Two-door hardtop · 400 cu in high-performance V8, 4-barrel carburetor with dual exhaust (250 net hp / 330 lb-ft)
1974 Dodge Charger Hardtop 400 High Performance V8
The dual-exhaust high-performance 400 was the strongest factory-listed engine in a non-Rallye Charger Hardtop.

Photo: “1974 Dodge Charger” by Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- Charger Hardtop
- Body style
- Two-door hardtop
- Engine
- 400 cu in high-performance V8, 4-barrel carburetor with dual exhaust (250 net hp / 330 lb-ft)
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual or TorqueFlite automatic
The factory brochure marks both 400 variants as unavailable in California.
Configuration-specific ownership
Maintenance for this exact configuration
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Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1974 Dodge Charger Hardtop 400 High Performance V8. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.
- Service topics
- 1
- Factory intervals
- 0
- Fitment-scoped
- 1
- Exact references
- 1
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Engine oil filter
Exact reference available
The order numbers below establish replacement-filter fitment only; they do not establish a service interval. Confirm the installed engine, VIN, build date, and filter dimensions before ordering.
400 cu in high-performance V8, 4-barrel carburetor with dual exhaust (250 net hp / 330 lb-ft)
K&N HP-2004
K&N publishes HP-2004 for this exact year-and-engine application; confirm VIN, build date, and installed filter dimensions before ordering.
Source: K&N Engineering — Dodge Charger replacement-oil-filter application catalog · 1974 Dodge Charger 400 cu in application row — HP-2004 · checked
Verified ordering references
- Service replacementK&N HP-2004
Qty. 1 · Engine oil filter · catalog-listed
K&N publishes HP-2004 for this exact year-and-engine application; confirm VIN, build date, and installed filter dimensions before ordering.
Catalog: K&N Engineering — Dodge Charger replacement-oil-filter application catalog · 1974 Dodge Charger 400 cu in application row — HP-2004 · checked
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Other 1974 configurations
- Dodge Charger Coupe 225 Slant Six
- Dodge Charger Coupe 318 V8
- Dodge Charger Coupe 400 4-barrel V8
- Dodge Charger Coupe 400 High Performance V8
- Dodge Charger Hardtop 225 Slant Six
- Dodge Charger Hardtop 318 V8
- Dodge Charger Hardtop 400 4-barrel V8
- Dodge Charger Rallye Coupe 318 V8
- Dodge Charger Rallye Coupe 360 High Performance V8
- Dodge Charger Rallye Coupe 400 4-barrel V8
- Dodge Charger Rallye Coupe 400 High Performance V8
- Dodge Charger Rallye Coupe 440 High Performance V8
- Dodge Charger Rallye Hardtop 318 V8
- Dodge Charger Rallye Hardtop 360 High Performance V8
- Dodge Charger Rallye Hardtop 400 4-barrel V8
- Dodge Charger Rallye Hardtop 400 High Performance V8
- Dodge Charger Rallye Hardtop 440 High Performance V8
- Dodge Charger SE 318 V8
- Dodge Charger SE 400 4-barrel V8
- Dodge Charger SE 400 High Performance V8
- Dodge Charger SE 440 High Performance V8