I worked on that boat for years after this video. The boat is done. It was my project for a few years. New transom, the boat was gutted and built from the ground up. Fixed the broken stringers, replaced the rotten transom. New interior, new everything. You name it, we did it.
Nice trick out , it reminds me of the ls Winnebago . You realise it’s something special when you hear the whine as it blows past you ha ha . Got any updated videos ?
@@pauldean8638 I may have some videos on my Facebook page from years ago. That place I worked at closed a few years back. But I know i have pics too. I wish I could leave them in comments.
Yes, it is. The LS engines have 2 small lines on the front of the cylinder heads to allow air pockets to escape. This being a closed-cooled engine, the coolant reservoir needs to have fittings to allow air/coolant to constantly be purged from the cylinder heads, eliminating hot-spots. -Loren
That thing is so darn beautiful! The sound of the motor is so smooth. My gen V 454 sounds like a bucket of bolts compared to this thing. Wow , they sure have come a long way in the last twenty years. Beautiful motor guys, gorgeous!!!
@@Thekidsinafrica14 yo comment 5 months old, but that is true, if you head to the coast anytime, speak to someone who runs a salvage yard for boats nearby or any boat club nearby, find a bargain, maybe even for free.
Loren Haus A free boat that you can fix up, are the ones I like best. I think this one is an older aluminum hull, like a Starcraft. I love those boats, and they restore nicely. I've done a couple of 16' and an 18'. I imagine that big beautiful motor can push an aluminum hull quite easily.
I would take his pink slip with my 20ft Bullet bass boat, easily!! Then rescue that motor , and put it in something worth putting into! Like my C5 Corvette!
Great job guys!!! She hums along rather nice, looks like pretty good hull she's in. Mount a M-60 and sell them to the Coast Guard! Again fantastic job!
If you look in the video, there are TWO heat exchangers for closed cooling. One is for engine oil/supercharger coolant, and the other mounted on the starboard side by the motor mount is for the engine block. The stainless headers do not need to be closed cooled because they are stainless.
It's because the LS motors have a large cam which causes reversion. It literally sucks water back into the combustion changer at low speeds. To make it marine grade, you need H series main bearings designed for long term higher RPM use, stainless steel marine head gaskets, stainless steel valves. The closed cooling helps all the aluminum parts from electrolysis. You can make any engine marine, but special steps must be taken. I had these same type of exhaust systems on my twin 502's. After a long stroll through the harbor, the valves and heads were full of salt water.
I'm putting a 383 stroker (400hp with 470 torque) in my 1988 Larson 23' bowrider. Boat is mint. I'll post in spring when it hits the water off Port Colbourne ; Lake Erie.
The boat is done it runs around 52 mph on gps. The hull of the boat cuts the water like crazy. However this model isn't designed for speed. I'm extremely happy with the performance, it gets great fuel economy at 35 mph , around 7 mpg. It effortlessly gets on plane with as many people in the boat as you want. I'll do a video on my go pro this summer. I got side tracked and bought a 1973 Glastron GT 150 and put a 1978 mercury 150 tower of power on it and have been playing with that. That is a little edgy to drive, not for the kids to use.
They need to show the MPH & Tachometer gauges, length & weight of the boat. It seems they did a 1st rate job. A follow-up video showing the boat on the water when restored would be nice too. It looked like it hit 50 mph, but I don't know.
J Smith I have that same engine in my jet boat and I know someone with a twin of that motor, that marine power came to test his engine and had him run it full power for 15 minutes. He asked about it and they said that’s what it’s made to do
Cars at least have a fire wall for when they throw a rod through the block. Also, at least the drag car's engine torture is over quickly, the boats high power pull was for just under a minute, too many of those and something is coming loose.
Chevrolet/GM is just better than Ford and Dodge. The aftermarket support that the LS engines have is unmatched. Ford has to turbo everything because they can't build a naturally aspirated engine with any kind of power. Dodge with their hemi are having so many Cam and lifter problems as well as fuel economy problems it's a joke. Chevrolet has always been the go-to aftermarket engine as far as I know. GM is just number one.
I use to have a mullet but I got sick of the maintenance so I just shave my head, Supercharged V8's are like a reverse mullet, party in the front WeeeeeeeH, business in the back VroooooM.
I have a 1964 fiber form that deserves that engine and out drive. Love the video thanks for sharing the neatness and quality of the craftsmanship. every body needs a hole in the water. also do you remember what the term B.O.A.T. stands for? bust out another thousand..... i guess the saying goes i do not care
Just guessing but I dont think it was going 80 knts (92 mph). Maybe you meant 80 kmh or 49 mph..... like I said, just guessing..... still fast for big old heavy boat.
the boat project was done completely backwards from how boats are normally done, but that's what the customer wanted. He wanted to make sure the boat hull would handle the power first before spending money on the interior.
why not just use a -10an bulkhead fitting in the tank? i had to deal with the same shit when i rebuilt my sprint, cause i put a fuel injected 4.3 in it. with external pump like yours and aeromotive regulator. All i did was reach my arm in and pop the nut on the inside. soon im dropping and LM4 in it, possibly with a whipple setup if it wont break my boat in half. but i built the engine mounts and stringer like a beast for that reason. sick setup you have there. i know that engine package isnt cheap. marine exhaust if hard to find, not many options for the LS engines. kudos bud sounds mean as hell! Good job with mounting and routing all the extra goodies.
that would be awesome in my 1977 regal royal 240. I currently run a 60 over 351w sbf. plenty of power, but I want more, I can top out at around 40mph now even tho she weighs out with my gear at around 5,000 lbs, but I want more.
Install doesnt get much nicer than that... Listen to that baby just settle in an idle...amazing. Never before could anyone buy so much power in such a nice running package. We are living in the Golden Era of Horsepower...RIGHT NOW. I need to move to where more of the action is...like Lake Tahoe or elsewhere in CA... Many more motor heads out there. I would make a killing easily with over 30 yrs of fabrication and engine building, car and motorcycle repair etc.... Ugh...what am I doing?
, I'm kinda guessing because it's been a while but just the exhaust manifolds were looking at are probably 6 grand. Not like there is much choice. Even if choking it down with some old Mercruiser stuff didn't bother you I'm pretty sure they won't bolt to these blocks.
hi , waht about the gear shift when you put car engine in boat , do you use the original gear box or you have to buy another one , and how do you control in gear shifting ? please
An LS based powerplant in a boat..who wouldn't love that? My only concern, heat soak. That thing would drop power so quickly running at cruising speed consistently. And I didn't see any (larger) heat exchanger? May as well went all motor. But hey, not my money. 5.3, turbo. Boom. No heat soak.
Also, being LSA that's only a 1.9l blower. So for the most part, those are low end (torque) based blowers and would quickly run out of boost considering the RPM's needed to get up and on top of it. And by the time it's all said and done I feel temps would soar and you'd have to be essentially losing power at actual cruising speed. Because again, I don't see (in my mind) a proper exchanger for the blower alone.
I would like to do same thing although I have no boat and no engine so I would need to acquire both and I'm not interested in stern drive-- straight inboard
+jon doe : 99% of gasoline marine engines are simply marinized automotive engines. Often with valve seats, stainless valves, larger cams for higher RPM ranges and better low-end torque, hypereutectic pistons with teflon skirts, and many other upgrades. This 6.2L LSA is no exception. The closed-cooling systems (heat exchangers) are fitted to keep corrosive saltwater out of the aluminum block, prolonging its lifespan.
+Loren Haus I personally know of a few people that have tried to use standard small block in a marine application with extreme failure due to high RPM for extended periods of time..
I worked on that boat for years after this video. The boat is done. It was my project for a few years. New transom, the boat was gutted and built from the ground up. Fixed the broken stringers, replaced the rotten transom. New interior, new everything. You name it, we did it.
Nice trick out , it reminds me of the ls Winnebago . You realise it’s something special when you hear the whine as it blows past you ha ha . Got any updated videos ?
@@pauldean8638 I may have some videos on my Facebook page from years ago. That place I worked at closed a few years back. But I know i have pics too. I wish I could leave them in comments.
Yes, it is. The LS engines have 2 small lines on the front of the cylinder heads to allow air pockets to escape. This being a closed-cooled engine, the coolant reservoir needs to have fittings to allow air/coolant to constantly be purged from the cylinder heads, eliminating hot-spots.
-Loren
That thing is so darn beautiful! The sound of the motor is so smooth. My gen V 454 sounds like a bucket of bolts compared to this thing. Wow , they sure have come a long way in the last twenty years. Beautiful motor guys, gorgeous!!!
That rinky dinky hull has never gone so fast in its life!
I can't afford to put a 5.3 in my car and there are people out there putting LSA's in boats. Hahahah that's awesome. Wish I had money lol
Yo comment 5 years old but it’s not how much you make it’s how much you spend
@@Thekidsinafrica14 yo comment 5 months old, but that is true, if you head to the coast anytime, speak to someone who runs a salvage yard for boats nearby or any boat club nearby, find a bargain, maybe even for free.
And junkie boats at that!
Somebody really loves that boat. I don't think it was ever meant to have that much power. Definitely a sleeper.
+Moon Hitsearth : a one-off boat that no one else has is always the best kind!
Loren Haus
A free boat that you can fix up, are the ones I like best. I think this one is an older aluminum hull, like a Starcraft. I love those boats, and they restore nicely. I've done a couple of 16' and an 18'. I imagine that big beautiful motor can push an aluminum hull quite easily.
To me it looks like a Starcraft Islander. Is that what you were thinking too?
*****
I'm a big fan of the starcraft aluminum boats, I owned a few, but not the Islander. Came real close to buying one, once.
Looks like a 22 chieftain
I love it just the way it is. I wouldn't change a thing. I would go fishing for pink slips. I would I would.
Heck yeah. That sucker rips. Love it.
I would take his pink slip with my 20ft Bullet bass boat, easily!! Then rescue that motor , and put it in something worth putting into! Like my C5 Corvette!
Wow!!! I can’t stop watching when you really boot her up! Beast!!!!!
Great job guys!!! She hums along rather nice, looks like pretty good hull she's in. Mount a M-60 and sell them to the Coast Guard! Again fantastic job!
The way you crept up the throttle was smart and awesome 👍
NIce work, the motor is worth more than the boat but cheers to you boys... Throw one of these in a small jet. That would be epic!
GM's catalog says
"LSA crate engines not meant for marine use"
Well GM it works fine!
That's because it's an aluminum engine and wouldn't last in a saltwater environment for 1 year without turning into a giant pile of corrosion
If you look in the video, there are TWO heat exchangers for closed cooling. One is for engine oil/supercharger coolant, and the other mounted on the starboard side by the motor mount is for the engine block. The stainless headers do not need to be closed cooled because they are stainless.
It's because the LS motors have a large cam which causes reversion. It literally sucks water back into the combustion changer at low speeds. To make it marine grade, you need H series main bearings designed for long term higher RPM use, stainless steel marine head gaskets, stainless steel valves. The closed cooling helps all the aluminum parts from electrolysis. You can make any engine marine, but special steps must be taken. I had these same type of exhaust systems on my twin 502's. After a long stroll through the harbor, the valves and heads were full of salt water.
its not meant for sustained high load high rpm... something in it will fail eventually. boosted motors dont like that kind of work load
@@lorenmhaus that's what he explained in the beginning! !! Pretty clever!!!
@11:00 is when it gets good you can feel the joy in the boat.
That’s the coolest sleeper boat I’ve ever seen
Until you see the engine 😉
That was simply awesome ...were I on that boat I would be laughing too at that speed ....great job
I'm putting a 383 stroker (400hp with 470 torque) in my 1988 Larson 23' bowrider. Boat is mint. I'll post in spring when it hits the water off Port Colbourne ; Lake Erie.
Did you ever do it?
Gator Pantz The engine should be finished this week, then installed the following week.
I'll let you know
Michael C Hey! This is an old comment but, is that build done? I live around that area and would love to see some footage of it.
The boat is done it runs around 52 mph on gps. The hull of the boat cuts the water like crazy.
However this model isn't designed for speed. I'm extremely happy with the performance, it gets great fuel economy at 35 mph , around 7 mpg. It effortlessly gets on plane with as many people in the boat as you want.
I'll do a video on my go pro this summer. I got side tracked and bought a 1973 Glastron GT 150 and put a 1978 mercury 150 tower of power on it and have been playing with that. That is a little edgy to drive, not for the kids to use.
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That’s it? 🥱 sad life for this awesome motor!
Wow that boat can really move! Super cool ls1 swap. I definitely want to do this with my boat.
It’s aLSA not LS1!
She may be old but she beat anything that was up against it that is freaking awesome nice work
ls power the world!!! awesome video.
They need to show the MPH & Tachometer gauges, length & weight of the boat. It seems they did a 1st rate job. A follow-up video showing the boat on the water when restored would be nice too. It looked like it hit 50 mph, but I don't know.
so your boss tells you there is no money for a raise then the next week he shows up in a new Cadillac cts-v I understand now good work gentle men
Years ago that's what I used to call, "Haulin' A$$!" That would be so much fun fishing in the Gulf of Mexico!
what a screamer, sounds great in an open cockpit. NICE!!
That big boat is moving ... Well done.
Violently awesome!!! Lt5 next in a boat, what do you say boys!!!
Took 10mins to finally see some action
Wow....I bet that's hard on it running non stop high rpms
That’s actually what they are made to do
J Smith I have that same engine in my jet boat and I know someone with a twin of that motor, that marine power came to test his engine and had him run it full power for 15 minutes. He asked about it and they said that’s what it’s made to do
it’s an LS not a Triton
Yes it's in a lot of pain
@@coltonstruckmeier455 well I guess time will tell....I wonder if they had any problems yet
I am amazed that people still use pushrod engines. At least when you stop, you have a spare boat anchor.
This thing is a death trap....and it's awesome!
+Justin87GN : How many drag cars are death traps? lol
Huh?
+Justin87GN :boats, drag cars...they're all death traps lol.
Cars at least have a fire wall for when they throw a rod through the block. Also, at least the drag car's engine torture is over quickly, the boats high power pull was for just under a minute, too many of those and something is coming loose.
That thing is gonna eat outdrives!
Added to the Engine for my Boats Bucket List, Right alongside the Banks (Duramax) 6.6L Twin Turbo/Supercharged.
thinking about a 5.9 cummins and surface drive for my Everglades 24 footer
A lot more economical than a gas motor
I think it would be amazing for someone to design a radiator for this type of set up so that it would not need seawater to keep cool.
Heat exchange
love this boat
Hahaha, talk about lipstick on a pig
+simracr94 : That about sums it up!
Wow holy cow the RPM just kept going and going wow
Chevrolet/GM is just better than Ford and Dodge. The aftermarket support that the LS engines have is unmatched. Ford has to turbo everything because they can't build a naturally aspirated engine with any kind of power. Dodge with their hemi are having so many Cam and lifter problems as well as fuel economy problems it's a joke. Chevrolet has always been the go-to aftermarket engine as far as I know. GM is just number one.
Is there any more vids off this boat,id love to see the build or fitting? its a lovely and powerful beast,id love it
I use to have a mullet but I got sick of the maintenance so I just shave my head, Supercharged V8's are like a reverse mullet, party in the front WeeeeeeeH, business in the back VroooooM.
I have a 1964 fiber form that deserves that engine and out drive. Love the video thanks for sharing the neatness and quality of the craftsmanship. every body needs a hole in the water. also do you remember what the term B.O.A.T. stands for? bust out another thousand..... i guess the saying goes i do not care
OMG.....THAT IS FAST! what did you guys run top speed just then?
I bet WOT from a dead stop it would tear your skin off
+Andrew Barrett : If I posted the top speed the Coast Guard would be calling me....
Oi...lbh fast... No speed fast ..
Reminds me of "Time to blow the hatch" in the movie One crazy summer.
Anytime i see 6.2 ... AMG comes to mind
Music to my ears!!
Right about 80 knts. there at the end.
Nice quiet sleeper.
Just guessing but I dont think it was going 80 knts (92 mph). Maybe you meant 80 kmh or 49 mph..... like I said, just guessing..... still fast for big old heavy boat.
83alpinab9 comparing the wake with what I get from my jetski at 72 mph, I'd guess it would be above 80 mph
@@brianjensen5200 NO WAY NO HOW
Wow power engine quickly into offshore
Next time you guys should post a video and use your iPhone as a speedometer and show your actual speed that would be cool
I like it, cool. I'm like to see the finished product video
Nice! You gotta get this thing on e85. I think it will make if safer at those high rpm extended runs too.
wow, that engine has got to be worth 10x what that boat is...
what a sleeper though!
try 20k
the boat project was done completely backwards from how boats are normally done, but that's what the customer wanted. He wanted to make sure the boat hull would handle the power first before spending money on the interior.
Real men real fun
Crazy speed
just a question? is a SC merc motor easyier to deal with ? the merc power is there. and reliability.
TWICE THE COST
why not just use a -10an bulkhead fitting in the tank? i had to deal with the same shit when i rebuilt my sprint, cause i put a fuel injected 4.3 in it. with external pump like yours and aeromotive regulator. All i did was reach my arm in and pop the nut on the inside. soon im dropping and LM4 in it, possibly with a whipple setup if it wont break my boat in half. but i built the engine mounts and stringer like a beast for that reason.
sick setup you have there. i know that engine package isnt cheap. marine exhaust if hard to find, not many options for the LS engines. kudos bud sounds mean as hell! Good job with mounting and routing all the extra goodies.
No place large enough to slide your hand - let alone a nut - for a bulkhead fitting.
had the same problem on my quad. had a 7yr old do it for me lol
That's nice but what kind of boat is it
My dad bought a 2015 Camaro ZL1 with that exact same engine with 580 hp stock
Wow they do exist
that would be awesome in my 1977 regal royal 240. I currently run a 60 over 351w sbf. plenty of power, but I want more, I can top out at around 40mph now even tho she weighs out with my gear at around 5,000 lbs, but I want more.
Awesome Engine! The boat hauls ass!
Laughing like doctor evil at the end.
😂😂😂
Install doesnt get much nicer than that... Listen to that baby just settle in an idle...amazing. Never before could anyone buy so much power in such a nice running package. We are living in the Golden Era of Horsepower...RIGHT NOW. I need to move to where more of the action is...like Lake Tahoe or elsewhere in CA... Many more motor heads out there. I would make a killing easily with over 30 yrs of fabrication and engine building, car and motorcycle repair etc.... Ugh...what am I doing?
, I'm kinda guessing because it's been a while but just the exhaust manifolds were looking at are probably 6 grand. Not like there is much choice. Even if choking it down with some old Mercruiser stuff didn't bother you I'm pretty sure they won't bolt to these blocks.
Well, that's extremely interesting...
Need more updates on the project!
Dave Ackerson ...
hi , waht about the gear shift when you put car engine in boat , do you use the original gear box or you have to buy another one , and how do you control in gear shifting ? please
An LS based powerplant in a boat..who wouldn't love that?
My only concern, heat soak. That thing would drop power so quickly running at cruising speed consistently. And I didn't see any (larger) heat exchanger? May as well went all motor. But hey, not my money.
5.3, turbo. Boom. No heat soak.
Also, being LSA that's only a 1.9l blower. So for the most part, those are low end (torque) based blowers and would quickly run out of boost considering the RPM's needed to get up and on top of it. And by the time it's all said and done I feel temps would soar and you'd have to be essentially losing power at actual cruising speed. Because again, I don't see (in my mind) a proper exchanger for the blower alone.
That's bad ass!
Nice boat
WOW!!!!!!!
Hey you guys over at Michigan, what's the top speed reached thus far on that rig?
+Jeffrey Janiga If I told ya i'd have to kill ya. The coast guard would then kill me.
hello, what kind of hoses and diameter You used to transfer oil filter? greetings from poland :)
So what was the final price on the repower? And do y'all do other boats?
Needs more pitch on the prop.
Why don't the exhaust manifolds need to be water cooled?
That is awesome
Would like to see some exterior shots
Is that thing finished yet, would like to see how it came out.
+kevin mayberry I'll email the customer and see if he has any photos.
Wish we knew what the boat looked like lol
I was thinking the same thing
So is there no water running through the exhaust?
dam that barge was moving
whats the top speed on this boat? and what are the boats dimensions? length, weight etc
So I dont even get it, was the boat faster with the LS?
I would like to do same thing although I have no boat and no engine so I would need to acquire both and I'm not interested in stern drive-- straight inboard
Very easy installation when doing an inboard engine upgrade.
Loren Haus have you done this on contract for anyone?
Why no air filter? I know its cleaner over water and all but still, look what you have invested?
DONT NEED IT
very nice
+Cristian Nunes : Thank you sir!
Im thinking of at least 5 different homes for that lsa that dont include a goddamn fishing boat..
Gonna peel the fiberglass right offa that thing!
that's the Bat mobile
So how long did that car engine last in the boat before you had trouble with it?
+jon doe : 99% of gasoline marine engines are simply marinized automotive engines. Often with valve seats, stainless valves, larger cams for higher RPM ranges and better low-end torque, hypereutectic pistons with teflon skirts, and many other upgrades. This 6.2L LSA is no exception. The closed-cooling systems (heat exchangers) are fitted to keep corrosive saltwater out of the aluminum block, prolonging its lifespan.
+Loren Haus there is slight modifications to a marine small block as compared to a stock small block..
+Loren Haus I personally know of a few people that have tried to use standard small block in a marine application with extreme failure due to high RPM for extended periods of time..
top speed?
Stupid isn't it
What was the cost of the install?
holy shit that thing hauls ass! nice!
awesome what's was the top speed you guys get against
awesome
Hi,may I know how much is the engine cost and where can I buy it? Is there any contact no that I can liase with?
sweet
Thru prop exhaust......I like the owner already. Hope you guys can get an after video. Or at least point us to it.
it's quite how much would this whole set up run?
I love it....
I don't know enough to say much about certain boats. I can't tell if boat owner is broke or rich.
son of a gun will fly.
I revisited I see supercharger, my bad, I am looking at purefleeting 6.2 maybe not supercharged but at least turbo