Long blocks include the cylinder head(s), while complete engines include the intake system and often some engine accessories. There are six Mopar crate engines that fall under the $15,000 cap with ...

The Chrysler Corporation manufactured the last of its big block engines, the B-coded 400-cubic-inch V8, in the summer of 1978. The 400's disappearance ended a long run of Chrysler B-code engines ...

Perhaps the best thing about crate engines is the variety offered for sale by America's big three automakers ... comes with a cast-iron BGE Mopar block. However, DSR offers an upgrade to an ...

By then, cast crankshafts had replaced the earlier forged versions, although Mopar's big block engines remained carbureted ...

While "small-block" sounds weak and pathetic, there were some true performers in the class. The difference between big-block ... amazing engines. Generally speaking, a base-model Mopar came ...

There's no performance data, but some rough math assuming a 1500lb total weight (blown Mopar big blocks aren't light -- the engine alone probably weighs 1000 pounds) and using the provided ...