This man can give a blind man the confidence that he could see. I going to rebuild my own LS engine.. I love your videos. May God continues to bless you and family..
I worked for a Refactories contractor for 10 years dealing with anything at temps from 400° to 3500° in the field, One company we done work for was a Powdered metal process company that manufactured Rods, Shafts and Bearing Races among other products. Its a very interesting process, as you state the base mix is a powdered (finely ground) metal with a wax added into it to help the part hold its shape after being forged in a press up to 300 tons, this forging process takes all of about 10 seconds, the mold slams together with such force that there is enough heat generated that the wax melts to help the part hold its shape, at this point the part is very brittle and shatters like glass if dropped, the part then goes into a gas fired leaher furance for tempering and strengthening and then through a carbonizing furance where carbon is introduced into the part for more strength, these 2 processes can take upwards of 3 hrs combined at temps reaching upwards of 2800°. The finished product is what you hold in your hand before any machine work is preformed. It is really an amazing process if you think about it, you start with a powder and wind up with a finished part that can withstand the forces of a 1000+hp or more engine. 😲 Simply Amazing
This man has made me very confident with rebuilding my LS. Thank you so much for all of your years of experience, and sharing it all to us for free! God bless you.
Man I wish you lived down the street lol you'd get free labor out of me everyday just for your knowledge. I'm building up the courage to redo my 455 olds after watching your vids. Great job!!
Not ashamed to say 56 yrs old and and "played" w/ motors thur my life--and he just taught me about how oil pressure is created, yes I'm dumb but Thank you so much. Love watching you work & BUILD & TEACH!!. Yes, you'd get lots of free labor from me also (as 50 other guys have stated) if you lived close by just to glean a little of your hard fought knowledge. Please con't w/ your channel.
He has gone all geekish on us and I love it. The people who like listening hear would definitely love listening to Big Chief from Street outlaws because the explanations go with whatever he's doing.
Great video as usual! I'm 53...been wrenching a long time...I am a helicopter mechanic... built a lot of bbc... and starting to lean towards building an LS. Have watched your vids for years, thank you for this one as I like horse power and making it as cheap as possible was kinda the way we did it in the 80's with big blocks. Thanks! Daren
Hello, hope all is well. Binge watching this again and this time taking notes in order for my (finally) LS refresh / swap. Yours has been one of my educational videos to get it right the first time. Thanks
Great info!! I'm not even a mechanic but your explanations were so clear and understandable, I think I'm gonna take on a LS build project. So THANKS FOR POSTING and sharing your expertise!!
Stumbled on your channel recently, you do an outstanding job explaining the information, extremely informative.... Really appreciate your efforts Thanks for taking the time.
We've been waiting for this for a long time ! I love the vintage stuff too... but the LS is so relevant right now. I love the old Pontiac stuff ! Hopefully part 2 comes soon !!!
I’ve disassembled a 5.3 with 305,000 km and the bores still had cross hatch and the main bearings were still very good conditions considering the mileage...Cam bearing were a different story 😂
The LS is a wonder of engineering. My `99 Trans Am has been my daily driver for close to 20 years and had 375,000 miles on it before I decided to stroke her. She's still my DD but with several more ponies!!
Good to see you back.. I feel the same way about the ls, I needed to be sold on it.... Anyone with reservations about messing with one should just pick one up and start messing with it, and then they will see why everyone is using them!! Always good content, thanks for sharing!
After watching numerous 'red neck' rebuild videos, it was very refreshing to see one done correctly and that respects the engineer's recommendations. Red Neck logic is best explained by example: a Red Neck farts, just then it begins to rain. The Red Neck concludes that farts cause rain. Unlike these folks, all of your explanations seemed well researched and were pretty much correct. However, on oil flow and pressure you had the relationship correct but not the objective from an engineering standpoint. The clearance does affect flow, but the clearance is not set to attain a desired flow in order to attain a specified pressure. The clearance spec. Is set by parameters including film strength, oil pressure, bearing area, force applied by the rod, rpm and some other factors. Each of these have their own individual factors such as viscosity, coefficient of friction, temperature and type in the case of the lubricant, and so on. It is actually quite complicated and often confuses the best of us. 🤯 Desired oil pressure is maintained by a pressure regulator, not by setting clearances. One pump must provide lubrication and hydraulic action for many different devices that have different requirements. Hydraulic lifters, for example, are very sensitive to pressure. They must generate enough linear force to open the valve, but not so much as to prevent it closing. As the main and rod bearings wear and flow is increased, pressure drop occurs as you correctly pointed out, but it is the job of the oil pressure regulator to compensate. When the regulator can no longer compensate at idle due to all of accumulated clearance increases, a high volume pump can fix the problem. This may be what leads people to think the volume is what controls the pressure when in reality the opposite is true.
Thanks for this very informative video! Although I'm what I would consider someone reasonably well versed in engine building or anything mechanical, the part about the oil flow versus pressure segment was eye-opening and/or enlightening! Awesome job... _ Tom
Thanks for finally getting into bldg LS engine although its an LS1; going forth, lets shift our attention to a cylinder head video jist like the cam video you did 7 months ago. Additionally, lets get into #Gen 4 LS and Gen 5 LT too. Also, lets touch on aftermarket trickflow, Brodix, amd Mast LS heada!🏁🏁🔥🔥🇺🇸🇺🇸💸💸
The powdered metal is actually made by blowing the molten metal at very high air pressures into a chamber through a nozzle and it actually nearly vaporizes the metal. It is not ground into a powder. I actually did some contracting work years ago at a powdered metal foundry where this exact metal powder is made and the process is very interesting how they do it. Once the metal is powdered it is run through massively long ovens that use hydrogen fueled nozzles to reheat the powder and dry it.
When it comes to building your own stuff, versus building an engine for someone else.....big difference in what you should trust. If manufacturer recommends replacing a fastener, replace it. Cheap insurance.
How could someone "dislike" these videos? The "disliker's" must be, as we say in Oz, "wankers".... Myvintageiron7512 makes me love my Holden Monaro LS1 even more....It is not about Ford, GM or Chrysler, it is about engineering design...and appreciation of all engine design, good or bad.
as for the front see dont tighten cover bolts put on balancer it will align for seal. same on rear then you tighten bolts. it wont fail. do same on small and bigblocks
Love the videos. I am very new to this hobby of engines. I have just started learning, very little real world experience, BUT I just got curious about these ARP bolts (thinking in my head, how much can bolts cost possibly) and googled them. Yikes! You are looking at almost $200 if you use these bolts on your entire engine!!!
Where LS engines are concerned and stock components in the LS engines : N/A, the engine is Okay Boost or Juice, set the ring gap loose All of this is contingent on getting the tune right, sufficient timing, etc. My N/A LQ4 6.0 with a Sloppy Stage 2 cam and BTR springs in 243 heads, along with hardened pushrods, bigger injectors TBSS/NNBS intake, 92mm cable operated throttle body and a tune runs fine. So I'm adding an LSA blower. 8-10 pounds of boost. While I'm building a stroker 6.0 with an L8T crank. I'm not sure if my machinist loves me or hates me. He goes along with me, which is good enough. Next up, finding compression height for the pistons.
I love all the instruction and experience gushing out of the video. Looking forward to more LS1. Do you ever rebuild LS3s? That’d be another good series. They’re unobtainium (in a junkyard) and overly expensive enough to make me really want one.
I thought the LS3 was similar to rebuild, only the dimensions were different. I figured watching this build would be like someone watching someone build a 283 SBC, then applying the basic procedure to a 327 SBC.
Sorry I think I missed the bit about the bore but did you bore it out oversized or just hone it? I was looking at the piston to see if it were say 30 thou oversized but am sure it said standard. From what you’ve said the bores are specially coated so does boring out remove that and therefore not advised? By they way your knowledge is amazing. Only comes with tons of experience.
awesome video i also really like these LS engines they are so simple to build......are you going to do a gen3 hemi build..?...they share alot with the LS ....
I have a 15k miles LS7 with BEAUTIFUL oil pressure. I heard where you said you wouldn't re-use an old oil pump but seeing as I have GREAT oil pressure would you replace my 15k mile oil pump during a heads/cam build if it were your car? The car is an 07 so its 14 years old, but again only 15k miles and GREAT oil pressure. Great videos!!!
Thank you for another informative video cant wait to see the rest of build!! I have a question on 383 stroker engines. Do all 350 blocks have to be machined for the 400 crank and big end of the rod. I was told this engine was a 383 it is .030 over, but with the pan off there is no machining done on the oil pan rail or anyplace else. is this possible. Thank you
Factory 3.75 inch crankshafts will have the larger 400 main bearings, but most aftermarket cranks will have the smaller 350 mains. Also, many aftermarket connecting rods will have smaller big ends so that there is less interference in the block. It is possible that your engine was put together with a nice aftermarket rotating assembly that was made for a 350 block, so required minimal fitting.
Got my 98 z28 ls1 camaro 2 years ago at 80k miles. Did all the maintence kept it stock... It started making a tick at 93k miles after my brother reved it high at cold start... Im down to a shortblock and the only damage i found was a slight scar on my lifter. Cam looked good. Any advice? Im thinking im just going to rebuild it forged and run it for hopefully 10 years... Thanks in advacne if you answer and love your videos
Torque to yield means we wanna convince you to buy new stuff when your old bolts are just as good, maybe even better, since they have been heat treated a million times and wont break like new ones right away! There is a study floating around on someone testing all three options, including studs! which are worse for street use in my opinion! Since they have a tendency to make the bearings into ovals, so you will need machining to use them correctly!
Question: You said you machined the cylinders on the block. If the blocks are great 90% of the time, still having crosshatching in cylinders. What did you machine?
are they a nickasil bore in the alloy 5.7 ive seen ppl torque plate hone the blocks but if its a nickasil bore or an alloysil bore u best not touch the plating with a ball or diamond hone and just deglaze with a good scotchbrite and soapy water
My son and myself noticed you have lost weight and we see you have had some blood work done by the orange medical band on your arm. Are you ok 👌? We really like your videos and feel like we know you. We are worried about you.
I'm fine the Blood work is to check A1C I lost weight because went on Keto Diet I actually feel much better I was over weight by abourt30 Lbs thanks for the concern
The owner of dart blocks came out publicly and bashed GM for for the LS block. Said the skirt was bad and the engine was fool of internal leeks. Dart cut the skirt off
I have the 5.7 and will be putting in a cam with 243 heads. If I do some Port work on the heads will the porting add much hp?.. is it worth the trouble or what's your thoughts on that?
I am confused. If the pump did not create any pressure, the flow would just stop ones it met resistance. Do we disagree on definitions here? What's going on?
Whats your take on loctite on internals? (main bolts and rod nuts ) or maybe point me to a video that will show rod caps coming loose and solutions >!!!!
@@Myvintageiron7512 ive torqued all the connecting rods to 45 ftlbs on a 5.7 sbc and ive had the same cap come loose twice since break in. any clues or should i just use the loctite
60 bucks to not have to reuse tty head bolts? Cheap insurance. Hate to have a head bolt break or stretch and have to pull heads over a few bucks. If you're gonna be pulling heads off regularly for a race application, put in head studs, it's that simple. No idea why guys think they're saving, or they're being "cool" by reusing tty head bolts.Those same guys that do that are the guys that say to "don't even look at the cam bearings" and ... they might have a point in a way, but they CAN and DO fail. I'm inspecting them, and replacing if needed.
@@Myvintageiron7512 since I’m planning to put edelbrock Avs2 on it so I’m gonna go with 800 cfm because the Avs2 are not available in 750 they jump right from 650 to 800 . So I think the 800 is just fine. Thanks appreciate it.
Im an Old student of yours , was wondering if there is an email i can send you my number to ? I have some questions/ help with machine work on my block .
This man can give a blind man the confidence that he could see. I going to rebuild my own LS engine.. I love your videos. May God continues to bless you and family..
Yes I think I am half blind but definitely this video made it easier. The burnout was a bonus.
What a legend ! No ego just well delivered info. What a fresh change .
I worked for a Refactories contractor for 10 years dealing with anything at temps from 400° to 3500° in the field, One company we done work for was a Powdered metal process company that manufactured Rods, Shafts and Bearing Races among other products.
Its a very interesting process, as you state the base mix is a powdered (finely ground) metal with a wax added into it to help the part hold its shape after being forged in a press up to 300 tons, this forging process takes all of about 10 seconds, the mold slams together with such force that there is enough heat generated that the wax melts to help the part hold its shape, at this point the part is very brittle and shatters like glass if dropped, the part then goes into a gas fired leaher furance for tempering and strengthening and then through a carbonizing furance where carbon is introduced into the part for more strength, these 2 processes can take upwards of 3 hrs combined at temps reaching upwards of 2800°.
The finished product is what you hold in your hand before any machine work is preformed.
It is really an amazing process if you think about it, you start with a powder and wind up with a finished part that can withstand the forces of a 1000+hp or more engine. 😲 Simply Amazing
Qx
This man has made me very confident with rebuilding my LS. Thank you so much for all of your years of experience, and sharing it all to us for free! God bless you.
Man I wish you lived down the street lol you'd get free labor out of me everyday just for your knowledge. I'm building up the courage to redo my 455 olds after watching your vids. Great job!!
Not ashamed to say 56 yrs old and and "played" w/ motors thur my life--and he just taught me about how oil pressure is created, yes I'm dumb but Thank you so much. Love watching you work & BUILD & TEACH!!. Yes, you'd get lots of free labor from me also (as 50 other guys have stated) if you lived close by just to glean a little of your hard fought knowledge. Please con't w/ your channel.
He has gone all geekish on us and I love it. The people who like listening hear would definitely love listening to Big Chief from Street outlaws because the explanations go with whatever he's doing.
Great video as usual! I'm 53...been wrenching a long time...I am a helicopter mechanic... built a lot of bbc... and starting to lean towards building an LS. Have watched your vids for years, thank you for this one as I like horse power and making it as cheap as possible was kinda the way we did it in the 80's with big blocks. Thanks!
Daren
Yep don a ton of Big Block Chevys it's a monster the LS is every bit as powerful as a big block with about half the weight
A high end built big block is mighty expensive. However. The torque just keep climbing. that's why people still do them
Hello, hope all is well. Binge watching this again and this time taking notes in order for my (finally) LS refresh / swap. Yours has been one of my educational videos to get it right the first time. Thanks
Great info!! I'm not even a mechanic but your explanations were so clear and understandable, I think I'm gonna take on a LS build project. So THANKS FOR POSTING and sharing your expertise!!
Glad it was helpful!
Stumbled on your channel recently, you do an outstanding job explaining the information, extremely informative.... Really appreciate your efforts Thanks for taking the time.
Awesome, thank you!
Roasting the tires, now you got my attention.
We've been waiting for this for a long time ! I love the vintage stuff too... but the LS is so relevant right now. I love the old Pontiac stuff ! Hopefully part 2 comes soon !!!
Heck that engine is an antique. Perfect for your channel.
I’ve disassembled a 5.3 with 305,000 km and the bores still had cross hatch and the main bearings were still very good conditions considering the mileage...Cam bearing were a different story 😂
The LS is a wonder of engineering. My `99 Trans Am has been my daily driver for close to 20 years and had 375,000 miles on it before I decided to stroke her. She's still my DD but with several more ponies!!
Knowledge I absorbing from your
channel is amazing, thank you
Man this makes me want to build an ls for my 69 chevelle. I always love these videos.
You should!
Good to see you back.. I feel the same way about the ls, I needed to be sold on it.... Anyone with reservations about messing with one should just pick one up and start messing with it, and then they will see why everyone is using them!! Always good content, thanks for sharing!
After watching numerous 'red neck' rebuild videos, it was very refreshing to see one done correctly and that respects the engineer's recommendations. Red Neck logic is best explained by example: a Red Neck farts, just then it begins to rain. The Red Neck concludes that farts cause rain.
Unlike these folks, all of your explanations seemed well researched and were pretty much correct. However, on oil flow and pressure you had the relationship correct but not the objective from an engineering standpoint.
The clearance does affect flow, but the clearance is not set to attain a desired flow in order to attain a specified pressure. The clearance spec. Is set by parameters including film strength, oil pressure, bearing area, force applied by the rod, rpm and some other factors. Each of these have their own individual factors such as viscosity, coefficient of friction, temperature and type in the case of the lubricant, and so on. It is actually quite complicated and often confuses the best of us. 🤯
Desired oil pressure is maintained by a pressure regulator, not by setting clearances. One pump must provide lubrication and hydraulic action for many different devices that have different requirements. Hydraulic lifters, for example, are very sensitive to pressure. They must generate enough linear force to open the valve, but not so much as to prevent it closing.
As the main and rod bearings wear and flow is increased, pressure drop occurs as you correctly pointed out, but it is the job of the oil pressure regulator to compensate. When the regulator can no longer compensate at idle due to all of accumulated clearance increases, a high volume pump can fix the problem. This may be what leads people to think the volume is what controls the pressure when in reality the opposite is true.
Dude I thought you were dead.
Make engine building great again 👍
And again and again... lol
Murica FYeah!
I still drive my my 98 k1500 occasionally. Upgraded it to an ls1 5 years ago. I love the vortec too, and the 5.3 in my 07 Silverado.
Smartest guy yet I've heard on similar channels like Steve Morris.
Good morning
Thank You for sharing this video.
LS1 is agreat engine.
Your video is very descriptive
Thank You
Thanks for this very informative video! Although I'm what I would consider someone reasonably well versed in engine building or anything mechanical, the part about the oil flow versus pressure segment was eye-opening and/or enlightening! Awesome job... _ Tom
Thanks for finally getting into bldg LS engine although its an LS1; going forth, lets shift our attention to a cylinder head video jist like the cam video you did 7 months ago. Additionally, lets get into #Gen 4 LS and Gen 5 LT too. Also, lets touch on aftermarket trickflow, Brodix, amd Mast LS heada!🏁🏁🔥🔥🇺🇸🇺🇸💸💸
Enjoying the build!
More LS stuff!!! Just finished a 398 (3.900x4.030) LQ4 stroker with rec port heads!
I love your videos! Keep them coming 👍🏿
The powdered metal is actually made by blowing the molten metal at very high air pressures into a chamber through a nozzle and it actually nearly vaporizes the metal. It is not ground into a powder. I actually did some contracting work years ago at a powdered metal foundry where this exact metal powder is made and the process is very interesting how they do it. Once the metal is powdered it is run through massively long ovens that use hydrogen fueled nozzles to reheat the powder and dry it.
That's very interesting I never did understand that part of it
Awesome! Can't wait to see the rest of the build!
Smooth Idle?? Who wants that lol! I like the Harley type sound!
When it comes to building your own stuff, versus building an engine for someone else.....big difference in what you should trust. If manufacturer recommends replacing a fastener, replace it. Cheap insurance.
Subbed just for that intro. Great edutainment!
Great video's. The more I watch the more I learn. The main thing I learn is let a Pro build my engine!
Great learning about the head bolts, simple things we overlook, thank ))
You bet!
I'm used to repair manuals stating if head bolts can't be reused, but not everybody will read and/or follow the manual.
How could someone "dislike" these videos? The "disliker's" must be, as we say in Oz, "wankers"....
Myvintageiron7512 makes me love my Holden Monaro LS1 even more....It is not about Ford, GM or Chrysler, it is about engineering design...and appreciation of all engine design, good or bad.
as for the front see dont tighten cover bolts put on balancer it will align for seal. same on rear then you tighten bolts. it wont fail. do same on small and bigblocks
Great video , learned alot !
Love the videos. I am very new to this hobby of engines. I have just started learning, very little real world experience, BUT I just got curious about these ARP bolts (thinking in my head, how much can bolts cost possibly) and googled them. Yikes! You are looking at almost $200 if you use these bolts on your entire engine!!!
Where LS engines are concerned and stock components in the LS engines :
N/A, the engine is Okay
Boost or Juice, set the ring gap loose
All of this is contingent on getting the tune right, sufficient timing, etc.
My N/A LQ4 6.0 with a Sloppy Stage 2 cam and BTR springs in 243 heads, along with hardened pushrods, bigger injectors TBSS/NNBS intake, 92mm cable operated throttle body and a tune runs fine.
So I'm adding an LSA blower. 8-10 pounds of boost.
While I'm building a stroker 6.0 with an L8T crank.
I'm not sure if my machinist loves me or hates me. He goes along with me, which is good enough. Next up, finding compression height for the pistons.
Pumps create flow, restrictions creates pressure.
I love all the instruction and experience gushing out of the video. Looking forward to more LS1.
Do you ever rebuild LS3s? That’d be another good series. They’re unobtainium (in a junkyard) and overly expensive enough to make me really want one.
I thought the LS3 was similar to rebuild, only the dimensions were different. I figured watching this build would be like someone watching someone build a 283 SBC, then applying the basic procedure to a 327 SBC.
@@skylinefever, That may very well be true.
You are alive wow LOL.
Great Video and Info!!! Thanks!!
Pressure = the resistance of flow
That's a lot of main bearing clearance at ambient temp. Put it in an oven, then check it at operating temp. You'll see what I mean.
Sorry I think I missed the bit about the bore but did you bore it out oversized or just hone it? I was looking at the piston to see if it were say 30 thou oversized but am sure it said standard. From what you’ve said the bores are specially coated so does boring out remove that and therefore not advised? By they way your knowledge is amazing. Only comes with tons of experience.
nope just power honed
thank you for showing how to do this right
awesome video i also really like these LS engines they are so simple to build......are you going to do a gen3 hemi build..?...they share alot with the LS ....
Eventually
great instructional video! I have been looking for a really good engine builder like yourself. Where are you located? I live in Conroe Tx.
good vid
I have a 15k miles LS7 with BEAUTIFUL oil pressure. I heard where you said you wouldn't re-use an old oil pump but seeing as I have GREAT oil pressure would you replace my 15k mile oil pump during a heads/cam build if it were your car? The car is an 07 so its 14 years old, but again only 15k miles and GREAT oil pressure. Great videos!!!
no just run it
He is back! Thought you might be done with videos
Thank you for another informative video cant wait to see the rest of build!! I have a question on 383 stroker engines. Do all 350 blocks have to be machined for the 400 crank and big end of the rod. I was told this engine was a 383 it is .030 over, but with the pan off there is no machining done on the oil pan rail or anyplace else. is this possible. Thank you
some blocks don't need as much the after market blocks don't need any
Factory 3.75 inch crankshafts will have the larger 400 main bearings, but most aftermarket cranks will have the smaller 350 mains. Also, many aftermarket connecting rods will have smaller big ends so that there is less interference in the block. It is possible that your engine was put together with a nice aftermarket rotating assembly that was made for a 350 block, so required minimal fitting.
@@Myvintageiron7512 Thank you
@@pjnelson5827 Thank you
Got my 98 z28 ls1 camaro 2 years ago at 80k miles. Did all the maintence kept it stock... It started making a tick at 93k miles after my brother reved it high at cold start... Im down to a shortblock and the only damage i found was a slight scar on my lifter. Cam looked good. Any advice? Im thinking im just going to rebuild it forged and run it for hopefully 10 years... Thanks in advacne if you answer and love your videos
I have a LS1 in my 04 C5 putting 568 hp to the wheels N/A.
With what mods? I have a 98 that I’m looking to do some work on
Torque to yield means we wanna convince you to buy new stuff when your old bolts are just as good, maybe even better, since they have been heat treated a million times and wont break like new ones right away! There is a study floating around on someone testing all three options, including studs! which are worse for street use in my opinion! Since they have a tendency to make the bearings into ovals, so you will need machining to use them correctly!
Question: You said you machined the cylinders on the block. If the blocks are great 90% of the time, still having crosshatching in cylinders. What did you machine?
Powdered forged fractured rods are machined first then fractured last not fractured then machined.
I’m trying to rebuild mine for the first time. I’m going off yours to learn - is there links to the parts?
Thank you for the video very instructive do you recommend on the oil pump a high volume melon
Yes I do!
Do you have a video on machining the cylinders?
Need a gen 3 Hemi build!
are they a nickasil bore in the alloy 5.7 ive seen ppl torque plate hone the blocks but if its a nickasil bore or an alloysil bore u best not touch the plating with a ball or diamond hone and just deglaze with a good scotchbrite and soapy water
u said they where a nickasil bore in the first video can u confirm this please
according to GM they are
Did you flow bench test the stock cylinder head? If so what were the numbers? What cam did you get to match up with the flow numbers?
My son and myself noticed you have lost weight and we see you have had some blood work done by the orange medical band on your arm. Are you ok 👌? We really like your videos and feel like we know you. We are worried about you.
I'm fine the Blood work is to check A1C I lost weight because went on Keto Diet I actually feel much better I was over weight by abourt30 Lbs thanks for the concern
which melling pump did you order? do you recommend their high volume pump?
The owner of dart blocks came out publicly and bashed GM for for the LS block. Said the skirt was bad and the engine was fool of internal leeks. Dart cut the skirt off
i was wondering if i could get links to the pistons, rods, basically all the parts.
could you please show us how to fix the journal when it is oversized?
When measuring the main bearing for clearance do we need to torque the bolts down on the main caps I am sure the answer is yes but just checking.
yes
I have the 5.7 and will be putting in a cam with 243 heads. If I do some Port work on the heads will the porting add much hp?.. is it worth the trouble or what's your thoughts on that?
Budget build, reuse head bolts and gaskets.
Why did you have to cut the seats? Diff valve angles?
Which engine is better to build a Truck or car ?
How do you find out if you need standard or extra thousands bearings?
Join me next time..... for a dodge hemi rebuild .😁
They can take way more abuse than what the internet tells you, incredible hemi look it up.
@@karlsracing8422 my two didn't. They sucked
So if this isn't the 5.3, is this the 4.8? Sorry, I know absolutely nothing about LS's, I'm an old man and still run BBC stuff.
This is a 5.7
I am confused. If the pump did not create any pressure, the flow would just stop ones it met resistance. Do we disagree on definitions here? What's going on?
no the flow is not going to stop when it hits resistance it's going to speed up and create pressure it has to it has no where else to go
@@Myvintageiron7512 Yep, matter of definitions, just like I said.
Whats your take on loctite on internals? (main bolts and rod nuts ) or maybe point me to a video that will show rod caps coming loose and solutions >!!!!
you don't need loc tight on them if they are torqued
@@Myvintageiron7512 ive torqued all the connecting rods to 45 ftlbs on a 5.7 sbc and ive had the same cap come loose twice since break in. any clues or should i just use the loctite
My truck has the T motor is it a LS motor and the heads suck they are the 706 and it has a crack in it.
After market heads and cams are available for it
What do you use for assembly lube?
Astro glide.
Is it possible to run a gear drive or double roller timing chain also I bought 12-1 pistons for my LS1 and using LS2 heads
Yes and Yes
60 bucks to not have to reuse tty head bolts? Cheap insurance. Hate to have a head bolt break or stretch and have to pull heads over a few bucks. If you're gonna be pulling heads off regularly for a race application, put in head studs, it's that simple. No idea why guys think they're saving, or they're being "cool" by reusing tty head bolts.Those same guys that do that are the guys that say to "don't even look at the cam bearings" and ... they might have a point in a way, but they CAN and DO fail. I'm inspecting them, and replacing if needed.
How can one get in touch with you for a engine build ?
Where do you find your specs while building?
I'm doing a ls rebuild but I'm looki g to pay to have it done
What do you think about using plasti-gauge to measure clearances?
it works if it's all you have
Plasti-Guage is not dead on but very close, based on my experience! which isn't much!
What year is this engine? Thanks
Hi . I have 6.0 stock LS motor I wanna run it with a carburetor . Which cfm I should go with. Thanks a lot
750
@@Myvintageiron7512 thanks you again
@@Myvintageiron7512 since I’m planning to put edelbrock Avs2 on it so I’m gonna go with 800 cfm because the Avs2 are not available in 750 they jump right from 650 to 800 . So I think the 800 is just fine. Thanks appreciate it.
What state u from u ever build circle track race engines I race a b mod n we need a engine built the engine we want is called a concept
Do you take in engines was looking to get mine done
no sorry not doing customer work any more
Good Morning, can you shoot me your #
I would like for you to rebuild & educate me as you have with a 1989 Chevy pickup with the 6cyl 243 manual-4x4
Im an Old student of yours , was wondering if there is an email i can send you my number to ? I have some questions/ help with machine work on my block .