Ford Performance is now offering the supercharged 5.2-litre ‘Predator’ V8 from its Mustang Shelby GT500 as a standalone ‘crate motor’… and it costs almost as much a full car. Ford says ...

The olive-drab one utilizes a horizontal-shaft 670cc V-twin Harbor Freight "Predator" engine, which—as you can see below—can be purchased for $749.99. The engine has been mounted onto some ...

Ford Performance put the mill on sale only a month ago for $25,995 including shipping. If you haven’t ordered the engine already, you’ll pay about 5% more now, the new sticker being $27,295.

Ford has just answered that question: The GT500's supercharged 5.2-liter 90-degree V-8 "Predator" engine will soon be ... the most powerful crate motors on sale today (or ever, for that matter).

Released just a few months ago for $25,000+, the new hotrodders engine has already gotten a bump in price to nearly $30 grand. Here's why the Predator ... be officially on sale or available ...