since giving the malibu to my bro i have ventured out and am currently in the process of building up a 4.3 for a s10 blazer. i'm trying to convience my brother (the new guy) to do the same. right now weather permiting he's starting to put the 3.8 back together. like stated previously it has a comp cam,gm performance intake,solid lifters,double roller timing chain,and a HUGE edlebrock carb that need replaced with a smaller one like the 390 holley everyone recommended. and ya it's a 229.