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Mopar-loving horsepower fanatics can finally stop chasing wreckers: The iconic 707-hp Hellcat V-8 engine is now available as a crate engine, with a warranty. No need to go yank one of the supercharged engines out of a crashed Dodge Challenger or Charger SRT Hellcat!
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Fiat Chrysler has officially debuted the Hellcrate engine at the 2017 SEMA show in Las Vegas. As if the occasion needed more pomp or circumstance, the automaker’s Mopar parts and services division stuffed the Hellcrate into a 1970 Plymouth Superbird “tribute.” But forget that, as cool as it is, since we’re talking about a 707-hp engine that you can purchase (for $ 19,530) and combine with a plug-and-play engine management setup ($ 2195) and bolt into whatever the hell you want without worry. Mopar will warrant the combination for three years and unlimited miles, and the company suggests pairing it with Tremec’s six-speed manual transmission. Hellcat your Dodge Dart Swinger, or your lawnmower, or your microwave oven, for all Mopar cares.
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It’s nearly as insane as offering a car to anyone who can scrounge up 66 grand or so with 707 horsepower and a warranty right off dealership lots. Oh, wait, these are the same people. They’re unhinged, and they’re our kind of people. So go forth, everyone with $ 23,000 to spare, and Hellcat whatever you think won’t be twisted in half by the blown 6.2-liter Hemi V-8’s power. Jeep already stuck one in the Grand Cherokee, after all.
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