crate motor
Drop-in powerplant
A crate motor is a complete engine sold ready to install, shipped in a crate rather than assembled from parts.
Car enthusiasts buy crate motors to replace worn engines or upgrade performance: He dropped a crate motor into his '69 Camaro.
Manufacturers sell them for everything from restoration projects to racing builds.
- camshaftLobed rod operating valves
- swapExchange one for another
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- crankRotary operating handle
- engineMachine producing motion
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