Anyone done a comparison on crate engines?

[Pistolpete]

Has anyone done done any homework they'd be willing to share on who has the best pricing etc. on crate engines?

is there a difference from one company to the next on set up etc....?
options?
quality?
Shipping?


Pete

[moparstuart]

440  ?

[Charger-Bodie]

If you are talking about 440 crate gines I can tell you that I had a Hughes engines Crate 446 in the Gold Charger I used to have , it was an excellant engine. BUT, you can build a nice stroker for alot less money.

[moparstuart]

If you are talking about 440 crate gines I can tell you that I had a Hughes engines Crate 446 in the Gold Charger I used to have , it was an excellant engine. BUT, you can build a nice stroker for alot less money.

thats what i was going to tell him     440 source build your own way cheaper

[Pistolpete]

Sorry Guys, my mistake - I'm thinking the big kahuna - 426 Hemi

[Charger-Bodie]

Sorry Guys, my mistake - I'm thinking the big kahuna - 426 Hemi

As far as Hemis go, Ive heard nothing but good things about FHO (For Hemis Only) up in Canada.

[suntech]

I am getting all my parts there (FHO), and Tim is a supernice guy to deal with, and good prices too.
I will build the engine here in Norway, but almost all the parts are coming from FHO. I am building a World Product aluminum hemi, 588cid, and injection.

[Pistolpete]

Anyone have any contact info on them??

Please and thank you

[Mike DC]

 
Mopar crate engines are better than Chevys & Phords.     

[suntech]

www.forhemisonly.com

Contact info on website, ask Tim. Really nice guy

Rolf

[Ghoste]

It's an old story now, but another comparison could be taken from the Hemi engine shootout that Mopar Muscle magazine ran a few years ago.

[Go Hogs Go]

Mopar crate Hemi's are crap. I bought one. Their warranty is not worth the paper it's written on. The only way I buy another one is to use it as a boat anchor. I had David Bruns of Washington, Iowa build my last Hemi. He won the Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge last year. He built my engine for the same price as a 472 Mopar crate engine, broke it in on the dyno, and tuned the carb. It's wonderful. No leaks, no smoking, drop it in, fire it up, and hit the road. If you buy a Mopar crate Hemi, you better take it apart and check it over before you install it. It's no fun to have to rip an engine and rebuild it after 1,000 miles like I had to.

[Ghoste]

Didn't he come close to winning on the Hemi engine challenge as well?

[Go Hogs Go]

He was in the top 3 if I remember right. He still has that engine for sale last time I talked to him. I think he's asking 18K and it made 667 h.p.

[daytonalo]

I built and sold a 472 , 11-1 , Alum head Hemi for 12 k and sold it for 14k . I can have a 572 Hemi Shortblock built for 6k , balanced and 300 shipping to my door . I can do the rest

[Rolling_Thunder]

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