Boosting Engines for Cheap! | Engine Masters | MotorTrend

With a little modification, you can add serious horsepower to a stock engine. Join Freiburger and Dulcich as they add boost to several engines for a lot less than you'd think! #MotorTrend #EngineMasters #Boost

[@cheezwhizvids]

I've always loved Robert Duvall as an actor, now I also love him as a mechanic.

[@aaronnoyb]

"Hey, there's nothin stock, about a stock car".

[@AJ1990.]

"Mike, why am I out...of boost?"

[@muskyelondragon]

🙂

[@mikehunt8247]

Rubbins racin

[@bradyhicks1381]

You got half the tire and twice the weight son

[@LMSILVIA]

Boosting engines for cheap: "here we have this thousand dollar carburetor on top of this multi thousands blower...."

[@OlavAlexanderMjelde]

Not forgetting the team of engine builders and tuners, dyno time :P But of course when they say "for cheap", it means you can of course try to find used parts also.. And "for cheap" I guess if you compare to what a prebuilt engine would cost, its still cheap, espeically if you have that sort of engine already.

[@cfields8507]

You can get a blower kit for an LS motor with a 6/71 and every piece you need to swap it for $4000. In the world of race cars any more, thats cheap. You could turbo it cheaper, but blowers are cool.

[@177SCmaro]

That is pretty cheap for these kinds of power. Nitros is cheaper yet but it tends to be really unforgiving with the slightest error.

[@SkitPete]

It's all relative, bud...

[@hanzgrueber145]

Well for reference I’m putting together an all included supercharger kit for my gf’s truck. Sub $2000

[@kcraigcustom9980]

Anybody else catch the socket bouncing around on the water pump at 7:05 lol

[@klalecherahim8895]

Im pretty sure its a 10 mm

[@nativenation3296]

@@klalecherahim8895 lol

[@cubanpower]

I know I was like 😱 😳

[@thisfool89]

Sure did

[@jameshuban6515]

I thought I was the only one that did that. My apology to everyone I've hit with that missing bolt or socket.😎

[@kencohagen4967]

Nice to have a video for free. I can’t afford another subscription TV service. Dulcich was right, back in the 70’s cost was the biggest limiting factor. One they were plentiful the price came down or wages caught up and technology came along to maximize a blown motors potential.

[@NecromancerGarage]

It's $5. It's regularly offered at $1 and $2 a month. That's less than one cheese burger a month.

[@BBBILLY86]

@@NecromancerGarage I need Engine Masters more than I need to gain weight. Hahahaha

[@custommotor]

@@NecromancerGarage I think for most of us the bad taste really came from just how crappy the service was when it first started. I kept trying to subscribe but it would always glitch out and then when I finally got the subscription the app just worked badly.

[@NecromancerGarage]

@@custommotor Ahh, I generally don't use the app. I've always used the website. Years ago I had some issues with the video player but they fixed all that long ago.

[@bushtruck]

Just started my channel where I take trucks into the mountains and bag on em. Hoping to make some people laugh, always gunna be free

[@idriwzrd]

This is one of the shows I miss more. Richard Holdener's channel is doing mighty fine job filling in, though.

[@ronh9384]

The show is on the MotorTrend channel on Friday evening at 8pm eastern and at either 8:30 or 9pm.

[@iangaskin5469]

My 302 pulls 4.5 rpm and has sat at 100 mph for 5 hour's at a time non stop, after 700000 miles I'm taking the heads off for a port and polish and as it ran on LPG the valve guides will be replaced, being newly retired I'm dropping the LPG and efi for a upmarket intake and 4 barrel, as the cost of petrol here is $12 a gallon I'm going to use my still for fuel, it is cheaper to do, thank you for your knowledge and great communication skills I'm inspired to keep going. Ian Gaskin Waikaremoana New Zealand

[@robertclymer6948]

I'm a Ford guy, however, I love the LS3 and have tons of respect for just how good this engine is. Thanks for the video.

[@nou8257]

ill take a 5.7 ls6 or any other old 5.7 over the 5.3 etc

[@deadshot4245]

​@@nou8257ls3 is a 6.2 you mean the smaller vortec 4.8 and 5.3's correct? The gen 4 ls were pure gold. Love the early era gen 1 sbc and dodge and ford's too better Era for fun and ease of working on

[@Rebar77_real]

7:05 Return of the dancing socket, lol. Awesome results btw!

[@marvin984]

Back in the 70s . I ran a paxton super charger on a 350 chevy . Had to make my own mounting kit .Used a blow through bonnet at first .Solid floats in a holly carburetor . The stock ones collapsed under psi . Fought the fuel psi to boost psi . Finally got my hands on a full carb enclosure .Which equalize the psi of the inside and out side psi of the carb . Changed the pump springs to get 12 psi of boost out of the pump . The 55 chevy pickup ran good after many hours of work . But I did win the battle . I think you can see why in the early days they were not in use very often .

[@teamidris]

Fascinating. And the oil was a bit pants. It’s only got better at taking a right hammering through the crank.

[@imboredletskillsomething4895]

Great to see yall doing well!! Roadkill has been by far the most educational, comical and to myself it has been a great outlet for ideas that the, "everyday guy" can accomplish. It's awesome getting your fix of cars, laughter and debauchery all in one show!!

[@I_like_turtles_67]

My boss is a car/drag boat guy. He had knee sugery a few months ago. He had to rewatch all of them while laid up. LOL

[@xSKOOBSx]

Roadkill was such a big influence in my life. I would really love to see this done on an old original 350 from a 75 Chevy K20. They don't even mention what the compression ratio is in this engine.

[@erickpina8802]

Jason’s back probably hurts from carrying this channel

[@AlienLivesMatter]

MotorTrend pivoting back to KZbin focus is great 👍

[@randolphmyers]

I love this shop. I like how they actually do the experiments to see what works and how well it works.

[@kickblake]

You forgot to mention the most important part of having a large step-up ratio in a centri pulley: you get larger pulleys which means less belt slip!

[@jessehackett4983]

Which means less boost....

[@kickblake]

@@jessehackett4983 less belt slip means less boost?

[@shadetreegenius1102]

Just cog it 😊

[@williamrouse3033]

The bigger the motor the more effective a centrifugal supercharger becomes in a straight line race, and its consistent boost is easier to tune. You get the low end from the cubic inches and the boost screaming on the top end.

[@bigredracer7848]

5.6K+👍's up guys thanks again for taking us all along with you for the great show

[@peep39]

I have watched enough of these to know you edited out all of the fun content.

[@gregblau8082]

I’ve never heard anyone trash the 5.3 for its bore size. I’m not saying there’s any comparison but that’s always been the argument against the 305 (or bore to stroke ratio but either way...) If you’re starting from scratch by all means go with a 6.0 or 350 but I’m all for doing something cool with what you have.

[@bluebird8004]

It really does us normal metric peoples heads in when you keep switching what you call things between metric and imperial in the same sentence. Pick a lane ffs

[@ChefofWar33]

@@bluebird8004 Who cares. Learn both numb nuts.

[@hotdog9262]

@@bluebird8004 if you live in europe, outside britain. we do that as well

[@troydorr7518]

Boosting is definitely not cheap for the average person. You'll spend thousands of dollars buying a decent turbo or supercharger. But I will say, boosting is the way to go. I personally prefer turbohargers over superchargers. YES, there's a bit of a lag with turbo's. But there's nothing like getting that awesome sound of a turbocharger and feeling the acceleration when your turbo spools up. Awesome content guys, very cool.

[@deadshot4245]

Well lag can be navigated if you pair the size to the engine rpm and such and aim down the middle newer systems like a twin scroll are amazing

[@colen32147]

Why a 400 dollar ebay turbo wasnt included on this shootout idk

[@kdcustoms1272]

they have a video with one.

[@Tongboy]

gotta get those sponsorship dollars

[@kswan4235]

A Borg Warner Turbo is only like $650. They should sponsor an episode.

[@326piotrekify]

@@kswan4235 Or, one can pick up a used BorgWarner out of a truck for around 70$ plus a refresh. At least here in Europe... :)

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

Honestly, Chinese turbos (ESPECIALLY cheap ones) are just so inconsistent. One manufacturer can have a wide range of quality control and part-to-part variance. You’re pretty much just gambling on a weather you get a grenade or not. But if you really don’t care about your engines health or reliability, then they’ll do the job. But I wouldn’t bet my life on one. And I do understand that there are some decent Chinese turbos, but they still don’t have the same quality as a more thoroughly tested more scrutinized design.

[@groomlake51]

I met David on the starting line @ the strip in Vegas. A few weeks ago. He is a good guy!

[@jaimeozuna5879]

Great show just fabulous!!! Thank you guy's for keeping us entertained and learning through quarantine. 💯

[@socleanmx6]

Lol richard holdener made yall come back ....been on youtube just over 6 months and almost at 100 k subs.

[@gd1996]

They have 6.5 million subs already.

[@socleanmx6]

@@gd1996 thats because alot of folks just havent unsubscribed when the went behind the pay wall myself included!!

[@dakotaautosales9673]

What's funny is holdener Freiburg And Finnegan all used to work together at Petersen publishing for the magazine's publishers and enter verse back in the day

[@dakotaautosales9673]

Editor Was what I met

[@rdy2run332]

Yep

[@ralphmurdoch8228]

The PRODUCTION QUALITY of this Video is Excellent,,,,share,,,,with All.!!

[@hasmo0001]

Great episode, nice to see yall again!

[@FoundOnRoadDoodling]

YESSS!!

[@skirkland1980]

This is old.

[@77zrod46]

This a scene from season 1 episode 8. The new stuff is is only on Motortrend on demand right now.

[@77zrod46]

A scene from season 1 episode 8. There are 2 new videos on Motortrend right now!!!

[@Motor-City-Mike]

Steve Brule' is just a tremendous gift to the sport! So much knowledge and enough wisdom - and yet so humble that you'd think he's just a dyno operator. Hey, fries and a burger you say you know a carb needs to be set up for a blow-through app, but you also say you tried the same one used in the draw-through run(s) and it wouldn't run right... Hmmmm...... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ayanami808]

I could watch this all day. Keep the bids coming!

[@azeemali7102]

Same thing happens to human body if you know what your doing! Great explanation appreciate your work!

[@toranadosanders9818]

I would love to see that on a 1996 Chevy Impala SS LT1 5.7 Engine Video

[@roknroy1]

beer pizza engine masters and richard holdner, life is good!!!

[@stevelindsay3643]

GREAT VIDEO. I can't believe that little small block held together without a whimper.

[@tomhamilton9140]

Thank you for the Ford SB test.

[@bloodmoneymustangmike1784]

Steve just confirmed he is good at laying pipe

[@MasterWitchDoctor]

id hate to see his whiling participant. I wonder how much he paid her / him?

[@Boots_And_Slicks14]

@@MasterWitchDoctor Lol, ouch.

[@dakotaautosales9673]

Wtf Are you talking about his wife is a very beautiful lady And there Dam sure Aint no him about it I have known him And his wife for 35 years And he has forgotten more about motors than all of you put together could ever dream of knowing so quit being some judge mental pricks

[@oscarwalton1188]

I'd like to see you guys boost the snot out of a 318 see how much it takes before it goes boom✌️

[@r.b.1613]

Pro charger is the optimum way to make boost. Heat saturation becomes a non issue. Good move sirs & thank you. Forgot, anybody can drive this to the grocery store also.I agree with Dolsich, "both", hands down. You guys are the 3 muskateers of teachers...

[@hotdog9262]

turbo is optimum imo, no moving parts except internally in the turbo itself. it also give more power/torque, especially in the midrange. and its usually more fuel efficient

[@dinonaccarato2989]

Love your guises shows and episodes, please don’t stop making my life more interesting lol. A question for you. I have a 99 5.7 L Vortech and I’m wondering what would be the cheapest easiest way to gain another hundred horsepower torque? Sincerely a new fan from Canada eh!!

[@basketballcory2]

Can we get a pcv header evac system vs a vacuum pump, vs factory setups

[@moisesandujarperez4367]

Thanks a million for that video, amazing power especially with stock engine... wow.

[@toyotafan1234]

I was always interested to know why you don’t put a tensioner on the other side of the belt that’s shaking. I mean it should stop the belt from slipping.

[@boostedbadboyzx12r31]

It has to be able to flex or it will snap it under load, also it's a fail safe, weakest link needs to be able to fail in the event of failure. Better a belt than a motor.

[@jaysonrhee7452]

can someone explain what they meant when in the end of the video that young guy asks the question, which is better, built, boost, or both ? and the other guys answer was both. how can you have both ? isnt it either one or the other? built or boost ?

[@nolesy34]

I think they meant bone stock boosted vs built like stronger internals and cams and THEN boosted

[@mysmartev]

Love the socket at 7:04

[@ajay6853]

Who says an old dog can't learn new tricks?😂

[@WesternReloader]

You blokes are hilarious, especially Frienutger

[@StupidFastJohn]

Them blow through carbs are amazing, i have seen them make globs of power all the way up to 2500hp lol 👊✊ great video!

[@slyr1]

Can you Compare a supercharger a turbo charger and a pro charger using the same model same compression same boost to compare torque curve and power output

[@bennettlockandkeymattandja9671]

I can't believe that guy loathed the 5.3 where has he been for the last 20 years

[@obsessivegarage921]

That "guy" 😅 lol you mean Steve Dulcich? He's been building engines in his back yard all his life the old school way.

[@LandonRoy-cv9rt]

Where is Richard Holdener? He’s my new guy, best channel on KZbin

[@briananderson3801]

Been telling people this for years you get more HPwith stock engines and a turbo ,,,cheaper too

[@CLPRPSD]

Slide over to Sloppy Mechanics to see this, for real, ages ago, without sponsors on his own dime, while learning and discovering on the fly. Still enjoyed this video though!

[@Nicholas-im8bd]

Mike Clay I was doing it in 2006.... when I was 18... on my own dime. Everyone needs to quit acting like Happel invented the budget turbo small block. Thousands of us were at it before his channel existed

[@CLPRPSD]

Nicholas great! I never saw your channel so I had no idea. I’m just going by who took the risk and brought it to the masses on this platform. Would be interested in seeing what you have done!

[@LymerPnB]

Wonder how many times Steve Brulé has been asked to say, "Streamline butterfly"

[@TurboWorld]

I think you guys are on to something with those whirly thangs.

[@edwardmatthews5899]

People who watch these videos learnt this stuff 10+ years ago compound turbo setups are the ultimate 1100 hp from a litre displacement 140psi.

[@johnbehneman1546]

I LOVE IT!!! I LEARNED SO MUCH!!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!! YOU MADE MY NIGHT!!!!

[@fleeshawn11]

okay so its a couple episodes mixed in here....was the last engine a 5.3 ls with fuel injection and a turbo i know it was a turbo i know it was a ls but i want to mainly know what was the fuel feed

[@Wbfuhn]

I'm glad you guys did this video. I didn't like the lag of turbo's and I couldn't fit a supercharger on a car without impeding the hood. I'm liking this already and will consider getting a Centrifugal Supercharger.

[@hightechredneck_0566]

Love this channel. So much facts and knowledge. Just wish you guys listed wot timing and afr each run.

[@user-bo4ki2zq2m]

look into ATK crate engines, you get performance divison and custom build, pick the radical camshaft you always wanted to run , get the compression of 11 or 12 to 1 for under $7500.00

[@larrydavis4191]

I hate they prefer small block chevy or the LS. I am a mopar guy, but heck with 6.0l I have a 8.6L tell me what I can get with twin turbochargers.

[@palefaced1]

This reminds me of the Predator motor, which is 5.2 and makes 760hp, with a warranty.

[@figbat6363]

Dulcich for president

[@kellynestegard5208]

Electric leaf blower; 450 cfm. four of them should work pretty good. No lag just roadkill.

[@kdog5471]

You should probably let people know the original air date on these videos

[@iamblaineful]

superchargers are alway more expensive than turbo, always. Yes, Turbos are not bolt-on and are far more work, so there is a trade-off in cost versus effort. If you don't have the skill to put into the effort, higher upfront costs are for you. Those 4.8L and 5.3L LS motors are great under forced induction or NA with cam/heads/long tube exhaust and will put down respectable power for their displacement. A 5.3L on turbo is just a thing of beauty, though...a Gen IV bottom end will handle some serious shenanigans under boost and live to talk about it.

[@ehrenkrause9861]

Dinosaurs once Ruled the Earth with RAW POWER 😄👍

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Engine Masters is back!!! :D

[@jutde]

In voice of chinese guy from Rush Hour 2: “Cheap boost! Cheap Boost!” Det. Carter voice: “How cheap?”

[@bradleytguthrie929]

ou guys helped me know what I wanted. Thanks

[@collinator68]

All this video was really saying the whole time: boost is cool! Boost is fun! BOOST BOOST!! BOOOOST!!!. Lol

[@JohnWetzelJr]

I love the science behind this

[@johnnyturbo8460]

That's impressive with a v8, but even more impressive is seeing these guys with the Honda K2.4 (4 cylinders 2.4 liter which is half the size) making over 1000hp with a turbo, head work and more fueling.

[@apancher]

At 1000hp, the only thing that even might be stock is the block. You'd be spending 10 times the money.

[@johnnyturbo8460]

@@apancher nope. All stock , other then head work.. check out boosted Boiz earlier videos with his red hatch back. One was even a junkyard engine

[@daviddavids3468]

@@johnnyturbo8460 IF THEY ARE STOCK , THEN THEIR STOCK INCLUDES FORGED INTERNALS, CRANK, RODS AND PISTONS !

[@johnnyturbo8460]

@@daviddavids3468 lol are you mad bro?

[@ivanstefancic3151]

What do you mean dinosaur?? I'm progressive and with the times when it comes to engine stuff! Lmao 😆😂😆😂

[@justaguy9776]

That's depressing, I wanted to see it scatter all over the dyno room!

[@RaspingPompano2]

Love these videos.

[@Mungojerry310]

Thinking about boosting my 73 nova. Has a built 350 blueprint motor. My warranty is expired so if it blows up I can do a Junkyard Ls no problem and do the same thing lol

[@neilrobertson3231]

what are the specs to purchase this stuff. amazing

[@petejoseph8257]

Steve grows a new do in the same vid.. hahahahaha

[@meyaht]

Did I just time warp from roots to Paxton with no transition?

[@wazza33racer]

As Rolls Royce discovered on the Merlin.......when a blower sucks through a carb, it mixes and vaporizes the fuel effectively. Head to head with the sophisticated german mechanical fuel injection equivalent engines in the Bf109, they were a dead heat for making power.

[@nerd1000ify]

The Germans actually needed a lot more displacement to match the Merlin: The DB605 displaced 35L to the Merlin's 27L. Despite.this the 605 was lighter due to more extensive use of light alloys. The Allies had the benefit of superior fuel. For much of the war most German aircraft were running on 87 octane 'B4' fuel, while the Allied standard was 100 octane. So the Merlin was able to run a lot more boost.

[@davidwood1923]

I enjoyed the video... LS platform has endless possibilities. Boosting is fairly cheap way to get power as well. Thanks again

[@jimchance5006]

Lol this isn't an LS. It's a small block.

[@jimhiscott2918]

Turbo are so dominant. There are 134ci (2.2 liter) boosted Honda engines that are making 2500hp

[@Jesusprayerwarriorbw]

Love boost. I want a C8 Z06 boosted.

[@hillybillysillysally5086]

I want a c6 zo6 all motor with a big cam heads and a good exhaust making 500+ wheel

[@IrnMaiden304]

Anyone notice that loose bolt jiggling and bouncing on top of the water pump ? @ 7:06

[@judo-drummerboy-tapout]

Can you guys do a video explaining the difference between make a Vortec supercharger and a regular supercharger. I've got a 93 Camaro. It was all blue printed in rebuilt. We could only find supercharger wise back in the day the vortex. Now when you look at one of these they look just like a turbo. Honestly they sound way different to. My Camaros been said it sounds like a jet plane coming. I mean I'm still getting some booze not all the Boost I want I'd rather have 25 or 30 lb of boost this thing puts out 8. I'm cranking over 750 horsepower out of this Camaro. I just was curious I mean why do they look so much like a turbo. I know when forces are in and the other runs off exhaust that's the difference but I was just wondering if you guys could do video explaining the difference. I'd love to put a superchargers on that on the demons and stuff I know that I'd be over 1200 to 1300 horsepower. But I don't think they make them for the LT1. I'm honestly considering pulling this engine out and putting a big block in it with a big huge supercharger on it. Maybe later this year that's what I'll do. But could you explain why they are so different these two kinds of superchargers the Vortech and the regular supercharger

[@PeeterPuncher]

Turbos on the same engine combos will make more than any blower hands down.

[@allanb3222]

The master of laying pipe lol!!👍

[@Bloodcurling]

He said "I can see why the turbo thing has caught on the last 10 years"

[@anthonyr1080]

They don't want to really tell you the secrets but it's the muffler bearings that's making all this power

[@alro2434]

Any idea of the air temp into the carb or the power diff with & without an intercooler?

[@stevenunua2118]

So motor trend came back to YT LOL

[@carlosgavino6874]

The loose socket squirming around

[@csemit]

That belt slapping about made me feel ill!

[@jamiemarcum8743]

I would love this in my 96 firebird formula,it has a 5.7.

[@paulspangler2088]

I want to turbocharge my ford 302 but its a troubled times right now

[@Bradley_Clark]

I think somehow the cheap idea left the show early

[@ericg2167]

I seen a sprinkler on top. Wow have we progressed.

[@automan1223]

The problem was turbo technology was expensive back with we were in high school and college...and with dumping cheap china parts on the market they closed a lot of domestic turbo production. From what I wrench on most of them do not last and are junk leaking oil in a short period of time. A GOOD turbo cost $$. Just to mess around have weekend fun cant beat it.

[@Hovitv]

GREAT EPISODE!!!!! Hey guys, Can you make a video with a JDM engine for our JDM community 🙏 😀

[@chadwick2629]

you cant be serious

[@willmcg7513]

Supras already 1200hp out of the box what more do you need

[@blacktop2001]

How do you determine your maximum timing?

[@tunerdadtunerdad7927]

Procharger is really pushing that F1A. A basic P1 or D1 would have easily made those numbers with no belt slip. That 5.4 step up ratio is why they had belt slip issues.

[@user-bo4ki2zq2m]

I am surprised as to the cost of the LS3 engine, my carburator days don't allow me to purchase a new style engine because of all the electronics required to run the total set up is hugh.