Dodge's Direct Connection has developed a monster race engine. It is the 1500 Hemi Race Crate Engine that makes 1,500 horsepower and over 1,000 pound-feet of torque. It has the special distinction of being the most powerful engine offered by an American automaker. It's licensed exclusively through Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) and carries an MSRP of $59,990! The engine shares a lot of similarities with the A170. It's a 426 cubic inch engine that exclusively E85 fuel to achieve its otherworldly horsepower. It also has a 3.0-liter supercharger, but the 1500 uses a Gen V Whipple supercharger instead of the IHI supercharger on the A170. It employs a cast iron block with forged billet steel and billet aluminum for the other various engine components. It's also designed to be plug-and-play with other Hellcrate engine setups, so enthusiasts can easily upgrade their existing engines. There isn't much else to note. The Direct Connection 1500 Hemi is an exercise in excess. It's big, expensive, powerful, and more than 99.9% of people will ever need. As of this writing, the engine is in the pre-order stage, so it's not technically available yet. If other Direct Connection engines are any indication, there will likely be a small number of these engines available, and they'll likely sell out quickly.
