Mopar starts celebrating Hemi Day, 4-26, early

426 Hemi Day

The company that celebrates the 1924 Chrysler’s 100th anniversary in 2025 has already started Hemi Day celebrations. Hemi Day is 4-26, which spells out the 1960s/1970s “elephant engine” displacement of 426 cubic inches. That engine was rated conservatively at 425 brake horsepower, so this 4-25 announcement also works. The net horsepower rating, closer to today’s … Read more

Tony Stewart Scores First NHRA Top Fuel Win in the Dodge//SRT Dragster

Tony Stewart's Dodge//SRT Dragster

This past weekend, Tony Stewart drove the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Rayce Rudeen Foundation Dodge//SRT dragster to victory at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the Strip in Las Vegas – marking the racing legend’s first win as a driver in the drag racing big leagues. As a car owner, Stewart has celebrated wins in both … Read more

Insiders: Hemi is returning, in a new place

2020 Ram 1500 – 5.7-liter HEMI eTorque

According to a trusted insider, but not confirmed by official sources, Stellantis is working on making Hemi V8 engines other than the truck 6.4 again, with production intended to be “ASAP” rather than waiting for a new V8 design. For the first time, the Hemi would be made in the United States, mainly because Saltillo … Read more

Mopars at Detroit’s Autorama

Industrial Hemi hot rod

Autorama is a unique traveling show, combining the most inventive aspects of car fans, with both professionals and amateurs; what’s more, the show travels. Chicago and Omaha are wrapping up now, but the show is moving on to Salt Lake City, Winnipeg, Indianapolis, Calgary, and Cincinatti; and next year, there will be more Autoramas in … Read more

Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, and Dodge may all be crippled by Trump’s new 25% tariffs (updated)

Windsor plant

President Trump has levied tariffs of 25% on all goods coming to the United States from Mexico and Canada, effective Tuesday. Canada has been America’s top ally since the mid-1800s; the two countries have been sending massive amounts of material back and forth over the border since the 1960s. Stellantis has two major factories in … Read more

Parts backlog may soon be history

service advisor dealer cartoon

When a reader claimed that their dealership had gotten a number of formerly backordered parts, Stellpower had to investigate. Stellantis had been reluctant to spend on warranty work for some time, and many parts seemed to be on semi-permanent backorder—quite aside from a relatively new policy of checking out every warranty repair, even at trusted … Read more

Mopar, Stellpower holiday gift ideas

Mopar gifts

Mopar is ready to rev up holiday shopping with apparel, lifestyle products, and performance parts and accessories. Mike Koval, Jr., head of Mopar North America, wrote, “Holiday shoppers looking for a perfect present that any auto enthusiast will enjoy can turn to Mopar during this special time of year. Our massive and expanded ‘gift bag’ offers … Read more

Tailfins resurrected

Tailfins web site

Some more-experienced (older) readers may recall, among the very early Internet car sites, one named Tailfins which covered a variety of then-modern and classic cars, with special sections for slant six, V8, and 2.2/2.5 four-cylinder power. (Don’t look for tailfins-dot-com, it’s long since moved on to a domain squatter.) The site was set up by … Read more

A little good news from Trenton Engine

Trenton Engine

While other plants may be shut down for a time, Trenton Engine appears to be returning to active duty this month after overproducing and being shut down. Now, unofficial word from the plant is that Trenton is going back to work this week, will start making Grand Cherokee engines again in mid-month, and may start … Read more

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