The Ford 429 Boss big block engine shares an origin story similar to Chrysler's 426 Hemi, creating a production engine to qualify the race version for NASCAR use. Before 1969, Ford used a 427 ...
At 454 cubic inches, it delivered more cubic inches than Chrysler's 426 HEMI and Ford's 429 Boss big blocks, and it generated ample power in the Corvette with the LS6 454 engine rated at 450 ...
The naturally aspirated 426 Race HEMI engine is built off of a Mopar aluminum block with pressed-in steel liners and aluminum cylinder heads. Like the supercharged engine, the 426 HEMI also ...
HOT ROD was there to welcome Chrysler's big-block V-8 engine—a staple of the muscle-car revolution—with this deep dive into the fantastic ’58 Plymouth Fury.