Season 5: Episode 7
Small Block Finale
Aired: June 29, 2012
Posted in: All Episodes, Cars, Featured, Performance, Season 5, Trucks, Video
Chris Duke shows you how to complete the rebuild of a Chevy 350 V8 small block engine, featuring products from Trans-Dapt, Holley, and PerformanceParts.com.
Episode Links
Craftsman at Sears
AMP Research
MAHLE Motorsports
Trans-Dapt
Holley Performance Products
PerformanceParts.com
Partz Mentions
Craftsman at Sears
Brush Research Manufacturing
Stifflers Automotive and Suspension Products
HushMat
Episode Notes
The long-awaited finale to our 5-episode series showing you how to rebuild a Chevy small block engine is here! With the teardown, machine shop, bottom end rebuild, and top end rebuild episodes complete, there’s just one thing left to do–finish it! In this episode Chris shows you how to put together all the remaining pieces from Trans-Dapt, Holley, and PerformanceParts.com.
Note: There’s been a lot of confusion and questions about the Demon brand. We talked with Holley and they informed us that Holley’s parent company purchased Demon out of bankruptcy, but they are being ran as separate brands.
This episode features Olivia Korte as our Motorz Girl and also has our regular segments, Partz and Letterz. In “Partz”, Chris talks about the new Craftsman Figure 8 wrench, honing tools from BRM, suspension products from Stiffler’s, and sound deadening material from HushMat.
As always, be sure to stick around to watch our out-takes at the very end!
Engine Rebuild Series
Watch the complete 5-part engine rebuild series from start to finish!
1. Tear Down
2. Machine Shop
3. Bottom End
4. Top End
5. Finale
Music
This episode features an original Motorz theme song by Jeremy Pritchard.
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June 29th, 2012 at 11:50 am
first
June 29th, 2012 at 11:50 am
first!
June 29th, 2012 at 11:54 am
Yes, looking forward to another Motorz vid!
June 29th, 2012 at 11:57 am
3nrd
June 29th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
fail!
June 29th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
I was wondering what became of you guys, good to see you are still with us. I love your videos and your chanel, I have “Like”ed all your videos too. Thanks for another great video!
June 29th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
This one was a long time coming, our apologies… but hopefully it was worth the wait! Thanks for watching!
June 29th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
My God, I cant believe this video series has taken almost a year
June 29th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
9 months, to be accurate… with a few unrelated episodes along the way :) Thanks for watching!
June 29th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
nice but it would be even better to se LSX series motors.
June 29th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Always great to see a new episode of your show, Chris ! A big thumbs up from germany !
June 29th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Man your videos are great quality. thanks for sharing
June 29th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Nice lookin chevy
June 29th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
You’re back! Awesome!!!
June 29th, 2012 at 5:33 pm
The BRM brushes have been really covered a lot in the manufacturing mags that I’ve been getting at work, especially in CNC machining centers for deburring thru holes.
June 29th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Do these steps go to the 305 as well /?
June 29th, 2012 at 8:52 pm
thanks for making this videos, plz keep making more!!! :)
June 29th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
wow another great episode :) me and a friend are about to start a project, not exactly like this but similar lol were going to rebuild and turbo the engine, hopefully it comes out good. thanks for another awesome episode
June 29th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
The new girl is hot. lucky you!!
June 29th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
The new girl is hot. lucky you!!
June 29th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Not a sensor in sight, must be nice.
June 29th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Why do you have to put the #1 cylinder at TDC before installing valve covers? Is it so that later, when you install the timing chain, you don’t have to move it to TDC later?
June 29th, 2012 at 10:17 pm
Did you say the harmonic balancer center bolt is torqued to only 20 ft lbs? I thought it was a lot tighter than that….
June 30th, 2012 at 5:15 am
Uuuugh.. I’ve had such a bad run-in with Craftsman lately.. Still a little bitter.
June 30th, 2012 at 5:18 am
And thanks you, Chris, for not gouping the crap out of everything with RTV. That’d become a pet-peeve with me lately.
June 30th, 2012 at 5:20 am
Most vehicles have an initial torque to ~360 ft/lbs, bu then you replace the bolt with a new one and torque to 20-30 ft/lbs. But he kind of covered the 300-someodd ft/lbs with the install tool..
June 30th, 2012 at 9:18 am
Nice I’m going to try it how much did it cost for the rebuild kit
June 30th, 2012 at 10:18 am
NGK spark plugs? Oops
June 30th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Another great episode Chris. Next should be a 302 build.
June 30th, 2012 at 11:40 pm
Why is there a certain order of hooking up the spark plug wires?
July 1st, 2012 at 2:47 am
the firing order is cast into the intake manifold. even the aftermarket ones have them cast on i believe?
July 1st, 2012 at 5:00 pm
If you guys still need a car for that engine you can use my ’83 Camaro Berlinetta (which you could overhaul and make a series out of). I’d also be willing to help do everything. Call it an internship. *wink wink*
July 3rd, 2012 at 8:01 am
cool vid man!
July 3rd, 2012 at 5:50 pm
is this in your garage? and can u show us how to install trubo into a civic si
July 7th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Great videos,Watch just about all of the sbc builds, but would have been nice to hear “what not to do”lol An at 8:57 why is the Distributor Vacuum Advance pointing at drives side an not passenger side ? does it not matter?
July 10th, 2012 at 1:38 am
Dosent matter how you ajust as long as its top dead center on each piston
July 9th, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Hey Chris I got a 05 Ford Taurus v6 3.0 flex and I have a check engine light on for almost half a year now. I had to replace the coil pack, spark plug wires, fuel filter, and the o2 sensors. I thought replacing those parts would turn the light off, but it just kept showing new codes. The lastest code i have is a p2272 o2 sensor stuck lean bank 2. When i was putting in the o2 sensors i had to take off some vacuum lines to get to the ones in the back. They don’t seem to be taking in any air. I know this car is notorious with vacuum leaks, the other day I pushed on the intake manifold tuning valve and it sound like it was taking in air. Could you help me Chris thanks.
July 17th, 2012 at 8:33 pm
the magnum is NOT a muscle car. neither is the charger anymore, its a sedan now.
July 24th, 2012 at 10:03 am
alot of folks turn down the chevy two bolt main blocks and they are gm rated to 500 hp look it up.
July 26th, 2012 at 4:17 am
If you actually had to pay for all the parts and machining, what would the approx cost have been?
July 26th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
now we’re gunna wait another 3 months just to see what they put it in
July 26th, 2012 at 10:56 pm
the distributor was put in backwords not like it matters ha
July 28th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Don’t you have to fill the oil filter with oil before installing?
July 31st, 2012 at 2:50 pm
If it’s a huge oil filter then sure. Most of the time you won’t need to though.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:40 am
Hey Motorz, when will you have some new vids out?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:46 am
We’re feverishly working on the next episode. They just take time to complete since Chris does all the editing himself still. Thanks for hanging in there!
August 1st, 2012 at 9:11 pm
Do the heads have a coating on them? If not why did you not paint them, they’re cast iron….This was a great series, just one more question….. Why did the girl not get greasy????.Merrie-Merrie
August 3rd, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Take your time, stuff like this can’t be rushed. I’m trying to rebuild the 5.0, in my 1987 Camaro, after i get all the body work and etc done before the body gets wasted.But thank Chris for all his hard work for me please and great job with these episodes.
August 3rd, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Thank you. And you’re right… you have to take your time with these builds.
August 6th, 2012 at 10:33 am
I think my sons would be more interested.
August 15th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
um i rebuilt my 350 i was so happy with myself it ony lasted an hour tho so iam starting again
August 20th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
How much horse power you think this 350 will make?
August 22nd, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Demon isn’t a Holley brand LOL
August 22nd, 2012 at 2:16 pm
It is… they sent it to us for the episode :)
August 22nd, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Well that’s weird, last I heard of Demon it was some guy that independently owned Demon. Maybe he sold out??
August 22nd, 2012 at 7:16 pm
It’s confusing… we haven’t figured it out either. But it was their part ;)
August 27th, 2012 at 9:29 am
Hey Chris quick question,I have the same engine but I’m having problems with the starter grinding from time to time,have you ever ran into that problem? Do u think a mini starter would fix all my problems because at this point I’m fed up
August 30th, 2012 at 11:26 am
The distributor was installed backwards,the vacuum advance should be towards the front of the engine not the rear.
August 30th, 2012 at 11:29 am
Actually demon is not affiliated to holley in anyway….Demon is owned and created by Barry Grant.
September 4th, 2012 at 11:58 am
this video was uploaded on my birthday!
September 4th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
do a video on the hushmat!
September 6th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
bary grant the guy that owned demon screwed the company over and went bankrupt so holley bought it not that long ago maybe a couple months
September 6th, 2012 at 10:05 pm
That makes sense, Holley’s website still hasn’t updated that Demon is one of their product lines lol
September 9th, 2012 at 9:27 am
How about more detail on adjusting the valves? An important step in engine assembly, but you did not say much about it.
September 10th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
How much did this cost in total, and did you ever dyno the motor?
September 17th, 2012 at 7:15 am
Barry Grant went bankrupt, and Holley bought the name and patents on all of his parts, and they are now selling the Demon brand as part of Holley products line.
September 19th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
How come you didn’t put oil in it and prime the oil pump before you put the dist. in? Wouldn’t that make since?
September 19th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
How come you didn’t put oil in it and prime the oil pump before you put the dist. in? Wouldn’t that make since?
October 6th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Skipping alot of cridical steps of valve adjustment,, should have shown more on that,, TDC and adjust in fire order, As you turn the motor over your slowy wiping off the assembly lube off the cam , which is cridical for break in ,, if you do it in fire order the cam will on have only rotated one time, which would be better for the assembly lube and alot easier than skipping around !!
October 7th, 2012 at 11:48 pm
About how much was actually spent on this? im looking into doing some work like this and kinda need some info on the budget??
October 9th, 2012 at 2:33 am
I wonder if the steps could (at least partially) transfer to a BMW S65 engine. Or just the tips on engine rebuilds in general.
October 12th, 2012 at 12:52 am
sorry guys but Demon Carburetion is it’s own company; no affiliation between them and holley performance products. Holley only owns : weiand, hooker headers, nitrous oxide systems, earls performance plumbing, and flowtech exhaust. Demon Carburetion | BG Fuel Systems© Demon Fuel Systems, Inc.Demon Carburetion™ & BG Fuel Systems are registered trademarks of Demon Fuel Systems, Inc.
October 13th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
can i buy this engine from you guys
October 14th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
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October 16th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
How much was the total cost of this project?
October 18th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
is this reliable enough to work on my LT1 for my trans am?
October 21st, 2012 at 8:19 pm
I would like to know that too
October 24th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
iv been using it, so far no issues but the valve adjustments
October 27th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
What about the starter and flex plate
October 28th, 2012 at 7:38 pm
he put the distributor on backwards lol
November 11th, 2012 at 11:56 am
he put the distributor in backwards… the advance is supposed to point at the #8 cylinder.
November 11th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
you most certainly do not need am impact wrench to install a harmonic balancer or need to be “super man”. all you need is a large crescent wrench. thats what i used and box wrench media does a far better job helping you with the rebuild
November 14th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
If we point the distributor to the #8 we would have had a very limited adjustment in the timing due to our intake manifold. We put our vac advance in this position for clearance reasons. Thanks for watching!
November 14th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
so wait. you can run a small block timed like this? might have to give it a go. rebuilding a 327 at the moment!
November 24th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
theres no way in hell you stabbed that distributor in first shot
November 24th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
just type in box wrench media on google. They have a 3 hr dvd on an entire teardown and rebuild of a typical v8 gas engine
November 29th, 2012 at 10:30 am
What was the grand total for the parts? please
December 3rd, 2012 at 7:17 pm
Since when did Holley make a Demon carb?
December 9th, 2012 at 2:10 am
Ehat was the grand total?
December 9th, 2012 at 10:15 am
Holley and Barry grant worked together that’s how the demon came about twomontes
December 22nd, 2012 at 6:45 pm
Hey guys, I need to borrow your helper to put the finishing touches on my sbc, too. You guys need to share. It’s the American way!
December 24th, 2012 at 8:05 pm
You do not need an impact wrench to put on a vibration damper. All you do is heat it up in the oven and slip it on free of tools.
January 2nd, 2013 at 3:22 pm
i can see that lady would help your rattings. wow she cute.
January 2nd, 2013 at 11:38 pm
when will we see it running?!?!?!?!
January 9th, 2013 at 5:53 pm
how much would all of this even end up costing someone?
January 9th, 2013 at 5:53 pm
how much would all of this even end up costing someone?
January 25th, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Holley bought them out i think
January 25th, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Holley bought them out i think
January 26th, 2013 at 4:04 am
I noticed that you didn’t install the Cam thrust plate. Did I miss that part? Also, noticed you used cork gaskets. Was this because of cost vs. Felpro’s updated gasket set? A little tip I picked up to use with cork and paper gaskets (carb gasket). Just like you “coat” the oil filter lightly with oil, you can coat the cork gaskets on the oil pan, the valve covers, along with the paper Dist. gasket, and carb gasket with a light coat of moly grease, try that and they NEVER dry out!
January 26th, 2013 at 4:04 am
I noticed that you didn’t install the Cam thrust plate. Did I miss that part? Also, noticed you used cork gaskets. Was this because of cost vs. Felpro’s updated gasket set? A little tip I picked up to use with cork and paper gaskets (carb gasket). Just like you “coat” the oil filter lightly with oil, you can coat the cork gaskets on the oil pan, the valve covers, along with the paper Dist. gasket, and carb gasket with a light coat of moly grease, try that and they NEVER dry out!
January 26th, 2013 at 4:14 am
Realistically, depending on the motor, you can see an average price of $750-$1500 just to do a “long block”. But, depending on what you want to do with your motor, how much horsepower to you want to make… and of course, how deep are your pockets? To do a complete basic motor… $2000-3000 dollars is common. Price all depends on your choices in parts… and those are endless.
January 26th, 2013 at 4:14 am
Realistically, depending on the motor, you can see an average price of $750-$1500 just to do a “long block”. But, depending on what you want to do with your motor, how much horsepower to you want to make… and of course, how deep are your pockets? To do a complete basic motor… $2000-3000 dollars is common. Price all depends on your choices in parts… and those are endless.
February 8th, 2013 at 8:32 pm
4:26 I ignition timing is a hard this for me to understand…
February 8th, 2013 at 8:32 pm
4:26 I ignition timing is a hard this for me to understand…
February 8th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
4:37
February 8th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
4:37
February 10th, 2013 at 12:24 am
what was the cost of al the parts to complete the rebuild? thanks, and i am currently trying to rebuild a 350 small block myself for the first time so im glad i ran into your show. i love it
February 10th, 2013 at 12:24 am
what was the cost of al the parts to complete the rebuild? thanks, and i am currently trying to rebuild a 350 small block myself for the first time so im glad i ran into your show. i love it
February 11th, 2013 at 12:36 am
heating a damper in an oven will damage the rubber between the hub and inertia ring.that is also why you should not install one with a hammer
February 11th, 2013 at 12:36 am
heating a damper in an oven will damage the rubber between the hub and inertia ring.that is also why you should not install one with a hammer
February 11th, 2013 at 5:29 pm
well ive been buildin motors like that since 1987 and all of those motors stil run to this day so obviously heating them in an oven does work
February 11th, 2013 at 5:29 pm
well ive been buildin motors like that since 1987 and all of those motors stil run to this day so obviously heating them in an oven does work
February 20th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Love the show
February 20th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Love the show
February 20th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Thanks for watching!
February 20th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Thanks for watching!
March 15th, 2013 at 2:36 am
is there a vid of this motor in a car running?
March 15th, 2013 at 2:36 am
is there a vid of this motor in a car running?
March 15th, 2013 at 2:38 am
Not yet, Matthew. But we are planning to put it in a vehicle this season (6) which we’re about to start filming :)
March 15th, 2013 at 2:38 am
Not yet, Matthew. But we are planning to put it in a vehicle this season (6) which we’re about to start filming :)
March 19th, 2013 at 7:04 pm
that brand new carburetor alone will set you back about $450. The intake manifold about $150. The dart iron heads will run you about $650ish. The hydraulic roller cam setup (with the lifters) about $500. the rotating assembly about $900ish. then there is still engine prepping and gasket sets and sheet metal & accessories.
March 19th, 2013 at 7:04 pm
that brand new carburetor alone will set you back about $450. The intake manifold about $150. The dart iron heads will run you about $650ish. The hydraulic roller cam setup (with the lifters) about $500. the rotating assembly about $900ish. then there is still engine prepping and gasket sets and sheet metal & accessories.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:35 am
why did you have the vacuum advance pointing at the drivers side? when ever i set a distributor i always pointed the advance at the passengers side back valvecover bolt. just wondering. that distibutor looked like it was in a backwards the position.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:35 am
why did you have the vacuum advance pointing at the drivers side? when ever i set a distributor i always pointed the advance at the passengers side back valvecover bolt. just wondering. that distibutor looked like it was in a backwards the position.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:40 am
This question was answered in a previous comment Q&A, but the answer was that it was installed in the correct position.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:40 am
This question was answered in a previous comment Q&A, but the answer was that it was installed in the correct position.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:42 am
ooooooooooookkkkkk i guess i scroll through and try and find it then.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:42 am
ooooooooooookkkkkk i guess i scroll through and try and find it then.
March 24th, 2013 at 9:25 am
You didn’t fill the oil filter with any oil…..Why not ??
March 24th, 2013 at 9:25 am
You didn’t fill the oil filter with any oil…..Why not ??
March 27th, 2013 at 5:53 pm
Doesn’t a roller cam need a cam thrust bearing and cam button to keep it from walking and damaging the block or timing chain cover?
March 27th, 2013 at 5:53 pm
Doesn’t a roller cam need a cam thrust bearing and cam button to keep it from walking and damaging the block or timing chain cover?
March 27th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
We won’t put oil in the engine until we put it into a vehicle to run :)
March 27th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
We won’t put oil in the engine until we put it into a vehicle to run :)
March 31st, 2013 at 11:13 pm
Thanks helped a lot.
March 31st, 2013 at 11:13 pm
Thanks helped a lot.
April 4th, 2013 at 7:20 pm
shes hot and she named all the tools without hesitation.. im in love
April 7th, 2013 at 11:57 am
I like it that you guys do a lot of videos on mustangs
April 13th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Its a shame that this engine is going to develop leaks. A lot of the gaskets did not have sealer applied to them. Everyone has their favorite sealer for those gaskets, mine happens to be Hi-Tack by Permatex.
April 14th, 2013 at 4:29 pm
they said because of clearance issues with their specific intake manifold, but all stock chevy 350′s will have the vacuum advance facing the passenger side valve cover like you stated.
April 18th, 2013 at 3:01 am
@ George..You mention leaks. I would be more concerned with the Chrome stuff causing the leaks.No amount of silicone or hi-tack will overcome that super slick chrome surface. I always grind the gasket side of anything chrome to make something for the stuff to adhere to.But what i think should be mentioned is when the block was cleaned,all plugs knocked out that under the rear main cap is a small oil galley plug that was out so it could be cleaned proper. Without it there is NO oil pressure.
April 22nd, 2013 at 10:48 pm
felicitaciones los videos estan excelentes
April 22nd, 2013 at 10:49 pm
congratulations
April 27th, 2013 at 4:18 pm
how much for the engine?
April 30th, 2013 at 2:23 pm
Here is a question that I see get asked a lot. How far should the Harmonic Balancer be from the Timing Cover, rear edge of balancer to front of timing cover?