man, i love it... just dropping in my newly built (by me) LM7 into my 01 Suburban today... 330k on the factory motor that had the leaking 706 Castech heads that was drinking 1/2 gallon of coolant per week and a quart of oil every 700 miles over the past few months... the new LM7 is decked .002" and machine honed at standard bore of 3.780" and running the BTR Truck "Torque" cam, new BTR LS7 lifters, c-cliped rockers, pushrods, summit hypereutectic pistons... the crank was polished and balanced along with the pistons and rods down to a 10th of a gram... i cannot wait to see how this new motor runs and performs.... your pushrod length video was super helpful when it came to that step and i will enjoy following this one...
Great video guys!!!! My buddy had bought new 1995 Z28 with the 6 speed and Corvette exhaust black on black leather. All the trimmings. That car was fast for its time. The old 285 horse Lt1. I fell in love with that body style. I just didnt like when they went to the composite head lights.
Not trying to sound dumb Is this just a racing set up? That Cam & 12:1 seems pretty high for street driving. Im assuming with those specs this is going to be a 7500+ Rpm. Awesome video ! I cant wait for the next part in the series
I would say the cam they are going to is too big for an engine that small… BUT, it’s a manual transmission and it’s all preference tbh plus Jacob knows what he’s doing and he will also learn something from it. In my opinion the cam they pulled out was about as large as I would go BUT that’s just my OPINION
Dynamic compression is a variable along how efficiently the head dissapates heat. You can run a whole point of compression higher with alumninum heads over iron.
@russcole5685 i dont the formula. Just there's more to it than static compression. More valve overlap bleeds off cylinder pressure. Better cooling allows you to get away with more. No sharp edges inside the combustion area either.
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man, i love it... just dropping in my newly built (by me) LM7 into my 01 Suburban today... 330k on the factory motor that had the leaking 706 Castech heads that was drinking 1/2 gallon of coolant per week and a quart of oil every 700 miles over the past few months... the new LM7 is decked .002" and machine honed at standard bore of 3.780" and running the BTR Truck "Torque" cam, new BTR LS7 lifters, c-cliped rockers, pushrods, summit hypereutectic pistons... the crank was polished and balanced along with the pistons and rods down to a 10th of a gram... i cannot wait to see how this new motor runs and performs.... your pushrod length video was super helpful when it came to that step and i will enjoy following this one...
Great video guys!!!! My buddy had bought new 1995 Z28 with the 6 speed and Corvette exhaust black on black leather. All the trimmings. That car was fast for its time. The old 285 horse Lt1. I fell in love with that body style. I just didnt like when they went to the composite head lights.
Man I love you brother keep up the great work
Cant say ive ever built an ls but i have a lot of experience with 4" strokes.
Can’t wait to see how this new engine build turns out! We sent you a DM on your IG, take a look.
5 👍's up engine Guy thank you for sharing 🤗
Really enjoy your content. Tell me quickly why I should purchase my engine from Smeding vs Texas Speed.
Thanks.
Not trying to sound dumb Is this just a racing set up? That Cam & 12:1 seems pretty high for street driving. Im assuming with those specs this is going to be a 7500+ Rpm.
Awesome video ! I cant wait for the next part in the series
It will be a daily driver
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I would say the cam they are going to is too big for an engine that small… BUT, it’s a manual transmission and it’s all preference tbh plus Jacob knows what he’s doing and he will also learn something from it. In my opinion the cam they pulled out was about as large as I would go BUT that’s just my OPINION
No leakdown test?! Doesn’t mention what the issue was that caused the problems.
How much compression can you do on pump gas?? 91??
Dynamic compression is a variable along how efficiently the head dissapates heat. You can run a whole point of compression higher with alumninum heads over iron.
@@____MC____ Sooooo. 12:1 static with a stout cam. 10.5:1 with a standard cam?
@russcole5685 i dont the formula. Just there's more to it than static compression. More valve overlap bleeds off cylinder pressure. Better cooling allows you to get away with more. No sharp edges inside the combustion area either.
Oh yeah, buddy, a 4th gen.....
f body owner excited to see where this will go
Don't call Smeding. They don't build customer supplied blocks!