Today's automotive enthusiast can order a 500+ horsepower small-block Chevy V8 crate engine with a phone call or just a few ...

Hot-rodders can buy 427 crate engines that make between 500 and 2,000 horsepower from brands like Ford Performance and Nelson ...

The Chevy 454 short-block option, priced at $5,481.69, provides the same four-bolt main cast-iron engine block and rotating assembly as the $8,971.76 454HO complete crate engine option.