SEMA 2025 will roar with the launch of two new super-powerful crate HEMI V8 engines. Performance parts specialist Direct Connection is launching upgraded versions of the Hellephant A30 426 ...

One of the most anticipated V8 thrillers of 2025 is finally available to purchase. Direct Connection is asking $34,995 for the Hellephant A30 426 Supercharged Crate HEMI, a 7.0-liter behemoth that ...

Better late than never, Direct Connection has reintroduced the stupidly powerful Hellephant A30 crate engine. Orders for it will kick off today at the 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Prospective ...

The Hellephant crate engine was introduced in 2018 by MOPAR when the company showcased it through the 1968 Dodge Charger restomod. This model was later considered the ultimate combination of MOPAR’s ...

After a few years of electrified muscle cars, the Dodge and Ram brands have been undergoing a pretty significant HEMI revival in recent months. In response to customer demand, Ram brought back the 5.7 ...

Direct Connection doubles down on HEMI® power for the 2025 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The performance parts brand is refueling its crate engine lineup with the ...

Dodge shows off two crate engine families at this year’s SEMA show. Dodge is rolling out a next-generation Drag Pak engine based off the upcoming Hurricane 3.0-liter turbocharged I6. Dodge is fleshing ...

Dodge may be about to discontinue its production V8 muscle cars in favor of electric motors, but it is not done with piston power just yet. The brand's Direct Connection parts division has unveiled ...

Whether you're upgrading a relatively modern Dodge vehicle like the third-generation Challenger or working on a classic from the 1970s, crate engines are a great way to upgrade or add more power to ...

Philip Gelderblom has been writing professionally since the '90s. He has written mainly content on a freelance basis, including about cars, future cars, EVs, hybrids and hydrogen cars, self-driving ...