Budget Built 5.3 LS Malibu goes 8.90!

The 'Trailer Trash Malibu' getting into the 8's in the 1/4 mile after crashing the car the weekend before and thrashing all week. For those that know the Crust Nova, this is his son. Congrats to the 417 Motorsports Crew!

[@indyguy3400]

stock Ls motors handle 1000hp all day. Gm wasnt fucking around when they built these motors to be strong

[@indyguy3400]

Google hot rod big bang theroy

[@ImKittyCow]

Everyone's seen hot rod big bang theory, what id suggest you look at is any of sloppy mechanic's videos, specifically the one about the aftermath of blowing his motor on the strip thanks to a wastegate failure. he clearly shows that the rod absolutely shattered thanks to 30 psi of boost, but the rod bolts (which he had re used in three different motors) held up perfectly fine after dozens of 7000 rpm runs

[@indyguy3400]

If you read the article it says they did close to 60 pulls on the dyno at or over 1000.

[@steveg2277]

piston skirts, rod bolts, wrist pins, and rods are issues that high up.. crankshaft however is a true survivor.

[@frankhuff4806]

Rizo check out sloppy mechanics colorado getting close to 1000 rwhp in a stock 6 liter. That motors been beat on and beat on.

[@jordanberry4824]

That turbo was massive! Those air to water coolers are no joke. If he had dry ice and rubbing alcohol it probably would of went mid 8's and probably 6 more M.P.H. But that's fast enough 8.90's @ 150 is no joke👍👍👍👍

[@HigherWisdom]

Really awesome car! When he hit 8.90 I let out a spontaneous OH YEAH that startled my cats. Congratulations guys!

[@Cervan]

that was a beautiful launch on the 8.90 pass, brought it up high and set it down soft.

[@MrBogeyone]

That launch was straight as an arrow. Just a little drift when she sat down but other than that, beautiful.

[@gerryvillemaire1635]

it was a beautiful launch, put down so gently!

[@RGIIIBOXING]

In the old days..we would weld chains on the frame and the shock tower..this would help keep the travel of the car down...you lose Alot of momentum going up then trying to steer the car...if you go into the other lane you lose the race and your time doesn't count either...**ONE#1**

[@quancars9569]

Best part about that car, it wasn’t a puff of smoke that came out of that exhaust. That tune is on point, great work guys!!

[@k9forkids]

a $2500 water to air intercooler and intake is not quite Budget.

[@JBarnes917]

Or those baller front runners

[@Reggie-The-Dog]

Compared to a lot of these cars it's a budget build. The car itself is nothing special. It's all drivetrain.

[@dutnu2339]

@@Reggie-The-Dog at least one of these guys got there head on straight

[@joedanero]

He's going the distance. He's going for speed.

[@Charlesbjtown]

joedanero I see what you did there. Cake?...

[@HighlanderNorth1]

But at least he's not all alone in his time of need....

[@longriflesinc.9970]

I love it man. Flyin on the cheap! A buddy and I are doing the same thing this winter. Very cool.

[@maxwolthuis]

Dude watching people pr and hearing friends and family celebrate will always make any shitty day better!

[@alansmith7833]

long live the ls motor, and got to credit the initial set of car, watch pre launch squat, there is a lot good there, job well done GM

[@goldsilverandiamonds]

8.90! That is a bad ass budget build! Great job!

[@JrJohnston70]

Way to go Andrew, Shane and Blake..

[@62deuce42]

Thank you for keeping track of us and all the encouragement

[@JrJohnston70]

+62Deuce I have followed Crusty from the start, glad to see it's a family thing now... lol

[@calebgrant7176]

Lol I thought u typed shake and bake lol

[@stevesolo16]

You proved you don't need a $30K engine to roll some big numbers!

[@drewt1081]

That is F-N incredible! Most people spend upwards of $25K to go 8.90.

[@johndillinger3851]

Dude great pass ! Never mind al these turds talking smack your doing it and have the videos to prove it . Where's their cars ? RIGHT !

[@kcp629]

WOW!!! a shock LS block going in the low 8s, magnificent

[@AaronKiss]

"Budget Built" I need his budget

[@triggernutsy1]

my first thought was,turbo isnt a budget build lol

[@jickdawmonelason7239]

Aaron Kiss you can do this shit for less than 5 thousand dolllars guys. the biggest thing needed is an imagination....

[@AaronKiss]

Ted Dow not gunna argue there. Imagination is what makes the whole build enjoyable to me

[@RizoProduction]

+Ted Dow For a single person that works a 9-5 job raising a family, putting food on the table and paying bills, $5,000 is not a budget.

[@jickdawmonelason7239]

RizoProduction time to make more $. Again, imagination... I did it......

[@colehara]

Love those G body cars. Great weight transfer.

[@JOSEALEJANDRORAMIREZ-gj5kb]

AMERICAN MUSCLE BRO PEOPLE DONT KNOW ABOUT THE 5.3 BAD ASS ENGINE🖒

[@marsdenbalaska784]

It launches Nicely ! That's how ya do it!

[@davidthomits353]

5.3 LS Motors are good Motors

[@MindCrime550]

Did the transmission get mentioned? That thing doing all the work and getting no love.

[@andrewmcclelland6381]

criswellwj the transmission is just a stock th400 with a hipster brake.

[@donrutter6765]

+Andrew McClelland Stock, lol.

[@wheeln24-79]

That looks like a fun time! One thing I would do that car is replace all the glass for plexiglass windows. Unless he still takes it to the drive thru then ok I see why.

[@gerryvillemaire1635]

i have the same car, getting a 6.0 LS soon with 4L80e trans (running donor vehicle). i figure im way past halfway there in cost, just need a turbo and a strong rear end. this is what orgasms are made of!!!

[@davidbrennan5]

Saw an early eighties Malibu wagon at the strip one time. It was beating up Mustang foxbody's all day lol. He spent most of his money on the engine.

[@bryanroupe8646]

This is how we use to stage before bump boxes were a thing. When you see the car squat before the hit that is him going from high to low gear.

[@spooln30]

For a thrown together car it's pretty quick. Just shows you don't need a expensive best of the best car to pull quick times. Great job guys!!

[@mrjasonm.7397]

don't let what they claim fool you, this car is well put together. I don't see it being thrown together. just my opinion

[@spooln30]

Imo it looks thrown together. Decent parts but there's no detail work. Like something put together in a weekend.

[@flinttown4935]

bad ass bro do your thing..for all of us low budget guys

[@zetareticuli403]

its almost like the more it wheelied the better the time, those launches were gracefull not too much wheelie but just right and back on the ground before the wind becomes your enemy.

[@Smittyschannel]

yep; if they started slipstreaming the car they could get those times down even more

[@TheJosephayal]

faster than a 180k GTR

[@jamesfoster3589]

+ZoniacHD not when you understeer into a tree

[@jamesfoster3589]

+ZoniacHD I do you are implying that this car is only good in a straight line but I'm saying you'll understeer into a tree and he'll oversteer into the crowd if you were to try to race at a track

[@jamesfoster3589]

+ZoniacHD lol

[@fmradioman1]

+Magic Illusionist 180k GTR wtf r u talking about? GTRs are not that expensive

[@Zankaroo]

This is a dumb comparison, one is a purpose build drag car that cost money rather than make it and the other is build to perform in general, be easy to drive, be comfortable for daily use, and above all make Nissan money. Its been a well know fact that you can buy and build a car that is fast down a drag strip for super cheap if you know what your doing and where to get the parts you need cheaply, even if you pay someone to do the install/fab work.

[@brandonobaza8610]

Nice BaconMaster muffler. (That's a homemade glasspack for those who never watched Muscle Car)

[@hypersports4796]

Congratulations on the 8.90

[@construmulti]

Congratulations! it's very evident work

[@SLIMZD]

That 8.90 pass was so smooth

[@johnbehneman1546]

I am impressed!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@scottsteward1306]

Nice we just picked up a clean running 5.3. Need something to put it in...

[@dermainemitchell8483]

Thats a badass build. Gives me some ideas for my 76 camaro

[@evilswingythingy]

prepping my 80 firebird for a ls 5.7 at the moment. same bodytype

[@wheeln24-79]

I need a project like this. And a extra 500 a week for year or two...

[@ruipires7954]

That's controlled EVIL right there!!! Sweet ride!!

[@babiixoxbritty]

This is why the ls is the best engine ever made. And I'm glad he didn't put it in a shit box mustang. G bodies are a much better choice.

[@henryhopkins8645]

babiixoxbritty lmao if they could afford a coyote they would use one

[@brendanmccarthy492]

Coyotes are no match against ls series engines.

[@motherlovinsnuffstar]

@@henryhopkins8645 You mean if they could afford a coyote and afford to have the block resleeved.

[@henryhopkins8645]

BolognaTheTiger that too haha. Coyotes are just really expensive

[@rollinthunder7772]

Putting one in my Foxbody much better then shit box mustangs

[@slimelines4394]

Lol idk if I would say a Holley high ram is quit the budget intake bruh

[@chuckybooker1964]

SHE'S RIDING!!💪🏾💯

[@Smittyschannel]

That track looks pretty sketchy, esp. at the end. So how budget is budget? would be interested to see how much they have in this car

[@thomashodis5740]

@urban hillbilly videos , hey can we find out how much e had invested in his build? as far as engine, trans rear end and turbo system

[@stevenhorsefield2909]

congrats on the 8.90 love the bu... I'm building a 79 one day ill have it done. what size tire an wheel? I did a max notch an wondering what I can fit?

[@OfficialDatzMe]

What rear end gears? and what size turbo? What cam?

[@Smokey-88]

It's an 88 mm Borg Warner turbo.......... I learned this from watching the video above.

[@davecoxx7082]

Hardest part was getting a g body to stick and track like that..nice job

[@Sean-i4r]

With a 200 shot in nitrous.After second, gear hits that car would run in the 8 50s.No problem, congratulations.I loveput a scramble button on that thing with a hundred and fifty shot or so

[@jkingsrd1]

Hello I have a question ..how much boost ? and are you running stock valve springs? thank you for your time joe

[@tragiclife9760]

Very impressed,awesome suspension set up,but if you look close ,,,not budget at all,not mine anyway

[@dylananderson8422]

Ya the only thing budget is the motor setup . It’s honestly still a simple / light front end setup that knows how to hook and book . This setup would do amazing in the street

[@doylee469]

One second faster then a stock second gen vmax, craaaazy

[@christianhinojos1861]

los felicito su canal es 100% adrenalina...quiero saber que motor trae ese malibu?

[@gungfuriceboy]

i currently have a 'stock' 5.3L in My '71 Nova as well! So potentially i can GetR to GO THIS FAST!!?? WOW!! ..need The Engine Details!!! Cheers!

[@jasonvankirk6055]

What's up I think that was awesome man pretty fast for what it is awesome great car have a good one

[@electrochubb]

Really amazing, how much boost y'all runnin'.?

[@Kallanev]

Very respectable! I enjoyed the video. What fuel were you running at the time of these passes?

[@shanemcclelland2290]

Roger Beard pump E85

[@marcuslimbaugh4592]

How much do i make the check out for to copy for an 83 camaro?

[@jackthompson1382]

Oh man... couldn’t have started the vid out any better with comfortably numb’s second solo

[@williamromero4445]

Goes to show LS is king. 💪

[@infamousnova]

I'm trying to figure out how they mounted the radiator

[@greiner7414]

infamousnova Yeah just noticed that, pretty cool for a drag car application

[@ron_burgundykc4468]

Does the block have any work done to it to make it stronger? Like head studs and etc? And how much boost is that block taking? And I'm assuming the car is heavy..?

[@bcubed72]

Those cars are surprisingly light for what they are. This was built post-OPEC, so it was light. Also, the lack of crumple zones, etc, means it's much lighter than a modern car of similar size.

[@bcubed72]

Internet has it at 3400#, stock. For reference, a modern Mini Cooper S weighsin at 3,000.

[@calvinwilson1051]

I take my hat 🧢 off that’s awesome 👍👍👍 what transmission you run in car

[@slowkidsatplay8703]

Sketchiest track in the world!

[@shanemcclelland1634]

No there a lot sketchier. George Ray's off the top of my head. Check out Ozark Raceway Parks Facebook page. Yesterday they excavated the first 300' of both lanes for fresh concrete, last week they completely reworked the runoff area of the track. I've hooked harder at this track than I have at any of the big Midwest NHRA tracks

[@ryanlucero3484]

Very nice car man I do have a question what transmission are you running

[@jsnyara]

Great job guys!

[@crossout1821]

you say budget, but as soon as i see that expensive ass intake manifold, i know your lying lol

[@mychannel-fm7gd]

Stock manifold work just as fine. No need for the high dollar manifold

[@joer5057]

@@mychannel-fm7gd except that it doubles as an air to water intercooler. Calling builds like this budget, is like eating McDonald's and calling it a diet. Sure, it is by definition a diet. A diet of something. This was certainly built on a budget. Just not the kind of budget most people think is cheap. For a sub 9 sec car, it probably is dirt cheap when you compare it to something like a Demon (new car that runs a bit slower)

[@mychannel-fm7gd]

Joe R understandable

[@jmoffitt36]

Hell of a build and even better driver. Bet it pisses off a lot rich bastards that can't drive worth a damn

[@damonbaldwin8993]

Could have this malibu, a budget pickup, a budget bass boat, a budget mobile home on a 1/16th of an acre, and a bunch of beer. Or... a dodge demon

[@danielbargas3377]

Car has a killer 60ft

[@TubT4ao]

is this stock block with good stock gm rods n piston or aftermarket rods n piston??

[@benburden6633]

Curious..What year is the Block and what casting heads?..Very Impressive by the way.

[@ImKittyCow]

I believe that iron 5.3 heads are 862, but theyre nothing special about the combo. Use whatever stock heads you happen to get on your motor, in the LS family theyre all pretty good, maybe even give them a home porting job but dont sweat it. The real power here comes from 5.3L of displacement under a good 18+psi of boost. If you take an iron truck engine out of say a wrecked silverado for $450 complete, then clean the sludge out of it and gap the top two rings to 30 thousandths the motor will handle 4 digit hp all day. Occasionally you'll have a Gen 3 who's rods will bend past 600, but that's only some of the motors. Worst case you're pushing 1000 wheel and blow the motor, then you just pop another $450 replacement in :D

[@benburden6633]

Thanks for the info.. I have a2006 block with 799 heads..We will check the gap, cam, and misc..looking for 700 stong!

[@sswcubes]

KittyCow the $450 for a ls engine from a wreck yard is a theory. Down here in South tx there is no such thing. All ls engines from any wreck yard are $1200-2000 no mater if it had 200k miles. Them wreck yards got greedy.

[@r.joseph8911]

97sswcubes 78 ditto up here in the North. Even at a yard owned by my former neighbor I guarantee I can't get a 6.0 cheaper than 1500.

[@sjd73ss]

dang Im in PA you buy 5.3's all day long for 3-500 top money on 6.0 up here is 750.

[@chuckg4229]

Hell yeah brother!

[@robbaxter2786]

Congrats!

[@chefgiovanni]

Are you sure that ws a 1/4 mile ?

[@Smokey-88]

Yeah you're right, that could have been half mile.. Aaahahahaha..

[@shanesmith817]

How’s the clearance with the steering column? For the turbo header

[@curtisburnham8099]

working for the weekend with this car for sure

[@craigpiercer79]

Is this 8th mile? It could just be me but that track looks too short to be quarter mile?

[@StreetSweeperTv]

Yeahhhhhhh buddy!

[@demarques1911]

that 5.3 is probably better for racing than a 5.7 or 6.0? that thing makes power everywhere and turns higher rpm easier than a longer stroke can could?

[@chevydodge88]

5.3 and 6.0 both love boost

[@RB25luv]

And 4.8 love boost to

[@ImKittyCow]

5.3, 5.7, and 6.0 all have the same stroke length! The only exception is the 4.8 and you'd be correct in that the smaller stroke length allows for more RPM than the others. However i would still prefer the non 4.8's because the 4.8 block has a very small bore and restrictive heads. I have seen people put the 4.8 crank into an LS3 block with aftermarket rods and make 8000 rpm monsters though that's far from a budget build

[@internallycombusted1]

4.8 and 5.3 are the same block and same bore. the 4.8 is the shortest stroke of the ls engines. and also has the longest rods!

[@tonyblack3540]

KittyCow 4.8,5.3 have the same bore size 4.8 shorter stroke

[@blownpoppm]

Budget build and his got a 417 intake intercooler 😂😂🤣 nice build tho.

[@shanemcclelland2290]

Philip Monaghan we developed that intercooler. That is a one off 1.5” thick core on a Holley Mid Rise

[@s.v.gadder1443]

You can buy the core for like 50$ the scrap aluminum for about 50$ two a/n bungs-15$ weld it up and guess what about 130$ with welding supplies

[@hulaganz]

Mikel Bentley I'm with you. I do this stuff everyday. But I have a welder. The skills to use it. A tool filled garage. Time to do it. Just the experience to build and tune takes years. So budget is a relative term. Like when Jimmy Hendrix says that lick is easy... Then I can't play it. I'm pretty sure Hendrix would have a hard time fabbing up an intercooler. Let alone breaking 9 seconds, on a budget.

[@crripper9770]

remember kids, budget built doesn't mean it was cheap

[@sk8erman2298]

Actually, this car in particular in this stage of it was still around 7 or 8k, most expensive parts being the th400($3500 w/ converter), intercooler, turbo and lots of other parts were used so lots saved there and another $700 on a holley system when they were on sale years back, some chin-lee head studs, 2x walbro pumps, I wanna say stock e85 gm injectors but not 100% there, internals are just about completely stock, just cleaned and clearenced in house(literally) we fabricated just about everything on there so no labor cost to us

[@crripper9770]

@@sk8erman2298 yeah and for a 8.90 thats really good! but them chin-lee head studs musta been related to bruce-lee to make it through a 8.90 pass lol can't go wrong with a Ls but yeah not cheaping out on trannys is always a must in my opinion or you end up spending more in the end lmao

[@orionfixr7713]

Just plain wicked!!

[@thenitroviper6149]

Can you find out what the budget was for this? OR do you know where that is listed?

[@shanemcclelland2290]

Thenitroviper that’s a lot of used Parts accumulated over several years but it could be duplicated pretty easily for around $15,000 complete. Low budget is relative to an 8 second 1000hp car that completed Drag Week twice and stays together.

[@Syrus54]

Budget my ass... That Turbo ALONE is several Thousand Dollars.

[@danthill007]

+Syrus54 To run an 8.90 in the quarter that definitely would be considered budget. I have over 30k in my car it runs low 9s. But then again it is show quality and a much more desirable car. I built it late 90s, today it would cost more to build

[@theenglishfam5877]

that turbo is $1400 from Summit, less from private vendors

[@NSGDUB]

+mindy mcclelland whats the name of the turbo?

[@21stOPFOR]

Ozark track is 1/4 mile? Been years since I've been there. Thought I heard it went to a 1/8 mile.

[@shanemcclelland1634]

It's quarter but the back half is short and rough

[@urielpaz9223]

are yah still using a GM computer? that's a sweet ride

[@shanemcclelland1634]

Holley Dominator EFI. The most expensive system and the best investment on the car

[@turbo_ivo]

+Shane McClelland early trans, no meth. i wonder if it can be done with an HP as opposed to the Dominator? Am I missing something?

[@kreegak3802]

nothing to do with track prep lmao that track was so sticky he did nice wheelie

[@TbsDltn]

with that big of turbo on the LS there is no doubt that it can run 8 secs in the quarter!!

[@atypical_moto]

More boost....more boost....more boost.... 8's woo-hoo!

[@markgarcia4926]

What power steering pulley you use..because stock ones hits nut on gear box

[@shanemcclelland1634]

It had stock truck power steering, but now has/had in video TRZ rack

[@mikepeterson1791]

Is is safe to assume that the radiator arrangement is intended to provide some passive lift? You guys clearly know about getting traction, so I would suspect you were counting on some lift/weight transfer at the top end which would allow more boost at the higher speeds. If this was all part of the plan, very cool idea! And congrats on putting that brick in the 8s. Going fast IS looking good!

[@shanemcclelland1634]

The radiator placement is to move the turbo to the center of the grill.

[@cavalierthompson9743]

that's great shit!!!! great runs man

[@tylerwabnitz7933]

do ls engines come stock with forged internals or something? sorry if this is a dumb question.

[@BowYangJam]

Nope. They come with mild steel internals like most v8's. This one just had the bottom end rebuilt.

[@tylerwabnitz7933]

yeah I just hear of a lot of people having crazy success with boost and stock internals, figured it was forged or something. Thank you though!

[@BowYangJam]

Well you can run like 10-15lbs of boost on the stock ones. Forged internals aren't always necessary. no problem my man.

[@BowYangJam]

Not all rods are forged. Not a lot of engines came with cast rods, but they do exist.

[@BowYangJam]

A handful of other engines too. I think some foreign engines like volvos and mercedes had some engines with cast rods.

[@kreegak3802]

Holy shit that thing was flying

[@jimmylowejr6583]

Tooooooo sweeeeeetttt

[@timmcneil1536]

Sweeeet, very nice!!!

[@Caprice1977]

What rearend are u run the 7.5 or you modified it

[@ImKittyCow]

I'm not sure about this car specifically, but the 8.8 rear ends from ford explorers can be found very cheap and have 31 spline axles while the mustang 8.8's before 2005 only have 28 spline and are weaker because so.

[@ljuice27]

What kind of shocks u running in the front?

[@shanemcclelland1634]

Used double adjustable QA1 coilovers

[@ljuice27]

+Shane McClelland thanks for the info what about the rear what do u have

[@ljuice27]

I have a 87 Monte Carlo and it runs good just need to get it to launch like that check it out on my page if u get a chance

[@starbattles1]

Bravo! Love it

[@greiner7414]

Oh now I see the radiator!

[@edwardboyer7102]

When your dad throws ya bone an you run true an straight 8:90 in ah dumpster just thank him