The Comprehensive LS Engine Building Guide from Start to Finish

The gunshots 😂😂 made this entire video A-1 😂

Nice mustache

Just curious
Was there any block or crank machining?
Thanks for the great video

Great video - just a quick tip. Install the cam before the crank - it's easier to guide the 'shaft in the hole'. lol

that lil gunk on the rings was giving you like .5 more hp due to comp imp.

Shoving shafts inside holes, you can never have enough lube... I've heard something similar a few times before and not in this particular scenario.

Can you help me with some info on coil packs

I appreciate the long format, deep dive. Shorts are useless. I'd say you got about 90% of it. But i totally get that the longer the vid the more editing becomes a nightmare. Continuity, flow, lost footage, losing focus and motivation, resisting the temptation to redo portions. So props to you! Especially like the screen overs showing torque specs etc. Definitely going into the saved folder for my build.

This is one of the best video I aver seen

All I can say is thank you for this video. The most informative vid I’ve seen on these blocks. Thank you boss!

Thank u for the video ur awesome I appreciate ur info good job Kyle 👏 ur a real bad as$ thnx

I loved the video

Watching a texan rebuild an ls getting interrupted by gunshots is the most American thing ive ever seen

45.05 amen

I get tired of people saying that an LS motor is easy to build and for the most part they are but without yourube to double check everything it wouldn’t have been right. Compared to old school sbc those are easy built my first in high school and it ran for years … but i did have friends at the machine shop and guys around my age thats been their done that. You LS guys need to build one lot less work. Rods and pistons ring gap bearings all the same other than torque spec….

Great job! Very well done! Excellent

Thanks

bearing separator works better than the puller

I believe felpro make MLS Gaskets, what you ordered may have been for 1999-2000/2001.

Anyways the knock sensors TSB say to seal them using high temp and fuel/oil proof RTV

dude.... amazing, thats all I can say. I was glued to the monitor from start to finish. Thank you! I've and 05 1500 with the original 4.8L in it, and this video was sooo helpful with so many insights and tricks, and attention to detail, if only for basic maintenance stuff like replacing seals and gaskets, there's so much value. You gained sub and like for sure!!!

Yo, go to harbor freight and get a few of the $22 led shop lights. You can link 8 of them and have tons of light

You can’t check ptv clearance with a hydraulic lifter, you need to have or make one solid. Pushrod length sets preload only on non adjustable valvetrain and does not increase ptv clearance…

How did you get that pushrod clearance problem with everything being factory spec?

Hello,

I have yukon 5.3 v8 2008 with 4L60E transmission, and DOD DELETED and I will add in my yukon:
1-long tube HEADERS (Speed engineer)
2-cold air intake(volant)
3-full system exhaust with Y pipe

The qustaion Is which cam should I buy to make more hp and tq:
1-BTR GEN III & IV LS TRUCK NORRIS CAM

Or

2-BTR GEN III & IV LS TRUCK NORRIS NSR CAM


Another qustaion do I have buy valve springs and pushrods?

Thanks a lot and you are helping the people who want to get more hp and tq in thiers cars

Thank you so much for the insight. This is one of the few videos i have seen that gives you an idea on how much work and research building an ls engine might take. Awesome build!

Shaft in hole.....lol

Great video! Currently putting one in a Colorado ZR2! 😅

Why would you waste money on a stock cam

Nice video! How do I learn all this?

Just pulled the 5.3 I'm using for my swap this morning. Definitely going to be referencing your video when it starts going back together. Thanks for putting this together.

Massive thanks for the video man!! You are a legend!! Keep up the great work!!

I’m literally starting my rebuild project and I must say, I’ve seen PLENTY rebuild videos but this one is BY FAR THE BEST!!!!!

Thanks for sharing. I have rebuilt engines in the past, one was a small block Chevy 350 for a buddy’s Jeep build. The engine was way to much power for a Jeep, he twisted off the driveshaft first day. We took some of the timing out of the engine. The second was a Toyota straight six just OEM parts to get it on the road. I’m New to LS rebuild.

nice to see Earl doing so well

How is she holding up a year later? And thanks for all the info 👍

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👊

Awesome video. Getting ready to go through this with my 6.0 and the vid was a great refresher

Bro bought an oem cam, wtf

This is amazing and a great job.

Awesome video

Is there a manual for ls engines with torque specs ?

God bless you for this video

What a great video! Your passion and multifaceted talent cannot be downplayed! I think it's awesome the time, knowledge, and dedication you put in to this for a build for your father is unprecedented to say the least. I am currently looking at an LS swap for a project car and found your video very informative. Doing things right, or being able to provide a basic guideline, is very much appreciated. Keep up the great work!

Maybe better to soak them lifters in ATF because of real high detergent

Good job doing that video it helps answer a lot of questions that I had about doing my ls engine . and now i have started my build on a 5.3 ls it been ever bit about 20 yr since I have built a motor 🛻

Great video am rebuilding a gen4 5.3 and helped me figure it out

that’s a lot of shaft talk

Our "old school" sbc timing gears have the same pin that only allows the cam gear go on 1 way 😂😂 exact same theory as an LS 😂

To clean the ring lands, use an old ring cut in half. It's the perfect fit in the groove.

Great video mate. Well done. Thanks for taking the time to explain everything you did during the rebuild. I'm sure that eveone who watches this video is also grateful and a lot more educated about how to do a stock rebuild. Very much appreciated.