LS HOW TO: 400 HP POWER RECIPES (HOW TO MAKE 400-HP LS COMBOS)

[@540iadicted]

I'm in the 6.2 crowd and got a solid chuckle at the "pull 2 plug wires" comment 😂 You're the man

[@tomrose6292]

Lol I'm in a gen 1 block I pull a plug wire to make people think it has a cam in it....lol just kidding

[@tomrose6292]

Thanx 540 love to make my hot rod bud chuckle..my channel is old ridge runner race truck.give it a look if ya want .I haven't had much time to get any more vids up lately..but 1st one up is my new 385 roller..sounds better towards the end

[@pauldulworth2768]

This is without a doubt the most informative series for engine nerds I’ve seen. Do not stop. I’ve read your articles and now am hooked of the channel. Thank you.

[@vendediesel]

What about taking the 4.8 crank and putting it in the 6.0 block and running to 7500?

[@bennettlockandkeymattandja9671]

I feel the same way. So informative

[@trab5933]

Please don't stop U are helping everybody that loves cars

[@patrickmontgomery6353]

My biggest take away from your videos... Stop listening to the hype. Here's what works and WHY!!! Thanks Richard and don't stop being you.

[@vendediesel]

I remember when the 6.0 GTO first came out, bone stock made 352/352 at the wheels

[@kebmo85]

The amount of quality material you are putting out is unprecedented. Thanks for everything you do for the automotive community.

[@mrmidnight32]

Kevin Moore once and a while there is these channels. The rest of the time it’s useless face vlogger idiot teens who just do dumb shit.

[@Mattvardaman]

Still one of my favorite videos! Multiple ways to make power. 400hp is a good daily driver power level.

[@jimmydanc]

This is going to be the best series of this decade

[@cheeseburgerrunner5217]

5.3L starts at 8:17.

[@TylersRapPromo]

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[@jaxoncole8132]

Man of the hour

[@nosnowintexas]

Hot rod nostalgia is gonna be so great in 20 years just like the 60’s muscle cars were when we were kids. We got to live with the legends.

[@RoyBrown1794]

The best to ever do it!! God bless Richard holdener, he’s giving out free game 👍🏾

[@LandonRoy-cv9rt]

Richard is giving away information most tuners and engine builder keep a secret or don’t want to tell you. To me Richard is an awesome dude helping us all make serious car gains 💪

[@shadjohnsen8143]

@richard holdener, will you please put up links to the rest of this series, I can’t find them 😫

[@ryancrisp6786]

I really like where this series is going. It applies to the average guy with an average paycheck and a friend at the local junkyard. I have a feeling it will show the capabilities and the limits of certain combos. I'll be watching every video!

[@GlobalMediaInc]

You Been On A Roll Lately! Keep The Videos Coming.

[@richardholdener1727]

congrats on pole position

[@brandonpayne1207]

I always enjoy the series you do. This one should be interesting. I think you should do a series on how to get the most low end torque N/A for towing with the 4.8 5.3 and 6.0 with different size headers, cams, intakes, heads. Find a set-up that give the best area under the curve below 5000 rpm or something. And then maybe throw a turbo on the best set up of each just for fun. Keep up the great content!!!

[@ahoneyman]

The intakes and heads don't really matter under 4k rpm. There is plenty of air coming through the stock stuff already. The Crane 210 seems to be a good combo that starts taking off about 4500 rpm. Below that, meh, it's a lot of work for not that much gain versus stock. Headers and exhaust are up to you. Keeping it quiet would be a priority for long towing trips since the drone can get really annoying after about 3 hours.

[@shadowopsairman1583]

Id like to do a mild hp/torque boost on mine. Too bad he doesnt do whp with accessories.

[@helghit]

The sheer amount of information you provide in these videos that people actually want is very appreciated and awesome. Thanks for all the help!

[@richardholdener1727]

Glad you like them!

[@pedro2836986]

That beginning part of the video would answer a lot of people questions, i appreciate you taking the time to do this and actually explain. I will be sharing your videos with many

[@antuanperez426]

2:38 “Subtract 100hp for wheel hp” Me rollin in my Prelude with negative 5 horsepower 😎

[@Modna89]

I love this stuff! Can we see all 3 400hp curves overlayed? Im curious how they stack up

[@SloppyMechanics]

Goals first

[@Lee-rc5en]

You hardly need to be here Matt. You figured this stuff out years ago 😂

[@killfase01]

@@Lee-rc5en facts

[@beans6989]

Thanks for clearing up the power rating at the beginning of the video things make a lot more sense now

[@erasedfromgenepool.4845]

Richard holdener is the best ls info on the internet with proven results. Hands down best guy on ls motors!!!

[@floridaman4072]

Most underrated KZbin channel

[@MandyRobWallace]

It is a good time to crank out a bunch of videos with everybody quarentined at home.

[@QuicKurtZX14R]

I need/want 500+ out of my 6.0 with minimal loss down low, preferably no losses at all, patiently awaiting next vids. Thanks again for the BEST content on LS engines, and all the other engine platforms as well !

[@W5rr2nG]

Kurt Johannessen go look a few videos agozzz

[@QuicKurtZX14R]

@@W5rr2nG I've seen them, want to see other cam combos since there's so many out there

[@doubledeuce2285]

Yo Richard, these are easily the best videos on youtube. Keep the content coming!

[@jakewade7388]

Great work Richard! This is kind of information we like to see. I have a feeling a lot of cam companies will be contacting you to dyno their cams, and we cannot wait to see it!

[@lungsup]

The Holdener Recipe Book. This is gold.

[@te2750]

Great content. Extremely relevant. Disregard the “too much talk” comments. What you say adds real value to the visuals. Keep the videos coming, please.

[@kalanirobb54]

Rich doesn't waste time with bs .just solid completely defined facts .thanks Rich!

[@reefskinner4442]

I’m a big fan of the little 4.8, but that torque line is tough to argue with. 6.0 is a monster in comparison

[@thehotrodstation3313]

Video thumbnail placement is spot on now. Great job. These are saving me a ton of research, and mistakes. Thanx a bundle!

[@QuicKurtZX14R]

Doubled your subscribers in about a month too, awesome work ! 32k+ !!!!

[@Cowboy.underwater]

This is going to be a great series!

[@roelsanchez2541]

Hi Richard, your videos are great, so much information for free its something grear, keep going like that. In the future i glad to see a 5.3 bored to 5.7 because this is the cheapest way upgrade the ci on this engine, thanks for all you effort to make this videos.

[@jahcousteauu_STAYinSHAPE]

I already love this video(the whole series) really and I haven't even finished watching this video, but ill keep you posted

[@mr19zee]

YESSS!!! Thank you sir, that's exactly what I've been looking for.

[@maxlink3914]

So glad covid19 hasn't scared you. I simply must get my Saturday morning cartoons 😍

[@GreatLakesLogger]

He probably doesn't watch the Democratic media. But I repeat myself.

[@Mattvardaman]

This is one of my favorite videos. I put a camshaft in my 5.3 (205/217 .500 lift) it’s similar to a the crane 210 cam run in this video. So I have an idea of what kind of power I’m making. I also put this same cam in my dad’s 6.0 truck.

[@GG-ef7ig]

Ahhh yes finally a pinnacle yt mechanic for my 5.3! You might need some more search tags, I search 5.3 mods all day and just finally found you.

[@drakeolson2539]

This is a great series!!!!!

[@ktmr8]

400 from a LS3.... have to pull two spark wires!...lol

[@LunarOutlawsGarage]

ktmr8 lol that was funny 😂

[@brianfrost303]

Thank goodness for this test or nobody would have any idea how to mod these engines.

[@Bigskyguy56]

Thanks for clear , concise, & unadulterated info.

[@robertc4311]

Some of the best content out there...can’t wait to try a combo on my 5.3 Tahoe. Thank you Sir! Keep it coming.....

[@jemarcum99]

LOVE all this ls stuff I really been trying to learn all I can about this engine family and this is by far the best channel I have found keep up the good work Richard..

[@nathanwood1567]

Man you should have 1 million subs. Great, informative channel 👍🏻👍🏻

[@tptrsn]

This is some badass content Richard, you win the internet!! Lol

[@catherineharris4746]

Damn your videos are very straight to the point and super educational!👍👍👍👍👍

[@timdontwannasay5889]

Awesome content! Breaking out the pen and paper!

[@nellyfarnsworth7381]

0:40 How to make 400 hp. Pull two spark plugs wires OFF.

[@mrmidnight32]

Chow Dong I did and I made 50hp on my Honda motor. What did I do wrong! 😫

[@nellyfarnsworth7381]

@@mrmidnight32 Pull another Spark plug wire Make another 50 hp.

[@nellyfarnsworth7381]

@@mrmidnight32 I going to pull all 8 spark plug wires. Thinking I will be making 600 hp.

[@superstarsatus1629]

So if you pull spark plug wires you can get more Horsepower.. is this with any engine?

[@superstarsatus1629]

tjsavage711 I got a mustang V6 it has 6. ..... Like remove the 2 wires and the two spark plugs

[@matthewkelley5862]

You are the man... Keep the videos coming. They are great

[@jt6bhgfgvujnnjjh]

Awesome material man Bless you brother

[@derekv275]

I got me a running 4.8 and a 6.0 that needs cam bearings. Meanwhile I'll throw a cam and springs in the 4.8 ......quietly into a 67 galaxie 😁

[@madvtecyo546]

“Fresh from the junkyard” hahaha gets me every time

[@richardholdener1727]

Fresh from the "RACE SHOP"

[@madvtecyo546]

Richard Holdener 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼😂

[@I5ZQ8]

This channel is awesome.

[@beaugouin4383]

i love this crap! been following your info in the mags forever! keep up the good work dude!

[@mrmidnight32]

I love you and everything you do, but could you test the summit vs comp truck cams on the 5.3 motors? If not I know you’re flooded with requests so don’t worry. Just thought I’d ask since there is almost 0 info and videos about summits truck cam line and how they compare.

[@justinpanta79]

Love this channel, so informative. Would like to see the timing curves you use when comparing cams, just to show how each cam affects the dynamic compression across the rev range. Keep up the awesome videos!

[@richardholdener1727]

The curves are the same for the cams

[@shadjohnsen8143]

Richard Holdener please post the rest of this series in this video’s description. I can’t find them at all.

[@K1LL3R_M1LL3R]

Anxious to see about what my 6 liter makes. Bone stock 'razor blade' rebuild, with a Summit stage 3 turbo cam. I've had several people say that my turbo cammed motor won't like nitrous. I believe the complete opposite. Specs are .600/.575, 231/238ish, 116(+5). The cam has 2 degrees of overlap, which would help seal the cylinders and not let boost leak out of the exhaust. The same principles apply for nitrous. While having little overlap will create alot more cylinder pressure, whether with nitrous or turbo, it seals the nitrous from flowing out the exhaust before or instead of combusting it. My plate can go to a 600 shot. Stinger 2 plate. I've read that these crakes and rods are strong. I guess we will see.

[@richardholdener1727]

it works fine with nitrous

[@BearFulmer]

Thanks again Richard, You are my go to Ls info person

[@pcxdrone]

Man your videos are so entertaining and informative. Whenever I need to renew my interest in my LS I come right here and gather even more knowledge.

[@brianvoegeli5067]

I can't wait to see the results from all this testing doing all the hard work for us

[@b0bsaget007]

I think it would've been interesting to see at the end of the video all of the 400hp combinations compared against each other just to see the different torque curves all next to each other. Otherwise, great video!

[@richardwimmer6846]

Red(4.8) green(5.3)blue(6.0)all @13:20

[@b0bsaget007]

@@richardwimmer6846 That's their stock configurations. What I meant was to show all of their TUNED configurations against each other.

[@overnovacated6481]

Mr. To hang out with you is number 1 through 10 on my bucket list way over the to Steve's and Freiburger keep it up thank you so much

[@chadmiller8049]

Love this guy. Remain Calm And Carry On. Subscribed

[@idriwzrd]

Love these vids. Especially building on a budget, like the cheap-ass that I am.

[@invujerry]

SS2 FOR EVERYTHING

[@jasonhooey5677]

I wish you posted the 3 engine's all making 400hp, like you did with the stock power numbers. Thanks for doing this

[@richardholdener1727]

EXACTLY 400 HP? THESE WERE IN THE 400S

[@jasonhooey5677]

@@richardholdener1727 thanks for the reply! I mean overlay the dyno graphs of each engine when they all made 400hp. With the aftermarket camshafts, just to see the torque and rpm difference between all 3 engines.

[@Lagrange1186]

Would love to see the 224 cam done on all 3 motors. Really seems like one heck of a go to cam

[@jrocha383ws6]

I have that on my ls1 makes good power!

[@superior3384]

Sounds good. Can't wait to see what happens on the ls next video

[@fabricobblegarage9545]

Super helpful. Thanks for sharing

[@stlchucko]

When he said the HP at the wheels is about 100hp less, it’s about as spot on as you can get. The first engine is a 4.8 and it dynoed at 336 with headers. My completely stock 2000 Silverado made 200whp with a stock tune and a little over 220 whp with a safe 89 oct tune (Dynojet, 2nd gear pull, 75F and 50-60% humidity). With headers and 91/93 oct (allowing more timing), it’d likely make 235-240 at the wheels; and likely a few more if the pulls were done in 3rd gear (1:1 ratio) instead of 2nd; which was done since the tires were speed rated for the top of 3rd. Besides, I wasn’t chasing big peak numbers. 2nd gear was good enough to see the gains.

[@CaMOnLy89]

I'm pleased to see that the 4.8 didn't lose anything on the low end, it seemed to stay relatively the same. All the gains were up top, as I suspected. Judging by the dyno graph, a cammed 4.8l wouldn't be anymore 'sluggish' with a stock stall, compared to the stock engine configuration? I'm on the fence with the 4.8 in my 11' RCSB silverado, should I work with what I have? or swap a 6.0, or 6.2? Then convert over to a 4l80e? Decisions, decisions.

[@JF0324]

Thanks! Keep them coming!

[@jrocha383ws6]

Richard holdener your awesome! Love your channel.

[@kennybiggs3944]

Thanks for the information it helps a lot with my project I am running a 5.3 L and I hope to get Right around 650 hp

[@Borderline5440]

Good luck doing that without forced induction.

[@richardholdener1727]

going to take a power adder or lots of $ to get there

[@bryanmayes9234]

Awsome content as usual Rich

[@bryanmayes9234]

I hope he runs mildly ported cathedrals with these cams

[@robertkeime4907]

Great video

[@blueovalfan23]

man you're giving me ideas... ideas that might make my ford guy brother disown me. ideas involving that ranger i drive back and forth. i've had the idea honestly of engine swapping but you're definitely throwing gas on that fire lol.

[@iMelino]

It’s almost 1:00 AM, I’m still waiting for the next upload.

[@TheProchargedmopar]

Hahaha, "pull 2 spark ⚡️ plug wires". I need.

[@ls4.8frank]

Richard I would like to see you use the TSP 224R 224/224, .600"/.600", 112 LSA on the 4.8L with headers and 799 heads, ported throttle body and ported truck intake manifold and of course the tune.

[@richardholdener1727]

That's pretty specific

[@ls4.8frank]

@@richardholdener1727 well yeah I haven't seen you use that specific camshaft and it is actually a great camshaft that works well with a stock converter and doesn't affect vacuum. And I'm sure there are a lot of us LS owners who would love to see that in a 4.8L with stock 799 heads and also to see in conjunction with that what the ported throttle body and intake manifold will bring us numbers wise. Haven't seen any dyno numbers on ported stock truck intake and throttle body.

[@craig3164]

Why do you keep leaving out the LS1/LS6? Don't say it's because they're not in millions of cars and aren't available.

[@calebsmith4477]

Great videos, but it would be quite helpful if you actually included links to the products your testing if possible.

[@daniel3-d98]

This is Awesome. Thanks brotha

[@johnwoodworth248]

Richard have you Been approached on getting your own show ? Have you thought about that or looked into it maybe ? The level of information that you're giving out is absolutely extraordinary I do honestly believe that you should have your own show not just on KZbin I mean actual show maybe on MotorTrend or something

[@richardholdener1727]

did you see me on Engine Masters last night?

[@johnwoodworth248]

Richard Holdener I did not ....I'll just have to go look lol ,

[@jradish]

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD VIDEO

[@tomcampbell4414]

Another great video! Thanks!

[@brandonpanozzo86]

thanks for the great content richard you are the man

[@OGbqze]

^agreed^

[@travisalford6089]

Thank god no coronavirus coverage. Just sweet horsepower.

[@maxwolthuis]

Dude you are a champ!!! Could you please make a video about what you do to the inspect a junkyard motor before you buy it/ things to look for and what to avoid?

[@brettkelly1436]

Excellent series Richard but what about some Sbf power combos

[@genepatrick]

Great Video as always. The title should’ve been “how do junk yard motors stack up side-by-side” lol

[@brandonfarmer7446]

Those numbers on the 5.3 were those with stock Tb and injectors and stock heads just with tune kicking around the idea of a junk yard 6.0 build to throw in my avalanche just want good daily driver with more power stock converter but going to upgrade 4l80e

[@henryvanwart5620]

thank you for all your great work, and sharing your tremendous knowledge!

[@stevepoppish2154]

Do you ever test aftermarket variable valve timing cams

[@richardholdener1727]

I wish I could, VVT is great but we can't with the Holley ECU

[@laborer4321]

I would love to see it as well! I wish Holley could make something like they use for the ford vct. I am on the fence with putting a cam in wifes 6.2 Escalade but have had alot of luck making small changes to stock cam's vvt table. 210/224 114 vvt cam is what I plan on running if I do swap it out.

[@stephenbotello5914]

Im a little curious about your flywheel hp to whp logic. Im not saying your wrong, just trying clear info that i got. I have a Grand Prix GXP with the LS4 stock factory said it had 303hp when i dynoed it i got 290whp with a second gear pull. 3rd was pegging on speed limiter at 161mph. I have pic of dyno if you would like to see it So with you saying whp is 100hp less and plus or minus a little it doesn't add up for my situation. It was stock for the dyno Your input would be greatly appreciated Also any ls4 videos? Or do they fall in line with the truck 5.3?

[@bcbloc02]

Would love to see a comparison of log manifold vs header for headers and manifolds that flow the same on a turbo application. I want to know if the tube length effect falls off when you put it under pressure driving a turbo.

[@danielsullivan9865]

I've always wondered the same thing

[@cannonroberts5129]

Sweet I love your videos.

[@glennmanchester1568]

Its amazing how easily the l.s series motors make serious power compared to the old school sbc and the cam profile can be very aggressive and still have a decent lsa for idle characteristics I guess due to the change in location and being just fatter overall

[@cr2fabrication]

Great informative video as always! Question on the LQ4. What compression were you running? Dished pistons, milled head?

[@richardholdener1727]

the 400-hp LQ4 had stock 317 heads and stock dished pistons

[@cr2fabrication]

​@@richardholdener1727Richard, thanks! Do you think there's any benefit to mill the heads on that combo to get some compression back?

[@speedbuggy16v]

I love your videos, but sadly I am going to have to do the opposite of a lot of recommendations to get my 325E's rear diff to live. I bought a 5.3, it appears I should have got a 4.8 and add'd the not so great fabricated intake and stock exhaust......LOL, nothing like have to choke a motor so your car doesn't turn into a hand grenade.......