The nexus for this story was an old short-block we found in the back of the shop. After doing a little sleuthing, we determined it was the remnants of a GM ZZ4 crate engine. Now, we're pretty sure ...

For this exercise, we have one of the most common, and most affordable, engines on the planet: a 350-inch Gen I small-block Chevy.

Doing an affordable rebuild on your 327 or 350 small-block Chevy is easy if you use the right aftermarket parts. To prove this we install Trick Flow’s Top-End kit and hit the Westech dyno!

Aside from the Comp Cams stock grind Hi-Po camshaft and Pro Magnum roller rockers, our 289 High Performance engine is a stock rebuild sporting common sense improvements such as dynamic balancing ...