Building a better SR20DET Pt. 2

[@thankyoujune]

"It's almost head time" *points the camera at Big Boost*

[@MichaelBacon212]

Those cam gears are sexy. Engine is looking really good. I can't wait to hear that baby running and the waste gate also.

[@kzirb]

I love these videos because I’m not the most knowledgeable person in the world about building engines, but when I watch these videos I walk away with a better understanding! Can’t wait to build an engine someday.

[@michael_graper]

You gotta get Jimmy to come down and do the ultimate bay tuck

[@iSwagzable]

Michael Graper he’s taking the car to Connecticut soon

[@Iridium1O]

Adam,I would recommend having Alberto weld in a exhaust flex pipe, this will protect the manifold and turbo components from cracking, warping and other annoying issues. Many OEM companies use flex pipes. I know it is a little late to comment on this, but keep it in mind next time... Head alignment dowel pins need to be measured before installing head gasket, since you had the head and block resurfaced, the distance between head and block becomes smaller,but the dowel pin stays same length. If the head alignment dowels are too big, then the head does not properly seat on the new gasket and also is prone to failure. Keep up the cool videos!

[@AaronUnknownPerformance]

Thats going to sound sweet AF!

[@NeesanSkyrineR33]

like a lawnmower! lol jk.

[@DanielMaddux1]

Hey Adam, I'm late so not sure that you'll see this. I'd just like to suggest that you don't break the engine in easy. I know a lot of people suggest doing that and there are a few reasons why I think you shouldn't. As you probably know, the hone in the cylinder is there to retain oil for the Pistons and rings. But it also has the secondary purpose of basically filing the rings to a perfect fit against the cylinder wall. As you break in the engine. The heat cycling of the rings will cause them to harden over time, so it's best to get them bedded well before that happens. Because once the rings have reached that point then sharp edges on the hone will wear down quickly. Another thing of note is that the rings don't just seal because of their pretension from being larger than the cylinder. The piston ring lands are designed specifically to allow the pressures from combustion behind the rings. This means that the higher your combustion pressures are, the harder the rings get forced into the cylinder walls, wearing them into the cylinder better. For these 2 reasons alone I've always done hard pulls/track driving on every engine I've built to seat the rings. I have had great experiences doing it this way and have had great results in terms of oil consumption and blow-by. So I would just say barring any massive issues with lambda or timing, to just drive it hard to break it in, change the oil quickly the first couple of times and maybe even if you're curious, send off an oil sample to Blackstone labs and have an oil analysis done and they can tell you how you're break-in went.

[@kaianui3621]

Those Snap On torque wrenches are the best. I scored that 1/2" off a repo for $350 and it was never used. Once you go digital you never go back. Sweet build so far, cant wait to see the dynos

[@automedic9781]

Kaianui I bought the 3/8s when I was an apprentice tech and love it I can’t wait to get the 1/2in soon

[@evanstachler1437]

The look on Alberto's face when nicole said it wasn't funny playing Chinese music 😂😂

[@linus5242]

Evan Stachler the guys were all like *wtf...*😂

[@andrewpastorelli1861]

to tie in with the starbucks theme paint the calipers green

[@a6snt515]

Not that you didn’t make great videos before, Adam, but I’ve just really been enjoying them lately. Great work pal.

[@RamblinGarage]

Love to see you digging in and learning Adam, helps people to learn unlike when other KZbinrs just pay people to do their work. Good stuff brotha!

[@sherlockholmes60]

Ramblin' Garage What are you talking about? Adam is paying for all this work to be done. He may be watching and learning but make no mistake, he’s paying for it.

[@RamblinGarage]

Sherlock Holmes theres a big difference between paying and learning than there id paying and turning away

[@sherlockholmes60]

How so? You're not turning wrenches in either situation. But hey, do whatever mental gymnastics you need to do, to convince yourself that LZ is any different than other KZbinr's.

[@RamblinGarage]

He's in there, learning how to weld, pulling his own engine.. stuff like that. You walk over to TJ Hunt and he's literally just filming other people doing it. Sure he drills holes for widebodies, but any 3rd grader with safety glasses can do that.

[@colemeyers1161]

When u use the wire brush to clean it helps to dip it in gas to break the stuff on it down and use the brass one because it leaves less scratches

[@drockz311]

You deserve sponsor money from Starbucks!!! I really enjoy watching the car build. Good luck with startup!

[@dongabriel7633]

As soon as I get off work you bless me with another video 😭 thanks Adam!

[@dwn5hft]

Big Boost is my Encyclopedia-Engine-Build hero. Wish I had a friend like that.

[@zfried4357]

i could watch 20 sr20det builds cause you always find a way to do it better than the last

[@mcintosh.motors]

I'm so hype this is all coming together, can't wait for tomorrow's vlog!!

[@bwing4006]

I’m soooo stoked you were able to keep the Starbucks cap. Honestly I thought about that when you said Nicole bought you a new catch can for Christmas.

[@XXDEVIN157XX]

That is such a beautiful engine Adam !!! OMG SR20 Build perfection

[@mikeshestopal5644]

The "composite" head gasket stuff is actually a mix of graphite, metal and other "heat tempering material".

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

The composite head gasket is graphite impregnated to help fill in the imperfections in the surfaces, it doesn't add any strength to the head gasket. All cylinder sealing is done via the metal crush rings. The standard head gasket will survive at quite reasonably high hp levels, since the material part of the gasket doesn't come in contact with any pressure sensitive areas. The biggest advantage of metal over composite is when the bores are very close to water or oil jackets, and that comes down to the individual engine design. The biggest draw back of metal is trying to seal the cylinder under high boost. You really need a very smooth surfaces to run a metal gasket.

[@jordanaraujo2579]

@@DodgyBrothersEngineering great info thanks.

[@thebrownsugar4416]

i really am loving these vids man been around for a long time i really enjoy this content

[@ThePackBoyz]

Can't wait to see the 240 all finished up. You definitely met perfectly in the middle for form and function 👌👌

[@megaman_world1347]

Is it just me or watching this process of assembling a fresh engine so satisfying?

[@gregory.racing]

18:22 dang you got me

[@joncampbell723]

Not below the waist it doesn't count still looked though

[@timcunningham1101]

I love what you're doing with your S13. Great work buddy. Keep it up!

[@mattneumann7883]

I like that you know when build should be left to the professionals and when you can handle it your self all your cars are going to be dialed

[@codyparent6627]

I heart you for posting this I’ve been waiting all day

[@ar_snl]

its awesome adam from going to albertos shop to hanging out with him building cars. its so awesome!! albertos cool too its inspiring

[@Lerma23]

Adam the wrap for the wiring harness is called loom :)

[@Googlahemtillmig]

Mate, you have a garage. Make some place to work, working on the floor seems unnecessary. But fun to watch! Hope you enjoy make this also. Cheers!

[@kevinc9934]

Long live the Og starbucks cap haha. Engine bay is looking better than ever!

[@colegiesbrecht1793]

I’m disappointed youtube. I only got the notification 4 minutes later.

[@Jordan-rs8yi]

Coleo 7 15 for me

[@lordchimpin]

i got it halfway through the video

[@broodo1]

I never got my notification.

[@realythug7987]

Coleo 7 I didn’t get it till 30 minutes later

[@S.Low_345]

I never got any notifications ALL DAY! Damn drunk youtube still messing crap up! #YouSuck

[@CrazyandAngry]

I recently (2 weeks ago) talked to a Tomei tech about copper spray. He was pretty emphatic that it is a bad idea to use copper spray. In the past, I have used the copper spray on my SR gaskets because of "conventional wisdom". I decided to do some more research on the topic and went straight to the source. That said, copper spray isn't a bad idea on intake or exhaust gaskets if you can't find new oem gaskets after removing the manifolds.

[@danonmorey2058]

Alberto rebuilding the engine, and Adam is cleaning dirt off the alternator. Built not bought

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

Reassembled not built...

[@bekiro28]

adam can you please share how much the whole engine build coast including cleaning up and painting engine bay thanks great build you guys did a nice work

[@armourshooter5517]

Setup is going to be lit 🔥 Love the top turbo mount & i also have to mention it, the tucked wires is so clean! 👌

[@christianlemonade5355]

That turbo looks so sick on the top.

[@popculture1017]

That lighting in the beginning of the video though 👌🏽👌🏽

[@alreadylogan]

Looking good man keep up the good work love the attention to the smaller things had me sub'd from the first video I watched everything is looking crisp

[@ats_robinfax4655]

Good luck Adam/hope it goes well as you planed .

[@thatdriftingguy5027]

Adam love the vids keep up good work been watching for 3 and a half years

[@hampusk1931]

Adam you guys make me feel like I should take apart my engine and look it over also lol. I still got a year until I'm allowed to drive it on road anyways.. Great video btw man! Keep it up! Take care and peace!!

[@ezrawilson2446]

Been waiting all day for Adam to upload

[@Datsun280zeeee]

Please do a proper start up on this fresh rebuild, take plugs out, take out fpump fuse and turn over engine to lube it up. When you actually start the engine, use conventional oil to wear in the rings the first 200 miles. Then switch to synthetic. On first start up, rev it up to 2k immediately to get oil pressure up

[@nickb_8434]

This is my antidote just had exams today and now I'm happy with a bag of pop corn

[@QMAXIMUS]

I love these engine build videos. Thumbs up as usual Adam!

[@andricodewet3725]

Can't wait for the New -old SR!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@auzzieperformance6551]

Hey Adam great job on the build can't wait to see it finished😀

[@JamesW_713]

Stoked on the build killing it as always! Above and beyond 🚀

[@fattdxnuts0229]

That top mount setup looks amazing

[@pipebomb290]

I love this series so much

[@MammonDurden]

At the risk of sounding flippant, the way to build a better SR20DET is to put an SR20VET head on it. The VET heads flow have Nissans version of VTEC and close to double the CFM stock @ ~310 CFM , compared to the stock DET heads @ ~180 CFM.

[@clarko1010]

Those water lines are gona get waaarm. Excited to see it run though. Should feel like a completely different car.

[@peterthewizard]

Adam could you possibly add in the date of the video at the start, it just came to my mind during the video and I think it'd be a decent little addition.

[@jst-c1372]

I could see how much effort you put into the harness. Looks great. Just a thought, could you set up the camera on a tripod or far enough back into the corner so that you can get clips of what you are doing and maybe add in some commentary. Excited to hear the revitalized SR crank up!

[@HerbnOJ]

Alberto is goat. Wish I had friends that knew what they were talking about/doing.

[@jacksontinsley3103]

I love your videos! I can't wait for the SR to live!

[@cristianvargas7183]

This is all I ever wait for!! a vid by Adam

[@DSHanska]

SR20 with external gate sounds amazing.

[@automaticcool7243]

Should go for piping instead of hoses to the Turbo, when the engine is out its easier to bend the pipes and make it look clean 👍

[@jordanjacobs4365]

Best car channel tbh, who agrees?🤷🏼‍♂️

[@DAoa-dl2ur]

ALBERTO BETTER BE GETTING PAID FOR THE WORK HE DOES FOR YOU! THE GUY KNOWS HIS SHIT!!!

[@gammalight1312]

That's some clean wiring, ocd level +

[@stang_daddy5980]

you have an external waste gate no matter what you do to the pipe coming out of it! lol internal waste gates are part of the exhaust housing on the turbo

[@MrBurkhart]

Keep up the good work. Always excited to see the next video. 👍👍

[@bryanberan8264]

haggard garage and Caleb collaboration since they're in Florida? I want to see your cars do the compound race they do. I feel like pother people would love that too. Keep it up love watching your videos after work.

[@Forza4ModsIwishIhad]

Hey adam! Love the videos love the car looks better every time you do something to it! Keep it up!

[@bradyandrewsky1]

Adams been hitting the gym, we see you!!

[@chachi_luna]

That bay looks clean.

[@Haraa]

2AM now, I gotta wake up at 7AM,and I'm still watching Adam :D

[@joeyg29jgjg]

Been waiting 2 days for this!

[@Tanner731]

I really like these videos of you workin on project cars

[@07XR5]

Adam LZ you should get a clear cam gear cover for the SR

[@Blue-ur1ii]

That turbo looks sick.

[@jairosendsit8667]

Been waiting all day for this video 😁😁

[@Sweet9964]

dang Nicole was mad at Adam for laughing about the chinese music

[@ItsWourn]

Nickenator8 cos she christian

[@BiondoTheStampede23]

Opened the video, 144p, refreshed page, 360p, now i'm waiting for 1080p

[@mcfly1559]

Remember the BMX vlogs? That was the good ol’ days

[@DnRxProduction]

Love the long videos keep up the great work as usually😁👌🏽

[@scoobygms210]

Those lines thru the manifold scare me that’s a lot of heat great vid Adam

[@domnew4480]

Damn okay Adam LZ gaining some muscle keep working out man!! 💪👌

[@esolomoso4100]

Could Alberto fabricate a bracket to allow the lines to clear the exhaust and clean them up a bit?

[@idownthesystemgaming6425]

Waste gate out the fender would be awesome!

[@Floppfb]

Just for the fun you should take the wing off the 240 for a little it

[@NoClassic]

That coolant line is going to fry if ran through the manifold even with a heat barrier on it. Run a banjo fitting off the block and go below the manifold runners.

[@PabloAJ7]

external gate through the hood please, would be awesome to see some fire

[@angelortiz3050]

Try O&J performance in Kissimmee, they always have a lot of stuff for Sr20

[@Evomenny]

The Sr20det is looking good bro

[@kenardtduplessis9409]

Its simple. I see a adam lz video. I click on it. And i like it

[@ernesto8a380]

adam you need to upgrade the intake manifold. everything is so well put together and then that intake ruins everything

[@ianpelkowski]

I love the fact that you stick with a 4 cylinder.

[@pedropartida1913]

Crazy Job! Like what your doing. How about repainting the engine cover to say Starbucks? Maybe they'll sponsor your car! Would like more detail on the hose connections that Alberto did.

[@burkielol]

Cant wait to hear the sound of it!

[@kevin_the_astronaut4749]

Great video adam. Love the content. Keep up the great work.

[@theresaoakes9387]

I'm betting it spools super low with those big flanges, send that dump pipe out the fender, it's not the bmw, plus gives you another reason to side mount a gopro, Flames!

[@zacharyanderson3595]

Make sure you use a Lucas oil e85 fuel additive it will save you so much from gunk and detonation or and e85 and methanol fuel additive

[@lucasmitchell5563]

Yo I’ve got the same Honeywell Garrett shirt as Alberto !!! I got it at jamboree in Australia

[@benbruce1073]

Love these type videos from you

[@maxtreck]

Please make an in depth video of you putting that oil plate in once the engine is in the car I’ve been trying to figure out how to get mine on for a long time