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If the engine passes the test, it's bagged to protect the components and packed into a crate before leaving the manufacturing facility. More from Transportation Following is a transcript of the video.

Saying that most crate engines are of the V8 variety is somewhat erroneous, depending on your definition of "crate engine." Before entering into this discussion, the first thing you know anything ...