LOW BUCK, JUNKYARD 5.3L-MAX NITROUS (PULL THE JETS!)

FULL RESULTS-JUNKAYRD LM7 NO JETS-JUST OPEN PLATE! WILL IT SURVIVE? What happens when you run a carbed & cammed Junkyard 5.3L with all the nitrous? We ran the 5.3L with a Zex nitrous plate and pulled the Nitrous jet? That's right, we ran the plate with full bottle pressure, no nitrous jet and as much nitrous as the system would supply! Did the little junkyard 5.3L survive? I think I heard it laugh!

[@KSIXRIDER]

Always enjoyed the content and starting to like this Richard guy.😎

[@richardholdener1727]

don't fall for it-that Richard guy is a tool!

[@NickKautz]

@@richardholdener1727 I've got a good one for ya. 100% Nitro Methane via meth injection kit. (I dabbled but it was my built vette motor , was too scared to take it very far). Smelled like a funny car every time I got into boost.... and flames.

[@Darkhalfcustoms]

@@richardholdener1727 He's crazy too. Freak plays with rattle snakes.

[@bryanmayes9234]

Yeah your videos are awsome Richard

[@erasedfromgenepool.4845]

richard is single handedly turning everyone into an ls addict.. the man knows his stuff i always try to listen and absorb his info..

[@johnparrish9215]

If this test had been done with a 302 Windsor, it would have ended with "Man the Mops" LOL

[@billbirmingham]

Mains would have separated from the block, lol

[@1stockcam]

John Parrish why not an old gen 1 ls aka sbc? Probably stand a better chance. Couldn’t you get those with 4 bolt mains at least?

[@johnparrish9215]

@@1stockcam I think you missed the point, it was a Joke. Everyone knows that with the 302 the test would have ended with all the oil on the floor. Man the Mops. Get it???

[@1stockcam]

Episode “spray your guts out”

[@1stockcam]

Btw, they already did that test just FYI. 305 sbc croaked around 600 hp. No oil on the floor, just a lot of smoke. Guess you haven’t seen that one yet.

[@DavidBergquistfiero]

As always Richard, lots of awesome content. Thank You.

[@billybadass411thefirst9]

Please keep doing these. The last week of videos have been awesome!

[@mgrijalvaespinoza]

Outstanding video!! Thank you for all the great content!! Priceless in my opinion 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jonathonbelton2387]

You’ve definitely got the best test videos!!

[@knockingontheclouds1153]

I think the only thing that was missing was the screaming engine, lol!

[@EricErnst]

Another great video, Rich. Keep them coming!

[@shitbox7413]

Awesome video Richard, 630 ft lbs out of 325 cubes, amazing. 👍🏻

[@Mid-Atlantic_Outdoors]

Impressive! appreciate the videos you put out, I've learned a lot from you

[@trentonnapa518]

great video , love the nitrous stuff

[@sammymartin5410]

Awesome video, love the content

[@soundslikealot]

5.3s along with Richard's tests FTW! 😆👏🤘

[@buiItnotbought]

What jet are you running? 4an ........

[@madvtecyo546]

Berserka Saurus LOL

[@shitbox7413]

Berserka Saurus, 😄👍🏻

[@JohnnyAnderson1]

LOL!!!!!

[@yolofullsend]

Hahah yas!

[@rustedratchetgarage6788]

Them: How many hp shot do you estamate that to be... Me: all of them

[@jets8991]

I love that you kind of build this thing up with a new cam, springs, nice intake an carb before you basically try to destroy it. Wouldn't mind seeing/ hearing each run though

[@jediahbarsness4654]

I like your channel i dont know how you dont have thousands of subscribers so much information

[@1stockcam]

jediah barsness he’s just gettin started! Tripled in like a month lol!

[@funfun8095]

HANDS!

[@coalstang]

awesome ! love seeing what this junkyard stuff can handle. I still want to see big bang 6.0 achieve its limit. 👍

[@richardholdener1727]

Me too

[@dubocupo8647]

Bro you got the best videos . Plenty of info & setups .

[@darwinfridgeseals741]

Great content, love to see you compare a mild/wild cam on different displacement motors, 4.8lt, 5.7lt and a 6.2lt. if you can keep the same heads, would be amazing. Thanks. With the goal if finding crazy torque for the street, everything under 5000rpm

[@tonkatoytruck]

I would be interested in you doing a video with the same 5.3L with the 750hp nitrous set up, but make a year's worth of racing passes with it to see if it will hold together. How and where it fails would also be good to know so one would know what to upgrade, if necessary. We do a lot of 7.0 index racing here in Houston and this could be a very cost effective solution. Thanks, in advance. Subscribed.

[@Cheap0]

I got a 91 s10 thats been together for a while 5.3 .sloppy stg 2 cam..pac 1218.s.. longtubes.. holley intake.. quick fuel 750..and a nx wet plate kit on the mds.6014..rings are gapped .28 thou. With new lifters and pushrods .new cam bearings didn't need them but did anyway its been on 150 shot forever I just keep fresh tr6 plugs and fresh oil but it's probably 140 to 160 thousand mile motor still running good probably up the jets when I get time to put progressive controller on

[@Cheap0]

And I drive it on the street alot too

[@baddaddybrady2]

Great episode

[@kamranetemad4968]

WOW.imagin the kick back in seat you get full tilt.👍

[@KakinoHorsepower]

Really cool video, i basiclly have the same combo just my cam is 240/246 630/615 lift. Cant wait to put some spray to it

[@ernestomiranda1122]

BEST KZbin CHANNEL!!!!...............I would love to see a nitrous SBE 5.3L test

[@richardholdener1727]

this was that test, right?

[@adamcroteau8711]

Jesus, that would be a hell of a burnout machine, at least before uncle RODney comes knocking

[@MLFranklin]

This is so excellent!

[@gtojoe8990]

Awesome! Now get to testing the ss2 for matt lol.

[@66vett00m7]

Richard, I would like to see if that "Junk Yard" 5.3 could handle some nitro methane fuel and if the numbers would be better than your send it tune?. Imagine the light show!

[@thedude7726]

Yes!!!!!

[@shorty808100]

66vett00m7 nitro would eat all the gaskets it’s very corrosive you have to use special metal gaskets for nitro meth

[@ChristnThms]

Nitro doesn't work as well on wedge head engines, as you have to be able to get massive amounts of fuel in and the valve angles are problematic. It would make power, no doubt. But the numbers would probably not be what you'd expect. Think of it this way, there are a shitload of guys who spend BIG money to get the best results in competition. Top Fuel rigs universally use hemi headed engines... there's a reason. Even a baby hemi would work better than a wedge head.

[@Dodgechallengersixpack]

I Love dyno experimental tests!

[@thegrumpyoldmillennial328]

You really have the best job! Hey how about a short vid on some of your cars/builds??

[@Paulster2]

Ah, man ... you said "Party Time" ... I thought we were going to see Steve cleaning up the dyno cell :o)

[@soundslikealot]

Paulster2 🤣👏

[@richardholdener1727]

That would be me behind the mop!

[@john-sutton-tn]

Love it!!!! Although I didn’t like the results from your boosted LS with NO2 intercooler video. I had hoped it would work better because I don’t have room for an intercooler

[@richardholdener1727]

it works-but more as the power adder and not the cooler

[@john-sutton-tn]

Yes sir. I NEEDED it to work as an intercooler

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Enjoy the junk yard stuff. Amazing the power you get from these with so little effort. I noticed the numbers before the nos. Do the fuel injected setup make the same power?

[@richardholdener1727]

they make more than this intake

[@carport-customs]

Breaking news.... This just IN every you pick it yard Across America is totally out of stock on 5.3 LS engines. They sold out faster than AR-15s when Obama went in office. Great test keep it up!

[@2424DMC]

That’s the best analogy ever.

[@racerd3801]

I know a guy that has a 1000 hp shot on his LS, the biggest problem he had was finding a bumper hitch strong enought to tow the trailer with the 1000lb bottle on it.

[@mrbigg7255]

Love to see a tunnel ram with dual carbs and dual plates. LS with an 8-71 would be cool too.

[@DeezGarage]

Too much. These baby motors don’t even like a 750 carb

[@YZFoFittie]

This was awesome, only thing I wish you guys would have done is at the end of testing, run the nitrous like a car would on the track and see if the rings would butt or not. Otherwise, great job!

[@MississippiDan1]

😂 awesome test!! Wow.... 😯 😂

[@KCampen1986]

Just picked up a 1987 mercury cougar I want to build into a drag car and this will be my first engine setup. Ls carbed on nitrous oxide.

[@markiemark3003]

Damn a good cam an intake and it made 450 ho that's awesome 😮

[@TheProchargedmopar]

Big Block all the way. (Mopar) I don't care if it does lose I'm 50yo, not afraid to add pistons/rods/heads if required to hang, AND BBs are what dreams are made of. 😜

[@josephfigueroa3527]

BBs and Cast Iron all day every day.

[@colebean1426]

I was raised a mopar guy through and through but damn a junk yard ls making indy headed stroker big block mopar numbers on a factory setup is making me want to sell the mopar power plants and ls swap!

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

its a 10th the money for more reliable power,pop a bottom end,throw a new one in.i LOVE mopars but they are pricy as hell

[@JohnDoe-ft8zs]

This is the knowledge we all want to know.

[@TPVPRO]

Finally! Someone reputable to confirm what I have been telling my friends about Dry EFI manifolds and a throttle body setup. Thanks Richard! I do wonder how long it would last in a car running the full 1/4 with a real load on it maybe that can be next?

[@allenmccall5021]

What have you been saying?

[@GlobalMediaInc]

SEND IT!!!

[@thomasjohnson1142]

That’s insane!!

[@cuzz63]

Cam, springs, headers, ignition, single plane intake...resulted in over 450 hp from a 327 cube engine.....I love LS motors.

[@TheGuruStud]

Not really. If it were in a car you wouldn't even see 400 whp with cam, full boltons and fuel injection. Crank HP is for the birds.

[@checables4045]

Would love to see some turbo 302 Windsor stuff on an unopened motor

[@1stockcam]

Che Cables I think we’ll see a lot of ls stuff mainly because like Richard says, 700+ on an unopened engine, get as many of them from the junkyard as you can, while you can. Can’t really beat that. Might even be easier than finding a 302 anymore. What I’ve been wondering lately myself though, is the 289.. little less rotating weight. For that reason Is it actually more capable than a 302 when pushed?

[@kcscustom9759]

Gosh noo I wanted to see the torque😩 Anyways a good test, pretty cool that this very close to stock, high mileage 5.3L hung in there with stock ring gap and no jets lol. And ps. for anyone confused on what’s what on the graph, if it’s a regular four stroke 4-6-8 cylinder then look at the lower left hand corner of the graph and HP should be on bottom and TQ on top. Follow the lines up from there. Also torque curves are generally more flat while power curves generally rise with rpm as HP is a function of torque & RPM.

[@df5849]

no... it's a byproduct not a function

[@brockallentaylor]

With all those movements and constant hand gestures I thought he was going to try and sell me a sham wow at some point.

[@supmonkeyface]

Brock Taylor same 😑

[@Pushrodlife]

Man that’s awesome

[@pontiac411]

One of the issues guys are running into with big shots on perimeter plate systems is reversion.

[@oliverscorsim]

Richard I know this isn't n2o related but I know many ppl would like to hear what you think about quick spool valves. Have you ever measured back pressure vs boost? I know my fc rx7 came with a cool one from the factory where the valoutes were different sizes. Remember it working okay for an 80s turbo with a carbon seal lol.

[@leepederson5254]

Grab’em all!!!

[@cuzz63]

Correct me if I am wrong but I would have thought you have to add more fuel with the N2O? Wouldnt not doing that cause it to be lean?

[@ryder2shae]

I have the exact same stainless toolbox with a lot of stickers.lol. wish I could share a pic of it.

[@b00sted_SS]

Party on !!!

[@douglascrosby6536]

What is the orifice size in the nitrous solenoid? With no jet, that's the max that system will flow unless the plate itself becomes the restriction. Also, quick question......How did you get the nitrous line to seal without the jet? Since the jet is in fact the tapered surface that the line seals to....or did you just use an enormous jet? Like a .120

[@brandonsimons6502]

How do the perimeter plates compare to the stinger plates? That’s about the only difference in the 5.3 I’m putting together from this one?

[@motorcityracing7319]

Awesome just what was asking about in the last video and what do the timing curve look like na

[@richardholdener1727]

na this motor ran 30 degrees of total and near 20 on the nitrous

[@63grandsport11]

What did the plugs look like ?

[@glennshotrodgarage5509]

how close would this engine be na hp wise with the stock induction system ? Thanks for your work !

[@neckcrank2663]

How about running some of these tests on the 4.3 LV3? Those have 6 bolt mains too don't they?

[@Mtnbike121]

Richard, why are these nitrous spikes on this engine nice and smooth and roll over into a flat power band, compared to other engines, where its a peaky spike and then goes only down on power on other nitrous hits?

[@trentonnapa518]

wonder how much my gen 4 aluminum motor with ported heads and ring gapped forged piston motor could handle , im going to hit it with 350 on a fogger very soon

[@johnnymoran180]

Price on 5.3's just went up again.. lol

[@robertfleischacker3359]

How much power can you make with all junkyard parts. No fancy cam or aftermarket intakes just junkyard gold?

[@oggp5951]

I kind of did this same test on the track. Car would run 9.70s on 250 shot, then went to a 300 shot and only went .12 faster, then pulled the jet and went the same. I think the limiting fator was the -4 an line

[@DodgeCrazed]

I like the videos but maybe start showing some of the work you do on the motors, and videos of them running in the dyno.

[@user-uo8wo1rh1u]

Do you have to use a 6010 ignition box or can it be 6012?

[@keithwingfield5101]

Badass!

[@bfromthed]

I'd like to see how much further it can go!!!! Can you take pistons out to do ring gap and put them right back in without doing anything to cylinders? Just have to resize rods for new bolts right?

[@richardholdener1727]

we never change the rod bolts-even at 1543 hp!

[@richardholdener1727]

we never change the rod bolts-even at 1543 hp!

[@michaelpark202]

Add another nitrous kit!!!!!! Stack the plates!!!! How many can a junk yard LS take?

[@teacherm96]

Man 770 HP plus wow bro than is great and what about to TQ ?

[@rynev3392]

Cam a 4.8 or 5.3 with the healthiest cam you got and rev it as high as you can

[@TheKevbo911]

Look up operation spinal tab ls motor they spun it to 11k but there was 3 years of r&d behind it

[@woodgrain18]

@@TheKevbo911 that was a bad ass build but completely different than seeing what a sbe cam and springs 4.8-5.3 can do.

[@dbjunior1238]

Cleatus McFarland uses a 5.3 and runs with boost to around 8krpm

[@woodgrain18]

@@dbjunior1238 not a stock cam and spring 5.3, I revved my 4.8 to 7500 and the 5.3 in my car now to 7100 with cam, valve springs and and trunion Rebuild and 20+ pounds of boost. But I still want to know how far they will go before it grenades

[@gnarkiller]

A guy at my local track runs his to 8500. He has tons of money into it

[@hope2someday691]

? Have you tried higher octane fuel with higher NOS charges? A comparison would a great test.

[@Romelin]

Why spraying it later in the rpms each time 6200 ? Trying to save the amount of nitrous used, or scared of it blowing up ?

[@richardanderson9092]

Would love to see you run different engines. Get some 4s, some 6s, import, domestic. Show which techniques work on which engines. Do variable cam timing tuning and report the results. Show some individual throttle bodies and do a trumpet length test.

[@richardholdener1727]

done lots of that(three books on Honda perf, 1 on Focus)-the trumpet length stuff was cool-lots of Mod Ford & Coyote, BBC, SBC, BBF, SBF, Gen 3 Hemi (not much early) Dodge, lots of Honda, Nissan, Toy etc...

[@sean5comet]

When you showed a picture saying that you replaced the valve spring, the picture showed offset intake rocker arms. Those would be LS3 style correct? LM7 weren't rectangular port, they were cathedral port, so what's going on?

[@TheGuruStud]

Stock footage lol

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

don't analyze video details,just watch

[@a2cryss]

Great video. What year was the engine? Did you have to do an AFM or VVT delete.? New lifters? What head castings? Thanks.

[@richardholdener1727]

all stock stuff-gen 3 with no AFM or VVT

[@josephlay288]

And suggestions on a good nitrous cam for a gen1 style 434 sbc. Dart aftermarket block brodix heads with a ton of spray it use to be street driven slot an make crusies before races but we put a hydraulic roller for the street friendlyness of the cam. But were going full race motor with it and was womdering if u had any suggestions on a good viloent solid roller nitrous cam. For a 434sbc.

[@177SCmaro]

I'm a little surprised it didn't break a ring land.

[@shitbox7413]

Spraying at 6k rpm helps keep pistons alive.

[@177SCmaro]

@@shitbox7413 makes sense

[@1stockcam]

Old ass engine probably has a lot of ring gap. I took apart a junkyard 351w last year that had .040”... I bet this ls is close to .030” to do what it did

[@richardholdener1727]

I've pulled apart dozens and dozens of them (I get 3-4 a weekend some times) never see one near .030 when it comes apart (.014-.022) usually

[@chriswinters1788]

What carburetor?

[@BadLuckGarage]

👍

[@Adam_B]

Can you post your carb settings please? Pri/Sec Squirters and Pri/Sec Jets? Ive been struggling with exactly the same setup and finally got it running ok with the 50cc accel pump kit

[@JosephNnbs]

What plugs do you run in these test engines? Do use the colder ones as recommended or do you use a regular plug

[@richardholdener1727]

colder heat ranges for turbo

[@cobrabuilder9336]

Time to add a second stage without jets

[@boost1728]

May I ask why so much LSA? With so many tests showing less separation producing more power I’m genuinely curious what made this cam the chosen one

[@jimanastasio192]

I love how these "junk" LS engines can handle almost anything you can throw at them. The LS is all the proof I need that Ford should have stuck with pushrods. Needless to say, I'm a big believer in the "K.I.S.S." principle, which is why I'm not a cammer fan.

[@josephfigueroa3527]

Honestly Ford did right with DOHC because it brings almost endless cam possibilities at any given point as well as allowing a broader power band. A DOHC just has longer chains and more direct cam so it's honestly pretty similar in the simplicity aspect. As much as I hate saying it Ford built the superior engine, and if cams were cheaper and if we could tune the cam timing indefinitely then we could have a 12,000 RPM street engine.

[@jimanastasio192]

@@josephfigueroa3527 That may be true, but it's still expensive, complicated stuff. GM has proven it isn't needed to have fun with a street car. Trust me, I know the Coyote is an excellent design, but you will never sell me one. Besides, it seems Ford is coming out with a 6.8 pushrod engine for the Mustang and F-150 for 2023 at the latest. Apparently someone at Ford feels the same way I do.

[@josephfigueroa3527]

@@jimanastasio192 again it's just as simple as a push rod if not simpler, you do gotta get 3 cams so there is that but otherwise value is set by the people who yank them out of junkyards.

[@by_a_tryhard_lol8901]

Richard holdener , did you add ring gap ?

[@johncalhoun8011]

So if I use Nitrous on my 6.0 Engine, do I need to use a Carburetor intake or I can use the Fuel injected intake, or is there a special Nitrous Intake for Fuel Injected applications?

[@richardholdener1727]

YOU CAN RUN NITROUS WITH ANY INTAKE

[@jesserasso1042]

A what about the 7.0l that's in the Corvettes what else is the 7l in

[@utahcountypicazospage5412]

In my opinion this worked well because the cam wanted to breath more and lowered compression with such a big cam seems nitrous likes major overlap camshafts that would make a lazy n/a set up

[@exploranator]

Nitrous, like other one-sided boost adders, wants more exhaust flow to truly thrive. Superchargers are the same.

[@winchracing64]

This channel is cool but I wanna see the actual runs not just the Graf's all the time !! We wanna hear that SOB rumbling!!!

[@damianellis3554]

You know what I would like to see the difference between a short Runner Turbo System and a long Runner turbo system like a rear mount the booster between the two and when it comes on maybe even the difference between bigger turbos and smaller turbos in the same systems

[@richardholdener1727]

take a look at the Ebyt GT45 vs Summit S475 video

[@damianellis3554]

I believe you misunderstood me I was asking about the difference between a front mounted Turbo System One very close to the motor and a rear-mounted turbo system like one back there where the muffler will be sitting

[@neilrobertson1345]

What was total timming on full send ?

[@3800TURBO]

I wonder how far that plate would go on E85. Due to the restricted fuel flow would it make less hp? Ive done a lot of nitrous with E98 on our cars and it obviously demands more fuel flow. Might have to break out the drill set lol.

[@richardholdener1727]

the fuel supply was not the problem-plenty of fuel flow left

[@TheGto389]

Question? Why does the motor have a carb and fuel rails with injectors????????

[@richardholdener1727]

I selected the EFI version of the single plane so I could run carb or EFi testing

[@jennifermarshall8218]

I would like to see a test using big roots blower on a BBC with plate nitrous system burning E85 fuel!

[@richardholdener1727]

I did an E85 test on a carbureted, blown BBC-the blower motors love it

[@devionfunderburk3531]

Will you ever do a test on the btr stage 4 truck cam?(i kno you did stages 1 2 and 3