I Deleted The AFM And VVT From My 5.3L LS V8! - First Startup - 5.3L LC9 Gen IV LS V8 Build Part 4

It's an amazing feeling to have my pickup back on the road after over a year! As mentioned in the video, we want to say a very big thank you to Skull Bliss for sharing their work with us and our audience. From 8/14/22 to 9/14/22, we have secured a one time $50 off coupon on any order at shop.skullbliss.com/WWaA0udXEg when you use our code: JIM50 Thank you all for your support! 😁

The first startup is simultaneously the the most nerve wracking and satisfying part of any engine build. Congratulations!

I love this channel - the camaraderie between you and your dad is just brilliant. My dad was REME (Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) in the British Army. He was an engine builder specialising in American V8's. He was highly respected in his trade and as father and son we built some really great engines for some great cars. He lost his battle with cancer aged just 59. This channel reminds me of those happier days when dad was still around and helps keep my mind fresh with the things he taught me. Thanks again Jimmie and Nicolaus :-) Greetings from Finland!

The sense of fulfillment when your own built motor start at the first crank....nothing on earth can beats it...

Your attention to details is impressive guys. Doing such quality work for customers as you do for yourself says a lot about your character. God bless you all.

Thank you for the hard work that goes into producing the videos you share. This youtube thing has been really neat getting to see what real "reality" is like. You and your father are a great team, and do a wonderful job explaining what you do in each process. Keep them coming.

You have no idea how blessed you are to be able to say "as my dad..." I miss my dad every day. Call him and buy him breakfast tomorrow (watching this on a Saturday night)....don't wait for Sunday!

You people are delightful. I'm a long retired mechanic (not machinist) and I learn so much from your videos. It makes me wonder if the machine shops I used to deal with were as comprehensive as you are in your knowledge and work.

I can see you are putting lot of work not only into this engine but also into filming, voice over and editing - all with a greate result. Due to not having the resources - tools, parts, time and knowledge - I have just dingleberried the cylinders, plastic guaged bearings roughly according to spec, slapped it together with a prayer in fath of not having to clean up its guts within a mile or three. Watching you doing a rebuild the correct way is not only entertaining - but in deed educating. Thank you for posting - much appreciated. Blessings from Norway, Helge

A good way to make sure you don't damage the crank with the rod is to get some vacuum hose or something like it and put it on the rod bolts/studs

That is going to be a really good basic engine. The extended skirt on the block remind me of the old Ford 427's I've built...a good, strong bottom end. I liked the engine start up.....no matter whether it is your first engine or one of many, it's a great feeling when it fires up!

Congratulations, it feels good to hear that first start after major work like that. All the time and effort will be well worth it.

A topic for a video: Angle matching/machining an intake manifold to head interface after milling heads. My local machine shop said my small block didn't need it, wrong, the intake gaskets totally failed along the bottom edge on all 8 and leaked like a sieve into the intake ports with 5k of a total rebuild. The Cleaning Guy probably knows all about this potential issue.

Great video! I have been building and rebuilding LS engines since about 2000 and I still learned a nugget in this video; I didn’t know that those thicker valve cover gaskets and corresponding hardware existed. There were a few times I wish I knew that!! I have added that to my mental arsenal 👍

Thanks for sharing the build on your engine - & all your vids. My dad is no longer with us. It's good to see you two (& your mom!) working together. May y'all enjoy many years doing precision production.

Very impressed how easy it turned over by hand - a real tribute to your skill and attention to detail. Yellaterra? Still get a chuckle at how much Aussie product is used world wide😅🇦🇺

Thanks for the ride along! Always a great feeling when she takes off running on her own on that first startup...the lifters clattering always causes that adrenaline rush feeling in your stomach doesn't it? Nice throaty sound with your stock muffler; congrats on the cam and compression homework you did for the rebuild, just that little bit on the front end made an outstanding mill for your truck, should serve you well. Cool runnings!

I really admire all the steps and time you take checking your parts while assembling. I had a 1979 MGB LE that developed a water leak into the oil. I replaced the head gasket 3 times and that was all she wrote. I gave up and told my Dad I’d was done w the car.

I’m sure it’s a little nerve racking doing the delete and tuning for the first time but how awesome is it to have your own shop to build your own engine in! That’s the real dream here. Thanks for sharing

Impressive "precise" craftsmanship. As a mechanic, I admire your work and learn from you. More videos like this please