For years, Ma Mopar has had a reputation for being the biggest supplier of crate engines for Mopar enthusiasts, bar none. Well, it's 2006, and the guys at Mopar are still at it. They have come out ...

Preassembled ready to run performance crate engines have become the predominant source of power for classic truckers and rodders over the course of the last decade or so-and for good reason. The ...

The Hurricane engines, referred to by Dodge as the HurriCrates, are pretty much exactly what you’ll find in those big Jeeps, albeit without the Jeep. The base one, called Cat 1 (get it?) is the base ...

Mopar first unveiled the 1,000 horsepower Hellephant at SEMA in 2018 and made it available to customers in April 2019. The 100-unit batch sold out in two days, but the mighty HEMI crate engine ...

The Hellephant crate engine was introduced in 2018 by MOPAR when the company showcased it through the 1968 Dodge Charger restomod. This model was later considered the ultimate combination of MOPAR’s ...

In a hidden warehouse on some farmland outside of metropolitan Detroit, a group of engineers from the oldest family in 4x4s assembled a secret project in an effort to bring a special product to market ...

Are you restoring an old Mopar, and do you need a 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Hemi V8 engine to drop under the hood? You can take it to Mopar for a supercharged crate engine, but if you want a more old ...

Ever since Mopar released its Hellcat V-8 as a crate engine last year, Ram enthusiasts have considered the possibility of another supertruck that could revive the performance passions the iconic ...

Everybody hears about how much horsepower some cars have, or how fast another is, but did you know you can buy the powertrains in those models straight from a manufacturer? Some automakers offer ...

One of the first things you should know about crate engines is that they come in a variety of sizes, configurations, and stages of completion. You can find a crate engine to replace the engine in your ...

Direct Connection doubles down on HEMI® power for the 2025 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The performance parts brand is refueling its crate engine lineup with the ...