Applying Joe Mondello's Motor Magic To Our First Ever 455 Build - Horsepower S13, E6

HorsePower teams up with Oldsmobile engine guru, Joe Mondello, to build the show's first 455. It's a legend among muscle car era performance engines.

[@thecman26]

RIP Joe Mondello, truly a master engine god!

[@VinceGuzman]

joe mondello thank u for everything that u built in engines through the yrs n u will never be forgotten dr olds

[@CJColvin]

Joe Mondello is a real badass engine builder.

[@bigredracer7848]

4👍's up G&G thanks again for taking the time for us all to be with you for the great show

[@gregghatfield9946]

Yeah Joe’s wife was a smart lady not to what the seeds from the fruit get buried with the rotten, but to take the seed out and get more growth was an awesome thing to do rest in peace Joe, thanks for making Olds one of the greatest cars and not forgotten about

[@MattElder-rt1ky]

Joe was a god!!I love my 66 442..&my 1973 glastic 455 olds powered jetboat..

[@chrismc.4437]

I did a 3 day fast and at about the 60 hour mark i had a massive bile mvt. A solid 17 inch brown trout that was barely contained by the bowl!! Crushing deuce 😅😮.

[@SGTJDerek]

We are losing these Icons😭. Just happy Joe passed along some of his hard won knowledge before he passed.

[@johnasbach577]

Sadly we are losing these icons, but what is even worse is the waning interest of the younger generation in these talents. There are still some, but most have been indoctrinated by the radical environmental climate change crowd that internal combustion engines are evil and are destroying the planet and need to be thrown on the ash heap of history. They are perfectly content to be shuttled around like cattle on mass transit or stuffed into their less than exciting, mostly hideous evs.

[@peterrivney552]

I been watching and reading his articles since the mid '70's and applied them to many of my motor builds there are a lot of tricks to make good horsepower... From an olds motor...

[@davelowets]

It's too bad the clown that now owns Joe's old company is a joke.

[@Lydia.LaMar0]

I first heard of Joe Mondello in 1971, at a back rd midnight match race. The winner claimed to be 100% stock except for his Mondello Heads...

[@fordfairlane662dr]

This was very informative!

[@stanlogan7504]

What a Legend!

[@bobjoncas2814]

...good info,,,stay safe..

[@mattsizelove3041]

Wow you have all those Oldsmobile and you can't sell one to me.

[@scottmichaels1764]

17 minute video, 10 minutes of content.

[@pmd7771969]

That guy got metal shavings in the engine.

[@billychafin6518]

It's not a motor it's a dam engine

[@davelowets]

Who cares, except you?

[@joeshmoe8035]

Thank you

[@hollynorris957]

Thank god somebody knows this besides me!!! It’s extremely annoying to hear most uneducated bubbas talking about their MODAS or the others with an 8th grade education that can actually pronounce MOTORS, however both knuckle scrapers. Some of these sins were further enhanced by “ THROWING “ the engine in there , or “ THROWING “ a paint job on it”. Even smart and competent people will destroy the kings English happily. It’s all made worse b/c the most respected trade publication is called… u guessed it… MOTORS MANUALS !!! I have to go now and THROW the book at some whackos!!!! Are you fhes

[@adamss68er]

💯💯💯💯

[@davelowets]

👈 THIS is a REAL Olds big block....✌

[@Filzkiiz]

YesSiRr!!😎😊😁👊👌👍🔥💯!!

[@user-gx9gb6pv3z]

how much is a week of class to built a 455 big block.

[@cesarenotardonato9937]

And he surely had a legacy showing with that kinda of car, amazing experience and passion by Joe Mondello, may he rest in peace heavenly.

[@glennporteous8755]

And what happens when the paint starts coming off?? That’s the first I’ve ever seen, painting the valley??

[@peterrivney552]

They do it a lot of times myself I use epoxy paint... Just make sure you wash all the oil out usually I will hot tank the block then have it checked for cracks then I put the sander over it lightly clean it up then paint...

[@davelowets]

Don't need no stinkin "paint" inside the engine block. No one that knows what they are doing does this anymore. It's a waste of time, and the proper "Glyptol" paint is an expensive waste of money.

[@user-uj7zp5qs7q]

I think they paint so the oil flows better without pooling

[@brianellman]

You wonder about a addictive you put in your oil to stop it from leaking. sounds a tab bit risky. didn’t help to much on my radiator. :-).

[@davelowets]

The oil additive added here isn't to stop a leak. It's Zinc, that is missing from today's oils, and is a requirement on flat tappet cam engines to prevent the lobes from going flat very quickly. The Zinc is a high pressure lubricant, and without it in the oil, the high pressures between a flat tappet cam and the lifter will squeeze the oil film out and the resulting metal to metal contact will wear out the cam in no time. The EPA took the Zinc out of current motor oils because in a worn engine that starts to burn oil, the Zinc would end up coating the inside of a catalytic converter, and render it ineffective and useless. So, no more zinc in common off the shelf oils..

[@scottbrooklyn2995]

What are the cam specs?

[@sandyshoremann7524]

I was thinking the same thing. With the completed engine dynoed at 1 hp/cu in must be mild street performance grind around 224deg@.050. It is NOT a Roller cam as they said.Likely a Magnum 270 hyd flat with added nitriding service. That's 1/2 lift"

[@davelowets]

@@sandyshoremann7524 You could guess all you want, but you'd never be correct.

[@user-uj7zp5qs7q]

Jm 20-22 would be my "guess" then.

[@pmd7771969]

Did he pass

[@drprick7432]

Yes, 2011

[@pmd7771969]

These engines have heavy wrist pins. Very heavy

[@davelowets]

Huh?? 🤷🏻 They're hardly any heavier than a B.B.C. pin, .990 vs. .980

[@chrismc.4437]

Yes Paul, it's the darn wrist pins! Confounded wrist pins weigh a ton!

[@davelowets]

It's the PISTONS in the 455's that weight a LOT. The factory pistons are SLUGS.

[@aeroflopper]

if the cam timing gear is none adjustable what's the point of the degree wheel..

[@peterrivney552]

Are you sure ?

[@sandyshoremann7524]

Joe "Olds" Mondello told you 12:01 Cam check and core shift check. Too much of the latter, gets factory iron heads and you sell it to a pleasure boat guy not a digger - Sandy

[@aeroflopper]

@@sandyshoremann7524 @Sandy Shoremann but my block as just come from the machine shop that charged for a fortune making sure the block was sound, bored, , honed etc. would you not check things before you send it to machine shop? but still does not answer my question, ok he is checking to make sure everything sound for re build, i see many videos of checking the cam timing with big wheel indicators, on none adjustable timing gears, i have also seen many with adjustable timing gears were setting the cam timing is crucial.

[@davelowets]

@@sandyshoremann7524 A degree wheel has ZERO to do with checking for core shift.

[@davelowets]

@@aeroflopper When using a non-adjustable timing set, using a degree wheel will just check to verify the cam meets the specs on the cam card, and looks good for the show.

[@Welcometofacsistube]

Generic Motor Crap

[@bmstylee]

Significantly better than the Fix It Again Tony garbage.

[@bmstylee]

@arnulford66 🤣

[@davelowets]

None of you know your ass from a hole in the ground. 🤷🏻