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"Hurricrate" Twin-Turbo I-6 Hurricane Crate Engines Are Here—This Is Everything You Need to Know
Announced nearly two years ago, Stellantis has finally revealed pricing and more for its newest, sexiest crate engines.Justin BannerWriter, PhotographerManufacturerPhotographerAug 09, 2024
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In November of 2022, Stellantis announced its amazing Hurricane twin-turbo I-6s that were starting to find their ways into various Dodge, Ram, and Jeep products were going to be available as crate engines for hot-rodders to install in whatever project fit the smooth six. Fast forward nearly two years later and we finally know how much these Hurricrates—the conglomeration of “Hurricane” and “crate” that Stellantis is opting to use—will cost you before you install them into your car or truck.
Between those two years, nothing has changed on the Hurricrates. You’ll get essentially the same 3.0-liter twin-turbo I-6 engines found under the hoods of the recently updated 2025 Ram 1500 pickup. The Cat 1 is the 420 hp, 468 lb-ft version that’s sold as the "Standard Output," or S.O., in the Ram, while the Cat 3 is the 550-hp, 531-lb-ft version sold as the "High Output" or H.O. in that same truck. These engines have impressed us despite having such lower displacement than the outgoing Hemi V-8, and many of us have been wondering just how these would do in much smaller and lighter vehicles. Now, with the Hurricrate, we’ll get to see that wish potentially come true as soon as the upcoming Roadkill Nights event.
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Now, at $10,495 for the Cat 1 Crate Engine and $13,745 for the Cat 3 Crate Engine, you could build the ultimate Jeep Cherokee XJ for some high-powered rock crawling without giving up that rig's original engine layout. Or maybe you stuff one under the hood of a Nissan S13 240SX as an alternative to the 2JZ, RB26, or even the Ford Barra. Technically, you’re only allowed to install these engines into race cars or anything produced before 1976 (at least, if your state actually checks with emissions testing and such...), but that does open you up to a Fury Sport, the Dart, or even the Plymouth Duster if you want to keep everything in the family, so to speak.
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The aforementioned long-block versions are $7,995 for the Cat 1 and $11,715 for the Cat 3 version. Keep in mind that while the “Crate Engine” is a complete package, the long block is what you should picture it as: an engine packaged without the intake, exhaust, intercooler, and turbochargers. For the moment, the “mid-1,000-hp” Hurricrate Cat X option hasn’t been announced and we’re all still waiting for that extreme turbocharged I-6. Maybe we’ll hear more when Ram’s rumored “extreme” 1500 pickup is launched.
