Most of the shops who build stuff like this won’t even talk about it, thanks for a good peek into your set up, it’s very interesting and the video was well done also. I had to turn down the techno music but no biggie, cranked it back up for the engine sounds. Born in 1961, I remember these cars being on the street back in the day and always thought they were particularly ugly but somehow you have made this one look “right”. Keep pounding the street and I’d be happy to watch (and learn) if you decide to post up more video in the future.
The time, work, and effort being put into this build is top level. I'm surprised the cigar smoker is okay with getting his ashes so close to the exposed interior of the engine. Apparently, cigar ashes don't corrupt motors.
I'm a chevy guy, but you can't beat a blown hemi. I have been around to help on some builds similar to this. I love the old school cigar smoking builders. They have so much knowledge and know how. They'll forget more than we will ever learn. Those heads are something to behold. Flowing over 500 cfm, is just unicorn status. Lol. Glad I'm not the only Permatex Assembly Lube fan, and I love the green oil. I have caught flack for having an affinity for it. Really enjoyed this video, and had to subscribe. Awesome guys
Every builder has a different opinion of oil, specs, and process. Clearly this isn't his first build and I say damn good job. The engine speaks for itself. Also, good job with the video and the music!
Even if the technique and skill demonstrated was introductory student level on orientation day, spent a lot of valuable time on things that shouldn’t have been necessary had the standard assembly process been followed. I didn’t learn anything i didn’t already know, not that there wasn’t plenty of points I am unfamiliar with, but I couldn’t follow the scrambled video, it gave me a headache
I feel embarrassed to say this but I'm 68 years old and this is my first time seeing the inside of a Hemi engine and it's inner workings, I started off as a mechanic at 18 years old professionally, built so many 440s, 413s, mostly wedges. Needless to say, I've been pausing and starting up again, making this video about an hour long. lol. Thank's for sharing this video, I'm immencely enjoying it.
Neil M actually ash from cigarettes are very effective to wash you'r front windshield if it got a thin layer of salt water or oil from new tarmac, but diesel works fine as well.
oddly enough i read through forums the other day that no professional mechanic would ever touch a craftsman tool which i thought was foolishness, but I do see a beautiful craftsman rachet being used along with other top brands
That's definitely foolish. I use Craftsman tools everyday. Granted, most of them are 40+ years old. When craftsman made decent shit. Now their stuff is not very good
@@Tinman2Kustoms exactly these people had been making fun of old craftsman i was thinking to myself have you ever even used an old craftsman double pawl round head v series rachet they are insane good
shame we use to build 6 second cars without the need for 50 billion horsepower... acid dip body less weight... no interior. less weight... oh shit nevermind we used to race street legal cars... typical 800 horse,, 1100 pound cars are faster then these tanks. nevermind hehe
This isn't just engine building ..this is the science of building it correctly, lovingly, with a meticulous approach to detail. What a fuckin' animal this car is.
How often do you have to tear it down to clean it ? How long do engines like this last ? Like anything over 1500 to 2500 hp ? Do they ever run 5,000 to 10,000 miles on them, even if it is a so called street car. I cannot see mom’s driving this work of art or even myself daily to work or the store, hell even picking up a pizza for for lol. How awesome that must be to sit at a red light, look over to see this beautiful monster next to you at light asking : hey you wanna run it ? l 😂 At my age when you gas it in the video, I would need a diaper change lol this is a great video of working art made from passion. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and love for this sport, this car, hard work, what craftsmanship really looks like so future generations can continue this type of hot rodding ! You are a great mentor sir 👍🏻
Enjoyed the video, watching a Keith Black engine being assembled. After watching your torquing procedures and techniques I must critique a little bit. 1. One should never used a calibrated torque wrench to loosen only to tighten "Standard practice" 2. Torque wrenches with critical torques should always be calibrated 3. When using an adapter to torque the cylinder head nuts on the underside, the adapter can simply be placed at 90 degrees and there is no torque calculation required at all only when it is any other position After reading your comments to the one person that commented about the deburring of the block and the aluminum shavings not being cleaned up in the video, this person made a valid point and it shows the way this person thinks that this was missed. I would have cleaned them out as well, no matter how many metal particles are created during initial start up or break in. You obviously responded as a professional mechanic in your mind, but any metal particle can and will cause damage eventually. I come from the aviation world so our standards are very high.
First guy I built engines with-flatheads-always-Always dumped cigar ashes in the intake ports for good luck. They always ran like hell& stayed together. Sooo it must work!
1. Earporn is always appreciated 🎉 2. Waving around a lit cigar on top of open heads tells me that all that meticulous cleaning is a waste of time. I've seen people build engines outside with relatively okay cleaning procedures and the motor ran fine
Interesting view of inside blower and intake port. People think you just buy the parts from the car magazine and do not even think of the engineering it takes to make it all work together, you can't buy a book for that, it comes from thousands of hours of hard work. This is how to do it the right way. Keep up the good work.
eh, that's normal. one of the smartest mechanics I know is a bald short rat looking dude, yet he can spin a wrench faster and better than anybody for 400 miles
This is one of the most beautiful builds I've seen everything is oiled in the engine down to the pushrods I wish every stock engine was built this way you would be able to put way more miles on your car with out a rebuild or problems
+rayquan187 Most "production" Stock engines, work far far beyond this 1960's jumbled up mess that they have "concocted" together. They already DO, all the oiling from the factory. They have to add all these so called "tricks" because they are using tech that has not been updated in 25 years (at least) - just look at a modern Coyote Motor (world of wonder) and street HP at 2.1 HP / Cu in.
Marc Chartrand Don't talk out your arse. The have to do this because they need 1000 psi of valve spring pressure to control a valve that large on a cam that big and they are driving a 1klb spring on the street. There is nothing antique about this; not one part is OE Chrysler. I'm glad you got your name drop in for the Coyote which is a production passenger piece. If you can't recognize that isn't even in the same league nothing I can say can help. This makes 4.7hp/ci. You don't win drag races with efficiency you win it with power. Power/ci arguments are for Internet cowboys.
I cant wait to get my hands on one these to cut ports into it to make a uniflow 2 stroke out of it, i will also run BRP XD50 oil with vro pumps for oil injection.
Quck tip for those that are removing a cylinder head, remove the bolts and/or nuts in the reverse order of assembly to allow for the head to relax and retain its shape, doesn't make a huge difference on anything that isn't high performance.
This is how to assemble an engine, What's missing is the days of math, and engineering it takes to calculate what horsepower you want to run, at what RPM. The torque it will take to achieve that HP, Cylinder bore, crank throw, and head & intake cfm to achieve said torque. And THEN you have to tune it!!!
A race car engine, is designed to be worked on regularly. Original equipment manufacturers, don't even want their own Factory trained technicians putting their hands in those engines. Because then those technicians would tell the rest of the world how much of a piece of crap it is.
Oh yea, it's certainly possible to build that kind of power and drive it on the street. The cost is huge. It's bad enough when you run em at the track. We tow up to the line and back to the pit to keep the hours down. We don't make any more than maybe 1700 horse on our best day. So I am in no way knocking this guys deal. And the "streetable" term is subjective. CAN you do it? Yea, in some places you can't but where you can...you can...WHILE you can. When it comes to extremely high horsepower engines it's about hours, not miles. I've gotten 6 seasons out of one motor without ever dropping the pan. But, when it went..there wasn't much left to salvage. This is kind of like owning a Lambo or something really exotic, in my opinion. Can you do it? Of course! But, there are few that could afford to do it often. Great vid! Love that block, I wish I could afford one. I've been using iron 440 blocks for decades. I've got about 20 cores, more than I'll ever need.
I was impressed with all the custom touches they did. The custom oiling for the rocker arms, welding on the heads, custom pushrod tubes (JB Welded. Lol). That stuff takes a lot of trial and error / knowledge.
mlgkillz1842 nah you dont want this V8 ricer trash. You know what you need is some V-TEC. with V-TEC you can beat everyone on the street, drag strip, and and race track you can think of. Not to mention the amount of panties you'll be dropping
I got away from cars when I went to university and just lost interest but man alive I remember the old shift kit. I have really cool memories of the Firebird. Yeah what a nice car you guys have here.
You got a like, subscribe, and share for this video. Seriously. This is the best build video I've seen in a long time. Nelson racing has some great spec and dyno videos, but nobody outright shows how they build their motors. Great job guys. I hope to see many more videos like this, and hope someday I have the shop, the time, the knowledge, the skill, the resources, the manpower, and the money to attempt something like this.
thank you that is a big compliment! a lot of time and effort by everyone to make this video happen. stay tuned I like to post a video of this car or the building of it every couple months
Out of all the motors out there that have been tuned modified hoped up, or what ever you call it. This one takes the cake. The mighty all american hemi v8 is king of all performance engines.
+Tinman 2 Kustoms Wow do you like pain. I just finished reading the entire string of comments. Some people just don't have a clue about what it is to be passionate in your work. So much energy wasted in negativity. I am 59 years old, I am building my third 6-71 BBC to be installed in my 12" lift 4x4 Suburban. All I can say is that actually driving a machine that you have dragged home, modified to your own personal taste and rebuilt completely is right up there on my list of the best things in life, better than sex. The only thing I think could top it would be to pilot a 50' dual gas turbine offshore race boat. But I haven't the funds or time remaining to pursue that. Just follow your passion.
While i under stand why you would build it,,i will not,Being 58 don't need cops up me arse every five mins giving me a defect or ticket,i can't afford ,Police in Australia,especially high way patrol arse hole''s,love a modified car,My old 5'7 litre, six speed,limited slip diff will have to do,make enough horse power to drive it on the streets,Chip mod's,easy cheap horse power and won't blow engine up,,well i haven't yet.
That is one gorgeous engine, when you flipped it over on the stand @17:44, I got the first view of it with the rocker covers on. I'm going to subscribe to your channel, I'll be watching it regularly now.
It does not matter till you extend away from center line where socket connects. Not inline as in extension. But a stubby hardened extension is not going to hurt.
Not being smooth with the torque wrench will probably have a greater effect on the torque setting that any slight discrepancy in angle. As long as the deflected angle doesn't cause it to come in contact with something else, then a small angle offline makes little difference.
I thought I was one of the only people to put a feeler gauge between the rods when torqueing rod bolts. But you know it's only good mechanical common sense. Loved this video.
In my opinion, a "street car" can have a race trans and a 5,000 rpm stall if you're willing to deal with that. But to be a real street car, it should run on pump gas.
Andrew Cuthbertson it can run on pump gas just throw a different tune on the efi and you can be only getting 1000hp running 93 octane without a problem
There is no way you could de-tune that monster enough to run pump gas. They are probably pushing 14 - 15:1 compression with those pistons. You would need to get it down around 10.5:1 to push pump gas through it. That would require a change of pistons and / or heads at least.
This car has a Lenco 3 speed transmission, no TC and no stall speed. This is a purely mechanical barrel valve fuel injection system, there is no easy throwing a different fuel injection tuning on this engine. Gasoline whether pump or race gasoline is not really an option for anything other than low RPM cold startup/warm up and shutdown/storage purge pickling. It is my understanding they run 100% M5 methanol. It is not about the static compression ratio, the injection and boost is designed and setup to prevent detonation, cool the charge air and lubricate the blower lobes/seals. The video states 11.6:1 CR at 1:22
That was awesome. I have just started a 2500cc VW air cooled turbo project. Not as exciting as this but you sure opened my eyes about how to properly build a high HP engine. Going to use this info on my build and for sure going to put in the extra hours on prep and tweaks. Thanks!
The rule is about engine set back. They limit it to 1" back from the front strut spindle from the farthest forward spark plug, AKA #1 cylinder. So on these heads They were custom manufactured with the plugs to the front of the chamber so the engine could be cheated back more. The wheelbase is also not the same on driver and pass side. This helps not red lighting on the tree. Think it through for a while.
if they don't regulate the engine placement then a lot of guys would move the engine more to the middle of the car to increase rear weight, in turn increasing traction, creating an unfair advantage.
SUWEEEEEET! I saw on one of your other vids on this car you said the hardest part was all the INTERNET HATE ON YOU.... MAN, let the Haters Hate & ignore them, they're just jealous. As for me, I'd like to say how much I appreciate you sharing your dream with the rest of us, so we who can't experience the dream for ourselves, can SHARE YOUR DREAM with YOU. I love it, truly a labor of LOVE & I LOVE YOU MAN!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA! What a BITCHIN RIDE :-) Truly a work of Art & a Labour of Love...
Great video guys. Brings back some good memories for me being in the engine shop helping a friend put together engines for drag cars. I have to say though, it is a stretch to call it a street engine when its put together as basically a top alcohol motor. Drive it on the street? I guess but when you have to wear ear muffs to do a dyno pull I have to say its not a street car. I don't mean to troll or take away from the video, just sharing my opinion. Good stuff guys!
Those motors are mostly gear driven and the ones that are not use such ridiculously heavy chains just to stay together. Long belts/chains are not feasible in high torque/power applications and are very unreliable. All the small parts and hydraulics systems in DOHC motors wouldn't be able to take that load. Granted there are 2000HP setups but all are high revving and low torque numbers using unbelievably expensive lightweight parts. They don't stay together for long.
Kyle there are several reasons why you can't use a DOHC setup in an engine like this. Firstly have a look at the lift figures they are running, those cams must nearly have snow caps on them they are that high, that's not something you could easily get to work in an OHC. If that wasn't bad enough did you see the figures on the nose? Those are some serious spring pressures. With that much spring pressure conventional chains and gears just ain't going to cut it. Add on top of that it is blown making it even harder. It could probably be done but it wouldn't be as simple as adapting the setup off a Honda, it would take an engineering miracle.
When u listed the specs-lift, duration, u can't see it all because of the UA-cam emblem!!!!! had a 73 sb400 bored .030 stroked & balanced.off road cam. roller rockers.(11-1 compression) i don't know the stats (lift-duration) I would have 2 contact the original owner, his dad owned machine shop, uncle owned trany shop, they just built it 4 him & he got arrested so car went up 4 sale 2 bail him out.My twin brother purchased it) freshly built stroker 406 with th 400 trans.new valve body & shift kit w/373 gears in a candy red 79 z-28.as u can imagine, a lot of helll raising in Wheeling w.v.Many GREAT STORIES!!! SO I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR VIDEO!
Did I just see someone squirt oil in the hole where the ARP rod bolts go? You don't get an accurate torque reading like that. You are also suppose to de burr everything before you hot tank a block, otherwise there is material everywhere.
Beautiful engine but I must say I was cringing big time when they were deburring at 6:20 the push rod openings in the block on a partially assembled engine potentially dropping aluminum shavings down into the lifter valley and cylinders.
harry guy You think the rings and all the other things dont leave material behind when they break in? With good oil filters and oil changes it doesnt make a damn bit of difference. Plus aluminum is the softest material you will find in an engine. Hard to ruin anything with aluminum. lol
Valid concern. If it makes you feel better there was very, very little that actually came out. lol engine has been dynoed probably 20+ times since then, so no issues.
lol the owner is very meticulous as well. He probably wasnt around when we were doing this or he would have flipped tits. lol im sure they cleaned up as much as they could after. Might not have caught it on video. its been a while so i cant remember ha
When all those big name car maker showing off in how a car is made while using their fancy suit and tie. Then, these people just some jeans and cigar, making a beast of an engine.
yeah, except the difference is that the engineers at those big name car makers "in their fancy suit and tie" can make a car that does more than just go straight for less than 10 seconds.
Oh now we are going to take old fashioned hemi heads and make 8000, while assembling in dirt and ashes and rockers that at 12 miles long, and grinding head gaskets and "wiping" your\ cam with a rag really really????
Incredible how everything can make such a big change in power. Everytime I was thinking about my engine I thought I port the heads, swap the conrods and put a turbo on it... I am really thankful for this video even though not everything is explained as in the "tuning" videos or "how to" videos. Now I want a spare engine which I can tune and make better and maybe even run stronger :)
Great video and very humbling. I learned that while I thought I knew a bit about cars/engines and may some day want to attempt a modest build of my own, in reality I have a long LONG way to go. This makes it very clear, if you want to make serious power, you can't just buy a crate motor and swap it in. Thanks for the detailed look and good luck!
FUCK ALL THE HATERS on this car. You no what haters are " jealous people " If you can't look at a beautiful piece of automotive engineering, and appreciate it for what it is, then shut the fuck up and kick rocks.......... keep up the good work chaps your cars a " BOSS "
as cool as this thing is. i have one small problem. id want everything to be contained and hidden under the hood. i also wonder how much more power it would make twin turbod. that supercharger has gotta be robbing a couple hundred horse as big as it is. still cool no doubt. id be interested to see if this would be quicker than a 2500 hp supra.
Total car porn I don,t think a smoke will doo might need a cigar.LOL everyone thinks they can build a motor with shelf parts they should spend a life learning these details to perfection. Hats off and thank you ,maybe some day I can afford to try.First I need to buy/make a lot more tools. How often does it come apart to check wear? I'm guessing every tank of fuel.
You're telling me you'd rebuild your engine every few months for 6 times more power than you can use? Drag engines on drag slicks on a drag strip is one thing. But on street tyres on a street covered in oil and smoo juice you can only get around 500hp to the ground. Why not make 500 reliable HP you can use all day every day? A hard tuned engine is a one run deal. Some of them get new pistons and springs every meeting, at a cost of over $2000.
+Marc Chartrand first of all. nitro heads do not have water jackets, either do those damaged blocks with out sleeves which are $165 each. so what's your point. not usable for my application. you also stated you drive the new stuff all the time on the street. prove it! talks cheap.
+Marc Chartrand if I have to explain, your not as smart as you think you are. And the technology in your shop would not impress me in the least. sounds like you just like to here yourself talk.
I've seen this car up close and personal...........4 wheeled jewelry is the only way to describe it.
No detail is spared. Simply beautiful.
+tubtar Thanks coments like that make it all wort it.
+tubtar Agreed, fuck the haters
Thank you
The shot of the compressorblades, was super. 🇩🇰👍🏻🙋🏻♂️
Most of the shops who build stuff like this won’t even talk about it, thanks for a good peek into your set up, it’s very interesting and the video was well done also. I had to turn down the techno music but no biggie, cranked it back up for the engine sounds. Born in 1961, I remember these cars being on the street back in the day and always thought they were particularly ugly but somehow you have made this one look “right”. Keep pounding the street and I’d be happy to watch (and learn) if you decide to post up more video in the future.
Thanks
The time, work, and effort being put into this build is top level. I'm surprised the cigar smoker is okay with getting his ashes so close to the exposed interior of the engine. Apparently, cigar ashes don't corrupt motors.
I'm a chevy guy, but you can't beat a blown hemi. I have been around to help on some builds similar to this. I love the old school cigar smoking builders. They have so much knowledge and know how. They'll forget more than we will ever learn. Those heads are something to behold. Flowing over 500 cfm, is just unicorn status. Lol. Glad I'm not the only Permatex Assembly Lube fan, and I love the green oil. I have caught flack for having an affinity for it. Really enjoyed this video, and had to subscribe. Awesome guys
Arais hemi heads for a big block Chevy. Make some badass builds!
i’m a dodge guy and i love hemis but chevy sure knows how to make some cheap reliable engines that can take some power both r badass.
Thanks
Just enjoy your unselfish sharing of your ingenuity,,thanks ,!!!
This type of engine building is true art.
It is commendable that these people have disclosed such hard earned technical expertise.
Every builder has a different opinion of oil, specs, and process. Clearly this isn't his first build and I say damn good job. The engine speaks for itself. Also, good job with the video and the music!
thank you!!!
thanks
Even if the technique and skill demonstrated was introductory student level on orientation day, spent a lot of valuable time on things that shouldn’t have been necessary had the standard assembly process been followed. I didn’t learn anything i didn’t already know, not that there wasn’t plenty of points I am unfamiliar with, but I couldn’t follow the scrambled video, it gave me a headache
I feel embarrassed to say this but I'm 68 years old and this is my first time seeing the inside of a Hemi engine and it's inner workings, I started off as a mechanic at 18 years old professionally, built so many 440s, 413s, mostly wedges. Needless to say, I've been pausing and starting up again, making this video about an hour long. lol. Thank's for sharing this video, I'm immencely enjoying it.
Thank you Bobby
Nice that the video gives a lot of explaining about used parts, fluids and processes. Well done.
watching these boys building that engine was very very satisfying - they proper know what they are doing!
this thing has more torque at idle than all of my cars combined
😂😂😂😂
i mean... yeah... it need to get up and go yesterday.
Great video. Liked the production a lot
Thank you!
wipe wipe, clean clean...waves cigar ash around above parts. haha
ash can be used to clean and polish, guess you did not know that, but i doubt thats why he smokes....
Neil M actually ash from cigarettes are very effective to wash you'r front windshield if it got a thin layer of salt water or oil from new tarmac, but diesel works fine as well.
Neil M true but can you smoke it or put in in the fuel tank xD
helikon06 My civics faster
HaHa :0)
Ive watched this video like 10 times and still i salivate . One of the better engine builds on the tube
Amazing work, the re-engineering is genius. I hope to get to this point one day. Great build
oddly enough i read through forums the other day that no professional mechanic would ever touch a craftsman tool which i thought was foolishness, but I do see a beautiful craftsman rachet being used along with other top brands
That's definitely foolish. I use Craftsman tools everyday. Granted, most of them are 40+ years old. When craftsman made decent shit. Now their stuff is not very good
@@Tinman2Kustoms exactly these people had been making fun of old craftsman i was thinking to myself have you ever even used an old craftsman double pawl round head v series rachet they are insane good
I love the guys reaction in the passenger seat at the beginning lol, that was funny!!!
This is still the best engine building video on YT I think
@@Spectrolite1 thank you for the compliment!
@@Tinman2Kustoms 💪
building a 80,000 dollar engine smokin' a cigar,thats gotta be the most american thing ever.....man god bless this country haha
@happy joe we neeeeed a waaaoohhl
with jb weld hummmmm
happy joe no because you live in cali therefore you cannot be a real american.
shame we use to build 6 second cars without the need for 50 billion horsepower... acid dip body less weight... no interior. less weight...
oh shit nevermind we used to race street legal cars... typical 800 horse,, 1100 pound cars are faster then these tanks. nevermind hehe
@@harleyme3163 what the fuck are you talking about man??
This isn't just engine building ..this is the science of building it correctly, lovingly, with a meticulous approach to detail. What a fuckin' animal this car is.
Experience speaks for it self
How often do you have to tear it down to clean it ? How long do engines like this last ? Like anything over 1500 to 2500 hp ? Do they ever run 5,000 to 10,000 miles on them, even if it is a so called street car. I cannot see mom’s driving this work of art or even myself daily to work or the store, hell even picking up a pizza for for lol. How awesome that must be to sit at a red light, look over to see this beautiful monster next to you at light asking : hey you wanna run it ? l 😂
At my age when you gas it in the video, I would need a diaper change lol this is a great video of working art made from passion. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and love for this sport, this car, hard work, what craftsmanship really looks like so future generations can continue this type of hot rodding ! You are a great mentor sir 👍🏻
Labor of love right there. Thanks for sharing your experiences with it and taking the time to post, fregging awesome
Yes sir you are correct!! Thank you for watching!
Lovely sentiment. Here, here!
Enjoyed the video, watching a Keith Black engine being assembled. After watching your torquing procedures and techniques I must critique a little bit.
1. One should never used a calibrated torque wrench to loosen only to tighten "Standard practice"
2. Torque wrenches with critical torques should always be calibrated
3. When using an adapter to torque the cylinder head nuts on the underside, the adapter can simply be placed at 90 degrees and there is no torque calculation required at all only when it is any other position
After reading your comments to the one person that commented about the deburring of the block and the aluminum shavings not being cleaned up in the video, this person made a valid point and it shows the way this person thinks that this was missed. I would have cleaned them out as well, no matter how many metal particles are created during initial start up or break in. You obviously responded as a professional mechanic in your mind, but any metal particle can and will cause damage eventually.
I come from the aviation world so our standards are very high.
Rubber gloves for a clean, surgical build process...while smoking a cigar lol. I like this dude.
The ash helps with the break-in.
what about 2nd hand smoke people wine about i hope the engines OK fuck your partner getting black lung as long as the engines OK
First guy I built engines with-flatheads-always-Always dumped cigar ashes in the intake ports for good luck. They always ran like hell& stayed together. Sooo it must work!
1. Earporn is always appreciated 🎉
2. Waving around a lit cigar on top of open heads tells me that all that meticulous cleaning is a waste of time. I've seen people build engines outside with relatively okay cleaning procedures and the motor ran fine
Interesting view of inside blower and intake port. People think you just buy the parts from the car magazine and do not even think of the engineering it takes to make it all work together, you can't buy a book for that, it comes from thousands of hours of hard work. This is how to do it the right way. Keep up the good work.
+SBC Builder Thanks
thanks for your support.
And look at around 22:28 do you think the carbon fiber is cracked or delaminated at the back of the blower topper?
People should listen to this Mans advice believe me he knows his stuff Australia
cigar smoking sweater wearing old guy. u know this shit is really serious
Makes him look like Dick Landy;-)
That's funny @robertlandy
+JerseyMikeP
Comparing to Mopar legend Dick Landy is a definite complement.
Be careful you are revealing our age.
LOL, True Dick Landy is a legend. I'm actually not that old....grew up with uncles, mom that was into fast Mopars:-) I just love Old muscle cars.
eh, that's normal.
one of the smartest mechanics I know is a bald short rat looking dude, yet he can spin a wrench faster and better than anybody for 400 miles
That fly by at 3:41 made my jaw drop! Killer video Luke. Thanks for sharing man,
Ethan
This is one of the most beautiful builds I've seen everything is oiled in the engine down to the pushrods I wish every stock engine was built this way you would be able to put way more miles on your car with out a rebuild or problems
+rayquan187 Most "production" Stock engines, work far far beyond this 1960's jumbled up mess that they have "concocted" together. They already DO, all the oiling from the factory. They have to add all these so called "tricks" because they are using tech that has not been updated in 25 years (at least) - just look at a modern Coyote Motor (world of wonder) and street HP at 2.1 HP / Cu in.
Marc Chartrand
Don't talk out your arse. The have to do this because they need 1000 psi of valve spring pressure to control a valve that large on a cam that big and they are driving a 1klb spring on the street. There is nothing antique about this; not one part is OE Chrysler. I'm glad you got your name drop in for the Coyote which is a production passenger piece. If you can't recognize that isn't even in the same league nothing I can say can help.
This makes 4.7hp/ci. You don't win drag races with efficiency you win it with power. Power/ci arguments are for Internet cowboys.
Never thought of build one for the street. Lots of interesting modifications and specialized parts.
Why hasn't this video been flagged for pornography?
Car porn! haha.
I cant wait to get my hands on one these to cut ports into it to make a uniflow 2 stroke out of it, i will also run BRP XD50 oil with vro pumps for oil injection.
Scat Pat right?
Scat Pat I know right 😂😂
265 thumbs says he "should" quit his day job
judging based of the size of the cigar this guy really knows what he's doing... Thanks for the vids guys really helpful for car geeks like myself.
+Turbodatshit09 He needs to get on a 70G for a big guy like that.
God, I wish I could give this more than one like.
Keep up the good work guys
I know tis is a pretty old video but very likable, thanks for making it :-)
I don't understand 80% of anything, yet its so fascinating to watch. Why?
True
what a well made video. super informative
Concrete Outcry thank you!
Quck tip for those that are removing a cylinder head, remove the bolts and/or nuts in the reverse order of assembly to allow for the head to relax and retain its shape, doesn't make a huge difference on anything that isn't high performance.
The new thought on head torqueing says to torque from outside in to prevent blowing head gaskets. Newest thoughts by pros
This is how to assemble an engine, What's missing is the days of math, and engineering it takes to calculate what horsepower you want to run, at what RPM. The torque it will take to achieve that HP, Cylinder bore, crank throw, and head & intake cfm to achieve said torque. And THEN you have to tune it!!!
This started at 1300 rwhp and has slowly been tuned to 1875rwhp. stay tuned for more results
Awesome engine build built by a genius engineer this is off the scale stuff!!
Thanks
Damn Badass engine!! Dude is a legend
Garden hose for fuel lines? Lol...Great vid, Thanks for sharing.
Crazy how top fuel and Nitro teams literally do this shit every pass.....
+NoOneImportant556 I can't even explain how true that statement is. Those guys are nothing short of masters and can do it all within minutes.
Don't they normally have more than one engine?
they have two engine but one is a spare in case the other one blows up. most of the time they just put new internals in.
Those motors only need to make one pass. Things aren't done as near as critical as this
A race car engine, is designed to be worked on regularly. Original equipment manufacturers, don't even want their own Factory trained technicians putting their hands in those engines. Because then those technicians would tell the rest of the world how much of a piece of crap it is.
Great video. Careful prep, cleanliness, and absolute attention to detail.
Oh yea, it's certainly possible to build that kind of power and drive it on the street. The cost is huge. It's bad enough when you run em at the track. We tow up to the line and back to the pit to keep the hours down. We don't make any more than maybe 1700 horse on our best day. So I am in no way knocking this guys deal. And the "streetable" term is subjective. CAN you do it? Yea, in some places you can't but where you can...you can...WHILE you can. When it comes to extremely high horsepower engines it's about hours, not miles. I've gotten 6 seasons out of one motor without ever dropping the pan. But, when it went..there wasn't much left to salvage. This is kind of like owning a Lambo or something really exotic, in my opinion. Can you do it? Of course! But, there are few that could afford to do it often. Great vid! Love that block, I wish I could afford one. I've been using iron 440 blocks for decades. I've got about 20 cores, more than I'll ever need.
Absolutely correct with all of this comment. Thanks for watching and for the compliment as well
Learned a lot by watching this video! Thanks guys!
+AldoDiceQue Your welcome
Street engine?????????????? Only in America
Gotta love 'Merica🇺🇸🇺🇸
+David Orchard Nice fucking King man.
God bless america.
What's the engine
David Orchard but yet a 13b wankel rotary is illegal...
I was impressed with all the custom touches they did. The custom oiling for the rocker arms, welding on the heads, custom pushrod tubes (JB Welded. Lol). That stuff takes a lot of trial and error / knowledge.
Will it fit in my civic?
mlgkillz1842 nah you dont want this V8 ricer trash. You know what you need is some V-TEC. with V-TEC you can beat everyone on the street, drag strip, and and race track you can think of. Not to mention the amount of panties you'll be dropping
Assasinpiggles Lol
austin phillips no you need a diesel and you can beat alot of people
Assasinpiggles all bullshit!
I think the engine will fit in your Honda Civic.
I got away from cars when I went to university and just lost interest but man alive I remember the old shift kit. I have really cool memories of the Firebird. Yeah what a nice car you guys have here.
holy shit thats epic i watched the entire video
You got a like, subscribe, and share for this video. Seriously. This is the best build video I've seen in a long time. Nelson racing has some great spec and dyno videos, but nobody outright shows how they build their motors. Great job guys. I hope to see many more videos like this, and hope someday I have the shop, the time, the knowledge, the skill, the resources, the manpower, and the money to attempt something like this.
thank you that is a big compliment! a lot of time and effort by everyone to make this video happen. stay tuned I like to post a video of this car or the building of it every couple months
+Tinman 2 Kustoms You bet man. My dad is gonna get one hell of a kick out of this video.
Kyle Shelton hope your dad liked it.
how can anyone hate on this?
Chris Craft because they're idiots, chris. lol
Chris Craft by the way, just watched your carb rebuilding video last night haha
I still run those carbs... all my cars run until i sell them ...
I love your videos
those words are the exact same as I was thinking after watching the vid lol
Out of all the motors out there that have been tuned modified hoped up, or what ever you call it. This one takes the cake. The mighty all american hemi v8 is king of all performance engines.
+Tinman 2 Kustoms Wow do you like pain. I just finished reading the entire string of comments. Some people just don't have a clue about what it is to be passionate in your work. So much energy wasted in negativity. I am 59 years old, I am building my third 6-71 BBC to be installed in my 12" lift 4x4 Suburban. All I can say is that actually driving a machine that you have dragged home, modified to your own personal taste and rebuilt completely is right up there on my list of the best things in life, better than sex. The only thing I think could top it would be to pilot a 50' dual gas turbine offshore race boat. But I haven't the funds or time remaining to pursue that. Just follow your passion.
While i under stand why you would build it,,i will not,Being 58 don't need cops up me arse every five mins giving me a defect or ticket,i can't afford ,Police in Australia,especially high way patrol arse hole''s,love a modified car,My old 5'7 litre, six speed,limited slip diff will have to do,make enough horse power to drive it on the streets,Chip mod's,easy cheap horse power and won't blow engine up,,well i haven't yet.
That is one gorgeous engine, when you flipped it over on the stand @17:44, I got the first view of it with the rocker covers on. I'm going to subscribe to your channel, I'll be watching it regularly now.
Talks about torquing in a smooth motion....but is using a 4" extension which greatly changes torque values...
apparently it did not matter
They talked about it, Having to add 7% I believe is what he said.. Briefly
It does not matter till you extend away from center line where socket connects. Not inline as in extension. But a stubby hardened extension is not going to hurt.
the extension does not matter if it's done at a 90° angle.
Not being smooth with the torque wrench will probably have a greater effect on the torque setting that any slight discrepancy in angle. As long as the deflected angle doesn't cause it to come in contact with something else, then a small angle offline makes little difference.
I thought I was one of the only people to put a feeler gauge between the rods when torqueing
rod bolts. But you know it's only good mechanical common sense. Loved this video.
In my opinion, a "street car" can have a race trans and a 5,000 rpm stall if you're willing to deal with that. But to be a real street car, it should run on pump gas.
Andrew Cuthbertson it can run on pump gas just throw a different tune on the efi and you can be only getting 1000hp running 93 octane without a problem
There is no way you could de-tune that monster enough to run pump gas. They are probably pushing 14 - 15:1 compression with those pistons. You would need to get it down around 10.5:1 to push pump gas through it. That would require a change of pistons and / or heads at least.
Nic Holbrook you could run 11 on pump. Even a bit higher if the timing and everything is just right.
This car has a Lenco 3 speed transmission, no TC and no stall speed.
This is a purely mechanical barrel valve fuel injection system, there is no easy throwing a different fuel injection tuning on this engine.
Gasoline whether pump or race gasoline is not really an option for anything other than low RPM cold startup/warm up and shutdown/storage purge pickling.
It is my understanding they run 100% M5 methanol.
It is not about the static compression ratio, the injection and boost is designed and setup to prevent detonation, cool the charge air and lubricate the blower lobes/seals.
The video states 11.6:1 CR at 1:22
Andrew Cuthbertson why cause you say so. lmao
I wasn't going to watch this,but I watch a little bit of it all the way to the End lol !! Great Video learned alot TYVM Guys !!!!!!!!
you should make another one and squeeze it inside a fiat 126p
Peel P50*
Dat Person Doe. *shopping cart
That was awesome. I have just started a 2500cc VW air cooled turbo project. Not as exciting as this but you sure opened my eyes about how to properly build a high HP engine. Going to use this info on my build and for sure going to put in the extra hours on prep and tweaks.
Thanks!
why does the NHRA have rules about placement of the sparkplugs?
The rule is about engine set back. They limit it to 1" back from the front strut spindle from the farthest forward spark plug, AKA #1 cylinder. So on these heads They were custom manufactured with the plugs to the front of the chamber so the engine could be cheated back more. The wheelbase is also not the same on driver and pass side. This helps not red lighting on the tree. Think it through for a while.
if they don't regulate the engine placement then a lot of guys would move the engine more to the middle of the car to increase rear weight, in turn increasing traction, creating an unfair advantage.
livvidd .
Maria Lopez yes?
So you mean all those races I've run with an engine under the hood and a secondary engine in the trunk have made my car illegal?
SUWEEEEEET! I saw on one of your other vids on this car you said the hardest part was all the INTERNET HATE ON YOU.... MAN, let the Haters Hate & ignore them, they're just jealous. As for me, I'd like to say how much I appreciate you sharing your dream with the rest of us, so we who can't experience the dream for ourselves, can SHARE YOUR DREAM with YOU. I love it, truly a labor of LOVE & I LOVE YOU MAN!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA! What a BITCHIN RIDE :-) Truly a work of Art & a Labour of Love...
Your definition of "street engine" is not the same as mine.
Really Cool and that engine is beautiful. Great video. Not even half way through it yet!
music killed this video!
good, then don't watch it.
lol, I didn't Miss Sensitive.
Great video guys. Brings back some good memories for me being in the engine shop helping a friend put together engines for drag cars. I have to say though, it is a stretch to call it a street engine when its put together as basically a top alcohol motor. Drive it on the street? I guess but when you have to wear ear muffs to do a dyno pull I have to say its not a street car. I don't mean to troll or take away from the video, just sharing my opinion. Good stuff guys!
Has four mufflers
Dyno guy were's them on all dyno pulls.
ZacTastic it is a top alcohol motor.
The one thing I still wonder. Why would you still use pushrods when DOHC can support higher rpm and less wear?
It would blow that setup to smithereens.
CanadaBud23 What do you mean?
Those motors are mostly gear driven and the ones that are not use such ridiculously heavy chains just to stay together. Long belts/chains are not feasible in high torque/power applications and are very unreliable. All the small parts and hydraulics systems in DOHC motors wouldn't be able to take that load.
Granted there are 2000HP setups but all are high revving and low torque numbers using unbelievably expensive lightweight parts. They don't stay together for long.
CanadaBud23 Oh, I see. I guess (especially with all the mods they did) if it is lubricated well then it's a better option to do push rod. :P
Kyle there are several reasons why you can't use a DOHC setup in an engine like this. Firstly have a look at the lift figures they are running, those cams must nearly have snow caps on them they are that high, that's not something you could easily get to work in an OHC. If that wasn't bad enough did you see the figures on the nose? Those are some serious spring pressures. With that much spring pressure conventional chains and gears just ain't going to cut it. Add on top of that it is blown making it even harder. It could probably be done but it wouldn't be as simple as adapting the setup off a Honda, it would take an engineering miracle.
When u listed the specs-lift, duration, u can't see it all because of the UA-cam emblem!!!!! had a 73 sb400 bored .030 stroked & balanced.off road cam. roller rockers.(11-1 compression) i don't know the stats (lift-duration) I would have 2 contact the original owner, his dad owned machine shop, uncle owned trany shop, they just built it 4 him & he got arrested so car went up 4 sale 2 bail him out.My twin brother purchased it) freshly built stroker 406 with th 400 trans.new valve body & shift kit w/373 gears in a candy red 79 z-28.as u can imagine, a lot of helll raising in Wheeling w.v.Many GREAT STORIES!!! SO I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR VIDEO!
Don't really understand your point. but its all good.
Did I just see someone squirt oil in the hole where the ARP rod bolts go? You don't get an accurate torque reading like that. You are also suppose to de burr everything before you hot tank a block, otherwise there is material everywhere.
+Wapn Perfo already done
+Wapn Perfo no
+Wapn Perfo WRONG!!!!!!!!!! amateur hour ALWAYS OIL ALL BOLTS BEFORE TORQUE (GET OUT OF 1970)
They were with wt specified by Brooks.
+Marc Chartrand common knowledge is Arp lube is too slippery.
the coolest man on planet earth..beautifully built hemi!
Beautiful engine but I must say I was cringing big time when they were deburring at 6:20 the push rod openings in the block on a partially assembled engine potentially dropping aluminum shavings down into the lifter valley and cylinders.
harry guy You think the rings and all the other things dont leave material behind when they break in? With good oil filters and oil changes it doesnt make a damn bit of difference. Plus aluminum is the softest material you will find in an engine. Hard to ruin anything with aluminum. lol
Tinman 2 Kustoms I'm sure you guys know what you are doing.
Valid concern. If it makes you feel better there was very, very little that actually came out. lol engine has been dynoed probably 20+ times since then, so no issues.
lol the owner is very meticulous as well. He probably wasnt around when we were doing this or he would have flipped tits. lol im sure they cleaned up as much as they could after. Might not have caught it on video. its been a while so i cant remember ha
harry guy We grabbed the lettle flakes. not an issue
I never understood how engines without air filter can have the longevity :) Impressive engine, great job guys!
Brendonsanya i never understood that either if that drives fine what is the point to air filters at all?
Most people spend less time and care raising their children than these people spend on one motor.
Andrew Cuthbertson raising childern prolly cost less than that motor
You said that like it's not normal
Yep. They toss a MAGA hat at them and say "This will make everything right."
what a beast man love the hemi
When all those big name car maker showing off in how a car is made while using their fancy suit and tie. Then, these people just some jeans and cigar, making a beast of an engine.
yeah, except the difference is that the engineers at those big name car makers "in their fancy suit and tie" can make a car that does more than just go straight for less than 10 seconds.
@@FedexSpikyhair I totally agree with you. It is true anyway. But, I did specify scope of my comment, "engine".
What does it run in the quarter mile?
According to the DSM guys this is possible with just about any 90's Mitsubishi eclipse...
...and 3 lbs of C4. LOL
Looks like a great moment in assembly to deburr the block.
THE 1960'S CALLED, THEY WANT THEIR HEADS AND ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS BACK
+Marc Chartrand lol I would love to see some 1960's heads that hold 8000hp.
Oh now we are going to take old fashioned hemi heads and make 8000, while assembling in dirt and ashes and rockers that at 12 miles long, and grinding head gaskets and "wiping" your\ cam with a rag really really????
Put up or shut up.
I did, I post vid after vid, and you guys still come back with your olde Fashioned comments "Wild" (did Summ boody gewt his feewings hurted) Good lord
+Marc Chartrand What a know it all!
Incredible how everything can make such a big change in power. Everytime I was thinking about my engine I thought I port the heads, swap the conrods and put a turbo on it... I am really thankful for this video even though not everything is explained as in the "tuning" videos or "how to" videos. Now I want a spare engine which I can tune and make better and maybe even run stronger :)
10:36 releasing the entire load of the nut can be terrible for head.............. I'm such a child
frankd2111 hahahaha omg
Not releasing load
ARE YOU BEING SEXUAL
Great video and very humbling. I learned that while I thought I knew a bit about cars/engines and may some day want to attempt a modest build of my own, in reality I have a long LONG way to go. This makes it very clear, if you want to make serious power, you can't just buy a crate motor and swap it in. Thanks for the detailed look and good luck!
FUCK ALL THE HATERS on this car. You no what haters are " jealous people " If you can't look at a beautiful piece of automotive engineering, and appreciate it for what it is, then shut the fuck up and kick rocks.......... keep up the good work chaps your cars a " BOSS "
a, fuckin, men !!!!! well said
TitaniumFox95 bullshit
Titanium Fox95 should be the official call the haters out king on this site. Good job
gareth mitchell Agree
as cool as this thing is. i have one small problem. id want everything to be contained and hidden under the hood. i also wonder how much more power it would make twin turbod. that supercharger has gotta be robbing a couple hundred horse as big as it is. still cool no doubt.
id be interested to see if this would be quicker than a 2500 hp supra.
hell, the veteran dude lighting the cigar, no luck all skills, thumbs up
Total car porn I don,t think a smoke will doo might need a cigar.LOL everyone thinks they can build a motor with shelf parts they should spend a life learning these details to perfection. Hats off and thank you ,maybe some day I can afford to try.First I need to buy/make a lot more tools. How often does it come apart to check wear? I'm guessing every tank of fuel.
P Kuudsk Very seldom 1-2 years
Great watching guys learning how to build an engine. Looks like awesome project.
Street Engine sure...
This damn thing will always be more hours in the repair/build than driving on the streets.
This is friggin great. Thanks for the secret look inside your shop, always great to see how the pros do it.
Way too much effort. I'd rather have 450hp that I don't have to rebuild every 6 months.
You're telling me you'd rebuild your engine every few months for 6 times more power than you can use? Drag engines on drag slicks on a drag strip is one thing. But on street tyres on a street covered in oil and smoo juice you can only get around 500hp to the ground. Why not make 500 reliable HP you can use all day every day? A hard tuned engine is a one run deal. Some of them get new pistons and springs every meeting, at a cost of over $2000.
Chicks dig Hemis with 2200 hp. , well known fact.
it took 2 years of street driving before they did a checkup and re ring which cost maybe $1500 and sone time
I appreciate your opinion as that would also be my preference. However I fear you may have missed the point.
Nathaniel Mathies His Cub Cadet has 450hp
that`s awesome you guy`s made this video, that engines a work of art... thanks
Drag racing is a passion to be sure!
wow that was fantastic to watch top job well done. from the UK you guys rock.
Nice! Love the sound of a ground pounding race car!!!
Hell yeah! lol nothin like it!
Such a nice car and amazing engine! Just cant even begin to imagine how much the engine alone is...........more than some peoples house......
+Marc Chartrand first of all. nitro heads do not have water jackets, either do those damaged blocks with out sleeves which are $165 each. so what's your point. not usable for my application. you also stated you drive the new stuff all the time on the street. prove it! talks cheap.
Schmidt and A441's and Sonny's Modern Hemi's
+Marc Chartrand ok chevy hemi stuff.
how much power?
do you have water jackets in block. or just pocket milled.
how is it Chevy? not one part comes from GM
+Marc Chartrand if I have to explain, your not as smart as you think you are. And the technology in your shop would not impress me in the least. sounds like you just like to here yourself talk.