Building A Bracket Race Engine From Repurposed Parts - Horsepower S15, E10

[@marshallwilliams4054]

I think this is one of the most thorough engine build episodes I’ve seen

[@TheDeerInn]

That's the kind of episode I like to see, explaining all the build and watch the baby purr after startup. Nice job guys!!!

[@rudyjhughes]

Mikes so quick to diagnose a issue on the dyno, so much confidence. This engine build was thorough and sensible.

[@mikegluth1981]

This guy was a great addition.

[@Christian-lf6iy]

“Wanna see if it’ll pull 10,000?” BAHAHAHAHAHHA that made my day.

[@nathanbutler8240]

Lol any engine can do 10,000 once

[@RyanBenbow]

My snowmobile engines make 168 horse power.

[@Anarchy-Is-Liberty]

Wanna cheap, effective bracket race engine?... go open the hood of your car!!! BINGO!! There it is! Now go to the track, and practice, practice, practice!!

[@ltr2801]

Nicely done mate. 👍

[@Adam-nv9zo]

Nice little engine

[@anamericanwolf7023]

anyone else catch the oil down the intake port when he was lubing the lifters?

[@Shade_tree_garage01]

Not gonna hurt it

[@antilaw9911]

Yeah sloppy workmanship

[@Adam-k6p4q]

😎💯✌.. Best part of building SBC is dyno time....

[@joshyeater3285]

Dang you hit that number 1 main cap so hard the bearing came out

[@brodyelkin6137]

They also pour oil into the intake on the head when putting in the lifters

[@HeadFlowInc]

Oops poured oil into the intake ports on the head. 😬😬😬

[@teotats532]

Was there any clearance between the lifter tie bars and the top of the lifter bores

[@razoreyes45k]

Didn't watch the entire video, but had to commend you on one thing that only the better engine shops do. Good job on measuring clearance. Yes, it is a Race Engine and it should be Blueprinted. However, many Mom & Pop shops don't see the importance of using a Dial Bore Gage even on a Race Engine!! Absolute mind boggling. They are content on using Plastigage. If I see that method performed by a so called "reputable shop" on a performance or Race Engine, I turn around and never return.

[@johnpena9165]

What was your reasoning for going with a hydraulic roller camshaft over a mechanical roller camshaft, performance or maintenance ? Great video 👍100% !

[@Arseneau222]

Those cam specs are the same as the Comp cam big mutha thumpr roller version , this proof that those cam can produce good power 💪

[@Jay-fb2lv]

They do work better than people think.

[@PeggyParrow]

You never know which way the thrust bearing is off, so i always put a small flat metal plate up against both ends of the crank one at a time and thump the plate to drive the crank forward, then backward, that way i know the thrust bearing is centered, Hope this helps.

[@lng-3698]

I'll sleep better tonight if I tell myself they replaced that cracked main cap before they ran it.

[@Bodeesafa]

Bro! Saw that shit too!!!

[@stevengrissom7142]

Wow it certainly looks that way but they're professions I'm sure they verified its condition with the banging on the main caps...I mean that's why ya do it correct?

[@baby-sharkgto4902]

Cmon man, time stamp…..

[@Jay-fb2lv]

Its not a crack.

[@Shade_tree_garage01]

Not a crack, lol

[@Ubadubarge]

“Change that nervousness to confidence “, “And get with me when this episode is over. I need you to provide a urine sample at the testing center.”.

[@LegionGamingTV]

Just because someone has anxiety doesnt mean theyre on drugs dude.. people that think like you make the world a shittier place ..

[@stevenbelue5496]

Anybody notice the drips from breather on the valve cover around the 16:19 point? If that’s oil it might need a catch can!

[@danmyers9372]

They got oil down an intake port when they poured all that oil into the lifter galley.

[@stevenbelue5496]

@@danmyers9372If down an intake port then it should exit out the exhaust. If it makes it past the rings it should end up in the sump but if that much is making it past the rings (hopefully they just hadn't seated yet) then ring gap, piston to cylinder wall clearance or something along those lines isn't right.

[@stevenbelue5496]

Perhaps the guides are loose and they are just running o'rings.

[@davelowets]

OR it could simply need some baffles in the valve covers. Pretty much ANY engine WILL drip some oil out of the valve cover breathers with NO PCV system OR vacuum pump. There WILL be some crankcase pressure, and it HAS to go somewhere.

[@skylinefever]

Do those replacement timing belts come with a schedule on them? I don't know how many engines were destroyed because people didn't know when a timing belt was until it went boom. It happened in my family in 1994. It was the end of mom's 1985 Nissan Maxima. Are replacement belt parts easily obtained? Many timing belt engines were destroyed if the replacement parts weren't good enough.

[@RyanMurphy-lp8jm]

Did anyone see the oil down the intake runner at 10:09

[@jjmccloud]

Whats the Part number for the comps ti.ing belt set?

[@shaunpowell7513]

Wet belt is ideal for drag racing you can change it every run

[@conservativecrusader80]

Nice build but one question, why only 11.5:1 for the compression? Too much for cheap 87 pump but not high enough to take advantage of either race gas or E-85. At least 12.5:1 or more. E-85 is cheaper, runs cooler, and more consistent too. I'd say 13.5:1 would have been perfect!

[@davelowets]

11.5 is fine for E-85. An N/A engine doesn't really benefit from E-85 anyway. It's MUCH better for boost. 13.5 with stock main caps is too much anyway.

[@conservativecrusader80]

@davelowets just curious why you would say that. Back in 2002 i was in college and our Motorsports Club built a factory sbc gen 1 block with stock 4 bolt mains, a stock stroke(3.48") steel crank 355(.030) with Bullet solid lifter cam, Edelbrock E-Street 200cc heads, Comp roller rockers, Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake, MSD ignition, Holley HP 750dp, 13.5 compression, JE pistons, Dyers forged rods, and ran it on Turbo Blue race fuel and with a Precision Industries 4200rpm converter, a Scott Hoch built TH400 with brake, and 4.86 gears in a Moser 9" and 29x9 M/T slicks we ran low, low 11's. And we raced that thing for years with 13.5 compression.

[@xbgtfella]

For a "budget" build it looks u blokes are sure keeping the UPS and FedX boys busy dropping off them parts. Good result thou.

[@justina9621]

Anyone noticed they are using a roller block one piece rear main with a roller cam but did not use the cam retaining plate and went with a cam button instead why create the extra work ?

[@Shade_tree_garage01]

Becuase they wanted to use tie bar lifters over the dog one style, plus they wanted to show what most people have, not everyone myself included has a 880 roller block

[@davelowets]

Because those are the parts they had..... Beggers can't be chosers. They get what they get from the sponsors

[@wisheye1]

Was this rotating assembly balanced?

[@johnnywalker640]

Yes

[@GJ-DT]

Flat top Pistons, dual plane intake, 513 lift cam, elderblock heads. Race motor???

[@benjamincarvin8031]

Exactly what I was thinking as I watched 😂

[@carbf1942]

Cam shaft part number ?

[@carbf1942]

I believe it’s the 299THR7. For those wondering.

[@Jay-fb2lv]

big mutha thumpr.

[@antilaw9911]

Hey lets pour some oil on the lifters and get some in the intake ports as well

[@pauljanssen7594]

When I look at this title of the show I keep thinking of swap meet 🙂

[@AntzAhhh]

3:44 Kinda skipped a beat when the bearing dropped from the cap :DD

[@godblessamerica99]

"In order to waste as much money as possible, we made sure to use all name-brand parts...."

[@joesmith306]

Kyle Larson, jolly good show.

[@saurabhnanoti8925]

What is normal cause of carbon buildup on intake valve in carburated engines??? Plzz give detailed answer and also simple diy method for removing carbon on piston crown without removing head ????is water injection and evaporative steam cleaning is good for engines ??? And basic single cylinder carburettor air screw setting for commuter class and race style carburettors

[@davelowets]

Leave it... it isn't bothering anything. You'll do damage trying to remove it.

[@grcyvtcffuubucfuv]

Someone was attacked by a razor in their sleep....

[@Peewee0413]

Dont let this guy build your engine, lol.

[@blakebusbee9889]

I heard Mike was Grand Wizard

[@stevenbelue5496]

A timing belt run on an aluminum cam gear bathed in oil? That just don’t seem right to me, I would be afraid the belt would get lubed up with oil and be so slick it would slip and jump teeth.

[@johnnywalker640]

Mascara used them for years

[@johnnywalker640]

NASCAR

[@stevenbelue5496]

@@johnnywalker640 don't seem like the ideal situation, a dry belt would have way more grip. Imo

[@davelowets]

It's an EXTERNAL belt drive system

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Peewee0413]

Crack? 3:47

[@davelowets]

No😊

[@Peewee0413]

​@@davelowets 10:09 oil in the intake was nice

[@JohnDoe-ml8ru]

A timing belt on an aluminum gear... No thanks!

[@johnnyriouse6794]

Wrong hydraulic roller lifters. 10:15 That's why the engine was running crappy. The tie bars are bottoming out on the lifter valleys 🤦🏽‍♂️. They need .300 tall lifters. It wasn't the carburetor...🙂. Nice try guy's..

[@Shade_tree_garage01]

They used the correct lifters, the lifters weren’t a raised boss

[@davelowets]

NOT wrong lifters... 😒

[@samperras]

Go Johnny

[@mattfubar4268]

They literally only reused the oil pump, rods and crankshaft. Everything else was new parts

[@everettgrover9459]

the heads were also reused, just with new springs and retainers

[@richardturk7162]

Tribal tattoo? What tribe are you?

[@andrewmasonwerdna]

3:47 fractured main cap... smart installing that... hahaha *cringe*

[@SwingingInJoggers]

Damn nice catch lmao

[@Bodeesafa]

Came here for this comment. I laughed my ass off when I saw it. 😂

[@baby-sharkgto4902]

It’s assembly lube, people.

[@andrewmasonwerdna]

@@baby-sharkgto4902 its not assembly lube lol #4k monitor....

[@Jay-fb2lv]

Its not a crack

[@blakebusbee9889]

Wa Ya Say John

[@marcushaynes843]

If I was rebuilding an engine, especially a Chevy, I would install a timing CHAIN, instead of a timing BELT. I don't trust them.

[@marcushaynes843]

And I mean a DOUBLE LAP timing chain.

[@ButtKickersReviews]

Same, they aren’t proven. With euro engines; belts are a 70k wear item on a STOCK DRIVER. Chains are good for 100k on a modified screamer. Swapping a chain setup for a belt is just plain stupid.

[@davelowets]

External cam belt drives are BETTER than ANY timing chain. Period.

[@danhambrick6331]

Sure do miss Mike Galley.I don't even watch those two clowns they have now....

[@tankgunner32]

Pat topolinsky is a bad ass wym lol

[@approachingtarget.4503]

It actually hurt to watch the entire episode.

[@Carlos.Rivera]

Why? Elaborate

[@mikegluth1981]

Cause it WAS so good. Watch it now. 😭

[@Brendentosto]

1.19 torque per cube... absolutely pathetic

[@petemcpeterson6205]

Lost me at " hydraulic roller" 👎

[@Shade_tree_garage01]

Stop being stupid, not everyone wants to adjust shit at a 500 mile interval

[@davelowets]

What's wrong with a hydraulic roller?? NOT all engines need a giant solid roller in them.

[@Thrashmetal_74]

The intake should be a open plenum