I knew this was a precision build when dude literally droped the main caps on the crank. My confidence was strengthened even more when he dumped the rod bearings on the bench full of crap from the last build. The finale act of the precision assembly was the cam lobes clanking around on the cam bearings during the insertion.
to all those that enjoyed this , there are plenty of video`s of guys drag racing this engine. check out Hot Rod Cadiliac , 78 Coupe de ville with a NA 512 caddy engine pulling mid 10`s
This is so awesome! I can remember the 4x4 old timers would drop these engines in their Jeep or pickup truck with divorced 205 transfer case. Such torque monsters!
Richard I appreciate what your doing as a true engine builder your helping a lot of us understand the things we thought that were and weren't.... And your making people rethink about the old sayings of engine problems and builds.... And there's nothing like the truth when it comes to engines and power... So thanks again and keep the videos coming my Brother 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
On my 74 caddy block on the top of the engine deck were letters bb stamped on block.Was told it stood for oversized piston from factory.Ran that engine for 300k and its still going strong.
Picked up old caddy with the low compression 472 in it. My friend followed me home in my 454 suburban with 4:10 gears. I floored it and that caddy with the highway gears left it in the dust.
Glad you're helping the Roadkill guys. They have a fun show, but you're the right kind of professional help they they need right now. It was such a bummer seeing their Gremlin sidelined.
These guys don't have to say anything, everybody knows what needs to be done. I don't think i've ever seen Holdener this quiet for this iong . Concentration is the key to power.
Them old Caddys make the torque. I remember seeing a dragster with a serious stroker Caddy engine on it, seems like it was Cad Company that was running it. It had a Buzzard catcher on a tunnelram I believe. Been about 30yrs ago. It had some serious power.
Great videos Richard. You mentioned installing the pistons backward for more dwell, in effect making a longer rod in an offset piston. Joe Sherman did that years ago, I believe he said it was worth 15-20 hp? If his son is available he may be able to enlighten the question further. Keep up the good work. Tad Hiner
I had a machine shop build my 454 and they did this.....years later I had to replace the crankshaft and took the short block to Houston Performance shop and when they assembled the short block they told me they installed them correctly and said that old hotrodders trick doesn’t do anything!
Stock cadi rods are JUNK DUDE BUY NEW 4130 RODS OFF THE NET WITH ARP L19 BOLTS FOR UNDER 300. Bucks AND have the ballance pads taken off and pollish the whole rod everywhere so it looks like crome then have them cryro treated then you can spin it and make big relyable power and run a roller cam with 600 lift 270 duration big power and use ford cleveland stainless valves same length as cadi but bigger head and port them and use a edelbrock performer intake with a dominator carb use bbc headers slight mod needed have fun i do in my 70 deville convertable with this motor and all the stuff i talk about and it makes big power
Did this Caddy guy used to race a Coupe DeVille in Carlsbad, NM in the early 80’s? There was one running 11’s and it was a big dude pushing it in the staging lanes by himself....I concluded the car was very light or the dude was very strong. Across the trunk was the words “ Where’s that HotRod Lincoln?” 😂😂😂
Think what they would be if stroked .250. The 500's bore to stroke ratio is basically 1:1. Plus there's enough room between the bores the block could probably accommodate 4.500 to 4.625 bores. Provided off course there were castings to accommodate them. A 4.625 bore with a 4.554 stroke would only be 612 ci.
Jeez I know. Not a real delicate builder was he. I cringed a few times. On a full disassemble, why someone chooses to to put the cam in after the crank befuddles me
I'd be concerned about the cam bearings but the crank sprocket removal technique was very odd to say the least. See the guy washing the oil pump in the parts washer solvent with his bare hands!!
It's interesting how it's got the ports between the pushrods like an LS. So if there is no oiling issue, why is it that the roadkill guys kept spinning bearings? Just typical roadkill?
Some things to consider for future "Other Guys" Oldsmobile 307 and if you can find a running example, how about a Ford flat head V8? Would love to see those under boost just to see how they'd handle it.
NICE !!! 504 foot pounds of torque at 2000 rpm`s { CRUISING SPEED } that torque output will kill a automatic transmission overdrive clutch pack in no time
@chris younts even a manual transmission over drive gears would be taxed with that low rpm torque output , other high cubic V8 engines do not even produce torque that high at higher rpm`s
I'm thinking of forgetting all my SBC stuff and just going big Cad for my 80s 1 ton truck. All I need is big torque down low, high MPG, and long term reliability. Maybe low boost in the future. Basically trying to imitate my 2004.5 Cummins Ram (325hp/600tq and average daily 20 MPG).
How come hey didn't put at least 3/8 hose on the bolts to protect the crank and cylinder walls when installing the piston and rod assembly provides 100 % protection
Well if your building a good motor you start tightening each main and turn it every time you do a main cap so you can tell if a cap is to tight or you get it all together and the crank won't spin freely,every bolt should be cheaked for streach or torque and free movement of the part
I´m always around Ford engines, so, I see things through that perspective. For me This Cadillac 500 motor looks like a love child between a Ford FE and a Cleveland engine. Just saying..
@DrgnFlys Yeah, I guess You´re right. They carried on ideas and design criteria along with them, as they shifted corporations. It would be interesting to dig into that industrial history.
@64NovaSS TT Oh Boy, who told You those stats, Your psychiatrist? He just wanted to sooth your weeping soul after You confessed You were boned again by a FORD vehicle. Go back to the medication and You´ll feel better. Remember two in the morning a nd three before bed, hahaha.
Wonder if someone can convince Richard to put a Ford 2.3 Lima to work. Using modern day components such the Holley F.I.,with period intake manifolds for F.I. (such as the ones from the Ranger, T-Bird, Mustang). Then put the turbo(s) on it, intercooler, maybe even get creative and slide an Eaton TVS1320 onto a custom intake...etc. See how that would compare to a factory Ford Mazda based 2.3 in the current Focus, Mustang, Ranger. Yeah guys...I know. It’s not a reality.
What weighs more a Caddy 500 or a Gremlin unibody with doors and glass? I'm surprised to see they aren't using some pieces of hose on the con rod threads. When assembled in they probably had a molded plastic that would slide over the screw to protect the crankpin diameter when installing the pistons.
@@richardholdener1727 I saw that. I was thinking to protect the pin diameter. For those who do not how the terminology the rod bearing diameter is called the pin. Landis, who probably built most of the crank and cam grinders in the auto industry (in the US at least) specifically called the grinders built to grind the rod earing diameter "Pin Grinders"
Purely stock dyno numbers are hi compression '70: 330 horse lo compression '72+: 300 horse Those are flywheel numbers, both without accessories. No restrictions from exhaust system. Both absolutely finished before 4,000 rpm. Not a great deal different. Got that information by fishing for real world side by side tests from a Caddy site. Either way, for a quickie budget build, goes to show that you don't have to go crazy with a radical cam and walking a thin line with compression when it comes to a 500 Cadillac. However, if you do want to build a Caddy with shift points of a healthy small block... it'll cost ya a few pennies. You will be rewarded handsomely with torque numbers well into 600's!
@@richardholdener1727 Where would you recommend setting a rev limiter at on this engine? How do you determine that? And would you need a rev limiter that also cut the nitrous?
@@richardholdener1727 You all were spinning that other caddy to 7K were they over that with the NOS or is it just a matter of the factory rods go out of round at high rpm's and cause failures?
Never once did I see your assistant put any oil on the wrist pins before pushing the pistons into the block. That is a serious no-no on a pressed pin piston. Please consider some next time. Also the cam was kinda really small considering it's a 500 inch engine. Would have been nice to have access to a flow bench to run one of these heads and see how well they would flow with more lift. A great video however in all respects.
Have no fear! I'm the assistant and Courtney knows how to build Caddys-don't worry-the pins had plenty of oil. I didn't film every step-was busy dyno testing the other motor-had to run back and forth.
didnt they come with 4oo @44oo stock ..... i had a 7o cou deville it ran 14.8 @92 at 52oo lbs that works out to 38o the 5oo whould have made 25 more .....they came from the factory with single exh wich cost them 2 sec!!!!! and over 15o h!!!!!
They have durasteel cast rods, like a Pontiac,and clipped rocker arms. Both will limit the rpm of the engine. The boosted 500 that Richard has he mentioned has aftermarket rods and rockers. The heads are okay but aren't great and you're usually better off playing to it's strengths. If you can get 400hp and 500ft lbs with a factory style rebuild and a couple parts, it's still enough yo have fun. To try and get 600hp out of one is a lot of work.
Because you don't have to. The ports are very similar to a big block Chrysler, so with 500 cubes you're just not gonna be able to spin it much past 4500 and make any power.
Never use stock rods there junk for the price of new bolts you can get a new set of 4340 of 4130 commonly rods with bolts that screw onto the rod and use a main gerdel for added support and a good oil pump use Ford cleavland valves I put the boss valves in my 1970 small chamber heads and ported them and unshrouded the combustion chambers the way I was taught by David Visard in school the boss valve is 2,225 head size not the seat and go no valve seat is needed because the head n block have 10% nickel in them and with stainless valves it will last for half a million miles you can use a Ford big block intake manifold with a little work I used the Edelbrock performer with a reworked Qjet carb and big block Chevy headers with a little twerking 600 HP and 600 torque is stainable if you do like visard says
I knew this was a precision build when dude literally droped the main caps on the crank. My confidence was strengthened even more when he dumped the rod bearings on the bench full of crap from the last build. The finale act of the precision assembly was the cam lobes clanking around on the cam bearings during the insertion.
😂🤣😂🤣 U MY FUCKN FRIEND R DEAD ON AKKURATE 😂🤣😂🤣
I had them build me a motor. Peice of shit. It fell apart in weeks. Fuck that Cad. Co and Courtney too !
to all those that enjoyed this , there are plenty of video`s of guys drag racing this engine. check out Hot Rod Cadiliac , 78 Coupe de ville with a NA 512 caddy engine pulling mid 10`s
caddy 500/472 is 2 stroke with 3 hp per lbs power to weight
This has been A cool segments sir. Caddy's are torque monsters!
yes and they are 2 strokes poppet valved loop charged with 3 hp per lbs
Richard and Courtney what a fantastic series. Extremely impressed by the quality of the information. Thanks and kudos!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is so awesome! I can remember the 4x4 old timers would drop these engines in their Jeep or pickup truck with divorced 205 transfer case. Such torque monsters!
Richard I appreciate what your doing as a true engine builder your helping a lot of us understand the things we thought that were and weren't.... And your making people rethink about the old sayings of engine problems and builds.... And there's nothing like the truth when it comes to engines and power... So thanks again and keep the videos coming my Brother 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
WILL DO-THNX
On my 74 caddy block on the top of the engine deck were letters bb stamped on block.Was told it stood for oversized piston from factory.Ran that engine for 300k and its still going strong.
Picked up old caddy with the low compression 472 in it. My friend followed me home in my 454 suburban with 4:10 gears. I floored it and that caddy with the highway gears left it in the dust.
Glad you're helping the Roadkill guys. They have a fun show, but you're the right kind of professional help they they need right now. It was such a bummer seeing their Gremlin sidelined.
they do good stuff-but this isn't for them
These guys don't have to say anything, everybody knows what needs to be done. I don't think i've ever seen Holdener this quiet for this iong . Concentration is the key to power.
Haha! They ain't just fuckin around.
It always amazes me to see how American V8's just work... and work well. no fuss, no muss.
even with 90 jets and not enough timing
I love the look of a clean block. That block looks ready for power.
I was kinda surprised they didn't thread in some garbage sparkplugs before paint. I know that me being ocd but it still bugs me.
You know who had this motor before me, right? Compared to most of my junkyard motors-this one was treated like a princess!
Excellent video series. Thanks!
Next time I run across a 500 Cadillac I'm going to snatch it up and try it in my tow truck.
Never pound the rod bearing against the crank, on the last hit. Draw the rod down with the end cap.
Excellent video and content.I gotta admit liking longer version,but very very happy with series nonetheless. Thanks Richard
More to come!
Pretty impressed with the almost stock rebuild numbers. Always wanted a Studilac with one of these in it
That's a hellova pick up truck motor. My 79 1 ton flat bed, would love that motor. :-) thanks Richard Holdener
Guy in my hood used to have a mid 50’s GMC stepside with a 500 Caddy. Wasn’t anything nice and mostly got him in trouble.
A rod bolt streatch Guage is more accurate.
Those stock tin rocker arm retainers are only good to about 4000 rpm. With a stock spring.
Perfect for a '60-'78 Chevy or GMC 1/2; 3/4; or 1 ton pickup, or Suburban swap!!
Nice seeing that stock block caddy ready for action and all freshened up she's a keeper just don't let frieburger hurt her anymore 😠
I've always wondered about the difference between one dyno and another. This will be interesting to see!
I like the longer videos.
I was figuring around 360hp. Nice pulls!
THAT'S ABOUT WHAT IT MADE WITH STOCK EX MAIFOLDS
Them old Caddys make the torque. I remember seeing a dragster with a serious stroker Caddy engine on it, seems like it was Cad Company that was running it. It had a Buzzard catcher on a tunnelram I believe. Been about 30yrs ago. It had some serious power.
Good work 100k subs 😀
THNX-TIME FOR A 100K GIVEAWAY
Great videos Richard. You mentioned installing the pistons backward for more dwell, in effect making a longer rod in an offset piston. Joe Sherman did that years ago, I believe he said it was worth 15-20 hp? If his son is available he may be able to enlighten the question further. Keep up the good work. Tad Hiner
I did this on a AMC 304 engine and was accused of cheating by the cheaters ..
I had a machine shop build my 454 and they did this.....years later I had to replace the crankshaft and took the short block to Houston Performance shop and when they assembled the short block they told me they installed them correctly and said that old hotrodders trick doesn’t do anything!
Dedicated and focused
Torque monster!💯
And we are also waiting for all the awesome testing, congrats for getting to 100k subs .
Thank you for your help!
Stock cadi rods are JUNK DUDE BUY NEW 4130 RODS OFF THE NET WITH ARP L19 BOLTS FOR UNDER 300. Bucks AND have the ballance pads taken off and pollish the whole rod everywhere so it looks like crome then have them cryro treated then you can spin it and make big relyable power and run a roller cam with 600 lift 270 duration big power and use ford cleveland stainless valves same length as cadi but bigger head and port them and use a edelbrock performer intake with a dominator carb use bbc headers slight mod needed have fun i do in my 70 deville convertable with this motor and all the stuff i talk about and it makes big power
You need that camera over the 4bbl carb!!! 501 ft tq at 2000 rpm .....that’s diesel torque!
we discussed that-were trying to come up with a rig
Right on
Did this Caddy guy used to race a Coupe DeVille in Carlsbad, NM in the early 80’s? There was one running 11’s and it was a big dude pushing it in the staging lanes by himself....I concluded the car was very light or the dude was very strong. Across the trunk was the words “ Where’s that HotRod Lincoln?” 😂😂😂
probably was
That torque curve is amazing; over 500foot pounds at 2000rpm. Wtf!
Think what they would be if stroked .250. The 500's bore to stroke ratio is basically 1:1. Plus there's enough room between the bores the block could probably accommodate 4.500 to 4.625 bores. Provided off course there were castings to accommodate them. A 4.625 bore with a 4.554 stroke would only be 612 ci.
My wife bought my oil can for me, you have the perfect wife.
I really do-Lisa is 7 different kinds of amazing (and adorable)
Nothin like crashing the cam in lol
Jeez I know. Not a real delicate builder was he. I cringed a few times.
On a full disassemble, why someone chooses to to put the cam in after the crank befuddles me
I'd be concerned about the cam bearings but the crank sprocket removal technique was very odd to say the least. See the guy washing the oil pump in the parts washer solvent with his bare hands!!
,,,,,,all in all,,,can you imagine a few tiny chips not flying of into the block,,,,,,LOL....@@kennethwood9025
Great series. You thinking altitude may affect the tune or will you have to balance it. Lol. Enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing
will be fun to find out
Through those rockers away and run a set of speedmasters roller rockers and push rods and save your motor and make way more power
It's interesting how it's got the ports between the pushrods like an LS. So if there is no oiling issue, why is it that the roadkill guys kept spinning bearings? Just typical roadkill?
epic camera friendly burnouts for distance and no revlimiter
Why doesn’t anyone install the cam first before the crank while you can still reach it and guide it so it won’t ding the bearings?
Funny I've never thought of that. I've always just gone by the book. Then sweated snaking the cam in and wincing every time it clanks
I do.
Good idea... 😅
Would make to much sense
If your good and use a long handle, it don't matter.
Welcome to the assembly pleasure room!.
Some things to consider for future "Other Guys"
Oldsmobile 307 and if you can find a running example, how about a Ford flat head V8?
Would love to see those under boost just to see how they'd handle it.
NICE !!! 504 foot pounds of torque at 2000 rpm`s { CRUISING SPEED } that torque output will kill a automatic transmission overdrive clutch pack in no time
@chris younts even a manual transmission over drive gears would be taxed with that low rpm torque output , other high cubic V8 engines do not even produce torque that high at higher rpm`s
I like the work you do, your hands are "SSSSSOOOOOO" clean! Your like the spunky Dr.Evil of HP!!
Cuz I wipe them on my clothes
shift the torque curve to the right, watch the hp sky
I didnt know Santa Claus was an engine builder.
I think the only way to improve this video would be to add bacon to the headers ...... mmm bacon wrapped headers lol
yes bacon!!
The bacon grease should season the headers and prevent rust.
Two years later and a still want me damn bacon
Over 500ft-lbs from 2000-4000rpm. Torque everywhere.
Tight!
For a next video, I would love an sbc comparison between edelbrock intake manifold vs Holley sniper fabricated manifold! Please!
the single four-barrel fabricated sniper should be avoided
@@richardholdener1727 oh snap! why is that? warping? thanks for the tip. I love your vids!
Wheres the vortec 4.3? Do the balanced shaft with a marine intake manifold cam 1.6 rr arms 24x conversion headers and a eaton supercharger.
Haha!
Great to see the caddy running again. This engine would be great in my 77 C10. Love that low speed torque. Have any bsfc numbers?
None
I'm thinking of forgetting all my SBC stuff and just going big Cad for my 80s 1 ton truck. All I need is big torque down low, high MPG, and long term reliability.
Maybe low boost in the future. Basically trying to imitate my 2004.5 Cummins Ram (325hp/600tq and average daily 20 MPG).
How come hey didn't put at least 3/8 hose on the bolts to protect the crank and cylinder walls when installing the piston and rod assembly provides 100 % protection
Long sockets add psi
The big cadu....
Well if your building a good motor you start tightening each main and turn it every time you do a main cap so you can tell if a cap is to tight or you get it all together and the crank won't spin freely,every bolt should be cheaked for streach or torque and free movement of the part
Staggering the main seal and seating the thrust bearing forward would have been nice too.
They must use Schaefer oil
I´m always around Ford engines, so, I see things through that perspective. For me This Cadillac 500 motor looks like a love child between a Ford FE and a Cleveland engine. Just saying..
@DrgnFlys Yeah, I guess You´re right. They carried on ideas and design criteria along with them, as they shifted corporations. It would be interesting to dig into that industrial history.
If you know your automotive history, a Cadillac is a Ford.
@@knight0334 But less a fford able
@@knight0334 Sorry for the pun. Couldn´t help it. I´m going to check that part of automotive history, thanks.
@64NovaSS TT Oh Boy, who told You those stats, Your psychiatrist? He just wanted to sooth your weeping soul after You confessed You were boned again by a FORD vehicle. Go back to the medication and You´ll feel better. Remember two in the morning a nd three before bed, hahaha.
The COOLEST 🏁🏁🏁LS3 NEXT!
wow those main bearings are huge . lol like duramax size
rod journals look like the size of a sbc main journal .. too much surface area for rpm's lol
need lots of oil to keep them from grabbing the crank
Those rockers run to 5200 rpm no problem.
Just snap that lower gear in half. Would have never guessed that.
Saint Nicks long lost brother cares more about his Hungry man TV dinner, than he does about that engine I'll tell ya that...
The 472 500 are made by pontiac hence the pmd on the engine
Bv
How much weight was shaved off of the motor by using aluminum heads and intake on the other engine @Richard Holdener?
3-4 metric tons-actually the Caddy heads and not terribly heavy compared to other big blocks (the intake is)
The intake weighs a ton by itself
Probably 60+lbs saved with aluminum heads & intake at least on that unit.
Wonder if someone can convince Richard to put a Ford 2.3 Lima to work. Using modern day components such the Holley F.I.,with period intake manifolds for F.I. (such as the ones from the Ranger, T-Bird, Mustang).
Then put the turbo(s) on it, intercooler, maybe even get creative and slide an Eaton TVS1320 onto a custom intake...etc. See how that would compare to a factory Ford Mazda based 2.3 in the current Focus, Mustang, Ranger.
Yeah guys...I know. It’s not a reality.
I hear Richard did a lot of SVO turbo testing back in the day
@@richardholdener1727
That's a better answer than none at all. Haha.
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No lube on rod bearings?
What weighs more a Caddy 500 or a Gremlin unibody with doors and glass?
I'm surprised to see they aren't using some pieces of hose on the con rod threads. When assembled in they probably had a molded plastic that would slide over the screw to protect the crankpin diameter when installing the pistons.
I was guiding them
500cad weighs about 75# less than a 454bbc
@@richardholdener1727 I saw that. I was thinking to protect the pin diameter. For those who do not how the terminology the rod bearing diameter is called the pin. Landis, who probably built most of the crank and cam grinders in the auto industry (in the US at least) specifically called the grinders built to grind the rod earing diameter "Pin Grinders"
503 ft. lb. @2000 rpm. Nuff said.
Yup!
Oh and scrap the rocker arms and go to speedmaster and buy the roller shaft rocker arm setup with proper pushrods
for a CAD?
Was that motor a carb or fuel inkection to start with?
carb
1.1k guys gave this the thumbs up that don't know sh I p about cadillac motors. Lol read my comments and learn.
I sure hope my external speaker didn't go out, I could hardly hear anything....
Yeeeesw
I can't believe they are using a stock valvetrain. The worst ever made mind you with a performance cam. Ridiculous
Whats the weight difference between a 500 cad and 454 chevy?
Cad is a bit lighter. They're awesome engines.
do you have plans to boost this engine? I would like to see that with E-85
No Turbo Pull after the Supercharged runs?
going to run a turbo on my stock bottom end
16:50 shots fired at UTG
I LIKE UTG-WHAT SHOTS
But Richard is right. Back to back runs on the dyno will confirm or deny if flipping the conrod 180 degrees is a legit move.
I actually would like to see a piston pin offset comparison on a dyno. Richard holdner you have to make that happen!
hey richard, i had no idea you were in albuquerque!! if you come back, do you want to buy a 292y and 352 ford to rebuild and torture????
thnx-I was just there to visit and dyno with Cad Co
No side clearances checked on rods or piston to wall.
Hi I want to see . A nice 4.3 chevy small block non turbo . Just carburetor and bigger cam.
They didn't use bearing pressure assembly lube.
Purely stock dyno numbers are
hi compression '70: 330 horse
lo compression '72+: 300 horse
Those are flywheel numbers, both without accessories. No restrictions from exhaust system. Both absolutely finished before 4,000 rpm. Not a great deal different. Got that information by fishing for real world side by side tests from a Caddy site. Either way, for a quickie budget build, goes to show that you don't have to go crazy with a radical cam and walking a thin line with compression when it comes to a 500 Cadillac. However, if you do want to build a Caddy with shift points of a healthy small block... it'll cost ya a few pennies. You will be rewarded handsomely with torque numbers well into 600's!
What does stage one springs mean is that like 250 lbs open and 240 closed come on give us numbers
I think he said the springs came on the heads that he had. He might not know unless Frieburger wrote is down before he toasted a bearing with nitrous.
less than 100 pounds on the seat (up from near 55 pounds stock)
I've seen alot of spun bearing engines.
Why did it kill the rod bearing & what was done so it doesn’t happen again?
WE DON'T OVER-REV THE MOTOR ON NITROUS (NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE)
Ya, sending a big pill down its throat might hurt the bearings.
Or maybe just keep Freiburger away from it?
@@richardholdener1727 Where would you recommend setting a rev limiter at on this engine? How do you determine that? And would you need a rev limiter that also cut the nitrous?
@@richardholdener1727 You all were spinning that other caddy to 7K were they over that with the NOS or is it just a matter of the factory rods go out of round at high rpm's and cause failures?
No rod stretch Guage used
Never once did I see your assistant put any oil on the wrist pins before pushing the pistons into the block. That is a serious no-no on a pressed pin piston. Please consider some next time. Also the cam was kinda really small considering it's a 500 inch engine. Would have been nice to have access to a flow bench to run one of these heads and see how well they would flow with more lift. A great video however in all respects.
Have no fear! I'm the assistant and Courtney knows how to build Caddys-don't worry-the pins had plenty of oil. I didn't film every step-was busy dyno testing the other motor-had to run back and forth.
That engine builder seems annoyed during the rod bearing assembly process when you are double checking him.
Can someone explain to me what the hell does 3/4 race cam mean?
1 step below 7/8ths
didnt they come with 4oo @44oo stock ..... i had a 7o cou deville it ran 14.8 @92 at 52oo lbs that works out to 38o the 5oo whould have made 25 more .....they came from the factory with single exh wich cost them 2 sec!!!!! and over 15o h!!!!!
So how come noone revs these caddy motors??
They have durasteel cast rods, like a Pontiac,and clipped rocker arms. Both will limit the rpm of the engine. The boosted 500 that Richard has he mentioned has aftermarket rods and rockers. The heads are okay but aren't great and you're usually better off playing to it's strengths. If you can get 400hp and 500ft lbs with a factory style rebuild and a couple parts, it's still enough yo have fun. To try and get 600hp out of one is a lot of work.
Because you don't have to. The ports are very similar to a big block Chrysler, so with 500 cubes you're just not gonna be able to spin it much past 4500 and make any power.
If you watch the early gremlin videos on road kill, that accidentally over revved it to 5000rpm and rod knocked the first engine
480 lift 216/224 @112 stock?
Never use stock rods there junk for the price of new bolts you can get a new set of 4340 of 4130 commonly rods with bolts that screw onto the rod and use a main gerdel for added support and a good oil pump use Ford cleavland valves I put the boss valves in my 1970 small chamber heads and ported them and unshrouded the combustion chambers the way I was taught by David Visard in school the boss valve is 2,225 head size not the seat and go no valve seat is needed because the head n block have 10% nickel in them and with stainless valves it will last for half a million miles you can use a Ford big block intake manifold with a little work I used the Edelbrock performer with a reworked Qjet carb and big block Chevy headers with a little twerking 600 HP and 600 torque is stainable if you do like visard says
no sound quality can barely hear
Is this the Caddy from the Gremlin?
yes
@@richardholdener1727 is this the first engine that came in it car or second engine that had the valve train issue ???