Man i like you’re being respectful to the work that KSR has done and that he really did a stellar job with how the car was built the first time..I’m in awe at the knowledge you guys possess and how you’re able to build cars even if it isn’t ‘new’ from the ground up…Man keep the content going we’re loving it here in the Netherlands 🇳🇱
CJ thanks for not taking the easy way out by hyping up Garrett's fanboys by trashing Kevin's work. They love to start "keyboard warrior" drama, many of them have never even touched a wrench in their entire life.
Glad you were a part of the og mullet. I'm mostly sad about the turbos being moved its kinda Impeccable and its going to look off if they change it. Stocks are going to change oh wait lol
@@MX304when they switched from the bbc to smx they didn’t have to change anything besides the front motor plate for the water lines and add in a dry sump, also given they shoe horned a giraffe into a camaro with a hemi there’s no doubt they would be able to do it with a giraffe in a elcamino with a smx
STEVE MORRIS SMX is still the drag and drive king. It would awesome to see the chassis be able to match the SMX this time. He said himself it made too much power for what the chassis could handle. That shouldn't be the case anymore. Just not the scratch and dent smx from before. Steve has made some badass update to the SMX to strengthen the mains and stopped using the company he was having problem with the connecting rods. SMX has proven to be a fast platform, and Steve is a great guy and jumped on it quickly every time Cleetus needed something taken care of with his engine
Yeah they initially ran an LS engine and barely dipped into to 6s, now the same car runs fairly low 6s with a big block. No wonder things start to bend and break when you add that much power and grip down the road.
I have a huge respect for KSR rebuilding a jet car into a drag and drive car.. I loved the movable tank in the bed for weight distribution, the cooling system for driver and passenger .. and Cleet kept pushing Mullet more and more, exceeding what the car was originally rebuilt for. Now I'm curious what will become of Mullet.
Cameron your formula is really working. 15-20 minutes, Packed with info, short advertisement, no music, no slow mo panning shots of sparks and shit. Just all meat and potatoes. Thank you :)
It hurts my sole to think something other than a Steve Morris engine might be going back into Mullet. Steve makes one of the best drag and drive engines ever!!!
Yeah Garrett did really good with those. Finished the weeks, won etc. Garrett has plenty of $ to have Pete build him something that's not "normal" and will do great. Guys not dumb.
Ruby can’t handle the power of a turbo big block. The chassis was maxed out with the single turbo LS. People need to get over it re: Ruby. He already has more drag cars than he can use. I.E. when was the last time you saw the Foxbody Mustang in a video?
Mullet is now going to have a proper chasis to handle power. There is only one choice imo, and that is to put the an SMX back in there and this time use it to its full potential. Big tire, big water jacketed power.
to be 100% honest if mullet is going to be losing a shit load of weight and be built 100% with a purpose in mind (drag and drive events/"street car") then he should 100% go back to an SMX.
Ksr kevin did not build this chassis! He only took it from jet car chassis to v8 car chassis! He did lots of trim work! And fitment work....AGAIN LET ME REPEAT.....KSR DID NOT BUILD THIS CHASSIS!
If it was mine, I’d want an SMX in it. To prove that this chassis can take it and also put it down. But, Cleetus has several race cars at all levels of the game so I can see where this car, after CJRC gets done with it, might be too overlapped with Eagle. If that’s the idea, the only engine that makes sense is BBC. That’s how I see it, anyway.
Yup ...brand new fresh SMX.... with proper maintenance and a LEGITIMATE chassis.... Mullet would be an absolute weapon.... what would "look" cool, would be an SMX with a fully polished _BIG_ Whipple 8.3L Screw sticking out of the hood surging up to the line on big tires ....but that's something else entirely 😅
@@cj09beirathis right here, when Steve announced them I was really hoping to see the sml in him. Not many rules at all in the stick class and multiple other billet motors.
Just use the SM big block that was in there. With big tire he can crank up the power off the line which this car has struggled with. It’s been a fantastic engine combo.
Would love to see a fresh SMX built especially for Cleetus. One with all the newer tried and true parts in it. Seemed like some of the early SMX's had some issues that led to premature engine failure. I like Steve's design, especially for drag and drive...an engine that can produce lots of horsepower, yet be reliable and durable. He seems to be figuring out and resolving the problems that the earlier SMX's had. Cool to see Tom in the videos...used to work with him years ago! 😎
Can't say that. Look at cletus more, sick motor and others. All of smx motors. Biggest change steve made was he makes his own blocks now where as those motors where and don't route me, but made by dart to Steve's specs.
UNDOUBTEDLY, KSR still built and absolute machine, although many ways to improve its also insane to see a 100+in wheel base 3300lbs TRUCK of all things going deep 6’s at 220+. Kevin an absolute beast and it’s awesome to see what this car has done and will do
@@danmyers9372 yeah but Kevin is only a two man crew pretty much also the same can be said about Cameron when he took over a year- two to build Monza's car.
@@juniorguzman1 Cameron’s metal work alone makes up for his time….it’s just two different levels of shops, no wrong in saying that and I don’t think Kevin ever intended to do that kind of work.
Shout out to Kevin from KSR, he did a hell of a job! Mullet did everything and more for what Cleetus asked him to do. Excited to see Mullet taken to the next level!!!
If you follow drag and drive events you would know he doesn’t need redemption. His SMX works great for that. But they require proper maintenance, which is not one of Cleet’s strong points.
@breakupgoogle you realize the smd and proline hemi are the same. Proline just doesn't do water ports steve just did a vid on this not long ago. It's also why many where kinda upset clet didn't go smx on eagle
Steve doesn't need redemption. Clet does. But than again that's has been clets issue for past few years. He has constantly blamed engines for his failures. Remember when he got big and everything was texas speed. They bent over backwards to help him break records go faster and do more. Than he started abusing all the motors and killed them and jumped ship...
Mullet has had a storied life, from jet truck project to a drag n drive legend. Can't wait for Cleet n Mullets return to Drag n drives! IT'S GONNA BE LIT!
Make sure you put a small spoiler above the rear windshield because during Mullet's wind tunnel testing 35% of all drag came the dead air vacuum behind the windscreen and he recommended even the tiniest lip spoiler would lower the drag the most out of anything on the car .. watch the video
@@truey90s possibly fans have been used in f1 and supper cars But it probably easily just to extent the roof back a bit with a flat wing like the one above the parachute And it would be a same to change the car too much
Thank you for giving props on how the car was built. I am a big fan of ksr and Kevin did a great job on mullet for what it is. And now I'm a big fan of yours getting excited about the next level. Much respect sir
I come to comments to see if there was shade on Ksr😂 but anyone remembers when kevin finished it, but it wasn’t ever meant to go as fast as cleetus made it to be
Honestly, I think Steve's SML billet LS would make a whole lot of sense for BIG TAR Mullet. Every bit as capable as the cast BBC that it's had for so long and more("3500+HP"), takes some weight off the nose compared to the big blocks which is even more helpful with all that wheelbase, and helps it fit into more classes/take less weight penalties seeing as how big blocks seem to be taking some rules hits lately. Redesigned 6-bolt head pattern, dry deck with hoops, Cleveland mains, no doubt the SML is capable of quite a bit. And, water for the drag n drives of course.
It'd be cool but now the mullet handle an SMX so I'd love for ppl to see what it's capable of find Garrett's huge platform... My dad has been loving his And with how fast we have been in the 8th I could see mullet being a high five second car but a consistent one
Dude, honestly the Steve Morris big block that's in there is a rocket. With Mullet on a diet, I don't see why not. But that aside, seeing the chassis built to take the SMX would be dope.
I don't know what all the underlying issues were with the failures of the SMX in Mullet. However, if they are going to be resolved with this total redesign, it would be a cool storyline to see the SMX back in there and successful.
The problem with mullet is that with the current setup, it was eating a ton of horsepower to overcome. It couldn’t short track well, so they had to just keep adding power till it would really start picking up after the 1/8. Notice that the SMX also wasn’t much faster than a standard Chevy big block? Because adding 1,000 horsepower to a bad setup doesn’t make it much faster. SMX engines are insanely tough. Steve Morris is brilliant, but no engine can take being pushed to the limit just to run 6’s. There are SMX cars in the 5’s for hells sake. Once Cameron is done with Mullet, that SMX would definitely get it to consistent bottom 6’s. Idk, I hope cleet tries the SMX again too, but only time will tell.
@@DownEastSawnothing Cleet did to that SMX was responsible for the broken crank and main caps. When Steve blew it up originally was the only event in that engine life violent enough to do that damage. If Steve had everything Magnafluxed before sending it to Cleet I would change my opinion.
Ok,let me try this way. I really hope mullet gets a bbc,or whatever the first engine was,or,smx to give it a try as drag and drive wise,Steve builds the best,and fastest still,5 second quarter mile,tom Bailey. I can imagine mullet hitting 250 mph no problem if you can really remove 500lbs!!! Yall do,do great,beautiful work,as shown with eagle,i mean,forst hit went amazing, so,im excited to see the mullet with a hair cut.And,if there is room,raise the floor,to get it to sit lower!!!
I think a seriously viable engine for mullet is Steve’s SML. More engine bay room, less front weight and 3500+ hp capable. Keep mullets relationship with Steve going and have a BIG hp drag and drive capable engine.
@ agreed, and was my point about more engine bay room. I think it’s a super legit option for what they want to achieve from the car…honestly, I understand everyone’s nostalgia over the smx, but I think there may be no better option anywhere than the SML.
i was thinking the small SMX or put the big block back in. that will do a really nice drag and drive. if they can build to handle the power of the SMX that was the problem. this is not going to be a pro-mod
they aren't making Mullet a pro-mod yes it'll have a tube chassis setup but this is a beefed up street car not a pro-mod and there are loads of people with the same style setups on foxbody mustangs like McFlurry where they run partial tube chassis deals and you don't see them calling it a "pro-mod type chassis" it still gets classed as a street car also Cleet is likely not getting the SMX again because the SMX that *was* in Mullet is going into a Camaro that Steve is having made for his wife and the engines are expensive as can be and take too much maintaining and we already saw him botch the maintenance on Eagle's hemi once plus the big block it has now is already setup for drag and drive events so would be a waste to change what already works plus that setup alone will likely run 6.10's/6.20's roughly given its PB is I believe a 6.45
You guys do nothing but the best Cleetus wants nothing but the best. That being said, I would love to see Steve's SMX back in that thing to keep the theme of having the best continue in the build.
I'm with the crowd here that say Steve Morris Engine is the only way to go. BBC or SMX but now that this should be able to hand the power, SMX would be my choice.
Cameron I joined because of the Eagle build and will be staying for life. You guys are awesome, professional and willing to educate us all in how to build a great car. Thank you.
Big hats off to Kevin KSR because this car did everything it was built to do and 10x more, Kevin built a hands down amazing race car and I think to do him justice and make it right in the TH-cam world maybe reach out to see if he would like to do a weld on the car or if he would like to be in the design of something👍
From starting as a twin engine jet car to what it is today, that poor ole girl has been a jack of all trades, master of none. It will be good to see a clean sheet intentional build from start to finish.
I’m not trying to take anything away from the team. They overcame a lot with hard work and a 3000hp SMX. But what they were trying to do was far beyond what that chassis was intended to do.
I'd like him to stick with the SMX- big tire drag and drive car with a TT big block sounds good as hell. Obviously he will choose what he wants but for what its's worth..
Has to be an SMX in Mullet. Dual fuel with maybe a removable street fuel tank. Big ass twin turbos & as much as you hate it they should be on top, maybe just peeking out of the bonnet. Keep the look but more streamlined like.
Honestly I'd love to see the same combo go back into Mullet. Would be cool to see a true difference that only a chassis change does for it. Also BBC is a super easy, reliable combo for drag and drive.
Would be nice to see the SMX back in Mullet and see it's full potential. People have had a lot of negative things to say about the SMX. Be nice to shut them up😢😢
It should be the smx, if it's getting built stronger and lighter and can handle the power it should be the smx, a new 1, with radiused corner main caps lol
I was hoping he goes with the newest SMX Steve has available. Will have to keep the turbos on it. If the turbos are not sticking out the hood maybe modify the hood to force air right to the Turbos. A ram air style dual scoops.
@michaelwynne4346 not sure why everyone loves the smx look at the stats for real, drag and drive cars that are supposed to he succesful, Tom Bailey he has car issue not motor issues but remember his block was one of the first it wad made by Dart, the viper smx always engine issues it's sad it's at Proline getting fixed, cleetus all sorts of problems i contribute that to when steve gernaded it with bad rods, there's people that talk then there's people that talk with facts, the facts are there's a few that start out but none seem to go the distance with drag and drive and making it the end is 90 percent of the battle, oh and dude in camaro black one that engine got destroyed also drag and drive, that engine needs to be tested by steve all the time he doesn't put many laps on his, he's already stated there's an issue with harmonics I'm engine and some of the cars be interesting to see the scratch and dent in his camaro and see what happens I'm sorry the smx just isn't the best choice probably be a last resort in my opinion at least the engine he has now are basically shelf parts easy to.fix and replace
@@JonathonDelumyea Dunphy's engine is at Proline because they are close to him. They get parts from Steve for it, and have voiced their likes for the SMX. Garrett broke the SMX because it was in a car that could not handle the engine. It shook, twisted and beat up that engine. When Garrett got it, it was basically a new engine and it was only cosmetic damage at that point. Tom's car has seen a lot of abuse, that's why the chassis failed. The car is back to running condition and should not see any issues for a while. If you think making this kind of power and breaking things is an SMX thing, you're dead wrong. The 481X platform which the SMX essentially is, is a really good platform. Not sure why the hate for the SMX.
The only reason the SMX wasn’t reliable in mullet was because the chassis couldn’t handle it, and that’s exactly what you guys are correcting! Cletus could make HUGE GAINS in Mullet with y’all’s chassis and the chunk of raw SMX power by Steve Morris himself. The only car that would beat it is Eagle 🤣
I don't remember the original chassis shop that started this build ( it was the same one that did Leroy originally), but there was plans to have a Jet Engine in it to start with. Then Cleetus wised up, that shop closed up and had to have KSR take it over and make it what it became.Then Tye jumpping in midway to help make it even better. They pushed that set up to a point it should have never seen. Can't wait to see the next version of Mullet.
Please make the videos longer. I love watching you guys work on these fast cars and I just don't think the videos are long enough. Like a good 45 minutes to a hour. Love what you all are doing keep up the great work.
Let's not forget Mullet was supposed to be a jet powered car originally and then he bagged the idea after a ton of chasis work was done to make it support thatm, which is why it weighs so much. KSR then took it over to get it to where it is now. CJRC are classy for shooting out Kevin. Liking the content, keep up the good work.
This might be my favorite TH-cam channel. Y’all remind me a lot of waking up and watching power block on tnn/spike. But it’s not boring. Good job y’all.
Personally I think if he’s doing big tire drag and drive with mullet, he should give the SMX another try. The SMX didn’t work for him because the chassis couldn’t handle it, so now with a proper chassis I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Steve’s wagon is not small by any means and it works because it’s got a damn good chassis.
I mean, if he wants to do drag and drive like he was saying, putting the SMX back in it is the logical choice. Turbos needed to be down lower anyways, and the inlets should be the high beam headlight locations
There is nothing normal about that it would be way too hard to get parts for... Big cubic inch hemis are nothing but problems and a massive reason why you see people stain below 540 cubic inches in the heavy hitter racing unless it's na or nitrous
If you’re ever gonna do rear mounted turbskies it’s when you have no room in the front and a truck bed in the back lol. I mean…just out the whole engine in the back. Wait a minute…..CLEETUS I HAVE AN IDEA!!!!
I simply love the way you do cars, always true to the classic/factory way, but waaaaay faster. Also the smx is already there and has done really well, and it can provide reliability and muscle
Cant wait to see what you make of Mullet Cameron. Dropping 500+ lbs and ride height will make a big difference. I know people are complaining about the turbos possibly getting hidden but man you make a killer product as we have seen and do what you and your team do best so if you gotta hide them then go for it. High 5. sec pass would be amazing to achieve and I think you are more than capable of reaching that.
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Can't wait until you start doing the car giveaways like Cleetus. I'd buy a t-shirt for a chance to win something like Eagle. 😄
Man i like you’re being respectful to the work that KSR has done and that he really did a stellar job with how the car was built the first time..I’m in awe at the knowledge you guys possess and how you’re able to build cars even if it isn’t ‘new’ from the ground up…Man keep the content going we’re loving it here in the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Why would yall go away from the SM BBC? It's reliable and powerful! Keep the SM!
@@jimhodge8594 Are they though?
CJ thanks for not taking the easy way out by hyping up Garrett's fanboys by trashing Kevin's work. They love to start "keyboard warrior" drama, many of them have never even touched a wrench in their entire life.
Can’t wait to see this thing with a fresh build! It’s needed some serious updates to the chassis ever since the first big block went into it!
Kinda wish he sent mullet to you 😕 maybe he ain't ready for a fully built KSR chassis 😅 Brotherrr! 😂
Come a long way from the jet car it was supposed to be. Great work Kevin!
Mullet wouldn't have gone 6s with your chassis you did a great job
Glad you were a part of the og mullet. I'm mostly sad about the turbos being moved its kinda Impeccable and its going to look off if they change it. Stocks are going to change oh wait lol
@@adamdavies1249without? ***
to see the smx succeed in mullet would be so killer
Won't fit in the correct place. It is WAY bigger than the big block.
That would be awesome.
He's already been down that road and sure he still has a bad taste in him mouth. Maybe if he kept up on maintenance it would of held together.
Mustang terminator engine
@@MX304when they switched from the bbc to smx they didn’t have to change anything besides the front motor plate for the water lines and add in a dry sump, also given they shoe horned a giraffe into a camaro with a hemi there’s no doubt they would be able to do it with a giraffe in a elcamino with a smx
the people have spoken SMX and turn it up now you fix the chassis problems that was the main problem.
STEVE MORRIS SMX is still the drag and drive king. It would awesome to see the chassis be able to match the SMX this time. He said himself it made too much power for what the chassis could handle. That shouldn't be the case anymore. Just not the scratch and dent smx from before. Steve has made some badass update to the SMX to strengthen the mains and stopped using the company he was having problem with the connecting rods. SMX has proven to be a fast platform, and Steve is a great guy and jumped on it quickly every time Cleetus needed something taken care of with his engine
Ksr said the goal was low 7 high 6. It did all that and more. He did great.
Yer much respect for Kevin he build a fun car that with a lot of stock parts
Yeah they initially ran an LS engine and barely dipped into to 6s, now the same car runs fairly low 6s with a big block. No wonder things start to bend and break when you add that much power and grip down the road.
I have a huge respect for KSR rebuilding a jet car into a drag and drive car.. I loved the movable tank in the bed for weight distribution, the cooling system for driver and passenger .. and Cleet kept pushing Mullet more and more, exceeding what the car was originally rebuilt for.
Now I'm curious what will become of Mullet.
hell yeah it did. KSR did an amazing job on this car with what the expectations, time and $$ allowed.
And it won the very first drag and drive event. Definitely hats off to KSR
Cjrc+steve Morris best of the best from what ive seen
Cameron your formula is really working. 15-20 minutes, Packed with info, short advertisement, no music, no slow mo panning shots of sparks and shit. Just all meat and potatoes. Thank you :)
Agreed. Much improvement has happened.
2:15 🤔
@@jeff_d1 That's a time lapse of them removing the motor. Not a slo mo artistic panning shot of someone grinding something
@@jesscneal I’m just messin brother, I know what you meant lol I heard the music at the same time I read your comment 🤣
He would have to go steal it out of the camaro that Steve and Val is building at KSR
It hurts my sole to think something other than a Steve Morris engine might be going back into Mullet. Steve makes one of the best drag and drive engines ever!!!
your feet hurt?
or do you mean soul?
Yeah Garrett did really good with those. Finished the weeks, won etc. Garrett has plenty of $ to have Pete build him something that's not "normal" and will do great. Guys not dumb.
Have you been eating crayons
@GetaDomTune Well, Cleetus was left walking away after he put the SMX in, so it works either way.
@@tobymobilia4756 That chassis was never made to go that fast. Now that it is I want to see the SMX back in.
SMX with an actual chassis for it is the way to go....but the big block that in it will light that machine up with the weight loss.
The SMX now mullets chassis can handle it and put the Steve Morris og bigblock in ruby
SMX went to KSR- scratch and dent motor is gone
@@MrPuddinJonesTrue but he can still buy a new one
Agreed, a fresh new SMX with all of the latest bells and whistles would be awesome. Keep Steve in the picture and vindicate the combo.
If there is another SMX that means more SM videos clickbaiting Cleetus and his projects for 30 seconds in is 15 minute video. Just move on.
Ruby can’t handle the power of a turbo big block. The chassis was maxed out with the single turbo LS. People need to get over it re: Ruby. He already has more drag cars than he can use. I.E. when was the last time you saw the Foxbody Mustang in a video?
Mullet is now going to have a proper chasis to handle power. There is only one choice imo, and that is to put the an SMX back in there and this time use it to its full potential. Big tire, big water jacketed power.
to be 100% honest if mullet is going to be losing a shit load of weight and be built 100% with a purpose in mind (drag and drive events/"street car") then he should 100% go back to an SMX.
Camron is a smart dude giving KSR the professional courtesy on the work they did
Not only smart, shows some class...
No need to shit on good work, car wasnt built for what Cleet's doing with it and they acknowledge that.
Came here to say this. KSR built a quality car but it’s intent has changed a lot.
Ksr kevin did not build this chassis! He only took it from jet car chassis to v8 car chassis! He did lots of trim work! And fitment work....AGAIN LET ME REPEAT.....KSR DID NOT BUILD THIS CHASSIS!
@@rytime700 KSR did do some though.
If it was mine, I’d want an SMX in it. To prove that this chassis can take it and also put it down. But, Cleetus has several race cars at all levels of the game so I can see where this car, after CJRC gets done with it, might be too overlapped with Eagle.
If that’s the idea, the only engine that makes sense is BBC. That’s how I see it, anyway.
Maybe an SML
The SML will never run with the other Drag and Drive cars, a big majority of them run a SMX, he could get a BBC built but the SMX is tried and true.
Yup ...brand new fresh SMX.... with proper maintenance and a LEGITIMATE chassis.... Mullet would be an absolute weapon.... what would "look" cool, would be an SMX with a fully polished _BIG_ Whipple 8.3L Screw sticking out of the hood surging up to the line on big tires ....but that's something else entirely 😅
@@michaelwynne4346 Imo SML would better fit Leroy
@@cj09beirathis right here, when Steve announced them I was really hoping to see the sml in him. Not many rules at all in the stick class and multiple other billet motors.
Just use the SM big block that was in there. With big tire he can crank up the power off the line which this car has struggled with. It’s been a fantastic engine combo.
it was an smx in there
@@CAPTAINHOOK-s7l I think his referring to the big block Chevy
@@Aladinscave OK THANK YOU
@@CAPTAINHOOK-s7l Steve took the smx back for his new car. I was talking about the old big block that came back for World Cup.
@@lordcommander3224 ok
Would love to see a fresh SMX built especially for Cleetus. One with all the newer tried and true parts in it. Seemed like some of the early SMX's had some issues that led to premature engine failure. I like Steve's design, especially for drag and drive...an engine that can produce lots of horsepower, yet be reliable and durable. He seems to be figuring out and resolving the problems that the earlier SMX's had. Cool to see Tom in the videos...used to work with him years ago! 😎
Can't say that. Look at cletus more, sick motor and others. All of smx motors. Biggest change steve made was he makes his own blocks now where as those motors where and don't route me, but made by dart to Steve's specs.
UNDOUBTEDLY, KSR still built and absolute machine, although many ways to improve its also insane to see a 100+in wheel base 3300lbs TRUCK of all things going deep 6’s at 220+. Kevin an absolute beast and it’s awesome to see what this car has done and will do
100% but they have been pushing this car past what it was built for.
Ksr is the man and love what's happening here with cjrc
I love Kevin but his builds take FOREVER. CJRC will rebuild Mullet in a fraction of the time it would take Kevin’s shop.
@@danmyers9372 yeah but Kevin is only a two man crew pretty much also the same can be said about Cameron when he took over a year- two to build Monza's car.
@@juniorguzman1 Cameron’s metal work alone makes up for his time….it’s just two different levels of shops, no wrong in saying that and I don’t think Kevin ever intended to do that kind of work.
Didn’t they build mullet for like 8s or 7s originally?
Love the fact that KSR Kevin is getting some love for his superb job building Mullet up from jet car beginnings.
Shout out to Kevin from KSR, he did a hell of a job! Mullet did everything and more for what Cleetus asked him to do. Excited to see Mullet taken to the next level!!!
Definitely need to get a FRESH SMX in Mullet. Steve needs the Redemption!!!!
If you follow drag and drive events you would know he doesn’t need redemption. His SMX works great for that. But they require proper maintenance, which is not one of Cleet’s strong points.
Steve needs zero redemption.
i didnt think it was going to be a drag and drive car just a drag car in which you wouldnt use an smx you would use the proline hemi.
@breakupgoogle you realize the smd and proline hemi are the same. Proline just doesn't do water ports steve just did a vid on this not long ago. It's also why many where kinda upset clet didn't go smx on eagle
Steve doesn't need redemption. Clet does. But than again that's has been clets issue for past few years. He has constantly blamed engines for his failures. Remember when he got big and everything was texas speed. They bent over backwards to help him break records go faster and do more. Than he started abusing all the motors and killed them and jumped ship...
Mullet has had a storied life, from jet truck project to a drag n drive legend. Can't wait for Cleet n Mullets return to Drag n drives! IT'S GONNA BE LIT!
Make sure you put a small spoiler above the rear windshield because during Mullet's wind tunnel testing 35% of all drag came the dead air vacuum behind the windscreen and he recommended even the tiniest lip spoiler would lower the drag the most out of anything on the car .. watch the video
Yer I have been thinking that for a while
Is there a way of tunnelling air into to the dead air zone to eliminate it?
This☝🏼
@@truey90s possibly fans have been used in f1 and supper cars
But it probably easily just to extent the roof back a bit with a flat wing like the one above the parachute
And it would be a same to change the car too much
Thank you for giving props on how the car was built. I am a big fan of ksr and Kevin did a great job on mullet for what it is. And now I'm a big fan of yours getting excited about the next level. Much respect sir
I wonder if Kevin was wincing a little at every cut on the electrical..
Kevin didn't build Mullet, He only finished what Troy started.
I come to comments to see if there was shade on Ksr😂 but anyone remembers when kevin finished it, but it wasn’t ever meant to go as fast as cleetus made it to be
@@L.A55the wiring harness has been really hacked on and changed since it was at KSR. Probably easiest (and lightest) to just start from scratch again.
Kevin built the car to what Cleetus needed to go racing in. Cleetus pushed the car beyond its design limitations. It is what it is.
Honestly, I think Steve's SML billet LS would make a whole lot of sense for BIG TAR Mullet. Every bit as capable as the cast BBC that it's had for so long and more("3500+HP"), takes some weight off the nose compared to the big blocks which is even more helpful with all that wheelbase, and helps it fit into more classes/take less weight penalties seeing as how big blocks seem to be taking some rules hits lately. Redesigned 6-bolt head pattern, dry deck with hoops, Cleveland mains, no doubt the SML is capable of quite a bit. And, water for the drag n drives of course.
It'd be cool but now the mullet handle an SMX so I'd love for ppl to see what it's capable of find Garrett's huge platform... My dad has been loving his And with how fast we have been in the 8th I could see mullet being a high five second car but a consistent one
Dude, honestly the Steve Morris big block that's in there is a rocket. With Mullet on a diet, I don't see why not. But that aside, seeing the chassis built to take the SMX would be dope.
I don't know what all the underlying issues were with the failures of the SMX in Mullet. However, if they are going to be resolved with this total redesign, it would be a cool storyline to see the SMX back in there and successful.
that smx is aready in another car now
The problem with mullet is that with the current setup, it was eating a ton of horsepower to overcome. It couldn’t short track well, so they had to just keep adding power till it would really start picking up after the 1/8. Notice that the SMX also wasn’t much faster than a standard Chevy big block? Because adding 1,000 horsepower to a bad setup doesn’t make it much faster. SMX engines are insanely tough. Steve Morris is brilliant, but no engine can take being pushed to the limit just to run 6’s. There are SMX cars in the 5’s for hells sake. Once Cameron is done with Mullet, that SMX would definitely get it to consistent bottom 6’s. Idk, I hope cleet tries the SMX again too, but only time will tell.
It better be a fresh one@@GameOfMorphs
@davidwelsh829 ya no scratch an dent specials lol
@@DownEastSawnothing Cleet did to that SMX was responsible for the broken crank and main caps. When Steve blew it up originally was the only event in that engine life violent enough to do that damage. If Steve had everything Magnafluxed before sending it to Cleet I would change my opinion.
Much respect CJ, glad you spoke highly of KSR's work in Mullet, you are indeed next level in Fabrication.
TT SMX is a power house perfect for the new chassis. Mullet2 for the fans, It’s a blend of new and old CJRC is a master in the craft. Love the videos
The smx , new chassis, and big tire! Let's fugin go!!
Ok,let me try this way.
I really hope mullet gets a bbc,or whatever the first engine was,or,smx to give it a try as drag and drive wise,Steve builds the best,and fastest still,5 second quarter mile,tom Bailey. I can imagine mullet hitting 250 mph no problem if you can really remove 500lbs!!! Yall do,do great,beautiful work,as shown with eagle,i mean,forst hit went amazing, so,im excited to see the mullet with a hair cut.And,if there is room,raise the floor,to get it to sit lower!!!
I think a seriously viable engine for mullet is Steve’s SML. More engine bay room, less front weight and 3500+ hp capable. Keep mullets relationship with Steve going and have a BIG hp drag and drive capable engine.
I was thinking the same thing!
Yep looks like we were all thinking same thing
SML is smaller too, would help the engine placement issue a touch
I think sml would be cool and different! Or keep the big block
@ agreed, and was my point about more engine bay room. I think it’s a super legit option for what they want to achieve from the car…honestly, I understand everyone’s nostalgia over the smx, but I think there may be no better option anywhere than the SML.
BACK TO THE SMX!! With the correct promod type chassis and the right setup, it will handle that powerhouse of an engine.
i was thinking the small SMX or put the big block back in. that will do a really nice drag and drive.
if they can build to handle the power of the SMX that was the problem.
this is not going to be a pro-mod
they aren't making Mullet a pro-mod yes it'll have a tube chassis setup but this is a beefed up street car not a pro-mod and there are loads of people with the same style setups on foxbody mustangs like McFlurry where they run partial tube chassis deals and you don't see them calling it a "pro-mod type chassis" it still gets classed as a street car
also Cleet is likely not getting the SMX again because the SMX that *was* in Mullet is going into a Camaro that Steve is having made for his wife and the engines are expensive as can be and take too much maintaining and we already saw him botch the maintenance on Eagle's hemi once plus the big block it has now is already setup for drag and drive events so would be a waste to change what already works plus that setup alone will likely run 6.10's/6.20's roughly given its PB is I believe a 6.45
Why do people keep throwing around pro mod smh 🤦♂️
agreed
Facts
i would stick the smx back
SMX all the way now..... I've been waiting for this video to come out
New SMX for the drag and drive! Echoing what everyone else in the comments is saying. Now that Mullet will be built right for it, and a big tire!
Pretty unanimous it should be the SMX.
I think the SML should go in it.
Nope.
You guys do nothing but the best Cleetus wants nothing but the best. That being said, I would love to see Steve's SMX back in that thing to keep the theme of having the best continue in the build.
Id say go back to the smx if it can lay down the power with the new chassis.
My thoughts too 🤔🤔
Same
That motor is goin in a car already
He already had the right engine. Maybe just start out with a brand new one and not a scratch & dent? He didn't have the chassis for that SMX
@ Steve could make another one for Cleet
All I can say is this... Mullet 2.0 is gonna be BAD A**! Out with old, but still keep the Mullet. 👍😎
The Steve Morris big block is pretty reliable for a drag and drive, Cleeter had good luck with it
Right? Lightened up, lowered and reconfigured it would be an even bigger monster than it is now with that big block
Of all the channels that have spawned or grown off Cletus this has to be the best one. Keeps it simple but also gets technical.
I'm with the crowd here that say Steve Morris Engine is the only way to go. BBC or SMX but now that this should be able to hand the power, SMX would be my choice.
Cameron I joined because of the Eagle build and will be staying for life. You guys are awesome, professional and willing to educate us all in how to build a great car. Thank you.
Put the SMX back in it. It's a no brainer
Big hats off to Kevin KSR because this car did everything it was built to do and 10x more, Kevin built a hands down amazing race car and I think to do him justice and make it right in the TH-cam world maybe reach out to see if he would like to do a weld on the car or if he would like to be in the design of something👍
You should give a "Broken Weld" counter for the car. Cleetus used the SMX for a bit, which we all know was way too strong for that car.
Idk man Kevin is pretty methodical about his work at KSR
Kevin didn’t build mullet for what it was doing.
@@torque-ej4nu He is pretty methodical, but Kevin didn't build that car to be a low 6 second car.
@@vegaswould Didn't Kevin build the car around the old bbc? Ofc the SMX would be too powerful 😂. The car did good for what it wasn't built for though
@@oldskoolkrazyKevin built the car around a 427 ls
He should put an smx back in it. I am sure you guys will make it able to handle the power!
More than likely, SMX, Steve hinted to it. 2nd guess is a billet water jacketed Noonan Hemi.
From starting as a twin engine jet car to what it is today, that poor ole girl has been a jack of all trades, master of none. It will be good to see a clean sheet intentional build from start to finish.
",, master of none" Huh?? a 6:20+ @220+mph in an El Camino might be quite "masterful" for some of our opinions 🙂
I mean mullet did win world cup..
@@quickdeuce Was it ever consistent.... NO it wasn't.
I’m not trying to take anything away from the team. They overcame a lot with hard work and a 3000hp SMX. But what they were trying to do was far beyond what that chassis was intended to do.
I'd like him to stick with the SMX- big tire drag and drive car with a TT big block sounds good as hell. Obviously he will choose what he wants but for what its's worth..
Has to be an SMX in Mullet. Dual fuel with maybe a removable street fuel tank. Big ass twin turbos & as much as you hate it they should be on top, maybe just peeking out of the bonnet. Keep the look but more streamlined like.
Honestly I'd love to see the same combo go back into Mullet. Would be cool to see a true difference that only a chassis change does for it. Also BBC is a super easy, reliable combo for drag and drive.
something just feels right about the big block that is in Mullet right now. Way cheaper to operate and probably better for drag and drive.
yea but there’s no way in hell it’s goin 5s with that engine in it now
It fits in a far more competitive class with the BBC
@@michaelb8772 you must not know that engine very well it’s very capable of 5000+ hp
@@michaelb8772 they don't want 5s tho, they want to be competitive in DnD events
@@Arkansasoutlaw45 try 3k, even an SMX is only about 4500 whp on a hub dyno
Tom Bailey seems to have a good drag and drive system worked out with the SMX…
KSR did the original and it was a badass. I can't wait to see what CJRC does with it. It is a very, very likeable race car!!
Would be nice to see the SMX back in Mullet and see it's full potential. People have had a lot of negative things to say about the SMX. Be nice to shut them up😢😢
It should be the smx, if it's getting built stronger and lighter and can handle the power it should be the smx, a new 1, with radiused corner main caps lol
o7 to Mullet and KSR's build. He built a hell of a rocket sled for 2 years. Sad to see it go, but excited for the future.
Kevin did a great job for what Mullet was meant to do. Cleetus just wants more from it than he originally did.
Love to see an SMX back in the car and get the car in the 5’s
SMX now your doing the frame it has more then enough power.
Why is it even a question? SMX all day! I personally feel that there’s unfinished business with Mullet and the SMX.
Smx now that he will have a car to handle it
SMX. Props to KSR and what he overcame with a freaking jet car. Need to get Steve Morris back in there.
For drive and drag a Steve Morris SML should be sufficient. Water jackets, but dry head interface with cylinder rings to keep the boost in.
Would all you hillbilly Steve Morpus fans roll away. There are far better options. No sml or smx please
I was hoping he goes with the newest SMX Steve has available. Will have to keep the turbos on it. If the turbos are not sticking out the hood maybe modify the hood to force air right to the Turbos. A ram air style dual scoops.
Mullet needs turbos up top. Those are the business in the front. He also needs the motor that was in it.
An SMX in a chassis that can handle the power would be awesome!
SMX Baby, most of the class in Drag and Drive ( the fast cars) run a SMX, he needs an up to date one not the well used one he had before.
@michaelwynne4346 not sure why everyone loves the smx look at the stats for real, drag and drive cars that are supposed to he succesful, Tom Bailey he has car issue not motor issues but remember his block was one of the first it wad made by Dart, the viper smx always engine issues it's sad it's at Proline getting fixed, cleetus all sorts of problems i contribute that to when steve gernaded it with bad rods, there's people that talk then there's people that talk with facts, the facts are there's a few that start out but none seem to go the distance with drag and drive and making it the end is 90 percent of the battle, oh and dude in camaro black one that engine got destroyed also drag and drive, that engine needs to be tested by steve all the time he doesn't put many laps on his, he's already stated there's an issue with harmonics I'm engine and some of the cars be interesting to see the scratch and dent in his camaro and see what happens I'm sorry the smx just isn't the best choice probably be a last resort in my opinion at least the engine he has now are basically shelf parts easy to.fix and replace
@@JonathonDelumyea
Dunphy's engine is at Proline because they are close to him. They get parts from Steve for it, and have voiced their likes for the SMX.
Garrett broke the SMX because it was in a car that could not handle the engine. It shook, twisted and beat up that engine. When Garrett got it, it was basically a new engine and it was only cosmetic damage at that point.
Tom's car has seen a lot of abuse, that's why the chassis failed. The car is back to running condition and should not see any issues for a while.
If you think making this kind of power and breaking things is an SMX thing, you're dead wrong. The 481X platform which the SMX essentially is, is a really good platform.
Not sure why the hate for the SMX.
The only reason the SMX wasn’t reliable in mullet was because the chassis couldn’t handle it, and that’s exactly what you guys are correcting! Cletus could make HUGE GAINS in Mullet with y’all’s chassis and the chunk of raw SMX power by Steve Morris himself. The only car that would beat it is Eagle 🤣
Bittersweet seeing this car dismantled, as I watched it being built. You guys will make it 10X better! Can’t wait to watch the build process!
Troy worked on the rocket car set up for this didn't he?
Back to the SMX! Steve has proven it's reliability, and with Cameron's chassis he will be able to put down whatever he can squeeze out of it.
How about Steve Morris' SMX with water jackets? 4500 HP Capable!!!
New SMX all the way...no scratch and dent 😂
I didn't realize I was going to be this excited to see Mullet go under the knife!!! This is gunna be amazing!!
I don't remember the original chassis shop that started this build ( it was the same one that did Leroy originally), but there was plans to have a Jet Engine in it to start with. Then Cleetus wised up, that shop closed up and had to have KSR take it over and make it what it became.Then Tye jumpping in midway to help make it even better. They pushed that set up to a point it should have never seen. Can't wait to see the next version of Mullet.
Please make the videos longer. I love watching you guys work on these fast cars and I just don't think the videos are long enough. Like a good 45 minutes to a hour. Love what you all are doing keep up the great work.
Back to the SMX 💪🏼💪🏼
I agree, but probably won’t fit classes he wants to run.
@@mfd4505 the lock up converter really hurt too for classes... Put him against basically pro mods in the 5's which he had no chance against
Let's not forget Mullet was supposed to be a jet powered car originally and then he bagged the idea after a ton of chasis work was done to make it support thatm, which is why it weighs so much. KSR then took it over to get it to where it is now.
CJRC are classy for shooting out Kevin. Liking the content, keep up the good work.
Would love to see another Steve Morris engine in here. Just feels right.
This might be my favorite TH-cam channel. Y’all remind me a lot of waking up and watching power block on tnn/spike. But it’s not boring. Good job y’all.
wow lol power block. what a throwback
The good days forsure!! And watching family matters 😂
Wow spike tv lol
Personally I think if he’s doing big tire drag and drive with mullet, he should give the SMX another try. The SMX didn’t work for him because the chassis couldn’t handle it, so now with a proper chassis I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Steve’s wagon is not small by any means and it works because it’s got a damn good chassis.
Correct smx
Without a doubt the SMX, it’s what that is meant for.
Comment #2.....Zach died of BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA at 9:15.....
Comment #3.....Ty is freaking out, too!!!!
I mean, if he wants to do drag and drive like he was saying, putting the SMX back in it is the logical choice. Turbos needed to be down lower anyways, and the inlets should be the high beam headlight locations
SMX all the way
i think the current setup is just fine, big block turbo would be killer with a lighter car
Keep the smx. That is a bad ass motor and Steve is awesome. Genius
0:58 Screw blown Sonny Leonard 711ci Chevy Hemi
Amen brother.
There is nothing normal about that it would be way too hard to get parts for... Big cubic inch hemis are nothing but problems and a massive reason why you see people stain below 540 cubic inches in the heavy hitter racing unless it's na or nitrous
Noonan
If you’re ever gonna do rear mounted turbskies it’s when you have no room in the front and a truck bed in the back lol. I mean…just out the whole engine in the back. Wait a minute…..CLEETUS I HAVE AN IDEA!!!!
Hell nah
SMX IS THE WAY TO GO
Keep the same Steve morris big block. It does great
Billet SMX for sure!!!
nothing wrong with smx now your going to fix the chassis
I simply love the way you do cars, always true to the classic/factory way, but waaaaay faster.
Also the smx is already there and has done really well, and it can provide reliability and muscle
If it had the chassis to handle it and they maintained it properly then the smx is probably going to be the best engine choice
I'm not going to lie... I was like, Zach worked so hard on that wiring... I am glad you mentioned he OK'd the clipped removal!!
smx will do just fine
smx is the way
Cant wait to see what you make of Mullet Cameron. Dropping 500+ lbs and ride height will make a big difference. I know people are complaining about the turbos possibly getting hidden but man you make a killer product as we have seen and do what you and your team do best so if you gotta hide them then go for it. High 5. sec pass would be amazing to achieve and I think you are more than capable of reaching that.
Id love to see an SML from steve. Bring him back to his roots with an LS based design
That's a good suggestion. Wonder how much power that can make
@ pretty sure 3500+