What does mopar mean?

[andytk]

As per the title really.

Can't work it out.

Andy

[Gaffer]

Chrysler Motor Parts division's logo: MOtor PARts

Claire

[ZR1cliff]

Similar sort of thing in the muscle car era was FoMoCo stamped on Mustang and Other Ford parts,stood for "Ford Motor Company", Chevrolet have Bowtie products bacause of the chevy motif,from what i can remember.

[MartinD]

Quite simply the BEST Muscle cars !

[chuntington101]

i think most of the top fuel drag guys are also using mopar block! an there is an article in hot rod magazine about a bolt on blower (6-71 roots thingy i think) that made 750bhp on pump gas! oh and that was on a crate motor!! pretty impresive engines i hear, hte heads flow very well i hear!

thanks Chris.

[chrisj]

Is it not Mopar for me mota?

I'll get my coat.

[andytk]

chuntington101 said:

i think most of the top fuel drag guys are also using mopar block! an there is an article in hot rod magazine about a bolt on blower (6-71 roots thingy i think) that made 750bhp on pump gas! oh and that was on a crate motor!! pretty impresive engines i hear, hte heads flow very well i hear! thanks Chris.

Yeah, why do all the top fuel dragsters use the hemi mopar engines?

I'm guessing there's some rule requiremtent that limits them to the hemi? Otherwise what's to stop them using a modified viper engine, or even aeroengines (merlins etc...)

Andy

[Tank Slapper]

andytk said:

Yeah, why do all the top fuel dragsters use the hemi mopar engines? I'm guessing there's some rule requiremtent that limits them to the hemi? Otherwise what's to stop them using a modified viper engine, or even aeroengines (merlins etc...) Andy

Cos it's a good engine and there are tons of tuning parts. The Viper engine probably won't have the same stuff available.

Aero engines would weigh too much for drag racing, which is all about acceleration. They are used in tractor pulling though.

[chuntington101]

i think they use them coz the engine are sooo strong out the box. also the top ends flow very well for production items. both of these, plus others i don't know, mean they make better engins than say big block chevies! dont forget, top fuelrs run to a make of 500 cubic inch so a merlin engine would be point less. also the viper engine wouldn't be as strong! the cranks used in the Hemi's are about 20 degrees or so out of time, so that under full load (6000 + bhp and F**K knows how much torque) they twist to the right timing!!! now that bonkers!!!!! and if you did that with a V10 crank i think it would look more like a spring than a crank!!!!

thanks Chris.

[justinbaker]

Mopair 7.2 and no sealtbelts.... mmmm!

I had one in the Moggy below once. Very strong engine indeed! You can buy every tuning part conceivable.

[chuntington101]

what was the pecs of the engine?? you got any pics of the engine bay?? be nice to see how they compear to the size of the SBC/SBF

thanks Chris.

[ZeeTacoe]

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