340hp 3.6L 4 Cylinder LS motor at PRI Show 2022

4 Cylinder LS motor at PRI Show 2022.
BluePrint Engines

[@thegreatkrimpus6139]

These LS swaps are getting out of hand… I love it

[@TexasRacingChannel]

🤘

[@BC08]

Spread the junk

[@straight_intro]

Now it needs DOHC head, which already exists. Just let someone swap it and its going to be a 4-banger monster

[@TexasRacingChannel]

@Straight On Tracks Not gonna lie… a head off a Hellcat 6.2 would be pretty sick

[@CarLoverPhotography]

When your 4 banger has more displacement than a v6 with half the weight. I bet it sounds unreal!

[@TexasRacingChannel]

Can’t wait till they make a few that run🤘

[@geobilbo7666]

Can’t wait till they Release em

[@crxracer98328]

I bet it weighs the same as an Lfx 3.6, which is 350lbs. Can't make it light while using a iron block.

[@notyouraveragegoldenpotato]

@crxracer98328 I've been building old audi 4 cylinders for a long time now, solid iron block is 83 lbs. They are super fun to build and play around with. Takes all the boost you can shove into em day after day. I'd love for a decent American 4 banger to exist. Basically everything "new" is weak plastic motor trash that can't even take a slight boost bump with a stock turbo before exploding lol

[@fa-ajn9881]

@@crxracer98328 did they disclose they were using iron block? LS engines use aluminum block.

[@Starzz62]

Imagine if they stuck two of these together to make a v8 version of this!!! 😂

[@TexasRacingChannel]

It would be a bad a$$ motor to swap into a lot of cars🤘😆😆

[@christucker6315]

Lol😅

[@rodolfodominguez9863]

The original LS is a V8, this one is a modified version.

[@AntiPattern328]

No sweat. Just 680hp and 1000 ft-lbs of torque. Easy Peasy!

[@somerandomassguyontheinter2869]

that’d basically just make an LS7. it’s got LS3 heads, and the 7 is just a bored out 6-2.

[@KevinJames-yg9eu]

To everybody speculating that this engine block is based on a Chevy 6 cylinder, read the sign behind the display engine. It says, "external dimensions similar to a 3.0 liter GM". No cylinder removal is necessary if you just start with the 4-cylinder block. That engine family was introduced simultaneously as a 153 4-cylinder and a 194 6-cylinder in the 1962 Chevy II. Then in 1963, they introduced a 230 6-cylinder with the same bore and stroke as the 153 along with the tall-deck 292 truck engine, which used the same 3-7/8" bore but increased the stroke from 3-1/4" to 4-1/8". The 6-cylinder was last produced in 2001. The 4-cylinder Vortec 3000 marine and industrial engine with 4" bore and 3.6" stroke was still in production for at least another decade after that. Also note that this is not an Iron Duke, which is a completely unrelated Pontiac engine that was introduced in 1977. History lessons completed, the sign behind the engine also says it has a 9.145" deck height, which is the standard deck height for a 153/194/230/250. The tall deck height of a 292 is 10.875". I would think that a slightly taller deck height, maybe 9.7", would be desirable to allow a 6.25" connecting rod to improve the rod to stroke ratio in this new engine. Whatever the case, it's a completely new aftermarket block based on the Chevy II 4-cylinder, presumably with siamesed cylinder walls. The lifter side covers are gone, and the deck is completely open above the camshaft, so I'm assuming it uses LS lifter carriers, and it obviously has an LS head bolt pattern.

[@craigpierce7996]

Great facts!

[@gthesuperman903]

High effort comment here

[@Max-me9xq]

You get my like for that my good Sir

[@member57]

It's based on an industrial engine block made by blueprint's sister company. Which is based on the 3.0 mercury marine engine.

[@DjgillyVW]

hey kevin, i was trying to reach you regarding your(

[@dannyshroyer5770]

If GM knew what they were doing they never would have made the eco tech they would have made this instead 😅

[@Jakesinmotion]

Honestly the 2.2 was pretty respectable. Made about the same power as the equivalent Honda and timing chain. I had an 03 cavalier with 250k miles and I beat the hell out of it for years with no issues. A lot of the other eco tech engines were undeniably dog shit though.

[@dannyshroyer5770]

@@Jakesinmotion I get that, but think of all the LS freaks out there. They would have bought their kids whatever this went into, and I bet it would be modded all to hell by people. Imagine how modifiable an LS engine is, and imagine if it had the availability of the Cavaliers and cobalts. I bet that on the name and rep alone would have made people want to buy it instead of a rando eco tech engine with no legacy up to that point.

[@Jakesinmotion]

@@dannyshroyer5770 oh absolutely, it's still a miss for sure. Thankfully Honda has our backs and made the K series. Such a shame seeing all of the production vehicles/engines that could have been if it wasn't for silly things like accountants standing in the way.

[@dannyshroyer5770]

@@Jakesinmotion don't even get me started man. I am a 2.0 zetec boi all day. I fucking love zx2 escorts and will forever be pissed they decided to throw a turbo on a Focass instead of the SE-R zx2 back then. I truly believe the reason they didn't slap a turbo on it is because it would have smacked the mustang GT in a drag race at the time. The SE-R was the perfect platform to make turbo charged, it would have beat every Civic, Cavalier, whatever you name from the factory at that time, wouldn't have stood a chance. But it wasn't meant to be apparently, one day I will build a zx2 with a turbo and hurt alot of feelings and even if I dont who cares? It's an escort 😅

[@SadStuart]

Emissions, fuel economy, noise , balance

[@craigpierce7996]

Back in the day, I was involved in hydroplane racing. There was a 150ci class that mostly ran Chevy II motors, injected on methanol. They made right at 300HP. I knew this old mechanic and he modified a Chevy II block to accept a SBC 2.02 FI head. That boat won every time it showed up to a race! He dyno'd one of the motors and it was making 345HP! This motor would put that to shame!

[@bertbccfu9564]

And those were great heads , I had a set of those on a 327 I built with a low rise dual quad weind intake and a set of Carter competition 500s, this was in a 69 Nova Super Sport with a Muncie M21 4 speed, 10 bolt posi 4.88 gears in the rear, that car was insanely fun it would rev to the sky, we would go on Friday nights this was in the early 90s and we would be racing all the new at the time Mustang GT fox bodies IROC Z28's and the Firebirds it was hilarious because they all thought they were fast until they saw the old Nova's tail lights, LOL when it would get late like 1am it seemed like the only ones that were out were the bikes and we would race the bikes ,we lost most of the time against the bikes of course but still had a blast

[@craigpierce7996]

@@bertbccfu9564 I built a motor almost exactly like that for a friend with a '69 RS Camaro, man I loved that car! I had a '71 Cuda, came with a 440 6-pack, Dana 60 rear end. I rebuilt the motor to a 468, .030" over pistons and dual Holley 750's on mechanical linkage. Put a roller cam in it.. That car was no joke, but I would have traded that car for the Camaro!

[@williamcamp7297]

Yeah those were also cnc d from a solid billet to withstand a shit load of boost.. imagine this thing configured the same way. The displacement alone and basic math say it's better in anyway

[@JBWHITEGT]

This is what GM should have been doing a long time ago.

[@Drunken_Hamster]

Their Atlas engines get it done. Vortec 4200 straight 6 is good for a reliable 700whp on the stock bottom end. They also make a 3500/3700 straight 5 and a 2800/2900 straight 4. Scaling that power figure gives you roughly 470whp for the 4-cyl and 580whp for the 5-cyl on stock bottom ends. And really, the weak link is the rods, which I believe have aftermarket forged options already available. There ARE pistons available, but they're hyper-eutectic. Don't get it twisted, though. Aftermarket performance hypers and casts are still stronger than factory casts and factory hyper pistons. It's just that MOST people spring for forged when "building" an engine for "big power" so I assume that's what "you" will want. Which "they" don't have. *_YET._*

[@mikasantos3774]

Old iron Duke still kicking ass

[@KevinJames-yg9eu]

That's not an Iron Duke, if that's what you're implying.....

[@gregdowd939]

I was wondering too almost looked like someone just put an aluminum head on an old Duke block!!

[@robwest246]

@@KevinJames-yg9eu iron duke in spirit

[@KevinJames-yg9eu]

@@robwest246 Not in spirit either. It's based on the Chevy II 4-cylinder from 1962, which is completely unrelated to the Pontiac Iron Duke from 1977.

[@RUBIZEN]

@@KevinJames-yg9eu Crappy push rod 4 cyl...Iron Duke!!!!

[@jameswade2002]

Miller/Offenhauser Indy race engines had enormous displacement, made big power, and had crossplane cranks. They sounded amazing. Super cool idea for an engine.

[@trickster6831]

That is PERFECTLY SIUTED for my 94 Miata... Can't forget about a Big turbo along with it!!!!!!!!!

[@TexasRacingChannel]

That’s exactly our thoughts…. Big turbo and send it🤘

[@trickster6831]

@@TexasRacingChannel How Big of a Turbo will this platform spool ...... is the BIG QUESTION!!! 🤣😂🤣 Could put a little shot of Nitrous to it and see......🤔🤔🤔

[@TexasRacingChannel]

@@trickster6831 I mean 2jzgte in only a 3 liter and they are on some pretty large turbos. So I don’t see any reason you could slap a large spoolyboy on it and launch into outer space😆😆🤘 And nitrous should go on it just because why not😎

[@Casey_and_Cars]

It needs an Ebay GT45

[@trickster6831]

@@Casey_and_Cars I was actually thinking of going all the way up a to 66mm turbski..... It should spool up with a 50shot of Nitrous!!! 🤣😂🤣

[@hangfire6368]

The bore will accommodate LS7 heads. I see potential in racing, off road, and all types of swaps. It appears to be built for boost as well.

[@shadowopsairman1583]

@Larry Powell Till you meet an atlas

[@internet_internet]

😮

[@KARR]

This is sick! Love pushrod 4 bangers

[@flubdorp]

i can feel the honda boys shaking already, this is gonna take the jdm vs usdm tuner scene to a whole new level holy shit

[@SavageSmithy]

Honestly the Honda boys are already competing with v8 LS builds not sure how cutting that engine in half is supposed to make it more competitive? 🤔

[@flubdorp]

@@SavageSmithy i mean the turbo 4bangers

[@JM-px2nj]

Hahaha, idk I didn’t see a balance shaft, the only shaking might be this ls motor

[@Axolotl-446]

I’ll take the reliable Honda motor any day. American 4 cylinder engines are trash compared to Japan

[@kc550]

340hp and only 300lbs... what a nice little package! Although, there are a lot of guys making over 300hp with built K20 engines (2.0L Honda).

[@shveylien7401]

These should be the standard in every Legends class race car.

[@kalebshockey3940]

The bores of each cylinder alone are huge compared to your average 4 bangers, I already see crazy builds with this platform. Hopefully GM puts this in production because Im interested.

[@TexasRacingChannel]

It’s a Blueprint engine fb.watch/hyy0bNbY5j/?mibextid=cr9u03

[@blackhawk7r221]

If you remember the 2.5 L 4cyl OHV Iron Duke, then you remember the torque it created. Hell, remember them in the mid 80’s Camaros? Hopefully, this new LS-4 will be the new low rpm non-OHC high torque workhorse.

[@keganros]

This thing looks badass!

[@TexasRacingChannel]

🤘

[@danielgrace7408]

This will be perfect for a upgrade for a inboard boat. Pretty sweet.👍👍👍

[@quantaviousmooney3675]

Right on

[@JGSnipes]

I told my friends I wanted to make this and literally a few days before starting the cad I see this someone beat me to it damn. I was inspired by the engineer working on a v8 k series based engine that uses as many off the shelf parts as possible.

[@johnwilburn]

A friend of mine had this in the works as well... a little different bottom end, but same idea.

[@prkidd23tc]

Happens to me a lot.

[@VinnyMartello]

Taking the old Chevy 153 to the next level!!!

[@joekaz5198]

I had a GM 3.0 in my boat before I swapped in a V8. I loved that big torquey 4 banger and I had thrown around the idea of putting an aluminum SBC head on it. Wish I hadn't sold that engine because this video just makes me want to do it more.

[@bigfootgarage2201]

A 3.6L IN-LINE 4!! I’ve been waiting for someone to do this since the LS came out in the 90s pretty much! Got I hope it isn’t fucking crazy expensive that’s so dope

[@ChrisPBacon198]

It Would be Cool To TurboCharge it Also it Would be Even Better if it Were a Dual Over Head Cam 4 Valve

[@geoffmooregm]

@@ChrisPBacon198 That would be cool but then it would be a completely different motor and would not support parts off of LS motors. The idea behind this is to have a platform for budget minded swaps.

[@rowdyhoundsman]

That’s pretty darned cool! I’d put that in my truck just because the aftermarket support for the LS is huge. This would be pretty awesome in a Yota or Ford Ranger.

[@Dat_Sun]

Those are to heavy in my opinion.

[@lockedinstreetracing6005]

There’s a lot potential in that a big spookie boy and what ever little river car you wanted to put it in just imagine that combo in a Honda Crx

[@internet_internet]

There’s already a B and K series for that.

[@tiagoabreu4107]

​​@@internet_internet and H...

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

Finally an LS that fits in my Honda.

[@thecamdenyard]

If they make this in a straight 6 it would take over the world!!! 5.4 6cyl LS for the win 🎉🎉🎉

[@TexasRacingChannel]

@Scott Camden Would be bad ass but then i might be to big physically for certain applications. That being said they are gonna have to make both then….😆😆🤘

[@Casey_and_Cars]

This will be a great setup for what it is and open a lot of doors. Been waiting to see an inline 4 variant of the LS. The Motus V4 doesn't seem to have taken off well at all since it's release. Hopefully this will do a lot better. But I wouldn't consider it a replacement for OHC 4 cylinders. The Honda K series, Ecotec, and 4G63 are tough motors and hold most of the 4 cylinder records. Number one being a K series @5.86 and the Ecotec in 2nd place @5.95

[@americansmark]

Much as I wish it were a V8, I can't wait to see what records the new C63S takes. 2.0L hybrid turbo 4 with 680hp from the factory. Nuts.

[@alouisschafer7212]

K Series and B Series are too good to ever be dethroned I think.

[@gilsonrogeriolimaoliveira2807]

@@americansmark the new Mercedes C63 has around 440 hp from the engine. The rest are from the hybrid setup.

[@megarafjogos]

@@gilsonrogeriolimaoliveira2807 470hp

[@michelerjgross7339]

K series Honda engine is a tough cookie to beat, but then again honda spends a lot more on R and D and experimental designs than many many other companies and to boot Honda has always had a Ferrari type mentality, make a F1 class engine then ever so slightly detune the engine for street standards, hell, where do you think VTEC came from, F1 engine design, just think if you tried a true VTEC design on an LS block or a gen 3 hemi block, or a coyote block, I think that new zo6 engine would be making more like 1000 hp at 10000 rpm instead of 700-800 at 8000

[@2WhiteAndNerdy]

Porsche also used to have a giant 4-cylinder I believe was also around 3 liters. Awesome motor. Now I'm wondering if I can somehow make this work in my Volvo to replace the 2.5T 5-cyl. 🤔

[@gilsonrogeriolimaoliveira2807]

You can take the 2.7 turbo from the GM trucks.

[@tinolino58]

It was a 2.5lt

[@allcoupedup]

The real 3.6 GM fans deserve.

[@AverageNeighbor]

We need this mass produced along with the k48 v8

[@williamburgess6693]

Finally, just needs a turbo and hopefully it can handle some high compression and this will be a good one for many project cars in the near future 🔥

[@sbfguy7793]

That would be so freaking awesome in a small S-10

[@TexasRacingChannel]

Yeah it would be💪

[@azoreanblade2]

Wonder how much power this engine would produce. Wouldnt mind swapping it into a Fiero or 3rd gen Camaro.

[@enochthetrucker9735]

BluePrint better make this happen!!! I already have 1 application right now and if it's as good as it seems, there will most likely be a couple more projects in the future!

[@SteelSmoker]

I like the fact that you can actually run a distributor on it..... CARB me Baby!!

[@claytoncarter]

Sounds fun. I wonder what parts (besides heads) are LS? Balancer, freeze plugs and water pump with Gen I-ish.

[@TexasRacingChannel]

If you freeze the video at the placard it list what parts are mostly in it

[@claytoncarter]

@@TexasRacingChannel cool. Thanks.

[@darylmorse]

Without balance shafts, this engine will have a lot of vibration.

[@truthboomertruthbomber5125]

Balance shafts have no place in a racing engine. They turn twice crank speed which guarantees bearing issues.

[@minimanadam]

Why would you need those ? This probably isn't going to be an econobox engine . Performance engines turning high rpm and bigger power , balance shafts and dampners just bog them down.. They're internally balanced via the crank and cam..

[@darylmorse]

@@truthboomertruthbomber5125 There are lots of engines with a higher RPM than this that have balance shafts. It doesn't matter whether you think balance shafts should or shouldn't be in a race engine. With the heavy reciprocating mass that this engine has, it's going to vibrate the hell out of the car and the driver.

[@darylmorse]

@@minimanadam You CANNOT eliminate secondary imbalance by balancing the crankshaft. It's physically impossible. That's what balance shafts do.

[@minimanadam]

@@darylmorse Look into ford's voodoo engine and f1 engines

[@Mr.Safety.]

So the valves are exactly the same as well as the springs? And its 3.6litres? Im in love.. i bet it sounds phenomenal. The crank wouldnt split at high rpm and the sheer size of it means big low end torque, genius!

[@MrChevrolet94]

Hope this sounds good!!!!! Make a video of it running!!!!!

[@Alvon_PR]

Finally, something i always thinking was real. I always thought if somebody make a 4 cylinder ls and put turbo in it

[@TexasRacingChannel]

Would be amazing 🤘

[@Casey_and_Cars]

There's an older LS based 4 cylinder but it's a V. It's made by a motorcycle company I believe.

[@Alvon_PR]

@@Casey_and_Cars yeah, i know that too. But i more amaze with inline 4 LS, can using a "normal" ls head but just use 1 😂.

[@daviddntait]

I wanna put one in an S10 with a turbo!! Would be killer

[@TexasRacingChannel]

For sure would be a torque monster 💪

[@playstation8779]

If they put this in their next generation hybrid pickups people would go nuts.

[@kaleb8518]

they need to make one of these with a cross plain crank i bet id sound badass

[@zapa47]

That and you could throw in any LS camshaft already on the market.

[@buggerlugz6753]

Can't fathom why this hasn't already been done????

[@KakinoHorsepower]

So my datsun started its life with a 4cyl and it now has a ls, i wouldnt mind going back to a 4cyl 😄

[@TexasRacingChannel]

@danger garage Full circle…🤘😆

[@blixxy1320]

I love it when people do stuff like this. I forgot the name of the channel but someone built a turbo ford 300 with ls heads

[@atomicgarage5606]

The iron duke lives again!

[@craigr13666]

The possibilities are endless! How about slappin a Mercruiser DOHC 4 valve cylinder head? 🤔

[@TexasRacingChannel]

Would be sick

[@BeamerTheFox]

wow thats nuts lol, i cant wait to see what people do with this motor....

[@TexasRacingChannel]

@Baylan Maverick Legacy We talked to them about purchasing one but they are not in production yet

[@jonnathwill8318]

Um no one will buy it you can probably buy a junkyard LS cheaper than what this will probably cost you in the long run

[@TexasRacingChannel]

@@jonnathwill8318 I think the opposite. The small application checks the boxes where the v8 can’t fit

[@jonnathwill8318]

@@TexasRacingChannel it's going to come down to price point what transmission hooks to it what controller will control it and for the most part is why I say price point is most for banger guys that I've seen are very budget minded they like to use what's there and throw a big turbo at it so the market might be fairly small for something like this

[@AG-wi5bn]

They did this with the iron duke 2.5 and put it in mail trucks, boats all kinds of things. I am surprised they waited this long with the ls platform

[@cristopherdelgado3904]

Put that bad boy on a fiero restomod and call it a day.

[@TexasRacingChannel]

Now your talking 💪

[@user-hd4wf5gq8r]

because the LS is an OHV design there's honestly not too much of a point to making a 4 cyl version. the LS kinda relies on having 8 cylinders, along with higher displacement, to make good power. but hey, its an interesting project i could only dream of doing yet, it'd be a cool idea to use the original cross plane crank though it would make less power.

[@thehatefull1761]

Less weight, can fit in smaller vehicles, better MPG, More reliability, and probably will love boost. I just hope the price is right

[@BC08]

@@thehatefull1761 Weight difference is marginal - 4 cylinders are never tight on space. This will do a much worse job of filling the cylinder than a decent 4-valve head will, will be less tolerant of RPM and not respond to boost as well.

[@thehatefull1761]

@@BC08 you're entitled to your opinion but history has proved you wrong

[@thehatefull1761]

@@BC08 most of the world record holders at the drag strip are in fact 4 cylinders they are lighter they do like boost much better they rev out higher than V8s do inline engines have always been just better and here in a couple of years they'll be able to make them even bigger

[@thehatefull1761]

@@BC08 plus RPM is not a factor for Boost as much as it would be for a centrifugal charger as long as you can move a lot of air turbos are going to benefit more of smaller engines where is superchargers benefit more off of bigger engines this isn't speculation this is fact check out your history

[@Dat_Sun]

Should fit perfectly in my 620.

[@kennethporst4359]

YEAAHH somebody BUILT IT 😍😍😍🎉🎉🎉🎉💎💎💎💎

[@JetBlackmf]

Cool , add 45psi boost & hang on !

[@TexasRacingChannel]

I’m game for that🤘

[@JetBlackmf]

@@TexasRacingChannel Have they got 3 liter modular rotary cylinders there too ? Maybe next year....

[@MrCriminalmischief]

I love this concept and idea. But people will look at it, try to balance the cost and coolness of it...and then, after doing all the math..stick a honda k series in it. (Which im not a fan of doing) Can you imagine this in a 944 or a vega?

[@Ilovegirlfights2]

I think it’s going to be used in midget racing. Those small cars that race on dirt in a circle. At one time they used Iron dukes

[@MrCriminalmischief]

@@Ilovegirlfights2 lol. Sorry, good thing you clarified what midget was. At first i thought you meant..."midget" midget. Like a whole bucha tiny folk passing the baton to the next racing against a camel or cheetah.

[@TexasRacingChannel]

😆😆😆

[@Xantosh82]

That is old school, International did this with the V8 truck motor and dropped it into their International Harvestor Scout back in like the 50s or 60s

[@dondagy9109]

Looks like the block and water pump from my boat motor. The gm 2.4 and 3.0.

[@clitzcustom66420]

That's sick. I'd love one to toss Into something.

[@TexasRacingChannel]

@clitzcustom Hell yeah… I am gonna go talk to them tomorrow and see what I can get😁

[@AjarZzzz]

Like the nastiest sand rail known to man or a vw dune buggy.

[@TexasRacingChannel]

We have a 1970 bug that we are trying to get one for

[@AnonyMous-jf4lc]

Mercruiser did something like this years ago with a BBF head. 3.7L 4 cylinder engine.

[@farewellvoyager5379]

@@TexasRacingChannel so please make sure you bring some info as far as when this will be available to the public!

[@brianross4057]

They should have done a Yamaha style cross plane crank for a wicked sound and smoother delivery of power.

[@traekiser213]

Where’s the cam and pushrods? I’m curious how that works

[@bertbccfu9564]

I think that might work pretty good as a replacement for my 2.7 in my Tacoma imagine that twin turbo 4 cylinder LS I'd be happy as a bastard at 250 /275 horse

[@BC08]

Way less than it would with any decent set of 4-valve cylinder heads

[@josefrobbins8781]

I kept telling people, if GM had used the parts bin to make an LS 4 Banger, the Japanese market would not be as prevalent is it is today. BTW, CrossPlane or Flat Plane!?

[@chehystpewpur4754]

the japanese market would be the same as it is because now wed have the american v8's and 4 cylinders still broke down. also the v6's too so japan would just have furthered their lead in the worlds best cars. i used to be an american muscle car fan but idc about chrysler or ford these days and i wouldnt piss on a newer chevy if it was on fire. at the end of the day when your building a motor or a race engine. the last thing you want to see is made in mexico or made in china. thats where most of our motors come from in the "good ole us of a."

[@josefrobbins8781]

​@@chehystpewpur4754 My statement was hypothetical, but I should've clarified it better. What I meant to say was...If America did these type of 4 cylinder configs the Japanese Market would still be prevalent "everywhere else around the world"...but not in the "American market". Let me put this into perspective to better understand. The American 4 cylinder market has been riddled with faulty starts, and wasted potential. The prime Examples is the Chevy Vega having a faulty start, and the fact that all American inline 4's and 6's had Reverse/Contra Flow Heads Until the 2000's!? From an economical and sales standpoint, the only truly successful 4 banger America produced was from the Model A... So why was Japan successful? Simple--> Biggest reasons were cost, efficiency, durability, and reliability. Aside from the efficiency stat, this was something America could've easily achieved while still playing their own game. The truth is GM, Ford, or Chrysler never needed to make their poor imitations, because all they had to do was take advantage of their parts bin. All GM ever had to do was halve their Big Blocks such as the 454 into a 227 or 3.7 inline 4! Forget about putting a 227 inline 4 in cars, that engine would be big enough to move a full size pickup no problem! Also, here's one other factor that could have won customers over to the American 4's had they made a Big Block 4 like I just mentioned, and --> and if they included a "Cross-Plane Crank". Face it, Americans love a Burbly/Roaring sound to their engines and ironically...Yamaha's success with the R1's Cross-Plane is proof. So lets be real, the biggest reason for the hate on Honda's, Toyotas, and Liters bikes in the States and the car scene in general is their exhaust note. TLDR: America shoulda made a parts bin Big Block inline 4 with a Cross-Plane crank from the beginning, and it would've put US auto manufacturers on equal footing with Japan's 4 cylinders within the American market.

[@TexasRacingChannel]

Many years ago I was working for a company building the custom race engines that people ordered from the Summit catalog. As they were ordered we took the order and built the motors. The thing I hated the most was getting the blocks and the first thing we had to do according to the directions was peeling the made in Mexico sticker off the block. Every time I had to do that I felt my blood pressure go up 😑

[@chehystpewpur4754]

@@josefrobbins8781 the american motor would still be just as unreliable as i said before so wed just have more broken down engines. people love honda and toyota motors cause they last usually

[@josefrobbins8781]

@@chehystpewpur4754Don't know what America's Rivian or Tesla has to do in comparison with the Japan's Nissan Leaf? While I'm sure the Leaf is more reliable, I'm talking about a theoretical American OHV 4 Cyl. Engine v.s. a Japanese DOHC Configuration...

[@mr.mercury4247]

Wait so it's a pushrod 4 cylinder? That's some ancient technology right there lol.

[@TexasRacingChannel]

True but it gets the job done

[@markhalden3922]

You do realise pushrods were developed after OHC don't you? Or do you just follow memes about it.

[@mr.mercury4247]

@@markhalden3922 nobody uses pushrods anymore except in V configuration motors. It's outdated tech in any other application, regardless of what was made first. And also in american cars they jumped from flat head to pushrod. Ford and chevy never used OHC in mass production until the 80s. Unless of course you wanna name the one random example I don't know about that really doesn't count, or some weird european shit nobody cares about.

[@duccanard9079]

@@mr.mercury4247 Pontiac OHC in a Tempest,Ford 427 SOHC.7' chain.2 random examples.

[@mr.mercury4247]

@@duccanard9079 once again those seem like low production special engines. The L6 was only in one trim of one model for 5 years and the other one is so rare that it looks like ford barely put it in anything. They made so few it's pretty much irrelivent, and both were way ahead of their time.

[@stevenmartinez6870]

Sweet the modern iron duke

[@wolfhound_4203]

this will be dope af

[@TexasRacingChannel]

Yes it would 🤘

[@richardplut142]

One word..... BOOST!!! PLEASE

[@TexasRacingChannel]

All of it

[@Bighern96]

Shut up and take my money

[@TexasRacingChannel]

Right..sign me up

[@alyssonlr1]

this fits perfecly in my chevette

[@TexasRacingChannel]

🤘

[@GeekBoyMN]

Cast iron block can handle plenty of turbo boost too!

[@kealahau6727]

Cool..they should do a V8 ...😛🤣🤣🤣

[@TexasRacingChannel]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@nickf6447]

where the cam

[@richardlucore6813]

intake (starboard) side down low, above the crankshaft center line. The block has similar architecture to the AMC/jeep 4.2 inline engine. Yet with major engineering improvements. There is a good view of the cam boss @ 0.19, you can see the distributor drive that can be used as cam sensor or it can be replaced with a distributor for a more vintage setup.

[@nickwebb9937]

@@richardlucore6813how much power?

[@nickf6447]

@@richardlucore6813 perfect answer

[@richardlucore6813]

@@nickwebb9937I would like to get one to find out..... the cylinder head will need machined for a thermostat outlet in the front. This engine is so new they don't even have a price for it yet. I think it is capable of some amazing things. -Light -Compact -Overbuilt cooling system -Cast block to handle boost applications -Distributor or Coil on plug options. Utilizes affordable mass produced items to make it work. (Starter, flywheel, bearings, cylinder heads, rods, etc) Put a turbo or torque storm on it it will easily make north of 500hp and weigh 100 -150 lbs less than a SBC. If you look at industrial applications.... forklift, bobcat, excavators and such.... it could be a huge money maker for BPE.

[@richardlucore6813]

@@nickf6447 thanks, It's a very cool package. I would put one in my 65 c10 with a torquestorm pro charger to see what it is capable of. I am very interested in learning more about it. Such a cool package. Hats off to the BPE crew!

[@internalcombust1897]

How are they operating the valvetrain? I must be missing it.

[@MrHotshot417]

Any running videos of this or dyno videos??? I would really like to see and here this lil monster

[@peterplouf2836]

"Before you get excited to buy one of these for your hot rod project, you should know that Blueprint only considers this a concept engine at present. The motor displayed at the PRI show isn't a runner, and no working version has been engineered."

[@jaimecenteno3720]

Honda 4 cylinder engines will always be king 👑

[@rickhunter6479]

King (lol)easily get toppled

[@Pork-Chopper]

Whatever HP it puts out, you'll always want more. Just get the 572ci crate motor n be done with it! 💪

[@frosthoe]

4cyl LSX 3.0L please ! 😱😋 My no prep golf cart is just crying for this!

[@TexasRacingChannel]

😆😆

[@marcocuevas1926]

Can you describe what the water pump gasket looks like

[@drizziog492]

Curious in the mounting angle, would it have to be mounted at a 45 degreee angle due to the LS intake port design and it originally being a 90 degree v8 and mounting as a typical 4 banger the A/F would have to flow up hill into the intake port. Or would this have noticeably no affect. Idk maybe someone with more knowledge can chime in here lol

[@peterplouf2836]

According to the company's press, this engine is just "Vaporware" for display purposes. What IS interesting is that the LS head replaces a ford 302 head on the existing product; cause an LS head does pretty much bolt on to a 302 engine block.

[@Barrymcockiner123]

Perfect for a inboard boat motor swap or jetski project

[@DonXXXPrince]

This is a game changer.

[@NOTSOSLIMJIM]

"Hey man... Someone stole half your motor."

[@LewdGyrations]

How well would it perform in midsize trucks?

[@vaugr1917]

Perfect for my bmw E30!

[@shoDOHC]

This is like a backyard hick build after seeing a Honda K20 iVTEC.

[@IgoByaGo]

I would love to see one of these boosted in an FR-S.

[@BIGTONY2132001]

AWESOME! Now I would cut the right bank runners off of an Edelbrock Pro Flo LS EFI intake manifold, weld the opening up with some fabbed block off plates and fire it up!

[@lloydlawson6876]

Question is will the block handle the torque and hp? Looks cool though!! What block is it?

[@TexasRacingChannel]

We were told by BluePrint that this is their own designed block.

[@truey90s]

Wouldn't have thought this is new as we have a forklift at work that is a 4cyl and uses 93-96 C4 Corvette internals

[@TexasRacingChannel]

From what I was told the block is not new. They use it in industrial applications but I believe he said it had a ford head on it

[@3800TURBO]

Its nice but 2 bolt cast mains?

[@Skitter302]

What turbo is recommended for this engine :P No joke this is sweet!

[@johndoe-xy4xq]

Is this similar to the 4 cylinder " Iron Duke " from days of olde?

[@AVIDSHOOTER13]

wonder if itll be a good replacement for the old 3.0 boat engines.

[@martenfolkema807]

The list advertises 'similar in size to 3.0L' I think you hit the nail on the head, the marine potential for this is pretty good

[@Mavo1989]

So many cars could love this - here in Aus with our strict laws for engine sizes for engineering a car and registration there would be alot of use for it

[@MrChevrolet94]

I thought Australia loves monster big block V8s over 9.4+ liters of displacement. Why do they have a size limit for engine sizes. Sounds hypocritical

[@Mavo1989]

@@MrChevrolet94 For our street cars we have strict rules and engineering standards, so as an example if you were to own a skyline as an example that series of car the largest engine capacity which came in that model was a 2.6 litre RB26... With our rules the largest you can go is 20% larger in size and if that original size was naturally aspirated and you wish to have it turbo it only allows 15% as you also have a power adder. In this example this would reflect in having a max capacity allowance of 3.1litres thus why you see that many Aussie or Japanese and other brands only make to a 3.1 litre stroker... They brought in these laws as really the manufacturer went through millions of dollars of RND of the chassis and engine with also crash testing and the application of brakes and suspension to suit that configuration. It is a way for them to ensure that the car is not going so far outside it's boundaries from manufacturer design. Now I know that is also a wash because add a big turbo more power and this blows out that but they also ensure that if your power levels go excessive that all suspension and brakes are upgraded to meet the requirements. It's alot of hurdles to jump through and an actual mechanical engineer has to tick it off and sign off the works for a certificate to allow the registration.. it can be a pain but if you work with the engineer from the beginning and layout the plan or project it all gets ticked off easily... There is also a special class we have which is individual constructed vehicles such as hotrods or cars prior to 1978 which is before emissions which allow us to have alot more freedom but still have guidelines, a V8 bigblock is no problem as long as it meets those guidelines

[@MrChevrolet94]

@@Mavo1989 holy shit that’s a ton of info

[@tun0fun]

4x4s have essentially no engine size limit too.

[@MrChevrolet94]

@@tun0fun that’s good

[@AndySomogyi]

Is that using a Chevy Iron Duke 2.5 block?

[@vintagetintrader1062]

The update to the GM/Mercruiser 3 litre (181 ci) industrial engine. Itself was a update of the Chevy 2 153. Hope it becomes common. I had a complete Crown Forklift 181 sitting on a engine stand for years, sold it during Covid and had no project vehicle at the time.

[@shadowopsairman1583]

So whats the bore and Stroke, is it the same as a 5.7L, 4.8, 5.3, 6.0? Can you put a cathedral port head on it?

[@blackhawk7r221]

Look at the intake side angle and huge ports. I see tunnel ram possibilities. Work with me sonic pulse, work with me!