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OK i'll be looking for it. Consider doing a complete step by step manual for sale, with how to's on the little details, bumper to bumper. I would buy it and I ain't doing a big truck swap, the info would be priceless.
How the hell do you americans only get 105 horse from a 5.7 liter V8? And then run it into the ground with in less than a million miles? It boggles the mind when a two litre Volvo Redblock makes more and lasts for about a million kilometers.
@@Meton12765 Low compression, small cam, tiny cylinder heads and really restrictive exhaust in pursuit of emissions. It took them a long time to figure it out.
I remember going to my grandparents on the weekend and waking up on Sunday before church and watching truck tech with my grandpa. He passed away two years ago last month and we spread his ashes last Saturday. I miss him lots but thank you for the memories Truck Tech
231mac 500-1000 if you want to own them or just rent them for cheap, and it's not that much compared to the engine and Trans that you just bought for you truck that you would like to keep in one piece and not have to buy again
They are completely right about the cost to build a 383. Last winter I specked out building the L48 into a 383 stroker in my 77' corvette, by the time i was done with it, machine shop time for block prep, parts, and tuning, i was close to $9K. Then i looked at Blueprint engines, i got a dyno proven 430+hp fully dressed 383 stroker delivered to my house for $5600. I ordered it with a lower deck height intake to clear the hood, and i swapped out the water pump for the short style. Motor went in perfectly and fired right up! For a car that no one will care about numbers matching, crate motors are the best way to go in my mind if money is an issue. If its a numbers matching car, well you'll have to suck it up and build what you have.
I had a 69L48SS Camaro that was numbers matching. I pulled the numbers matching motor and built a motor I could flog on without worrying about venting the block. I kept the M21 tranny in it. I later sold the car (wish I hadn't) to come up with the down payment on my first house, the matching numbers motor went with it in a crate.
Paul Hoskins My completely stock 318 dakota has 190,xxx on the motor & trans and still kicks ass on the street. Only thing i have problems with is the electrical (lights, blinkers, wipers barely work and idk how to fix it as well as the battery drains pretty fast for being only a year and a half old)
5.3 flex fuel 280 on mine best truck I've ever bought and as they say as long as there is oil in them they'll keep on pushing it may not win any races due to the weight (03 Chevy suburban 4x4) but what's that they say about the turtle? Lol
@@reyperez3424 yep when you start building anything other than stock it all cost about the same The advantage that LS have is that the Factory block can take a little more boost but it's not invincible either Just give me a 383 and some 220cc heads and enough can and carb it'll make 550hp
My dad was the original owner of our 95 K1500. I’ve kept it 100% stock restored and original. I’ve wanted to do an LS Swap and keep the OG look, after this video I feel like it ain’t worth the headache unless you have a shop do it all and it’s a turn key deal.
I tell ya what, they make it look easy peasy, a lot of it is, but if you're not a mechanic, pay a mechanic. You'll regret it if you don't. I'm a mechanic and I don't want to do another. I'll pay a guy next time.
Also 4 broken lawn mowers sitting in the weeds with the only working mower missing all its sheetmetal and a couple teeth on the flywheel, thats how you know they are professionals
Look at me! I’m @David Weeks! I have a fancy yard tree! The rest of us have to sneak on to the high school football field and throw a rope over the goal post, one end hooked up to the motor and the other to our buddy RayRay’s el Camino bumper to lift our engines out. Can’t afford to leave beer cans in the yard. The neighbors will steal’em!
Power Nation...where “the budget” is paid by sponsors, everything is scripted, nothing goes wrong or is reworked, all special tools are provided and all parts are on-hand.
Matt Knows Homes Yeah, man. Kinda useless show for most of us. Vice Grip Garage, Uncle Tony’s Garage, AvE, Zip Ties and Bias Plies are way more practical and HUGELY entertaining!! Do yourself a flavour and check them out
@757WN minus the advertising of parts I dont see much difference between these shows vs something like Wheeler Dealers when they are actually working on the car.
Best advice was not to get rid of anything till the job is 100% complete. I do that with each and every job. Plus, you can usually end up with extra bits and pieces that can be useful towards other jobs.
This show is like 6-7 years behind. OBS ls swaps were the shit about 6 years ago. Now a days everything is ls swapped with turbos. Plus an ls swap on an OBS is probably the easiest swap anybody can ever do. It's almost like the engines are made to fit exactly in that chassis with no modifications needed. All you need is a pair of cheap eBay $20.00 engine mount brackets and drop the engine in the truck. Everything else will work like it was made for it. Radiator power steering oil lines, fuel lines. You can even use your old A/C bracket if you want to keep your ac going.
Its good to compare a new 383 to a new LS in order to keep it apples to apples. But the 5.3 is a smaller engine, needing a power adder which means higher octane fuel, which adds to costs. Compare a 383 to the cost of, say, a 376 cid naturally aspirated, and since it has to be shipped, add on the shipping cost if you're building the 383 locally (if you're buying a crate 383, it obviously has a shipping cost as well unless you're bringing home a GMPP crate engine from a dealer). Then add up the cost of everything that bolts to the LS that doesn't transfer from the Gen One. A/C front mount, oil pan, throttle by wire, all emissions equipment, fuel system, transmission etc. typically, its the small things that get ya :) Sometimes, it can be cheaper just to buy the entire vehicle the LS came in and hot rod that.
One thing I would add is to use a piece of tape and mark what EVERY electrical connector went to so you're not guessing three weeks later when you're putting it back together.
Says shes worn out with less that 200 k my 90 4.3 with 450k not been toutched on the motor besides altanator and some small stuff and she starts right up even after a year of sittin in the first turn she’s absolutely amazing
Well yea seeing as tho if they haven’t busted or screwd anything up. They haven’t done any real work. It’s not so much what you have done but what you’ve undone and made right
My very first truck is a Chevy c1500 1988 model. And I can faithfully say it is one of Chevy's greatest trucks. Mine died it had 197,000 miles and it never saw a day in the shop.
A couple more tricks to keep track of nuts and bolts: Buy a cupcake pan which has 12 cups and using a sharpie number each one. When you are taking things apart, put all the fasteners from one item in a cup, and on a numbered notepad write what they fit. Also have several Ziplock bags of different sizes, and use those for misc parts, marking them with a sharpie as to what they are and where they go. Don't think you'll remember where everything goes, write it down to make sure.
Lol! When I did my swap, I found the wires for the headlights, then cut everything else with a pair of big lineman pliers. GT280 electrical connectors are the way to go. No more A/C. No more automatic nonsense. No more HVAC problems. No more ABS. Get a 40 circuit RFRM. It has 10 relays, 4 fuse circuits per relay, for 40 circuits total. Each relay uses 2 fuses (30 and 86) Don't get rid of the A/C condenser. It makes a good radiator protector. -The only regret I have was the way I set up the clutch. I should have set up the hydraulic release bearing while I dial indicated the bellhousing. -The passenger exhaust manifold gets really close to the frame and suspension. A hooker exhaust manifold for the passenger side is a better way to go. I mean, yeah, my truck has longtubes now, but there's nothing wrong with manifolds.
You should have definitely got a junkyard 5.3,4.8, or 6.0 so you would have all the accessories and you could put in whatever cam you wanted and still be like 1/4 the price
James Holbrook this show is as far from budget as it gets. Just a huge commercial on wheels trying to convince everyone they need to spend all sorts of money to do things the “right” way lmao
I have only been working on cars along side my step dad in his shop for a year noe and out of the few motor pulls I have done this has to be the easiest. I actually did mine myself in 2 hours--it was my grandfather's truck that got totalled in the rear and I'm putting it in my boat when I rebuild it. Granted it only took me 2 hours because I did cut a lot of things that weren't needed for it to go in the boat, I could probably have still got it done myself in 3 to 3.5 hours if I had to keep a lot of things. These motors are super simple and easy to work on, and in these trucks, easy to work around. I ended up scrapping the truck just yesterday and I got about $100 for scrap for the truck, $150 for the tires and rims, $100 for the transmission and about a $100 total for a bunch of miscellaneous items.
Allen, so sad for me as I had an 88 short step side with the 350/700R4. Had that lil truck for 8 years. Sold it when I got a 95 dodge with the cummins. Sold the chevy to a friend. It had 303K miles on the clock. I still kick myself for ever selling it. Sure wish I had another bowtie. I'm driving a 98 dodge short bed with 318 now, it'll never come close to the lil chevy....lol
Yup, and they even have a small sand blasting cabinet at their disposal to clean those mounts up in. Blasting them would have taken 15 or 20 minutes TOPS to do both. And then......who leaves a Chevy motor black, especially when a can or 2 of VHT Chevy orange would dress things up properly???
@@jacobrzeszewski6527 Yeah, but that's Roadkill. Their whole premise is to get things done as quickly, easily, and (usually) inexpensively as humanly possible. For them, it's not about character, it's about getting it done with the least amount of time, effort and money, and moving on. These guys usually make things look pretty decent. They cut a crap load of corners so far with this build.
Gonna have $6000 plus in that 5.3 by the time you dress it out.. should’ve bought a junk yard engine for 300-500 and modded that... it would come with all the dressings
I work at a hot rod shop and have done many LS swaps, that being said, with a little fabrication knowledge you could modify the OBS frame to use the stock A/C compressor.
Lots of people complaining that these are the Stepford Wives of auto shows. I see these as like, Bob Ross for people who get dirty when they work. Everything is prepared, goes the way it should, and looks about 100 times better than yours will if you follow along at home.
So your just not going to talk about the fact that the 4L80e is longer than the 700r4 and when doing this swap you will have to drill new holes in the frame for the transmission cross member. At 16:02 you can see the problem.
Not sure why LT not with these guys anymore but they lost a Legend in the game!!! So glad he's doing his own thing now though!!! This guy is a freaking genius
The oval torque converter bolt hole in the flex plate is the first bolt. You can tighten them as you start them if you know about the oval bolt hole. Saves time.
That's what I did on the 90's Dropped my made in the USA short bed chevy 4x4 truck and install a Mexican 400 engine. Best on 1/4 mile racing with the transfer case on 4H... I did get away from the Mexican highway patrol or federal de caminos many times 😂😂😂😂 And they had interceptor crown Victoria's donation of the CHP... I had a 700r4 MD8 modified transmission. Yes automatic.
Well we can see that truck is a repaint now with that over spray. Was a little suspicious of how nice the clear was with that undercarriage a little roughed up!
@@cboyamg So you going to clay bar that electrical bulk and ac line ends? It's not going to have paint that clean without a respray at that age with that undercarriage condition.
Blocks have drain plugs. These are in most cases a great way to avoid a mess. I keep a cheap plastic 1/4" npt fitting with a 5 foot piece of clear tubing for the occasional job: replacing a water pump, radiator or hose. It is a HUGE bonus if you ever need to pull heads - there's no need to flood cylinders. It also is one of those odd 4 or 5 year checks you might want to do: how much crud is accumulating in the block and munching on water pump seals when you drive? Those drain ports will let you know.
Just bought a new 350 crate after 285,000 miles on engine and 2 transmission rebuilds. I know these 1988-98 trucks are not so desirable 20/30 years later but my goodness are they reliable and cheap to replace every part is in stock at your local auto store
Very vehicle specific. If you doing these year models engine pull dont forgot the bolt down on drivers side holding the fuel line. 13mm in later years.
@@douganderson7002 ya okay. You must have never owned one that's been just "decently" taken care of or haven't been a plow truck its whole life. I've had 1 with over 300k and several others with over 200-250k that all still ran great and pulled 2-3 cords of wood every day. Chevy break lines really do suck tho
@@douganderson7002 and btw, before you call me a Chevy or ls fanboy I could give a shit less what brand makes my money. Although i will say my 04 f250 with the 5.4 less than 85k miles is the biggest pile of garbage money pit I've ever owned
@@douganderson7002 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 There not working on a ford😂😂😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. The oe 350 tbi in my one owner 1990 k1500 has 432,735mi. on it's 30 year old engine and still turns the odo. to the tune of 200 miles plus a week as our daily driver, but 👍👍 for making a nieve comment. ✌✌👍👍
@@mississippimotorsports3286 that's the first thing I noticed, pan around the truck and they start talking about lowering it and then you see the 6 lug nuts. Stupid
good video. im in maryland and havent heard of power train products, they're 20 mins away from me! ha thanks for that. looking to upgrade my '97 2500 2wd now...
That's really good advice separating that transfer case from the transmission , my cheap harbor freight tranny jack did not like both at the same time , I was catching it to keep it from hitting hard cut my hands up a little ..bent the legs on the cheap new hf transmission under hoist jack .
I'm the all smoke when they get old. I had a 305 in a 88 that basically was a two-stroke and it burns a quart of oil a day. Had 235,000 mi on it. Still ran like a top. Couldn't do about 80 though. It could do 80 but that was about it. Was about to blow up. I pulled it out. Still running though and then put a LT1 in it. 89 GMC k1500 short bed. Regular cab 5. Speed LT1 out of a roadmaster I also went from the 3500 to the 4500 New venture
Yes they spend three time the amount as one of us does.25grand in your engine?can buy a 700 up crate engine for a lot less so you go ahead and waste your money I value mine more than that
@@negativefishermen9286 Why wouldn't it do 50? Diesel guys do 120+ in the quarter in 4HI.... You can go just as fast as 2HI, just locks the front axle in lol
LT I build a 408 LS out of LQ4 6L .03 over bored and stroke form 3.623 to 4." I don't two and hp at the crack shaft but at the tires it has 253 HP and 361 TQ it in a 2001 Chevy suburban 3/4 ton 4x4 it's a work vehicle thanks LT you make this show what it or was
I LQ9 SWAPPED MY 95 K2500 $400 Salvage yard engine upgraded cam and fuel system $ 750 on 4l80e transmission upgrades. The old L05 tbi 190 hp to about 500 hp with LQ9
I enjoyed your project and you spoke clearly. But, as you have probably heard from some, you lost me at the 4L80e rated to 600 ponies. As a GM guy (Worked on all & imports more), I just finished my 87 era 700r4 on my homes bench, for $930 and will handle 800+ easy as it is a high performance version of the 4L65e. Sonnax, Superior and 5-pinion carriers used Kolene & Alto Red Eagle friction/steels. 9 full faced frictions in the 3-4 clutch riding on an apply ring that measures like one stamped #7 but 0.34” end play. Look, two issues with the 4L80e is the weight of the rotating mass that knocks down track speed. The other is “Calculated Engine Load”. By itself, means nothing but if a failure or incorrect input by the MAP, TPS or MAF sensors, you will burn up a clutch within 50 miles or so. Even though quality parts are used, a terminal, connector or wire issue during a swap can cause that problem. I did not grow up during the BOX generation unless you went to the dealer, we rebuilt those items that gives the tech more on the “Flag” sheet but less on the parts side. Either way, it’s just my experience not a slam on parts companies in 2020, as many have good stuff. ASE Master Tech since 78-Retired. Nice upgrade for the GMT400.
My 91 a 388 Stroker with the factory TBI system. It really wasn't that expensive but it took a long time because I did most of the work myself I'm also running a single plane high-rise. And it took a lot of work to get it to run right changing the size of the vacuum tubes going to the map sensor adjusting the TPS. Jumping the fuel pressure from 18 PSI to 30 PSI once it gets above 4,000 RPM. What I really want to do is take throttle bodies and just run the signal off of one but jump the wires over to the injectors on the second one on a monetary switch so that when you're at Full Throttle is the only time it's using the other carburetor like an old school vet
Is anyone else irritated by the way they make these "hosts" talk??? Its almost comical!!!! Yea...my buddy's n I really talk this way in the garage! LOL!!!!
@@glenholmgren1218 put er in the ketchup! "stone two birds with the same joint!" "one-ton Tanya" buying potato water with "pesos" lol! ""YOU DON"T NEED OIL"" 😁😁 meiiiiiintt!! 👌👌👌
My Clean 89 GMC pickup 3/4ton. Took out the old broken engine I installed a 96 to 98 vortec engine 350. 350 HPS. Was swap out of air intake manifold and use the TBI distributor and TBI and was all plug and play. The engine only has 65000 miles on it.
@A W. Wasn't planning on watching anymore of this project but that title lured me in. Then I saw what vehicle they were working on and thought "Well, lets see what they have to say about the engine swap. Lowering the truck was still a stupid thing to do.
My first car was a 1978 Ford Granada with a 250 straight 6 it is still my only car except that I took the 250 out and I'm putting a 300 straight 6 engine. The 250 had well over 500000 miles.
I bouht mine here in 2023 at the begginig of the year, it had 189k then, its only at like 197k now. Still runs smooth, little rough in the winter up north here but she manages
I picked up a 95 K1500 w/ w 350. 185K miles on it. Only payed $500 for it. Right now I'm just focusing on maintenance. I don't plan on adding anything other than headers and an exhaust.
I have a 94 gmc single cab sitting on 40s it was auto I put in a nv 4500 and 3/4 ton front and rear with a 5.3 and carb/cam it was a awesome setup and would smoke the 40s easily but I just pulled it out and going Cummins
OMG, Nice shiny truck. #1 Less than 200k miles and it's burning oil? While 6500 sounds high for a 383, I did not hear the cost of this conversion. 3500 for a 5.3 long block plus, Hooker adapters, headers, new intake, injectors, throttle body, filter kit, knock sensors, o2 sensors, gaskets, starter, accessory brackets, P/S, alt, A.C., pulleys, tensioners, belt. I guess Summit supplies that for the right amount of money. Upgrade to the 4L80 and Yank convertor, flywheel and cover probably 5000. New exhaust and driveshafts xxx. Just shred your wire harness to rewire as per instructions. Ignition, coils, more wiring harness, Computer and pro tuning xxx. New radiator, fans, hoses, etc. New trans. cross member, trans lines, also wire into harness I'm thinking the bill is about 20,000 bucks. Did I miss the budget?
I would say this is a very expensive projection with a lot of man hours. By the time you’re done that’s at least $7,000 in rabbit hole of parts..unless those parts are used. Not a walk in the park either. Buy a Blue Print 350, 365 HP, rebuild the trans to accept HP. Add aftermarket Holley EFI and call it a day and you keep the 4WD and stock wire harness. For about $6,000
HYDROPHAINT Concepts a LS swap can be done in the gmt400 trucks for around $3000 and a LQ4 makes well over 365hp with a decent tune and a set of headers.
I like how he just assumes that everyone has a lift. I've been a professional mechanic for over thirty years. I still don't have a lift at the house. Still using the good old floor jack for pulling and installing transmissions.
now you are going to spend in excess of "$10,000.00 just to hav 400 hp ??????? makes -0- sense. this is an LS swap episode, not a "budget" concern.....lol
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OK i'll be looking for it. Consider doing a complete step by step manual for sale, with how to's on the little details, bumper to bumper. I would buy it and I ain't doing a big truck swap, the info would be priceless.
How the hell do you americans only get 105 horse from a 5.7 liter V8? And then run it into the ground with in less than a million miles? It boggles the mind when a two litre Volvo Redblock makes more and lasts for about a million kilometers.
@@Meton12765 Low compression, small cam, tiny cylinder heads and really restrictive exhaust in pursuit of emissions. It took them a long time to figure it out.
I would like that 700r4 for my square body.
I wouldnt follow any of this guys recommendations. He literally doesn't know what he is doing.
A thousand upvotes for putting bolts back in the holes they came from! This one habit has saved me from so much grief over the years.
Yep. Losing hardware on a project will drive you batty - buckets of lost/unproductive hours vs a few seconds extra time during teardown.
I remember going to my grandparents on the weekend and waking up on Sunday before church and watching truck tech with my grandpa. He passed away two years ago last month and we spread his ashes last Saturday. I miss him lots but thank you for the memories Truck Tech
God bless him and your family
"If this is your first time removing a engine break it down in small pieces".... using your lift,trans jack and ceiling mounted crane no less.
All of those tools are very cheap.
@@irfp460 Lifts are 'very cheap'? Gonna have to say that is a _very_ subjective statement.
I wonder if they know you can disassemble the front end, you can pull all of it out effortlessly.
231mac 500-1000 if you want to own them or just rent them for cheap, and it's not that much compared to the engine and Trans that you just bought for you truck that you would like to keep in one piece and not have to buy again
I did it with nothing more than a cherry picker in my driveway.
They are completely right about the cost to build a 383. Last winter I specked out building the L48 into a 383 stroker in my 77' corvette, by the time i was done with it, machine shop time for block prep, parts, and tuning, i was close to $9K. Then i looked at Blueprint engines, i got a dyno proven 430+hp fully dressed 383 stroker delivered to my house for $5600. I ordered it with a lower deck height intake to clear the hood, and i swapped out the water pump for the short style. Motor went in perfectly and fired right up! For a car that no one will care about numbers matching, crate motors are the best way to go in my mind if money is an issue. If its a numbers matching car, well you'll have to suck it up and build what you have.
AWESOME good job, wicked good decision ;love it!
Yes! BluePrint has been providing us with long blocks since before I was born. Great company.
I used to build 383 with alum heads, A completely Deluxe Version would cost me $3300 minus the Carb
Chloe Hennessey I thought “Hennessey” built their own? Lol #Hennessey Performance
I had a 69L48SS Camaro that was numbers matching. I pulled the numbers matching motor and built a motor I could flog on without worrying about venting the block. I kept the M21 tranny in it. I later sold the car (wish I hadn't) to come up with the down payment on my first house, the matching numbers motor went with it in a crate.
LT is awesome! He reminds me of 'Good ol Day' Hot Rod style TV hosts from the 90's. Professional, concise, informative, confident, kind
"This worn-out engine. (189k miles)" Most of your viewers are driving 200,000++ mile work trucks....
Paul Hoskins My completely stock 318 dakota has 190,xxx on the motor & trans and still kicks ass on the street. Only thing i have problems with is the electrical (lights, blinkers, wipers barely work and idk how to fix it as well as the battery drains pretty fast for being only a year and a half old)
242346 to be exact
285000 2006 gmc crew cab
284k 98 c1500 still riding like a champ after replacing a lot of gaskets.
189k of bad maintenance
LT doing his own swaps and builds on his own YT channel now. He's got some really cool builds going on over there.....
What’s the channel?
@@marcospelaez5970 Lawrence LT Tolman
For sure!!! So glad he's doing his thing over there
185k LMAFO My 305 has 336k still going strong!
Lol I though the same thing.. This 305 in my shop has 300+ but the timing set is worn. It's getting a 350 short block put under it though
The oe 350 tbi in my one owner is at 432,735mi and is still our daily driver so at 185k I'll take the olé engine off of his hands. 👍👍✌✌
5.3 flex fuel 280 on mine best truck I've ever bought and as they say as long as there is oil in them they'll keep on pushing it may not win any races due to the weight (03 Chevy suburban 4x4) but what's that they say about the turtle? Lol
My 93 has 362k
My 99 has 286k
Nice lol mine is a 350 with 223k miles and honestly it needs a little work but it’s goin well too
Only $3500 lol. I be pulling them from junkyards for 350 then rebuild them myself
I buy em for $500 from people like you and rebuild em 😂
@@ze_german2921 California price are crazy
@@JohnSmith-qj4cf
California,the shows in Tennessee..
Idk what kind of rebuilding you guys do but when I did mine 6.0 it was better to buy a new crate engine
@@reyperez3424 yep when you start building anything other than stock it all cost about the same
The advantage that LS have is that the Factory block can take a little more boost but it's not invincible either
Just give me a 383 and some 220cc heads and enough can and carb it'll make 550hp
My dad was the original owner of our 95 K1500. I’ve kept it 100% stock restored and original. I’ve wanted to do an LS Swap and keep the OG look, after this video I feel like it ain’t worth the headache unless you have a shop do it all and it’s a turn key deal.
Don't watch this if you want to actually ls swap something
I tell ya what, they make it look easy peasy, a lot of it is, but if you're not a mechanic, pay a mechanic. You'll regret it if you don't. I'm a mechanic and I don't want to do another. I'll pay a guy next time.
That's not how you pull an engine! You need a tree, a come-a-long, and lots of beer cans in the yard. :-)
And the stereo blasting some Van Halen!
I use a loader tractor.
Also 4 broken lawn mowers sitting in the weeds with the only working mower missing all its sheetmetal and a couple teeth on the flywheel, thats how you know they are professionals
Look at me! I’m @David Weeks! I have a fancy yard tree! The rest of us have to sneak on to the high school football field and throw a rope over the goal post, one end hooked up to the motor and the other to our buddy RayRay’s el Camino bumper to lift our engines out. Can’t afford to leave beer cans in the yard. The neighbors will steal’em!
how I did my first engine swap my teens
Should have put a junkyard 5.3 or 6.0 in like everyone else haha
Right, would have been more fun to watcj
Power Nation...where “the budget” is paid by sponsors, everything is scripted, nothing goes wrong or is reworked, all special tools are provided and all parts are on-hand.
My guess is they have to redo the work like a dozen times to make sure the camera angles are good and they didn't mess up the script lol
Matt Knows Homes
Yeah, man. Kinda useless show for most of us. Vice Grip Garage, Uncle Tony’s Garage, AvE, Zip Ties and Bias Plies are way more practical and HUGELY entertaining!!
Do yourself a flavour and check them out
If i wanted to see someone piss around and screw things up I'd just start my own channel
@757WN minus the advertising of parts I dont see much difference between these shows vs something like Wheeler Dealers when they are actually working on the car.
You get this is from TV!@ this is just uploaded to RUclips really the sponsors paid for parts. Cant be live that🙈🙈
Best advice was not to get rid of anything till the job is 100% complete. I do that with each and every job. Plus, you can usually end up with extra bits and pieces that can be useful towards other jobs.
This show is like 6-7 years behind. OBS ls swaps were the shit about 6 years ago. Now a days everything is ls swapped with turbos. Plus an ls swap on an OBS is probably the easiest swap anybody can ever do. It's almost like the engines are made to fit exactly in that chassis with no modifications needed. All you need is a pair of cheap eBay $20.00 engine mount brackets and drop the engine in the truck. Everything else will work like it was made for it. Radiator power steering oil lines, fuel lines. You can even use your old A/C bracket if you want to keep your ac going.
All said and done A Little over $18,000 spent on this "Budget blown"......
This show is from years ago.
Its good to compare a new 383 to a new LS in order to keep it apples to apples. But the 5.3 is a smaller engine, needing a power adder which means higher octane fuel, which adds to costs. Compare a 383 to the cost of, say, a 376 cid naturally aspirated, and since it has to be shipped, add on the shipping cost if you're building the 383 locally (if you're buying a crate 383, it obviously has a shipping cost as well unless you're bringing home a GMPP crate engine from a dealer). Then add up the cost of everything that bolts to the LS that doesn't transfer from the Gen One. A/C front mount, oil pan, throttle by wire, all emissions equipment, fuel system, transmission etc.
typically, its the small things that get ya :) Sometimes, it can be cheaper just to buy the entire vehicle the LS came in and hot rod that.
4:32 “first thing, remove the motor” *closes hood* lmao
Did you notice he had to move the car in the very next shot? Did you notice the car was suddenly parked at the lift? Hmmm
😂
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@@doncarleon4940 like fr 😂
One thing I would add is to use a piece of tape and mark what EVERY electrical connector went to so you're not guessing three weeks later when you're putting it back together.
Wow this is hands down one of the best easily digestible swap breakdown I have seen. Good work folks.
Proof I need a overhead hoist in my shop.
I need a shop, working on my drive at the moment.
TheDutyPaid I know how you feel. I remember putting a trans in my truck in a rock/muddy driveway.
@socially awkward I've been working that way for the last 25 years. I live in London and any space comes at a premium price.
Same I need to pull the engine in my truck soon for some work but the weather hasn't been cooperating and I'm currently having to work outside
I just retired, a shop like theirs would put me and all 5 projects in heaven. The sign on the front door would say, " He's in the shop>>>>>>"
OMFG AN EPISODE WHERE THEY ACTUALLY CLEAN THE ENGINE BAY.
@C10 Syndicate 3.5k engine btw
@C10 Syndicate didn't even paint them, smfh
And spray water right into the open ac lines awesome
Says shes worn out with less that 200 k my 90 4.3 with 450k not been toutched on the motor besides altanator and some small stuff and she starts right up even after a year of sittin in the first turn she’s absolutely amazing
"You can easily remove the engine without breaking anything." said no mechanic ever.
@Dave Micolichek it's usually some old piece of plastic
Well if you know what you're doing, you shouldn't have to break anything unless it's broken already......
Dried up electrical plug clips 😂
Well yea seeing as tho if they haven’t busted or screwd anything up. They haven’t done any real work. It’s not so much what you have done but what you’ve undone and made right
knuckles
My very first truck is a Chevy c1500 1988 model. And I can faithfully say it is one of Chevy's greatest trucks. Mine died it had 197,000 miles and it never saw a day in the shop.
A couple more tricks to keep track of nuts and bolts: Buy a cupcake pan which has 12 cups and using a sharpie number each one. When you are taking things apart, put all the fasteners from one item in a cup, and on a numbered notepad write what they fit. Also have several Ziplock bags of different sizes, and use those for misc parts, marking them with a sharpie as to what they are and where they go. Don't think you'll remember where everything goes, write it down to make sure.
The ls engine is a simple engine
Lol! When I did my swap, I found the wires for the headlights, then cut everything else with a pair of big lineman pliers. GT280 electrical connectors are the way to go.
No more A/C. No more automatic nonsense. No more HVAC problems. No more ABS.
Get a 40 circuit RFRM. It has 10 relays, 4 fuse circuits per relay, for 40 circuits total. Each relay uses 2 fuses (30 and 86)
Don't get rid of the A/C condenser. It makes a good radiator protector.
-The only regret I have was the way I set up the clutch. I should have set up the hydraulic release bearing while I dial indicated the bellhousing.
-The passenger exhaust manifold gets really close to the frame and suspension. A hooker exhaust manifold for the passenger side is a better way to go. I mean, yeah, my truck has longtubes now, but there's nothing wrong with manifolds.
You should have definitely got a junkyard 5.3,4.8, or 6.0 so you would have all the accessories and you could put in whatever cam you wanted and still be like 1/4 the price
James Holbrook this show is as far from budget as it gets. Just a huge commercial on wheels trying to convince everyone they need to spend all sorts of money to do things the “right” way lmao
@@knowbull5hit590 exactly
I have only been working on cars along side my step dad in his shop for a year noe and out of the few motor pulls I have done this has to be the easiest. I actually did mine myself in 2 hours--it was my grandfather's truck that got totalled in the rear and I'm putting it in my boat when I rebuild it. Granted it only took me 2 hours because I did cut a lot of things that weren't needed for it to go in the boat, I could probably have still got it done myself in 3 to 3.5 hours if I had to keep a lot of things. These motors are super simple and easy to work on, and in these trucks, easy to work around. I ended up scrapping the truck just yesterday and I got about $100 for scrap for the truck, $150 for the tires and rims, $100 for the transmission and about a $100 total for a bunch of miscellaneous items.
Who else is so broke they'd gladly take that old 350.
Allen, so sad for me as I had an 88 short step side with the 350/700R4. Had that lil truck for 8 years. Sold it when I got a 95 dodge with the cummins. Sold the chevy to a friend. It had 303K miles on the clock. I still kick myself for ever selling it. Sure wish I had another bowtie. I'm driving a 98 dodge short bed with 318 now, it'll never come close to the lil chevy....lol
My daily is a 98 Dodge 2wd 318 and I can tell u it's definitely better than the obs Chevy tbi truck. I've had one of those too. Didn't care for it
What ever your bid is for that 350, I raise you $100.00
Im glad of my 350
@@jason22talley I have one to put in my 94 s10 but I don't have flat enough ground to work on it yet 😢
Wow a detailed description of how to remove the engine. Haven’t seen that before. That’s awesome. Great video
Seriously put that nice engine in and you don’t even throw a coat of paint on those nasty motor mounts? Come on man!
Jerry Long I’ve noticed the same or similar things about a lot of their builds. Apparently TV schedule time constraints trumps detail work.
Put all those nice new parts on a dirty old turd.
Roadkill did it. The rust adds character.
Yup, and they even have a small sand blasting cabinet at their disposal to clean those mounts up in. Blasting them would have taken 15 or 20 minutes TOPS to do both. And then......who leaves a Chevy motor black, especially when a can or 2 of VHT Chevy orange would dress things up properly???
@@jacobrzeszewski6527 Yeah, but that's Roadkill. Their whole premise is to get things done as quickly, easily, and (usually) inexpensively as humanly possible. For them, it's not about character, it's about getting it done with the least amount of time, effort and money, and moving on. These guys usually make things look pretty decent. They cut a crap load of corners so far with this build.
“Simply by adding a larger camshaft”😂
thery forgot the lifters, gaskets, trays, and valvesprings/retainers lol
Larger? You mean it has larger bearing surfaces? Bigger lobes? Lots of sloppy slang. They represent as professionals. They are not!
Simply change everything but the block
LOTR meme: one does not simply "add a larger camshaft"
@@collinator68 for real 100%
I am 50 + years old . Not a mechanic, but I still do basic stuff. I just want simple old school designs
I'd love to see them do one of these episodes in a driveway with basic tools
Gonna have $6000 plus in that 5.3 by the time you dress it out.. should’ve bought a junk yard engine for 300-500 and modded that... it would come with all the dressings
Junk yards don't sponsor the show LOL
For real. My 5.3 swapped c10 with a cam whole build came in under 4k
Exactly
@@stevenhorsefield2909 complete pull out with trans, harness, and all
Your high as fuck if you think it cost six grand to build a ls motor 😂😂😂
I'll take that "worn out" 350
Depends on how fast you wanna go. There's a racing vid somewhere on YT where a 5.7 would have blown these built 5.3s to the wind.
No. The 5.3 is superior to the old SBC. Period.
I work at a hot rod shop and have done many LS swaps, that being said, with a little fabrication knowledge you could modify the OBS frame to use the stock A/C compressor.
I’d like to see more updates on this!!! Doing a ls swap on my k1500
They have the next video of this build on here already
Do you a rough cost? I'd like to do the same on my 95
Lots of people complaining that these are the Stepford Wives of auto shows. I see these as like, Bob Ross for people who get dirty when they work. Everything is prepared, goes the way it should, and looks about 100 times better than yours will if you follow along at home.
Us junkyard boys would never spend that on a 5.3. Not gonna lie it was clean though
My neighbor has a turbo LS3 swapped GMC Sierra 1500 Flareside and the quality of his fab work makes it look like GM made it that way.
now that's how you do it.....
So your just not going to talk about the fact that the 4L80e is longer than the 700r4 and when doing this swap you will have to drill new holes in the frame for the transmission cross member. At 16:02 you can see the problem.
Cody Ayers and probably have to cut down the drive shaft!
@@robertthibodeaux4435 he mentioned that when he pulled them. Didn't say anything about the cross member though
Wow 4 holes...think we should stop &put the old engine back in...
my silverado has like 8 bolt patterns for that cross member...my dad liked to experiment lol
89 Scottsdale K1500. Was my first truck. Had it for 11 years. I miss it everyday.
Not sure why LT not with these guys anymore but they lost a Legend in the game!!! So glad he's doing his own thing now though!!! This guy is a freaking genius
The oval torque converter bolt hole in the flex plate is the first bolt. You can tighten them as you start them if you know about the oval bolt hole. Saves time.
That's what I did on the 90's
Dropped my made in the USA short bed chevy 4x4 truck and install a Mexican 400 engine.
Best on 1/4 mile racing with the transfer case on 4H...
I did get away from the Mexican highway patrol or federal de caminos many times 😂😂😂😂
And they had interceptor crown Victoria's donation of the CHP...
I had a 700r4 MD8 modified transmission. Yes automatic.
You can easily do everything!!!!! That guy makes it sound so easy!!!! Some of us don't have a nice little handy-dandy garage car lift!!!!!
Now get rid of the grille and upgrade to a 96-98 grille/headlights and do the 4 high mod.
OMG it sure was! Mine was a '94 Cheyenne 1500. Loved that truck. An a-hole ran a stoplight, t-boned me and totaled it 😪 I loved that truck.
He failed step 1. He disconnected the positive terminal first.
First minute in they showed a lowered 4x4.... also a huge fail
They switched to awd.
yup saw that also
I am so glad I’m not the only one that noticed that!!!
I like how the intro shows how not to use a torque wrench for a video that stresses using tools correctly.
This is the best RUclips video I’ve ever seen online.
Well we can see that truck is a repaint now with that over spray. Was a little suspicious of how nice the clear was with that undercarriage a little roughed up!
Youve never heard of a called a clay bar? Removes all the over spray easily and quickly
@@cboyamg So you going to clay bar that electrical bulk and ac line ends? It's not going to have paint that clean without a respray at that age with that undercarriage condition.
@@Vakii88 what?
Only and simply. Famous last words
"and now we're gonna pull the engine out"
"Cut! Bring the real mechanics in to pull the engine"
Blocks have drain plugs. These are in most cases a great way to avoid a mess. I keep a cheap plastic 1/4" npt fitting with a 5 foot piece of clear tubing for the occasional job: replacing a water pump, radiator or hose. It is a HUGE bonus if you ever need to pull heads - there's no need to flood cylinders. It also is one of those odd 4 or 5 year checks you might want to do: how much crud is accumulating in the block and munching on water pump seals when you drive? Those drain ports will let you know.
Send me that 350, I'll pay the shipping!
Just bought a new 350 crate after 285,000 miles on engine and 2 transmission rebuilds. I know these 1988-98 trucks are not so desirable 20/30 years later but my goodness are they reliable and cheap to replace every part is in stock at your local auto store
10:33 how you imagine pulling your first engine however reality quickly sets in and you take off the front end and pull it with the trans connected.
Love the "We made some more power with a simple cam, head and intake swap".
(red tide) well okay then do you only drive it once a month to 😂
Very vehicle specific. If you doing these year models engine pull dont forgot the bolt down on drivers side holding the fuel line. 13mm in later years.
I'd like to have seen the old motor on the dyno. See what all those miles did.
9K+👍's up guys thanks again for taking us all along with you for the great show
185k? That things just getting broke in!
@@douganderson7002 ya okay. You must have never owned one that's been just "decently" taken care of or haven't been a plow truck its whole life. I've had 1 with over 300k and several others with over 200-250k that all still ran great and pulled 2-3 cords of wood every day. Chevy break lines really do suck tho
@@douganderson7002 and btw, before you call me a Chevy or ls fanboy I could give a shit less what brand makes my money. Although i will say my 04 f250 with the 5.4 less than 85k miles is the biggest pile of garbage money pit I've ever owned
@@douganderson7002 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
There not working on a ford😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. The oe 350 tbi in my one owner 1990 k1500 has 432,735mi. on it's 30 year old engine and still turns the odo. to the tune of 200 miles plus a week as our daily driver, but 👍👍 for making a nieve comment. ✌✌👍👍
@@douganderson7002 my 95 Yukon has 249000 miles and still runs great.
I have a 98 in my back yard, which was my first truck and a wrecked 07 avalache i got for free waiting to do this swap. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Do it!!!!
Yep I had a 91 gmc k1500 for my first truck
6:59 "The coolant is drained and *mostly* collected in a pan." Golden.
@7:47 " I will hafto remove the fuel lines from the radiator" really? fuel intercooler?
321Catboxnwc he said a few lines.. not fuel lines
@@mississippimotorsports3286 AHHHHHHHHhhhh......had me scratchin my head . thanks
321Catboxnwc lol but he is dumb for lowering a 4x4... and spending 3500 for a 5.3...
@@mississippimotorsports3286 Everybody knows its way easier ! plug n play! Perhaps that 5.3 fell off the back of some truck?
@@mississippimotorsports3286 that's the first thing I noticed, pan around the truck and they start talking about lowering it and then you see the 6 lug nuts. Stupid
good video. im in maryland and havent heard of power train products, they're 20 mins away from me! ha thanks for that. looking to upgrade my '97 2500 2wd now...
Amish Mike looks like he's just come back from a barn raising
Love these jokes.. Just like the Doug Damero jokes, Doug is the kind of guy that...
That's really good advice separating that transfer case from the transmission , my cheap harbor freight tranny jack did not like both at the same time , I was catching it to keep it from hitting hard cut my hands up a little ..bent the legs on the cheap new hf transmission under hoist jack .
You clean up the bay but put crud motor mounts back on to the clean adapters..Damn lazy.
Guessing no one wanted to sponsor the engine mounts
I'm the all smoke when they get old. I had a 305 in a 88 that basically was a two-stroke and it burns a quart of oil a day. Had 235,000 mi on it. Still ran like a top. Couldn't do about 80 though. It could do 80 but that was about it. Was about to blow up. I pulled it out. Still running though and then put a LT1 in it. 89 GMC k1500 short bed. Regular cab 5. Speed LT1 out of a roadmaster I also went from the 3500 to the 4500 New venture
This is going to be a ls swap awd obs I can’t wait to see what it’s going to turn out
Thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars OMG only on TV ....LOL
Yes they spend three time the amount as one of us does.25grand in your engine?can buy a 700 up crate engine for a lot less so you go ahead and waste your money I value mine more than that
Not awd.... lol not gonna work like your awd gtr 😂 bitch won’t do 50 in 4hi. Just ruined a good 4x4
@@negativefishermen9286
Why wouldn't it do 50? Diesel guys do 120+ in the quarter in 4HI.... You can go just as fast as 2HI, just locks the front axle in lol
LT I build a 408 LS out of LQ4 6L .03 over bored and stroke form 3.623 to 4."
I don't two and hp at the crack shaft but at the tires it has 253 HP and 361 TQ it in a 2001 Chevy suburban 3/4 ton 4x4 it's a work vehicle thanks LT you make this show what it or was
A tbi 350 with 180,000 is nothing, they can go a million miles if maintained properly.
It probably just needed new valve seals. I had a 91 with the same engine, and it always smoked at startup.
Four TBIs with well over 200k that don't burn, don't smoke. PS pumps, steering couplers, door hinges...that's another story...
I LQ9 SWAPPED MY 95 K2500 $400 Salvage yard engine upgraded cam and fuel system $ 750 on 4l80e transmission upgrades. The old L05 tbi 190 hp to about 500 hp with LQ9
I enjoyed your project and you spoke clearly. But, as you have probably heard from some, you lost me at the 4L80e rated to 600 ponies. As a GM guy (Worked on all & imports more), I just finished my 87 era 700r4 on my homes bench, for $930 and will handle 800+ easy as it is a high performance version of the 4L65e. Sonnax, Superior and 5-pinion carriers used Kolene & Alto Red Eagle friction/steels. 9 full faced frictions in the 3-4 clutch riding on an apply ring that measures like one stamped #7 but 0.34” end play.
Look, two issues with the 4L80e is the weight of the rotating mass that knocks down track speed. The other is “Calculated Engine Load”. By itself, means nothing but if a failure or incorrect input by the MAP, TPS or MAF sensors, you will burn up a clutch within 50 miles or so. Even though quality parts are used, a terminal, connector or wire issue during a swap can cause that problem. I did not grow up during the BOX generation unless you went to the dealer, we rebuilt those items that gives the tech more on the “Flag” sheet but less on the parts side. Either way, it’s just my experience not a slam on parts companies in 2020, as many have good stuff.
ASE Master Tech since 78-Retired.
Nice upgrade for the GMT400.
Wtf....you spent 8-10 k in parts on a 3k truck, ended up with a 5.3 silverado to boot...not even a 6 liter.
My 91 a 388 Stroker with the factory TBI system. It really wasn't that expensive but it took a long time because I did most of the work myself I'm also running a single plane high-rise. And it took a lot of work to get it to run right changing the size of the vacuum tubes going to the map sensor adjusting the TPS. Jumping the fuel pressure from 18 PSI to 30 PSI once it gets above 4,000 RPM. What I really want to do is take throttle bodies and just run the signal off of one but jump the wires over to the injectors on the second one on a monetary switch so that when you're at Full Throttle is the only time it's using the other carburetor like an old school vet
Is anyone else irritated by the way they make these "hosts" talk??? Its almost comical!!!! Yea...my buddy's n I really talk this way in the garage! LOL!!!!
I love watching the builds but boy do they need to get away from this dated format. It's as cringey as can be.
Zip Ties & Bias Plies - you won’t be disappointed...🎯😁👍🌅
@@glenholmgren1218 Hell yes! he's awesome!
That guy Ian from a few of their 4×4 shows sounds like he went to the Jay Leno School for broadcasting😂
@@glenholmgren1218 put er in the ketchup! "stone two birds with the same joint!" "one-ton Tanya" buying potato water with "pesos" lol! ""YOU DON"T NEED OIL"" 😁😁 meiiiiiintt!! 👌👌👌
My Clean 89 GMC pickup 3/4ton. Took out the old broken engine
I installed a 96 to 98 vortec engine 350. 350 HPS. Was swap out of air intake manifold and use the TBI distributor and TBI and was all plug and play. The engine only has 65000 miles on it.
Isn't this the 4x4 they already screwed up by lowering?
Yah no shit. 99% of any 4x4 driving is on pavement.
yes and wheels from the 'hood..
@A W. Wasn't planning on watching anymore of this project but that title lured me in. Then I saw what vehicle they were working on and thought "Well, lets see what they have to say about the engine swap. Lowering the truck was still a stupid thing to do.
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My man doin N'awlins proud!...represent brotha da 504 brotha and congrats!
Trokiando Cuh 😈
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My first car was a 1978 Ford Granada with a 250 straight 6 it is still my only car except that I took the 250 out and I'm putting a 300 straight 6 engine. The 250 had well over 500000 miles.
Haha someone did this with a k1500 in my auto class
I bouht mine here in 2023 at the begginig of the year, it had 189k then, its only at like 197k now. Still runs smooth, little rough in the winter up north here but she manages
If you would have used the dirty dingo mounts you wouldn’t have to get new drive shafts
I did that swap. 1inch setback mounts and it wouldve been in the factory spot.
Lol how would they compensate for going 60e to 80e?
I picked up a 95 K1500 w/ w 350. 185K miles on it. Only payed $500 for it. Right now I'm just focusing on maintenance. I don't plan on adding anything other than headers and an exhaust.
This is exactly what I want to do to my 92 k1500 it would also be great to swap another five speed which came factory in my truck.
I have a 94 gmc single cab sitting on 40s it was auto I put in a nv 4500 and 3/4 ton front and rear with a 5.3 and carb/cam it was a awesome setup and would smoke the 40s easily but I just pulled it out and going Cummins
Why lower a 4x4
OMG, Nice shiny truck. #1 Less than 200k miles and it's burning oil? While 6500 sounds high for a 383, I did not hear the cost of this conversion. 3500 for a 5.3 long block plus, Hooker adapters, headers, new intake, injectors, throttle body, filter kit, knock sensors, o2 sensors, gaskets, starter, accessory brackets, P/S, alt, A.C., pulleys, tensioners, belt. I guess Summit supplies that for the right amount of money. Upgrade to the 4L80 and Yank convertor, flywheel and cover probably 5000. New exhaust and driveshafts xxx. Just shred your wire harness to rewire as per instructions. Ignition, coils, more wiring harness, Computer and pro tuning xxx. New radiator, fans, hoses, etc. New trans. cross member, trans lines, also wire into harness I'm thinking the bill is about 20,000 bucks. Did I miss the budget?
Forgot. Also the do and do not. You need a new fuel pump, regulator, lines. And buy the 600. pump for later bolt on the twin turbo's.
The very first step was done incorrectly lol. 5:15 disconnected the wrong battery cable first. Don't trust mechanic actors.
My stock 350 has over 300k miles and is pretty sad, this video gives me a good idea of what I want
What's that over his left shoulder at 9:00?
Looks like a wheel bearing.
Saw that too.
Odds looks like a spider gear .
@@ssceverythingcummins2985 I agree, I'm pretty sure it is a spider gear from when they removed the front diff.
I would say this is a very expensive projection with a lot of man hours. By the time you’re done that’s at least $7,000 in rabbit hole of parts..unless those parts are used. Not a walk in the park either. Buy a Blue Print 350, 365 HP, rebuild the trans to accept HP. Add aftermarket Holley EFI and call it a day and you keep the 4WD and stock wire harness. For about $6,000
HYDROPHAINT Concepts a LS swap can be done in the gmt400 trucks for around $3000 and a LQ4 makes well over 365hp with a decent tune and a set of headers.
The no-no IS the Ls swap.
Only for people that are too scared to work and make a bad ass reliable rig
Does full bolt ons to an SBC to make what a cam only LS does, while getting shittier MPG and reliability
I like how he just assumes that everyone has a lift. I've been a professional mechanic for over thirty years. I still don't have a lift at the house. Still using the good old floor jack for pulling and installing transmissions.
There we go now your talking...awd ls powered obs 👏👍
now you are going to spend in excess of "$10,000.00 just to hav 400 hp ??????? makes -0- sense. this is an LS swap episode, not a "budget" concern.....lol
4x4 is NOT awd.......
@@elonmust7470 like I said before awd...do some research sir...also watch the second episode....he states and I quote allwheeldrive....
@@josel1286 The truck started with a transfer case asshole.