Gaerte Engines
The Rochester, IN, engine builder handles more than 400 engines a year, primarily for pure race applications. In addition, Gaerte Engines manufactures many of its own parts and modifies and designs many others. From its humble beginnings, the company has exceeded even its owner’s expectations.
Since then, Gaerte’s reputation has been polished by a 10-year association with legendary World of Outlaws racers Sammy Swindell and Steve Kinser. Now, the shop offers popular oval track racing engines for sprint cars (320, 355, 360 and 410 cid alcohol injected), dirt late models (355, 360, 410 and 430 cid carbureted gas or alcohol), four-cylinder midget engines (164-165 cid custom engines based on Gaerte’s own design) and USAC Silver Bullet/Silver Crown series aluminum or cast iron alcohol dirt champ engines. "We also dabble in some other things, including marine," Gaerte explains. "We hold a couple of records in the powerboat associations with our four-cylinders and our 307 V-8.