One of my pet peeves for the month is the term "crate engine". GM, Ford and Chrysler sell new engines in the crate...."crate engines" To fool the public, the rebuilders started calling their product a "crate engine." Duh, it's a rebuilt engine with perhaps some performance parts.....it's not new.

GM sells two groups of new "crate engines": replacement engines and GM Performance Parts engines. The replacement engines include the $1200 (or so) 350 stocker, truck 454 engines, etc. They are probably made in Mexico and are a very good value for the buck....heck, a rebuilt special is about the same price. We have bought a couple of the el cheapo 350s from Chevy and have never had a problem.

For the higher horsepower group, Tech is right...go to Scoggin-Dickey or Sallee or one of the other GMPP dealers. There's a lot of combinations available and the warranty is valid at a few more places than is the one from Pepito Boyz. AND, you'll get a real crate engine.