Go check out that junkyard that cleetus went to in his latest video, they seemed to have some LS engines lying around. Cleetus paid less than 300 for one for that corvette 'Ruby'
Something worth noting is that. The engine I’m looking for is an l33. It’s an aluminum block 5.3 with 799 heads. It only came in 06-07 Silverado 1500’s extended cab 4wd trucks and only 10% of those got it. So it’s a hard find to pull at a junkyard because most get pulled and sold like this.
One of my old trucks was totaled because someone hit it when it was parked on the side of the road. Motor was blown so I couldn't move it, sorry to whoever pulled the motor.. Lol
Looks like a flood vehicle engine. And to answer the question about what people in small towns do, I know quite a bit of people who work 1.5+ hour one way trip away from their small town home. To some people the drive is worth it.
Josh Crutchley I’ve met one guy when I was buying a cheap daily that had driven 2:15 minutes one way every day for 7 years to work at a company that I didn’t even feel was worth the 30 minute drive for me lol. But I personally know quite a few that travel 1.5-2 hours
Cleetus just pulled a 5.3 from a wrecking yard , Taylor needs to pull his own engine . That way he can see the over all condition of the car it comes from , chances are a f body or Corvette hasn't been used for mud racing . Trusting the parts yard is silly , especially if you can't pull your own parts .
I tend to take back roads if I'm not in a hurry. Especially if I'm in a fun car. I def try to take different and new routes I haven't before if they're similar distances. I think I may have legit driven on that road in Florida too the one time I was there on vaca. Had a rental Kia Optima at the time. One thing to remember is big houses are cheaper out in the country. A lot of the more affluent folks will be business owners. Sucks on the engine. For the price I'd be annoyed to get a beat on rinsed off engine too. Good luck man!
I know people that live in inverness and drive 150 to 200 miles daily to their work. I love inverness/ocala area, so open, worldly, its a nice change from cities where they fill the smallest spots with a building, out there it feels real.
I thought the same thing when I was in SC. There was houses but nowhere to work. The nearest town with anywhere to shop looked like it was stuck in the 30’s. I was glad I didn’t need gas passing through there because they had a filling station so if I had to take a guess it’s cash only. But you should take a trip up north. Pretty much everything from VA to ME is mountains and Forrest’s for state parks. I’m in NJ but my favorite place I’ve been to is Conway NH. Beautiful place.
Taylor come on. I grew up in north central Florida and there are SOO many springs in the area. Rivers with super clear water and fast current. Quarries. Etc
I always take back roads. For one, we don't have a lot of main highways but the biggest reason is back roads are usually quicker because they cut across and the traffic is always almost non existent. They're topically just less stressful too.
I know this is a long shot but why dont you just buy a wreck camaro or truck. It'll be more expensive. But you could sell a lot of good parts on it and get most of all your money back.
I lived in Ocala. I did garage door repair and replacement. Used to travel on that rd to i10 all the time. Ps when are you putting sides and a few garage doors on your shop
Some of those nice houses in the middle of nowhere are typically owned by rich folks who have multiple homes not just one. For the most part they might be a general contractors or a business owners that might need a spare house for in-between business trips and jobsites. Another thing could be that they want a spare house to get away from the city life and be in a more rural area for relaxation. Alot of times it much cheaper to build a big house out in the outskirts of cities because of all the money you'll save from buying land at a lower price.
Sucks about the engine. I've heard that due to the hurricanes and stuff that have happened over that way, there have been a bunch of engines and cars that are on the market due to being in flooded areas. Filled with mud and stuff in random areas. Good luck on engine search.
Yea honestly doesn't oil float on water? Maybe the oil floated up there bcuz it was flooded at the bottom. But still, it coulda also been crappy too. never really know and for the price it was, u don't want to get burned. It seemed like more of an engine that was sold as expected to run (the warranty was probably because they knew some of them were disappointments and it's their way of sorting thru without the work), and if he had of just added oil and tried to run it like some people would've, that'd be very crappy lol there was like dirt, mud, stones and branches in there.... lmfao
Taylor, Don't know what roads you drive on 'round there, but to get to Bushnell from Orlando, one of the best ways is off the Turnpike onto 27 exit and then go north and turn left on Bridges and Youth-camp Road through old Florida farms and hills. Beautiful area with old oaks on the Lake Wales Ridge, and lovely curves to drive your Miata, or drive anything, for that matter. I am sure you probably already know that since you live in the area. You should make a video of Bridges/Boy-scout from 27 to 48 in Center Hill with a dashcam and/or headcam and commentary pulling the curves like on your go-cart vids. Farms, Florida hills, country houses, barns, rusty silos, cattle, horses, live oaks with hanging moss and a narrow as hell straightaway at the end.
Also, 33 north from I-4 and turn onto 561 to climb up the ridge to Clermont. Or Orange Springs to Interlachen, to Middleburg. . . . Hilly Florida that not many people know.
Dang man, that's unfortunate. I wish the Wisconsin/Florida Drive wasn't 20 hours, We have $400 5.3's all the time up here. A guy a few weeks ago had two 4.8's for $250 and $350 each with harness and computer... I believe that trans is a cd001 by the shifter mount. Its solid when the cd009 are a skeleton. Head up, I just drove 2 hours for a $50 drive shaft a few days ago, sad face, haha!!!
05-06 cd009s look like a regular cd001-cd008 etc. the 07-08 hr cd009s are the ones with the skeletal shifter you’re thinking about (i think some 06 cd009s also came with the skeletal shifter but im not 100% sure)
Always go back roads if it doesn't extend your trip too much! I live in the city but my hometown is 3 hours away so backroads are a nice way to stay alert and see something different than the usual highway.
bummer man. just gotta build one man. more expensive, but at least you will have that piece of mind and know exactly whats going on with the motor. best of luck love the channel!
i work for LKQ out in oregon... sorry you had a bad experience. i can ship or whatever even engines right to your door i literally have a bunch of these engines cleaned up and sitting in the showroom
Like I've told you before, I live in the area of the Dragon. I have a 30 mile, one way drive to work. Used to have 50 mile. Funny part is, the wife wants to move to FL! Her commute is about 10 miles. lol
Love that drive through backwoods FL. I guess I won't be buying anything from that place in Lake City... They tried to pawn off a flood motor for running motor prices. Dirty. Still better than paying 10k for a new one....
Seriously Taylor read my lengthy comment i posted 8 minutes from this one please. If u get a junk yard engine, your likely to face issues like blowby or whatever. Sometimes u do rarely get lucky. But IMO it isn't that much more work to rebuild it with just pistons, rings, head gasket, oil pump, water pump. Your engine will be nice and clean on the inside and your rings will be gapped properly for drifting and going hard on it. inspect bearings and the cams/crank for any wear. You should be good to go! It's almost a no brainer!!! Not to mention it will be good content. Everybody loves the rebuilds but in your caSe as well as what mine was, it will just be a refresh/light/cheap/careful/loving oem rebuild. ;) I think that will provide you with the more reliable outcome... and even save money in the end. I seriously believe the reason why you had all the issues with the 1.8l miata rebuilds back then were either due to the fuel injector harness problem or the megasquirtpnp base spark map back then being not reliable or safe to run as is. But in your case it was the injector harness without a doubt. I can't remember the exact order of events right now but if u rebuilt it again after the injector harness issue, and it blew again it was likely still due to an explanation or the mspnp base spark map being way too aggressive right above cruise back then, they fixed it earlier this year or so.
Near ish to Yellowstone deep in some mountain country you will see amazing House's with an insane view. And I always think what do I need to set myself up for a place like that
"We dont have much out here in terms of nature...." listens the guy in Indiana who loves to fish and travels to Florida for nature!!!! In June I fished where the original Tarzan was filmed!! Just south of Sarasota.
I think it's time to just send the motor you have out and make it a great foundation. You can run a turbo on it later if you wanted since the block could hold it. I know this is backyard budget build but getting a truck motor out of the junk yard will pretty much be a caked up high mileage beater again.
I kinda do both , a lot of the time I’ll take one way there and another way back. Unless it’s for work then I’m most likely in a hurry. And what 12 year old doesn’t want a Tank, shit I still want a Tank .
Don't have any big highways near my place, don't even have straight roads, I live 25km from the nearest town and 2 hours to the nearest city. I farm pigs and build cars on the coromandel peninsula in new Zealand.
The area you where in allot of professional motocross and supercross racers have training facility's out there so those nice houses are probably the employees or even the riders houses
Yeah tay I totally get you, I always tend to find all the back roads to where ever i'm going, The Motorways or A roads here in the UK are boring, At least in the back roads you feel like your actually enjoying the trip, not just from A to B, Totally get you ❤️
I lived in florida for a few years and I forgot how straight and flat everything is. You can’t really ever see anything on the road other than trees and brush
Man, at least you have that option of taking the scenic route. I live in farther south, between Ft Lauderdale and Miami. I have the option of A) highway because it's fast or B) tons of traffic lights No scenic route to be found.
Cleetus just picked up a new (used) engine for Ruby....he may have seen an engine in the yard that would work for the miata. It's a thought. The random thoughts during the drive are nice. I kept wondering..."what city is he in". Hope the trans works out and you can get a good deal on the engine this week. Looking forward to the next video....
Hey I’m guessing you don’t read all your comments, but I live in Daytona, work in Orlando, I did a K swap into Ep3 and looking to LS swap a car in near future. With that said, if you need help with location of parts, or look at a motor before you drive here, I am willing to help, i always gain knowledge, let me know if I can help in any way
Hey Taylor if you want I have a complete Landrover disco 2 engine. The block is bad just like most of them are but every other piece is in good condition. If you come pick it up from St.Augustine I will just give it to you so you can sell the parts and try to make some more money for the engine
do they pre run engines over there? here in aus it's a legal requirement that the engines be pre run and tested before selling with warranty , u can still buy untested engines as rebuilders or parts engines but if it's advertised as a runner it must be pre run and tested.
Yeah I’m pretty sure those big houses in the middle of nowhere are just retired people. I see them all the time in northern Michigan and the people who live in them are like 60-70 year old couples
Second time about the same subject. Buy a (build) short block. It will be cheaper than buying crap, paying core charge and building the old one. If you do it correctly one is all you will need. On a side note, drifting is not very kind to ls’s. Dry sump will save you lots of headaches and money. Not to mention time.
Find a runner, test it, pull it, profit. Buying junkyard motors is such a crapshoot. I only buy them if I’m rebuilding. For a runner, I’d rather buy a runner in vehicle and part it out myself. You’ve got the space.
Hey just rewatched the cam install vid was hoping to find a link to the stage two cam valve spring and trulion upgraded on the vid but didn't is it possible for you to give me the links? Also love the vids and keep up the good work hope you find a good engine and stop getting junk
I would just rebuild the old one even if it was just an OEM rebuild. You'd know what you have at that point which in the long run would equal less money and less headache
Dude holy shit ive questioned that so much. Definitely that area where your at. And the middle of bfe. Nothing to do for work or anykind of stores. Are they like homesteaders maybe?
Man you are just have to go to an LKQ and pull one your self. Kind of sucks but will be cheaper. When you get one just put new rod, main bearings and a oil pump in it. You are taking the pan off anyway, might as well make sure everything is good with some new parts. It would be cheap insurance in my opinion. Good luck on the hunt for the next one.
My father is a project manager for a big company and has the ability to work from home. He just has to be able to communicate to his coworkers and be on business calls so he doesn't have to commute to an office.
my one buddy used to live in georgia and they had a nice ass house down there in the middle of no where (drove down there to see them) and his dad ran a tree cutting business and made stupid dumb amounts of money, and i always prefer the backroads
I' ve done what you're doing right now. Engine went bad, got another shitty engine, that blew out, got another one and so on...but in reality I should've rebuilt the original engine and be done with it. Atleast you know what you get when doing it yourself and in the long run would save some money as well, taken into account the headache of returning the engine, trucks running cost getting there and back, twice, plus picking up another engine...and most of all, time. Either way hope that the next one will be the one.
I need a very specific aluminum block 5.3 that only came in two years of the extended cab short bed Chevy 1500 and even then only like 10% of those have it. Would be a hard fine in a junkyard.
@@Taylordrifts do they have a aluminum 4.8 it would rev higher . It is hit and miss at them places its so hard to find 1.6 miata bottom end and we need one bad for are turbo car i feel your pain friend
you could pull an engine from a junkyard even though that is a lot of work and you still don't know what you will get until you open it. might be a better option though.
Back roads are better less people driving like idiots. I-4, Interstate 75, I-95, and the Turnpike are complete nightmares. You hear about people getting killed all the time on these major highways in fiery crashes, so yeah back roads are a bit safer. When I travel on the weekends sometimes with my family and friends to go to Disney World or Lego Land I'll take highway 17 for example or if I'm going to the east coast I'll take 27 to Miami or Fort Lauderdale. It takes time but believe me you'll have fun seeing new things on the way.
@@SKOMPAS core is like you bought a alternator and you go turn your old one in some they can recycle it, or do a refurbish on the unit and sell it as new. the purpose is so they can sell remanufactured parts. thats why a core charge on a junkyard engine is stupid.
@@thewheelman1993 that's crazy my local pick and pull charges like $155+20 core for a 4cyl and $195+30 core for 8cyl. 6cyl falls between them. They also do not change price based on model or year of vehicle. They don't get any expensive cars but plenty of ls trucks. A ls3 costs the same as any other V8.
large homes in the middle of nowhere: 1.) trust fund leaches 2.) wealthy business owners 3.) remote IT workers 4.) retirees 5.) youtubers with too many miata parts. :-D
Go check out that junkyard that cleetus went to in his latest video, they seemed to have some LS engines lying around. Cleetus paid less than 300 for one for that corvette 'Ruby'
^ like so taylor can see this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Cleetus has two u pick it yards very close to his shop - he’ll probably help you if you bring him some Mt Dee!
Its like 3hrs away tho
Yup, he said he got the shortblock for 230 bucks
Those are iron blocks though for the most part I believe. Aluminum block 5.3s are harder to find. I’m pretty sure Taylor wants an aluminum one
Something worth noting is that. The engine I’m looking for is an l33. It’s an aluminum block 5.3 with 799 heads. It only came in 06-07 Silverado 1500’s extended cab 4wd trucks and only 10% of those got it. So it’s a hard find to pull at a junkyard because most get pulled and sold like this.
The hunt is half the fun!
Taylor Ray go to pick and pull junk yard and find one that got wrecked in the rear. 😉
I go to pick n pull and look for a wrecked vehicle... I know it had to be running to get in a wreck... if it isnt wrecked I walk away
Rear ended or t-boned are my favorites!!
Alloy 5.3s are almost as rare as ls1s
Clever...
I wouldn’t have thought of that that’s a clever
One of my old trucks was totaled because someone hit it when it was parked on the side of the road. Motor was blown so I couldn't move it, sorry to whoever pulled the motor.. Lol
Looks like a flood vehicle engine. And to answer the question about what people in small towns do, I know quite a bit of people who work 1.5+ hour one way trip away from their small town home. To some people the drive is worth it.
I lived in WV and people traveled as far as 2hrs one way for work.
Josh Crutchley I’ve met one guy when I was buying a cheap daily that had driven 2:15 minutes one way every day for 7 years to work at a company that I didn’t even feel was worth the 30 minute drive for me lol. But I personally know quite a few that travel 1.5-2 hours
that clunker motor was underwater for awhile.
lesson learned, ALWAYS pull the intake before paying
You should hit up cleetus, I wprship him as the chevy prophet(even though Im a jdm boi)
Cleetus just pulled a 5.3 from a wrecking yard , Taylor needs to pull his own engine . That way he can see the over all condition of the car it comes from , chances are a f body or Corvette hasn't been used for mud racing . Trusting the parts yard is silly , especially if you can't pull your own parts .
@@Shadowband72 yeah agreed, cleetus did the right thing with the dumpsterfire😂
Is Cleetus really the guy to call for a reliable engine?😂
@@XwSScout For the power taylor wants sure, cleetus just tries to push 900 hp through a truck bottomend😂😂
JDM FOR LIFE CUH
I tend to take back roads if I'm not in a hurry. Especially if I'm in a fun car. I def try to take different and new routes I haven't before if they're similar distances. I think I may have legit driven on that road in Florida too the one time I was there on vaca. Had a rental Kia Optima at the time. One thing to remember is big houses are cheaper out in the country. A lot of the more affluent folks will be business owners. Sucks on the engine. For the price I'd be annoyed to get a beat on rinsed off engine too. Good luck man!
P.S. I spammed your comments with affordable Florida LS engine links, but they may go to... Spam. So check it out!
I know people that live in inverness and drive 150 to 200 miles daily to their work. I love inverness/ocala area, so open, worldly, its a nice change from cities where they fill the smallest spots with a building, out there it feels real.
i know you need to work on the miata but PLEASE do some stuff on the GC8 haha
I thought the same thing when I was in SC. There was houses but nowhere to work. The nearest town with anywhere to shop looked like it was stuck in the 30’s. I was glad I didn’t need gas passing through there because they had a filling station so if I had to take a guess it’s cash only. But you should take a trip up north. Pretty much everything from VA to ME is mountains and Forrest’s for state parks. I’m in NJ but my favorite place I’ve been to is Conway NH. Beautiful place.
Taylor come on. I grew up in north central Florida and there are SOO many springs in the area. Rivers with super clear water and fast current. Quarries. Etc
Always take the backroads, never k you ow what you might find. Classic cars for sale, project cars etc.
Back streets all the way, main roads where I live are always full of traffic :/
Whatever route has the least amount of traffic lol, I'm in the Puget sound area of WA state.
I always take back roads. For one, we don't have a lot of main highways but the biggest reason is back roads are usually quicker because they cut across and the traffic is always almost non existent. They're topically just less stressful too.
That’s how I feel. Much less likely to hit gridlock on a backroad.
I know this is a long shot but why dont you just buy a wreck camaro or truck. It'll be more expensive. But you could sell a lot of good parts on it and get most of all your money back.
Man that sucks at least you were able to return it!! You will find a good one no worries
I lived in Ocala. I did garage door repair and replacement. Used to travel on that rd to i10 all the time. Ps when are you putting sides and a few garage doors on your shop
Some of those nice houses in the middle of nowhere are typically owned by rich folks who have multiple homes not just one. For the most part they might be a general contractors or a business owners that might need a spare house for in-between business trips and jobsites. Another thing could be that they want a spare house to get away from the city life and be in a more rural area for relaxation. Alot of times it much cheaper to build a big house out in the outskirts of cities because of all the money you'll save from buying land at a lower price.
Sucks about the engine. I've heard that due to the hurricanes and stuff that have happened over that way, there have been a bunch of engines and cars that are on the market due to being in flooded areas. Filled with mud and stuff in random areas. Good luck on engine search.
Yea honestly doesn't oil float on water? Maybe the oil floated up there bcuz it was flooded at the bottom. But still, it coulda also been crappy too. never really know and for the price it was, u don't want to get burned. It seemed like more of an engine that was sold as expected to run (the warranty was probably because they knew some of them were disappointments and it's their way of sorting thru without the work), and if he had of just added oil and tried to run it like some people would've, that'd be very crappy lol there was like dirt, mud, stones and branches in there.... lmfao
Taylor, Don't know what roads you drive on 'round there, but to get to Bushnell from Orlando, one of the best ways is off the Turnpike onto 27 exit and then go north and turn left on Bridges and Youth-camp Road through old Florida farms and hills. Beautiful area with old oaks on the Lake Wales Ridge, and lovely curves to drive your Miata, or drive anything, for that matter. I am sure you probably already know that since you live in the area.
You should make a video of Bridges/Boy-scout from 27 to 48 in Center Hill with a dashcam and/or headcam and commentary pulling the curves like on your go-cart vids. Farms, Florida hills, country houses, barns, rusty silos, cattle, horses, live oaks with hanging moss and a narrow as hell straightaway at the end.
Also, 33 north from I-4 and turn onto 561 to climb up the ridge to Clermont.
Or Orange Springs to Interlachen, to Middleburg. . . .
Hilly Florida that not many people know.
Dang man, that's unfortunate. I wish the Wisconsin/Florida Drive wasn't 20 hours, We have $400 5.3's all the time up here. A guy a few weeks ago had two 4.8's for $250 and $350 each with harness and computer... I believe that trans is a cd001 by the shifter mount. Its solid when the cd009 are a skeleton. Head up, I just drove 2 hours for a $50 drive shaft a few days ago, sad face, haha!!!
Lol pretty sure I saw that deal on Facebook
@@michael_graper This was a local Craigslist add.
@@BlaserBuilds oh I just remember seeing 2 v8s on fb for a good price
@@michael_graper sameeeee lol
05-06 cd009s look like a regular cd001-cd008 etc. the 07-08 hr cd009s are the ones with the skeletal shifter you’re thinking about (i think some 06 cd009s also came with the skeletal shifter but im not 100% sure)
Always go back roads if it doesn't extend your trip too much! I live in the city but my hometown is 3 hours away so backroads are a nice way to stay alert and see something different than the usual highway.
bummer man. just gotta build one man. more expensive, but at least you will have that piece of mind and know exactly whats going on with the motor. best of luck love the channel!
i work for LKQ out in oregon... sorry you had a bad experience. i can ship or whatever even engines right to your door i literally have a bunch of these engines cleaned up and sitting in the showroom
Like I've told you before, I live in the area of the Dragon. I have a 30 mile, one way drive to work. Used to have 50 mile. Funny part is, the wife wants to move to FL! Her commute is about 10 miles. lol
Love that drive through backwoods FL.
I guess I won't be buying anything from that place in Lake City... They tried to pawn off a flood motor for running motor prices. Dirty. Still better than paying 10k for a new one....
Love the car stories and chats bro !!
Seriously Taylor read my lengthy comment i posted 8 minutes from this one please. If u get a junk yard engine, your likely to face issues like blowby or whatever. Sometimes u do rarely get lucky. But IMO it isn't that much more work to rebuild it with just pistons, rings, head gasket, oil pump, water pump. Your engine will be nice and clean on the inside and your rings will be gapped properly for drifting and going hard on it. inspect bearings and the cams/crank for any wear. You should be good to go! It's almost a no brainer!!! Not to mention it will be good content. Everybody loves the rebuilds but in your caSe as well as what mine was, it will just be a refresh/light/cheap/careful/loving oem rebuild. ;)
I think that will provide you with the more reliable outcome... and even save money in the end.
I seriously believe the reason why you had all the issues with the 1.8l miata rebuilds back then were either due to the fuel injector harness problem or the megasquirtpnp base spark map back then being not reliable or safe to run as is. But in your case it was the injector harness without a doubt. I can't remember the exact order of events right now but if u rebuilt it again after the injector harness issue, and it blew again it was likely still due to an explanation or the mspnp base spark map being way too aggressive right above cruise back then, they fixed it earlier this year or so.
Near ish to Yellowstone deep in some mountain country you will see amazing House's with an insane view. And I always think what do I need to set myself up for a place like that
"We dont have much out here in terms of nature...." listens the guy in Indiana who loves to fish and travels to Florida for nature!!!! In June I fished where the original Tarzan was filmed!! Just south of Sarasota.
Also some people work from home and just on there own computers for large companies, can live anywhere and work anywhere with internet
want a tank buy a volvo LOL
I moved to Colorado last year, closest Walmart is 72 miles one way. Closest big city (Pueblo) is 3 hours away and Denver is 5 hours away.
you work from home?
rob killa No, I own my IT services business
James Briggs nice
Sounds like you’re a poor loser
@@TheLoopmeister Yup. I would have to agree... Living where I want, doing what I want and making good money makes me a poor loser.
I think it's time to just send the motor you have out and make it a great foundation. You can run a turbo on it later if you wanted since the block could hold it. I know this is backyard budget build but getting a truck motor out of the junk yard will pretty much be a caked up high mileage beater again.
I work in those random towns with nice houses they work in oil refinery's ethanol plants gas plants stuff like that with high paying jobs
I kinda do both , a lot of the time I’ll take one way there and another way back. Unless it’s for work then I’m most likely in a hurry. And what 12 year old doesn’t want a Tank, shit I still want a Tank .
Don't have any big highways near my place, don't even have straight roads, I live 25km from the nearest town and 2 hours to the nearest city. I farm pigs and build cars on the coromandel peninsula in new Zealand.
The area you where in allot of professional motocross and supercross racers have training facility's out there so those nice houses are probably the employees or even the riders houses
Yeah tay I totally get you, I always tend to find all the back roads to where ever i'm going, The Motorways or A roads here in the UK are boring, At least in the back roads you feel like your actually enjoying the trip, not just from A to B, Totally get you ❤️
I lived in florida for a few years and I forgot how straight and flat everything is. You can’t really ever see anything on the road other than trees and brush
Man, at least you have that option of taking the scenic route. I live in farther south, between Ft Lauderdale and Miami. I have the option of
A) highway because it's fast or
B) tons of traffic lights
No scenic route to be found.
Cleetus just picked up a new (used) engine for Ruby....he may have seen an engine in the yard that would work for the miata. It's a thought.
The random thoughts during the drive are nice. I kept wondering..."what city is he in". Hope the trans works out and you can get a good deal on the engine this week.
Looking forward to the next video....
I always take the back roads when local and sometimes long distances.
Hey I’m guessing you don’t read all your comments, but I live in Daytona, work in Orlando, I did a K swap into Ep3 and looking to LS swap a car in near future. With that said, if you need help with location of parts, or look at a motor before you drive here, I am willing to help, i always gain knowledge, let me know if I can help in any way
Told you. You should've just gotten in touch with Texas speed, itd be their first drift build and I'm sure they would hook you up
Hey Taylor if you want I have a complete Landrover disco 2 engine. The block is bad just like most of them are but every other piece is in good condition. If you come pick it up from St.Augustine I will just give it to you so you can sell the parts and try to make some more money for the engine
Here in Cleveland Ohio we have a pull a part all transmissions are the same price 135 bucks engines are the same they sell by the cylinder
Those "back roads" would be considered top notch A+ highways in my country.
Missing out if you haven’t seen a TruValue in a long time. Everyone I’ve been in has very helpful workers.
do they pre run engines over there? here in aus it's a legal requirement that the engines be pre run and tested before selling with warranty , u can still buy untested engines as rebuilders or parts engines but if it's advertised as a runner it must be pre run and tested.
Yeah I’m pretty sure those big houses in the middle of nowhere are just retired people. I see them all the time in northern Michigan and the people who live in them are like 60-70 year old couples
Second time about the same subject. Buy a (build) short block. It will be cheaper than buying crap, paying core charge and building the old one. If you do it correctly one is all you will need. On a side note, drifting is not very kind to ls’s. Dry sump will save you lots of headaches and money. Not to mention time.
Find a runner, test it, pull it, profit. Buying junkyard motors is such a crapshoot. I only buy them if I’m rebuilding. For a runner, I’d rather buy a runner in vehicle and part it out myself. You’ve got the space.
They're probably farmers, you'd be surprised the amount of money in farming
Hopefully, the next one will be a good one. Btw Matt is also on an LS (Z) now. That's gonna be exciting at the next event!!
You went by Tidwell Brothers construction, and that’s one of the guys mud trucks. I have traveled that road ALOT driving truck
jennings jasper lake park and valdosta were the most interesting cities ive ever been too.
You can back up to your lift, strap the engine to one of the arms and take it from your truck easly
I always take the back roads. We have great hilly windy roads here in SW Ohio.
Hey just rewatched the cam install vid was hoping to find a link to the stage two cam valve spring and trulion upgraded on the vid but didn't is it possible for you to give me the links? Also love the vids and keep up the good work hope you find a good engine and stop getting junk
"should have done my homework and asked more questions" that should be the motto of this channel
I loved the term "dream obtainable car"
I worked at a true value for 3 years while I was drifting my camaro 😂 smiths true value of headland family owned thing
We have a lot of u pick it places in Tampa/St Pete- I’m sure they have a few in Orlando - Try one of those places.
I live in NY, also want a tank... gonna get a BTR lol
I would just rebuild the old one even if it was just an OEM rebuild. You'd know what you have at that point which in the long run would equal less money and less headache
Back roads all the time. Especially when I'm in my work van lol
lol Lake city is where I got my first speeding ticket!! was coming home from a family trip to Tampa
Dude holy shit ive questioned that so much. Definitely that area where your at. And the middle of bfe. Nothing to do for work or anykind of stores. Are they like homesteaders maybe?
To answer your question about what people out there in the sticks, I'm sure some of them are retired, and I'm sure some of them work in oil and gas.
Lake City man I use to work at that lkq and I've lived in lake City for 25years
i prefer the highway, just set cruise control, lean the seat back, listen to music and relax
Man you are just have to go to an LKQ and pull one your self. Kind of sucks but will be cheaper. When you get one just put new rod, main bearings and a oil pump in it. You are taking the pan off anyway, might as well make sure everything is good with some new parts. It would be cheap insurance in my opinion. Good luck on the hunt for the next one.
I DM'd Texas Speed and Performance for you the other day and told them about your LS issues. They said they messaged you... Anything good?
I tend to take dirt whenever i can. Though thats really dependent on where you live.
Taylor what your thoughts on Chris moving down there?
My father is a project manager for a big company and has the ability to work from home. He just has to be able to communicate to his coworkers and be on business calls so he doesn't have to commute to an office.
my one buddy used to live in georgia and they had a nice ass house down there in the middle of no where (drove down there to see them) and his dad ran a tree cutting business and made stupid dumb amounts of money, and i always prefer the backroads
I' ve done what you're doing right now. Engine went bad, got another shitty engine, that blew out, got another one and so on...but in reality I should've rebuilt the original engine and be done with it. Atleast you know what you get when doing it yourself and in the long run would save some money as well, taken into account the headache of returning the engine, trucks running cost getting there and back, twice, plus picking up another engine...and most of all, time. Either way hope that the next one will be the one.
He should definitely just rebuild the old one. Use just stock parts to keep it as cheap as possible just a high volume oil pump.
They way you are on the limiter you should probably freshen up the bottom end of whatever you buy otherwise you’ll be pulling it out again
The south is filled with old money. Idk if anyone else has already said this but old money is very prominent out there
Check with Alan, he had that running ls in the 240
Orlando pick and pay and orlando pull and pay you could have got a motor for 300 bucks and it has a warrant
I need a very specific aluminum block 5.3 that only came in two years of the extended cab short bed Chevy 1500 and even then only like 10% of those have it. Would be a hard fine in a junkyard.
@@Taylordrifts do they have a aluminum 4.8 it would rev higher . It is hit and miss at them places its so hard to find 1.6 miata bottom end and we need one bad for are turbo car i feel your pain friend
@@garageworm17 where do you live? Im sure ben can hook you up with a bottom end if youre in florida
@@Jamesfurtado128 im in FL st.cloud area but it seems like he gets a lot of 1.8 cars
"I like trees!" 😂
you could pull an engine from a junkyard even though that is a lot of work and you still don't know what you will get until you open it. might be a better option though.
Taylor, ya need to come visit Victoria British Columbia, so many fucking trees
Good luck bro
*How Sway?*
Bro everyone says your videos are lame but I’m jsut like yo there lit😂😂😂 like tf are y’all talking about you trippin💀
Always the scenic route
Why not rebuild the old engine? build it to add boost later and u know what's in it and the condition.
Back roads in Ireland look a lot different to your "backroads" 😅
Heart and soul is the combo I think you where looking for for the engine and transmission
That's a backroad? :D in Irelamd most motorways are smaller :D
Back roads are better less people driving like idiots. I-4, Interstate 75, I-95, and the Turnpike are complete nightmares. You hear about people getting killed all the time on these major highways in fiery crashes, so yeah back roads are a bit safer. When I travel on the weekends sometimes with my family and friends to go to Disney World or Lego Land I'll take highway 17 for example or if I'm going to the east coast I'll take 27 to Miami or Fort Lauderdale. It takes time but believe me you'll have fun seeing new things on the way.
Junkyards that charge core charges make me mad.
Or that junkyard that charges 2,000 for a JUNKYARD Engine
What is a core?
@@SKOMPAS core is like you bought a alternator and you go turn your old one in some they can recycle it, or do a refurbish on the unit and sell it as new. the purpose is so they can sell remanufactured parts. thats why a core charge on a junkyard engine is stupid.
it's the single reason I don't go to junk yards anymore. done with fake core charge crap. once got charged a core on a fan motor.
@@thewheelman1993 that's crazy my local pick and pull charges like $155+20 core for a 4cyl and $195+30 core for 8cyl. 6cyl falls between them. They also do not change price based on model or year of vehicle. They don't get any expensive cars but plenty of ls trucks. A ls3 costs the same as any other V8.
Dude, Nova road? 👌
Back roads are always the way to go
I drive an hour and a half each way to work as a welder from the middle of the sticks in canda
large homes in the middle of nowhere: 1.) trust fund leaches 2.) wealthy business owners 3.) remote IT workers 4.) retirees 5.) youtubers with too many miata parts. :-D