THIS IS HOW ALL ENGINE VIDEOS SHOLD BE MADE ! WELL DONE FORMAT, JUST AWESOME ! THE ONLY THING THAT'S MISSING IS THAT YOU NEVER MENTION PRICES !!!! GREAT VID !!!
This was an amazing video. It is not about whether it is affordable or not, it is the free knowledge he is giving away. I have learned more about LS motors in 2 videos than in my whole life lol. I also want to know who the 43 people were that gave this video a thumbs down. Weirdos. Mike I used to work at Ground Control and I remember shipping you suspension stuff long ago for your Sentra's. Small world. I now have a 67 Camaro and I will be calling. Thanks for the knowledge
Drifting was an interesting motorsport but now you give me a greater appreciation for drifting as an engineering proving ground for bulletproof engines. Thanks Mike!
We use the Bill Mitchell 9.800 deck block and push it to 1400hp for drifting builds as well we can run the exact same engine to 2200hp in drag or land speed racing which just shows what abuse a drift engine goes through We also prefer a higher crown on diamond pistons
WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLY GOOD PRESENTATION. Wish I had found it earlier. Thank you very much for taking the time to explain and upload. Geese I enjoyed this one.
As an LS fanboy I have to say this incredible. I am going to be building a 373ci 5.3 to turbocharge in a Silverado and I am going to try and use some of these tricks on my build. I didn't know alot of this was possible for my NA 416ci LS3 and my LS2 is just a low stress build. But the 373 will be boosted and built for more power and more abuse in mind.
This is one of the best engine videos I have ever seen. THis channel is amazing for breaking down highly scientific data into means the average person can easily understand. Bravo!
@@motoiqAgreed but how many protouring mostly street miles would this be before a rebuild. The new LT8 sock bottom end pushed 2K hp. The boeler carbon t56 can handle 1259TQ that's the goal. This thing could too probably have you pushed it? I want a garage built used part street Protouring 69 Camero but I am in the weeds and then I see 1000hp for $1000. How would you build. I want a turbo so it's drivable most of the time pump gas E85 even propane something not race gas. I want it to last 100K miles nothing billet, nothing custom low profile. Might do a gen 4 5.3 cam heads and a single turbo and be cool with 800. What would you do to have an everyman reliable 1400hp V8 for us with our sponsor money?
Those internals are really something else. I am understanding more why going with a popular, highly developed engine platform makes so much sense for a motorsports application, 1000's of hours of iterative development and fine tuning into every component.
Yeah, every time people start digging on an LS like it's a lame swap or they're boo-hooing about how cliche it is, I'm just like "Dude there are reasons LS or K are the de-facto swaps, and while you might yawn, there's a lot you can do with a popular engine that you can't do with a volvo-headed ford motor. It really comes down to whether you're looking for novelty from the engine or reliability and ease of parts-sourcing." Obviously some people do engine swaps for less pragmatic reasons, and I'm not hating on wacky swaps at all, but there actually are very good reasons behind these types of swaps being popular and benefits that come directly from that popularity.
@@LifeInJambles anyone saying that has zero motorsport knowledge. You guys know there an LS superstore the size of a Walmart? Nothing but LS parts on every shelf. Wild
So refreshing to hear someone talk about something when they REALLY know what they are talking about. Gets tiring hearing confidently incorrect people all day.
mike is the automotive /engineering vesrion of stephen hawking the man knows everything about every micro detail about racing and he seems like the kindest most humble person as well if anyone deserves a phd in auto racing engineering its him great video i dont think people realize how informative this video is
Good example for oil getting frothy is froth on the top of a mug of 🍺. I love your videos and find myself needing to put a new LS in my sons 2013 Zl1 Camaro. It 🤮 two rods and is amazing how much shrapnel ended up in the super charger including parts of piston rings over an inch long. 🥵
I love watching you go over these builds... Your smile is infectious.. It's kinda heartbreaking listening to you struggle to breathe in that damn muzzle.
I AM FROM THE OFFSHORE RACING WORLD AND PARTS WERE MY THING ! ALL ENGINES OF OURS HAD CROWER CRANKS AND CARILLO RODS ! THOSE ARE SIMPLY THE BEST ON THE MARKET !
I'd love to have this in my C6 Grand Sport. Running 15 psi Procharged, but want more and convert to twin turbo. Good luck to my 6L80E transmission. Poor thing. Normally people go with a built to hell 4 speed but I'd like to do something goofy, and use a 10 speed out of a Mustang GT. In my GT, shifts are super fast but it would need to be build. No idea if that combo would work, but it would be interesting.
hey buddy, you don't need to wear the mask for a video don't worry nobody is gonna hate on you for breathing in your own shop! Also good Video Please do more
This is actually imo one of the most responsible videos I have seen recently. Wearing a mask is about protecting ones self but ALSO about protecting others. If there are a bunch of folks around, and Mike is sniffling as you can hear, this mask is a very wise thing to wear. Well done Mr Kojima.
Man, I love this! Also the wheels on that c7 fit so perfectly, I couldn't quit looking at it. Also, I would love to hear your thoughts on a good street build 4g63!
throw in some moderate cams. put a nice moderate zingy turbo and a good tune with flex-fuel, big pump, and injectors and leave it stock! The 4G63 is a pretty buff motor.
He’s right I’m pushing 600 on a stock 6 bolt I upgraded the pistons for a higher compression ration and did all king bearing I’m on year 2 with several 9k shifts and I daily my 1g I love it but my boosted ly6 is just so much more and for serious races however I’m definitely on borrowed time with it
Great videos, love watching and reading pretty much everything you guys put out. Just one question on the block, are the liners supposed to have that offset where it is notched at the bottom of the bore? (5:20)
Im no expert but you may have been misunderstood and nobody has answered in 2y so i will. Notch: yes Offset: my guess is no. Looks like sleeve shifted during pressfit or maybe a heat cycle or boring or something and the corner of the cylinder wall sticking into the notch was then cut back to partially correct the accidental offset. Just a guess based on appearance. I bet the notches are all oversized and that small imperfection is negligible.
Most crank's are balanced from the manufacturer, so it should not be an issue. We get the rotating assemblies of all our builds balanced before engine assembly, so not an issue at all with our builds.
@@motoiq thank you for your reply! I submitted a request for quote form this morning as instructed in the video for a quote on a setup similar to this for my vehicle the blue car in the bubble next to this message (street/strip application, not drift). Looking forward to hearing back from you or your team on this. Have a great day!
I'm curious. On the cryo treating. Does it help with any residual untempered martinsite. On the piston skirt shape. Technically it's called Cam Drop-off. Ideally yo only want a narrow band on the skirt to be touching the cylinder wall at a right angle to the crankshaft. Pistons have been made that way from the auotmtive manufacturers for years. We had Giddings & Lewis cam lathes that were programmed to cut a very specific profile into the piston skirt. G & L actually had special program they used for demonstrating just how good their control of the cutting tool was. Tey could run a machineycle and the G&L log would be machined into the skirt. The cutting tool was actually controlled with an amplifier
On the cryo process, we use there is a tempering stage at the end. We were just noting that JE and a few others have gotten really good at developing cam shapes over the past 5 years or so to where 2618 is now pretty quiet.
Great knowledge and university engineering professor-like presentation. Way to go Mike. Doing the ingenious engineering savvy Japanese people proud. Ganbatte kudasai. It would be nice if some day you can do the presentation without the mask.
Probably $50k+ all in. On the other hand, you are building a motor that does 1400hp all day long, not seven or eight seconds. As he said, the only thing more demanding is offshore racing. Well, aircraft racing but then you are talking simply silly insane money.
@@trentdawg2832 I am immune-compromised I have an autoimmune disease called Sjogren's Syndrome so I have to be careful. There are a few people in front of me behind the camera.
Sometimes, the best classroom is a junkyard. There's a couple of things I can see consistently that begs a question. Setting aside the correctable oiling issues, just exactly how much squirming is going on inside that crankcase? Iron crank. Aluminum block. They put a thrust bearing in the middle of the crank - how much longer does it get when it is at operating temperature and where is the biggest change? Does the block get longer?
His videos are the 1st time hearing about wpc treatment and he sure does sale it well lol.. I want to wpc everything now,, and only thing is not everyone drifts and that's all he refers to lol it's all good bcuz if u building a engine think drift 1st and it will last longer
Question, on your EJ video you also use inconel exhaust valves but you said you don’t turn down the diameter of the valve stem because you need it to endure the heat of the exhaust gasses. Can you explain why you opt to turn the diameter of the inconel exhaust valve for this application?
Mike, great video! I really liked the last one about the LS3 as well. Hey, I just talked to one of the techs at Fluidampr on Thursday and asked them to build a damper for the long snout crank for the drysump LS7 & drysump LS3. Do you think there is a market for that product? I will buy one if they build it! From an engineering and physics standpoint, the Fluidampr is a superior product and the reason why the Corvette racing team chose them. Can you ask them to build a damper for the long-snout LS7 and LS3? Please! I don’t know if my single request will convince them but maybe you have an idea how to get them to build it.
They make a drysump balancer for the long snout. We actually have one on this engine. It has a long LS7 style snout. I didn't talk about that in the video.
What is your opinion about camshaft less engines with "freevalve" for these high boost? It will make engine ligter because there is no camsfat and it's drive chains. And as valves is electric controled you can control it's opening and closing more precisly.
As someone who has built my share of powerboat engines, I think you have some great points. However, one thing in your choices I cannot wrap my head around, is the cam chain drive. I would never run a big power mill like that with a chain. I've fixed broken motors that failed because the cam drive broke. So much is going on and so many harmonics are sent through that chain. A belt not only makes valve event timing even more precise, it absorbs a lot of harmonics. For the same reason I will never use a gear drive on anything but a circle track motor. Do yourself a favour, use a Jesel or equivalent belt drive. Makes adjustment and install easier too. Your thought of doing things similar to what we do in powerboating makes sense, as it means everything is overbuilt. But get rid of that chain, in that price bracket there's no reason not to.
We have used them before but we have had trouble with leaks from the front of the engine due to the weird seal they use. The belt itself is reliable. We haven't had a chain failure yet with many different builds. Until we found the combo that works for us, a custom comp cam with more gentile ramps and the Crower shaft rockers, we used to break springs, pushrods, and rocker parts a lot.
Saw that too, you'll get that on any type of hard steel. Best way to avoid it is pre and post heat, but that could potentially warp the reluctor wheel. I think he is just banking on the weld to sorta key them together.
With respect to the wpc coating on the valve springs, how detrimental is spring rotation at high rpm? Could I save money by not treating those and leaning on the ”cryo” treatment?
Hey Mike I'm build a 427 turbo engine out of the rhs alum block.bave you seen many failures at 1400 to 2000hp? I was hoping to go closer to 2000 hp.i have a ultra crank and lsx dr heads already.havent gotten pistons or rods yet
Personally I don't think the RHS block can handle it. You need to run double motor plate one in the front and one in the rear once you get past 1100 or so and beat on the engine hard because it twists and starts scuffing the mains and burnishing the cap registers. I think 1400 is about it for this block. If you are only gonna do 427, I think the Dart block is stronger. The Dart cant take more than 4.000 stroke though so you are stuck at 427. You could do a sweet longer rod, like 6.5", higher revving tall deck Dart 427.
Thanks for the information... maybe next time we can talk about building an engine... On our build which is complete, I am looking at the dry sump and the shaft rockers in the future...maybe. I have an automatic due to being DAV and this 6l90 is breaking every chance it gets. The 456 input shaft snapped this time... And the cam advice for boosted i.e.. LCA is what every boosted application needs to hear... Too many times I hear "but I want chop, chop"... Me I just want it running great as this is just for me... BTW why does anyone give a ... why you wear a mask or not... the jo's who complain can GFT.
As long as my engine builder has half of the knowledge of this guy I should be good to rip 😉, true craftsmanship in opinion attention to detail is great 👍
How does the higher compression ratio spool the turbo faster? I'm thinking more compression means higher thermal efficiency at the expense of exhaust gas energy.
i would guess that higher compression results in increased EGTs, which makes the exhaust gasses hotter and contain more energy. Hotter exhaust gasses exit the cylinder faster and thus spin the turbo quicker. some motorcyclists observe that motorcycles with higher compression tend to run hotter. and of course, the hottest part of the combustion cycle besides the flame itself is the exhaust gasses.
When you look at the thermodynamics of the otto cycle, the VE gets better and there is more mass flow across the engine to drive the turbine, particularly at lower RPM before the cams come into in tune.
I saw a drift team that was running a 1000hp Toyota 3SGTE, and they had to run so much big dollar hardware in that engine plus had to do a full teardown and rebuild after every event. Whereas a turbo LS could probably live for an entire season, or maybe do a health examination in the middle if needbe. But some people want to be diehards for a particular brand, I don't blame them.
this was a great video that answered a lot of question. some of it won't apply to my engine build though high hp not drift abused. If I sent in a list of questions on parts to choose would you guys respond yes or no for my build? thank you for all your knowledge. I really appreciate it.
Just a reminder that this content is FREE on UA-cam , this is great thanks for taking the time to make these videos!
thanks mom
Imagine when UA-cam starts Taxin niggas
Lol, white knight and virtue signal in one statement! Good ole Karen Casillas keepin us all in line.
Pancho showin' Ricardo some love... lol
Truly is an amazing time to be alive.
I think Mike Kojima and Richard Holdener have taught me more for free on youtube then $50,000 worth of college courses.
Yeop
👍🏼
You got scammed bruh. You get what you pay for and a $50k education isn't worth the paper it's printed on.
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THIS IS HOW ALL ENGINE VIDEOS SHOLD BE MADE !
WELL DONE FORMAT, JUST AWESOME !
THE ONLY THING THAT'S MISSING IS THAT YOU NEVER MENTION PRICES !!!!
GREAT VID !!!
The old saying..... "if you have to ask....
50 to 60k engine easily
@bullitt454 oohh thats all!! I think i havecthat in the couch cushions!! Im gonna run out and build me a motor real qwik!! Out in the shed...
If you have to ask. You can't afford it. They have budget builds luckily for you.
He has a price breakdown video for all services and parts for different types of la builds from his shop
Some say Mike is still smiling underneath the mask
100%
This was an amazing video. It is not about whether it is affordable or not, it is the free knowledge he is giving away. I have learned more about LS motors in 2 videos than in my whole life lol. I also want to know who the 43 people were that gave this video a thumbs down. Weirdos.
Mike I used to work at Ground Control and I remember shipping you suspension stuff long ago for your Sentra's. Small world. I now have a 67 Camaro and I will be calling. Thanks for the knowledge
Awesome!
Drifting was an interesting motorsport but now you give me a greater appreciation for drifting as an engineering proving ground for bulletproof engines. Thanks Mike!
I could listen to you talk all day brother.
Love the videos, keep em comin
We use the Bill Mitchell 9.800 deck block and push it to 1400hp for drifting builds as well we can run the exact same engine to 2200hp in drag or land speed racing which just shows what abuse a drift engine goes through
We also prefer a higher crown on diamond pistons
Yeah, something that can easily handle 2000 plus normally gets beat to shit at much lower power levels when drifting.
Love your work Mike, you have a deep understanding of engineering principals and I learn every time I watch a video of yours.
WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLY GOOD PRESENTATION. Wish I had found it earlier. Thank you very much for taking the time to explain and upload. Geese I enjoyed this one.
As an LS fanboy I have to say this incredible. I am going to be building a 373ci 5.3 to turbocharge in a Silverado and I am going to try and use some of these tricks on my build. I didn't know alot of this was possible for my NA 416ci LS3 and my LS2 is just a low stress build. But the 373 will be boosted and built for more power and more abuse in mind.
This is one of the best engine videos I have ever seen. THis channel is amazing for breaking down highly scientific data into means the average person can easily understand. Bravo!
I see what your talking about with the reluctor wheel it looked a little fatigued. All super good info and really easy to relate to awesome job.
I have near zero interest in drifting but this dude is brilliant and this is one of my new favourite channels! 👍
You now have to look at drifting not just as a sport, but as a proving ground for bulletproof engineering 🤓
@@warboat1 Drifting and trophy trucks, for different reasons.
1400 horsepower for a season of racing is more accurate description
but it's boring!
@@motoiqAgreed but how many protouring mostly street miles would this be before a rebuild. The new LT8 sock bottom end pushed 2K hp. The boeler carbon t56 can handle 1259TQ that's the goal. This thing could too probably have you pushed it? I want a garage built used part street Protouring 69 Camero but I am in the weeds and then I see 1000hp for $1000. How would you build. I want a turbo so it's drivable most of the time pump gas E85 even propane something not race gas. I want it to last 100K miles nothing billet, nothing custom low profile. Might do a gen 4 5.3 cam heads and a single turbo and be cool with 800. What would you do to have an everyman reliable 1400hp V8 for us with our sponsor money?
love the video Mike. Stay safe my friend and see you guy soon!
Great content..........Also I love how he's breaking everything down to the simplest format!!! How can you not love this GUY!!!!!!‼🙌 Thanks ❤❤❤✔
Those internals are really something else. I am understanding more why going with a popular, highly developed engine platform makes so much sense for a motorsports application, 1000's of hours of iterative development and fine tuning into every component.
Yeah, every time people start digging on an LS like it's a lame swap or they're boo-hooing about how cliche it is, I'm just like "Dude there are reasons LS or K are the de-facto swaps, and while you might yawn, there's a lot you can do with a popular engine that you can't do with a volvo-headed ford motor. It really comes down to whether you're looking for novelty from the engine or reliability and ease of parts-sourcing."
Obviously some people do engine swaps for less pragmatic reasons, and I'm not hating on wacky swaps at all, but there actually are very good reasons behind these types of swaps being popular and benefits that come directly from that popularity.
"LS sucks" is always wild cause like.... then why does it win allllll kinds of shit? You don't have to like it but it doesn't suck.
@@LifeInJambles anyone saying that has zero motorsport knowledge. You guys know there an LS superstore the size of a Walmart? Nothing but LS parts on every shelf. Wild
@@easley421 No shit? That's bonkers, I love it.
@@easley421which state? I'm planning to visit the USA soon.
So refreshing to hear someone talk about something when they REALLY know what they are talking about. Gets tiring hearing confidently incorrect people all day.
mike is the automotive /engineering vesrion of stephen hawking the man knows everything about every micro detail about racing and he seems like the kindest most humble person as well if anyone deserves a phd in auto racing engineering its him great video i dont think people realize how informative this video is
I can walk though!
Good example for oil getting frothy is froth on the top of a mug of 🍺. I love your videos and find myself needing to put a new LS in my sons 2013 Zl1 Camaro. It 🤮 two rods and is amazing how much shrapnel ended up in the super charger including parts of piston rings over an inch long. 🥵
This was an excellent presentation of a superior powerful LS build. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HIS SECRETS !
A personal thanks for the meticulous explanation of what you do an why. I’m sold
Now that is a Awesome LS build 💪🇦🇺
This man is my engineering spirit animal. Badass information.
Just wen I thought he couldn't be cooler .. he rocking some dvs's! Love this guy
OUTSTANDING BIULDER. THANK YOU FOR. SHARING YOUR. TEACHING,. I'LL BE. USING YOUR MOTOR IN THE FUTURE
That crank is sick.
I love watching you go over these builds... Your smile is infectious..
It's kinda heartbreaking listening to you struggle to breathe in that damn muzzle.
This is an old video when covid first hit and we though we were all going to die.
I AM FROM THE OFFSHORE RACING WORLD AND PARTS WERE MY THING !
ALL ENGINES OF OURS HAD CROWER CRANKS AND CARILLO RODS !
THOSE ARE SIMPLY THE BEST ON THE MARKET !
Yeop
This guys videos are absolutely excellent.
You’re a legend in knowledge mike thanks so much
I'd love to have this in my C6 Grand Sport. Running 15 psi Procharged, but want more and convert to twin turbo. Good luck to my 6L80E transmission. Poor thing. Normally people go with a built to hell 4 speed but I'd like to do something goofy, and use a 10 speed out of a Mustang GT. In my GT, shifts are super fast but it would need to be build. No idea if that combo would work, but it would be interesting.
hey buddy, you don't need to wear the mask for a video don't worry nobody is gonna hate on you for breathing in your own shop! Also good Video Please do more
He was striping that engine all day, gotta wear a mask so he doesn't breathe in any loose bolts or valve retainers. jk.
you dont see all the people just out of camera view plus I am immunocompromised so I really don't want to get sick.
This is actually imo one of the most responsible videos I have seen recently.
Wearing a mask is about protecting ones self but ALSO about protecting others. If there are a bunch of folks around, and Mike is sniffling as you can hear, this mask is a very wise thing to wear.
Well done Mr Kojima.
I had a lifter fail in my built LS2, I need to get the replacement cam and new morel link bar lifters wpc treated for sure.
He's a great salesman ... knowledgeable and a great speaker ... every time I watch his vids i want to buy one !
I know he is still smilin big under that mask!😁
Thx u thx u this will be my first real power ls engine build.....built stock engines this is a new ball park for me thx u don't stop teaching
Man this guy is brilliant
I really enjoy your Patience and a very simple way and understanding Thank you Sir ~!
Man, I love this! Also the wheels on that c7 fit so perfectly, I couldn't quit looking at it.
Also, I would love to hear your thoughts on a good street build 4g63!
throw in some moderate cams. put a nice moderate zingy turbo and a good tune with flex-fuel, big pump, and injectors and leave it stock! The 4G63 is a pretty buff motor.
Titan 7 wheels!
He’s right I’m pushing 600 on a stock 6 bolt I upgraded the pistons for a higher compression ration and did all king bearing I’m on year 2 with several 9k shifts and I daily my 1g I love it but my boosted ly6 is just so much more and for serious races however I’m definitely on borrowed time with it
@@jacobhoke581 yeah 600 is pushing it. high 400's no problem!
MotoIQ spare aluminum rod engine on stand by at the moment for when I turn it up to kill
TY for sharing ... curious about the sequence of treatments ... do you cryo before or after WPC ? Cheers
During our conditions, very well said , Thank You Very Much....😎✌ an its about time we got these quality parts available to us thank you again....🙂✌
Great video that lays out a killer blueprint for a serious engine...
Damn straight mike, tell them dyno queens. I laugh when people say my stock short block made x amount of power but their cars aren’t ran hard.
Great videos, love watching and reading pretty much everything you guys put out. Just one question on the block, are the liners supposed to have that offset where it is notched at the bottom of the bore? (5:20)
Yes
Yes it's for the stroker clearance. ...you'd hit your connecting rods there if it wasn't notched
Im no expert but you may have been misunderstood and nobody has answered in 2y so i will.
Notch: yes
Offset: my guess is no. Looks like sleeve shifted during pressfit or maybe a heat cycle or boring or something and the corner of the cylinder wall sticking into the notch was then cut back to partially correct the accidental offset. Just a guess based on appearance. I bet the notches are all oversized and that small imperfection is negligible.
44:05 does the tig weld on the reluctor wheels cause any balance issues?
Most crank's are balanced from the manufacturer, so it should not be an issue. We get the rotating assemblies of all our builds balanced before engine assembly, so not an issue at all with our builds.
@@motoiq thank you for your reply! I submitted a request for quote form this morning as instructed in the video for a quote on a setup similar to this for my vehicle the blue car in the bubble next to this message (street/strip application, not drift). Looking forward to hearing back from you or your team on this. Have a great day!
The Bob Ross of Engines, bro
Great video, wow! “That I’m willing to talk about”, not sure how you could’ve left anything out of this video.
Thank you for all the advice
I'm curious. On the cryo treating. Does it help with any residual untempered martinsite.
On the piston skirt shape. Technically it's called Cam Drop-off. Ideally yo only want a narrow band on the skirt to be touching the cylinder wall at a right angle to the crankshaft. Pistons have been made that way from the auotmtive manufacturers for years. We had Giddings & Lewis cam lathes that were programmed to cut a very specific profile into the piston skirt. G & L actually had special program they used for demonstrating just how good their control of the cutting tool was. Tey could run a machineycle and the G&L log would be machined into the skirt. The cutting tool was actually controlled with an amplifier
On the cryo process, we use there is a tempering stage at the end. We were just noting that JE and a few others have gotten really good at developing cam shapes over the past 5 years or so to where 2618 is now pretty quiet.
@@mikekojima9761
Thanks
I wish you guys had packages you could pick from and build from there ..unless I’m missing it ...
I love the videos thank you for sharing your knowledge and for helping me develop my knowledge amazing work 🙏🙏
Thank for this beautiful video
Bro rocking the DVS shoes! Fckkkk yea🤘🏽
OK… these,guys are fantastic! You have a new sub with me, THANK YOU for this content!
Great knowledge and university engineering professor-like presentation. Way to go Mike. Doing the ingenious engineering savvy Japanese people proud. Ganbatte kudasai. It would be nice if some day you can do the presentation without the mask.
30:54 Can you guys do a video on just harmonics, all the types and what causes them?
man great discription ,love problems you see and how you build it better thru trail and error
That engine is probably more than my car and I want it XD 5 year finance a motor lmao
It’s not so expensive. I have recently found a 6.2L ls engine for 3000$ and it wasn’t very used. It had 150000km.
@@popescumihneapaul4740 This is no used stock engine though buddy.
The RHS block alone is $6k
Probably $50k+ all in. On the other hand, you are building a motor that does 1400hp all day long, not seven or eight seconds. As he said, the only thing more demanding is offshore racing. Well, aircraft racing but then you are talking simply silly insane money.
I always like watching this guy because it looks like he is trying to look at every camera the whole time lol.
As usual a really informative video. Thank you for taking the time! Also setting a good example wearing the mask through the entire thing.
Yea but he is in there by himself. ....no need for a mask, he is only making it hard on himself.....do you wear a mask in your home?? Didn't think so
@@trentdawg2832
I am immune-compromised I have an autoimmune disease called Sjogren's Syndrome so I have to be careful. There are a few people in front of me behind the camera.
This guy is humbly brilliant
Can you show us how to build the transmission to go behind a LS?
Amazing content! Mike is the man!
Sometimes, the best classroom is a junkyard. There's a couple of things I can see consistently that begs a question. Setting aside the correctable oiling issues, just exactly how much squirming is going on inside that crankcase?
Iron crank.
Aluminum block.
They put a thrust bearing in the middle of the crank - how much longer does it get when it is at operating temperature and where is the biggest change? Does the block get longer?
It does which is why you got thrust clearances.
Awesome video Mike. Learned a ton. Also good on you for rocking the mask.
His videos are the 1st time hearing about wpc treatment and he sure does sale it well lol.. I want to wpc everything now,, and only thing is not everyone drifts and that's all he refers to lol it's all good bcuz if u building a engine think drift 1st and it will last longer
brilliant presentation, learned a lot from his tips
Question, on your EJ video you also use inconel exhaust valves but you said you don’t turn down the diameter of the valve stem because you need it to endure the heat of the exhaust gasses. Can you explain why you opt to turn the diameter of the inconel exhaust valve for this application?
Because the valve came that way.
Brutal conditions are in Arizona desert running @ 120°F outside temps in the shade!
Yeah so?
Mike, great video! I really liked the last one about the LS3 as well. Hey, I just talked to one of the techs at Fluidampr on Thursday and asked them to build a damper for the long snout crank for the drysump LS7 & drysump LS3. Do you think there is a market for that product? I will buy one if they build it! From an engineering and physics standpoint, the Fluidampr is a superior product and the reason why the Corvette racing team chose them. Can you ask them to build a damper for the long-snout LS7 and LS3? Please! I don’t know if my single request will convince them but maybe you have an idea how to get them to build it.
They make a drysump balancer for the long snout. We actually have one on this engine. It has a long LS7 style snout. I didn't talk about that in the video.
Mike Kojima - thanks for letting me know. Do you have the part number?
@@natez0690 It came with the Daily drysump system so maybe he gets it done for him?
What is your opinion about camshaft less engines with "freevalve" for these high boost? It will make engine ligter because there is no camsfat and it's drive chains. And as valves is electric controled you can control it's opening and closing more precisly.
you need a 48 volt or higher electric system and the technology isn't proven.
I have this block with a callies tra crank and lsx dr heads.
that's a great combo
I like this format.
As someone who has built my share of powerboat engines, I think you have some great points. However, one thing in your choices I cannot wrap my head around, is the cam chain drive. I would never run a big power mill like that with a chain. I've fixed broken motors that failed because the cam drive broke. So much is going on and so many harmonics are sent through that chain. A belt not only makes valve event timing even more precise, it absorbs a lot of harmonics. For the same reason I will never use a gear drive on anything but a circle track motor. Do yourself a favour, use a Jesel or equivalent belt drive. Makes adjustment and install easier too. Your thought of doing things similar to what we do in powerboating makes sense, as it means everything is overbuilt. But get rid of that chain, in that price bracket there's no reason not to.
We have used them before but we have had trouble with leaks from the front of the engine due to the weird seal they use. The belt itself is reliable. We haven't had a chain failure yet with many different builds. Until we found the combo that works for us, a custom comp cam with more gentile ramps and the Crower shaft rockers, we used to break springs, pushrods, and rocker parts a lot.
I don’t think he is breaking timing chains
@MotoIQ do you all cover the induction setup anywhere else?
The TIG weld on the reluctor wheel looks like it has a hair line crack in it, not sure if you noticed.
yes no big deal
Saw that too, you'll get that on any type of hard steel. Best way to avoid it is pre and post heat, but that could potentially warp the reluctor wheel. I think he is just banking on the weld to sorta key them together.
Good afternoon Mike, do you sell assembled long blocks there're capable of 1400 hp under boost that will work for drag racing?
Yes we can do that.
Them nhra nitro cars are hard on engines too
With respect to the wpc coating on the valve springs, how detrimental is spring rotation at high rpm? Could I save money by not treating those and leaning on the ”cryo” treatment?
Its actually a good thing.
Please do an entire video about cryo treatment and wpc please and thank you.
We did! ua-cam.com/video/7F_PnPnQBMs/v-deo.html
Great interesting content, thanks for sharing.
Hey Mike I'm build a 427 turbo engine out of the rhs alum block.bave you seen many failures at 1400 to 2000hp? I was hoping to go closer to 2000 hp.i have a ultra crank and lsx dr heads already.havent gotten pistons or rods yet
Personally I don't think the RHS block can handle it. You need to run double motor plate one in the front and one in the rear once you get past 1100 or so and beat on the engine hard because it twists and starts scuffing the mains and burnishing the cap registers. I think 1400 is about it for this block. If you are only gonna do 427, I think the Dart block is stronger. The Dart cant take more than 4.000 stroke though so you are stuck at 427. You could do a sweet longer rod, like 6.5", higher revving tall deck Dart 427.
Thank you so much for this content!
Love the series, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the information... maybe next time we can talk about building an engine... On our build which is complete, I am looking at the dry sump and the shaft rockers in the future...maybe. I have an automatic due to being DAV and this 6l90 is breaking every chance it gets. The 456 input shaft snapped this time... And the cam advice for boosted i.e.. LCA is what every boosted application needs to hear... Too many times I hear "but I want chop, chop"... Me I just want it running great as this is just for me... BTW why does anyone give a ... why you wear a mask or not... the jo's who complain can GFT.
Like to have more information on WPC metal surface treatment
Awesome video, thank you for doing this
As long as my engine builder has half of the knowledge of this guy I should be good to rip 😉, true craftsmanship in opinion attention to detail is great 👍
How does the higher compression ratio spool the turbo faster? I'm thinking more compression means higher thermal efficiency at the expense of exhaust gas energy.
i would guess that higher compression results in increased EGTs, which makes the exhaust gasses hotter and contain more energy. Hotter exhaust gasses exit the cylinder faster and thus spin the turbo quicker.
some motorcyclists observe that motorcycles with higher compression tend to run hotter. and of course, the hottest part of the combustion cycle besides the flame itself is the exhaust gasses.
When you look at the thermodynamics of the otto cycle, the VE gets better and there is more mass flow across the engine to drive the turbine, particularly at lower RPM before the cams come into in tune.
Higher compression but u can’t boost enough
@@MannyDelReal With ethanol it's not an issue.
Definitely e85 meth and water
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I saw a drift team that was running a 1000hp Toyota 3SGTE, and they had to run so much big dollar hardware in that engine plus had to do a full teardown and rebuild after every event. Whereas a turbo LS could probably live for an entire season, or maybe do a health examination in the middle if needbe. But some people want to be diehards for a particular brand, I don't blame them.
Our LS engines last more than an entire Formula Drift Pro 1 season.
Mike is a walking talking school
Dude is a genius
this was a great video that answered a lot of question. some of it won't apply to my engine build though high hp not drift abused. If I sent in a list of questions on parts to choose would you guys respond yes or no for my build? thank you for all your knowledge. I really appreciate it.
Oh my!!! Daily-driver 1969 shortbox C10
Do u have part numbers for rotating assembly components
Any parts list yet?
What a TRICK motor!!! Dude! Take my money!!! 😃👍👍
Sounds nice but expensive. I would love to buy a performance engine from you either a 5.3 or 6.0. but I'm sure expensive.