Quote Originally Posted by Turbocharged400sbc View Post
my last few engines have all been 150$ scores from burn victims with mostly intact valvecovers.

junkyards assume they are junk, and if you dont mind itchy arms for a day or two you can get a damn good shortblock for a damn good price. as long as you know what yer looking fer.

granted up here in the rust belt we have plenty of good powertrains with rotten shells, down south you have clean shells with junk powertrains.
True, although, consider the transmissions in all areas. Probably a lot of great 3800 motors that got junked with a car that had a crummy 4T65e.