What are crate engines and are they any good for your next project car? We explain everything you need to know before you buy one. When “building” a car, you might have heard the term crate engines bandied about a lot. On paper, it sounds easy. Take the old engine out of your vehicle and put in the best crate engine money can buy. Of course, there are plenty of reasons why you would want to do that. You love your old car, but it’s ancient under the hood, and you can’t bear to kill it. You bought a classic car and want to restore-modify it into an asphalt-chewing, opponent-spitting beast. You are working on a project car and want to give it the most powerful heart there is, especially in times of silent but powerful EVs. While there may be many more reasons that make you choose a crate engine to be part of your automotive family, let’s first start by addressing the elephant under the hood of your car. What exactly is a crate engine, and why do you need it?
Original Article by Arun Singh Pundir:
Script by: Ian Somers
VO by: Bradley Hasemeyer
Edited by: Jean Bernard
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Answer to thumbnail question: “It’s an engine you buy, that’s in a crate.”
😂 You bunch of wet behind the ears MORONS ! 😆😂🤣
My question is, are these crate engines pretty much ready to bolt-on right out of the crate? Or do you need to tear them apart some and adjust valves, cam shafts, piston clearance, ring gaps and so on? Also, do they come pre-lubed so all you need to do is add oil and start it up, or do you need to partly disassemble to lube certain parts? Basically, is the crate engine truly a “just bolt-on” experience?
I’ve had two crate engines one of them was a 350 4-bolt main Mr Goodwrench brand new motor throttle body motor and a I bought a blueprint 383 and it’s a nice motor
I rebuilt my own… 88 Nissan micra 4 speed. 1.3 cc 4 pot 55 bhp for 800 top speed 85 mph. 1200 new parts 😊