The end is near...

I think there might be one possibly two “traditional small blocks” out there making 1,000 hp but those are essentially one-off pieces. How much do you think something like that would cost? $30k? More? Who puts THAT kind of money into a small block? And at that level, it’s all aftermarket parts so it might as well be anything. OTOH, you can generally find a junkyard Hellcat for $10-$15k and be at 700hp without doing anything. What’s bad about that?

Anything can be made to run, just depends on how deep your pockets are.

I’m a small block guy myself but I often think about going to a Gen III platform? I mean, why not?
There are WAY MORE than just 1 or 2 thousand hp small block LA mopar engines out there....you just aren't in the right circles to know that, they do cost 30k or sometimes more but so what when they live, are dead nuts reliable and mop the floor with any G3 N/A and a ton of power adder ones too......want a case in point? Turbofreek twin turbo G3 dart is almost 2 tenths slower than my current ET in a N/A LA platform and I think my car is heavier too but you guys hate facts, what would it take money wise to reliably get that Hellcat to 1000 hp and live? I will tell you why not.....they have yet to prove they are superior in anything....maybe try picking on the POS L.S. first before they start barking at the big dogs.