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Written by Ollie Kew
While crate engines" off-the-shelf, manufacturer-approved engines ready to slot into whatever project you"re working on are a rare curiosity here in the UK, they"re big business in the USA. And appropriately enough, two crate engines are being introduced at SEMA 2018. Question is, which to pick? Civic Type R engine, or Hellcat V8?Yep, stories like this make us wish crate engines were A Thing in Britain. Anyway, back to this particular Murica vs Japan battleSounds like an easy choice, really. The Hellcat V8, or Hellcrate", as it"s being dubiously dubbed, offers 6.2 litres of supercharged fury, developing 707bhp and 650lb ft. It"s the engine that made the Dodge Challenger Hellcat the baddest modern American muscle car of all, until it was outdone by its younger, angrier twin, the Dodge Demon. Don"t you just hate sibling rivalry?Meanwhile, Honda is now offering the new Civic Type R"s engine as a crate deal. It"s a 2.0-litre, turbocharged four-cylinder which puts out 306bhp and 295lb ft in US-spec a 10bhp detune from what Europeans get in the 316bhp superhatch.
Date written: 30 Oct 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9764
While crate engines" off-the-shelf, manufacturer-approved engines ready to slot into whatever project you"re working on are a rare curiosity here in the UK, they"re big business in the USA. And appropriately enough, two crate engines are being introduced at SEMA 2018. Question is, which to pick? Civic Type R engine, or Hellcat V8?Yep, stories like this make us wish crate engines were A Thing in Britain. Anyway, back to this particular Murica vs Japan battleSounds like an easy choice, really. The Hellcat V8, or Hellcrate", as it"s being dubiously dubbed, offers 6.2 litres of supercharged fury, developing 707bhp and 650lb ft. It"s the engine that made the Dodge Challenger Hellcat the baddest modern American muscle car of all, until it was outdone by its younger, angrier twin, the Dodge Demon. Don"t you just hate sibling rivalry?Meanwhile, Honda is now offering the new Civic Type R"s engine as a crate deal. It"s a 2.0-litre, turbocharged four-cylinder which puts out 306bhp and 295lb ft in US-spec a 10bhp detune from what Europeans get in the 316bhp superhatch.
Date written: 30 Oct 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9764
