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5.7 L and 6.1 HEMI Engines With Arrington Racing Technology Who hasn’t dreamed of dropping a motor from a hot NASCAR engine builder into a personal ride? Here’s our modern twist on the classic 426 HEMI that dominated NASCAR and the road in the muscle car era. We installed this engine in a Chrysler 300C and run it as an everyday car. It is comfortable and quiet with normal use, but ready to jump out at the stoplight and tear up the middle lane. "The drive-ability is amazing"...

Richard Petty teams with shopHEMI.com to power custom 2009 Dodge Challenger Martinsville, NC, November 1, 2009. Petty’s Garage, the winningest shop in NASCAR history, takes it to the street – by producing performance daily driver cars for the enthusiast market. Their first car out of the chute is a trademark Petty Blue 2009 Dodge Challenger, rebuilt from the ground up as a performance street car. And where else would “The King” turn to for winning power than shopHEMI.com, home of Arrington engines? ShopHEMI.com supplied a late model 426 HEMI engine that boasts 585 bhp, along with an Arrington 90mm throttle body and Signature cold air intake…

Dodge Charger SRT8 becomes a 426 HEMI “Autobahn Burner” “A 426 HEMI powered American muscle car,” Peter S. of Germany thought to himself. “that is what I need.” He was annoyed with “autobahn arrogance,” that down-the-nose look you get from hotshots who blow by at speeds in excess of 130 mph in their Porsches, Mercedes, Audis and Touaregs. "Can you turn my off-the-lot Dodge Charger SRT8 into a machine that can burn up the Autobahn...

HEMI Power Trip : SRT8 Dodge Challenger - Tons of HP with Bolt-ons Ricky E. Of Fayetteville, NC loved his 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 but wanted a little more power under his right foot, so he brought his ride to shopHEMI.com. Our team of HEMI engineers and engine builders installed a high performance top end including Phase 4 heads...

Hemi is our Heritage Stock car racing took a sharp turn for the faster in the '60s when Richard Petty and his pal Buddy Arrington began driving cars powered by a hemispherical combustion chamber engine, AKA "hemi." In 1964, Richard cleaned house with his Plymouth at Daytona and went on to win 7 Daytona 500s. Behind the scenes…

Hemi Honcho: Meet Joey Arrington If there ever was a person who truly grew up at a track, it was Joey Arrington. He watched his father work on, and drive cars since the day he was born. Mom Jeanette says she hardly remembers seeing her son without a tool in his hand. A constant presence at the tracks...

MOPAR is in our Roots It all began in 1963 with Buddy Arrington and Car 67. Buddy was an independent NASCAR owner/driver who competed in the Winston Cup series for 25 years, before it became the Nextel Cup. Born near the Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, Buddy began racing as soon as he felt the power of a rear-wheel drive MOPAR...