Failed Experiment - Where Are The Engines?

In this video I’m showing a 5.7 L Vortech V8 tear down that was intended to be a simple, refresh with new bearings and marine head gaskets, but the engine was worn out so it needs a complete rebuild. Now, I could just go buy another engine, but it took three months to find this one, so I don’t think I will find another one for reasons that I explain in the video. 

[@davideldridge2537]

There are 10+ in our local yard now

[@moccasinmarine]

But will they run without a major rebuild? The engine in the video was the best of 8 in an Atlanta junkyard and it was trashed as you saw. All the rest were missing heads, or were left open in the rain.

[@andysaunders3708]

Scrawny little rods for a relatively large engine...

[@moccasinmarine]

Same size they’ve always been but these are called powdered metal rods I believe.