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[@ambitiosus1079]

Anyone can sell a product but it takes a great man to provide quality customer service. Well done Steve Morris & co.

[@aussiek2000]

I mean when a 50K+ engine breaks before it even hits the dyno, I'd hope there's some customer service to back it.

[@kacesmithhart5005]

You mean 100k.

[@brandonhaywood3391]

It takes big Bucks to play with big blocks. Same thing it takes big Bucks to play with big trucks.

[@Cartier2Shiesty]

@@kacesmithhart5005he said 50k+. you know what a plus sign is???

[@OPFOR109]

Steve is a smart dude making videos like this. He gets ahead of the internet rumor mill, while showing that his customer service and integrity is unbeatable.

[@vehdynam]

Standing behind your product is a sign of honesty and decency . Well done Steve , and to the guys at SOB Built Motorsports for a killer Camaro.

[@paulbigham5079]

You know Steve is a good guy when he even gives the valves a reach around

[@mayhem035]

Steve as a performance engine builder... your customer service is mind-blowing...you are such a genuine nice guy. Not more left in this world... 🤘❤️

[@xprettylightsx3781]

Well said

[@todd8109]

Steve shows unparalleled dedication and support for the product he builds and sells. Not many people will take their Sunday and go in and work a whole day to get the problem resolved. A+

[@scottgeorge1215]

Definitely a cool ride. Also goes to show you that you’re not forgotten after the check clears!! Top notch!!

[@a.dison92]

I’m always happy that Cleetus page brought me to yours. Love the content,love to geek out and soak in knowledge that you drop. Thank you Steve for sharing this type of stuff with us.

[@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77]

I know I keep posting but me Steve is the definition of backing his product literally

[@Offthechartsoffroad]

I just want to say that Seve Morris is like no engine guy I have ever delt with in a very good way! I had a local engine shop by me put my spiral locks in BACKWARDS so when I started my engine it destroyed all of my cylinders and pistons on my brand new $25k in parts alone 496 BBC roller/stroker engine and they admitted that they messed up but refused to do ANYTHING for me because "it is a racing application." This was in the late 90's s so yes that was a lot of money especially since I wasn't even 21 yet. A man that stands behind his work is a man that everyone should be happy to work with, good job Steve Morris!

[@briananderson5284]

Once again another great video from Professor Morris 😁 Thanks again for bringing us along love your channel !!!!

[@stevemorrisracing]

Thanks

[@Guesswho69650]

Thanks Steve for the content. Love the way you stand behind your work and make videos of some of the problems that are unseen. Love to here what you find out what caused the problem.

[@glamiskid50]

That’s why you’re the man Steve customer service like no other and you don’t hide anything. Love y’all.

[@budddove6480]

Steve always takes care of his people. He's been that way since the beginning. Thats the difference between a passionate engine builder, and a money hungry engine assembler.

[@octanerebuilds4942]

That’s what you call customer service what a stand up guy 🙌🏾

[@Ammoniummetavanadate]

That coating looks absolutely amazing

[@1STGeneral]

Oerlikon Metco's Thermal Berrier Coating TBC holds up to all the BTU's 🔥 so I'm curious to what coating Steve's going to get 🤔

[@kmack747]

I love Steve saying money pit like the wagon as the camera pans to it and everyone runs away 😂

[@Bodie2020]

There are only a handful of the smx in existence. If anyone hates on Steve for some issue that arises then they have zero understanding of what it takes to do what he has. Not one of the people who talks trash could do what Steve has.

[@dominiczito7835]

I want to see that bad ass car with a Christmas tree on top of it . Make it happen

[@gavinmcmillan6222]

Awesome car. Not only does Steve fix it, but he films it for all to see. No hiding.

[@nataliedeyton6829]

Steve saying 3400 lbs is heavy … when my challenger sitting around 4400 😂 it’s not heavy she’s big boned 😂

[@br549rdr]

Just another example of Steve Morris standing behind his product.💪

[@miceinoz1181]

Hi Steve, my thoughts, I do not like the wastegate pipes pointing to the gound, they appear too close to the turbo inlet and if on the street (or track for that matter), wastegate relief may blow dirt up off the ground to be sucked into the turbo inlet. Is there something not fitted that I am missing maybe? This is the second hung up valve in your vids recently. Is there a way to have a .030 deep scroll line cut down the inside of the guides to allow a little more oil for stem lube while maybe also allowing for guide to not tighten up so much when it gets hot? Just a thought as you are on the bleeding edge of technology here.................

[@samsonian]

Now while I agree the wastegate pipes present a potential FOD (Foreign Object Debris) problem, the problem SHOULD only present on the dragstrip. Why? Because you have to be a special kind of special to not filter up your inlet during the “drive” portion of drag’n drive events…so the only time this should pose an issue would be at the far end of the track or playing around with 2-step checks in the pits or on the way to the start. In other words, yes; I don’t like the position of the screamer pipe either.

[@thomasphilyaw8593]

I would comment about what a stand up guy you are standing behind your work 1000%, but that valve stroking had me at the word go 😂😂😂

[@SurpriseItsJines]

I believe valve hung because of turbo location. Debris thru the intake. Check to see if turbines have any damage

[@rickyt310]

The reason that intake valve stuck open is because the mufflers are too tight. Loosen them off a bit and it should be good 😂

[@scottgeorge1215]

Good eye on catching that. Binding the muffler bearing causes a multitude of issues!! 😂😂

[@pineychristian]

Talk about support. Not only did you fix the problem but, you put the car on the hub dyno to get the guy dialed in. Awesome customer service!

[@scottgarmon4865]

That is a clean build. Coating looks amazing.

[@allenl9031]

That "Bump! Bump! Bump!" at idle. Sweeet! Can't beat cubic inches! Nice build, love that Synergy Green that harkins back to the 1969 Camaro Rallye Green.

[@BoostedSpeedDemon]

That's wild. I've never seen a big block make 1,300 less foot pounds of torque than horsepower.

[@young11984]

Cant argue with that kind of customer service or be that lucky for that shit to happen at an idle either lol

[@game.over.]

Outstanding customer care STEVE GREAT JOB FROM MAINE

[@MikeDonGottiLocklear]

I'm calling him Dr Steve from now on 😂

[@timothymilam732]

Couple questions for y'all. Wouldn't it be to his are anyone's advantage to direct the exhaust to the rear of the car, because of the shear amount of air velocity coming out of the pipes would help two ways. One it woukd assist in pushing the car forward as a jet engine pushes whatever it's attached to, and secondly it would clean the air turbulence up it's causing as the car goes faster and hits more resistance the faster it goes. With all the exhaust exiting aimed out each side it's makimg like an dynamic force acting like an air curtain for the air it's trying to slip through with the least resistance as possible. With it shooting towards the rear of the car creating a slipstream effect and actually sucking the air in front of it into this slipstream giving it a more efficient aerodynamic efficiency. Just my thinking after being in the business of building high static high volume ductwork all my life, and seeing how such things greatly effect the air flow static pressure and total volume of air moved by small changes such as those mentioned PS It would be very interesting to see what effects the changes in a before and after effects in a actual wind tunnel with the smoke and streamers attached to the car at speeds similar to run down the track

[@rolliefoster2837]

...not many shops stand behind their work like this - just awesome !...

[@user-xe8wy2io7f]

Top notch for sure..... love the way you show the problems + the steps to fixing said problem aswell as the success's.... i learn so much from every vid thank u for being a good dude 💯💯🚘🚘🚦🚦🚀🚀

[@adamhartmann9490]

Looks like mullet has some competition!

[@logang2878]

Those guys are literally right down the street from me. That's awesome to see the collab with you Steve

[@darylmorse]

That's a great looking car! Hope to hear more about it after some runs on the strip. I agree with some of the other comments about the location of the turbos. They are well-positioned to inhale debris from the road.

[@vanjabi8827]

@0:07 RIP roll cart 🤣💪🏽

[@shawnmcatee895]

is that valve stem round? It'd only take a couple tenths to be a problem. Ive seen brand new valves where the head wasnt concentric to the stem...One, on a little motorcycle intake that was only 27mm was out by .006". Totally fixable but, literally a brand new part.

[@young11984]

Couple tenths😳😳?

[@shawnmcatee895]

Tenths of one thousandth. @@young11984

[@ryno6101]

540 very cool SMX, great exhaust coating thanks for the info. Aluminum heads I’m sure but what material of bronze guide ? Hole in aluminum might have been egged before pressing in guide and even machined id afterwards after it heats up might squeeze at 2 points.

[@stevemorrisracing]

Possible

[@ultimateone624]

That car set up looks so sick. Enjoy that beast of a built

[@colbylux-hale5561]

Ooh, look at the way Steve handles that valve, borderline OF content.

[@young11984]

😂😂 thats messed up but funny af

[@colbylux-hale5561]

@young11984 once you see it, you can't unsee it! Lol

[@stuart207]

You'd think the turbos would scavenge from each other when stationery. Great build 👏 👌

[@bcbloc02]

My most likely guess was that maybe the rocker was against the stem instead of on the top when it was tightened down and it shoved it over into the guide hard enough to make a spot in the valve that then heated up and seized after some running. Probably would have popped right into place after the first rotation of the engine but not until after the valve was marked/damaged.

[@bradhughes613]

Me sitting here in Kathleen, GA watching this having never even heard of SOB Built Motorsports. How about that.

[@winstonpratt604]

Those X275 cars are just plain 🔥🔥🔥

[@lawrencecarlson2425]

I've seen the very same valve stick problem with an intake valve. The confusing part is why an intake? They should run cooler and be the last to stick.

[@young11984]

Im saying long idle times and non lubricating methanol could have chilled that sweet spot and caused it to distort enough to gall, idk though without seeing the part and the rest of them too

[@lawrencecarlson2425]

@@young11984 Mine happened during a long pull on a gasoline engine that had about ten hours on it.

[@young11984]

@@lawrencecarlson2425 thats crazy, carb or efi?

[@lawrencecarlson2425]

@@young11984 Carbureted, my assumption with no proof is that gas washed the oil from the valve stem.

[@young11984]

@@lawrencecarlson2425 usually the seals eliminate 90-100% of the oil from getting by into the guides anyway though, gasoline is the only lube available and not even much at that with E blends, E85 or methanol other than the top lube used in it

[@phmaximus]

awesome ride. shows if you have enough money anything is possible..

[@Dominator37]

Yup .. most anything but not everything…!

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Awesome thanks for sharing love it you are such a stand up guy and you back your product and take care of your customers wish more companies would do that unfortunately it’s hard to find anymore

[@super7three262]

It would be cool to get some digital mics and see what that spot measures. Being egg shaped a few tenths of a thou can make all the difference in the world. I’m super curious to see. What type of machine are they made on?

[@paulcopeland9035]

He buys the valves. They are not made in house!

[@robertd5674]

Steve, how do you check your guide bores? if you're pinning them, even if you're using deltronic pins its only giving you half the story. See about investing in a small ziess CMM so you can trace the actual guide bore straightness, size and shape of the bore. Seems like you may be experiencing some out of roundness on the bores, causing a pinching of the stem. just a few thoughts.

[@richardmoerke9329]

That was nuts. You are the man taking care of your people. I wish I had the money to get one of those monsters. Driving that on the highway be so bad. I know tickets may be a problem with this setup. Well tires to I guess. What a nice setup.

[@bassin8885]

Crazy I’m watching this right down the road from y’all’s shop. I live on oldhakinsville rd.

[@OPFOR109]

I love watching big boy cars try to rip the building off it's foundation during dyno pulls.

[@patriot2164]

Damn , I'll be watching for this Camaro ! SOB Motorsports , Love the exhaust pipe Coating

[@vinceburris2538]

Thanks Steve, another fantastic and educational video video as usual.

[@clintondavid525]

Its incredible to me that engine was turning 8900RPMs! What a monster

[@Frankodilla]

If the lash was a tad too tight and the valve was sticking out just a couple of thou. Is it possible to hydraulic, detonate, or backfire the motor just barely enough to slight the buckle the valve and cause those sides to bow out just enough to take clearance away?

[@michaelcummings1862]

It still kills me how people think they can give advise to a guy that took a block of aluminum and built a block and heads, then assembled a engine that can make 2000 to 5000hp. i can only hope that one day ill get that smart on the internet

[@ronmiller1162]

it seams like we keep getting these little issues with the SMX engine package stupid parts failures and some small other unknown problems and like i knew he would he showed you guys everyone of those issues and fixed each one and im sure he made every customer happy as f Steve the standup guy, businessman

[@robm.4512]

Just wondering whether the valve guides are notably thin wall? I’ve had one similar snag with a guide that I know didn’t start going in quite dead straight to the head bore, which distorted the guide a wee bit, just introducing a slight flat spot in the guide bore. It really didn’t take much, when I was fitting it I knew that it wasn’t 100% true pretty much straight away and just biased the mandrel to correct it but the damage must’ve already been done. I figured that the final ream would have dealt with any possible minor imperfection. In my case it didn’t actually seize but it did gall the stem and there was a corresponding pair of witnesses in the guide, a locally burnished spot where the hole had distorted in and a longer witness area up the bore on the opposite side. I’d also have thought that valve rotation would have caused all around galling on the valve stem but it didn’t, it had opposed gall lines similar to yours. I found it after only about 20 mins total running because we decided to strip the head to revise the intake ports having discovered a new trick on the flowbench that had worked well on another motor. Perhaps a tramline or two forming early on prevented the normal rotation, not sure, only guessing. Thanks for putting out your content, warts and all! I’m retired now but watching you working through the problems helps keep me feeling involved with the job I loved.

[@chevyheavy79]

Is that valve stem out of round? Or what about total runout?

[@bigblockjess617]

yesss!!!! Time to learn!!! Keep up the good work steve!!!

[@glenbrannon7224]

Awesome how you take care of your customers !😊

[@fcksticksable]

Thanks Steve... just wondering if you can show us all again how that valave was grabbed again in more detail. 🤔

[@stevemorrisracing]

🤔

[@warrenmichael918]

@@stevemorrisracing I think he wants it done slower with a little more OnlyFans attitude? LOL

[@chrismadaj8751]

It's amazing how you can do a visual analysis on a sparkplug and know how the engine is going to perform GODSPEED

[@UKDrew]

Awesome as Always..Really enjoyed this one..Thx Guys

[@a.jsipple7322]

I would be interested to listen to you elaborate on how much Valve bounce occurs at what rpms, on your your SMX and SML engines.

[@edmahonejr.9364]

He’ll never know if he doesn’t put it on that spin Tron

[@DeltaVTX]

Why ya holdin’ that valve, Steve? Oh.

[@Dou6.2]

I had to comfort my spark plugs after they caught a glimpse of those THICC boys!!!

[@Whateverpoopiepants]

Cerakote for sure, I’ve used burnt bronze on mine. That’s one of the gold colours. Cerakote can be done at yours Steve, you shot blast the parts with sharp course grit and then just spray it on. Some air dries some is baked. They also do piston skirt and crown coatings separately. One for low friction and one for extreme heat resistance.

[@s.o.bbuiltmotorsports1448]

this is not cerakote. It is Zybar

[@Whateverpoopiepants]

@@s.o.bbuiltmotorsports1448 So it’s PTFE ? Rather than ceramic solids ?

[@stanleymartin1613]

Cool stuff. Enjoyed watching ✌️ 😎

[@willreyesvasques]

Piece of art car , just the welds on the fuel tank cant keep up .....

[@s.o.bbuiltmotorsports1448]

agreed, its a slapped together cell at the moment because we are playing with capacities. Started out looking great like the rest but after 3 modifications for capacity and location it got ugly quick. The best part about what we do is once i have a final of what i like, i can build a one piece deal for a better end result!

[@FangOfTruth]

If valve guides also check out fine what about checking valve at operating temperature? Maybe contamination in metal that makes the valve stem distort with heat. Just trying to think outside the normal causes.

[@thomasczyz1279]

Another great video, and satisfied customer 😊😎

[@JohnRoberts71]

Great content thanks for sharing

[@gafrers]

Quality and love the green color

[@Dou6.2]

9:36 LAWDDDD HAVE MERCY

[@johnmattos1475]

I think that valve wanted to go have a cigarette and a sandwich after Steve gave it a happy ending. Love your channel Steve.

[@shaneletwin3541]

Very interesting by chance is the stem of valve out of round , I ve only exsperianced a hung valve from clearance or old fuel.

[@alanphillips4431]

Do you double check the roundness of the valve guide? It sounds like it’s deformed.

[@KYBugMan]

I can’t imagine driving that damn thing around town go grab a 12 pack in that bad bitch you got to love that awesome video Steve keep on rockin brother

[@stevemuller82muller65]

Keep up the great work bro 😎🤙 much love from Pennsylvania 🥳🇺🇲

[@710performance]

Another ripper! Nice ride for sure!

[@michaelwynne4346]

Another informative video by Steve Morris.

[@Berm_Blaster]

Good visual on proper hand grip lol

[@ksboi29]

When he said 50 psi base tune!!!!😮

[@ohboy2118]

Is this the same situation Tom Bailey had during Sick week not so long ago? Going to be interesting to know if this is a material issue with the valves or guides etc. Maybe installation issue? Maybe a configuration issue on the car with airflow, intake and exhaust.

[@stevemorrisracing]

Different issue and engine platform

[@ohboy2118]

@stevemorrisracing thanks for the update Steve 👍

[@GNX157]

Steve, do you do any durability/endurance testing of your engines on the dyno, ie running them a light loads and varied throttle settings for several hours at a time and then dissemble to check for wear and other effects, send the oil out for testing etc?

[@kylestubblefield3404]

I would be interested in putting a mic on the valve and see if the stem is slightly out of round.

[@CJ5EVOLUTION]

That is the meaning of Customer Service..

[@acurarl9929]

How are them turbos going to survive sitting upfront and so low

[@TheSteelArmadillo]

Zach is my cousin. Cool dude. Not many forms of motorsport he hasn’t been in.

[@dksaevs]

that sounds great

[@TheCuttz1984]

That heat treatment is legit. I got it done to my Cressida. Works a treat. Looks great too

[@flyingkaratechop]

Is that treatment for stainless or titanium? or both?

[@stevemorrisracing]

All

[@TedRitchie-cz5pu]

No coolant = oops too hot and stuck valve. That’s why it tightened up on the sides and not all the way around.

[@Hammerback972]

That car is beautiful. Reminds me of The snot rocket 2.0 (Mustang) Brett Lasalas car, its beautiful as well as quick. (6.30s@ 215ish mph I think)

[@young11984]

Thats who i thought it was when i looked at my phone and saw the tiny notification

[@stevethomas1301]

Bretts car is the standout right now, Genuine cast Coyote block and heads aswell as factory crank all at 5.2l.

[@lordcommander3224]

@@stevethomas1301for sure. Compared to a billet smx it’s pretty cheap setup he can take multiple motors with him.

[@scotthultin7769]

68 👍's up Steve Morris thank you for sharing 😊