What does Mopar stand for?
Mopar comes from the words Mo ter Pa r ts. Mopar is what Chrysler Corporation referred to as their Parts Department.
What is a Mopar?
A Mopar is literally any DaimlerChrysler (Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler, Jeep). It is used more to describe later 60's and early 70's Dodges, Plymouths, and Chryslers.
Body Types
A body - '64-76 Valiant, '64-69 Barracuda, '64-76 Dart, All Duster, Demon, Sport, Scamp and Swinger B body - Coronet, Satellite, Road Runner, Charger, GTX, Belvedere, Super Bee, Cordoba, '76-78 Fury, '77-78 Monaco C body - All Chrysler, '64-75 Fury and Monaco, Polara, '67-71 Imperial D body - '62-66 Imperial E body - '70-74 Challenger and Barracuda
Mopar Terms
Fender Tag - a tag located on the drivers fender which tells what the car came from the factory with ( Color, Options, Engine, Transmission, etc.).
Hemi - an engine with cylinder head's combustion chamber that are hemi sperical, or half of a sphere.
Horsepower - is by definition, the power of an engine in comparison to horses. For example, a car with 100 horsepower is as fast as 100 horses all rolled into one. Horsepower is often indicative of a cars top speed. Horsepower does not necessarily mean that a car is fast from a standing start (see torque) but instead it is often indicative of the speed attainable by a particular car. This being said other factors such as weight and grade will impact the final speed achieved.
HP - short for horsepower
Stroke - is the distance that the piston travels from bottom dead center to top dead center inside of the cylinder.
Torque - refers the an automobile's ability to generate pick up. Torque is one of the most important factors at the beginning of any non-rolling start race. It is the ability of the car to send power to the wheels and turn them - moving the entire car forward. Torque is not the same as horsepower.
VIN - stands for Vehicle Identification Number. A Vehicle Identification Number is used to uniquely identify a car.
