Nothing better than a Father Son combo in business! Its what we Fathers dream of seeing our son's share in our passions! Absolutely wonderful to see you guys have so much success!
I was just going to say wow what a team these guys make and then I see John hop makes a comment of what a father-son combo. He's right they do make a good team and they make some badass horsepower
And how many of us would be thrilled out of our mind to have even 500 in a cruiser car. Hopefully the engine owner has a line of credit at his tire shop. 😁
@@bigboreracing356 I think it's better to have two daily drivers the 500 horsepower one and the 1800 horsepower one that way you can choose your maintenance level for the day. 😁 Well scratch that, I just checked my Powerball number. 😁
I'm pretty sure an on-screen message said the owner has spent years building this engine... Yeah.. have fun with that mate, & have fun at the gym building up your legs for a clutch that will hold it lol.
😳WoW Cleetus takes your engine untested and wins 2 drag and dive events back to back without any break downs or problems of any kind !!!!! Those guys are pretty hard on shit !!! VERY VERY VERY impressive Mr. Morris !!
@@--_DJ_-- wasn't it the end of the crank that snapped off? and the fuel pump drive is attached to that, I could be wrong but I thought I saw the crank??
@@simpleman2004 It just looked like the drive extension snout that broke to me. Also remember Cleetus/Brent said that piece looked like was “cast” and I would imagine the crank in Cleetus’s is mostly a forged crank.
Aside the fact, there are probably 10000 guys under the hood right now looking at their motor, making sure they never missed the step of adjustment. it was great to see the father son episode. 👍
Man i would love to that for a living. Me and my dad had a auto mechanic shop and raced on the weekends and work on the race cars at night. But i wish we had a dyno and a racing program together. Never say never. Love yall Steve
One simple little thing overlooked, I've done it myself, the man says he's using that for a streetcar man oh man he's going to have fun in that thing. !!!
Had to watch the video a second time because I didn't get the slip collar thing. I'm only familiar with the standard distributor and couldn't figure out how that shaft could be so high up without it being obvious. Makes total sense. I can see how something like that could be totally overlooked. ....overlooked once! You certainly never forget that ever again. Great diagnostics Dr Steve. I went back near the beginning when your son was talking. They closed my eyes and just listened. He sounds just like you.
Marcus made a smart move bring that engine to you + Kyle to straighten out. I really enjoyed dynoing engines for my customers like Marcus that had all this time and money invested in their engines and it was my job to make sure it all lived...
I love that even though you are one of the top engine builders in the world you don’t talk down to anyone. I’m sure with your reputation you could easily say nope I’m not touching an engine I didn’t build you could and still have loads of business. It’s awesome that you don’t do that and are willing to teach. I’m sure it’s not free teaching but it’s also not your bread & butter.
Hey Steve, congrats on having your son involved in what you do! So cool! On a second note, I never comment on your channel because you never respond. And yes I know how damn busy you are but it’s so nice to hear your response on some of the comments! Great to see you and your boy hanging out together! Take care.
@@stevemorrisracing I got ya Steve!! I worked a minimum of 60 hours a week for 9 months out of the year! You remind me of my self! Work your ass off but take time for your boy and teach him a skill. My skill I gave my son was mechanics and riding a snowmobile. Like you it’s so cool to sit back and watch them do what you taught them! I see that in your son. At the track and at the shop! Ya did good, and the pride of a father for his son is special which no one can take from you! Thank you for your response! It means a lot!
Happy to see your channel get the coverage it deserves after working with Cleetus and after how well he did on both drag and drive events winning the overall on both and with a small tire has to feel good.. Steve Morris ftw ...
A friend of mine had this problem with a Porsche engine he built. Nothing he did seemed to cure it so I converted the pump to electric and designed a simple electronic circuit which kept the oil pressure at 75 psi at idle, and optimum at all other speeds.
it's amazing that one little thing that's over looked can hurt a engine I bet the customer was happy as hell that you took the time to figure it out love how you go the extra mile to make things wright
Thrilled to see father and son working together. To many old guys are passing away and taking all their knowledge with them. Steve can now pass the torch when the time comes. Let's hope his son learns everything his dad knows and maybe even more.
Weird everyone is so excited Cleet has your engine now like you guys haven’t been working together for awhile now! Been watching your videos since seeing you out with Tom, just can’t get enough of it. Your knowledge on engines is just amazing hope to one day be as good as you cheers
Dont know why anybody would use a spur gear style oil pump on a big hp engine nowadays, I run one in my mild street engine but my Alky motor a Titan gerator style wet sump . I broke a spur gear pump once at high rpm it cracked in half . They cavitate bad above 6k ❗️Keep up the good work👍
Thanks for the great tips of what to look for when a new engine build has low oil pressure. Steve didn’t even build the engine and still wants to help the builder tune his engine, what a great guy.
@@bobbygetsbanned6049 true, but most of engine building is to do with patience not necessarily knowledge. Specifications and how to measure something can be found in a book. You don't think that Steve just said oh that is the problem. While it might have seemed that way on RU-vid I bet he came to that conclusion after sitting down having a beer or a cup of tea. Sometimes sitting down and thinking about it is as much a part of being an engine builder as using the tools. You will note he only roughly measured one of two possible things that could be adjusted, maybe he needed another cuppa to get the second one.
Good thing that gear did not shear off being how little engagement it had into the cam gear. Some people do not realize that there is a tall and short deck to a big block and they go putting a short deck distributor into a tall deck block and find out it don't work very well and end up shearing the gear off. I have seen that done before it's the first for seeing that issue anyway good thing you found it.
Super interesting, Steve. I love that your son is working with you. He has a great presence in front of the camera. Thanks for all the super interesting tech and problem-solving videos. Wishing you continued success in your business, racing, and personal goals.
Gotta love motor sports and families involved, smokey said 10lbs oil pressure per every 1k rpm, you all are dang good at what you do, I grew up in the 70s, watched those 283s make drag passes with maybe 20lbs and ran all year?
Got a good chuckle out of this one. This would be me. Check the simplest thing first and never make any assumptions about what the previous guy did right or wrong.
Love Steve's Engine building. I would love to have a 427 L,88 built for my 1968 Chevelle SS. With a Muncie rock crusher 4 speed. That would be awesome.[ HELL YEAH BROTHER 😎]
Handful is an understatement lol. In a pro touring setup he's got about 600hp too much for a C3 vette. Will need the full C6 conversion frame and a suspension god with big meats under flares to get it to grip somewhat. Absolutely no low profile.
Definitely stepped up the RU-vid presentation, nice work. Had a similar issue where guy dropped in a new distributor with a bronze gear into a engine with a hydraulic cam and steel gear. No Bueno after a short time and simple mistake that he just never considered. Like your approach to diagnosis, just slow it down and go through the process.
“Just a little street car, pro touring, stick, something to go out and enjoy” …1700 hp😁 I think if I lived in Michigan I could be buddies with this guy. 👍🏻
man the knowledge that you have blows my mind i have come accross a few people in different fields that are the same but the fact that you share what you know is just awesome man. massive fan thank you for your vids
Make a portable tester that has a 12V oil pump routed through a hose with different adapters for various engines... that way you can test the engine (while not running) to see if it has a lot of leakage/pressure loss. Obviously put a large drain pan under the block... maybe mount the electric oil pump to that pan to recirculate the oil (after passing through a filter) while checking for leaks.
Great to see you enjoying the same things with your son, I used to do fencing and building thing's with timber, chook pens stuff like that but he passed when I was 15 and brother 7,so it's great to me anyway, all the best to yous and your loved ones
Good to see the Father/Son team thing!! BTW,, I learned something new regarding the whole distributor sink deal and how to do a "quick test" on an oil pump. Cool Stuff!! God's blessings!! Acts 20:24
This is the sort of nitty gritty a young fella needs to learn. Too many young guys start out tuning & diagnosing using a laptop & come away knowing far-call.. When you learn the basics of all the systems 1st, and start out learning how to test & diagnose; THEN, start learning how to use the laptop, you will get somewhere. But you have to get dirty.
I have a 2002 Chevy Blazer and one day I'm going to put one of your blocks in it! Honestly I would like it fully built. I love the car so much it is a tank. I'm going to have to wait until gas prices drop some kind of way! It would be cool if you had a gas saving line of engines.
