The Dodge Dart GTS 383 was the kind of muscle car that made its own maker nervous, a compact body wrapped around big-block ...

The performance world is full of good tuning ideas. One place that is often overlooked in the search for more power is the exhaust system. For decades, knowledgeable drag racers have been using header ...

Collectors still argue about which 1968 Dart GTS delivers the smarter buy, the high winding 340 or the big block 383. Both versions mix compact dimensions with serious power, yet the market now ...

In a world of "LS swap everything!" people often forget that, for a street car, it's still hard to beat the simplicity, cost, and smile-inducing performance that can be had from a traditional ...

The difference between a stroker engine and a regular engine lies primarily in the choice of crankshaft. In the case of the 383-cubic inch stroker, engine builders would modify crankshafts designed ...

The 700 Club: A BluePrint Engines 383 Small-Block and a ProCharger F-1A-94 supercharger Never Made 700 hp Look So Easy As the adage goes, risk is not without reward. Truthfully, gearheads know this ...

Every once in a while, we run across an engine combination that makes amazing power. Combine tractor-like torque with big horsepower and even a barge-like 3,600-pound street Chevy can run low 12s ...

In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...