Big Block Chevy Dyno - 489 Troubleshoot
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Thanks a lot Nick for your help! We had a great time learning from the master. We're just sitting down now ready to re-live it again. Here we go!
Right on! We enjoyed having you in the dyno. Great job on the big Chev.
Got schooled quickly.
Girl doing the filming is that going to be her ride? she was really excited as that thing was getting dynoed out 👸🏻
@@moosemanmagee4495 Haha there's a reason why we were there
Hi guys.. I've been watching 👀 NICKS GARAGE for awhile now and I enjoy watching NICK do his DOCTORING on engines .. I wanted to say also to have a BLAST with your 454 BEAST in your CORVETTE.. By the way watch the movie CORVETTE SUMMER if you haven't is about a CORVETTE a young kid put together and painted .. I won't tell you the rest.. STAY SAFE BOTH OF YOU ... FROM THE BANDIT..
The fact Nick went through all that for these boys is a testament to his passion for carrying on his craft
Money makes people do things,
Yea and he had a pretty negative attitude for a good portion of the video. It's clear these boys are green but we all had to start somewhere.
He did it because he love s. Like l do
Don’t know about everyone else but this video warmed this old heart. We old hot rodders are aging out and we desperately need young blood to carry on the hobby. To see two young guys take on the challenge of learning how, and then actually building an old school engine on their own is just awesome! Well done guys. I applaud your determination and spirits. Our hobby is safe if we can find more young guys (and gals) like this.
Thanks Dan! We've always loved the old school way of doing things and classic muscle cars but it has been a little hard to break into this hobby... Apparently some people really like seeing inexperienced guys like us fail or get discouraged but at the end of the day, we're just trying to learn and have fun. Hopefully hot rodding will continue for many years to come!
well said. 👍
the younger generations do love the old school muscle as well
The sad part is that there are forces that want to put a end to the whole Internal combustion engine and have everything run on batteries and motors
@@79tazman worst part is they are going after shops like Nicks and hitting them with heavy fines. Damn Nazi's
I must admit.
When I saw the two brothers show up with the big block Chevy, and matching coveralls, I was skeptical.
But they were respectful and ready & willing to learn.
May every oil stain and burn on those coveralls going forward bring you luck and wisdom.
Well done, gentlemen.
Speaking of coveralls, when was the last time you saw an Esso patch? Esso turned into Enco, which morphed into Exxon..
It's a common build fault, but ring seating ok is a good start. But v springs replaced recommended minimum. Great first build n lucky to have access to his dyno time n knowledge. Learn so much in a day
@@69mag Nabil (one of the boys) bought the coveralls from a second hand store. He gave the Esso patch one to his brother Ange ☺️
So nice to see two young guys learning from a master. The two did an amazing job for their first build and Nick is amazing. I really enjoyed this video.
It’s 1963 all over again, I’m 13 years old and building my first small block Chevy at a small neighborhood shop where I made $3 a day and drank peanuts in a n orange Nehi pop for lunch. The build went well and I was so proud because I did everything, valve job, new bearing and complete assembly. Went back into the 1963 Impala it came out of, never had any issues. So great to see old school hot ridding at its best.
I did the planters peanuts but used the small glass cokes instead. I remember the Nehi drinks. Im 80 now and still remember those flat head fords and small block chevies.
You know for all the flat head trucks my daddy owned the most I ever had to do to keep them running was replacing ignition points (distributor in front of engine mounted behind radiator) and water pumps. Talk about dependable engines
75 year old motor head just warms my heart to see two clean cut enthusiasts. God Bless
This one was heartfelt. Nick is a really great guy. Most guys would have never poured that much time into searching for issues. I went through the floating valve nightmare myself.
It was the rev limiter 😊
Those two young men were very calm under pressure and,, their girlfriend was beautiful. Give credit where credit is due,, Mom & Dad y'all did a fine job. This entire episode was class act from beginning to end.
Man, I love watching people do what they love. Doesn’t matter what it is. That passion is magnetic.
I started at the age of 12 hanging around a dirt car team, 25 years later I was helping build 850hp engines, learning how to degree in a cam, valve heights, bearing clearances, to this day it is things I will never forget, a group of old guys took a young kid and showed him how to build a monster engine.
It's 3:47am and gotta get up in a few hours but I can't stop watching this guy! Such a beast of a mechanic 🤯
Dyno time is always worth the cost, no matter who builds it. Never a regret.
We are glad you like the dyno vids, Jeff. We will keep them coming.
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Thanks a lot Nick for your help! We had a great time learning from the master. We're just sitting down now ready to re-live it again. Here we go!
Posting this from my channel because comments from our Slop Shop channel keep getting filtered as spam :'(
It was a pleasure having you guys in the shop. Sorry about your comments.. they are approved now. What did you do to tick off RUclips? 😉
Just curious did this block start out as a factory vortec 8100? I have been interested in building one but wasn't sure on the aftermarket.
@@marcmo7138 The block is a Mark IV from 1975. I think in general they are fairly similar to the Vortec blocks
@@NicksGarage To be honest I have no idea, RUclips works in strange ways sometimes...
@@marcmo7138 I think there might be a few differences. I don't think the newer blocks have provisions for mechanical fuel pumps and they might have 4-bolt main caps.
Respect for these young gun engine builders, it takes a pair to take on a project like this, and it takes a good dose of humility to learn from an experienced Jedi Master the ways of the craft. Big props and crazy respect to Nick for his depth of knowledge and patience, passing on the benefit of his experience to the next generation. I thoroughly enjoyed the video!
Everybody's first hotrod build is SUCH fun to hear about. I knew a 14 year old kid that spent three years building out an Olds 455 motor and hotrodding a butt-ugly 1959 Oldsmobile station wagon. Wound up being the coolest rat rod I've EVER seen.
Great video! Watching these in recovery from a brain tumor helps me alot! Especially since I lost my best friend and mentor, my father! I have been an engine builder and mechanic so long I am actually smelling everything in that dyno room afraid the wife's gonna complain, then realize I'm sitting on my porch!
Hearing that our videos are able to help you out is extremely meaningful, Daniel. Thank you very much.
nice work, but not many big blocks in uk. i am now a 40 year+ motor mechanic retired with health problems too and like us all Daniel Sacks the bad back, still my head swivels when i hear that rumbling of a big block, hope your recovery goes well.
Some tough moments in this one, but man - check those smiles at the end! That thing is a beast, and I learned a lot on this one, thanks Nick and Ange and Nabil for bringing us along on your journey.
Thanks for watching! It was a thrill, and we're glad to have such a great film of the experience.
So much respect for you Nick helping out these fellow young men! It's the people like you, with a welth of knowledge that can help keep this lifestyle alive. Some are not willing to share their knowlegde, but you are. Seeing you on a sunday 8:15 in the morning back in the dyno room to help these young men really struck me. Thank you for all of what you do for the american classic car community.
Nick: One of your best yet! Your experience enabled you to read the symptoms and identify the root cause(s) here like a master detective. Your commitment is incredible!!!
I give props to these gentlemen, instead of getting mad or upset they opened their eyes, ears minds and both we're willing to learn !!! Most people nowadays get pissed when someone tries to help them.
99% of people DO NOT have ability to learn from constructive criticism GOOD job guys !!!!
Nick is so very valuable to guys like this who are beginners at building motors. Nick saved them alot of money and heartache. Whatever Nick charges??? It ain't enough.
That Corvette has enough power to fly to the moon - that last run was pure music to the ears
Excellent video. This was like a workshop on valve train function. Young guys learning old school power
Glad you enjoyed it, Don.
And a little Devin Townsend for some background music
Time and experience working on engines is a very good teacher. If i were 40 years younger and had built a engine, I'd want someone like Nick to figure out what was right and what was wrong and then get the best end results possible.
These's young men lived a experience of their lives with Nick. That they will never forget and learn from the lord of engines along with his brother who is full of knowledge as well. Team work, working together.
75 year old motor head and I must say I am so excited to see two young clean cut enthusiasts in your shop.👍👍👍 guessing there not from Chicago
Thank you, that means a lot. We're not from Chicago haha
Wow, another, big block on the Dyno, very cool. I'm anxious to see what these first time engine builders created, let her rip!
Yes sir! And a shiny one. ☀️
@@NicksGarage Keep your sunglasses on ;-)
Incredible. This is where we see decades of experience come into play. This show in my humble opinion is the best I've watched to date. You can see at the beginning that Nick is agitated. Too many hours,perhaps the heat or a combination of both,but ypu slowly see Nick starts to get into it. The passion takes over and the fatigue leaves. Your attitude towards the up and coming engine builders of tomorrow shines through Nick. Cudos to you and your patience for the next generation Nick. Fantastic show,thank you.
yes def could see his mood was off! tired -sick? short of help during the week?
@@michaellucken695 Pfeh. All us oldephartz are grouchy in the morning, whether it be lack of caffeine, crackling joints, or being tired of dealing with the 'public'... :)
I had the same issues with those Petronix distributors on my stroker 360 on the dyno even though we turned the rev limiter off many times it would hit the limiter @ 5300 it wouldn’t allow you to adjust it up or down no matter what or turn it off ,we switched it out to msd pro billet and it worked to 6k what we attended to achieve. Good work guys
It's a funny unit. You have to turn the dial in a specific pattern with the ignition on for it initiate the set function. Then a single red light flashes and gives you a Morse code type flash sequence which indicates what the rev limit is set to. The sequence then must be left to cycle 3 times then ignition off before it commits your input to memory...
@@nabil9240 Nabil I had the instructions on hand it just wouldn’t function as it was supposed to and I couldn’t hold the shop up with the engine on the Dyno much longer as it had been on there for a few days already ,they had a backup of engines that needed to be run. Engine ran fine until you hit that rpm limit
@@walterfurian8806 Sorry Walter, didn't mean to insinuate you weren't doing it right. The thing is really annoying and I might say poorly designed in some ways. Sounds like really tough circumstances. I suggested we change the distributor while we were there but Nick didn't have a suitable replacement. Did you swap out your distributor while it was still on the dyno?
@@nabil9240 all good Nabil I needed to buy the msd so by the time I located one there’s another half day gone by the time I had it in my hands and a trip back to my engine builder than make the dyno pulls it eats up a lot of time . 15 in total ! Cheers
I admire Nick’s patience with all the issues. I quit mechanic’s and became an electrician. It gets old fighting bad parts. And intermittent gremlin problems. Still enjoy watching and learning. Dyno testing sure helps.
Same here, because working on other people's cars got old.
Nick has to be one of the greatest engine whisperers out there. Love watching him dispense his wisdom and show off his talent.
Here here ! Amazing to watch
A great session Nick and so nice to see some hard earned engineering experience come to the fore. Back in the early to mid 1970's I used to work at a Ford Main Dealer in North London UK and had access to a Sun Tester 1120 Diagnostic Electronic Engine Tune-Up Analyzer. What a fantastic piece of ground breaking kit (in its day) this was complete with an oscilloscope!
In the right hands this machine showed the operator the condition/insulation of HT leads, plug firing lines, coil oscillations, distributer earthing issues, manifold vacuum HG, cylinder balance, CO emissions and so many other parameters affecting the performance of an engine.
Now imagine having equipment like this coupled with your dyno? Visual diagnostics at a glance and saving so much time!! Oh to be able to find one of these now! All the best. David. Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
Dr. Nick I think that the two young men are on there way to be building very good motors, thanks for the cool long video, cheers.
...fun to watch Nick sort out this engine!
*Their, not there.
Nick is spot on with the carb swap. You swap a Holley carb with a larger venturi diameter and that reduces the signal and makes the same jet sizes act significantly smaller and you go lean. You don't want to do both at once. If you go with the larger carb DO NOT jet it down for that reason.
Yes, we knew this going into the dyno room and mentioned it to Nick before we started. Smaller venturi means higher air velocity, lower venturi pressure, which draws more fuel. Our 750 is undersized and was running quite rich when it was on our test stand at home, so we brought our own jets with the intention of jetting it down on the dyno using the O2 sensor.
@@nabil9240 Respects to you and your brother. I had no baffle valve covers for a while. I put my balanced flywheel on 180 degrees off. Didn't put the vacuum hose on the carb. Radiator hose slipped off fancy chrome thermostat housing, etc, Learning process.
@@markblix6880 Thanks Mark. There's definitely a lot to account for. The valve cover issue was tricky... we ordered the tallest valve covers that would fit in the engine bay and they originally came with baffles installed. We couldn't go any taller and we ended up with about 1/4" clearance between the cover and the brake booster, however the baffles were interfering with the rockers. Being there was a lack of cost effective options, we reluctantly decided the baffles would have to be removed. We might try rigging up some homemade baffles at some point in the future, but so far the PCV line has remained dry.
Every young engine builder needs a nick ….. countless years of experience and patience shown to these young brothers I hope they get to enjoy their sweet ride for many years to come
Glad to see those two brothers learning from Nick, too many times everyone thinks they know everything, these guys built a good motor and learned a lot through mistakes, worked out great in the end
I think Nick loves teaching these guy's. Great to see an old timer help the young guys.
A pleasure to see the boys listening to Nick,watching Nick very closely. And Nick is a excellant teacher! Pleasure to watch Nick run his dyno room,be a teacher as well.
These young men are off to a great start.
Good to see you folks! Nick always has your back. You young men built a damn fine engine and you should be proud!
Thanks Bruno, we appreciate it!
Guys like Nick keep the trade alive. Im a retired welder and the neighbor kid hangs around and i let him run few beads, he has a ton of questions and i try to help him out. We need to try and inspire them in some small way. My brother did that for me when i was 12.
Not bad at all, for a first time engine build! No fatal mistakes, and an all-around clean unit.
I have to say, this is one of the best episodes Ive seen in a while very well done. great job to the builders!! and Nick, you have the patience of a saint!!
Thanks! We had a blast
I think they did great considering it was one of their first engine builds and it was a stroker...good job
Agreed!
....it's so important to buy components that are proven to work together, then be meticulous about fit up and clearances. High performance products are so often deceiving about their improvement versus value. When I was young I used to believe that hype and think I could out smart the other guy by throwing together the latest configuration of heads, cam, manifold etc. Rarely worked out close to what they claimed. Checking with an old school engine builder and racer for those lessons learned is a great place to start.
@@wokewokerman5280 They did well here, one sticky lifter and wrong spark plug isn't much to give a write-up about.
@@wokewokerman5280 more important than proven to work together....
Is properly blueprinting your engine.. ya gotta know... ALLLLL THE NUMBERS... All of them
@@ToreDL87 the spring fitment is something many people wouldnt have known though.
Hey Nick, George, Manny and Krew, love to get into the dyno room for some serious testing and tuning . Great seeing young people picking up the reins in the Muscle Cars Community!!!!! They got the Best Man and Shop to help them out and get it right. Watching Nick work and check and fix things as he goes, is like watching a Master Surgeon at work on patient in trouble and saves his life in a breeze !!!....Big Hello to all !
The 2 young blokes did a great job, Nick is very good, at his job, this is a awesome video.
The best 90 minutes ever, those brothers will remember this forever. Nick is the best !!!!
THIS is an excellent video. Problem solving at high level. No acrimony, no accusations just learning.
I have one thing to say. The brothers did a great job on this stroker engine. And very knowledgeable.
Totally agree! Well done guys.
One thing with working on engines, there's really only one way to learn, and that's via the school of hard knocks. And once you learn a lesson the hard way, it stays with you. You never forget that lesson.
Great Achievement Bros
Thanks Nick! That means a lot coming from you, hopefully we'll be back with another project
@@bobkonradi1027 Yep. One can read a book about engine building for years, but you won't learn much until you actually start doing it. Lots of experience to suck in
Kudos to the 2 guys putting their efforts out there and also listening to what Nick had to say. I've got 40 years doing this and can still get pinged by simple stuff.
There's still a lot to be said for "old school" stuff and I don't see it ever going away.
Glad it worked out in the end. Engine sounded good after the bugs got worked out.
It is if gas keeps going up there bub
My automotive stethoscopes never lied. It could let me find the exact spot of bad noises. They were one of my most used diagnostic tools. It could detect sounds from any moving parts from blower motors, wheel bearings to bad engine parts.
I always hold my breathe when lifting a motor by the 4 bolts of the carb mount adaptor, especially a big-block and aluminum manifold.
I was in the same boat. I was apprehensive and asked Nick about it when we brought the engine in but he was confident. I still don't like lifting it like that though...
@@nabil9240 I have done big block Chevies with cast iron heads with an aluminum intake many times with no issues. Make sure the 4 bolts on the lifting plate are clean and long enough and tight.
Honestly one of the best shows you've done. Thank you for sharing it with us all.
this is what hot roding is all about. Learning, sharing and having fun. let’s goo !!!
Nick you are very good at what you do. You help them kids and a lot of other people a lot. Thank you for what you do. Ironman in Alabama 73s
Great video! I wish I had access to a Dyno 40 years ago when I was building my engines. Thanks again Nick
i do not know why, but i feel these brothers might go on to do very great things.
They’re off to a good start!
Well they haven’t spoken to each other since.
@@seanwalsh4142 what are you talking about?
@@nabil9240 🤣
@@jodycordell1972 Well here I am. Looks like you're wrong
Nick, another example of persistence overcame resistance! I enjoyed watching the process. I am currently having a BBC built for my 67 Chevy C-10 definitely learned a lot from this video!
Nice Job Nick , There is not to many videos that I watch for a hour & a half & stay tuned in on it , But i stayed for every minute on this one .
Thanks for watching!
I went through a similar process with my first engine build: Did the best job I could, took it to the local master and learned from my mistakes. Difference is my local master was a short-tempered bastard with less knowledge and no grace. Nick is wise and patient and doesn't let his ego get in the way of passing on some of his vast experience. Great video!
These two guys have a great future in engine building!! They are also cleeeean the black pickup is clean the engine is clean and they are clean woww
Good evening, and a happy Memorial Day (for those in the states)!!! This is a very good instructional video showing all the little things that can sometimes jump up and bite the engine builder, particularly those doing it for the first time. The approach being taken by Nick is the right one: address each issue calmly and logically, 'til you find out what's amiss, and fix it. Kudos to the brothers for their first time, overall they did a great job, and I'm sure they gained knowledge that will prove invaluable on any future builds they attempt. After all, it's the LEARNING that's important, and ALL of us can learn something: thanks, professor NIck, for your steadfast determination to make things right. George, as usual, you bring all these happenings at Nick's garage with excellence, live and in color!!!! You da man!!!! A great week to you all!!!
Happy day to you as well sir. Peace. I love watching Nick shoot these problems down. All in steps. The U.S.A says hello back. Later my big block freind. Peace, happiness, gratitude.
One of the best videos ever...thank you Nick and George...good luck to bothers enjoying their Corvette!
I live in Sweden and have never owned or worked on a V8 but these videos from Nicks garage are still so interesting and teaching. Nick pulling out that installed height metering tool was just super cool - I never knew. And cudos to the brothers for their great effort and engine build, that Corvette will be a sight to behold!
Nick, you are an awesome man for helping these two young dudes out like this. It brings a tear to my eye to see you give your time and experience to advance the craft of engine building like this, so few real mechanics around willing to go the extra distance to promote the skill and dedication to real engine development. Thank you from and old mechanic
Nick, it is just a pleasure watching an older expert mentoring some keen young guys on troubleshooting. This is an art that is quickly being lost. And to the 2 young mechs, you've been mentored by the best. You are now on your way to making that Vette a beast. It's hard to find a guy like Nick, who is now dedicating his lifelong experience of working initially in a back yard, to now running one of the best tuning "labs" anywhere. Thanks again Nick for an awesome session.
Now that's an engine .
nothing beats a dyno for diagnostics and noone beats nick and phil in diagnostics :)
Nick I have been watching for years but in this episode you have shown how much experience you have with engines and diagnosing issues. You are an engine master mopar ford or Chevy.
Thank you kindly.
I bet if he had the opportunity he probably be awesome with some AMCs too an old javelin or a two-seater AMX 390 401 he could probably build them up just as good 👍🏻
That's the one thing I noticed though not too many AMC's up there at Nick's garage though.
Congratulations guys, persistence and good troubleshooting delivered. Best of success with your build.
Thanks Otis!
Many years ago I had a Holden 253 CID V8 in an old 1952 80” wheel base Land Rover. It had a soft misfire to it. A friend suggested starting it up in the pitch dark and straight away I could see sparks flying from the distributor cap and leads. I replaced all the spark plug leads with good quality ones and a new distributor cap and distributor rotor and no more misfires. Checking for misfires at night can be a good way as you can’t often see the sparks even in a darkened workshop. 😀
I'm a chevy guy. My Mentor was also a Mopar guy... like Nick. And Buddy (my Boss and Mentor) was a Pontiac/Olds/Buick Wizard. I learned from a guy who did restorations though he called it Rebuilding. Drive trains, Paint, Bodywork...an OLD SCHOOL , Top to Bottom Wizard!
G-D Bless You Nick! You are the reason somebody dragged their project out this week and committed to fix it and stop procrastinating!
Nick has soooooo much knowledge, he never fails to amaze me......
I am impressed with Nick's patience and his willingness to share his time to teach these young men. He is helping to build the next generation of car enthusiast. Good job Nick!!!
Man that sounds sweet. Nothing like a classic
Always go to the guy who knows what he's talking about. Years of experience can not be bought at the store - they are earned in the shop. So nice Nick is able to pass on his wealth of information to these young engine builders.
That was an Excellent Episode Guy's! Nick and His Brother are two of the best in the Game! And that's called "Old School" Folks!!! 👍
Great episode…spent years drag racing without the availability of a dyno… a very expensive and time consuming way to optimize engine performance.
Your time slip was your dyno... learn what it's telling you.
I really enjoyed watching this video. Great to see a few young fellows building an old school big block. A lot goes into an engine. Its not about buying the most expensive parts, the highest CFM heads & biggest cam. With a few little tweaks ... this BBC will be an absolute killer on the street or track !!!
That thing is an ANIMAL!!! I need to upgrade to big block!!!
Nothing like an old school naturally aspirated big block with a big cam chopping along. That has soul and Papa Nick knows how to make them sing. His knowledge is impressive. The boys are learning a valuable lesson in the art of making power.
The best episode I’ve seen in a while! Great job you guys.
I have say, that was the most interesting video on a Dyno run yet! Nick, you are a true sleuth when figuring out what is holding back an engine from performing as it should. The learning process is sometimes frustrating but you always remember what it took to solve it. Thank you George for videoing this. Fantastic!
Great job. You know, I had that leak problem with the oil pan corner and could not figure it out. It turned out to be a piece of gasket with the metal button still attached to the bolt.
Interesting. It was an odd issue. We used a FelPro one piece gasket... when we installed the pan, the gasket seemed just a little bit too big over the timing chain cover (or maybe the cover was a little smaller than stock spec) causing there to be a "wrinkle" in the gasket. After the dyno, we got the motor back home and pulled the pan (changed the oil too) and it seemed like the oversized part of the gasket tried to shrink under compression causing it to disrupt the seal. We put some RTV in that area and it ran leak free.
As green as those guys were its amazing the engine stayed together. You have to start somewhere and a 489 big block was a great choice . My hat goes off to them
That's why I love nick so much. The auto parts store will sell you anything to make money. The have no clue, no expenses, no knowledge. Love you nick.
Really enjoyed the process and Nick’s never give up attitude. And hats off to the video editing…always a very professional job.
Nick, always spreading the love with knowledge. Thank you Nick for taking your time with these young fellas, so they could learn. 🌹
Wow guy’s ❗️❗️❗️❗️ what a awesome video 🤘🏼😤🤘🏼 I loved it 👀💨 Totally brought me back 25 years ago troubleshooting my 360 and hoping I got it right for my first garage build 👍🏼👍🏼 Plus I learned Quite a few things ☝🏼 thanks uncle Nick Keep bringing it .
I learned a lot from this thank you I'm a auto tech who works on newer cars but fell in love with wrenching watching my olderbro build a 69 Chevelle
I'm 72 years old and a motor head my whole life Nick you are an incredible person I thoroughly injoy you chanel your work ethic is second to none and its a joy to see you and family getting it done the Old School way !!!!!!!
Awesome! on the edge of my seat and as frustrated (almost) as you guys, Those kids did a good job . good oil pressure , doesn't run hot and stayed with it until solved! and the Spring education you gave them is Epic! Nice job guys!
Thanks Pat!
Nick this was one of the best videos I have watched in a while. Very informative! I will say your a pretty brave guy putting someone else's work on the dyno. As you saw, this stuff happens a lot. But I guess if the client is paying then well it's not so bad for you. Your a great guy. Glad to see you help people out!! We will see you at Carlisle!!! Also plans to visit your shop this summer. Covid has kept us away for 2 years.
This really does make me happy. Endless hours, priceless advice! For beginners. This man is a treasure. When the time comes I will definitely make the trip for my 400 SBC and be a sponge for his knowledge
Glad you enjoyed it!
Weak spring even though new
Love watching a master at work. Sure wish I would have found such a thorough and persistent master mechanic back in my racing days.
Nick just like Dan Myers said. The video warmed my heart big time. Your heart is as big as your body. I said the valves are floating, your Brother said valve springs. It made me happy that you found the rev limiter was not disconnected. Those boys put their heart and sole into that engine. You Nick, put your heart and sole into helping the boys. You are the MAN NICK!
Great show Nick!! You're the professor! Great to see young guys learning from the king!
Nick .... great job helping these guys out! you salved a few problems for them. Just cant beat having a dyno. George nice work!
This was really good... One of the best I've seen on this channel in a while, I've been building engines for a long time and even I learned a few new things about springs!! Great stuff guys!
Love listening to the gentleman watching and learning at the same time thank you very much❤️👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nick I have been watching you for a long time now. You are truly one of the very best. These two young men give us all hope they will carry on and keep building old classic engines. Knowing they are with you now they couldn't do any better.they are learning from the very best. Thank you for what you do to keep Mopar's and all the old muscle car's alive.
It's good to see these young fellas learning the old school tricks! I guarantee they learned something new every hour they spend with you Nick! ✌🏼❤️💪🏼
These Brothers can hold their heads high. To build something like this takes some real guts for your first engine and they learned a few lessons that most of us had to learn the hard way too.
I think they learned that PRETTY isn't congruent with performance. That's why's there's a difference with SHOW ENGINES and then there are PERFORMANCE ENGINES. They learned that those little baffles in the valve cover are there for a reason.
It's never a good idea to modify a part just to make it fit....they're designed the way they are for a purpose and they learned that lesson probably like some others...the hard way but they learned from one of the best here.
NICELY DONE and has a lot of great information and shows the trial and errors of these Old School Engines....AWESOME!
Thanks for the kind words, we appreciate it. I'd like to clear up a few things though. We're well aware that an engine can look good and run like crap. Unfortunately, lots of cars have been build like that... then again a valve cover that looks good can also work great. It doesn't have to be ugly and dull to function properly. Our valve covers are high quality pieces and we were always aware of the purpose of the baffles. They are not "cheap" as Nick suggested, and in most cases they would work just fine. Bottom line is: the baffles needed to be removed. Taller covers simply don't fit in a C3 Corvette engine bay, and the baffles didn't clear the large aluminum rockers. There are very few options at that point... all of which are quite expensive and involve trying to seriously modify parts or throwing away new parts. And we're not about to plumb up a catch can system for it. It's not ideal, but that's the way it is. This setup hasn't given us problems before, and in any case if it burns a bit of oil, we can live with that.
@@nabil9240 Whoa-Up. I wasn't slamming you but merely making the point that just slapping on pretty parts doesn't make it all of a sudden a performance engine. A lot of newbies that do this are under the impression that just a lot of CHROME BOLTED ON their engine now makes it a performer.
I didn't go into the Distributor, Valve Springs debacle or the Oil Leak but was instead giving you compliments on your FIRST ATTEMPT at a true performance Big Block.
I'm well aware of the Corvette Engine Bay confined space...it is tight and a bit limiting especially for a BIG BLOCK.
I just think you got defensive and didn't understand...I'm almost 74rys old and been around and building Engines since 14rys old so I sometimes talk like I'm around my buddies and other long time engine builders and we say things as a FUNNY ... ... BECAUSE we've all done them.
It's VERY normal to do something that sounded or looked good and learn it doesn't always turn out that way...just like picking wheels...while some styles may work others just work BETTER.
This was an excellent learning experience for you guys and had an amazing patient teacher...I never had that and had to learn all the hard way by trial and error.
So take it that some of us may just be feeling your learning pains because we've been there and done that.
To finish, I applaud your Engine and the performance you got out of it...Your FIRST attempt was ALL-IN-ALL a nice success.
@@tealtazmanian966 I get defensive when people assume that I don't understand something... Especially if the assumption is based on my age or something along those lines. I was simply pointing out that we've always known what the baffles were for and that we DON'T believe chrome = performance. I can't imagine how anyone could convince themselves that chrome would give them performance, and for that reason your assumption comes off as insulting. I can understand you probably don't mean that, but that's how it sounds. The distributor worked and ultimately was doing it's job. Unfortunately, resetting the rev limit on it was tricky and we fumbled it. The valve springs were correct, despite what Nick said and his recommendation to "scrap them", and the oil leak was an annoying issue that couldn't be addressed before our dyno session. We mentioned it to Nick before the engine was tested. We used a one-piece gasket with silicone in all corners, but it still leaked. The leak was properly dealt with when we got the engine home. I'm not referring to you in particular, but my brother and I have heard from hundreds of older guys here in the comments that have used these little issues as fodder against us, with no shortage of insults and discouraging words. This is a shame because we've always looked up to the older generation, their values and what they have accomplished and given us. I understand you mean no harm, but I hope you also understand our frustration. We came at this build with no engine building experience and within about 5 months wound up having our first engine tested to its limits and displayed in front of almost half a million viewers. I genuinely do appreciate your compliments, they mean a lot to us and they help give us the motivation to do better in the future. Thanks
@@nabil9240 This will be my last comment and then i move on.
You MISS the point entirely, If you think you get better by just hearing ALL Ooglies and GOLLIES on how you did such an AMAZING and PERFECT JOB then how do you get BETTER?
You need to take a CHILL PILL and tone down your EGO...yes, EGO. Had I ever been so defensive or slapped any of the guys giving me tiny pointers then they'd have just shut down on me............I saw your EGO and defensiveness in the Video and so did NICK. He showed great reserve with your EGO tho...just so you know that.
Anyway, You go on and hang onto your EGO and it is going to stagnate your learning. You will end up just like thousands of kids...in that ALMOST THERE RUT. because they already know it so awesomely...but you are still only a ROOKIE in this yet almost demand we treat and talk to you as if you are already on our level Life doesn't work that way guys
OK, so THAT was handing you your EGO back to you. If you insist on showing how SMART you are after one ITTY-BITTY FIRST TIME ENGINE BUILD then hang onto what you have and stagnate just like Millions before and after you.
Just because you built ONE ENGINE does NOT put you on the map with others that have done hundreds....See what and where you are now in the REAL SCOPE of ENGINE BUILDERS.
Here's the reality. You built one big block and did fair so if you let your EGO tell you that you are now magically AWESOME then you have a lot to learn and by showing ME how I came off to you is PURE EGO and not a person open to learning from us Ol' Timers that have gone thru and learned more than you can imagine.....You ONLY want to hear how good you did and are more interested in that. ((( THAT IS EGO ))) You only see the negative coming from others and not allowing or accepting that negative input that is actually trying to help you learn MORE.
You are short sighted and will suffer until you leave your EGO at home when around those that have mastered the ART of building Old School Engines by their failures...true in all aspects of life.
So be it ... ... ... ADIOS AMIGO
@@tealtazmanian966 I'll hang on to that huge ego I apparently have. And you can continue your condescension toward the younger generation, who will inevitably want no part in your ancient technology you think is so difficult to understand. Next engine we build will be 100% chrome, just to annoy every old timer that repeats the line "chrome won't get you home" like a broken record.