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goinbroke2 · 09-18-2017, 11:51 AM

Heard the same argument from fast cars being beat by cheaper slow cars etc.

Can a crate motor car throw any cam in it? No.
Any head? No.
Any valvetrain? No.

So what makes it a crate motor? Well, you have to run a particular set of parts as per their part number. The carb is a 750 holley for small blocks and 850 for big...can I run any carb on a crate? No!
So what's left? Ahhh...the intake. ANY intake is allowed, which is like totally different than a LD340 intake on a ....or a certain intake on 283's....or....

If the rule says "you must run xyz part to be legal" is that a spec or not? Can you deviate from that spec or not?

So basically, the fight is about allowing people to use easier to find parts instead of 50 year old cast iron.

What if the rule said factory intake and carb? Well then the only difference between a crate motor and a traditional stocker would be the heads. THAT'S IT!
And if you can't find 50 year old heads, you ain't gonna find 50 year old intakes and carbs any easier!
Wife looked up the coyote crate motor yesterday on amazon, $17,000. I said WHAT??? that can't be right, must include electronics etc but she already had switched so I never got to read it.
Would you guys feel better if crate motors cost $17,000 and you couldn't build it yourself? Then the game is again set for the richer ones?

09-18-2017, 11:51 AM	#279
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 891 Likes: 1,622 Liked 392 Times in 153 Posts	Re: Crate Motor Class Heard the same argument from fast cars being beat by cheaper slow cars etc. Can a crate motor car throw any cam in it? No. Any head? No. Any valvetrain? No. So what makes it a crate motor? Well, you have to run a particular set of parts as per their part number. The carb is a 750 holley for small blocks and 850 for big...can I run any carb on a crate? No! So what's left? Ahhh...the intake. ANY intake is allowed, which is like totally different than a LD340 intake on a ....or a certain intake on 283's....or.... If the rule says "you must run xyz part to be legal" is that a spec or not? Can you deviate from that spec or not? So basically, the fight is about allowing people to use easier to find parts instead of 50 year old cast iron. What if the rule said factory intake and carb? Well then the only difference between a crate motor and a traditional stocker would be the heads. THAT'S IT! And if you can't find 50 year old heads, you ain't gonna find 50 year old intakes and carbs any easier! Wife looked up the coyote crate motor yesterday on amazon, $17,000. I said WHAT??? that can't be right, must include electronics etc but she already had switched so I never got to read it. Would you guys feel better if crate motors cost $17,000 and you couldn't build it yourself? Then the game is again set for the richer ones? Last edited by goinbroke2; 09-18-2017 at 12:03 PM.