Originally Posted by trannyman:
To say straight from a junk yard is extreme.Yes,they have to remain stock,as far as internals go,but that don't mean you can't freshen one up.you just have to use oem equivalent parts.for example,if you don't blow one up,you can overhaul it in the off season and use it again.the nice thing is if you do blow one up,go to salvage yard ,but another(at an affordable cost),and freshen it up to your liking.ready to go.
Awesome! Somewhere in this thread I understood someone say that unless the engine was readily available in a salvage yard with low miles you were screwed, implying you couldn't open it up. As long as we aren't advocating disposable/sealed engines, I can accept a lot of diversity. I still think the GM 3.8 V6 would be interesting, but JMO. Peace and thanks for continuing my education.