Junkyard Turbo 5.3L LS - Engine Power S11, E14

[@vinnilocs5782]

What’s even more impressive is the amount of pens they’re able to fit in their shirt pocket 😮

[@bk2life]

you can tell who has no clue by their comments...

[@vinnilocs5782]

@@bk2lifetake a joke Karen

[@dorianleclair7390]

impressive how much power on such little boost and ran super smooth. LS is such a good engine.

[@liljonwask]

"we are gonna just slap this thing together like you would do in your driveway with your buddies" *cut to a $3000 haltech setup*

[@user-ti3cj2gt8e]

Rebel is $ 1500 with new harness

[@davesnothere8859]

they really don't understand budget because the sponsors don't sell those.

[@KZ-se4ik]

@@James-po2sv Doesn't sound like he's upset. But you can do a very solid tune (especially on a low boost setup) using the stock ECU and hptuners which is about a $400 investment in an MPVI3 and license and $100 for new map sensor. Obviously most people will also have to pay a tuner to actually tune the car too.

[@liljonwask]

@@James-po2sv Im not mad, and I greatly appreciate the work they do on this show, but they begin the video giving you the impression they are doing something more down to earth and obtainable by normal people and then the first thing they show is a haltech

[@James-po2sv]

@@KZ-se4ik fair point. I retract my previous comment.

[@CNTablet-sg7qx]

Haltech makes amazing (and pricey) products! Quality and customer service is incredible as it should be.

[@bmstylee]

Sometimes you're actually getting what you pay for. It's not always that way.

[@SHSPVR]

@@bmstylee No for what is worth you might as well just used the OEM ECU have it tuned and be done with it and you're still out way ahead

[@jeremyweems4916]

How much do they pay you?

[@SHSPVR]

@@jeremyweems4916 Let see the Jackpot LS Pro EFI 7 screen with Tall Intake come everything kit number AS2011-WK92-AM2026B man I wish they had a Master kit at that time but I got mine all must one year ago for just under 2700 which now far less. I got in mine 88 c2500 truck right now as I just finish installing it, now time for tuning it.

[@bk2life]

@@SHSPVR exactly, for anything under 600 RWHP p59 works perfect

[@brandonlittle6444]

I am so unbelievably happy with that ECU choice! Amazing choice!

[@TurboVisBits]

lol an actual ecu vs some gm hp tuners crap or fueltechhh

[@koollee]

I remember the old days (up to early 90's v8's. U just built em, slapped em in and made hp. Add turbo or sc as u wish. No expensive ecu, fi, etc. but still optional. .. only thing better wouldve been mass produced, aluminum small and big blocks. Why is the LS so much more wonderful, besides standard fi(?

[@level10photographyinc90]

Haltech is the best stuff, I’m a Haltech dealer and we do LS swaps in South Florida, we don’t do a LS swap without a Haltech LS Rebel !!!

[@MarcusPerryMBA]

That is cool. Glad you guys did this and showed that it doesn't need to cost too much to build it. I have to show this to some of my friends.

[@deankay4434]

I hear about broken exhaust bolts. I fixed these by ob-longing the manifold hole, smooth top, flat washer to allow headers, turbo logs, OEM manifolds cannot move as much as aluminum heads. I fixed hundreds at dealer and saw this repair last 250k + miles. Best of luck. ASE Master tech, retired.

[@aaronhinojos1131]

Pat be looking lean !! He's came a long way ! Good for him

[@docdew50]

These two guys are a class act.

[@Stump_79]

B-12 is a great product, been using that stuff for ages

[@SHSPVR]

Yep I totally agree with you hoping using it as far back as the 1980s

[@josephsorea4729]

Thank you guys for all your help and information 👀💪power nation.

[@calvinwright5040]

I love seeing Turbo ls stuff! It's probably the best way to make power!

[@dwightkeen5160]

Always great watching you guys work! Love the show and how simple you make it look!

[@tctnick4156]

14 psi. Pump 93. Multiple passes on my turbo ls g body. Bone stock 4.8 it loves it.

[@Vuhjayjay68]

You showed us how to do it safely Now show us how hard we can push these 5.3s LETS GOOOOOO

[@koollee]

6-8 lbs. Or build the engine for more boost.

[@koollee]

.. and id be happy with the max of 8lbs on a good, stock engine. Im not the type to stay redlinin all day everyday.

[@chuckkfinnley]

engine power doin the Italian tune up with the Berryman.....someone's been watching YT

[@rynev3392]

Now it needs a cam/springs with some piston ring gap……… then the power potential will skyrocket

[@koollee]

Man, thats dope. Appreciate you guys for makin this video. Id like to turbo a minivan this way. 95 shortie Caravan

[@stevansaunders18]

“Molly Hatchet” 😂😂😂 my favorite PN team

[@PowerNationTV]

Sometimes we're "Flirtin With Disaster"... =P

[@stevansaunders18]

@ 😂😂

[@craigquann]

I will say this. If I'm pulling the oil pan, I'll eat the cost of bearings just to refresh the bottom end, at the very VERY least I'm checking them.

[@vicdahn2037]

Don't touch it! Most the time they are fine.

[@starionslider2116]

A lot of people do that and mess something up then blow it up at like 6psi and blame the motor when the rod comes apart and then everyone jumps on the “it cant be done” bandwangon and everyone needs to buy rod bolts, studs, and a bunch of other useless shit……. Meanwhile there are a ton of us around for years and years making over 700whp and beating them to death with no failures. The ongoing joke is just put it in the car and “dont let the magic out”. 👍

[@jettob]

Ya, just throw down a bottle of B-12 and ur golden. That in it of itself will help seat the bearings.

[@kennedy796]

Just don't look at them and you'll be fine 😂

[@lpatierno84]

Yeah nah, don't do this ya'll

[@DrFiero]

At 6psi, you could save a bunch of money by ditching the charge cooler and all it's piping too! Granted, IF you had plans to twist it up more it'd be needed - but then you'll have to start gapping rings, etc etc.

[@enriquesanchez7747]

Yea but that’s for peak reliability it’s crazy that a stock engine like that from a junkyard to handle that power without bending pushrods or having valve float only a few engines known to man can do that

[@thirdgenmacgyver2626]

Lol I seen that, you have to pull the dipstick out to get the manifold out😅😅

[@redneckrevolt1]

Powernation does things the right way and yall are mad they don’t use Amazon prime parts! 😂😂

[@sHoRtBuSseR]

I've never use hotshot oil but I did use their diesel treatment for my diesel jeep that has an ecu issue that prevents proper glow plug operation. They claim it helps cold starts. It absolutely does. It starts 100x better. I thought it was a fluke so I didn't add any on one tank last winter and it wouldn't start the next morning.

[@taylorlengyel]

Awesome one guys, thanks!

[@hardhead7056]

That's the Temu version of Bill Lutz. Bill Loots. 😆

[@broke_dongle]

" Flirting with Disaster" song by Molly Hatchett.

[@TheIceman1564]

Okay boomer

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

Haltech engine protection saved my motor when a cam bearing walked .

[@hespie1]

Pat the Pen Man!!

[@merlin-d9b]

THAT ENGINE CAME FROM AESOP!!!! THEY SERVICE MULTIPLE STATES IN THE MIDWEST AND EAST COAST AREA

[@1990smitch]

My 2002 suburban better look out now, summit here i come 😂

[@melonrain6862]

I’ve been using B12 in my 09 F150 since I bought it in 2010. It’s not an E85 vehicle so I decided to run Bergman’s to keep the fuel system in shape.

[@AutomotiveAdventuresWithAustin]

Really appreciate the free knowledge and experience on this one guys! Stepping into a turbo LS build myself on the channel after all my old school Pontiac stuff is done and running. That Haltech setup is SLICK! So... how did it feel doing a junkyard dog build versus doing a PROPER build up?

[@stephenhasty7088]

That set up would be perfect for a tow rig.. quite and smooth but gobs of torque for pulling

[@mroconsultingandsupport4776]

In a towing application I feel ring gap would be a requirement. But everything else is spot on

[@johnbean1994]

Excellent work guys

[@andrewf8486]

Both boost controllers vent, the manual one doesn’t restrict the flow it vents it as well.

[@zjla38]

Dart has released a 2JZ block. Please do a 2JZ build. That would be amazing!

[@PowerNationTV]

We've actually got one planned with that very block! Just coordinating getting all the parts! Stay tuned!

[@Davespackey]

Need a cam and some valve springs and you’d be surprised how much more it will make..

[@larryw5429]

These would make your 1/2 ton cheby a nice tow vehicle if you upgrade the transmission of course!

[@leftventricle3]

4Lslippy has left the chat.

[@19chucki74]

Even though that's an LS class, I believe that's the L83, used in the Tahoe, Suburban Yukon/XL, and Escalade. Also a detuned version in the 2006-08 Chevy Impala SS, Pontiac Grand Prix GXP, and rare Buick Lacrosse Super. Besides the 3800 and 4.3L V6s, one of GM's most venerable motors.

[@KZ-se4ik]

L83 is the DI version of the 5.3 came out in 14 or 15. THis might have been an LM7

[@Shademax4273]

Hold up yall didnt even put a new oil filter on that junkyard block😮 I thought i was cheap😂

[@metal-pe8ux]

It may be a junkyard engine -- but you could still fill the new oil filter with oil before putting it on..

[@eekay3646]

Choice for all the drifters, street racers, KZbinrs, weekend warriors, and all the other varmint LOL!

[@keithrindt7488]

You can hear the valve float 😂

[@PANTYEATR1]

🤔 i wonder how much boost can be used before piston ring gap becomes an issue? @Power Nation, can we get a show on how to read turbo surge maps and A/R ratios? 😎

[@minnick99]

30 psi on untouched rings for dozens of passes in my junkyard 5.3. With E85, there is less concern about ring gap.

[@sandpebbles]

Love this stuff.

[@maxxmich]

if u just do ur basic maintenance u will have a good engine with out any "snake oil"

[@timothycooney986]

I concur with proceeding comments - not a budget build. How about turbo kit with stock or inexpensive ECU?

[@zachattack2016]

Rule of thumb. never ever wash an engine in or out of the car. any outside pressure from water can easily seep its way into any gaskets, electrical connections/wires, and any crevices. ive seen too many idiots do this and they have some issues.

[@koollee]

But u just seen them not have any issues. An idiot will of course mess it up. Not always what u do, but how u do it. I recently heard of a truck driving fully submerged in the recent storms back east, and kept running.

[@zachattack2016]

@koollee they didnt show the whole wash. Maybe they just did the block. Still, theres decals and things that say not to do it period. A light rinse in certain areas is okay.

[@tonymickens8803]

No Other Engine can be bought at a Scrap Yard for $250.00, put a few hundred into it and get 500 Ponies Without a Turbo on E85, Try THAT with a Hemi or Coyote HAHAHA!

[@PowerNationTV]

Truth!

[@mackm1046]

353 HP NA - 500 with* a turbo. and yes there is ANOTHER engine. 3.7 ford cyclone with a turbo. 500 crank ALL DAY

[@koollee]

mackm .. goodluck findin that at the junkyard, for that price range. "They know what they got". And to the original poster. If u can get an LS for that price, u can get any engine for that price, at the same junkyard. U make no sense.

[@MrSoulfire999]

Since a junkyard LS turbo isn’t your style I think you should suggest a build either that you have done or would do given the same budget 2500 budget (not counting the ECU).

[@louisbabycos106]

If i had a GM FWD 5.3 V8 i would love to put a low boost intercooled turbo on it . I hear the transaxle is the weak point though .

[@leftventricle3]

4T80 swap.

[@fl_atv_riders4455]

Everyone please notice they did not change the cam. If you change the cam in a high mileage engine you have to change the cam bearings.

[@cjgordon22]

I bet it will make 700 before the rings not being gapped will be a issue

[@HerculesRockefellerESQ]

Not with these guys working on it. 😂

[@shanesmart3578]

The d.o.d. should have been done as well. Those engines are getting 315k miles without efm/dod. Mine is currently 203k and counting on no rebuild.

[@cleveland2286]

Well, if you're gonna drop 2+ grand on a turbo kit you'd probably want to do MLS gaskets and add ring gap. Probably would be quite a bit more reliable.

[@JoseRivera-ym3wj]

Remember, everyone: the $500 LS swap only impies the cost of the engine, not the rest of the stuff needed to make the swap and make it run. That said, the $500 LS did run and made 500 HP.

[@nateisright]

Amazing time to be hotrodding.

[@markearl6302]

Thanks!

[@stevansaunders18]

@@markearl6302 😂😂😂

[@HerculesRockefellerESQ]

​@@stevansaunders18I'm guessing they probably made enough from that Hot Shots commercial that was stuffed in the middle of the video for about 10 minutes 😂

[@stevansaunders18]

@ 👍🏼😂😂

[@sidswift4709]

Plz add a segment with E 85 for comparison

[@CZ-kz7ug]

I would suggest getting rid of DOD lifters.

[@CULT539]

Matt happle has been showing us this for like 15 years. With a $300 gold box.

[@brunm9203]

Where are you finding a gold box for $300?

[@per-goranborjesson2045]

set up water inject 35-50% more power and you can have higer tnd ignition water inject with pc inject

[@Sunspot-19]

FriggenNukkin, it's a German LS after lining up 8 turbos and redlining it one time too many. Pound feet... My collection of Motor manuels express it in foot pounds. Come to think if it, all of my torque wrenches express it in foot pounds and also offer Fig Newtons!

[@19chev81]

Pound feet is technically the proper way to say it and is the SAE standard but most use foot pounds. Really doesnt matter

[@SHSPVR]

The only thing with haltech is not budget friendly but it a good build

[@maximumarrigato9736]

The Rebel is suuuuper well priced tho

[@SHSPVR]

@@maximumarrigato9736 Let see a Rebel 1.5k vs Aces LS Jackpot Pro 1.2k and it come with a 7" screen

[@maximumarrigato9736]

@@SHSPVR See, only a couple of hundred more and you can upgrade from that Aces junk to one of the best and most capable ECUs on the market.

[@TT64NOVASS]

What's with "too much Molly Hatchet " ? . . . Lol

[@broke_dongle]

Song , flirting with disaster.

[@TT64NOVASS]

@broke_dongle Oh , ok , right over my head . . . thanks !

[@prevost8686]

Leaving the DOD system in place is like swallowing arsenic and hoping that you don’t get sick 🤢.

[@danielsullivan9865]

Now gap the rings, install a stage2 turbo cam,springs,,210 lb injectors and e85. Let it eat.

[@13EN17]

Now throw 14lbs at it and see what it makes, we've done it tons of times with some good valve springs and those things live at 800/850 crank all day.

[@Davespackey]

That’s what I said.. with a cam and some springs this thing would make way more then these guys realize if you turn that boost up..crazy what you can do with these. If you can fabricate you don’t need $2,500 turbo kit.. there’s also turbos in the junkyard.. I’ve seen all types of shit dump truck turbos running in the 8s lol.

[@4godadddygo]

Those engine will make 9-10 lbs all day long,on the bottom end should have leaned it up added timing and at least a few more pounds of boost

[@koollee]

Those engines wont make 9-10 lbs of nothing. And what u say todo on the bottom end sounds great, but they were going for peaks

[@4godadddygo]

@@koollee you know nothing ,$500 engine will take 9-10 lbs all day,as long as it's healthy and some head bolts

[@4godadddygo]

Hes running 20 lbs ,on a stock bottom end and then driving it home 5hrs

[@Mikey-wf9py]

Nobody doing that haltech in driveway with a junkyard motor

[@reviewaccount469]

The Haltech costs more than the motor and the turbos combined, which is absolutely ridiculous.

[@starionslider2116]

The radio in my truck cost more than my junkyard 5.3 fully dressed with harness, ecu, and maf 😂

[@maximumarrigato9736]

Incorrect. Go google the price of a Haltech Rebel LS.

[@starionslider2116]

@@maximumarrigato9736 $500 engine $550 turbo The haltech is $1500 so hes not wrong. However he wasn’t including associated parts in the build. I usually get the complete engine about $400 on a pallet.

[@WilliamMunny-d8s]

push it to the limit, its a $500 engine ! odds are the turbo and haltech will survive a blown piston anyways?! right?

[@nothingaboutme.]

for literally $400 more you could easily be pushing 600+. Pac1218, regular LS lifters from a junkyard, and a SS2 cam would get that more reliable and more power. Why stop short when you're so close to the finish line?

[@dalethomas9307]

That engine will hold 15 psi indefinitely if you aren’t an idiot tuning and it will hold 20-25 psi with ring gap, M355 oil pump and a cam /spring change.

[@thomasseigfriedjr.9198]

What Engine Oil was used before the Turbo install, and after the install?

[@andrewf8486]

The biggest problem with this show is they never push anything. I guess that’s because it is an infomercial. Haltec is good stuff though. They made the comment that they had $2500 in the turbo system, they failed to mention the $2500 computer.

[@maximumarrigato9736]

$1500 computer with a free harness

[@PowerNationTV]

We push things, but we want them to be reliable. It doesn't do anyone any good if we show them how to build a nasty 800+ hp motor that only survives 5,000 miles.

[@Vagos-Performance]

@@PowerNationTVvery true

[@minnick99]

An 800hp turbo ls is not "nasty" a very streetable stage 2 cam and springs, a 7875 at 14psi will make 800 for a very long time and be very tame.

[@HerculesRockefellerESQ]

​@minnick99 these guys sure seem to subscribe to a lot of old school ways of thinking especially when it comes to this kind of stuff I have noticed. As I said in another comment there are hundreds of examples of the sloppy combos making stupid power using cheap stuff and living. Lots of these guys that are "doing it right" are still sitting there with their shit on jack stands years later because they are waiting on the ARP oil pump pickup tube bolts.

[@scottythebody0811]

425 ft/lbs at 2,500. Damn.

[@scottythebody0811]

Why won’t manufacturers make this instead? A small V8 with 6 lbs of boost that significantly outperforms a twin turbo V6 with A LOT more boost.

[@totalyep]

Cost and efficiency. Also the two small turbos spool faster.

[@scottythebody0811]

@ You saw the torque curve, right?

[@scottythebody0811]

@@totalyep Look at the 3.5 Ecoboost. TWO turbos at 14-18 lbs of boost to create less hp and less torque than a 5.3 liter with 6 lbs of boost and 425 ft lbs at 2,500 rpm.

[@totalyep]

@@scottythebody0811 yep. My comment still holds.

[@maxxmich]

use a step drill for all hole drilled

[@Sir.VicsMasher]

Now that you have Haltech as a sponsor you can start doing other engines.

[@WildEngineering]

he called it a turbo snuggie LMAOOOO

[@bmstylee]

That definitely got a laugh out of me.

[@maxxmich]

that electric water pump will fail in short time, so just use a belt driven one

[@maxxmich]

I would check the compression before u buy the ECU...

[@Hassan_1_28]

We need stage 2

[@ajjskins]

So when the cameras where turned off, what did it do at 8 psi and 12psi????!!!! We all know you did Franky

[@AlonzoJ-pf4dt]

Geek oil guy

[@Mikey-wf9py]

A small exhaust manifold bolts are clearly planned obsolescence. It just took a little bit longer back then. Now things break a lot sooner... If you're an idiot who makes a payment everyday well I guess if you can afford it and you like that warranty a little a Ford escape they give you when your truck break. That's cool. I'd rather just turn a wrench a few times a year and save thousands annually... Insurance and sales/excise tax is also less.

[@minibikemadman]

dude trying to get the manifold off with the dip stick still attached duhhhh

[@ChrisOnez718]

there's gotta be a less expensive way to wire up and run a 5.3 without that haltech for over a grand man. yes its perfect for this situation, but its not a "junkyard build" budget item.

[@raviolibandit8396]

The harness costs more than the engine 😂

[@Havocpsi]

All eight holes. I know ow yall heard that and saw the pause

[@dannystephenson4855]

Yeah but as long as I don't beat the shit out of it how long can I reasonably expect my engine to last before i get a new hole in the block or pan?

[@merrittmcdowell8675]

Does this kit allow the use of your AC

[@michaelbowen8281]

What about ring gap?

[@Copesthetic-Aesthetic]

Two commericals in the first 4 minutes. Wow. I'm sure you'll get that engine eventually, but until then. Have a nice day ☺

[@richardgracews6]

4 bar map...6 psi

[@duanebusch72]

how much total timing was run, and what air/fuel ratio? come on guys, need a bit more info

[@nukesaway4806]

I'll stay N/A for the street. Budget limited. *The Haltech is sexy*

[@jameshandwork4220]

Yall did a junk yard 5.3....painted green....put NOS on it.....this is not the 1st 5.3 junk yard motor done

[@Vuhjayjay68]

Why not push a little harder COME ON GUYS