GM Performance Parts’ New Small-Block Chevy Engines

For decades, Americans from coast to coast have been rebuilding the venerable Chevy small-block 350 engine. Yet GM has not put a small-block Chevy 350 into any car in a decade, meaning the pool of rebuildable cores is dwindling. Rather than rebuild a Chevy 350, why not buy a whole new engine through GM Performance Parts? The 350 engine with 290 horsepower can be bought for as little as $1,925. You could spend that much on an engine block alone!

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The Chevy small-block has been the quintessential American performance engine for more than half a century, but it was replaced by the “LS” engine family in production vehicles more than a decade ago. That means the pool of rebuildable cores is shrinking. In many cases, you just can’t be sure of the history of those remaining cores.

A reassuring alternative to rebuilding is a brand-new engine, and GM Performance Parts (GMPP) is the only source for all-new Chevy small-blocks. GMPP’s crate engines use brand-new cylinder blocks, heads and rotating assemblies – none of the components are reconditioned or machined. They also offer crucial advantages over old production engines, including the strength of four-bolt main bearing caps. Almost every used small-block core you’ll find online, in a salvage yard or at a swap meet will have two-bolt mains.

GMPP small-blocks are an affordable alternative to building performance into a rebuild, too, as even the entry-level 350-290HP (part number 12499529) engine delivers 290 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque. That’s more than almost every small-block offered in cars or trucks from the early 1970s through the late 1990s, making it a great, value-driven replacement for a 305-powered Monte Carlo or 350-powered truck. For example: On Oct. 5, 2010, the 350-290HP was offered for as low as $1,925 through Doylestown, Pa. dealer Fred Beans on gmperformanceparts.com.

  • GM Performance Parts new small-block Chevy 350 motors
  • Comes with brand-new cylinder blocks, heads, and rotating assemblies
  • Engines deliver 290 horsepower and 332 ft-lbs of torque, and can be bought for under $2,000

About the author

Chris Demorro

Christopher DeMorro is a freelance writer and journalist from Connecticut with two passions in life; writing and anything with an engine.
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