But when you consider the amount of money you'll likely need to pony up to acquire a functional V8, and the potential labor involved in the installation, purchasing a crate engine might be the sma ...

Today's automotive enthusiast can order a 500+ horsepower small-block Chevy V8 crate engine with a phone call or just a few clicks from the comfort of their home. Even better, they can choose from ...

or build your own engine. Factory and aftermarket performance crate engines can cost several thousand dollars, but building an engine is not for novice mechanics nor the faint of heart.

Then there's the engine's shape and size. Despite being roughly the size of a 351 Windsor as the Godzilla platform weighs nearly 700 pounds, a small-ish blown V8 with tough as nails internals and ...