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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Comments
Considering the Hellcrate’s price, the obvious car to use is some crappy but cheap Geo Metro.
I am crazy enough to sqeeuze that in an MR2.
Holy cow… I mean cat!
With the dodge Hellcat as sophisticated as it is this is basically a crate engine already
Would love to see Mercedes do the same with the AMG M156
Hellcats auto only, recommends hellcat engine with 6 speed manual…
hellcats come with manuels.
Charge hellcat only comes in auto. The challenger hellcat comes with auto and manual.
RX7s be like 😳
Buy this for 6 grand, tune the shit out of it and boom, cheap hellcat
Dodge Magnum, with that Tremec. Battle wagon.
I never knew one could buy engines