$15,000 or Nothing! Duramax Blow-By Engine Swap & Upgrades in 12 HOURS - Can My Team Pull It Off?

[@richardlopez3462]

I’m 84 and I have tears in my eyes watching your guys work so well together. Can I come work for you. Broom handle works well in my hands. Also I have a 7.3 that needs lots of help. What a great place to go to work

[@aidenpetrella5519]

Help this guy🙏

[@vicyoung6102]

Give this guy the job of Floor sweeper and hydration lol

[@keepitreal4494]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@keepitreal4494]

@@richardlopez3462 show the unedited version!!!

[@Amarillobymorning777]

Échale ganas señor Ricardo . Mejor ud open your on shop , I’m pretty sure people will trust you 🎉

[@VaxxerBills]

This is how manufacturers come up with their warranty times😂

[@drewmcconnaughay720]

😂😂😂

[@joe6096]

@@VaxxerBills Short block replacement: 2 hrs

[@otf7466]

Pretty much. When they test for warranty times the tools that you need are all laid out and they're working on fresh off the line cars.

[@jasonyurrrr9994]

This was a golden comment it should get pinned 😂🤣🤣

[@arthurkowaliuk6812]

@@otf7466of course the vehicles are brand new!

[@jasonyurrrr9994]

Broooooo when yall presented the techs like video game characters had me cracking up 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@projectdirtbikes]

Better than a show on Discovery

[@digi3218]

I miss Monster House, Monster Garage, and Mythbusters plus a couple others. 😢

[@projectdirtbikes]

@@digi3218 Yeah mythbusters was dope. But they've recently started uploading full episodes to youtube so that's cool.

[@EB-cv5xi]

Wow. I have never seen anyone work so hard. Those 3 guys are worth every penny. I would work for you in a heartbeat. Keep up the great videos.

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Thank you! Will do!

[@kakeetoalex9924]

Well, 15k is a lot of motivation, ya know..😂😂

[@chevyguy-hf1yq]

Best of the best right here boys. NOT my first rodeo........ Taking the time to WASH the floor?!! THAT is exactly what seperates the men from the boys!! Work spotless!!!

[@richarddillow8691]

Love this video. This shows what is possible when you create a culture of winning and everyone collaborates to reach one end goal.

[@The8mile123]

Dave, every great team has an inspirational leader. He believes in his team, they believe in him. The results are always epic. Legend!

[@Willy.Bateman]

"And Miles, with that knocking crap, I'm gonna punch you in the face" 🤣🤣. That was a good one Miles.

[@ayoitssteve869]

Im a technician of 4ish years now. Im 21, i look up to these guys. I envy their knowledge and work ethic, im gonna work my ass off until i reach that level or higher. Good job guys, yall killed that

[@jovanovichjoe]

This was most amazing example of teamwork, extreme knowledge and coolness under fire that I could have imagined. Brilliant technicians! Simply incredible. Thanks for recording this for posterity!

[@brianhollenbaugh6791]

What we just watched was a Masterclass taught by some awesome mechanics

[@jtrocktree5409]

I agree 👍

[@DirectCurrent4u]

Super awesome work my friends! You cant beat the quality and Skill at Dave's Auto Center!👍

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Thanks 👍

[@Aheis51]

@@DavesAutoCenterCenterville could another shop do this same challenge? Sure, but can another shop do this same challenge with the same amount of quality that went into this? Probably not. Any other shop would have used half the bolts and wouldn’t care to check for any leaks or do any vacuum tests. You really do have an awesome crew!

[@johnhinston958]

What a great way to reward your guys for hard work and at the same time promote your business on KZbin

[@joshuawalls7102]

Awesome build guys!

[@bankspower]

Amazing work as always. Thanks for asking us to be a part of the project. Dave's for the win!

[@dentonMcFarlin]

what a great team. thank you for letting us people come in to your world and learn something.

[@sidroniorodriguez3540]

Dave ? Miles you all have the best mechanic comradery in the auto world. I know if I have major issues with my vehicle I will drive like many to your shop. Great job!!! Love your channel as well.

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Wow, thanks!

[@sidroniorodriguez3540]

@@DavesAutoCenterCenterville I meant to put a / not a ? between you and your son name. Unbelievable, I would also put up money that no one can beat your mechanics.

[@mtl-ss1538]

@@sidroniorodriguez3540 Friberger & Finnegan would do that swap in the parking lot ... lol

[@marioarchuleta8723]

Yeah all there diesels they do on a floating barge in the swamp when theres a tornado . Member. So name an episode the touch a diesel your nezt​@@mtl-ss1538

[@garywalden3419]

Phenomenal work fellas!

[@Jimmyky77]

That was Hilarious when Miles did the 'Rod Knock!"😂

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

It is now! It wasn't at the time😂

[@danw1030]

Heck of a team you have there Dave

[@863thugmexican]

My panties turned brown for a minute there lol

[@oscarjones5773]

What time was the rod knock 😅

[@TamagoHead]

@@oscarjones5773near the end after no codes & engine start.

[@davidwest4551]

Morning Dave and family from Dave in Australia. It is refreshing to see the positive impact your honesty is bringing to those who follow your channel. Believe or not to his is the first time l have ever posted a comment. Regards David W

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Good to hear from you, David! Hope things are great in Australia. Love your country.

[@ryanjohnston3962]

Do more videos like this. This is great I love it.

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

You got it!

[@RazziAbraham-DeYang]

17:06 when Dave 2.0 shows up 🤣🤣 I was JUST looking for the first video when I found this. This was the cherry on top of an already awesome day 💪

[@alecmcgehee1850]

That knocking prank at the end had my heart racing 😂 Great work fellas!

[@northernforever818]

Loved it when Miles knocked the wrench! What a cherry on top!

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Right?!!!😂

[@TamagoHead]

@@DavesAutoCenterCentervilleI-have to admit it _was_ 14:41 funny. 😂 Creative too.

[@takem7604]

Dave the quality on these edits is awesome

[@RonRussell-sj1zf]

That was great! You have a valuable workforce there Dave.

[@rickyv3911]

You guys absolutely rock. Dave, cheers to you. As someone who does duramax swaps on hummer h1s..this video hit home. Love all that you guys do...from a 15 year mechanic god bless.

[@2exiw]

I seen it done in 24 hours. But not with all the upgrades the work your team did was perfectly executed. Great team

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Appreciate it!

[@abeybaby29]

Look at these guys work. Their minds are thinking hard and fast. Good job guys!

[@abegiesbrecht1148]

11:26 Awesome job guys. Me personally would've went with the Banks oil pan as a customer

[@Merv-Bob]

'Kicking A$$ and taken names' to the Wrenchers, the Machinists, the Technicians, the Service Writers, the Front Office, the Staff and the Boss. Well Done ! !

[@genarogarcia702]

Idk why I just watched 30 mins of guys putting an engine in lol. But that’s badass. Very interesting to see.

[@ar2043]

I am only 3 1/2 minutes in and my God this is going to be epic with full editing. People can say what they want, but a finally tuned and edited video is nice!!! Gooooooooo everyone at Dave's!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Thanks for that!!

[@ModestCube100]

Dealership would take 12 months

[@FinalDriveGame]

To be fair the dealership would be held up for 9 months on parts, then the remaining 3 replacing whatever went to shit while it was sitting.

[@Amarillobymorning777]

To set up an appointment 🎉😂

[@bleachinuri]

Stop, i do these all the time at the dealership, the hold up is always a wishy washy customer

[@toywrench1]

​@bleachinuri what does that job pay flat rate?

[@brandon6572]

Lmao 🤣

[@AngelChavez-fz5nk]

I subscribed because you badass boss!!! Not just that this is my dream job!!! But my background is killing me!!!

[@TooljunkieDave5215]

Wow! That’s pretty dang impressive right there!!! True pro’s right there I hope I can be close to half as this good when I’m out of school and in the industry!

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Cheering you on! Thanks for watching

[@ugotsmacked1]

Appreciation goes a long ways. Good team you have Dave!

[@rycycle413]

This Dave guy needs a raise

[@squidsmobilerepair]

Hey guys I would say if you ever do another 12 hour build you have your most experience person, to your intermediate experience to your beginner to see how they work together plus you have old school and new school together and they can learn from each other better.

[@youngsterxv3]

Dave, you're an inspiration for me. I have 1 crew and I want to end up like you with a great crew with great pay and great work environment 👍. Love this content. Best content out there online.

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

You can do it!

[@cliffythevwnerd8354]

Working on big rigs and watching/ listening to Dave's channel is pretty legit

[@GailHood-i1u]

Already knew these guys meant business when doing the job but became even more impressed when I seen they use mishimotto radiators! Had to prove it to my buddy that for the price you can't get better built radiator! He kept going through them till he finally took my advice and got one and hasn't had a problem since.😉😎🥁

[@Arexodius]

Very good recap of the marathon live event! It was really nice to see some footage from an up-close perspective and some "behind the scenes" stuff you didn't see on the livestream. It was great watching it in this way! Thanks for showing us the inside of your shop and the work you do! If I lived in the states I'd definitely want to apply for a job at your shop, or at least come check it out. Thanks again for holding this event live and for this recap too!

[@richarddillow8691]

Great team work

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Thank you 🙌

[@mojo68mitch]

amazing team work. wish you guys weren’t on the other side of the world i would’ve love to have you do mine

[@projectdirtbikes]

Maybe other people/shops can do it faster, but they can't do it faster the right way. Great video! It was cool seeing you guys taking the time to mark your torqued bolts even in this timed challenge.

[@ryans413]

The guy that Dave said could do it in 6 hours. 5 guys barely got this done in 12 there’s no way one dude could do it in 6 hours. Stupid people talking crap.

[@WilliamWonorski]

If every shop owner was like Dave techs would be much more loyal to their employer. Been watching for awhile. Dave does top notch service and repairs. That's the kind of shop id want to be at as any level of tech. Well done guys.

[@therodmons2]

This is awesome, like I was excited when he called time to start

[@EastCoastMan603]

I legit thought that thing was knocking and about to kick off. Great job guys. Well done team.

[@stephenb9330]

PPE oil pan !!! Didn't you see Gale Banks video on his oil pan R&D for the DURAMAX 🤔 As said by others, this is a Premium tear down and rebuild, by Ace mechanics. I have been using Banks diff cover for over 2 years. Going to purchase Banks transmission pan next.

[@airflez]

That was so fun to watch, thank you. I worked on cars, me and a buddy tore out the interior of a car to go to the body shop, took us less than an hour. It was the most fun thing i had ever done at the time. I still think of it often.

[@collinreesejones5525]

Great video! Enjoyed it thoroughly!!!!!

[@franciscoalfredo96]

30:15 hahahaha Dave reaction is priceless 😅😂😂😂😂

[@speedy4829]

One sign of real professionalism, keeping the work area clean and organized. 👏

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Yes! Thank you!

[@ConcoursOne]

Great job guys. Nice to see experience getting it done.

[@Freese1]

Love your video's.. your team is awesome.. they work together and know there stuff.. love it.

[@GailHood-i1u]

You can tell all these guys have done this numerous times already! Straight awesome... they don't play around!! Like Larry the cable guy says...you can tell they all got their G.E.D.'s cause they know how to Get Er' Done!!🤣🤣😂😂🥁😉

[@Blackthumb91]

Man the shop vibes are awesome good for you fellas!

[@Lilly-1psg]

Having an great owner plays a big part in having great workers and great team that is why I left the auto shop life. much love to you Dave ❤ and your team love watching your team work

[@jimc.7121]

Outstanding, guys! Congratulations on an amazing display of knowledge, wisdom, perseverance and teamwork!

[@willardarmao937]

I'm just here to support the channel, I have a lot of respect for your style of content informative no b.s.

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

I appreciate that

[@rickjones6798]

That was awesome you have the best mechanics bottom line I don't think anybody could beat them guys

[@trulyhappy8855]

It was incredible to watch live. Just awesome. Will definitely be bringing my truck from East coast when it’s time

[@timvanlandingham1927]

Wow! Amazing! I wish I was close enough and could afford you guys to rebuild my ‘47 Ford 2N tractor engine. It’s almost impossible to find a good, complete automotive machine shop in Southwest Georgia! I enjoy your vids greatly and learn a lot.

[@christopherwilson4003]

I've just had the worst 3 days..EVER having ....FIBROMYALGIA... and watching this brought a smile to my haggard face. Cheers, guys and dolls.Oh and these 3 working together is wonderful. And obviously everyone else helping out 🎉

[@dr4109]

I’m glad that my truck is almost finished!! Hopefully Dave will send it out for paint (silver) so that it’s ready for me in a week!! Dave’s so awesome that he’s giving me this truck!! 😁😁

[@RoflCopter726]

Watched a good bit of it live, was awesome to see. Pretty cool to see the KZbin shorts being made in the background too! Great work team!

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@supermairo1716]

To pull a cummings transmission in almost any year it takes 4hrs as one person to do it even with knowledge and experience these guys did a great job they did a weeks work for one person in 12hrs some awesome work guys cant say that enough

[@toywrench1]

Engine

[@inf1nitedance505]

god, hats off to these guys. working on this junk, an absolute engineering nightmare. Proud of these experts

[@felixguzman9327]

Dave Your amazing boss and I love how you appreciate your employees I would so love to work for you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

You rock!

[@takem7604]

I feel like good youtube is back

[@motorbuzz4748]

This is absolutely the most interesting thing I've seen ever! On the edge waiting to see if you all can get it done in 12 hours. I am riveted.

[@Kampf0r]

Happy to see professionals using Ryobi 👍🏻 they know that you don't have to break the bank to get the job done.

[@frankie15oct]

God I wish my 21 GMC duramax could visit Dave’s shop. Only 41k and clean as hell, but I will have to keep saving

[@daveshepherd7582]

I was feeling the stress sitting in my recliner😂 Great job guys!

[@MrSasso310]

Just AMAZING!! 🎉💪🏻 That was soo cool to watch. Wish I could have seen the live stream. Had to work. 😅

[@joe6096]

@@MrSasso310 It should be embedded somewhere on KZbin

[@Dieseldickrick]

Was a pleasure to watch this live and hear my Speedo comment get a couple laughs! Truly a great garage, great comraderie, and great enthusiasm and leadership by Dave!

[@rickmilton3236]

Congratulations gentlemen

[@camwoodsend2097]

Dillon's hat will add reliability!

[@automaster2881]

That was awesome ! Great job team. I would be wiped out after that. Suspense was killing me !

[@mattcash7215]

The ford locktite comment got me. Ford also needs to ligthen up on there fuel tank strape bolts also DO NOT use a impact to take them off , leason learned.

[@michaelgillilan2509]

Hard work rarely gets rewarded, u have earned respect from me

[@andrewsweeney3081]

Toby Keith was pretty happy with you using red solo cups 🙏👍

[@stkrrauch1]

these are my favorite types of videos /big challenge big rewards

[@ericmillier6652]

Great team work!

[@andrewsamanthamadison3320]

That was SICK!!!!! Got a beast of a crew there!!!

[@691plow]

That was great, I’m sure that truck is going to be a great work horse

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

I hope so!

[@TamagoHead]

The brand-used Truck will be reliable too! Gale Banks makes great stuff & validates his products.

[@federicocalderon3921]

Wow.. Awesome tech you have there Dave I’m impressed..❤

[@deliriousnomad]

Not fair you guys to have all this aftermarket stuff and expect these great mechanics to improvise fitments on the fly like that. sure these guys stressing hard. great work fellas

[@wildbill5126]

Dave, Well done, Great group of guy's you got there.

[@joelmead4299]

My heart fell out of my ass when I heard the “ knock “ 😂😂 great job guys. Great video guys

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Mine too😂. Thanks for watching

[@justinpeak7619]

It’s a good thing that truck had R134. It would have took the 12 hours just to get the 1234yf machine to work correctly. Great job guys. If i lived near I would do anything to work for Dave’s

[@rodolfolopez4824]

I love watching channels like this with experts that are willing to spend the time to show they're expertise.

[@TamagoHead]

I’m retired & might get a boat. Gale Banks has a good learning channel too.

[@jayburbs15]

Most average mechanics do not understand how critical it is to warm up your torque wrench mechanism. Sweeeeet!

[@TamagoHead]

Actually, I wrench from Hawaii, so never learned that you might want to warm up your torque wrench! Thanks friend! 👍

[@glenngilliard4112]

I'm not crazy about trying to set records or even match them when trying to do a very top notch quality job. It seems counter productive. On big jobs you have to be able to respond to unforseen issues!

[@TamagoHead]

Fair enough, but these guys are experts with familiarity on every fastener & the processes/steps. For things that I still wrench on for me, pals, & family, I take my time quickly.

[@MrSuupar]

It's a great thing that you let your employees take part in your success. That is the way to get the very best employees working for you.

[@recklessjunkie]

This is a monumental achievement your guys are rockstars!

[@AnonymousWaz]

Kudos chaps. You certainly earned the breakfast. A team to be proud of Dave, well done Sir!

[@DavesAutoCenterCenterville]

Thank you kindly

[@peterodushkin8434]

Congratulations guys

[@5ThBoy]

This type of work makes it fun