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    ASK RAY

    May 27, 2022 6 minutes
    By Ray Bohacz

    FIRST THINGS FIRST

    Q:I am 63 years old and semi-retired. One of the items on my bucket list was to rebuild a Chevy 350 engine, but the traditional small-block has fallen out of style, so I have set my sights on an LS engine instead. Here is my question: In your opinion, what is the best LS engine to rebuild and tune to meet my bucket list? I don’t want to go crazy with the build, maybe 450 hp. Can you also give me a ballpark cost figure, as well as what would be a good automatic transmission to use with it?

    Thanks for your help.

    Ray Heberling

    Myerstown, Pennsylvania

    A:I will begin by commending you for the desire to accomplish a long-time goal.

    There are a number of questions you need to answer to yourself. What is the intended end use of the engine? Do you have the tools and a place to work on

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