After touching an Indy crate engine, I'd advise to get one built somewhere. This one still has issues getting the power "as advertised" on multiple dynos, had a factory leak, had a defective oil filter (like, an O ring hanging out of it) installed, and was shipped with the break in oil still in it. And yes, they dyno'd it with that crud in the oil and the bad filter too. Also, the parts used were good, but VERY pricey. an exact copy could be made buying thier parts for less. And a better performaer could be built using other parts for 20% less. When it's a $10K bill, that's significant. But it does say "indy" on the valve covers. Sometimes you dotn want the hassle of choosing the parts. Which is fine. But many builders can put an engine together with the right parts to do what you want. You're not asking for much really, and $7K seems a tad high. A complete, dyno'd 408 with intake, carb and ignition, making 450hp and 500tq runs about $6500. Without the dyno, that's closer to $5700. The more exotic the requiements, the more $$. Even a std 360 can make 425hp and 460tq with a hydraulic cam on pump gas. That would be closer to $4900 without a dyno test. Also take note, many places now say "X horsepower..." but they wont dyno YOUR engine. They use desktop dyno software, or they build a copy of a previous engine. That's a big difference. I want my engines to at least reach the customer's goal. a desktop dyno wont break in the cam for you, set timing, and stuff. With the real dyno..you have the result on video, and the paper to prove it.
