swiftser, now you got me thinkin, besides buying a complete engine, what do you think would be the best bet . what i want is a long block, and i want to put in a like a comp 268 cam,headers and a new intake, i already have the cam. i can spend around 2000 for the long block, i need something that can handle more power, around 350 hp with having to pay for balancing and swapping pistons, just putting in a cam and the other parts.