Crate 440's from YearOne

[360 'CUDA]

Oh no! Moper is on this forum also.   The car was weighed at the track with me in it last week.  I was shocked to see how heavy it was.  Take me out and it still weighs 4110.  I guess all the extras add up.  Big block, A/C, pwr brakes, pwr steering, Gear Vendors, lots of dynamat/Fatmat, spare tire, tools, chair and spare parts.

Sounds right to me   

[moper]

The car is sweet...and having all that comfy stuff adds a ton. I have about 60 lbs of dynamat extreme in one fellow's car, and it's getting heavier every time. Stereo with big speakers, AC, Gear Venders, etc. 3" pipe weighs 24% more than 2.5", plus the huge mufflers and extra hangers. It all adds up.

[RDF]

  We only hear about the crate motors that go bad, MOPAR wouldn't be still doing them if they didn't have a measure of success with them.

 

While I would agree with most that crate motors are a gamble, there's got to be a higher percentage of "good" motors as well.  But I prefer to build my own motor, that way I know all the specs, know what's in there and if something goes wrong, I can pull it apart without worrying about breaking warranty or anything like that.