During the last 44 years, Chrysler Corporation has cranked out small-block V-8s in numerous forms, the latest of which is the Magnum. In its earliest A-series incarnation, the 90-degree, polyspherical ...

We all know about 340 Magnums, 383 Magnums, and 440 Magnums. During the musclecar era, the "Magnum" moniker was hung onto engines that delivered the goods. It was a power and recognition thing.

Chrysler unceremoniously unveiled the 360ci (5.9L) LA-series small-block V-8 in 1971 as a low-compression engine with only a two-barrel carburetor. The 4.00-inch-bore-by-3.58-inch-stroke powerplant ...