Mopower Garage

• A Historical Perspective of the Electronic Ignition
• Testing a Fresh Valve Job with a Vacuum Pump
• Data from a Vintage Stewart-Warner Oil Pressure Gauge on Our 1968 Road Runner
• What Multimeter is Best for an Automotive Technician?
• 1974: When Your Mopar Decided If You Were Ready to Drive
• Does Camshaft Location Have any Influence on Stroker Crankshaft Selection?
• Add 10 Horsepower with an Intake and Carb Spacer
• Chrysler Super Six: The Late-Blooming Slant Six That Finally Got Its Due
• Why Chrysler Used Two Bolt Patterns During the Muscle Car Era
• What Cut-Open Filter Analysis Tells You
• Why the Two-Post Lift Remains the Backbone of the Modern Shop
• Why Chrysler Put a Vinyl Roof on Everything
• Dodge Dart Drag Shock Setup – Full Guide
• Not a Mistake the Engineering Logic Behind Chrysler’s Dual Bolt Patterns
• Why Chrysler Used Left-Hand Threaded Lug Nuts
• Get to Know Your Pinion
• Optimizing Exhaust Performance: The Role of Headers, Stepped Headers, Merge Collectors, and Collector Extensions in Engine Efficiency
• How Float Level Shapes Every Carburetor Circuit
• The Six Circuits of a Performance Carburetor
• Reading an Engine’s Intent: Using a Dual Vacuum Gauge for Manifold and Ported Vacuum
• Why Chrysler Ignition Systems Used a Ballast Resistor—And How Technicians Can Test It Today
• Why CalTracs Work So Well
• Why the 1968 Hemi Road Runner Stopped with Drums
• Harnessing the Pulse: How Exhaust Waves and Bifurcation Angles Build Power
• Why True TDC and Cam Degreeing Matter More Than Lining Up the Dots
• A Cartoon Bird Meets a Muscle Car
• When Chrysler’s Engineers Set Out to Build a Small Block for the Street, They Accidentally Built a Legend.
• The 1968 Plymouth Road Runner: The Muscle Car That Brought the Fun Back
• What Does “Mopar” Really Mean?
• Crowning Glory the 426 – Hemi Head Power Precision and Perfection
• The Heartbeat of the Elephant: Inside the 1968 Hemi Camshaft
• Reading the DNA: What a Mopar Broadcast Sheet Really Tells You
• The Mopar Edge: Chrysler’s Torsion-Bar Suspension in the Muscle Car Wars
• Suddenly, It’s 1960: The Spectacle of Mopar’s Forward Look
• The Gear Wars – Why the Dana 60 and Ford 9-Inch Still Rule
• The Ups and Downs of Mopar’s Torsion Bar Suspension
• Why Chrysler’s Rear Leaf Springs Left the Competition Spinning
• The Best Mopar Engine Combos in NHRA Stock Eliminator History
• Why the 426 Hemi Still Reigns Supreme – 60 Years Later
• Why Build a Mopar Stroker Engine
• Scavenging Secrets: How Mopar Cylinder Heads Make Power After the Bang
• Balancing Act: How Wheel Balancing Has Changed Since the 1950s
• What it took to Own a Hemi in ’68
• Dodge’s Street Brawler: The Rare and Rowdy 1968 440 Dart
• Screw a Set of Champions in Your Mopar
• Chrysler’s V2 and RV2 Compressors: A Look Back at Mopar’s Coolest Tech
• What is Piston Speed
• Carburetor Circuits & Holley vs. Edelbrock Comparison
• The Truth About Mopar Radiators: Overheating Myths and the Real Fix
• Hemi Time – Comparing 354, 392, 426 and Late-Model Hemi Engines
• Tech – What is Rod Ratio?
• The Small-Block That Punched Above Its Weight
• Mr. Norm and Grand Spaulding Dodge: The Dealer Who Outran Detroit
• The 1968 Plymouth Road Runner: A Muscle Car Built for the Masses