A crate engine, sometimes delivered as a turn-key crate engine, is an engine that comes to you in a crate fit for upgrading or replacing an engine already in your car. Manufacturers such as Dodge and ...

GM offers two crate engines for circle-track racing, the 602 and the 604. With such similar names, though, you may wonder how they differ. Here's the lowdown.

Chevrolet's crate engines have been used in racing now for several years. And while racers far and wide still debate the merits of crate racing (right along with the weather, politics, and the quality ...

Direct Connection, Dodge’s line of aftermarket high-performance parts, has introduced a new family of crate engines and expanded another. The Hellephant V8 will now be more powerful than ever, while ...

No doubt about it, one of the most exciting types of short-track racing is carried out by the Super Dirt Late Model machines. The 800-plus horsepower aluminum powerplants, sophisticated suspension ...