Definitely enjoyed seeing how the line honing on that Pontiac was going. I love these small elements that you're showing us that most people wouldn't even care to take the time to share.
@@stevemorrisracing Line honing cam and crank bores to half a thou is nice detail, how are you holding that tight of spec AND confirming parallel between cam and crank, when doing both, especially after finding that taper in the crank bore? Referencing the parting lines of the caps or the pan rails?? Curious minds want to know.... Great vid, thanks!!
@@MatsukawaZaraki if you want to see what can really be done with those 3 cylinder rotax engines you need to go check out the the leader in innovation in that field Whalen speed they are building my V5 all billet block capable of 1000+ HP no problem
What would be cool is to see you do a Pontiac Ram air 5. Yes they made them and the ports on them are crazy BIG. They are a factory piece of art. Again great video Steve Sir and SME
Just a thought , especially with an aluminum block , I made a fixture to turn the block with the caps facing down (with a mod to spray the honing oil on the bores ) .,This lets gravity and the weight of the mandrel work for you to take the majority out of the cap and also reduce putting slack in the timing chain .Used this idea for years on SBC , should work on a Pontiac ...
Using the right angle head on a Rottler F69 would’ve prevented the crappy main bore in the first place. It could’ve been touched up with the line hone afterwards to make it look pretty…
I like having two projects going at the same time in the video. I’m looking forward to seeing what else you find and fix in the Pontiac motor and how it does on the dyno.
I love the fact that your son works with you in the shop. The wealth of knowledge is enormous. I see it. He is a fine young man Steve. You and Val should be so very proud of him
Wow. My reaction to seeing a Pontiac V8 in your shop was "HALLELUJAH ". I LOVE the Pontiac V8! And the Kaufman block was just awesome. Stoked that it machined up to specs, and excited to see and hear the thunder of genuine Pontiac power
From my years of experience & opinion of this project, using a Sunnen align hone; the person who honed the mains on that block was not paying attention and left all the caps fully torqued thorough out the entire procedure. I rapidly discovered the need to loosen front caps, in order, front most first during honing, until near on size then torque to spec for final 10ths of finish. Alignment and straight was checked & verified with machinist straight edge. Every Sunned I used cut heavier to the front of block.
Not sure about the hidden part. It's pretty well known and out in the open per say. But yes, Steve is always offering free knowledge and input from a pro perspective
Steve and his engines are amazing. This Hemi sticks out of the hood over 2 feet and makes around 1000hp, Steve can fit his engines under the hood and make 4500+hp.... that is insane, I know, different fuel, blah, blah, blah but still..
Different fuel? Lol its a huge roots blower sitting on there! I can assure you that if you put that same roots blower on an SMX it will not only be identical in height, but also likely have indentical hp per cube ratio..
Love seeing massive horsepower hemi and LS motors, but that rotax motor is intriguing as hell. Wonder how much power steve could make with a 1.0 ecoboost and a blank cheque.
A lot of hardware for 10 psi of boost. Race engines and cars always have a fuse especially when more is asked for. Plug read info very helpful, thanks for the details and taking the time to mill the plug.
I knew that block the second I seen it!! I have that same Rotax motor in my race ski! You have just earned my business! I can’t wait to see how it comes out!
Even though most of the videos have nothing to do with my build in my garage...all these videos you've been releasing lately have a ton of interesting information and knowledge that might come in handy some day out on a race trip! I absolutely love watching and seeing you @ sick summer was awesome too! 👊
Love the little knowledge nuggets that you may not even realize you’re blessing us with. Drop a ballbearing in the blind hole to keep the stud from going down too far, Awesome! I appreciate your pragmatic approach to issues.
"Ls's, big block chevy, smx, whatever" 😂😂. Thanks Steve, such a cool video, so much interesting detail on, as always, interesting builds. Much appreciated
Great up date guys, I notice FFRE have made a jig to sit there coyote blocks up right when they line bore/hone them and gravity works against the steel caps instead of the aluminium block.
On that Rotax engine, I'd consider drydecking it as well, it would strengthen the block as well as prevent cross contamination of fluids due to breakage, lowering repair costs
Steve, it is true, I do learn something from almost every video. Another thing , I loved the format of this video, the way you kept engaged on several different things going on in the shop. The line hone tech was awesome. It’s pretty cool the way you guys ensure that the mains are true and straight as well as cam bores. I would love to see some CW Balance tech. Like maybe compare how close you balance each bore for an engine you build as opposed to say a stock engine and why.
Steve I wish you were in TX. Being a machinist by trade that understands the science and loves your thought process and your strategies to finding solutions...Working for you would be so bad ass.
NEVER HAD TO CORRECT LINE BORE BUT YOU HAVE IT DOWN TO A SCIENCE. THE THING THAT MAKES THIS HEMI SPECIAL IS STEVE MORRIS BUILT IT! IT'S YOU STEVE, NOT THE BRAND THAT'S ON TOP OF STATE OF THE ART HI-PO. FORD GUY CALLS IT LIKE HE SEES IT! AWSOME STEVE AND CODY. 😁😁😁🤔🤔🤔👍👍👍👍👍
Cody you are a vip in that shop, Never forget that, Ok bubba lol you and the whole team that work in "Steve Morris Engines" are awesome keep up the good work !!
Steve & kyle really enjoy the Morris videos. Looking forward to seeing the Pontiac build series as well as the Rotex build steve toing some tech videos on the Rotex build would be awesome. Thank you guys for all the great videos.
Really like the rotax stuff! It would awesome to see more small engine stuff but that probably just comes down to orders/customer. Love your guys videos
Hey Steve ,about the 3 cly , with these max effort setups , I was thinking of possibly machining away all 3 clys almost to the bottom , then create a billet chunk with some roughed holes , that would slide in with a press fit like a .002" press. Not all the way around the perimeter, just on a few "pads" around the chunk. Then of course heat the block , freeze the chunk. Slide it in. Then machine out the entire area needed for your sleeves. You could also drill out some cooling holes to go up to the head if you still needed that.
Kyle, Keep learning all yo can from your dad. He's what I could consider 'The Jedi Master'. I can't wait till you've learned all he has to teach you, then you apply that knowledge & take it to the next level.
The iron sleeve with aluminum top deck is emissions via heat transfer for bringing engine up to temp. You see it in a lot of late model engines. The newer Honda engines have it.
Dewey doing Dewey stuff as always. lol Such a good boy! Q: When it comes to dollars spent V. horsepower, that 1000HP Hemi build seems quite pricey for the HP it makes on gasoline, yes?
I would say that it’s looks first power second. That motor was built to have a look while adding good parts in it makes it function well. So 1000hp is like cherry on top. Pro Street is a look. 1000hp is. Just fun for street
hell, yes, I love that 3cyl, I need one for my 93 Metro and 89 Swift GTI. Would love to work at your shop tig welding or anything it would be my dream job.
Why do you choose to make the caps lower? I mean A: shim the low ones up. B: grind the base of the cap to lower the high ones. Understand you need to line out the crankshaft bore but that can be done both ways.
Can’t wait to see some more Pontiac build, I had the Kauffman high port 365 heads but ended buying a Fulton 638 . Would like to know what you think of the SUMEbore cylinder coating
The 3 cylinder is what they call a dye cast. The steel sleeve can move. The aluminum cools differently when it’s casted around the steel sleeve. It can move. Hegertys channel just put up a video about this with the slant 6 and explains why it’s not a good engine to build. On a personal note, would love to see you build a Toyota 22R motor. They can get upwards of 500+ hp
This was an awesome spread of everything. Those little triples are mental! I can't believe they are running the numbers they do with that weird sleeve setup. On top of that being open deck is asking for walking bores at big numbers.
I've always called that try and try again, And trial and error until you get it right .. But it's also called perfection or perfectionist , as one should be to make something right 👍
I am honestly surprised more shops haven't tried or looked at numatic valves spring. Koenigsegg have done it with their freevalve tech, but haven't seen anyone else use it. Given its tuning application and how the higher rev range it can achieve. It's been used in f1 for 2 decades, surprised it hasnt filtered down
