Budget Twin Turbo Ls Build

[@DJTruth_1970]

Tell the wife…”got a deal, and I’m still under budget”…pay cash…lol

[@wescoupland3985]

I agree!! Although I know she'd love the Tiffany Blue colour and as for the intake I'd consider beefing up those welds and or something a little stronger as I know they're prone for blowing open.

[@chriznew1695]

Those "turbo headers" sure do resemble regular headers either flip, swapt and fliped or cut and rewelded

[@jesseleach3883]

Alot of people do use stock headers an flip them

[@chriznew1695]

@@jesseleach3883 no shyt!?!? I had no idea

[@kevinroberts781]

​@@chriznew1695really? Most people do that. They flow perfectly fine and most of the time they are free because you already had them. Unless you left them at the junkyard like a dumbass.

[@chriznew1695]

​@kevinroberts781 I know, and I get it but these still need quite a bit of work to bolt a turbo on. To call them "turbo headers"

[@ray6808]

Dallas,TX here nice to see this build .

[@burningokane6320]

I’m in Longview. Nice to see someone close to home! Maybe I’ll get to hear it when she’s done.

[@aaronknight2208]

Tyler, TX Represent!!!

[@klynnhenson3839]

Rays a good dude! I’ve had them do all my engine blocks and heads for customers! Fast turn around to! Had him do my GTR and my 350z recently! I’m local to Tyler he’s the only guy I trust around here plus his prices are BY FAR cheaper than anyone else.

[@papercraftguy7855]

Everything looks better in back

[@Hunteratloppshop]

Those sheet metal intakes blow up under boost. Use a stock one instead.

[@ttrapp6303]

I'm wanting to do this to my 93 bmw 525i currently inline6 with 178kmi maroon

[@scottysmith7042]

Hey I’m making a twin turbo 350 vortec engine looking still for some headers . It’s actually a 383 bc of the crank displacement is 3.75 and 5.7 H RODS .

[@kevinroberts781]

Ever piggyback the holly control unit with the stock ecm? I hear of people doing this to retain stock functions. Have you done that before?

[@justfoundmy10mm]

Everything is looking awesome but you may not like the way the intake does. I've had to pull them off a few times. Hope your works awesome though.

[@morganfikan7065]

Nice valve covers didn’t know that 350 covers fit over the LS

[@juc3eoncs32]

They don’t. They’re just sitting on the motor. You can see the actual Ls valve covers underneath one of them

[@xauttoxan174]

@@juc3eoncs32it’s a joke dik

[@juc3eoncs32]

@@xauttoxan174 there is nothing that indicated it was a joke

[@ephronj]

Were the LS valve cover still at the cleaner's?

[@zsladezslade3398]

The 5.3 is a lq1 iron block.

[@MrThunderCunt]

No its not. Its usually LM. They only used the LQ name on 6.0 and i think a 6.2, but definitely not 5.3 Edit: Did you possibly mean LS1 instead of lq?

[@jd-uo8hc]

C'Mon man. Who you think you fooling, the internet?! The only reason those wrong valve covers are on there is to cover up what's beneath them.

[@bradstough9205]

Budget build but be prepared to blow the budget. Good call

[@dante510]

How much did it cost all together.

[@mwinzela69]

Nice

[@frightenedskillet1051]

Lookin clean buddy

[@HalesMidwestCustoms]

Are you gonna do how or what you use to wire it all up etc computer

[@TheJourneyHQ]

@@HalesMidwestCustoms we have a video out on that

[@edwardvallejo4681]

Nice my friend good Jobs

[@halfbakedcoatingsllc9911]

So what cam? What heads?

[@Wrenchingwithray]

That intake is worse than factory but looks good

[@FaTaLClanYTC]

Not in boosted applications for n/a yeah they’re garbage but this is a turbo build they should be fine

[@Broke_Honkey]

Can yall elaborate why that’s worse than factory?

[@Wrenchingwithray]

@@Broke_Honkey that aftermarket sheet metal intake makes less power than the plastic factory intake

[@luneyberd]

​@Broke_Honkey the truck intake has longer runners

[@ChrisBrooks-kj1qz]

Lol heck yeah!!! Any predictions of power she'll make at fly wheel?

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

Depends on how much boost/ octane of fuel used. HP - 425 to 550 guesstimated

[@DarHar-wp4mc]

How’s that Amazon stuff work out?

[@PapaDon850]

That color combo is sick. I would put some finned valve covers with the tops of the fins same color as the block. 🫡🇺🇸

[@Onelove-my2dt]

I would like to put a ls4 swap in my 76 nova 4speed manual if can point me in right direction

[@Mastermindyoung14]

Start with an LS that wasn't designed for FWD

[@kevinkalivoda3442]

Budget $$ will tell you which LS engine to use. 4.8/5.3 iron block cathedral port is the least expensive from a boneyard. Search online. Plenty of junkyards selling complete engines with modified wiring harness and ECM. 4 or 5 wire hookup. You will need to supply fuel pump snd lines for fuel inj, eng mounts and adapter brackets, cooling sys parts. Have not adapted older manual trans so cant help there. Swap is not horrible. Can get expensive depending how much eng performance mods you want to do.

[@BleedingWhiteKnuckles]

Stock 5.3l lower painted to match your ladies nails?!

[@Kinknowsmore]

So what's the full price?

[@BattleOfBowties]

Color on the engine?

[@McG-Loyd79]

Whats with the headers facing the front?

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

Its a Twin turbo setup. Turbos not installed yet..

[@gregheadley4431]

How much h.p does the alternator bracket provide

[@jfeal]

What intake is that? Thank you

[@gerardorivera7828]

Will that fit in a van

[@KimberlyMeyerMeyer]

Link for intake

[@tingtanrambo1087]

Why do y’all paint the aluminum heads?

[@LineItUp3]

im building a lm7 5.3 any recommendations on building the motor? i wanna go single turbo route

[@archangel8119]

Building one as well lm7 5.3🤘🏼🤘🏼 pink block with teal heads

[@luneyberd]

Depends what it's going in! Are you trying to do 150mph or 110?

[@Arendeagle]

How much did all this cost may I ask sir?

[@TheJourneyHQ]

We haven't added the total up yet as we are still working, building, and tweaking the truck. Plus this truck STARTED as a budget build but, as we got more sponsors, it kinda snowballed from there.

[@skipdegraff6547]

Better up the oil pump

[@ForlornAuto]

How much is budget?

[@kevinkalivoda3442]

Did not know, budget, and, LS build, could be in the same sentance... Much less adding, twin turbo, to that mix. Must be one hell of a budget.

[@joel.3112]

Cam bearing?😅

[@matt3x37]

Them headers are way to close to the valve covers

[@wolfsr803]

That sheet metal intake is so loud …looks good tho

[@chevybigblock3311]

Looks good horrible to tune on a NA motor.

[@donald4095]

Those aren't the valve covers you're going to use are they are they just covers they look like small block 350

[@devinweber9049]

5.3 is a waist 6.2

[@luneyberd]

Not everyone wants 1k hp

[@juliosandoval8244]

Why not run btr turbo cam

[@luneyberd]

You lose power, Richard has videos of a cam shootout by btr.

[@juliosandoval8244]

@@luneyberd so wats better texas speed turbo cams or btr or cam motion

[@luneyberd]

@juliosandoval8244 I would say btr, but u will have to chose between low end or high end cam

[@BleedingWhiteKnuckles]

Stock intake would be more efficent than that sheet metal intake fyi.

[@chriznew1695]

Not necessarily at all.

[@luneyberd]

​@@chriznew1695ya boosted it's better but I would of went with hi-ram

[@jordantruax2389]

Kinda looks like a 350 my friend

[@CammedCorvette]

Nice paint on the block and heads but then has those filthy valve covers smh

[@JrodSumpthin]

Could've picked some better background music...

[@Ohsnapzdawg]

just show us the engine bro, leave the music out

[@Ivorybilledwoodpecker1]

Turn down the music

[@meyaht]

budget lol

[@allenedwards3073]

Hahaha hunks of crap will always be hunks of crap😅

[@jaydenorgaard4002]

I just got called retarded and stupid by all my "freinds" for saying I wanna put a twin turbo in for my ls engine and they said it doesn't have 2 intakes and I don't know much about engines but that's what I wanna do and I would just pay someone to do it but I guess you can...

[@TheJourneyHQ]

Never let naysayers stop you from doing something you want. We live each day by the Motto "Do What Makes You Happy" (DWMYH) plus adding the Two Turbos to one intake is super easy and you need more positive people in your life.

[@localenterprisebroadcastin5971]

Man…sure would be nice to hear what your saying but not for the crap music over powering your dialogue

[@stevechaney2958]

Bolts and junk on a motor and say this and say that. Who cares

[@J1723-d3m]

I would love to hear what you are saying, but I'm really distracted by the horrible music.

[@poorwhiteman6634]

Man i wish america got the barra motors. Itd legit render the ls, and all other pushrod engines pointless 🤣 legit, the lpg fueled greentop barra, post june 6 2006 manufacturing date, will take 600hp om stock internals with nothing but some injectors slapped into it, and a prefab turbo kit for 500 bucks, and people give them away for FREE. Gray tops will take a bit more usually depending on the date, which is the petrol NA motor, will take up to 700 stock, with a turbo, and the red, Purple and blue tops will take 850+, and you can pick up those for 600 bucks. You can buy a full, billet aluminium, 3800+ hp capable bottom end for 10k australian. It will legitimately cost you about a grand and a half to build a 1000hp, reliable engine. And i mean, 100,000+km of deadset reliability at that power level. Im kinda glad australias stopped glorifying the ls platform now that the yanks destroyed our economy, and taxed all engine imports to the point that a 240,000km ls1 imported from the us is 14k. We got better motors tho, so thats all g. Seriously, you guys shoukd try and import one, youll be genuinely freaked out how much power those big ass inline 6s take. 4.0L, closed deck, iron block, forged internals stock. Just dont buy ALL of them, like you did with our holden spair parts after single handedly destroying my countrys manufacturing industry, and 100+ years of car herritage, because trump said so to get some tax cuts.

[@22mrwright]

Why bother when 6.0 iron blocks are everywhere for 250 bucks at the junkyard, that can take 1000hp easy on a stock bottom end btw, don't be salty just because the yanks have it better 😅

[@trashbandit2449]

Literally everything you said applies to the LS as well, except the LS has better aftermarket, is cheaper, more common, and can take more power for less money. And we already have an American inline 6 that is nearly as good as the Barra (if not as good), that you guys didn't get. Edit: send me more holden parts please

[@Bigbriansc]

Try harder...ill bet you can get more annoying background music.

[@TheDodgeGuyBrandon]

Why dont you build a real engine.