I Bought A $9,000 Engine For My SVT Lightning Off eBay Motors! First Start On A Pallet! It's LOUD! 

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You and Peter work well together - he's a good fit for your efforts!

It's always a good practice to blow out the Spark plug area with compressed Air before you pull the plug so dirt doesn't fall into the Piston area.

Alex: "I have noise cancelling headphones" Peter: "NO, it sounds GLORIOUS!!!" Yep, Peter's a car guy!

Watching Alex and Peter on a Saturday morning takes me back to watching cartoons and having a good time when I was a young lad. 😃 I’m looking forward to how to the finish product will look and sound.

Should have spent another $4.50 on a utility knife. Lol

I’m glad the engine turned out to be good. I always clear the plug holes with an air gun and then put a couple drops of oil down them to keep any debris from dropping into the cylinder when I remove spark plugs.

Alex be careful with the old ecu it looks like you got at least a 4 maybe a 6 lb lower pulley on it, maybe even a smaller snout pulley on that blower too, you need to make sure the tune is set up for this engine or you can get detonation.

that engine with the open headers sounds mad!

Install cutouts so you run open headers on-demand! Sounds SO GOOD

Who else owns a supercharged car/truck? Whatcha got? I have the Lightning, the E55 wagon, the Escalade ESV and a bunch of turbo cars.

The “diablo” decals are covering up the port on the ECU that was used when actual physical chips were installed on them to tune it. If you want to tune it using a flash tuner, take that off and make sure there isn’t a chip on there, otherwise it’ll override anything that is flashed on there. The other thing to keep in mind is that the SCT MAF you got with the new motor needs to be tuned for as well, it’s not plug and play. The upgraded MAF is important, just a pulley and a cool night can max out the OEM MAF

You, and Peter are turning into to a great team. Love the action!

Every time I see a new video come in, it makes me smile. Thanks for the great content bud!

That sound is literally what all the time and effort is for. So awesome

Seriously, back in the very early 00s I had a black 1992 Acura Integra with bronze 16" Rota Slipstreams that I had done a bunch of engine work to and I pieced together a turbo kit from almost all junkyard parts. I got the turbo manifold from SSAutochrome eBay back in 2003 before they started selling cheap turbos, I paid $50 for a used Dodge Daytona T3 turbo, I paid $50 for a used front mount intercooler, I fabricated the downpipe and charge piping out of exhaust tubing, $75 for a set of DSM 440cc injectors, $100 for a Walbro 255 LPH fuel pump, a buddy of mine let me use his old Zdyne Gold SECU that he had in his EF Civic that he totaled, and I had the turbo's oil feed and drain lines made by a hydraulic shop. It went on to make 288 whp at 14 psi...without head studs. We used to drag race down the highway on the weekends back in the day and my car was one of the fastest once I put drag radials on the front. The only vehicle that could ever really edge me out was a 2002 Lightning that was a manual trans. He really used to piss me off because he would always brag about it afterwards and call my car Jap Scrap. He had alot of money in his truck though. It was black with 20" chrome wheels.

Peters face when that thing started first time epitomised every emotion a car guy/girl could have if they did this themselves. And his smile didn’t disappear. LOVE IT 😍

Really really enjoyed this one💪. You could feel the excitement in the shop when that thing fired right up.

A torque converter is a fluid coupler. It transfers rotating motion with internal baffles. It acts as a buffer and also can multiply rotation force

I love the square drive impact being used to disassemble the crate. Done like a proper mechanic

I just ordered a set of tires off eBay, I had the tires at my front door the very next day & even got the tires installed within the hour after delivery. My head was spinning. Ebay comes through sometimes. Kudos to eBay

love the content . Keep pushing. But In the future it’s always good practice to use compressed air and blow out the spark plug holes before removing them . Keeps a lot of that trash that can scratch cylinder walls out the engine .

Those dents in the headers wont affect anything. David Frieberger on engine masters did a test and basically smashed a tube shut at the end. No matter how many dents they put in them, they still flowed well and the motor made the same power

Dang Alex and Peter!! Great video!! The motor sounds great!!!

I always make an illustration on some cardboard of what I'm taking apart and stick the screws, nuts and bolts (think zip ties) into the cardboard. No mater how long its been I know exactly where the parts are and where they go. It's easy and works great.

I got a huge smile on my face when that engine fired up!

By far the best RU-vid automotive channel and my favorite RU-vid channel automotive wise. Southern Illinois here

Imm sure this engine is gonna sound so good with the whole exhaust connected.

Noticed that same odd gasket thing on my 1999 Mustang GT passenger cylinder head when I supercharged it. I was told that Ford used the head in a variety of different applications and some had intake manifold bolt styles. Therefore the gaskets accommodate for either style intake manifold.

The dust falling into the cylinder when you boroscoped is killing me😭

Those valve covers are very nice, bravo to the dude that hooked them up

I had a minor repair of my own Mustang this morning. Yesterday, the bearing for the fan went and the blade was wobbling wildly as a result and cut through the shroud. Caught it within 5 minutes and called Auto Zone for the replacement. Swapped in and running again less than 24 hours later.

I'm not a Ford guy, I'm a Chevrolet guy, my dad and brother worked for General Motors. Dad worked at Delco Battery in Muncie Indiana, my brother Inland Fisher Guide in Anderson Indiana. Both have passed on. But that Ford sounds like it could give the 5.3 LS a run for its money!!! Sounds Awesome!!!

What a great feeling it is to hear an open header engine scream to life. Great job Alex and Peter.

I love Peter's crazy happy positivity. He's like the other half of you and the two of you together are too much fun.

Alex..."The torque converter converts torque..."Hahaha...Brought me back to high school auto shop with Mr. Greenhouse. He asked a class mate what an alternator does and the answer given was...the alternator alternates! 🙂

Had a 97 cobra. God I miss it but always wanted one of these lightings. Only two door truck that looks sick IMO. I need this one.

When the motor started it was pure “the guys” energy 😂

Peter is really a GREAT addition to Legit Street Cars.

Soooo….beyond the fact that I’m just a huge fan of this channel and all of the random vehicles you work on, I gotta say. Peter is the perfect kind of eye candy, he’s HAWT! Keep up the good work y’all!

Sounds like 9,000 we’ll spent so far, can’t wait to see you turn the key and put in drive ✌🏽

Very cool. The lightning will always have a special place in my heart. When I was a kid my dad took delivery on the first 2nd Gen lightning in Canada, and followed it with an 02. Always had so much love for these

Sounds amazing, looking forward to next instalment already!

I wouldn't be able to sleep after hearing that! So amazing! I look forward to seeing the progress.

The dirt falling into the cylinders from the spark plug wells hurt my soul

Great video. Good luck remembering where everything goes. You and Peter... A dynamic duo. Gonna have to push it to make that 2 week deadline. Keep on trucking.

Happy you're doing a traditional type motor for the truck instead of a coyote of something like that. Eventhough you could get more efficiency and probability power at a cheaper price. Period correct, nostalgia and tradition matter; at leat to me they do.

One more thing 😆 also get a PS Resevoir relocation kit. 60$ and worth it so you can pop the covers off without taking the resevoir bracket off each time. It mounts it to the front timing cover on the studs and also replace your coil pack screws with some nicer ones from stan Saab.

When are we seeing the M539 Restorations colab Alex?

Good afternoon. If I'm not wrong. Those cylinder heads are interchangeable. Left to right or right to left. So are the intake manifold gaskets. That way they look like that. Great build. Thank you

Coming together amazingly. It's almost a shame to cover the frame up it looks so great 👍 😂

The head castings are the same left to right. There are just different ports milled in each. The gaskets are the same way. This makes the gasket stick out but saves alot of money in production.

2:55 I don’t think you’ll be ruining anything with that utility knife, Alex 😂 it barely cuts the cellophane …

25ft-lbs on the spark plugs and they will never blow out. I've been using that torque on all 4.6, 5.4, and 6.8 V10's for years now and never had one come back.

Is that a green sepertine belt ? Isn't that like a more heavy-duty one. Looks great .

The stock lightning rods are sinter forged. Manley has Rods for the GEN2 in stock rightnow.

I appreciate the long form videos to get me through my work day.

Alex I love our tenacity your a great leader. Peter is a great addition too, and thanks so much for pushing envelope like you do. Plus plus being so genuine and humble.

Who else saw the VMP label on the blower and said "Ooooh" at the same time as Alex

@9:55 my brother in-law worked and did allot of the programming for Diablo back in the early 2000's. He was also part founder of Diablo. .

Never pull the plugs out on these motors without blowing them out first

Temp tag on the Alpina hanging half off. Pure Chicago!

Blow out those spark plug holes first... Geez.

You guys are awesome. I like the way you both work together man. Hands down to both of ya.

So glad Peter is working with or for you!!! He is fun on video!!

You can find everything on eBay motors except rods?

Oh brother man!!! you got a lot on your hands with those lightning engines(the good thing that you having a lot of fun with her

These past few days watching my crypto portfolio decline is very disheartening. Holding doesn't really profit much. Any ideas on how to earn better on the short run?

I had an 02 that I wrecked into a guard rail missing a head on accident when a ford excursion swerved into my lane. This was in 08 so insurance totaled it. I bought it back and me and a buddy rebuilt it over 2 years. I drove it for another year then sold it to the friend who helped me rebuild it. He still has it today and it is completely restored. Hated to let it go, but it’s one of those deals where if you were going to, this is how you’d want it to be.

Wouldn’t it be cheaper to buy a Coyote and at low boost would’ve doubled the power for less.

It’s a great team of Alex and Peter making that beast come alive! Can’t wait to see you both put it back together! Keep up the great work!

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They key restriction from stock to making real power after mods is the cams, of course you gotta add heads, etc. My friend made 750/775 with foxlake heads, custom cams, 2.6 Kenne Bell. 60 lb injectors and dual pumps. It put down 350 stock on the same dyno.

gotta admit thats one of the best sounding engines i have ever heard as is!!!

SWEET love the lopping and sound, she a runner God speed in the marathon reassembly and road trip preparation. Make great content. Sweet find and buy on the engine.

“It’s alive!” Fr fr that thing sounds wonderful

I had a vmp 2.3 on my mustang was a great blower . Not super loud but made good power and didn’t cause any trouble

Cannot wait for the lightening rebuild.

The frame came out looking great

The re-install will be great! I am so keen to see how the Lightning performs with this stock engine with the supercharger it came with compared to the one that came with the lightning when you bought it. I am certain you did some performance runs! Even if you didn't you have to do some and compare it with the rebuilt engine.

On a serious note.... I am an AMAZON junkie, but the last few months I have browsed eBay motors and actually found WAY better prices for parts and options for my Audi and my wifes VW Atlas. All I can say is that I am very impressed with Ebay lately.............

Nothing beats the feeling of starting a peoject engine like this for the first time. Great video

I love the modular engine content.

I hope that tour even comes close to the northeast. We like to get forgotten about up here, but we fight harder than most places keeping our "legit street cars" on the road because of rust. Seriously it's a big scene here, in my little area you'll see a modified car for about every minute you drive around.

Sounding great guys can’t wait always a pleasure !!😎👍🏻🦅🇺🇸

Hello Chat/Comments! Have a Great day!! 😁 Looks like what makes it a Lightning is the Thunder 😲it makes when running (28:00)... Lol... Great Job. I was waiting for Peter to tell you to hit the emergency brake, so it does not roll when started...🤪 Lol... Y'all are so much fun. 2 Big Thumbs Up 👍👍- BuddY CraftsmaN

Peter is the type of cool guy that hangs with you; talk about cars while you work on your car. believe it or not it gets boring if you’re on your own working on your car for several hours just talking to yourself. Lol .

I blew my 01' motor in 2004 with 25k miles on it. I bought an 03 long block with 2500 original miles for $2000. 👍 That's where my 9mm went to. I would say those were my cats that weren't cats but I took downpipes & cut the skin off my cats then welded them over top of the downpipes. Looked just like I had cats. 😜 We have state inspection in Virginia so you do what you have to do here. I had those Granetali or something like that coils on mine. I forget how to spell it. It was so long ago. I always shopped at Lightning Force Performance back in the early 2000's. I don't know if they are still around or not. No problems at all with those coils.

The fuel pump resistor on the front frame missing is causing your issue. Guys make sure that thing is good. These trucks will strand you if that thing goes bad. It's in a bad location too. Right at the front of the truck where things can bash it. It's a white ceramic horseshoe 🧲 looking with two wires. Cheers.

That VMP supercharger is pretty healthy. Cooper Bogetti here on youtube knows those people that makes them. He drove 1 of their test/project cars for an event once

Came across your channel the other week I've been glued to it since really great stuff one of the best channels on RU-vid can't get enough of your content keep it up ❤🙏

You and Peter are a great team together, love the videos and the banter between you both. Would of loved to have been sat next to Peter when those open headers burst into life, that sound must of been fantastic. Keep up the good work lads.

I hope the body fits on the chassis when it's time. Body flex can occur if it's off the chassis too long.

Bro I actually love this channel so much. I’ll be on break at work and be watching these videos while I eat my ham sandwich. Truly the best.

Wow, what a video! I really enjoyed this one of the Lightning series! Can’t wait to see it on that gorgeous looking frame! 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😀

Pete's Grin after the test shot says it all :-) MOAR LOUD!

@ 9:40 I'm glad I'm not the only one that takes extra Chipotle napkins to keep in the truck😏 those green top Ford injectors are 42lbs. Injectors. I use 4 of them in my turbo 4 cylinder. For me it's the 8mm and 10mm sockets that grow legs and walk to the airport.

Yes! I've missed the lightning, I saw the Facebook post and figured a lightning video was due. Happy to say you didn't disappoint.

That's crazy, that Junkyard is in my hometown & height some parts from them, once you're done with that engine I'll be happy to swap it in my lightning! That be so cool to ship it back where it came from and go to a good home 🤠 it'll see alot of racing

I'm pretty sure that intake gasket works on both sides, so when it gets rotated around to the other side, that coolant passage that's exposed, lines up with the passage on the front of the opposite cylinder head.