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1972 Nova 1 Day LS Swap: BTR cam 5.3 And Built 4L60e
We’ve decided to redirect the 1972 nova that I showed on that channel all the way back in March of last year. The car has been sitting in another garage ever since waiting for its own powertrain. The engine were installing is a stock 2001 LM7 5.3 iron block with just a BTR truck Norris NSR cam. Cam specs are 212/22x 107LSA (I believe the exhaust duration is 224). My goal with this video is to show how straightforward a can swap can be if you plan everything ahead of time and specifically only use the parts that I personally recommend.
Parts used in this video
Engine Mounts:
www.holley.com/products/engine_swap_parts/mounts_and_crossmembers/engine_mounts/parts/12618HKR
Oil Pan:
www.holley.com/products/engine/oil_pans/engine_swap_oil_pans/parts/302-2
LS swap engine Harness:
painlessperformance.com/product/1998-2004-gm-ls1-ls6-efi-harness-part-no-60508/
Camshaft:
briantooleyracing.com/btr-gen-iii-iv-ls-truck-norris-nsr-cam.html
Fuel Tank:
www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=437/category_id=131/mode=prod/prd437.htm
Wheels:
centerlinewheels.com/wheel/005-auto-drag-2-0/
Tires:
www.mickeythompsontires.com/drag-tires/et-street-front
Brakes:
wilwood.com/brakekits/BrakeKitsProdFront?itemno=140-10996
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Aluminum 6.0 LS Inspection And Test Fire: LFA and 2ML70 Hybrid Escalade Drivetrain
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I finally acquired one of the holy grails of LS engines: an aluminum 6 liter. Although it’s not technically an LS2 it’s still just as good. Other than my personal 2012 Silverado I’ve really never messed with (running) gen 4 engines, so I’m excited to continue to experiment with this one. If anyone is looking for a used 2ML70 hybrid transmission please let me know. I don’t need this 300lb thing ...
Junkyard LS Hunting: Return to Santa Paula Pick The Part
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Www.newvintageusa.com use code:Travis Black for 10% off your total
L86 6.2 Liter LT1 Engine Full Teardown: Exploded Internals and Absolute Carnage
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I was contacted by a viewer and told that they had an engine that was hastily swapped out of a 2017 Cadillac Escalade and had been sitting on his shop floor for about a year. Someone guessed that it potentially “dropped a valve” but no one had any idea. I was hoping that maybe it just had a common AFM lifter issue and that I would score one of my dream engines totally free. Nothing in life ever...
1975 350 V8 Chevrolet Monza Part 7: 5 Lug Front Swap With Aerospace Brakes And Centerline Wheels
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Www.newvintageusa.com use code:Travis Black for 10% off your total Parts used in this video Aerospace brakes: shop.aerospacecomponents.com/4pistonfrontprostreetkit71-77vega.aspx Centerline autodrags: centerlinewheels.com/wheel/005-auto-drag-2-0/?cat=145 Centerline convo pro: centerlinewheels.com/wheel/000-convo-pro/?cat=56
LS 5.3 L59 on the runstand
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Picked up another 5.3 from local classifieds. I definitely want to start keeping a lot of different stuff in stock. Feel free to reach out with whatever LS platform you’re looking for. Chances are I’ll either have it or can get it very quickly. Www.newvintageusa.com use code:Travis Black for 10% off your total Parts that I use on my runstand Intake manifold: www.holley.com/products/ls_power/ls_...
Hot Rod Powertour West 2023 Day 3: Pomona Dragstrip
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Day 3 of the 2023 hot rod power tour west event. Day 1 was at irwindale, and we decided to skip day 2 at vegas to go fix Nightwrencher’s 73 charger in time for day 3 at Pomona. Check out nightwrencher’s channel to see exactly what we had to do with less than 24 hours of time before todays event roughly 60 miles away. The firebird did the entire weekend with zero hiccups. It drove from my house ...
Hot Rod Powertour West 2023 Day 1: Irwindale speedway
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Hot Rod Powertour West 2023 Day 1: Irwindale speedway
Return of the 350 v8 Monza: Mini Update + Exhaust Testing Part 6
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Return of the 350 v8 Monza: Mini Update Exhaust Testing Part 6
LS 5.3 LM7 on the Runstand: BTR Stage 2 Truck Cam Test
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LS 5.3 LM7 on the Runstand: BTR Stage 2 Truck Cam Test
Firebird Full Chassis Rewire + Extra Fixes
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Firebird Full Chassis Rewire Extra Fixes
Junkyard LQ4 6.0 LS on the Runstand: She’s A Runner
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Junkyard LQ4 6.0 LS on the Runstand: She’s A Runner
Junkyard LS Hunting: How Many 6.0s Can We Find At Sun Valley LKQ?
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Junkyard LS Hunting: How Many 6.0s Can We Find At Sun Valley LKQ?
1971 El Camino Carbed LS-T56 Swap Part 1: Test Firing, Cleaning, and Prepping the Aluminum 5.3
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1971 El Camino Carbed LS-T56 Swap Part 1: Test Firing, Cleaning, and Prepping the Aluminum 5.3
1966 Chevy C10 LT1 to LS1 Part 2: Getting The New Motor In And Fired Up
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1966 Chevy C10 LT1 to LS1 Part 2: Getting The New Motor In And Fired Up
1966 Chevy C10 LT1 to LS1 Part 1: Pulling Out A 20 Year Old Swap
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1966 Chevy C10 LT1 to LS1 Part 1: Pulling Out A 20 Year Old Swap
Junkyard LS Hunting: Back To Sun Valley LKQ PYP For Swap Parts
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Junkyard LS Hunting: Back To Sun Valley LKQ PYP For Swap Parts
Firing Up The Nova’s LS 5.3 In The Garage
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Firing Up The Nova’s LS 5.3 In The Garage
1972 Chevy Nova Abandoned LS Swap: Reveal and Tear Down
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1972 Chevy Nova Abandoned LS Swap: Reveal and Tear Down
The Firebird Is Back
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The Firebird Is Back
Double Aluminum LS 5.3 Engine Tear Down: High Performance L33 and LH6
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Double Aluminum LS 5.3 Engine Tear Down: High Performance L33 and LH6
1975 350 V8 Chevrolet Monza Part 5: Wrapping up the Interior
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1975 350 V8 Chevrolet Monza Part 5: Wrapping up the Interior
Junkyard LS Hunting: 2 More Aluminum LS Engines for the Collection
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Junkyard LS Hunting: 2 More Aluminum LS Engines for the Collection
Junkyard LS Hunting: Finding an Aluminum LH6 5.3 at LKQ Sun Valley
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Junkyard LS Hunting: Finding an Aluminum LH6 5.3 at LKQ Sun Valley
1975 350 V8 Chevrolet Monza Part 4: First Car Show +Exhaust, Gauges, Interior, and More Burnouts
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1975 350 V8 Chevrolet Monza Part 4: First Car Show Exhaust, Gauges, Interior, and More Burnouts
Free 6.0 LQ4 Update: Always Check Your Cam Bearings
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Free 6.0 LQ4 Update: Always Check Your Cam Bearings
C5 Corvette Ratty Drag Car Part 2: cleaning up the engine bay with Granatelli Motorsports
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C5 Corvette Ratty Drag Car Part 2: cleaning up the engine bay with Granatelli Motorsports
1975 350 V8 Chevrolet Monza Part 3: Finally Driving and Doing Burnouts
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1975 350 V8 Chevrolet Monza Part 3: Finally Driving and Doing Burnouts
Double LQ4 6.0 inspection: Two free engines for the collection
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Double LQ4 6.0 inspection: Two free engines for the collection
C5 Corvette Ratty Drag Car Part 1: Reveal and Interior Removal
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C5 Corvette Ratty Drag Car Part 1: Reveal and Interior Removal

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @alecalbain1065
    @alecalbain1065 День тому

    How much do you want for the transmission? I’m currently in the middle of finishing up a build in my 09 Silverado hybrid, I would like to have a backup transmission so when the one in my truck goes bad I have one that we can pull parts out of to have performance parts made!! I’d like to see how far we can push this thing

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 День тому

      I managed to already sell it. A dude drove up from Mexico.

  • @familyoutkast9804
    @familyoutkast9804 День тому

    yo I'm in on what you're saying I'm doing a swap and my 88 caprice wagon a d rebuilding a 5.3 lm7 2000 that I just took out my truck didn't all live so far thanks for all the info

  • @drockjones1315
    @drockjones1315 6 днів тому

    How do you like this cam? I'm considering it for an LS1 Trans Am

  • @jeremylane3000
    @jeremylane3000 9 днів тому

    What type of pushrods and lifters u went with?

  • @2thomascesar
    @2thomascesar 15 днів тому

    Travis I'm looking for an ls 5.3 preferably 6.0 . Do you sell any?

  • @michaelthomas788
    @michaelthomas788 17 днів тому

    Why would you take that very classic car and put the worst transmission Chevy has ever made I don't care how much you modify that 4L 60e it's garbage

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 17 днів тому

      @@michaelthomas788 the 60e is a phenomenal transmission what are you talking about

    • @michaelthomas788
      @michaelthomas788 17 днів тому

      @@travisblack417 4L 60e is garbage and I worked on cars from 1997 until 2020

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 17 днів тому

      @@michaelthomas788 no it isn’t. It’s very small and light weight for an electronic 4 speed with overdrive. If you want something way bigger and heavier (slower) the 80e exists. The 60e is perfect for several of my personal applications.

    • @michaelthomas788
      @michaelthomas788 17 днів тому

      @@travisblack417 700r4 is just as light as small but better and if you put a locker in it it's way better one of my recent builds was a 84 Pontiac trans Am blueprint 350 485 foot pounds of torque at the engine with a 7004 with a locker that car is pretty much almost unbeatable on the street compared to most cars that are street legal

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 17 днів тому

      @@michaelthomas788 despite supposedly “working on cars” you clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. The 700r4 and 60e are effectively mechanically identical. All transmissions have their appropriate applications. No trans is inherently “better” than anything else without the context of the vehicle.

  • @stephenferanec5715
    @stephenferanec5715 19 днів тому

    bought a 77 spyder ordered from the dealer cost was 5 grand back then

  • @wvjeepguy8178
    @wvjeepguy8178 26 днів тому

    Glad i found this video. A local guy just posted one of these on FB marketplace. Looks like I should avoid it.

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 25 днів тому

      @@wvjeepguy8178 as long as it’s not expensive it’s worth it. These are the cheapest way you’re going to get an aluminum 6.0 block

    • @wvjeepguy8178
      @wvjeepguy8178 24 дні тому

      @@travisblack417 he wants $1,500 for the engine.

  • @brandywine1548
    @brandywine1548 28 днів тому

    What carb setup did you use?

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 28 днів тому

      @@brandywine1548 this is a QFT 750 mechanical secondary with a Holley high rise single plane

  • @thehouseofhorsepowerautobo4506
    @thehouseofhorsepowerautobo4506 Місяць тому

    Sounds awesome!!

  • @barryedmonds8456
    @barryedmonds8456 Місяць тому

    Do you have engines for sale

  • @yeloboi52
    @yeloboi52 Місяць тому

    Nice work my brother!!!! This thing is going to be nice when it's all buttoned up!

  • @davidcallahan5157
    @davidcallahan5157 Місяць тому

    Well Travis you have running right now get posi in it and tack to the track!

  • @justinrobinson3463
    @justinrobinson3463 Місяць тому

    One wheel peel, no joy lol. Get a posi or a spool dude.

  • @gizmokat90
    @gizmokat90 Місяць тому

    What a memory holy cow!!!

  • @rudyvaldez5052
    @rudyvaldez5052 Місяць тому

    How much for you too pull one for me man

  • @davidcallahan5157
    @davidcallahan5157 Місяць тому

    Sounds pretty good!

  • @jivan1348
    @jivan1348 Місяць тому

    Do you think the 5.3 ls is a good motor I put one in my 85 Camaro and I just want a bad ass street cruiser that will light the tires up if I wanna ?

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      Hell yes.

    • @jivan1348
      @jivan1348 Місяць тому

      @@travisblack417 I can’t wait to see what you do with the 5.3 in this nova I hope it stays N.A. lol

  • @LSDJtv
    @LSDJtv Місяць тому

    I appreciate u gang 💪🏾 Not too many left like you in the Car-munnity

  • @Sonoma_Coast
    @Sonoma_Coast Місяць тому

    Are 350 V-8s from before 1970 rare to find right now? how would you feel about having a carb/distributer engine from pre 1970?

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      @@Sonoma_Coast it’s not that they’re rare, it’s that the LS totally outclasses any small block. I have a small block in my el Camino (for now) and also in the Monza. The novelty of them is cool but you can’t beat the performance and modernism of an LS.

    • @Sonoma_Coast
      @Sonoma_Coast Місяць тому

      @@travisblack417 I'm old, so that's what I was using in that time of my life. Technology has Always been a struggle. You have quite the intelligence for it. But I'm getting an understanding. Hope you can make a good amount of money in the future. Maybe working as a Tech somewhere?

  • @copiertech101
    @copiertech101 Місяць тому

    Good ole one wheel peel dude!! 💪💪👍👍

  • @trentdawg2832
    @trentdawg2832 Місяць тому

    Glass packs on LS’s sound wicked, i have them both on my nova and c10……and they set off car alarms daily

  • @trentdawg2832
    @trentdawg2832 Місяць тому

    I love my LS swapped nova so much i treated it to a LSA supercharger…..best thing i ever did to that car next to the rear gears and posi

  • @racingdatasystems3708
    @racingdatasystems3708 Місяць тому

    ua-cam.com/video/9uFgooUD4IQ/v-deo.html I need the drivers door off the Blue Tahoe behind you!! Will pay!! $$$

  • @Sonoma_Coast
    @Sonoma_Coast Місяць тому

    Is that exempt from Cal. smog check to get it registered?

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      It’s a 72. 76 is cutoff.

    • @Sonoma_Coast
      @Sonoma_Coast Місяць тому

      @@travisblack417 Right on

    • @Sonoma_Coast
      @Sonoma_Coast Місяць тому

      @@travisblack417 That's cool you don't have to smog the Monza either. I came across your videos because I had a 1977 Monza Mirage.

  • @etenterprises
    @etenterprises Місяць тому

    11:00 the rockers are actually the same as 1.8 ratio LS7 rockers so they do have some value like the ignition coils. I am also building a Gen IV LS with a Gen V crank as they're basically the same as the 8 bolt forged LSA crank. Just need a 8 bolt flexplate/flywheel (unless dry sump LT1 Corvette crank).

  • @racingdatasystems3708
    @racingdatasystems3708 Місяць тому

    Travis is back!!! 👍 I bought a 6.6 L8T! Do you want to throw a carb on it and fire it off? It arrives to me next Monday! Maybe use it for content?

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      @@racingdatasystems3708 I absolutely would but unfortunately there is no (easy) way to get it fired up on my runstand. We would need some LT1 to LS3 intake adapters, an LS3 carb intake (I only have cathedral), some LT1 headers or stock manifold+exhaust flanges, some LT1 motor mounts that are similar to the style I used for mounting LS’ on my stand, and most importantly I would have to figure out how to get the MSD box happy. The gen 4 and gen 5 motors have the same 4x/58x cam and crank signals but the sensors themselves are totally different. A few people have gotten it to work but it requires some ingenuity.

    • @racingdatasystems3708
      @racingdatasystems3708 Місяць тому

      @@travisblack417 Let me see if I can locate a square port intake. I work with the owner of HP Tuners in professional racing. I'll see if he has anything we can "test" for the ignition side of the equation.

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      @@racingdatasystems3708 How do you plan on running the motor in your application? Tell Mr. HP tuners that I love his products btw.

    • @racingdatasystems3708
      @racingdatasystems3708 Місяць тому

      @@travisblack417 99% chance it will be “Syvecs” their ECU’s offer the ability to integrate with *any factory CAN bus. They recently released a LS specific ECU. They’ve been able to run direct injection for 6-7yrs now. They are a spinoff of Cosworth.

  • @Sonoma_Coast
    @Sonoma_Coast Місяць тому

    Man, this reminds me of Autoshop in HS. Lotsa fun figuring things out. That was the 70's though, so no electronics, injectors, ect. just carbs and disributers. Did you get your experience from being in a family that did car work? or all self taught or mentors? I think you had Autoshop in High school.

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      @@Sonoma_Coast I did autoshop in highschool but 99% of what I know is from diving into everything headfirst and teaching myself. I’m the first “car guy” in my family.

    • @Sonoma_Coast
      @Sonoma_Coast Місяць тому

      @@travisblack417 That's great. I suspected you were self taught.

  • @joncpeters
    @joncpeters Місяць тому

    Please do a video or short on fitting the F-body oil pan on the LS. I believe there’s cutting and stuff to the splash pan that I’d like to see a “specialist” do. Thanks!

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      @@joncpeters I have several other videos where I show exactly how to install the Holley 302-2 pan

  • @unknown_5925
    @unknown_5925 Місяць тому

    This would awesome 👌 can't wait to put one on my bagged hilux minitruck in australia only problem is the ls engines and trans here are way too much 😢

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      @@unknown_5925 you guys only got the aluminum motors lol. I feel like there would be a market for throwing like 50 iron 5.3s on a boat and shipping them over there.

    • @unknown_5925
      @unknown_5925 Місяць тому

      @travisblack417 that would be a brilliant idea I was thinking doing the same shipping back any ls blocks, heads and complete motors as I can to help fund a month or 2 long holiday to the West coast of the usa

  • @badass1g
    @badass1g Місяць тому

    Hey bro it’s the guy from utah with the ls1 issues. Love the vids. Very motivating! Thanks for the chat the other day.

  • @Mowtivated1
    @Mowtivated1 Місяць тому

    Best LS videos... on youtube

    • @trentdawg2832
      @trentdawg2832 Місяць тому

      For the average joe on a budget…..yes MR.Travis is the best for down to earth LS stuff and not that over budget super high dollar B/S

  • @chrismacphersom3258
    @chrismacphersom3258 Місяць тому

    What fuel you running?

  • @timgreene4746
    @timgreene4746 Місяць тому

    ua-cam.com/video/pTHwFkszkX4/v-deo.htmlsi=ojj1va19rew-bpu7

  • @shesqueeled
    @shesqueeled Місяць тому

    god that idle sounds so fucking good coming off that Lm7

  • @33ordie
    @33ordie Місяць тому

    Hope to see more of this nice little car and what you'll do with it.

  • @91rss
    @91rss Місяць тому

    LKQ changed the policy no part transmissions or engines. even if component was blown up

  • @Cherokee-sz7xi
    @Cherokee-sz7xi Місяць тому

    Uh,, nobody says primo anymore,,,,

  • @RICKY-LSX
    @RICKY-LSX Місяць тому

    Is it hard to swap a regular brake booster from a 03 Yukon to a hydro booster for better brake upgrade

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      @@RICKY-LSX don’t bother.

    • @RICKY-LSX
      @RICKY-LSX Місяць тому

      @@travisblack417 lol it’s that bad 😂

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      @@RICKY-LSX it’s not an “upgrade”. your brake performance is based off the size of the brakes themselves, not the style of the power assist.

    • @RICKY-LSX
      @RICKY-LSX Місяць тому

      @@travisblack417 I upgraded to 2022 4 piston front brakes with steel braided lines

  • @RICKY-LSX
    @RICKY-LSX Місяць тому

    What up bro im doing a e fan swap on my 03 yukon i need the 2 pinned wires hat go into the pcm the green and blue wires by Any chance would you have some laying around im willing to buy them off of you let me know

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      @@RICKY-LSX you can use any color pins and wires as long as you pin them out from the correct spots

    • @RICKY-LSX
      @RICKY-LSX Місяць тому

      @@travisblack417 do you know if sell them already or would I have to go to a junk yard and pull out my self

  • @Joe8648
    @Joe8648 Місяць тому

    I absolutely love that formula fire bird.

  • @Joe8648
    @Joe8648 Місяць тому

    Sounds like you're neighbors just love you - This is a suburban neighborhood!!! Yada yada yada shut up . Lol I was expecting her to come back out and biitch at you for just the reveing the engine.

  • @Joe8648
    @Joe8648 Місяць тому

    Well looks to me that Monza getting turned into a drag or race car sense the ac and heat most of the interior got destroyed.

  • @johnbehneman1546
    @johnbehneman1546 Місяць тому

    THANK YOU SO MUCH. A TOTALLY AWSOME BUILD!!!1

  • @alkennedy1124
    @alkennedy1124 Місяць тому

    Where is the wife,??thanks BigAl California, lizzy mussi passed away the other night m from breast C and pat mussi put the statment out on her vlog lizzy mussi UA-cam, praying for the family, thanks .

  • @badass1g
    @badass1g Місяць тому

    @12:52 when he rolled the part on the dirty ground then threw it back in the engine 😅😅😅😅

  • @aftermathwhite4955
    @aftermathwhite4955 Місяць тому

    When it goes in the RPM's i can hear a knock.

  • @aftermathwhite4955
    @aftermathwhite4955 Місяць тому

    A rollin knock.

  • @aftermathwhite4955
    @aftermathwhite4955 Місяць тому

    It sounds hurt

  • @GrandPitoVic
    @GrandPitoVic Місяць тому

    I almost bought one of these and then almost the newer one. I am doing a Ls3/6L90E swap in a 03'Crown Vic Police Interceptor. I almost bought 1 but I wasn't sure if it was a headache. I was looking for a 6.0 when I came across a L94 6 2L block for $500. Si I dropped flat tops and turned it into a Ls3. My first swap but not my first engine.

    • @travisblack417
      @travisblack417 Місяць тому

      If you’re planning on swapping the cam then the AFM motors are really good motors to look for. 99% of the time the lifter failures are what take the vehicles off the road in the first place. All of the “cheap” LS3’s I’ve seen for sale are totally internally destroyed.