, Ram 3500 and Chassis Cab, and a key component of … Read more

Hurricane-Powered Ram 1500s in Real World Performance

2025 Ram 1500

The new twin turbocharged inline-six engines in the Ram 1500 lineup are both very powerful on paper, delivering 420 horsepower and 469 lb-ft of torque in Standard Output form; the High Output packs 540 horsepower and 521 lb-ft of torque. Since the non-TRX Hemi engine in the Ram 1500 was rated at 395 horsepower and 410 lb-ft of torque, both of these engines have far more power, but how does that translate to real world performance?