I had hired Butler Automotive in Martinez to rebuild my chevy 350 small block. I was told that the block would be thoroughly honed and prepared and the rebuild would be complete.

What I found when I had to tear my engine down at 12,000 miles...

4 of the 8 pistons were used and severely pitted,
the cylinder walls were honed but to a minimum with no mind paid to whether or not it was enough, it was not and I found my cylinders are rippled.

2 of my piston rings are already blown.

The head bolts were not thread sealed where they went into the water jackets resulting in a series of small water leaks right from the start.

Upon reinstallation and reassembly, the original bolts were used which is much like reusing any other part meant to be replaced. The bolts were stretched beyond their limits and therefore contributed to the engine failing at 12,000 miles

In a nutshell, this is not the result of professional work as the shortcuts taken are those that would not have seen until just enough time had passed that the warranty had expired. The work is really not even amateur quality. The rebuild kit they had used was either incomplete or they had reused my original components in order to save the new parts for something else or the engine was never truly broken down.