Easy 550-Plus Horsepower Chevy Build (Naturally Aspirated!) 

at least it ain’t 95f and humid asf

@@aceactiv3531 yea. Never have to fix anything when it's 70 and sunny. Either too cold or too hot lol

Nah dude imagine 100f and dry and laying on black top because your dad throw away your cardboard thinking it was trash

That's the only way I know how to do it. I'm so grateful when I do get to work in a shop or use a lift

PONDERIN' RC Don't forget it's always the absolute worse time in the world for it to lay down on you.

You lyin 🤣😂😂, naw I believe thou, until I learn different.

@@gastonneal3761 have you ever heard of the super late model racing class? Those cars are pushing over 900 hp out of N/A sbc’s and sbf’s. NASCAR’s engines also made 950 horse up until the early 2000’s when they governed them down to about 700. Those are also naturally aspirated small block Chevys

@@rustyshackleford1656 those aren't 23 degree engines

@@rustyshackleford1656 yep. With a stroker under them and removing the restrictions they can get over 1000HP N/A

I know you from somewhere 🤔 you had a channel didn't you? Or maybe even kicked it on comment somewhere else.

right

Hello John.

Absolutely

Lol. The cost of a bare block...

i like the way he sends it at 4:44, 7:09, and 2:58

How long does it take to assemble a motor , given all matching done etc?

@Clay Potter to quote R. Lee Ermey: 'well, no shit'

Thanks! And thanks for watching

"BABIES"? More like Women.. You can TRY and build what you think is going to be a hot-rod, and they will empty your bank account. Or you can stick some 'parts' in them, they blow up and STILL take your bank account....

You have to be firm with a baby?

And this is when I say..."whats not to like"? You could flog the hell out of this without worry.

@camaroguy 66. 👍🏽👍🏽

I popped on my subframe connectors np. Made it very firm! No roof cracks at all! Keeps that front end flat on the ground!

Subframe connectors a must! My 89 fbody handles 540 ft lbs

Don't it come with 305

@@arnoldibarra4592 The 350 was available with a 4 speed auto if i remember correctly

My 2000 SS Camero has a built LS6 with 550 hp.Speed engineering stainless headers with 3 inch Borla exhaust,big Comp cam,Trick flow heads with Brian Tooley pushrods and 102 Fast intake and 102 Fast throttle body.She sounds so damn good!!!

I have known this gentlemen for most of my career. I knew his brother Randy as well. We were racing against both of them until Randy's death in a plane crash. Just for a little information Randy was chief engine builder for Hendrick Motorsports (Think Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson) while Keith is President of Automotive specialists in Concord. He builds mainly for short track racing competition but make no mistake he and Randy are legendary engine builders. I worked for Dale Earnhardt Inc from 2004 thru the merger with Chip Ganassi to become EGR till 2009 and that's how I know them.

@@monsterinthebed concord, California? I want my 1994 blazer to push well over 450 HP.

Excellent. Hope it goes great!

You should love it also because of how much more $$ it takes to build a mopar, that won't be as reliable.

I would care to see more of Keith Dorton Magic with his so also coming up with a crazy Engine Build i know that they both could do this we are into a New Year this would really make many people that follow very happy Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 Happy Holidays from 🇨🇦 #YSW respect back to you 🙏

I'm going to assume that's because towels will weave themselves a blanket on the oil pickup

@@jimmypatterson9854 you would be correct. You want no fibers in your oil sysyem.

By the time you source a good LS block, machine it with similar quality pistons and rods. Then buy all the electronics to make it run you have spent 50% more. And still have a fragile LS

557 hp and your getting 18/22 mpg. You must be choking the heck out of that engine to get that good of mpg with that much hp that engine got to be starving for fuel....lol

Got one right now had to take away from grandpa out in the shed. Little over 612 hp for a recliner isnt too shabby but grandpa kept breaking axles

I agree with everything you just said. As far as Street performance the Edelbrock RPM air gap will blow their intake away in low end without giving much on top. I was surprised these engine Masters didn't go for it. I suppose they wanted horsepower on top in as bragging rights but sacrificing low in torque for the street is unacceptable since this is a street build.

@@flyhigh6591 that setup changed my TPI L98 from an anemic 80s v8 into a low budget race motor and took away very little low range torque. It can make for a tall setup though, needed a 3" cowl to clear it.

True but if you drive it on the street at all the smaller carb would give much better throttle response. Granted it cost a bit up top but not enough that you'd notice.

If you’ve got a motor shop

Could probably get a 502 from a boat or motorhome fairly cheap.

I got two old school 2 bolt 454 bbc's completely bare blocks for sale. No crank, main caps, BARE.

@@JayLupe I have one 454 that needs a sleeve and a 366 top kick block, going to build a couple of coffee tables and sell them, jokes on them cause they are junk, but they will still look awesome

Nothing like the clackity-clack of a solid flat tappet cam 👍

@@GOSH454 yep and the 6000rpm limit you get with hydraulic lifters is easily raised and they're a bit lighter.

...me too!

I have three 400 blocks and want to build one really badly, easiest power is made from displacement, why do we throw 305's in the trash, absolutely no reason for it, just because we can, seen fairly stock 305 make over 350hp for no reason

305's are basically junk they just a waste of time and money.

500 - Dart SHP Block 900 - Molnar crank 600 - Molnar rods 750 - Mahle forged pistons 1600 - AFR 195 cc heads 400 - Crane billet roller cam 320 - Victor Jr intake 300 - MSD distributor 450 - Holley Brawler carb Machine shop ? Misc bolts, gaskets, lube, rings, roller lifters, roller rockers, pushrods, billet timing cover, ATI superdamper, valve covers, waterpump, pulleys??????? Easy... With no "exotic" parts. like fuck................

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 You are WAY off, even for 3 years ago.

Well... they may be boring but the engineering of the LS platform is far superior for stress and heat dissipation. In this (excellent) build they just used extremely strong parts to overcome both of those.

But, but, RU-vid engine experts....I mean, you know all these guys are pros with their own machine shop and dynos.....right?

my honda build isn't cheap lol but ok...neither was the 95 ss impala. or my guys 16 wrx sti. money and time. plain and simple with any build deemed proper. if I jump out there I'll put my ss on you. if that don't work my awd j series 94 2dr accord will clean up any and all challenges. it did as an h series fwd... just saying... got knowledgeable people around me. btw my first build was a sr20 for a 91 se-r. 440 at the wheel 😎🤙

Darrell Coy yah thats what i thought this is absurd and unreasonable as well as kind of shaming towards ACTUAL budget/ easy builds lol... i turned it off at dart block 😂

You mean you don't have an extra $10k laying around? Peasant!

What's really bad is for a few hundred bucks I can feed my 8.4:1 slant six a 300 shot (i have very little ring left) and outrun that chebby for 1/10 the money you guys have into it. Maybe only once but I'd actually be going fast for cheap

CORZER0 LMAO

might as well buy a crate LS3 or LS7 and save a lot of weight too

It is as easy as 123!!! if your over whelmed just get anything with a EFI 5.0 old school ford with a good tune it is a cheap blast!

Coast high performance has the best and cheapest 406 short blocks that I have used and haven't ever had a problem.

@@lilibethdoherty295 That's still a decent chunk of change too. But CHP builds pretty excellent engines so... You get what you pay for.

He was concerned with longevity.

Fn screamer huh?!

Thanks!

their parts were donated as advertising. hp pumped up.

500 - Dart SHP Block 900 - Molnar crank 600 - Molnar rods 750 - Mahle forged pistons 1600 - AFR 195 cc heads 400 - Crane billet roller cam 320 - Victor Jr intake 300 - MSD distributor 450 - Holley Brawler carb Machine shop ? Misc bolts, gaskets, lube, rings, roller lifters, roller rockers, pushrods, billet timing cover, ATI superdamper, valve covers, waterpump, pulleys??????? Easy... With no "exotic" parts.

Easy build... hand $7500 to your engine builder...

You can use eagle or scat parts

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 13 degree heads, custom headers, custom carb, crank trigger, timing belt drive, jesel shaft rockers, and vacuum pump. That's stuff is exotic, the stuff they used is just expensive.

A beast for $10K+... can do similar Gen. 1 for $1K...

NaqoyqatZ Hahaha I love it !! I was thinking the same thing

that helps

marsv7777 great heads

are you able to still use pump gas with your setup?

@@Coches we have 11.4 CR so cylinder pressure around 200. We run on pump gas . 98 octane

I know Keith works with a handful of race teams in Australia, so he definitely can ship to you. www.automotivespecialists.com

The Horsepower Monster thanks for the heads up. I’ve been in touch with Skip White Performance in Kingsport Tennessee, I think I’ll give with a call to see what he has on offer. Appreciate your help Cheers

The Horsepower Monster ahh that should have read I’ll give Keith a call to to see what he has on offer. Auto correct taking over again. Cheers

I was just wondering this too.

20k

Dart isnt exotic, all this stuff can be bought from places like summit or jegs,, exotic chev parts are made in the U,K believe it or not.

I love a 350-400 hp small block, just enough power to have fun are not hurt the pockets

for those who know what they are doing, or watch enough RU-vid videos, its easy enough to put together an engine like that with mostly OEM parts (now that folks are selling them cheap to step up to an LS) and the thing about not hurting the pockets, is that some "cheap" 1,000 hp dyno queen needs a brake system to match, cooling system, suspension, U joints, etc....so it ends up not being so cheap. find a later 1970's car or 1980's car to put this engine into, and you get a power-to-weight ratio that is just right for public roads. Meanwhile Mr. "my Ls makes 1,000 hp" is still in the garage getting it all together on his budget.

The LS platform can run a thousand hp with stock internals, seen it more than once, with a single turbo and two factory fuel pumps and double lines one to each fuel rail with a factory reprogrammed ECM, power can be cheap to make if you don't mind getting picked on for being cheap

The LS is a great design, and it has that Y block since it was originally designed in aluminum. its heads flow well, not just due to port size, but the angle of the valve. Ironically, a Pontiac 350 has a similar valve angle and its large crankcase gives it the same benefit as the Y block--atmosphere inside the crankcase doesn't get compressed as much by the pistons (the new shelby block just puts holes in the main webs). It does have its weaknesses, like any block design--such as four bolts rather than the old five bolts per cylinder, often blamed in the Ford pushrod 5.0 for letting head gaskets blow under too much boost. There are folks who can take a junkyard LS with unknown history, and get it to last at 1,000 hp. and there's a lot who haven't had it last more than a few passes on the bumper. there are folks who can get it to make 1,000 hp in a dyno, but they are running 60 degree inlet temps, a 3 inch exhaust that won't fit under an F body and bends that won't fit under a hood, etc. once that engine is installed in a car, the numbers change. The good thing about the design is its two decades old, so people have figured out what OEM oil pan etc works. but if i had a car with a 305 installed, what's cheaper to get 400 hp out of, a Vortec 350 that bolts in and reuses the 305's linkage and oil pan and serpentine belt and AC setup...or an LS that needs a few more parts to fit, and a throttle by wire gas pedal to work the factory EFI, and.... but again, those who grew up knowing only the LS, have a leg up on getting that swap to work in a car. and as always there are the builders who claim big numbers, yet can't come up with any time slips....:)