1981 Chevy Camaro - Is There A Holy Grail Engine In This Camaro??? - Z28??? - UNR 192 

All I know about it is that the guy who owned it for many years passed away and his family sold the car to the guy that brought it to us to see if it would run and drive. He has since sold it to someone in Austin, TX and they are going to restore it. Thanks for watchin'.

If that is a Ls7 they had to change the camshaft in it because those cams had a bunch of duration you would have heard that as soon as it started they also had 12 to 1 compression so it wouldn't run on today's pump gas but you could run it on e85 with a carburetor set up for e85 you cannot truly tell what a engine is without taking it apart I have a big block that is a 427 bored 0.60 over so it's a 439 but all the inturnles are in a 454 block because the block was broke many years ago so if that is a true LS7 they tammed it down alot and that would explain why there is no Vin stamped on the front pad they were over the counter engines and never put in and car or truck from the factory that is a rare find would love to own it.

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Ls7 was only in 1970 models and more rare than the rare ls6...

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Like to have it to trade for a nice second gen Charger, a 69 with a big block and 4 speed with the Sure grip rear end but would settle for any late 60s or early 70s big block Charger

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Second that, esp by passing the msd and external coil, it's so sad

That's the only way 🎉

@up-n-runnin377 sorry you feel my comment is mean, it's just real, you have the right ideas you just really should do more research before doing something you don't know, I'm not hating by any means.. too many times people follow these videos and mess up their own stuff and if the people they watched did more correctly they would also do more correctly...

Ya no shit needs to learn how a chevy runs

Thanks for the negative comment. I appreciate it. However, off camera, I filled the fuel bowls.

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I quit watching his videos because that crap annoyed me so much. Its only funny a few times, then it gets stale quick.

@@jerrywilliams8733 I totally agree. It was funny once. VGG became irritating. His videos are also edited poorly and are way too long.

​@@paulvarrieur976 Pole Barn Garage and Puddin's Fab Shop are much much better in my opinion. But VGG is great too. Hes went a little too "discovery" for me also. But he's gettin paid well.

All the intake side goodies, and cast iron exhaust....not cool !!

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Stock sucks. Its why so many are modified. Even the king hemi cars from Dodge and Plymouth sucked stock.

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@@up-n-runnin377 no problem. Just because thats my opinion on cars doesnt mean at all that there isn't room for us all in the community

I have always believed that there is room for everyone as well. I've seen some super cool hot rods, rat rods and bone stock 4 door sedans. I don't bash anyone's car. I'm just glad the cars still exists!!!

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I understand. A few kids in my school had them as well. Thanks for watchin'.

My buddy in high school had a white w black stripes 68 rs/ss had the 302dz dual gate shifter was fun to ride in

They used a 283 crank, it was made for Trans-Am racing . They were limited to 305 ci. I was getting 9800 rpm in my 69 Z/28 my biggest regret selling it.

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Better than the 366 😬

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Yep I agree 👍

Think there more ls7 bbc out now then Chevy ever built ,just like corvette engines

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I hate it when that happens. I've had a few of those situations as well. Thanks for watchin'.

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Sounds good I been a tech for many years and still love the cars and trucks . Thank you 👍

I still do as well. However, we have a saying at the shop..."I hate cars". LOL

Also one more tidbit, on real Z/28’s it should have black trim surrounding the rear windshield instead of chrome if memory serves correctly

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Same thing I was thinking

I can vouch for handling like crap , my first car was a 79 berlinetta with a mild mods . At 21 years old it couldn't stop itself at 100 mph and run a stop sign. Made the right turn and and only took a wooden stake to passenger door after the ditch on the wrong side of the road . Was 16 and got into a fight with step dad and had shotgun shoved in my face just before getting in the car

The worst one I ran into was my 1969 Super Bee. It sat in a barn for 26 years and the mice and rats ate everything. They filled the rear quarters with cactus and the trunk was about 8"-10" deep with stuff. The seats were literally full of stuff. Had to wear a respirator to be able to enter it. Thank for watchin'.

I was forcing myself to finish this video. Damn, it won't start on a tsp of fuel, kept throwing the timing around... Call Derick.

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The cool thing is that the car got sold and is now in Austin, TX being restored. Thanks for watchin'. Be sure to tell your friends about the channel.

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I didn't know that. I guess I never tried it on a big block. Thanks for watchin'.

Alot of people over carburate engines ,I had a mildly built bbc roller motor 10.5 to 1 4.30 rear gear with a 750 cfm on it ,best past was with a 650 double pumper on it ,12.20 street tires and slapper bars in 36 Ford rat rod p/u

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As an owner of an original 81 Z28, I completely agree with you 👍

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Also above the timing cover if it’s a LS7 it will Say LS7 on the suffix pad

Also it’s a solid lifter

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I'm thinking it's only revenge to 7800 rpm 1 time ,call bs on that rpm

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yes it is usually the other way, fords with chevy engines

​@@jimsix9929b funny to see a Ford powered by Chevy. It wouldn't last long or go far

I actually know the car for sold to someone who is going to do just that to it. Thanks for watchin'.

That's exactly what's happening to it. I talked with the new owners and that's what they are going to do. Thanks for watchin'.

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It ran some, so it's not 180 degrees out... but may be poorly timed...

Thanks for watchin'. This car was sold about the time the video came out. Sorry.

Just to put your mind at ease, look closely at the video again. The #1 spark plug wire is connected to the #1 spark plug via the spark tester. The spark tester is connected between the yellow plug wire and the #1 spark plug. Thanks for watchin'.

What's wrong with that? Works well if you know what you're doing. The HEI he took out was set up correctly to run with the MSD box and coil. You can see they took the ignition module out of the distributor and took the coil out just like you're supposed to do. The new one he put in bypassed the MSD. I ran HEI with msd for several years without an issue

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Pretty sure an LS7 is a small block Corvette engine introduced in 2008

@@jeffbarkley3915 the original LS series engines were Mark IV Big Block Chevys. LS-1 was a 427, introduced in 1969 that made 335HP, the LS-5, 6 and 7 were introduced in October of 1970. the LS-5 was a 454 making 365HP passenger cars and 390hp in the Vette, the LS-6 454 is infamous for its 450HP. The LS-7 was intended to replace the L88 and ZL1 engines for secret factory backed racing clients, just like the L88 and ZL1 427s, however GM lifted the ban on racing, so they were never installed in production cars, however production of the engine had already started, GM decided to offer these engines as over the counter crate engines. in both short block and long block form. they were extremely popular and GM continued production of them in to the late 80s. the LS-4 was introduced in 73 and made 275 net HP as compared to the prior engines that were rate in Gross HP. the LS4 gross HP would be around 325HP. the LS4 is the most common 454 as it was also used in both light and heavy duty trucks, motor homes, and marine applications. variants of it were used until the introduction of the Gen V big block in 1991. when the L19 454 replaced it. during that time both LS6 and LS7 engine were available over the counter from GM of high-performance application, and a warranty replacement. in fact they also offered L88 and ZL1 CanAm blocks and heads as replacement until the mid 70s until supplies ran out, but they kept production of the LS6 and LS7 engines going in to the late 80s. I personally owned a 1976 Hondo drag boat with a LS7 in it. it was really fast, but it dropped a valve and I replace it with an L88. the L88 was much more powerful and revved higher than the LS7. GM resurrected the LS RPO codes for the gen 3 small blocks in 1997. but to be honest the only thing the LS series engine share with the small block chevy is the 4.4 inch bore spacing. and there is no parts interchangeability between gen 1 or gen 2 small blocks. hope this clarifies things for you.

You are referring to the new LS7's, not the old LS7's. Check out the XCH suffix code on line and you will see Chevy made more thank on LS7. Thanks for watchin'.

I actually did that after shooting what you saw. The video didn't turn out the best so it got edited out. Sorry. Thanks for watchin'.

Apparently, I did not explain it well enough in the video, but what you are saying is incorrect. There was a lot of wiring chewed for the MSD stuff so I abandoned the MSD stuff and connected the factory wiring that was just sitting there. I installed a new distributor and coil into the car. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for watchin'.

You don't need the control module the MSD box replaces it

This is the exact way Dad and I bought motors back in the days for our 20 plus Novas. Quick and easy identification.

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ps LS has never built a bbc they only build small blocks and it is a GM engine not a chevy

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​@@jeffrey4547ls6 bbc came in a variety of cars. Most notable the 70 chevelle

@@-donkey_696_ in the 70 chevelle they had 2 different 454's did u know that one was a bbc 454 and the other one was a LS 6 454 small block

@jeffrey4547 the only ls6 454 is a bbc ,a friend has a 70 ls6 454 chevelle it's definitely a big block ,looks the same as my 540 ,bbc have 7 bolts on valve covers sbc have 4 ,the biggest small Chevy made was a 400 small block ,the only other LS motor I'm aware of are the new ones ,I'd have to see that to believe it

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