Most definitely… his eyes to words of experience… is the only reason for the motors dependably.. father was a machinist and 60s gear head . Same fabric of … do it right the first time.
Man Steve you should be charging us to view these videos 😂 On top of that you’re sharing all this knowledge on a engine you’re giving away for free….You really are a awesome dude, you have a fan for life! 💯
Dude ignore this douche. He could say the same to over Alf the comments here. Some people are just miserable. I'm one of em. But i dont go around bashing comments on creators channels. Thats just rude to someone that works as hard as Steve does.. And shares as much as he does..
@@ComputerCapone You realize most other people with the knowledge Steve has tend to not share it for free, if at all, right? He wasn't actually suggesting Steve charge, just stating that he could because the information is valuable. He's totally correct.
Steve, "stud girdles been the norm for 30 years" ahh Steve, it's 2022. you are like me and don't realize that the 70's and 80's are farther away than we think, or care to admit. I was using them and they were the norm back in the early 80's when I started and were a thing before that so maybe the norm for 50 years Steve. Great video and very nostalgic for some of us and also shows how far technology has come.
I was going to say the same thing, we were making our own stud girdles back in the 80's. Couldn't afford those fancy bought ones. Like so many things we fabricated back then it feels like a life time ago. There were no turbo kits, you fabricated your own manifolds if you wanted one. lol thinking about it now, if we had the internet back then we might have come up with something more creative than a log manifold.
@@DodgyBrothersEngineering We never found any longevity in turbos, they failed way to often to be a thing, unlike today where everything has a turbo and 1000 HP is little man at the track. I still remember the joy and the pride I had when I "upgraded" from the 350 small block to a big block, "no replacement for displacement" was the thing, I wasn't as cool as those who had a Hemi but I did ok
@@hommie789 lol I so hear you, back then cubes were king and 99% of the available turbos were something that came OEM out of a European car, and you had to be super careful with how much boost you tried to run (1 or 2 psi could be the difference), otherwise you easily found yourself with an exploded wheel. Not being in the U.S anything remotely reassembling a race car part was mega expensive, or something you wound up buying second hand off of one of the race car shops race cars. We never bought things like water / methanol injection kits they were the kind of things you made yourself. If I was a teenager today with all this modern equipment and purchasable over the internet I can only imagine the kind of crazy shit I would be driving today. The young kids on here marvel at what Steve makes but all things being equal it wasn't all that different to what we were doing in the day. It took the same level of commitment, I would probably go as far as saying more because we fought for every single HP we made. We couldn't simply buy HP.
@@DodgyBrothersEngineering And innovation was key for us because we didn't have the money to do it "right" even though the way we did it worked. Like using a Ford 9" out of a truck because the axle tubes were bigger and cutting it down and using the 9", from a car, outer bearings because they would slide into the truck tubes. Slide them together, pull them tight and weld the tubes up, bang a narrowed 9" to fit fatter tires. The proper way was to cut out the plug welds and do it right but we didn't know any better and our way worked, ran many runs on those diffs, no precision just ingenuity. I'm in my late 50's now and have some disposable income, been thinking of building another car but when I go hang out at the track the cars running and the speeds they achieving is just nuts. I think I am just going to stay a fan but reminiscing about it is still fun, makes me want to go out and build another.
@@hommie789 same boat late 50's and remember fonder times. The reason we were faster than most was because one I was surrounded by mates that were in the welding, metal fabrication and automotive electrical trades, and had better access to machinery than most, and two we all had mechanical nouse (I worked in a performance shop at the time). Back in those days if you were a bolt on kiddy like they are today you were never going to be fast. We brainstormed ideas as a group and spent every waking hour with the bonnet up. Every conversation centered around how we could be faster. Spent countless hours polishing things to cut down friction. Things like partially / fully blocking off the casting holes to stop oil draining back onto the spinning crank, polishing the valley and covering in electrical varnish, home made windage trays and crank scrapers, sump capacity mods, polishing rods to within an inch of their lives, swapping engine parts from other engines was real common. Occasionally something like a pair of race ported double hump feullies might come up for sale at an astronomical price but for the most part we ported our own heads and manifolds and shared what we learned, trying to ever improve on what we did the time before. Implementing tips and tricks we read about in book from people like Grumpy Jenkins or Smokey Yunnick. Like you nothing was sacred and often you would need to piece together broken diffs (we broke a LOT of diffs) and converted something that was cheap but not intended for our cars. I bought a Lexus with a 2JZ in it with the intention of giving it a little boost since I still have lots of parts left over like Haltech ECU, MSD bits and pieces, but now lack the will to do it all over again. I've had my turn, it is time to grow up and just be content with my litre sports bike (although I would like to be maybe in the 8's and have considered turboing it several times).
The mention of 1050 Dominator brought back some memories. In fact this build triggers flashbacks to 1984 when that black block showed up at the Chevy dealer and the bowtie was standing out like a a set of gold teef. Looking forward to the dyno video as it'll surely eclipse what we managed to scrounge up 4 decades ago. The struggle was real. 😃 Cheers!
Being a machinist also, the reason the chamfer is there is to spread the clamping pressure equally across the washer. But your right, if a person didn't look or think about it, it would definitely cause premature failure. Good call because you may have just saved someone. Ronnie.
I remember the first time I saw a stud girdle. Jody Ridleys short track car in 1971. They made him tear down after winning a race against all the Nascar big boys. Petty, Allison, all of them were there. I had no idea of its purpose. I figured it out real quick. Thanks for the videos Steve.
Wow the spring tester has a mass load sensor to get a digital readout. Even spring testers have gone hi tech these days. What a great idea, saves a lot of time writing down numbers or trying to remember them. Guessing it also measure the spring progression rate?
Gocarts , drag race, motorcycle , anything with any kind of engine your knowledge attention to every detail keeps getting better work . Thank you for posting all the great videos on your channel.
Years ago I worked with a circle track engine builder. He built asphalt modified engine (primarily sbc) and the division would not allow us to run stud girdles so he ran 7/16 rocker studs which really helped stabilize the valve train. I didn’t realize how much the rocker studs flexed with high spring pressures.
Steve, congrats for many things. On 9/24/22 or thereabouts, your channel reached 150K Subscribers. You do happen to be my favorite channel. This due to content and great knowledge. Party On!
I watched the Steve Tech vids on valve train awhile back. Made following this part of the build easier to follow along with understanding. I sure hope to win this engine. What a joy that would be... something put together by Steve and Kyle.. I would do some tire roasting for sure. Stay cool.
I chuckled when you said “no junk yard engine”. Back when I was working part time as teen, junk yard engines were my go to. Always looked for one that appears to be in its recent years, (new-ish, factory built), no indications that someone has been in it. (The worst engine driven, was a out-of-balance - Claimed to be rebuilt… *Felt like the pistons were swapping holes while rotating / running* . (Wild vibration). Thanks for the engine and related videos‼️
I bought a 305 from a junkyard when I was a teen took it home popped the valve covers off and they were full of years of sludge…when I popped the intake off the lifter galley was completely plugged up with it too. I just tossed the thing lol
You Could probably read about all these processes in books and manuals but it just wouldn't be the same as you sharing your expert knowledge and showing us how to do it and what will go wrong if you don't do it properly! Only experts have people watching all the way to the end.😊👍
Absolutely love all the tech that you're giving us on this engine. Love listening to all the knowledge that you share with us. This motor is definitely badass for us every day guys
Great little series to watch. Nice solid engine. I run 2 Pro Systems carbs on my street car down here in Australia. Very nice carbs and great customer service! 👍
Man I envy your knowledge. I’ve been a machinist for over 20yrs but have only assembled one engine my entire life. Always wanted to machine engine components intends of manufacturing wear parts. Great videos💪💪💪
Hey Steve, Tim here....yea, rocker patterns for correct pushrod length is critical, i just like a pattern bias (if it happens) twds the intake side, i have been told a slight bias twds exhaust side will wear guides quicker......just a thought.....all my patterns were in the center, and there was any bias, it was twds the intake side......but HAS to be chk'd for sure!!!......great vid sir!!!....PEACE to you!!
your skill and talent are unmatched, it does not need to be said that your attention to detail is unrivaled! great stuff here! I am sure most folks dream of a SMX, but the reality is for the vast majority of the drag and drive community now have access to a Steve Morris engine!
Gosh I wish I could get a job and work for you. Working for and with you would be a dream job of mine. Working with all the things you do is just amazing and I would do anything to be able to learn more and just plain have a job/career that I love and have the most passion for.
Before kids (20+ yes ago) I was fortunate enough to spend my days off in an engine machine shop. This build makes me feel right at home. All those pointers make me say "oh yeah I forgot about that." Ps I still love carbs and have loads of tuning parts still even though I only have efi stuff.
That freedom would be so sweet in my 75 corvette stingray. Im holding off ordering parts to build the tired 350 into a 383 so l can afford lots$$$ of SME merch and hopefully win that badass freedom. Thanks Steve and Kyle for another great video. Funny that this freedom engine in Steves eyes is just, "good" not better and not the best! Best that I could hope to own unless I hit lotto.
Steve what happens if you don’t degree your camshaft I have never heard about decreeing a camshaft. I’m a 68 yr old fart that is just trying too learn bro. I really appreciate your videos you are teaching me so much it’s just now I believe I’m too old too put this in too practice and money is scarce my bro. Love you bro thanks for all your information ❤.
The RU-vid music that yall was playing is the one Boosted Boyz uses in all of their videos and it was confusing me so much lol 😆😆 My brain was like "where are the K20s and the NSX's or the jet boat build"?, 😆😆🤔🤔
Reduce chances of coolant leaks at max pressure when the heads lift, not gunna happen at 800 but like steve mentions its a force of habit and he does things like all good technicians do. the right way all the time no matter what it is
Quick question I see witness marks on Main caps and Rod caps as he was applying last torque. would it not be best to make the mark across the bolt onto the adjoining surface to ensure not only present but movement. It will give you a visual reference for future maintenance.
Some people get carried away with the "owning" part. Knowledge is always nice to have regardless if you own one or not. A curious mind is more valuable than a closed one.
Steve, would it change anything to use H beam rods instead the I beam rod your using. Nice build, have enjoyed it. it gets down to the average mans build. Ronnie.
Can you explain lash caps. I just looked them up hearing about them for the first time. A lot of guys are saying I don't need them if you have hardend valves
@steve Hello Sir, I am building a turbo 402 bbc inspired by you. I am also wondering what sealer you use. I searched steve tech , but nothing came up. Looks like Mr. right? One minute seal? Thank you, Kenny
