Our reprise starts with Gray Baskerville’s October 1989 photos and details of Darrell Buehl’s selection and preparation of a 350-cubic-inch Chevy V-8 engine ... the stock small-block head.

The two carmakers seriously butted heads when each promised to produce a powerful small block V8 engine at an affordable price, resulting in the Ford 351 Windsor and the 350 Chevy. The 350 Chevy ...

The small-block Chevy 350 is one of the most popular engines ever made. Displacing 350 cubic inches (or 5.7 liters), the 350 is the quintessential Chevy V8 built on a decade of small-block evolution.

Related: Budget 350-Inch Small-Block Chevy Engine Rebuild and Dyno Test The Siamese bores are offered in a variety of sizes and come 0.005-inch undersized, requiring a hone job before assembly.

Introduced in 1976, the smaller 305 was seen as a path to increased fuel economy while sharing a considerable amount of parts with the existing 350 small-block to keep costs down. Both engines ...