Whats Inside? 2500hp Small Block Ford 

Thank you for the Ford stuff.

Nice to see someone racing something besides a LS!

"What's inside a 2500hp motor?" A ton of boost!!!!

Found your channel watching street racing channel and I’m not disappointed! Great content!!

I like seeing people being different instead of LS b.s. all the time people think LS is holy grail and only engine that can build power.

I’d like to say thanks for all the suspension tech. Explaining shock valve adjusting to obtain proper separation has helped me get my friends cos hooking hard.

Cool. Thanks for sharing all the information. Those wrist pins are genius.

Once again TurboJohn, I’ve really gotta say a BIG THANK YOU 🙏 for explaining things so well

Thanks for teaching us John I learned a lot and enjoyed the video

You have a great team of good friends john

That’s a kick ass engine. Looking good guys. 👍

Awesome job guys, great content John

Great tech video, those Jesel rocker systems are fantastic. The crank sure looked mean. Take Care and God Bless

NICE Hardware right there! Thanks for the content.

Good too see you work hard today

That's a thing of art

That is so cool, you guy's helping each other out! I wish I had a friend who'd help me out with my engine(s)! One that actually knows what he's doing and willing to spend the time to help!

Nice informative video John!

Fantastic build.

Badboy coming to life.. 👍🏻😎

Great vid. Very good job explaining ever!!

Damn thats a block!

Honestly, I don't really care much for southern accents, but I subbed before you started showing the engine. There's a lot of engine channels on youtube, but a lot of douches too. You automatically have that vibe that makes others wanna sit down, have a beer and talk cars with. Very neighborly and humble.

The engraver works best slow movement speed, light pressure. You get that bouncing crazy looking number by putting too much pressure down at first

What a badass build love that aluminum block and roller thrust setup !!! And Next time you deal with spiral locks pull them open a bit helps a lot I use small flat head to push them in I really hate the ones that require 4 per piston lol

I would have thought coating on the head gaskets was like the plastic on a frozen pizza. -Thanks for the video! Beautiful smallblock.

Great Video!

That is one nice piece. I am jealous. I have no doubt that will take boost and make major power. That would make big power na

Thank you John I always learn alot from your videos. Its priceless for somebody like me that needs to get the most out of what I got..💯👍

Awesome information thnx !!

Randy is ready

Just so you know a Pontiac V8 , #1 cylinder is NOT the front cylinder in the block. #2 is the farthest forward in the block. Great video!

Please post a video with information on the cylinder heads there on this engine

That’s a beast

Was noticing that you installed the Head Studs and then put the heads on. Was always told if you can just install a stud or 2 in Block then install Heads, to prevent the threads of the Head Studs from gouging up the Aluminum while Head is being installed, then install the rest of the Studs after Head is on. I guess it doesn't make much difference, as long as your careful while you're sliding Head over Studs. By the way that's a very nice piece, "The Aluminum SBF Block"

Nice video. I use a positive stop instead of a dial indicator to find top dead center, because you will have some crankshaft travel at top dead center, so the dial indicator will show 0 as the crankshaft rotates . Could be equal to a degree or so difference.

Inspired to build this 5.4 for a Ranchero

not a ford guy at all but man that is a bad ass set up the rods are massive nice video love that crank

Get some of them sticky pad notes and write down where you will not forget and stick them on the engine. Nice build

Gorgeous. I would guess 2500 is right close on the limit for that head stud arrangement regardless of solid block or heads

Those buttons definitely make life easier. Next time i order pistons I’ll have those instead for sure

Nice!!

I'm really about Modular Motors but I've gotta' say yall got some beautiful rotating goodies in there. Nice work!

Never seen mains torqued from the end always center out towards ends. Just had pistons coated to & added 3 thou, check your piston to bore clearance I had to hone

This is by far the best how to Degree a camshaft.

nice engine!!!!!

Like a small block ford 2500 hp wow.

omg......a shelby block....im in total awe....

Good work guys!!Enjoyed the video!

I had a slug of heavy metal (mallory) fall out of the crankshaft.....Lucky no damage as it fell directly into the oil pan.........No noticable increase in vibration ....

That thing is Awesome 💯👊🔧🚗🔥🇺🇲💪

Not sure how this sounds but that is serious Crank Porn..thats a nice piece

Let’s go!

God bless you

Damit, John...... I have a Vortex 7.4 (454) that I acquired a few yrs back that is just calling my name now. I have got to stop watching these videos. LoL. Cool stuff brother. Can't wait to hear it fire up.

Those Fat-boy con rods are the trick.

left the most important part out gapping the rings

So the lobe separation angle is 114 if the cam is 2 degrees advanced.

Aww man, I was told there would be no math!

I got a little over 700 lift if the rocker ratio is 1.6. Pretty high lift

Nice progress guys.. John are those Jesel sportsman steel rockers ?

New LS DADDY

.460" lobe lift is surprisingly small, but then we don't know the rocker ratio, which could be 1.6 like a stock SBF, or it could be 2.0:1 or possibly more. Would be interesting to know.

Hey John is that a special thrust bearing? I can't find any info on it. Or did the machine shop do the work to make it fit. Thanks

What timing pointer are you using? Sweet video!!

I use a small screwdriver customized for the spiral locks. Know what you mean getting you fingers all cut up.

Those nice parts deserve a better assembly process and attention to detail.

I live in Roxboro I had no idea y'all raced at this little track here love to come see you guys when are you what day are y'all racing at this truck

Who manufactures the block? It looks like a Shelby logo for on the front. Great content man keep it up.

Man i wish i had all the specs of that engine. Im building a 408/418 and im wanting part numbers. Lol

What timing pointer are you using?

Just out of curiosity why the Torrington bearing for thrust? Looks like a nice build!

While Ford numbers their pistons differently than Chevy, with the firing order they use the actual firing order of the pistons in the block is the exact same as Chevy.

Great content,,,,👍 Quick question,,,,do u work on any motor for example if I give u a 2.5 v6 ltr engine,,wats the maximum horsepower I'm looking forward on gett'n out wen u tweak it & at wat cost 🙄 Lastly wat state r u in ????

John, I know this was a while back, and for some reason I hadn't seen it. But was the crank, rod's, pistons balanced? I noticed when you were installing the rod's and piston's there was a number on them. I haven't ever built a aluminum short block yet and would love too, just to do the math lol. Thanks for the video. Glad to see you got yr new aluminum block engine going well. It always takes a min to get all the bugs worked out. If I ever built one n something didn't happen, I prob would be a lil worried🤣

that looks like a lot of money right there lol.. would love to know the cost list.

Poop, john this engine looks beautiful.

I love that block! I am boosting for the first time. 363ci? DryDeck?

Hey jon I'm from roxboro, what day was u gonna b here at this track 🤷‍♂️ I know I'm late now just wondering what day u was here.🤙 I like ur videos

Completely off topic but there's alot of chainsaws under those benches whats model is that old poulan lol ? It's a hobby of mine hot rodding saws,but anyways nice seeing you but a ford together ❤

Obviously the super damper is great if it’s used on this build ? Any thoughts on innovators west damper ? I can’t decide between the 2

Any follow-up on this vid. fellas? Beautiful engine and assembly.

What did that awesome tool do?

And im sitting here trying to make my car 250hp

What a badass motor! And it's not a damn LS! What valley played is that?

What kind of small block Ford block are you using I seen the big c on the front

Ain't nothing like Ford power👍🏾👍🏾

Lets just call them all a million H.P. and get it over with.

Ford all the way finally

What your impression and thoughts on the new ford 7.3 litre in the f series engine. All the best from Australia, 👍

#1 cylinder on a 292 Ford is NOT the farthest forward on that block.......just sayin, #1 isn't always the furthest forward. Learned that the hard way 40 years ago I think it's safe to say that #1 on Ford V8 engines is always front cylinder on the Right side (passenger for you people confused between right and left) By the way. love this engine in this video, alot of nice hi-tech.

Good stuff.

Look like the Ducks Guts!! 🇦🇺What heads are these please guys? 👍😎👍

Are you not supposed to torque them inside out? Not from one side to another

One bad a$$ Ford engine!

John are you Shure about that cam timing

That is a beautiful engine is that for ur mustang how big is that engine n who make it.

You don't soften that hard edge on the valve relief?

2,500hp with 4 bolt oem main cap "bolts"? Not in our shop, this step is what determines wheather its an engine that's intended to grenade and transform into shrapnel, or one that's going to keep together under that kind of power output, in which case we would use a set of beefed up ARP main studs, and a stud girdle slash windage baffle and the same goes for the heads, with the deck and head gasket surfaces improved, a groove cut into the deck mating surfaces around the combustion chamber for head gasket O rings, and carefully chamfer all the tapped holes to minimize surface distortion on matting surfaces maintaining solid contact between nuts caps and block.

Who’s lifters was used in this build?