However, the biggest Chevy crate engines include big block varieties as well. Chevrolet's largest displacement and final, big block engine for production vehicles was the 496-cubic-inch 8.1L Vortec.

Perhaps the best thing about crate engines is the variety offered for sale by America's big three automakers. For example, Dodge HEMI crate engines, available through Direct Connection ...

That was the double-take we did when we got word from Summit Racing that BluePrint Engines had started making a new pair of big-block-Chevy-compatible crate engines weighing in at that magical 632 ...