BUILDING A $250 JUNKYARD CHEVY LS IN 12 MINUTES! - 500HP ENGINE REBUILD TIMELAPSE
MONTHS OF WORK IN 12 MINUTES! ENJOY THIS FULL TIMELAPSE ENGINE RESTORATION OF A JUNKYARD CHEVY LS REBUILD. THIS IS A 6.0 LQ4 VORTEC ENGINE FROM THE JUNKYARD THAT MARK HERMAN AND THE MODIFIED CREW REBUILT TO A 500HP 6.2 LS MONSTER! THIS ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT AND MODIFED OUTSIDE IN THE DIRT.
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Crazy how this whole build took you 12 minutes. That's some work ethic you got there.
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Video was speed up
@@michaelanderson4836 no way, really!?
@@michaelanderson4836 no it was reversed
@@michaelanderson4836 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂
Awesome! Love these motors. I had scored a 2005 LQ4 a couple months ago for only $100.00. The reason? Owner had claimed that it had lost oil pressure. The reason for the loss of oil pressure was caused by the oil pick up tube O-ring had failed. If it spins it wins, and it spins. It'll be getting dropped into my '68 C10 hopefully by next spring.
I will never forget how well made a 1962 Chevy pickup was the frame was a ladder style with a X brace inside they will never again build it like that , and the bed was bead rolled on the sides at the top. The workmanship was second to none!
You lucky bastard LOL saw a LQ9 for sale right after I built my LM7 for my trans am they wanted $300 and they were throwing in a LR4 with it. I should have jumped on it but at the time money was tight.
That’s JR’s line. If it spins it wins.
@@martinez1701a I just snagged an LQ9 for $250 from my local pull a part
Great find. A very common problems on those motors. My wife’s 2005 Yukon had low oil pressure just a few weeks ago at 200k. New oil pump and pick up tube o ring and she’s running like a champ again!
First knock down assembly video that I watched the whole thing. Usually don’t make it past 2 mins
Awesome!
This is the first assembly video I've seen where the inlets have been taped over until the fitting of the inlet manifold. Good insurance against inadvertently dropping washers etc. into the cylinders. Good stuff!
Thanks.
@@ModifiedCrew Way back in the day a friend of mine had his ‘68 Charger stolen. They took his dual quad intake manifold off and abandoned the car in a field. The insurance company paid for the replacement parts but the dealer didn’t check the intakes where they had thrown the manifold bolts.
That and it’s a open engine outside I don’t care who says what it’s a bad policy it would be a shame nice build grenades due to contamination
well the valley cover is wide open so...?
@@hbmartian If you drop a bolt washer or smaller down a port it may not be retrievable without removing the head. And you have to be aware that it happened. If you drop stuff in the valley it's less likely to disappear and can be retrieved by inverting the engine or even fall through to the floor with no sump fitted. Id lay a rag in the valley too.
I build a lot of old-school motors , but LS motors is what I want to learn how to build, to put that much horsepower on a small budget is the way to go. Awesome work...👍
Easy lego motor
@@NoplayDaDon thanks for the input.
THanks
Small Budget on an inefficient 6.2 l stoneage tech engine? Have fun paying for the gas!
@@JohnDoe-zr6bk we're already paying a lot for gas...look who's in charge right now. Lol.
The ls is sooooooo easy to build. I completely rebuilt my 2011 Sierra LC9 5.3 by myself and it was so much fun. She chops real nice now
Great to hear, I agree, I see why the platform is so popular
Easier than a 350 SBC?
I see that at 10:30 the valve covers are on backwards but when you install the intake it has been remedied. I had to watch a couple of times to verify what I was looking at. Cheers, this looks like it'll be fun.
You are correct they were fixed off camera nice catch! Thanks
Awesome rebuild! Enjoyed the timelapse Glad to see that you've treated this junkyard find to a trip to the machine shop, and the care and attention it deserved. Thanks for sharing. Always enjoy seeing an engine rebuild properly! Loved the rebuilt goodness @ the end of the video!
Thank you so much for the comment and kind words
@@ModifiedCrew so that was a machine shop correct? Did you also take the heads and rotating assembly or just the bare block?
Man, I just got a new truck and I've thinkin of tearing apart my old malibu and rebuilding it just to learn how to turn a wrench. I can do the basics, but not much else, watching you guys do it outside gives me a lot of confidence that I could do it as well.
You can do it!
as many times that i have done this it never gets old watching it done great job
Thanks
That was a nice LS basic break down and reassemble. It demystified the process for a couple of watchers in the room with me.
Its a pretty easy engine to rebuild however keep in mind a lot of measuring and checking tolerances was done off camera
Good sound track, great video and inspires this RN to take an automotive class to fix minor things on my car and just plain ole how to!
You can do it!
I can't adequately express how awesome this turned out! So in awe. So proud. So jelly. So love it! Not only so flippin cool it even had a Marvel advertisement! RDJ! Need some custom work???
Thanks!
This is real "social media". Good job.
Back yard Madness. Shade tree mechanic is what we all used to do. Now they make shops, garages and kitchen tables.
A garage would be the dream. One day.
That is one of the best videos I've ever seen. No talk and all action. I've never torn an ls down. But I think I might try it now. I don't think I will be this fast though.
I used the How to build LS engines book and it was a great help, good luck
Great video. No nonsense. Straight to business. Definitely gave me a boost in confidence that I could do this. Gonna give it a shot
Defiantly.
You got this. You tube can guide the way.
Man your time laps make the tear down and rebuild look so easy.
IKR Make 🙋🏽♂️ want to try it 🤷🏽♂️
LS engines are one of the easier ones to build
Great to hear
Una obra de arte, excelente trabajo felicitaciones 👏
Thanks!
@@ModifiedCrew you mean grassyass.
That’s awesome! Can’t go wrong with LS power. You guys can now call yourself backyard mechanics now. Great job and great video.
Thanks 👍
One thing he kept it clean like a professional 💯 👌
Great video with excellent camera shots capturing the work.
Many thanks!
Very cool time lapse video. I’ve been trying to get my lq4 in my 02 1500hd that clean. Just doing some top end heads, cam and injectors. Did some pretty good wire brushing to the block when I did the headers n mounts. Have to find a good brush paint bc I’m not taking the block out.
Sounds great! Good Luck!
Oh, I forgot to mention Awesome video, love the time lapse. Great Job!!! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for the kind words
I was on the fence, but your video pushed me over to putting another task on my bucket list. Thank you :-)
Glad I could help, thanks for the comment
Great job guys what size cam did y’all go with I went with a stage 2 myself with a stall converter upgrade knock sensor relocation myself on my 5.3 upgraded injectors new coil packs wires plugs
Thanks for sharing!! Enjoyed the whole show and your a professional 👌, hope she runs great 👍
Thanks
The attention to detail taping the cylinder heads I like it!
yeah.... just like building it in the dirt
lol
I've rebuilt a few small block and big block chevys. LS engines have a few different things than the old school engines do your research and build an engine that can power your hot rod like never before . Mine made right at 555 hp on the dyno and that's what my last big block made .
Then your big Bloch was underperforming. It’s not that hard to get 600+ out of a 454 +.30 Cheers
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Muy buen trabajo muchachos felisitaciones
Thanks
Front cover needs to be left loose until the balancer is installed to center the seal. Cover is sloppy on the bolts and can be misaligned. Causing the seal to fail in short time. Awesome video. Love the LS platform.
Thanks for the info
What a great video! Tons of work broken down into a nice manageable length video. Looks beautiful keep up the good work fellas!
Thank you so much Zach
What's up Zach I'm Josh from buffalo NY are you working on anything
@@captaindenutrias8931 no, sadly my garage has no room for a project car at the moment. Spending most of my garage time (which isn't much these days) wood working. The gfs father has an 86 delta 88 that has potential for a cool project which lead me to this video!
I have a lil garage with 69 caddy Eldorado 500 i pulled the motor out 3 months ago I'm going to rebuild it I'm looking at a 2008 mustang I want to get and work on a swap with a ls motor ..go bills mafia
very impressed. great video front to back. Best one to date. Great Job Guys, Keep up the good work.
Thank you 😀
Excellent work my friends good build looks ready to rock
Thanks 👍
Well done, great video, it was fun to watch!
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much!!!! It came out great!!!! Great for a daily driver. Great video and thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for the kind comment
Hell of job, you guys make it look so easy nice work👍!!!
Thank you so much, its much harder in person lol
@@ModifiedCrew Lol I bet 😂
This is absolutely amazing. I want to turn my 97 wrangler into something no one’s seen before. Doesn’t seem like I have the time or space right now. She definitely needs love though. It’s a struggle sometimes just to keep her running. When did you start your build? And where are you at now?!
I know the struggle were working outside in the dirt lol. Its going in a 65 gto build that took about two years. It runs and just working on tuning it
Wow. This was a dope video. Good job fellas
Appreciate it!
Yup! right on fellas, cool coverage man. Awesome building & tinkering,
Thanks a lot Boomer!
Love to hear it taking it's first breath.
The car build video for this engine is on its way
Wow, amazing job. Honestly, you made it look easy. I know behind the scenes it probly wasnt. Prolly, a few punches thrown, probly one broken bolt away from disaster, but you sure did make it look easy.
Lots if long hours and days of work. Thanks
@@ModifiedCrew got a instagram?
Yeah, I was really surprised with how easy the exhaust manifold bolts came out without breaking which is an LS signature.
That’s an awesome time lapse! I wish I did that when I built my LQ4. How come you guys didn’t opt for the hardened push rods or ARP head studs? 500+hp must mean this thing will see some boost
If something were to break id rather the pushrods give way over something deeper in the engine. I considered the arp studs but they didn't make the budget. Also this build is n/a
@@ModifiedCrew what are the cam specs?
yeah if a valve hits a cylinder, it's gonna go up there the roller rockers down the pushrods and make it's way to the cam. better to have a vent pushrod that cost $100 to replace than an F'd up can shaft that will cost a lot more. the softer push rods are like a fuse. they go out to save the rest of the system
Taking something...that once was....and making it... once again Masterful 👍
Thank you
From an old small block guy. That’s pretty cool. Have never seen a new bow tie engine tore down Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it, its going into a 65 tempest gto clone
Could you post what parts you bought that went in to build it
Good work 👏
Thanks ✌️
Man I wish I could still build motors id love to rebuild the motor in my suburban... inspirational work fellas!
Thanks so much
Awesome work guys! Wow!
Thanks a ton!
Always wanted to get an engine and learn how to rebuild it.
Same here
Its a pain in the butt, and there are so many small details you have to pay attention to.
Same man. Especially for my chevy obs.
I am cleaning out my garage first, before I go on my first "engine hunt". If I don't then I know I'll find an engine, buy it and not have anywhere to put it.
Freaking amazing!!!!!!
Thanks
Built outside.... that's the way I roll. Love it!
You got that right! Thanks
Enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks.
Thanks Ryan
That was fun. What are the future plans for that motor? For those of us that can't tell which LS motor that was, what is it from and what is the size?
Its a LQ4 6.0 from a 03 Silverado. The plans for this motor was is bored out to a 6.2 and similar to an LS build. This will be going in a 65 Pontiac GTO which the full restoration video and swap will be available when it is finished.
@@ModifiedCrew Beaches, movie stars, bikinis, Disney? No Alex, Reason to visit Cali to see this Goat!!
nice. i should of pulled one of these to put in my bmw e30 instead of the same engine.
Love the video, one question tho. What did you have done at the engine shop you took it to? Like what specific services? I stripped a 5.3 block and what to get all the crust removed from the outside but no local shop has been able to offer me a service to do so.
Im going off of memory but we had the heads decked and block decked, cylinders bored, valve job, crank polished and checked, full rotating assembly balanced, rods checked, cam bearings installed, a couple other repairs, everything was hot tanked and cleaned and inspected. I think all the work was about $1200. Usually when you have work done in a good shop the cleaning is included as working with a dirty block can mess up most jobs or cause more trouble.
@@ModifiedCrew You answered every question I had when I saw that crank going in...great work!
Beautiful! I want to do this with mine now.
Awesome
They used alot if not most of the d parts great job looks nice
At least you had a shade tree, now you can call yourself a shade tree mechanic
Beginner here.... when you rebuild an engine like that you don't need all those wiring harness anymore correct? I really like that clean look on the engine.
You are going to need a engine harness but we went with a new one from Holley as this is a engine swap. If you dont like the look of the harness you can always look into engine harness tucking
Army of 2! Well played gentlemen I need one of those for a 85 s-10 blazer I have sitting under my car port. Wish I was this talented.
Thanks, good luck on your s10
This is an amazing video man I love the rebuild its helping with my lq4 I got it for free I plan to have it in my nova very soon
Sweet! Holley has almost everything you need to do the swap, good luck
Watching this you can see the real upgrades Chevy has made since the old 350 4 bolt main motors....curious about the total cost parts and all machine work.
Kind of late I suppose, but as far as machine shop work, I recently had my LS block and heads baked, checked for cracks, heads resurfaced, cam bearings installed, crank polished, and valve guides installed for about $500. Luckily I did not need boring or crank resizing.
total parts list is on our website listed in the description and the total cost was about 3-4k
I think we spent about 1k at the machine shop
@@ModifiedCrewjust to bore out and resurface the head/block?
@@jonathanlobo8485 had the block and heads tanked and inspected, resurfaced, bored, rorating assembly balanced, polished, valve guides installed, cam bearings installed. I can't remember if any other work was done
Nice compilation. You had a manual on the table when you were doing the rings? Can you share what that was?
Yes. Its how to rebuild GM LS-SERIES ENGINES. It was an amazing resource and worth every penny. I highly suggest.
There’s ring gap specs…
From the video it seems the rings were not gapped/adjusted? Great video btw!
@@zacharycooper9103 Idk maybe they did behind the scenes
I’ve always wanted o build an engine, just to have the experience and expand my vocabulary. I have a 2003 Avalanche. I tore it down to put replace the lifters in it, but I was too late. The lifters came out in pieces. It’s been sitting for 5 years now, but I’m gonna pull the motor out and give this my best shot. I am definitely out of my comfort zone. But there are some good KZhead videos, like this one, that I can use as a compass on m journey. Thanks for sharing this video.
I used a book called How to rebuild LS Engines and it really helped a lot, best of luck
I really enjoyed the approach you took to the video build 👍
Thanks 👍
I’ve done this to a 6.0 it’s very expensive. Machine shop / I did everything new and got a Fab manifold 102 Throttle body ls3 heads / cam / ls7 lifter / long tubes / etc spent around $ 7,500
I'm in to it for about 3-4k, its so easy to keep going with the parts for these engines
I'd recommend removing the oil pump cover and centring the driven gear with shims before tightening the mount bolts.
Good tip!
Great restoring and rebuilding junkyard engines, even for custom made 3 wheel motorcycles.
Right on
Watched this in New Zealand. Great video.
Awesome! Thank you!
Cool vid. What u guys have done to the block at the machine shop?
Wondering that myself. Just cleaning? Magnaflux? Boring?
I’d like to find the spring compressed yall were using, it’s seems really handy in a tight spot since it’s small, and frankly I’m tired of using the pneumatic spring compressor, it’s just too big and bulky 😅 but yeah what spring compressor did you use?
I think I got it off of amazon or eBay. And while it did the job it barely survived the build. I would only recommend for a one time use.
@@ModifiedCrew well alright thanks for the info, I’ll look into craftsman or snap on I guess.
Badass video man love the work. I wanna do this so bad it’s driving me crazy but I know I’ll get down to bare block and look back and every bolt will be missing or something will be off 😊
Label everything and buy the book how to build LS
Go through all that just to reinstall the stock intake and throttle body back on it lol. Na really awesome time lapse video ! I give it a 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks, the truck intake actually flows better than the stock car ones and the fast-x was to expensive for the performance gain offered
I have a 2005 Silverado SS 6.0 how much would you charge to rebuild it and I also would love to have more horses out of it as well
I am not a professional, I would suggest having a shop do it so you get a warranty.
Enjoy this full engine rebuild time-lapse of a junkyard Chevy LS. For a full list of parts used on this build they are on our website: www.modifiedcrew.com/post/250-junkyard-chevy-ls-build-products
How much it cost
Which head castings did you use?
U have a parts list
Why didn't you use a rear main and front main alignment tool and why did you not soak the lifters in oil the night before?
How much do you charge to build a 500 hp 5.3 liter
This was my 3rd time👍🏾 the music is perfect for this. Inspired. 2500HD
Thanks
@@ModifiedCrew i have a few Qs if u would help me.
Wow y’all bad! Nice job to the true professional engineers!
Thank you so much keith
Curious to know what the overall finished cost was to rebuild that motor
I haven't ran the number yet. When I do ill be sure to update everyone.
@@ModifiedCrew did you run them
1000
After watching those rings being taken straight from their sleeve and installed obto the pistons I'm hoping that the machine shop cut each set and numbered them for each hole and that these guys didn't just throw an uncut set of rings onto the old pistons.. Never built any engine without liberal use of break in lube on camshaft,bottom end,and rockers,even full and semi roller setups... What's that engine going into ??
Rings were already measured and prepped, plenty of lube was used on all parts and bearings just off camera as not all people want to see all the small details that go into building a engine. This is in a 65 Pontiac GTO clone and the video will be up once we get the last 2 parts we've been waiting on due to supply shortages
I wish I knew how to do all of this... great video.
Thanks. KZhead videos and research is a good way to start.
More than impressed,well done guy's
Thank you so much for the positive comment, it means a lot
You should make some videos building one step by step bro like Episodes
Good Advice, I will check that out.
I rarely watch videos over a couple minutes long because I dont have alot of patience haha, but this video was awesome!! Beautiful work and I cant wait to see her run. What degreaser were you guys using to clean up the parts? Thanks in advance.
Couple mins……. Sure bro
@@Gongdeadman ???
Thanks. It is a degreaser/parts cleaner from harbor freight.
@@ModifiedCrew thank you. I'm gonna check that stuff out
Greatness at it's finest thanks for the inspiration
I appreciate that
Good job !!!!!!! Enjoyed the tunes also
Thanks for listening
What was the spray you guys were using to clean those parts up with? Works really good
Parts cleaner/Degreaser from harbor freight.
Great information! 👍
This is what we need. Real KZheadrs, not the “HEY GUYS WELCOME TO THE VLOG!!!” Type bullshit, keep it up guys 💯
Nice. Thanks
Great video! I would pressure wash all outside parts on the engine heads,block etc.Then you have 50% or more clean ..You got it going on! Thanks!
Thanks for the tips!
THIS IS WHY I LOVE THE LQ4! I have a 2008 Silverado Vin code 0 Flex that I'll NEVER Sell!!
Nice
Ahhh I see you went to Wayne’s engine rebuild
Yep!
What did the shop do to the block?
An ls intake would've been nice.. lol but that was dope..
That is an LS intake 🤷🏻♂️
Truck intakes flow better.
I agree, but we would have had to change our accessories, had a higher cost, and possibly lose some power. But they sure do look nice.
Love watching this I got 01 lq4 paid 500 for it few years n now got a 05 l33 only 35k miles on it which I'm putting in my 82 c10 n the 6.0. In my stepvan
Great to hear, my first ls swap. I love how simple they are
Epic soundtrack!!! I keep watching this for the soundtrack!!! 🤘😝🤘
Thanks glad you enjoy it
@@ModifiedCrew how'd the motor turn out and what did y'all put it in?
@@roscosgarage23 It's in the 65 gto build video on our channel
How do you know this is a 500 hp engine if you’ve never even ran it? I’d like to see it on a dyno lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dyno numbers don't really mean a heck of a lot. Every dyno is different and no two will read the same. At the end of the day it's just a number. They should really be used for tuning purposes so you know how it's performing across the RPM band.
This build is based upon builds from Richard Holdner
I agree its just a standard to evaluate engine performance for adjustment or evaluation
@ modified what parts did y'all use on the rebuild?
It's a pretty large list, I will have to look it up and see if I can get it to you.
Thank you I would really appreciate it 😊
Well done fellas. Great video. Fun to watch. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it
This is very cool. Wish I found this channel a lot sooner. Now a subscriber. Thanks!!!
Awesome, thank you!
What was total cost of the rebuild?
Depending on how much you get the engine for you can do it yourself for around $2500
It's a pretty large list, I will have to look it up and see if I can get it to you.
Now I know how to rebuild engines.
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Waynes rebuilt my lh6 aluminum 5.3 short block. They rock! Shout out to waynes engine rebuilders in riverside ca
For sure, they are the go to for machine work in the IE
This was the most ASMR video i've seen in a long time
Im glad you enjoyed it, thanks