Crate engine
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A crate engine is a complete replacement internal combustion engine for a car, generally a fairly high performance engine. What distinguishes a crate engine from other replacement engines is that it is a complete, pre-packaged, new-build solution, already packed in a shipping crate (hence the name) ready to be bought off-the-shelf. The crate engine provides a quick, simple, guaranteed motor. Many are built up by the original equipment manufacturer, while others are assembled by specialist firms. A colorized automobile engine An internal combustion engine is an engine that is powered by the expansion of hot combustion products of fuel directly acting within an engine. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ...
This is in contrast to the traditional method of obtaining a performance engine, which is by building it from components or having such an engine custom built by a specialist. The best custom-built engines can outperform a crate engine, of course, but the cost in money, time, and uncertainty can be high.
All of the American "Big Three" - Chrysler, GM and Ford - sell crate engines of various specifications. A number of independent engine builders sell such prebuilt units also. The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ...
General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, and Vauxhall. ...
The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo, (NYSE: F) is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ...
See also
A custom engine swap with a tuned VTEC engine of a Honda Civic CRX Engine tuning is the modification or design of internal combustion engines to yield more performance, either in terms of power output or economy. ...
External links
- GM crate engines
- Ford crate engines
