3.6's from wrecked cars, risks?

[Embs]

With so many people doing 3.6 transplants, I have wondered about this for a while.

I have experienced two different 3.6 transplants now and my issues with both have been from one extreme to the other.

My question to the Pelican community is this: What are the known effects if any, of violent crashes to the internals of these engines?


Perhaps there is no apparent damage to the external areas of the engine. But what occured internally when the car went from 100 mph+ to 0 mph into a wall? Will the engine run fine for a while and then wear pre-maturely in certain areas?

Should engines from violent wrecks that appear to run fine and exhibit good compression just be re-installed and ran?

Is this a real concern or are these engines built so tough that the shock force of a crash isn't that much of a concern?


Thanks,

[makaio]

Shock force can ruin any engine/drivetrain, it just depends on the impact. Like if the car was hit from behind, in the engine or rear area of the car, speed, etc... all play a part.

[Dantilla]

The 3.2 in my '73 came from a wreck.
I was told by a racer that you're not going to break a 911 engine in a crash. Put it in another car and keep going.

[JeremyD]

Especially when they look like this...