It sounds like it's hydro locking.

NEVER turn a broken in engine by hand if you feel a lot of resistance. You can break the piston rod doing this!

ABC engines will have a LOT of resistance initially when they are new.

The Evolution comes "pre-run" from the factory so it will not have an undue amount of resistance to be turned over.

BTW: Do you mean EVO, or Evolution, these are two different manufacturers?

Remove the glow plug and turn the engine over by hand.

Do you feel about 30%-40% more resistance with the glow plug installed, than with it out?

If the engine feels very easy to turn over w/o the glow plug, but very hard in your prior experience, then it's hydro lock.