Crate motors. We're sure as readers you've noticed those two words cropping up more frequently in magazine car features over the past few years. I know those of us writing the features have seen it.

The difference between a stroker engine and a regular engine lies primarily in the choice of crankshaft. In the case of the 383-cubic inch stroker, engine builders would modify crankshafts designed ...

When someone offers up a crate engine, then wants you to run power-adders on it, what do you do? For us, the answer was easy, we grabbed some nitrous and a handfull of superchargers and hit the dyno.

The question of the day was a simple one. What do you do with a power-adder-ready 383 crate engine from BluePrint Engines? For us, we immediately topped off the long-block, popped it up on the dyno, ...