How To Build An LS Engine - Assembly Part 1
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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I’m propably the only 13 year old watching this but I want to learn and understand how
25 and doing the same thing. You're killing it. Learn it before ya need it!
Start young...finish young. Then tackle bigger and better projects!
Ask your parents to pick you up a junkyard 5.3 to practice with or save your allowance/earned money. An engine stand is $50 at Harbor Freight. There are so many resources available online that will help you do this right. You will never regret this. Best of luck!
I’m about to be 15, I started around 13 and probably know the most about the inner workings of a car than anyone I know
also i started when i was 12 but im just now getting in to how to build engines
Thanks for the video, as a first time builder myself it's great to see the job broken down into its individual steps by an at home DIYer. Makes the job a lot less daunting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job! I’ve completed 2 engines. After the first engine, I purchased 3/4" rubber mats , a soft stool and comfy supportive shoes. Night and day difference! The things you don’t think about.
man i took my engine apart back in october and already forgot how to put everything back together, this was a huge help!!! thanks!
Glad to help!
... I'm sure you were not alone lol
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I stupidly forgot the login password. I would appreciate any help you can offer me!
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I see it takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Maybe I missed it because, as you said, the video was sped up, but it looked like you didn’t check the crankshaft end play or the piston ring gap with the rings inside the bores. Are those not standard procedures on LS engines like they are on the previous generation?
Nah you should always check no matter if it says it’s pregapped or not. Same with crank end play. I’m just super thorough personally so I would have to know these tolerances to sleep better at night. Couldn’t just skip.
@@RegulerShowTV Ya, that would keep me up also.
One thing I always do is throw a plastic cover under the block because if you are lubing it right the thing should be dripping. Nice work!
For almost 5 years now I've been looking for these mythical 319 sought out heads 😂
So not so much a "how to" as a "watch me build my engine at accelerated speed" video...
LS Engine Books bit.ly/SRJebook
I’m planning on doing this and probably follow your instructions. I would love to chat if you’re available about almost digital write up. I made an app to help with car projects, and I think having a section for engine rebuilding might be handy for the extra savvy
I would reach out to the authors of rebuild books for your application.
I’m building mine right now, did you happen to smack the the crank front to back and back to front with a deadblow, it’s supposed to seat the thrust bearing. And then check for endplay?
When I took mine apart it had close to 300000 miles on it. The main and rod bearings had virtually no wear. I decided to use new bearings and rings.
I just installed the crank , measuring before hand with plastiguage. My readings were.002” on all the mains. But when I did the torque sequence I hit the crankshaft back to front and front to back. So I’m going to have to loosen the bolts and do it again and then check for endplay
I did. Do not remember much about it. It was a while ago....
Was this your first engine rebuild, ifso how she turned out an runs?
I will know in a few months when I wire it up in my 33 Hot Rod.
Talk about fast forward, its cool to do that I guess, but others that made this exact type of video go normal speed, and talk about what they are doing live.
Just use the book in the description.
I would love to get 700hp at the engine.
How did you align the rings, where did you put the grooves?
Sorry, but it was years ago. I don't remember. I followed the advice from my local machine shop and rebuild book.
Hello Jim, did the ring kit come pre gapped?
I wonder if he gapped the rings
Always check them no matter what they say
Plastigage sir...lol...
It's cheap and it gives you an indication of clearances
Nevermind, I get it now
Im just starting to getting into racing and my dad pointed ne in this direction
Cool!
I love that block color! What paint is that?
VHT Engine Metallic Black Pearl
Best LS build video. Thanks so much for your efforts! This is an amazing resource!!
My pleasure!
I looking to buying an LS3 and doing a rebuild was nervous, not any more. Thank you..
Great video Jim
Very helpful video I'm gonna give this rebuilding thing a chance man thanks again you are a gentleman and a scholar
Definitely check out the REBUILD book in the description for the actual process and the HIGH PERFORMANCE for tailor it to how you like. Thanks,!
Did you crank this engine yet or ran it how did it do?
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twist socket or spiral socket all i gotta say about the rounded bolt
Hi Jim very informative vids can I ask what books u used as I’m doing exactly the same engine just a little bit more difficult here in uk regarding info and parts.
Cheers adam
Link is in description
Hi there. thanks for the video. Can you share your xl doc? I'm trying to figure out what I need to buy and what kind of budget.
I would just go off the video and my kit.co Street Rod Jim account. This will just get you a ballpark. Some of these engines need specifics so you will want to verify everything. I had a local shop that had my back picking out parts.
Me and my grandpa are thinking about fixing up an old car, I really want to put an LS into one
Great all around engine and not too big compared to other modern engines.
Awesome video! I was wondering where did you get that ls series book, since i am as well a first time rebuilder
It is the first link in the description
You sure it was a genuine ARP bolt you broke? I believe ARP's are not torque to angle / yield just torque to ft/lbs with there lube and call it a day, its why when going ARP its suggested to grind caps and line hone.
YES - ARP
@@StreetRodJim Nice I have a short stroke 296 ls in the works I should upload a day 1 video.
Thanks for sharing.
Could u send me the link to the book and tool list to rebuild an la engine please sir
It is in the description. Hit Show More below the video.
Hi where can i get the engine manual for the ls2? Thanks
A rebuild book? In the description below.
Cool ty big help
I hate ads
Nice work
What primer and paint did you use? You are awesome!!!!! I am a first time builder and feel very confident with your help! Thank you for your videos
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@@StreetRodJim Thank you very much. Does painting the engine matter with heat
@@Project_Jolene Yes, it needs to be heat resistant paint.
@@StreetRodJim Thank you again. I am a huge fan. Your video is my go-to for help. Thank you for the time that you have put into this.
@@Project_Jolene No problem. Thanks for the kind words.
What book did you buy to use rebuilding it? Author? Thanks!
Check description
@@StreetRodJim There is 3 books in your link? What one of the 3?
@@jasonstrester If you are rebuilding, use the rebuild book. If you are rebuilding with performance, then get the rebuild and the performance book. Swap is really just logistics of swapping.
did you buy heads for this?
It came with 319's which are sought out.
The link In the description doesn't work
I will check into it.
kit.co/StreetRodJim/how-to-rebuild-an-ls-engine-books
Putting a cheater pipe on a torque wrench completely nullifies what the torque wrench was made for.
Still clicks at specified torque. Easier on the shoulders.
How? The head of the wrench still measures the correct torque weather the pole is 1foot or 6foot long.
The cheater pipe wasn't used to get a specific ft/lb torque number. Those bolts are set to a specific degree of angle after torquing to the specified ft/lb and he used the cheater pipe to help get him to that angle.
Awesome video
Keep in mind that torque is F x D, if u add the cheater bar u changed the torque.
That rule is for applying torque. You can apply more torque using the same amount of force if you use a cheater bar, but using less force and more distance is the same as using more force and no cheater bar. And with torque wrenches, the torque reading comes from the head of the wrench, so the readings would not be affected.
@@jacksonsgarage510 , u can’t know how much force you are applying, and you wouldn’t need the cheater bar if you could apply the right torque. They are sized for the torque range.
@@tompkib correct, you don’t know how much force you are applying, which is why you have a torque wrench... If you set a torque wrench at 50 ft. lbs and hold it halfway down the handle, then push it til it clicks, will it be torqued at 50 ft. lbs or at 25? And if you keep the setting at 50 ft. lbs and hold it a quarter of the way down the handle, then push it til it clicks, will it be torqued at 50 ft. lbs or 12.5?
@@jacksonsgarage510 so based on your answers you have never checked calibrations of torque wrenches, correct? If you have then you would know that if you don’t use the proper technique, you could be off by 5 + / - ftlbs. Adding or subtracting the fulcrum will not give you whatever you have the wrench set for. In other words the end will break at say 50ftlbs, but that’s not what the bolt will see, or what is applied. There are special torque wrenches that come with extensions for on purpose to allow extra force.
@@tompkib this is primitive physics, I don’t know why this conversation is still going lol. Also I don’t believe you know what a fulcrum is. The whole purpose for adding an extension is so that you are able to apply less force to the lever arm, allowing you to achieve the same reading on the pivot point that you would have achieved if you didn’t have one, except that it is easier to get to that reading. This is especially helpful when you are torquing multiple things in quick concession at increasing torque values (like he is doing in the video, wild).
Looks great Jim!!
What bolts did you use on your engine stand to hold the motor on it? How far should the bolts be going into the back of the block to be safe and secure?
You want them to go all the way in without bottoming out. Definitely need harden 10.9 or 8.8 bolts.