Here’s What Happened After Starting My “Abused” LS Engine With A Gigantic Camshaft & Open Headers!

[@LegitStreetCars]

Watch me finish the entire car, tune it on the dyno and drive it for the first time with all the engine work! bit.ly/2E5NdK7

[@michaelblair4473]

Hi Alex love the video I guess you know this already but that Chevy Caprice is actually a Holden Caprice made in good old Aussie Land and imported over, I have the same engine and they go great guns.

[@mikewest9033]

Hey man keep doing what u doing with your son man. That will be a life long memory for him. My daddy had his own auto repair shop when i was around your boys age. I always wanted to do that type of stuff with him but his shop was just to busy an he didn't have the time. That's good fathering man. He will always remember that and he will gain the needed knowledge for engines as well

[@sebastianalvarado2390]

All I have to say is this man is a full time -worker -father -and kind of Yter This man has some powers And a very talented mechanic

[@justincoats7236]

I'm like, why are you working a regular job? I'm sure, he is smart enough, to make good money at his day job.

[@vikingman4614]

Probably to keep his 401k or other retirement package.

[@Agilepickleunite]

@@vikingman4614this lots of ytuber in the car community only had the money to get popular because of there job they already had with decent income

[@muji02]

From Experience with Caprices there is a useful feature called “ engineering mode” hold the scroll button on the left of the steering wheel while the key is in the off positon then while holding turn it to the on postion you’ll enter the screen where a lot of info is available you can still start it while in engineering mode to exit just press the mode button

[@WoodLox]

Interesting,. Thanks for the code, can’t wait to see what awaits!

[@yungtooli]

still doesn’t show you oil psi though

[@jayceecombs6887]

I trust you're keeping that young man's pay straight... looks to be a natural with a wrench! 😁👍

[@petercantremember253]

The little man is the Brains Trust..Alex is just his DIY Mechanic

[@andresrtorres9794]

Working on cars is cool but having your little guy tightening stuff with you is priceless. Best of the best.

[@srp365]

Electric exhaust cutouts, maybe? Uncapped sounds sick and intimidating

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

I love to see your son helping you! I was so fortunate to have someone mentor me in my very young years in the fine art of twisting bolts. I passed it along to my son as best as I could. That is some great bonding and learning time. Great videos too! LS rules!

[@MrSnowford]

man........sounded like it was ready for the drags. Love the sound with that cam. Should be one hell of a sleeper. Nice work.

[@AdamIsUrqed]

How in the hell do you do so much in most of your videos? You do more in one video than some car KZbinrs do in 5. No "Part 17 of our Nissan Build!!!" or "Will She Turn Over - LS2 Part 361!!!". I sold a few BMWs and a few Mercedes. With the exception of the old import/drive converted diesel Merc, I wouldn't have touched any of them with a 10 meter cattle prod. You ALMOST make me want to buy a project, but there's no way in hell I would without a lift or a garage, for that matter. Excellent content. I hope 2020 brings a millions subs to your channel.

[@mrman17]

Other KZbinrs just go into more detail

[@mbsnyderc]

@@mrman17 No other KZbinrs didn't spend years as a professional mechanic.were you get payed buy the book hours not the real hours.

[@GeoffInfield]

Timelapse of assembly was one of the most satisfying things I've ever seen - as was seeing someone using a torque wrench on plugs! Respect :) The smile when she was idling with lopey cam and open headers is one of the most truly *relatable* things I've watched on YT 😊 Great video, thank you!!!

[@charlesdugaw7067]

The smile ... yes. HAHA. I noticed he is REALLY into this.

[@Daermos]

I love when your kids help out that is super awesome! I'm slowly introducing my son to the fixit side of things but he get board pretty easy, he is slowly getting there. Can't wait to hear this fire with the cam, rumble rumble dust falls from ceiling. Man i love that!

[@MeatballGarage]

Sounds mint!! Nice to see the Aussie VCM OTR going on too Alex - represent 🇦🇺 👌 woo hoo!

[@Ponycar66k]

Honestly I’ve learned so much by watching this. I bought a 5.3LS to put into my 4th gen camaro without knowing anything and I was like wtf do I do. This has helped me out a lot

[@philmay7834]

Why you don’t have a million subscribers is beyond me. Informative, friendly, smooth flowing, camera always on point, everything from exotic to plain jane domestic…….come on, people, LSC is one of, if not the, best repair/modify platform on KZbin. Get on board, it’s a great way to spend 20 minutes!

[@JordieG8]

The "J" pipes are to cancel out the awful resonance you'll get with an exhaust. The drone on my G8's exhaust was so bad. That's a nice touch.

[@turboman93]

I have the Solo Mach shorty balanced car back on my G8 and I love it along with the VCM intake as well. Great setup and plenty of power to move that car.

[@catfishcorner7116]

Alex it’s good to see that you got your little man helping on this build! He looks like a natural with a wrench in his hand! Great video and I can’t wait to hear that exhaust!🐟

[@valengreymoon5623]

"It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It was the model made with catalytic converters, so it'll run real good on unleaded gas. So, is it the new Legit-mobile or what?" lol

[@johnpagdilao6075]

Fix the cigarette lighter. Lol

[@valengreymoon5623]

@@johnpagdilao6075 LOL Touche'

[@johnpagdilao6075]

@@valengreymoon5623 When he hucks it out the window I crack up every single time.

[@valengreymoon5623]

@@johnpagdilao6075 It never gets old. :)

[@GeoffInfield]

LOL! "It's dark out, and we're wearing sunglasses". "Hit it". Since turning 50 I've noticed fewer and fewer people understand my obscure references , like the way I say "You don't... like it? " or "Looks like I picked the wrong day to give up sniffing glue"... my big bro and I were reminiscing a few lines last night and ended up buying 'Airplane!' (aka 'Flying High here in NZ). Still awesome. Then I saw '1980'... no way... FORTY years ago? No wonder people don't get half of what I say!!! 🤣

[@abdulaelchami7851]

Put a hsv grange body kit on it

[@georgiafan6618]

No leaks 👍 Sounds good too. Those tubes in the back of the exhaust are called Helmholtz resonators - they reduce drone. Nice quiet cabin.

[@rubyred93chev]

_No matter what car the engine would go back in to Alex, your hand built LS engine is beyond fantastic. Keep up the great job! Die-hard Chevy guy is still anxious about that SL65._

[@poot111111]

Great to see another progress video, can't wait to hear that unique exhaust !

[@jayceecombs6887]

I have a full kooks stainless all the way on my TRANS . Luvit!

[@MyGuyKirby]

Car sounds ferocious, but you are a truly amazing mechanical mind with the skills to amaze.

[@patrickfogarty5809]

So nice to see a great Aussie car being reworked. Monster car

[@InternationalTouringworldwide]

I could lull myself to sleep with the sound of the engine. This sound is unique, I could listen for hours! You feel really comfortable with it:)

[@michaelcampbell6011]

Dude love the way you have your son help. Way to go

[@BurgaBea_Stro]

Not a chevy fan but nice job, I miss my caprice so much i had a '94 😪

[@jamieanderson634]

Good job mate the vcm intake is a great piece of gear look real mint and work excellent as well

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Great job man!! This and last video were great!!

[@overzealousmaverik]

My best memories are from working on vehicles with my dad. Now that he's gone I have those to cherish.

[@southaussielad2496]

Love the sound of a cammed ls, sounds like a drummer at a metal concert 👌

[@GoodBariusOfTheNorth]

I cannot wait to hear this! I've rebuild 350s but an LS looks like a whole new beast, it just seems everyone puts an LS in my car...

[@doug3805]

Starting the little man off right, love that. The little dude looked like he knew what he was doing!

[@gusrockes]

So fun when you run open heads, can feel the exhaust hammering off the ground and shaking everything

[@Z06ified]

I’ll never get tired of hearing an American pushrod V-8 with a big lumpy cam and long tube headers. Pure music.

[@MrWoodyBalto]

Those Kooks headers are a great fit. Such a far cry from the headers I had on my Nova that were smashed nearly flat because the were the lowest part of the car. LOL

[@johnfrese4851]

i am glad you got rid of that dod system and made the motor reliable because i have seen so many 5.3 and 6.0 in the junk yard do to the dod system. there are people who yank them and just straight up rebuild and dod delete them then turn and sell or put them in there vehicles just to get rid of the dod system on top of put some good things in them at the same time.

[@deucci_]

You know its a good engine when it sounds like the intro to "Hot for Teacher"

[@marcusmagee4481]

Really nice install and sounds great. You may want to look at insulating/shielding your plug wires and boots from those bare headers. The first couple hundred miles at highway speeds should tell the tale.

[@kimnach]

The sound of your engine's first start was reminiscent of when I pulled, rebuilt (with some help from my sons whow were in HS), and first started the engine (after a few days of troubleshooting) in my 88 IROC with new Dyno Don headers. My wife came running out the house shouting "that sounds awesome!" And she's not into cars all that much.

[@shawnschroeder549]

Awesome! You always give us quality and not quantity with your videos. Good one!

[@user-fl2ug7sr3t]

Please upload more! I love these videos. After a long day of work your videos make me happy.

[@24MartinONDS]

Your advertising is not too bad like on other channels. Plus I am a big fan of cold brew coffee. Cars & Coffee, best combination.

[@jason5776]

By far one of the best car channels on KZbin .. I look forward to all your content!

[@LegitStreetCars]

Thanks Jason. Appreciate that.

[@LegitStreetCars]

What other mods should I do? Nitrous?

[@jasonj8740]

No nitrous. However, you should try Black Rifle Coffee 👍

[@richardb7977]

Twin turbo's!

[@gkiferlt1]

One of those fancy LSA intakes!

[@joshhicks80]

Paint the car black

[@InfiniteBumblebee337]

Twin Turbskis! Nitrous will do in the meantime....

[@Eurland]

So satisfying watching you piece it back together. You know your stuff. Was that your son on the ratchet? he was doing a great job!

[@seandcannon]

You're a good dad, I always enjoy your videos but it was cool seeing your son get involved.

[@graemetd46]

Always try to do on all engine's I have built, having oil pressure up before starting,is always a good idea

[@valengreymoon5623]

Those headers should be completely heat-wrapped to keep those under-hood temps down.

[@Kurtage77]

Really glad I stumbled across this rebuild! Been really fascinated with pushrod motors lately haha

[@06sti360]

The capped tubes at the back are helmholtz resonators. They're tuned by changing the size and length of the tube.

[@85superchris]

We all work on cars in our own way but some things are important to do for the life of the engine. Priming the oil after putting in new cams and such is one of those things you must do before firing the engine. However, some people don't do it. I've seen people just fire it off and rev it up and some time later wonder why something broke. Lol oil is the life blood of the engine.

[@TritonBoulder47]

I love that it still has the siren speaker too... lol

[@waynem.6372]

Australian OTR intake, woohooo, that must have cost a bit to get shipped to america. aussie holden caprice as well, gotta love it.

[@retro440]

OMG, I LOVE the sound of a cammed V8!! Nice rig!!

[@sajedb]

Best part, your smile when the car starts.

[@dragannestorovic01]

Bro - I love it! I'll keep my eyes open for this one on the road. Any chance you can just mount the stock exhaust tips (to appear stock) and then do dumps after the headers?

[@blademansw]

Thing is, personally, I don't give a shit if your content takes longer to come to fruition. You are doing it ALL yourself which is hugely better than certain other KZbinrs I could mention. Its always a pleasure to watch one of your vids :-)

[@JeffLyle]

Love this build... and assume that your son is out there helping!!! Keep up the great content brother!

[@RESTORATIONRESCUE]

Sounds great. I have a straight piped car too but those cams sound great.

[@wolfkremen]

the resourcefulness, the workshop, the physical resemblance - are you Mark Rober?

[@supersport1986]

A trick for priming the oil pump is take the plug out of the block in front of the driver side motor mount and take your old oil can and fill that port till oil comes out and put the plug back in and your pump is primed works really well

[@timculpepper4939]

AMEN

[@petercantremember253]

Gotta luv time lapse,makes any job look fast and easy ..( just like Alex)

[@jaydubb71]

Solo exhaust. The funny looking pipes are called "J-Pipes". Those are there to reduce drone. That resonator is actually their muffler. VCM intakes are NICE. I prefer the OTR intakes simply because of the lower IATs. Ive tuned cars with Rotofab and OTR intakes and the difference in the IATs is quite stunning. The air from the radiator heatsoaks the MAF pretty badly. BTW, Im a G8 owner. Your PPV is basically a G8. And your PPV sounds pretty damn good! LOL!

[@Major-Kong]

I have the same brand cold air intake for mine but for VT2-VZ Commodore, they are a nice unit.

[@Dijadoit1973]

Nice exhaust system, who ever designed it incorporated Helmholtz resonator "those half tuned thingy" will definitely save your ears from the drone and give a nice mean sound without having it on the inside.

[@panchorancho8388]

So kool to see little one working on the engine thats nice

[@hitardo]

Hi Alex, I really want to see the final result of this project. But do not worry! I will be here, even if you take a long time, and even longer than usual. I understand that you love your full time job, and even if you didn't, you would not want to jump out of it and risk your family's comfort and safety net of a full time job! Thus, we will be here supporting you through all this amazing journey - and even those other insane projects 😂 Cheers from Portugal!

[@slocavky]

Great video man. Love seeing kids getting involved with cars.

[@whoyoulookingatabs1028]

Yo Alex legit just made me want to buy a Caprice with an L77 6.0L. I never knew I wanted a Caprice until now

[@driveitlikeyastoleit55]

I have Kooks on my 02 Z28, they are very well made and fit beautifully.

[@nadronnocojr]

Impressive man impressive challenges ,and overcoming all that is amazing . Gotta give yah credit , family job cars and hobbies well done sir

[@roguee4641]

Wish I had someone like you to help with my LS

[@markg.2501]

That is SICK!!!! can't wait to hear the final sound on that awesome exhaust system.

[@cliffordgallagher4531]

Car is coming along Nicely!! Looking Good Alex!

[@mick854231]

Good to see Aussie parts making it to the USA VCM

[@rayschmid6381]

Like that your making memories with your son .. hes working those tools like a pro!!!

[@YenkoCamaro427]

Looks like you may have to do a lil cutting. I think you have connections for the stock cats. I have the one for the stock cats so I need to cut so I can add my catless connections pipes when I get my headers on.

[@rhull3939]

Love the sound of a big cam. Dun dun dadada dun dun dadadada dun dun dun...

[@josephlovett644]

Very nice build. I noticed the header is super close to the lines on the ac compressor. I wonder if wrapping that section would help the ac in the long run?

[@JoseRivera-ym3wj]

The J-pipes people are technically called Helmholtz resonators. Besides doing some noice cancelling, they also allow the exhaust air move a bit faster, helping with better flow and reduced backpressure. It follows the same principle as when you blow above the mouth of the bottle. Ic it makes a sound, you're doing it what J-pipes are supposed to do.

[@ignorthepain]

From work to plug without a break. Little man is going to be better then his father at cars/powertrain systems. Cats and sensors are fuel economy not really running ability. I have had twin Holly carberator dodge Dakota and that had set screws. Best truck ever. Proper care and you don't have surprises.

[@ForeverSilent004]

Yes on the VCM! I'm looking at getting one for my SS

[@justengratwo]

This makes me what to get my aftermarket cams asap!!! Love the sound!!

[@coronatinexrp5256]

I love your hustle and hope you succeed !

[@aarons01]

Great video! LSC never disappoints! 👍🏻

[@mpmike1972]

That’s Abe awesome helper you have there! Never too young to wrench!

[@JustADhash]

Absolutely love your channel. Would be insane to see a wide body kit and an air-bagged suspension on it! I'm a huge fan of your work! 😁😎

[@babyzachariot]

The rear solos are shaped like that to reduce drone, the muffler is there for sound, I have this same set up with out the mufflers 2.5 inch straight no resonators nothing

[@jimworthington449]

So excited to see this driving around once you get it done. You just might have to go down to the Freedom Factory and give Cleetus and Jeremy a run for their money on their cop car builds.

[@seamarre2009]

You can use the stock info plain to see the oil pressure in engineering mode.

[@HannibalACP82]

I like seeing your son help out!

[@yjjeeper1]

Clean work my friend!

[@Smithtobewith]

Did the same exact mods on my g8! Your gonna love it I was gapping 6th gen Camaro ss!

[@darius2640]

sounds great, just run a straight pipe to the back and call it done

[@Fernan2010]

Finally!!! An add tailored to me. But I usually drink my coffee while working on cars. And I pick it up on my way to work.

[@keshmo12]

That thing sounds sick and started up real good. Seems like every time somebody takes the engine out and back in its a pain to start it!

[@DBSSTEELER]

Alex, The TSP 429 build for my Camaro SS is almost done. Doing some transmission repairs and upgrades now because the car is going from 450 hp to over 625. I’m going with a 1 piece aluminum drive shaft and I’m a little curious why you didn’t go that route too.

[@zanebateman879]

Didn't fit camaro ss is a ls1 to ls3 depending on model you have a l77 ppv from Australia

[@jimschnars2866]

Idk anything about ls engines on the old 350 there were four predrilled holes on the front and back either on the head or block that took a 3/8 ? Or have inch bolt 6 in that made easier lifting w/o squashed fingers great videos