Chances are, if you haven’t already bought a brand new 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302, then you’re probably not going to. It could be that they’re too hard to find, or too expensive for your wallet, which means you have to miss out on the 440 horsepower 5.0 liter Boss 302 engine. Or do you?

If you can scrape together $12,000, about a quarter of the Boss Mustang’s cost, then you can purchase the Boss 302 engine right from Ford Racing. How awesome is that?

If you ask us, very awesome. Ford already offers their 5.0 liter V8 as a crate engine, for about $9,000, which is a pretty good deal for 412 horsepower and 390 ft-lbs of torque. But the Boss 302 offers 444 horsepower and 380 ft-lbs of torque, which should make for a very excellent crate engine that is sure to find its way under the hood of many a project car. Interestingly enough, this lightweight aluminum engine only weighs in at 444 pounds. This is your first (and perhaps only) chance to buy an actual Boss engine right from Ford, and it comes with everything you’d expect from a racing engine, like an 8.5 quart large sump oil pan with revised baffling for hard cornering.

The revised Boss-embossed intake came from Ford Racing’s Daytona Prototype engine program, and included with the package is a manual engine harness and flywheel, as well as the drive-by-wire throttle body. All in all a very awesome engine package, which got us to wondering…what would you put this engine into if you had a choice? We’re thinking a 1969 Mercury Cougar might be the perfect match, but we’re sure you have your own ideas, so let us know!