He LS SWAPPED An Airplane... And It's SO AWESOME!!! (+Trackhawk Winner!)

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  • Опубліковано 20 гру 2023
  • It's not often we get a call that there's an LS Swapped airplane in town... we had to drop everything and go check out this RV7 with an LS1. What a cool machine... has us thinking!
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  • @Bill_DeBerry
    @Bill_DeBerry 5 місяців тому +639

    You need to hire this man to do the flyby's at the Freedom Factory for things like 2.4 hours of Le Mullets. Would be sick seeing and hearing that LS roaring over the crowd before the show.

    • @SUPRAMIKE18
      @SUPRAMIKE18 5 місяців тому +37

      It's not the only LS plane in the world either they need to get in touch with the owners of the others and have a whole formation of em do a flyover.

    • @noahmajor8524
      @noahmajor8524 5 місяців тому +5

      holy smokes that would be perfect

    • @kramnull8962
      @kramnull8962 4 місяці тому +1

      @@SUPRAMIKE18 Yeah, like they wouldn't suspect cletus for racing planes...

    • @jimlthor
      @jimlthor 3 місяці тому

      Bunch of rednecks flying experimental planes over a crowd of people.. what could go wrong?
      It would be pretty awesome though

    • @Stooch
      @Stooch 3 місяці тому +2

      yea, it's uh unfortunately
      not legal to do low passes around a crowd of people

  • @darylSKYTZOwillis
    @darylSKYTZOwillis 5 місяців тому +256

    I love the sound of the prop combined with the LS. Also I’m happy a service man won the Track Hawk. 🦅🇺🇸

    • @ronjones-6977
      @ronjones-6977 5 місяців тому

      I wonder how fast he was pushing that thing. I shall need a pilot that knows how to do math. I'll wait.

    • @Eametsa
      @Eametsa 5 місяців тому +2

      Yea it sounds like old fighter plane.

    • @user-pp5or5og4k
      @user-pp5or5og4k 5 місяців тому

      ​@@Eametsamore like an Airboat.

    • @CaptainCurt07
      @CaptainCurt07 2 місяці тому

      All you hear is them talking ruin video

    • @RailsofForney
      @RailsofForney 24 дні тому

      Modern LS would be cooler tbh :(

  • @mr2airborne159
    @mr2airborne159 4 місяці тому +45

    That prop and engine combo is music ! Hat's off to the builders!

  • @mechanicsinherited7079
    @mechanicsinherited7079 5 місяців тому +27

    You know it's a sketchy build when cleet and crew opt out of a ride along😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jesslittle7110
    @jesslittle7110 5 місяців тому +988

    That's proof you can literally LS swap anything .

    • @NXT_LVL
      @NXT_LVL 5 місяців тому +35

      Roadkill did the LS swap from the OG Muscle truck to a boat and then back. "Boatkill" episode.

    • @h0udinl
      @h0udinl 5 місяців тому +8

      @@NXT_LVLyeah that was sick

    • @ProTuneHD
      @ProTuneHD 5 місяців тому +37

      Top gear LS swapped a blender and a rocking chair

    • @RK-hl5xo
      @RK-hl5xo 5 місяців тому +1

      Jetski brothers yt channel twin turbo ls swapped a yamaha waverunner Jetski what was parked beside this plane at ls fest

    • @danmyers9372
      @danmyers9372 5 місяців тому +5

      Glad I don’t live in FL. Don’t want to be under any plane powered by a POS LS when it drops out of the sky.

  • @WS102
    @WS102 5 місяців тому +373

    It's awesome that an Apache maintainer won the Track Hawk. Super awesome that a Soldier is going to end up rocking that spicy ride. Very cool guys.

    • @oldscratch3535
      @oldscratch3535 5 місяців тому +10

      They usually buy them over MSRP with a 22% interest rate.

    • @wellthatsjustpeachy90
      @wellthatsjustpeachy90 5 місяців тому +1

      Yo underrated comment, my damn Lcpls made my BP go thru the roof at the mention of a damn car😂😂😂

    • @oldscratch3535
      @oldscratch3535 5 місяців тому +8

      @@wellthatsjustpeachy90 But Gunny, the guy at the dealership said I wouldn't find a better deal anywhere else!
      Y'all need to give financial literacy classes to all incoming Privates. And relationship courses so they don't marry a whale.

    • @wellthatsjustpeachy90
      @wellthatsjustpeachy90 5 місяців тому +1

      @oldscratch3535 trust me we already have to go thru a course about that shit as is, they gonna do boot shit anyways, we all had our moments, but the financial literacy thing is a biggie I harped on for my guys

    • @kramnull8962
      @kramnull8962 4 місяці тому +1

      Good $20K comes with it that's gas money for 4 years...

  • @abelalvarez6550
    @abelalvarez6550 5 місяців тому +20

    5:55 when george says “can I port the heads ?” 😂😂

  • @scioli700
    @scioli700 12 днів тому +7

    The airstrip before we knew it was his airstrip. U lil sneaky pete!

    • @ipodboy43
      @ipodboy43 9 днів тому +1

      I came here just to look for this comment!

  • @MrMadmeads
    @MrMadmeads 5 місяців тому +346

    I love how three guys are the happiest they have ever been while hearing a ls1 swapped plane

    • @roushstge2
      @roushstge2 5 місяців тому +14

      First time ever hearing someone Rev their plane

    • @stanlogan7504
      @stanlogan7504 4 місяці тому +2

      It was pretty awesome that plane is 🔥

  • @One_Shot_Garage
    @One_Shot_Garage 5 місяців тому +288

    You'd think with how the Blazer spends more time in the air doing wheelies than on the ground, that George would be right at home flying in an LS swapped plane 😂

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 5 місяців тому +6

      agreed

  • @AirFlight23Jumpman
    @AirFlight23Jumpman 5 місяців тому +42

    Cleet, your whole crew is top-notch. When Zach goes into work mode, it’s more like beast mode, same with Ty. Sam is the final piece of the puzzle. You guys mesh perfectly.

  • @sijonda
    @sijonda 5 місяців тому +28

    That's definitely a strange sound hearing both the v8 and the prop cutting through the air.

  • @hoopride4703
    @hoopride4703 5 місяців тому +886

    It would be cool if Cletus did a follow up with the people that won cars in the past to see how they are running.

    • @jeffsgarage8414
      @jeffsgarage8414 5 місяців тому +68

      The f150 is on marketplace right now here in missouri

    • @pullstartpatriot
      @pullstartpatriot 5 місяців тому +76

      90% of them get sold lol --- id make youtubes with it and whore it out haha

    • @Osamabintardin
      @Osamabintardin 5 місяців тому +33

      I imagine most get sold pretty quickly

    • @Osamabintardin
      @Osamabintardin 5 місяців тому

      ​@@nickmitchell7772shhh 🤫

    • @youtubecansukacok
      @youtubecansukacok 5 місяців тому +37

      ​@@nickmitchell7772lmfao someone's mad they didn't win 😂😂

  • @georgemay3665
    @georgemay3665 5 місяців тому +380

    It's a tiny plane that sounds like a WW2 fighter.

    • @jaytibby
      @jaytibby 5 місяців тому +54

      That's exactly I what I was reminded off.. WW2 fighter plane

    • @NXT_LVL
      @NXT_LVL 5 місяців тому +62

      Needed the zoomies out the side like the spitfires

    • @markhatcher4325
      @markhatcher4325 5 місяців тому +17

      Need that plane in War Thunder

    • @bumblebee4245
      @bumblebee4245 5 місяців тому +12

      It sounds so sick

    • @wobblysauce
      @wobblysauce 5 місяців тому +7

      @@NXT_LVLbingo…

  • @chrispobst6369
    @chrispobst6369 5 місяців тому +2

    I am not sure who you are, but I built this with Chris in his garage, we painted it in our friends big rig paint shop and we mated the wings and tested and flew this plane at Glendale airport together. I have all the pictures from even the very first parts being built and magazines with me in them as well. I helped buck most of those 25k rivets on that plane. You are right glass panels were to expensive at the time and iPads didn’t exists for this application. No disparaging taken I know the facts and have any proof needed. There should be no question about the aircraft being able to handle what was designed. C. O. Was an amazing engineer and the proof is in this aircraft. Anyone can make improvements, but this has been more than proof of concept. We have plenty of things we were going to change and do better for the next iteration.

  • @kd0cnd
    @kd0cnd 5 місяців тому +7

    This is awesome and couldn’t have gone to a better kid. He definitely deserves it. Congratulations Trevor and when you come home I better get a ride.

  • @Starrkespada1
    @Starrkespada1 5 місяців тому +56

    Lmfao George 5:53 “ you should let me port the heads on it “ you can tell he really did alot of that at faster proms 🤣🤣🤣 he sounded too exited

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 5 місяців тому

      Id let him port my heads hahaha

    • @tippyc2
      @tippyc2 5 місяців тому +4

      i've always been surprised he hasn't ported some of Cleeter's heads yet. Leroy could be consistent 6s.

    • @natec599
      @natec599 5 місяців тому +11

      @@tippyc2the mast heads on Leeroy are cnc ported and cost over $10k. George was improving factory heads

    • @MrJamesBanana
      @MrJamesBanana 5 місяців тому

      @@natec599 I would love to see them do a budget build, like what ruby was from the beginning, but with more focus on the actual build. Like an hour of George talking porting, an hour of James rebuilding the stock gearbox etc. Preferably on a cheap chassis they don't normally use.

    • @natec599
      @natec599 5 місяців тому

      @@MrJamesBanana agree

  • @RoFKillaBacon
    @RoFKillaBacon 5 місяців тому +2135

    I'm glad I didn't win the trackhawk, as a Jacksonville native it probably would've gotten stolen in a week

    • @Allen.McCoy.
      @Allen.McCoy. 5 місяців тому +64

      I also live in Jacksonville. And savanna ain’t no better

    • @stevenallen4123
      @stevenallen4123 5 місяців тому +34

      Rigged anyways 😂

    • @804MRMAN
      @804MRMAN 5 місяців тому

      Fun Fact: The pale community steals the most PER CAPITA. And you can find those FACTS, and not your racism on FBI.GOV​@@ErikHyndmanto

    • @_bizmo_fungus_894
      @_bizmo_fungus_894 5 місяців тому +91

      @@stevenallen4123lol keep telling yourself that kiddo

    • @drunk3n_m0nk12
      @drunk3n_m0nk12 5 місяців тому +14

      Yeah but think of how much fun you would've had trolling people on JCM with it.

  • @TangoOne
    @TangoOne 5 місяців тому +3

    The mix of LS + propeller sounds so cool.

  • @dannycreech4177
    @dannycreech4177 11 днів тому

    You can hear the Corvette and then the prop buzzing in the back ground! Lol😂

  • @WebGuyMikeFL
    @WebGuyMikeFL 5 місяців тому +126

    This is the first time I could tell the difference between the sound of the engine and the sound of the propeller. Since I know what that engine sounds like by itself I know that the rest of the noise comes from the airframe and prop. Didn't know I'd learn that today.

    • @mbrick
      @mbrick 5 місяців тому +9

      Yes and the sound of the prop and airframe sounds so good!

    • @mrhbigga
      @mrhbigga 5 місяців тому +12

      sounds like a truck racing a plane

  • @TheLikkinBranchRanch
    @TheLikkinBranchRanch 5 місяців тому +88

    Im glad an aircraft mechanic won the Track Hawk. He will certainly be able to keep her flyin! Thanks for your service, brother.

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 5 місяців тому +2

      Right !!! That dude sound like a cool dude

    • @WineHouse33
      @WineHouse33 5 місяців тому +2

      Doesn’t seem staged at all. Lol. Let’s have live drawings for these bullshit giveaways.

    • @TheLikkinBranchRanch
      @TheLikkinBranchRanch 5 місяців тому +11

      @@WineHouse33 jelly much?

    • @llamacebu216
      @llamacebu216 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@TheLikkinBranchRanch these are always the follow up comments from the homers who love getting on there knees

    • @zacharywallace2243
      @zacharywallace2243 5 місяців тому

      Is what it is!🤑😂

  • @Captain_Coleslaw
    @Captain_Coleslaw 3 дні тому

    What sort of lightweight V12 could you stick in a plane? These bigger displacement planes sound like the warbirds of WW2, and I am here for it!!!!

  • @dieselyeti
    @dieselyeti 4 місяці тому +3

    Sounded like a p-51 during the flyby. Curious to see how the radiator was mounted and hoses routed.

  • @johnnygray9093
    @johnnygray9093 5 місяців тому +260

    Ole Cleet is going to be the first guy to do a two step check on run up before take off.

    • @dawsonatkins4740
      @dawsonatkins4740 5 місяців тому +10

      Gonna have rolling anti-lag after he boosts it

    • @Theupstateidiots
      @Theupstateidiots 4 місяці тому +1

      Probably blow the prop apart. Lol

  • @dustingammon9858
    @dustingammon9858 5 місяців тому +156

    We finally have 3 personalities as entertaining as Jeremy ,may and Hammond organically,,,not a forced attempt like other UA-camrs

    • @Jeff.78
      @Jeff.78 5 місяців тому +6

      Cooper is also a good fit with these guys.
      ✌️😎

    • @dustingammon9858
      @dustingammon9858 5 місяців тому +19

      @@Jeff.78i love cooper to death, but in my opinion he’s just idk a little awkward it seems, these boy just flow perfectly, cooper almost just gets over powered by them

    • @Jeff.78
      @Jeff.78 5 місяців тому +11

      @dustingammon9858 I still think he's solid and adds a certain balance to anyone he works with. His sense of humor and delivery catches me off guard quite a bit. I'm all for seeing him compete in a "Cheap Car Challenge" again with a bunch of other channels.

    • @souqmadiq4835
      @souqmadiq4835 5 місяців тому +2

      only thing is they don't seem to hate each other in the same way that ended up being a big part of the entertainment

    • @eriklarson9137
      @eriklarson9137 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Jeff.78 Cooper and Garza would be a sweet team!

  • @badbadgolf87
    @badbadgolf87 5 місяців тому

    So happy u shared this awesome plain wit us. Made me smile. Most awesome plane ever. It literally sounds like a vet. Amazing

  • @mentalneil
    @mentalneil 5 місяців тому +2

    A very worthy winner of the Trackhawk, a brother from another mother on the opposite side of the pond.
    Come on Cleetus you must have something in the workshop that'll improve the plane, it sounded sick, all the best Team Freedom Factory for the holiday season and prosperous New Year

  • @iNegroTv
    @iNegroTv 5 місяців тому +118

    What was George worried about? The Cameraman never dies.

    • @Johnbobon
      @Johnbobon 5 місяців тому +7

      😂

    • @ronjones-6977
      @ronjones-6977 5 місяців тому +6

      This shall forever be known as the video where George was speechless.

    • @iNegroTv
      @iNegroTv 5 місяців тому +2

      @@ronjones-6977 Jokes aside, I can't blame him 😅

    • @ronjones-6977
      @ronjones-6977 5 місяців тому +1

      @@iNegroTv Ya, flying in an experimental plane is already sketchy. But flying with someone you just met in one is just a big fat NOPE.

  • @gmart1247
    @gmart1247 5 місяців тому +92

    It would be awesome to see a collab series between Cleetus and Mikey Patey building an LS plane!

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 5 місяців тому +9

      I know I really want to pick Mike Patey's brain on some of the engineering questions I have on this thing

    • @VictoryAviation
      @VictoryAviation 5 місяців тому +3

      @@ultimajpThe guy is quite the mad scientist. Turbulence is wild!!!

    • @TheXrossfade
      @TheXrossfade 5 місяців тому +3

      I’m going ahead and prenaming the plan LeFly. Texas speed 427 with a supercharger😂

    • @Lawaxiee
      @Lawaxiee 5 місяців тому +1

      That’s a David vs Goliath scenario lol

    • @ryanlamfers8692
      @ryanlamfers8692 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@TheXrossfadeyou're thinking too small, SML with a dry sump. Gonna need a real steep pitch prop and double the gear reduction. Imagine how this would sound at 8k rpm.

  • @scottk3292
    @scottk3292 4 місяці тому +2

    Had to play that video through my stereo system to better hear the roar of the engine as it flew by. Really cool hearing the engine roar combined with the sound of the props.

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 4 місяці тому +2

      Thank you!

    • @SecretSauceyjuice
      @SecretSauceyjuice 4 місяці тому +1

      I went and switched from my bone conduction headset to my over ear cans after the first pass 😂

  • @EvanHoeft
    @EvanHoeft 4 місяці тому +2

    This guy needs to do a flyover at Road America in Wisconsin for the vintage race weekend. It would be so cool.

  • @connoisseuroftigolbitts
    @connoisseuroftigolbitts 5 місяців тому +65

    10:14 hilarious these guys blown up so many LS’s they want to avoid being in the air with an LS lol

    • @54raceman
      @54raceman 5 місяців тому +4

      Think it was more the fact that they already knew that it was having issues

    • @RonniePTexan
      @RonniePTexan 5 місяців тому +3

      Ol Cleet could break an anvil using nothing but cotton balls. The boy is hard on stuff

    • @alexoienundertheveil4742
      @alexoienundertheveil4742 5 місяців тому +3

      Exactly they know if something goes wrong ur going down they're super pumped to see an ls swapped plane but it's also like looking at ur possible tombstone too its a dream until something goes wrong I actually thought they were all smart to not go for a ride even though they wanted to so bad especially cleetus

    • @kevinmenard6792
      @kevinmenard6792 5 місяців тому +1

      Being worried a wing is going to fall off isn’t the same as worrying if the engine is reliable.

  • @riverrat4631
    @riverrat4631 5 місяців тому +102

    🇺🇸🦅
    You can’t get more American that a Apache mechanic winning the Track Hawk. Congratulations and thanks for your service. My son is in the Marine Corps. He said the Apache Pilots are crazy. They will put a Apache down while taking fire then get pissed and light the place up when they lift off.
    I bet Texas Speed got a call today for a Aluminum 427LS motor for a Carbon Cub…lol. Seriously, As a LSA Pilot I don’t think you could get the weight and balance right to put a LS in a Cub. But I bet you could put a Aluminum LS in a Husky Bushplane by Aviat Aircraft. They are a bigger plane and I believe they have a useful load of like 1,000lbs. They come with a Lycoming 0-360 at 180hp from the factory. A 0-360 weight is like 335lbs without accessories, so they are pushing over 400lbs ready to fly. A aluminum 5.3LS (L33) is only like 465lbs. You would not need all the car accessories. Install a lightweight starter and small alternator I don’t think they are that far off on weight. I bet with the right engine mount and a little tail weight you could put a Aluminum 5.3LS in a Husky Bushplane with the right guy designing it like (Mike Patey) with great success. Cleetus if you read this check out the Husky Bushplanes. This is what a lot of guides use in Canada to pack out Moose and gear with the hunters. They are a beast. Ask Mike Patey if the weight and balance will work to build a Aluminum LS Husky. I think you with be surprised. A gearbox may be your biggest issue. Mike can tell you the weight and balance in 10 minutes, I bet he can design a engine mount also. We just seen a lot smaller plane flying with a LS, but a LS powered Bushplane would be super cool. You can buy a used Husky pretty reasonable, probably cheaper than your Cub. Then convert it over to a Experimental aircraft so the FAA doesn’t complain. I think you are onto something, be great content for McFarland Aviation. Plus the Husky is big enough you could fly somewhere to pickup a engine block or transmission. They have a huge payload. Just think what you could save on truck freight?. lol.. 🇺🇸🦅✈️

    • @gsxr600rafii
      @gsxr600rafii 5 місяців тому +1

      Don't forget about the reduction drive weight

    • @ZJC1234
      @ZJC1234 5 місяців тому +1

      Airplane engines are designed to operate at medium and high rpm for 2,000 hours before an overhaul, while automobile engines are designed to run at low rpm for the majority of the time with no intent to operate at such loads for any established timeframe. I’m not saying it isn’t feasible, but I would be scared of something breaking at the worst possible time (takeoff/landing) as an owner or operator.

    • @riverrat4631
      @riverrat4631 4 місяці тому

      @@ZJC1234 i totally agree with you. But look up Viking Aircraft Engines. They have been using Honda 4cyl car engines for about 10yrs with very good results. I believe they are the number one choice of engine for EAB aircraft. I know they are the number one engine used in Zenith aircraft. As a LSA Pilot I was skeptical about auto conversion for a aircraft. But the Viking 130hp has changed my mind. My buddy built a Zenith CH701 with a Viking 130hp. He is pushing 1,000 hours on this engine without a issue. He takes off at 5,500rpms and cruises at 4,200-4,500rpm with a climb prop. He has won several STOL competitions in the LSA class with this 701. Then change the pitch of the prop from climb to cruise and fly 500 miles home. They also have a 90hp Mitsubishi 3cyl engine that works great on very light aircraft like the Chinook that’s a pusher type aircraft. I have seen one of these fly and it’s amazing how short they take off. It was designed for the Rotax 582 2 stroke. This little 90hp doubled the range and makes it a great STOL aircraft also. Guys have used VW and Corvair engines for years without the gear reduction. They are direct drive. But I worry because the crank was not designed to spin a 70in prop. Put I understand where you are coming from. I was skeptical about Auto conversions for a long time, but they have a good track record now.

  • @j2kinflarc768
    @j2kinflarc768 5 місяців тому +1

    Congratulations to the winner! It must have been crazy trying to get the CG right in that plane.

  • @bradpoirier4223
    @bradpoirier4223 5 місяців тому +3

    As always even though the odds are great can help the little bit of sadness when your name is not called but just as soon as I heard who did win it I couldn't help but smile. I can't think of someone more fitting than a service member. Congratulations brother and thank you for your service.

  • @dripforsale6895
    @dripforsale6895 5 місяців тому +175

    Giveaway going to a Soldier is amazing, love when it goes to the right people. He can trade in the Charger sign up bonus now that he has a Trackhawk🏁

    • @spewp
      @spewp 5 місяців тому +2

      lol what makes a prize going to one of Haliburton's security force members any more worthy than someone else in your mind?

    • @SuperDeucen
      @SuperDeucen 5 місяців тому

      @@spewpyou should be thankful they defend your right to be a moron, bud.

    • @04foxxsake
      @04foxxsake 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@spewp aren't you a little cry baby! Soldier steal your girl or something, cupcake?!😂

    • @DAPerform
      @DAPerform 5 місяців тому +1

      Now that’s funny

    • @Toryrounds1995
      @Toryrounds1995 5 місяців тому +2

      @@04foxxsakeLmao how true is it though, everyone has a charger, Camaro or a street bike Lol several of my buddys are military and this describes them well 🤣

  • @recoilrob324
    @recoilrob324 5 місяців тому +64

    I worked with aero/auto conversions in the past and while Cleetus is correct that 6000 rpm would be a better number for peak power...the way propellers work they are only efficient within a small rpm range so if you gear it for 6000 takeoff you are condemning it to a close to 5000 cruise rpm which is pushing it where the reliability won't be as good. The fellow gearing it for 4200 takeoff is smart as then you can cruise more like 3000 which it'll do all day long.
    I wanted to make a 2 speed gearbox where you could use 6000 takeoff then hit high gear and run the prop at close to the same rpm while not spinning the engine so hard for cruise....but everyone said 'nobody does that'. But it would work sweet on an experimental V8 aircraft.

    • @Jacksonflax
      @Jacksonflax 5 місяців тому +5

      Easier to just feather the prop than use a two speed gearbox

    • @EatMyYeeties
      @EatMyYeeties 5 місяців тому +1

      It'd be pretty sick! The only problem is the extra weight of adding a two-gear drive box that far forward of the CG.

    • @m44guy
      @m44guy 5 місяців тому +8

      Well just need to bolt up a powerglide

    • @bravoA-su8xm
      @bravoA-su8xm 5 місяців тому +3

      the old Buick/Olds two speed variable vein torque converter

    • @One_Shot_Garage
      @One_Shot_Garage 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@@bravoA-su8xmthat would be sick, although I don't think there has ever been a piston powered aircraft engine with a torque converter on it, there would be a ton of heat produced and there would need to be some sort of pump inline to supply transmission fluid. Just too much complexity for aviation use considering how inefficient and heavy it would be
      Many turbo prop engines are designed with similar principals to a torque converter though, like the PT6.
      I have a 67 GS400 with an ST400 transmission though and I love the dual stall speed converter, a blast to drive around.

  • @Wood_Leroy
    @Wood_Leroy 5 місяців тому +1

    Watching that LS plane fire up I was grinning like a kid at Christmas! That is awesome!

  • @916Yangster
    @916Yangster 4 місяці тому

    Nice! JP is the nicest person there is. Good to see both of you linking up. BTW it flies great 😂.

  • @spferguson1981
    @spferguson1981 5 місяців тому +80

    Congrats Trevor!! Glad one of our troops walked away with the bad ass truck and the money! No a sad bone in my body brother!! Merry Christmas my friend and thank you for my freedom! 🫡 🇺🇸

    • @pauloakes6952
      @pauloakes6952 5 місяців тому +3

      If you have to thank someone for your freedom, you are not free.

    • @gsxrkiller05
      @gsxrkiller05 5 місяців тому

      ​@@pauloakes6952shut up

    • @scottgshomewrenching1352
      @scottgshomewrenching1352 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@pauloakes6952 I disagree with this statement. The freedoms we have in the USA are because men and women have paid for them with their lives. I served, went to war, and came home, I didn't have to pay the ultimate price for freedom. So I see nothing wrong with thanking someone for the freedom we have.

    • @whysix3417
      @whysix3417 5 місяців тому +2

      Hell yeah brother! Thank you for your service, and keeping America free.

    • @whysix3417
      @whysix3417 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@pauloakes6952it's about respect. If you can't thank someone for their service when they are literally protecting your right to be free, go live somewhere else. You don't deserve to live in America.

  • @doraexplora9046
    @doraexplora9046 5 місяців тому +58

    Tell you truth. That plane sounded more like a WWII plane than anything else. Something like a Lightening. You guys are right though. Bigger cam, ported and better collector. The flyby was awesome. Notice the climb rate was staggering. Fun reliable plane and inexpensive to maintain. Great swap.

    • @AnonyMous-jf4lc
      @AnonyMous-jf4lc 5 місяців тому +5

      Compared to an aircraft engine, it's not reliable. It has far more points of failure and liquid cooling adds to that. It's also being operated at a much higher rpm and load in a plane than in a car. How long do you think your car engine will last driving up a mountain at 4k + rpm constantly?

    • @ronjones-6977
      @ronjones-6977 5 місяців тому

      @@AnonyMous-jf4lc 4200 was take-off rpm. The cruise speed would be much lower. Not pushing that engine at all.

    • @AnonyMous-jf4lc
      @AnonyMous-jf4lc 5 місяців тому

      @@ronjones-6977 this isn't the first LS in an experimental or the first auto conversion by a long shot. 80% power cruise will still be the same as constantly climbing a mountain in your car at a much higher rpm than it was designed for. That's not conjecture, that's fact directly from someone that is avid in experimental aircraft.

    • @wbass243
      @wbass243 5 місяців тому

      Which makes me wonder how many mazda 13 B rotaries are in planes?. I know Many plane engines are in fact rotaries. But just wonder how a 13b would do?@@AnonyMous-jf4lc

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper 5 місяців тому +2

      @@AnonyMous-jf4lc Some of the best WWII fighters were liquid cooled and most of those V12's ran at a similar RPM with the PSRU bringing the prop down to normal levels. Functionally speaking, there isn't much difference at all between this LS and a V1650. You're comparing apples to salamanders and your knowledge is based entirely on apples.

  • @robertdavis6708
    @robertdavis6708 4 місяці тому +3

    I would have liked to see the cooling system on that aircraft. He had it concealed well. Cletus, don't even think about flying an airplane.

  • @steelcityspeedshopj.r6942
    @steelcityspeedshopj.r6942 4 місяці тому +2

    This is literally the most bad ass lil plane I’ve ever seen. 😂😂😂sounds so damn good man! She rips

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 4 місяці тому

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @bthews2
    @bthews2 5 місяців тому +51

    I was upset at first to not win lol but hearing another veteran and active duty service member winning the track hawk makes me smile. That’s awesome!!!!

  • @Jack000222
    @Jack000222 5 місяців тому +83

    That plane is literally the most McFarland Aviation thing I could imagine! Hint hint.

  • @glennoropeza3545
    @glennoropeza3545 4 місяці тому +1

    Wow! The LS has found it's way into aviation! That's saying a lot!!

  • @terrallputnam7979
    @terrallputnam7979 5 місяців тому +1

    There is an LS powered Cozy 4 place Canard plane out there too. It has a rev limiter which keeps it from over-speeding the propeller. This is very cool!

    • @glennoropeza3545
      @glennoropeza3545 4 місяці тому

      That's a Rutan designed Velocity! Incredible fast plane!

  • @radbanshee4508
    @radbanshee4508 5 місяців тому +39

    Congrats to such a cool deserving person of the Track Hawk. Thank you for your service!

  • @growlith6969
    @growlith6969 5 місяців тому +110

    Surprised Cleetus hasn't run across one of these before. Doing a LS in a plane has been a thing for years, can go mild to wild.

    • @scottcol23
      @scottcol23 5 місяців тому +1

      yeah, most of the kit p51 mustangs have an ls in them. Gives them a great sound.

    • @shawnsanders9450
      @shawnsanders9450 5 місяців тому +1

      How do they keep from torqueing over?

    • @hotdog9262
      @hotdog9262 5 місяців тому +1

      conservative turbo setup for power and altitude would be good

    • @robboss1839
      @robboss1839 5 місяців тому

      @@scottcol23that sounds reasonable because p51 was my first thought with that awesome sound.

  • @mckinleywilson6184
    @mckinleywilson6184 5 місяців тому +2

    When the engine is louder than the prop, you know you’ve got serious power

  • @jamesplotkin4674
    @jamesplotkin4674 5 місяців тому +18

    With the potential G-forces and various pitch angles other than straight and level, I'd recommend a dry sump setup... yesterday! James has a great suggestion of an RV cam, but as it is, it sounds amazing.

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 5 місяців тому +19

      yeah I dont really do anything other than 1g maneuvers. I do pulll up to 4 vertical G's on rare occasion. I watch and data log my oil pressure religiously and have not had any signs of any issues yet. I definitally want to dry sump it when I can.

    • @user-jc2ts8ol8l
      @user-jc2ts8ol8l 5 місяців тому +1

      Obviously clued in on flying and the issues with a car engine swap. Good effort mate, stay safe.

    • @jay_wright
      @jay_wright 5 місяців тому +2

      @@ultimajp just ask cleetus to help you out, he probably has an old one lying around in the shop and would be happy to donate.

  • @amandakennedy7963
    @amandakennedy7963 5 місяців тому +45

    Cleetus getting this deep into planes and helicopters is so amazing I love how excited he gets!!!!!!

  • @jessegunderson2605
    @jessegunderson2605 5 місяців тому

    We need an aviation give-away! When you boys going to build an experimental and give it away or fix up a J3 cub or something? Hell, when are you hosting a STOL competition?

  • @chrisczekala182
    @chrisczekala182 2 місяці тому

    I think we need McFarland aviation to head out to Oshkosh in 2024 for some sweet videos on some sweet planes!

  • @joelrichardson11
    @joelrichardson11 5 місяців тому +22

    George has the best laugh. I'm so glad that guy is around

  • @joshpierzina7648
    @joshpierzina7648 5 місяців тому +34

    Cleetus looking at the hood on that plane trying to figure out where to cut holes for the turbos 😂

    • @ryanlamfers8692
      @ryanlamfers8692 5 місяців тому +8

      It needs zoomy style headers coming out the side, like a V8 P51 Mustang type of look.

    • @drewp25831
      @drewp25831 5 місяців тому +2

      @@ryanlamfers8692 except those were Rolls - Royce V12'S. Which is arguably much cooler!

    • @SwitchRod
      @SwitchRod 5 місяців тому +4

      Cleetus, "We don't need no cowling!"

    • @ryanlamfers8692
      @ryanlamfers8692 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@drewp25831yes that's much cooler, but this would be a much scaled down version of it. I just think it'd be neat as shit.

  • @Frindleeguy
    @Frindleeguy 4 місяці тому

    Cleetus is living the dream! This channel is great.

  • @kashclark7275
    @kashclark7275 5 місяців тому +1

    5:25 : synchronized arm folding

  • @ConnorVisser
    @ConnorVisser 5 місяців тому +22

    My favorite part of this video was Jackstand and George obsessed with the 2003 year. They've just never owned an engine for that long without blowing it up

  • @thearmoredguy
    @thearmoredguy 5 місяців тому +20

    That sounded so cool! The LS roaring and then right as it past you hear the prop too. Freaking sweet!

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 5 місяців тому +6

      It is such a cool sound. I wish I could hear it from the ground more often.

    • @TheIndyspace
      @TheIndyspace 5 місяців тому +3

      ​@ultimajp it sounds like 2/3 of a Merlin..!
      😍👍🏻..!

    • @ryanlamfers8692
      @ryanlamfers8692 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@TheIndyspacethat is exactly what I thought. Sounds like a mini WW2 warbird.

  • @BLKMGK4
    @BLKMGK4 4 місяці тому +2

    That's pretty wild! I think I'd want a dry sump though just in case.

  • @kedoken77
    @kedoken77 5 місяців тому +5

    "Listen to it!"
    -screams the entire time it's passing by so you can't hear the plane-

  • @CoconutsHD
    @CoconutsHD 5 місяців тому +15

    THATS SOME GRADE A ENTERTAINMENT RIGHT THERE. Cable TV could never

  • @Johnbobon
    @Johnbobon 5 місяців тому +24

    Anyone else get a bit antsy on that first takeoff roll as he rocketed toward those power lines? 😱

  • @BeardedTherapist
    @BeardedTherapist 5 місяців тому

    Ol' Cleeter needs an LS swapped plane. I'd 10/10 watch that build!

  • @FuzzyPeach14206
    @FuzzyPeach14206 9 днів тому +1

    Came here to say this seems to be the first appearance from the Bald Eagle Air Field

  • @tngtacticalmiata1219
    @tngtacticalmiata1219 5 місяців тому +31

    I'm glad you guys passed on the ride... The fly-bys were more than enough... Friggin cool plane!

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 5 місяців тому +11

      Thank you haha. Would still have been fun to take them 3G's

    • @TheIndyspace
      @TheIndyspace 5 місяців тому

      ​@@ultimajp, where are you set up..? What's the facility code..? 😉

  • @TATE411
    @TATE411 5 місяців тому +64

    Once that guy finishes up with the army he is the new mechanic for McFarland aviation bonus you guys get to drive the trackback again lol

  • @Mvrky0
    @Mvrky0 24 дні тому +1

    That's the bald eagle airfield!

  • @tonytrumble
    @tonytrumble 5 місяців тому

    Congratulations to the winner and thank you for your service!!

  • @NovaRedHead
    @NovaRedHead 5 місяців тому +73

    George has gotten so used to filming planes, it almost never leaves the shot. 😂 this thing is awesome... with KSR Kevin's 8-1 from the Lexus, it would sound so immaculate

    • @sombrero4316
      @sombrero4316 4 місяці тому

      did you mean 8.1

    • @NovaRedHead
      @NovaRedHead 4 місяці тому

      @sombrero4316 no he made an eight into one collector for the Lexus

    • @sombrero4316
      @sombrero4316 4 місяці тому

      @@NovaRedHead oh gotcha

  • @user-ek8kr3yc9c
    @user-ek8kr3yc9c 5 місяців тому +10

    The engine sound mixed with the prop sound is crazy

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 5 місяців тому +1

      One of my favorite sounds

  • @buyamerican3191
    @buyamerican3191 4 місяці тому +1

    God, how you tubers love to hear themselves talk!

  • @MrDino-hp7fy
    @MrDino-hp7fy 3 місяці тому +1

    it sounds like the old ww2 fighters, big meaty sounding engine, love it

  • @iamdigbick4675
    @iamdigbick4675 5 місяців тому +26

    I think giving away a spot to race a crown Vic in a race would be pretty cool. Or like a VIP trip to the freedom factory where you get to go for a ride in the cars and maybe rip one of them, the VIP experience would have to come with a helicopter ride over the freedom factory as well

  • @maxp2305
    @maxp2305 5 місяців тому +20

    And just like that, Cletus and Jackstand have reverted back to their LS ways

  • @duckyman1755
    @duckyman1755 4 місяці тому +1

    he should put one of these massive supercharger scoops on top and with the addition of the propeller it would be throwing alot of air in that ls and some zoomie headers

  • @addison9889
    @addison9889 8 днів тому +1

    FYI: Toyota’s ancient yet reliable dinosaur 4.7L V8 is approved to be used in small aircraft per the FAA.

  • @Watchmedome3017
    @Watchmedome3017 5 місяців тому +13

    That plane sounds so cool! The sound of the LS and the propellers is crazy!

  • @ZannkyOG
    @ZannkyOG 5 місяців тому +28

    That’s the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while, the sound of that airplane was insane

  • @creationinspired200
    @creationinspired200 5 місяців тому

    All i can think of now is family guy with peter flying the red pickup truck with the jet fuel 😂

  • @doctorcountersteer6580
    @doctorcountersteer6580 3 місяці тому

    Cletus! The LS in the air won me over AND made me a new subscriber!!! You have got to be kidding me😊 I would like to suggest a turbo ' Busa in something tiny and little

  • @t39racer
    @t39racer 5 місяців тому +14

    Those guys to the "LS swap the world" to a whole new level!!!!

    • @ultimajp
      @ultimajp 5 місяців тому +1

      Heck yeah man. !!!

  • @steve-ol8ge
    @steve-ol8ge 5 місяців тому +23

    Hey Clete, you ever heard of Ryan Falconer racing engines? he builds custom engines for aviation and automotive. His engines are like works of art.

    • @VictoryAviation
      @VictoryAviation 5 місяців тому

      Is he on YT?

    • @itchy108
      @itchy108 5 місяців тому +2

      Falconer V12's in the thunder mustangs

    • @VictoryAviation
      @VictoryAviation 5 місяців тому

      @@itchy108 That sounds amazeballs

  • @claudekeppenne5345
    @claudekeppenne5345 5 місяців тому

    Great Sound for this "bird" !!! All absolut terrific!!!! A Belgian lover !

  • @vehdynam
    @vehdynam 5 місяців тому

    Man I love that plane !!! It sounds awesome........it reminds me of a Spitfire when it does a fly by. You need one !!!!!

  • @brucehowie4794
    @brucehowie4794 5 місяців тому +26

    We have had a LS powered Tow Plane for Gliders in Benalla ,Australia for many years now. Sounds awesome flying our workshop.

    • @GlideYNRG
      @GlideYNRG 4 місяці тому +2

      There's one here in WA as well. Keen to see what the installation is like.

    • @bobkoontz5814
      @bobkoontz5814 4 місяці тому

      How's the reliability

    • @kramnull8962
      @kramnull8962 4 місяці тому +1

      Heck, you guys have 351C's powering your air compressors. Ain't foolin nobody....

    • @BLKMGK4
      @BLKMGK4 4 місяці тому +1

      @@kramnull8962 I've seen 302\351W powering air compressors here in the states - just half the cylinders firing :)

    • @kramnull8962
      @kramnull8962 4 місяці тому

      @@BLKMGK4 They blew those cylinders off while spark knocking to 30mph.

  • @walterlundblade
    @walterlundblade 5 місяців тому +61

    Love it! Trevor thank you for your service glad you won it.

  • @LazyBoyZR1
    @LazyBoyZR1 5 місяців тому

    What a cool sound that plane has in the fly byes!

  • @biblemike174
    @biblemike174 5 місяців тому

    That was really cool......kinda like cleet singing a Christmas song....

  • @hwade3037
    @hwade3037 5 місяців тому +24

    Wild seeing my boy win. After a decade of friendship it’s awesome seeing him get such a cool win in life🤙

  • @tlgmarten
    @tlgmarten 5 місяців тому +4

    Congratulations Trevor. Glad its going to a brother in arms.

  • @fredberger2451
    @fredberger2451 5 місяців тому

    So glad a fellow military guy won and a fellow aircraft tech. Very cool

  • @nickylongshanks
    @nickylongshanks 5 місяців тому +2

    Stoked for Trevor, sounds like a great guy to win the Trackhawk!

  • @kittyparty6925
    @kittyparty6925 5 місяців тому +3

    "Capital Mental!" Love George! Thanks for not sending him up in that thing, precious cargo!

  • @NSA-admin
    @NSA-admin 5 місяців тому +12

    That is so funny to see someone essentially revving an airplane lol
    Sounds freakin awesome!

  • @brandonGCHACHU
    @brandonGCHACHU 4 місяці тому

    I dunno why but it really made me smile when he fired it up 😊. Can he do loops or fly inverted tho? I'm thinking that might be a problem with an engine intended to run upright

  • @wizardofhyd
    @wizardofhyd 5 місяців тому

    Jaw dropped!! I’ve never heard about LS swapped airplanes! That’s the sweetest sounding airplane ever!

  • @jesserunals2601
    @jesserunals2601 5 місяців тому +5

    That's awesome, I could see George getting one and just sitting in the driveway just revving it up all day like tommy Chong does with the Harley in the house