I was looking at a motor that came out of a wrecked silverado that was hit high and busted the upper intake manifold. What could be worst case for this motor? (What could this have done to the rest of the motor)? Does this sound like a bad idea?

 

The threads could be striped out on the heads, where the manifold bolts to at best. At worst, some rods caps could've come loose and scarred up the crank. It happens to circle track cars when they smack the wall hard enough. If you're sure the truck didn't hit a stationary object head on, then it's probably fine. I would at least pull the pan though to make sure.

 

my bet would be your fine.... i would check to make sure no peices from the intake fell into the head and stuff like that.... BTW if you need a new intake i have one in perfect condition if you need it

 

thanks man! i'll let ya know!

 

this is my motor out of a donor truck and runs fine and good so you be the judge

 

damn that SS was pretty messed up