There's nothing like a good 427-cubic-inch V8 to get the blood pumping. Here are five high-powered 427 crate engines perfect for your hot rod project.

Anniversary 427 Big-Block New for 2008, GM Performance Parts re-releases the vaunted ZL1 crate engine. Built off of the original (and restored) tooling, it's as close to the real thing that you ...

Chevy has created some monstrous engines in its history, but it might surprise you that some of the most well-known models aren't even the biggest.

The other COPO car of 1969 is the rarer and even more infamous ZL1. Conceived by drag racer Dick Harrell and ordered through Fred Gibb Chevrolet, COPO 9560 got an all-aluminum 427 V8 engine ...

Lastly, it seems around the time of the fifth generation ZL1, a 427 Anniversary engine was built close to the specs of the original, with 427 examples made. Clearly an ode to the 69 original '69 ...

Two COPO numbers were issued in 1969. COPO 9561 was used for the solid-lifter L72 big-block engine, which was originally ordered by Yenko Chevrolet, while COPO 9560 was issued for the ZL1.

Chevrolet Performance still has plenty of other LS-based and LT-based crate engines to offer these customers, though, including the LS3, LS9 and LT1, among others.

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

Chevy has created some monstrous engines in its history, but it might surprise you that some of the most well-known models aren't even the biggest.