Rejoice: The Dodge Hellcat V8 Is Now Available As A Crate Engine
Ladies and gentlemen, let us present the Holy Grail of crate engines. That’s right, Dodge’s 6.2-litre supercharged ‘Hellcat’ HEMI V8 can now be bought in crate form, making its 697bhp (707hp) brawn available for the maddest of project car builds.
It’s called the Hellcrate (obviously), and it’s yours for $19,530. You’re probably going to want the Engine Kit (below) on top of that, which will set you back $2195. It includes a powertrain control module, engine wiring harness, an accelerator pedal, various sensors and a fuel pump control module.
The Hellcrate - which has a muscular 650lb ft torque figure to go along with its 697bhp - has a three year, unlimited-mileage warranty from Mopar to complete a worry-free, shouty V8 package. In terms of transmissions, Dodge recommends the engine is hooked up to a six-speed Tremec Magnum manual gearbox.
So the question is, what would you stick a Hellcrate engine in? Comment below with your ideas…
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I want
Pixel Car Racer did it first lol
But will it fit in my Honda?
Will it fit in my Honda though?
So to drop it my Dart it would cost 3 times what I paid for the car. Or almost 9 times what I paid for my truck if I dropped it in that. A rusty Dodge Dakota would be a hell of a sleeper though…
I’d put it in my dads optima
Gotta go in a caterham. That would be insane.
Sounds nice, my Volvo has a six speed but not sure I want to get rid of the 5-Pot for this
great now people will HELLCAT swap their RX7s
I ask the same, but Lada instead of Honda
Yes it would fit on a Honda, but not in one…