Lucky us! We happened to get our paws on a crate Hemi-and the green light to run it to within an inch of its life on the dyno. Even better, we had a chance to bolt on a selection of go-fast goodies to ...

Well, sort of. Except that by "green" we mean "saving a buck by tearing into a blown-up crate motor and using it as the basis for a Super Stock race engine build." Yes, that is a mouthful, but it's ...

Testing the SP383 small-block crate engine at Westech Performance where it made 437 hp and 444 lb-ft of torque right out of the crate.

Crate engines provide an excellent alternative to rebuilding a stock engine or purchasing a remanufactured long block to renew the HEMI power plant in your Mopar or swap it into your project vehicle.