I RESTORED this JUNKYARD LTX Engine for Practically Nothing

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I RESTORED this JUNKYARD LTX Engine for Practically Nothing

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Parts and Links:
Wiring diagrams:
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Parts in order of appearance in video:
Gen V LT vacuum pump oil plug:
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Brass wire drill brushes:
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Dust respirator:
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Polishing cones:
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Aluminum polish:
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VHT satin black engine enamel:
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VHT cast aluminum engine enamel:
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Blue masking tape:
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Shop towels:
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Holley Gen V swap oil pan kit:
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Holley oil pan baffle:
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Permatex ultra gray sealant:
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Fiber gasket material:
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Rust reformer paint:
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Oil filter:
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Fuel rail puller tool:
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Spark plugs:
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Spark plug wires:
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Water pump:
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Thermostat:
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Ignition coils:
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Harmonic balancer bolt:
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Coolant sensor block adapter:
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Socket to remove coolant plug for sensor above:
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Oil pressure sensor block adapter:
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Belt relocation idler pulley:
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Belt:
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LT1 throttle body:
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Gen V engine lift plate:
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Crane scale:
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Electrical tape:
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Chapters:
0:00 It's been a while
1:02 Quick recap
1:48 DOD/AFM delete?
3:46 Engine teardown
5:25 Paint and polish
7:52 Thats a little better
9:34 Oil pan install/starting assembly
13:51 Some new parts
15:43 Finishing touches
19:23 My new crate engine
21:16 The final weigh in
24:58 Mullet magic
25:05 The engine is in the car!
26:49 Final C100 harness prep
34:09 Most of the wiring is finally finished!
35:46 I'll see ya soon

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@lsxmatt 2 жыл бұрын

Apparently some cheap harbor freight wire wheels and spray paint can work miracles.

@Str8upstoopid 2 жыл бұрын

Looks top notch my man!! 👍🏻

@Michael-mj8ix 2 жыл бұрын

You are a Vary sick man , in a good sickness to have mad respect keep up the great channel 👍

@tcouty 2 жыл бұрын

Always a fan of third gen content. The time you take to balance showing the work being done and the explanations is spot on man. Love the videos, can’t wait for the next one.

@wanderinggentile 2 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering about how well DOD would work in a vehicle a thousand pounds lighter than a Tahoe or a Silverado, with good aerodynamics. Would you consider taking a road trip with the DOD in place to show what kind of economy (I know, totally not the mission of the car) it does over 5-600 miles of limited hooning? I'm thinking you could do between 35-40 mpg at a steady 65-70, with all the power you want any time you want it.

@moemoe48210 2 жыл бұрын

It is when I drove a charger the mds kicks on at 80 my ram barely can keep it 70

@myoneblackfriend3151 2 жыл бұрын

Please do this test.

@myoneblackfriend3151 2 жыл бұрын

@@moemoe48210 Could your gearing need to be changed? I put a 5.3L in my 1957 truck and Quick Performance asked me how I would use the truck. MPG was the goal - not power. They suggested a 3.5 rear gear since 80 would be the fastest I would go in the truck.

@michaeldavis3430 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a GM tech, spray some penetrating oil into the lower section of the injector holes. Let it soak for a couple of hours and they should work out with the pry bars.

@lsxmatt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I’ll try that

@michaeldavis3430 2 жыл бұрын

@@lsxmatt Yeah, the tools for the injector rails rarely work. Just be patient and keep working the injectors. I promise they will come out. 👍

@johnstriffler 2 жыл бұрын

Michael Davis. I've used the GM green top engine cleaner. A small amount on each of the injectors and let it soak for an hour or so to soften up the carbon and they come right out.

@michaeldavis3430 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnstriffler I'm going to try that next time, thanks! 😁👍

@NotAGarage 2 жыл бұрын

I'm very interested in seeing the header clearance on a gen V. And the tune for the direct injection to run on all 8. I did a LS1 swap in a 86 Trans Am I unfortunately sold on eBay. I'm looking to do a gen V swap in my 88 Formula so all these awesome videos help a fellow 3rd gen guy out!

@andrewlintz9639 2 жыл бұрын

I'm working on my lq4 swap into my 88 GTA and these are really helpful

@thecitiots 2 жыл бұрын

I really like that you spend time cleaning and painting rather than just tossing dirty stuff in the car nice work!

@thebigv8644 2 жыл бұрын

Again, your 80s synth music is killer, especially the tune while doing the engine cleanup!! Your car content is cool too👍🏻 Your T/A and Camaro really makes me want a 3rd gen again!!!

@TheFXofRobbRee 2 жыл бұрын

Felt like I was watching a movie from my childhood and he is preparing to go on some epic save the world type mission in that Trans-am. Lol.

@chrisstavro4698 2 жыл бұрын

how does the 3rd gen have so much more engine room than the 4th gen? I'm jealous! Great work! fun fact: GM had to change the name to AFM because the Department of Defense told them to.

@transam3041974 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the content you produce, man! I'm learning so much from watching the Camaro and Trans Am vids, and the soundtracks are really cool! Keep up the good work, and God bless!

@mikejohnson9118 2 жыл бұрын

The valve covers need a deep red Matt LSX logo on them.

@Tiovergudo 2 жыл бұрын

LTX

@mikejohnson9118 2 жыл бұрын

I think you can spray a hi-temp clear coat on the engine to protect it.

@lsxmatt 2 жыл бұрын

I was going to but didn’t want to risk it yellowing.

@rdpeach 2 жыл бұрын

Ive been watching your vids for a while now and Im totally envious of your ability to do all the work. Even the interior work. Just remarkable. Your vids are a pleasure to watch !

@MarkTisdelJr 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve now binged this entire T/A series in 3 days… love it man!! Inspired me to go pick my TA back up! Can’t wait to get cranking on it!

@rolandlluis3153 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding work / video... My 2 cents on that pass side harness , possibly loom it up tightly and pass it along the manifold passing through the fuel rail then down behind the a.c. compressor. Whatever you do I'm sure will kick ass ✊💯

@craiglange4852 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome story telling/editing! Thank you for doing this. 👍

@firstnamelastname9188 2 жыл бұрын

Please leave those valve covers off. I've never seen a stock engine look soooo good! You did a phenomenal amount of work rehab'ing that baby beast of an engine and it shows. You have literally inspired me to go the same route one day instead of painting an engine in the typical chevy colors, ect. Way to go Matt!

@jjay718 Жыл бұрын

Nice job! You rtv applying skills are on point.

@RatdogDRB 2 жыл бұрын

Quite the transformation for that mill. Nice work there Matt. Too bad about those fuel rails. Hopefully some heat will rectify the matter for you. Good work on the wiring too. Cleaned that mess up nicely. The beard trim looks "more gooder" too. LOL

@carlosg1165 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that was awesome I would had find high temperature clear coat paint and painted all that beautiful polish aluminum you clean and polish for long term against aluminum rusting wow beautiful keep them coming .👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@jstone150 2 жыл бұрын

I had to replace a failed injector on my L83 at 61k miles, took me 2-3 days of intermittent prying to get one side out. That’s just the struggle.

@jennyloughry896 2 жыл бұрын

Matt your videos are freaking awesome. I’m a fan!!

@78PastorE 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible job Matt!

@d3sigN8t3dDruNk 2 жыл бұрын

That cleaned up engine is gorgeous! Love this channel.

@larrydeaton5452 2 жыл бұрын

Nice looking engine Matt. That would look good in my Silverado. Lol

@davebarron5939 2 жыл бұрын

Matt, You have gotten very good at these "build" videos, clear and concise. Like mine, I am VERY curious how you will address the fuel lines as mine was a carb car as well. Thanks

@grumpyirish9627 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see it finished.

@ThePhatdoug16 2 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy. Love the 3rd Gens.

@rockinrides 2 жыл бұрын

Great job on that engine Matt. She looks mint! Wonderful to see another T/A vid.

@tsherwoodrzero 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job on the cleanup. Pretty cool to see someone else make a gasket from scratch using the oldschool ball peen hammer method. I've done so on things ranging from a Mazda 20B throttle body and turbos in 2013 (Unobtanium, don't ask...lol) to a BMW transmission pan gasket since the OE ones leak as soon as you look at them. My go-to is Fel-Pro 3157 or 3137 for bigger stuff. It compresses quite a bit compared to a paper gasket, so increase your torque about 10%, and use anti-seize, and you'll never have a leak.

@Daniellopez-tx5xq 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome LS build

@Ali-bz9gd 2 жыл бұрын

WoW, the amount of knowledge in the last video and this one is out of this world, i like the clean shaven matt( no homo), the bearded matt was depressed and always grumpy. Id recommend to remove the transmission stock hard lines and run -6 AN, they look better and flow more.

@ChrisLincolnHomes 2 жыл бұрын

Those lifters suck. My parents 2021 Tahoe broke with 4K miles on it. Ironically I was in the car after my dad picked me up at the airport in Providence and on the ride back to their city in MA the lights lit up the dash like a christmas tree. Lifters went bad and thankfully didn't ruin the engine. It was at the dealer for 3 weeks waiting on new lifters and pushrods.

@GoGoGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I find myself saving a few of them for later.

@robmcconnell9645 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had the ability to do these types of projects. I want to build an early 2000's camaro build. V6 to ls6.0 but the task is so daunting to an hvac tech.

@jasonhull5712 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a HVAC-R tech and I'm in the process of putting a 2013 LS3 into my 1970 Camaro, there is so much information out there on it that no matter what hiccups you run into someone else has surely been there and probably has a video about it. But it is definitely a huge task. But hopefully it will be worth it !

@GreatnPwrfulSteve 2 жыл бұрын

Man I love the progress you have made! It motivates me to get to work on my own projects

@governmentcalamari9785 2 жыл бұрын

If you have the interest you can find lt4 blowers for decently cheap. Kinda do a 5.3 lsa vs 5.3 lt4 comparison as well

@isaacgreen1599 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll be cool to see how you hook up your C 100 harness to the psi standalone harness

@cool62chev 2 жыл бұрын

Engine looks great! Editing is on point also.

@kittykitty643 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Wasn't sure how to address mine thank y'all

@johnsommerfeld6889 2 жыл бұрын

That LT looks really good in there! Catch you on the next one.

@Linwood_Garage 2 жыл бұрын

Im jealous of your meticulous attention to detail. I know it's a gift and a curse but I wish I had the patience. Excellent work as usual.

@darrellcoy 2 жыл бұрын

Looking great man!!

@lucioustz28 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoying the content. Cant wait to see the finished product! That bird is gonna be sick!

@shadowopsairman1583 2 жыл бұрын

Any 5.3+ id remove afm and dod. For that matter I would do that on any engine

@johnstriffler 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt love the content. I'm about to start an ls swap on my 87 iroc z so the information has been awesome. I just wanted to chime in on removing those injectors. Poor a small amount of GM top engine cleaner (green) onto each injector where it goes into the head and let it soak for an hour or so and use a pry bar to pull the rails and injectors out. That j tool from GM is junk and bends easily. Good luck and look forward to more videos.

@joemillion2372 2 жыл бұрын

Man i wish you do a gbody because you are a blessing and i learn some much and am doing my build in a gbody 6.0 and i want my OG guages to work and save money and you helped

@anthonyrodriguez-fo4lz 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, looks great

@gjrt7573 2 жыл бұрын

This is great Ive been wonder how to get that particular scaling off.

@matthewmontgomery6033 2 жыл бұрын

I love the KIX shirt!

@danteg8311 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like I was watching Crockett from Miami Vice prepping his new engine for the big takedown (it was the music - lol)

@jofridz 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching this stuff, but if you get more of the dancing mullet lol. 25:00 minute mark. You definitely have my wife’s attention too.

@nasty3145 2 жыл бұрын

Great content. Youre giving me the confidence to do a L83/l86 swap to my 1931 hot rod. The old warnout 327 sbc has seen better days haha 😄

@franciscovasquez4555 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding content, lsxmat keep up the great work

@kennethduttinger1603 2 жыл бұрын

I fabricate those fuel rails at my plant. They are conveyed through a 2000°f braze oven. The joints soldered with metallic braze made out of nichol and copper. The entire process take 1 hr.

@garypease7414 2 жыл бұрын

I have that firehouse shirt! Good job

@davidcallahan5157 2 жыл бұрын

Matt I bought the tool to pull fuel injectors and still bent the fuel tube . I soaked them with PB Penetrating. It took me awhile the tool was Absolutely no help! Probably a good three days.

@GM-sk2wk 2 жыл бұрын

Really a nice looking engine when it's all cleaned up

@LSswapGarage1 2 жыл бұрын

You have to love how GM cheaped out on literally everything on those direct injected messes. You went from reusable silicone impregnated aluminum gaskets to just beads of RTV..... And they leak all the time...gee I wonder why lol. With a good tune and the 6L80e I would not be surprised with sub 5 second 0 to 60's. Adding like 3 degrees of ignition timing over stock takes them from feeling lazy to ripping tires in the trucks haha. I like now since the L8T came out in the HD trucks they went away from that goofy water pump to a normal central mount one and utilize a hydraulic power steering pump again. I think all the aftermarket power steering bracket setups get you to install an LS3 waterpump.

@billhartsfield424 2 жыл бұрын

Damn dude! You got a lot done in this vid. Looks great !

@mikebruegger8654 2 жыл бұрын

Great work and great video construction skills..

@ElrodsGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome! Thanks for the knowledge.

@PNWBLUEBARON Жыл бұрын

Did you happen to make that ac wire harness for your car? I have all my old wiring for the ac but I’m curious how you wired it for a base map of a how to would be awesome!

@Sam808Sch 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work.

@JamesBond-yw3dj 2 жыл бұрын

Engine looks beautiful, nice job 👍

@chrisstrande5878 2 жыл бұрын

What I noticed on the third gens is Gm used the pink with black stripe wires and bridged them together alot.

@MrIgor1955 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great! Nice job!

@petersingh4825 2 жыл бұрын

Matt the car and the progress is awesome! Can’t wait for the next video! I just bought a new aeromotive tank with baffles and 300 liter pump. How do you plan to fuel that engine?

@quentinstore1464 2 жыл бұрын

Two words…vapor blasting!

@J2A61 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏾👍🏾 get rid of the DOD ASAP…. bad thing is a cam kit is $1,000 🤦🏾‍♂️ but totally worth it…..

@MegaWolfman76 2 жыл бұрын

You could paint the intake and valve covers to match the color of the trans am would probably look really good

@TransAmMazing 2 жыл бұрын

I came for the T/A video, but I stayed for Matt’s humor.

@ramenhausten Жыл бұрын

Just got a 5.3l avalanche wondering what mods you would recommend for both reliability and fuel efficiency?

@chicagorc3967 Жыл бұрын

i have a question if you dont mind me askin, do you use blue locktite on the adapter plates that go to the block? i never see people use locktite but i would think that would be something youd wanna use em on . have you or do you sir?

@evanhooper1 2 жыл бұрын

I like the coilpack cover, keep it.

@marcusmaddenov2451 2 жыл бұрын

Trans Am! About time!

@jeffboyer8214 2 жыл бұрын

A Lsa supercharger would fit well 👌 lol 😆. Nice work sir. Be safe team !

@warrenstearns9068 2 жыл бұрын

On LS engines the weight savings of aluminum vs iron is also about 80 pounds

@jacobhallett6524 2 жыл бұрын

That’s an awesome Kix shirt you were wearing.

@Thin1_Slim 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the wire diagram worksheet from?

@BigIsleJ 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@Danman1972 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work on the clean up! looks great. My 5.3 in my 08 GMC has 250K on it. Still has DOD. I really want to find someone local with HP tuners to just turn it off and I will let it live out the rest of its time in truck until it won't run any more. I told myself if the truck hits 250.... Its likely to see 500 with me! The only reason I'd ditch it is for a larger truck if I got a travel trailer or gas prices get so high I snag up cheap 4 banger beater and a open trailer to haul my dirt bikes.

@mitchgriffin 2 жыл бұрын

Well, 9 months later are gas prices high enough that you got a 4 banger? 😂

@Danman1972 2 жыл бұрын

@@mitchgriffin Dam near! I do have a small open trailer, but no beater yet. Keeping my eyes open and looking for a smaller SUV (cheaper). Might end up with a high down and picking up a tote your note SUV, but the are usually pretty beat and expensive. Currently a day ride at the place I like to ride on the dirt bikes cost a full tank and then some in the guzzler. Round trip its 350 mile. 110 bucks for my last tank (at current prices) + entry fee (15 bucks) and 5 hrs of driving for a 4 hour ride. The dirt bike gets premium non-ethonal gas. Thankfully it sips the fuel. Then when I get back the tank is on empty so you can figure another full tank for the week. Its costly! You can see a small beater will pay for its self quickly. That said, I've been riding closer to home at a place I'm not super fond of, but only takes a little over a 1/4 tank or another that cost more and is a little farther out. That one is just over half a tank. The temps are well into the hundreds and with full gear its super hot, so early mornings to beat the heat start at close to 80 degrees if not right at 80 by the time you get in and dressed to ride. I've been pretty busy on the weekends so not a bunch of riding. Will be looking for someone to share so gas that is near me. Buddy has a TDI jetta he pulls a converted jet ski trailer with so I maybe sharing some gas with him and my open trailer, but we live pretty far apart.

@YZ250Yamaha969 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot to put sealant around the oil pan oil ports.

@Wakeywhodat 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@myoneblackfriend3151 2 жыл бұрын

I recommend a drip pan.

@ae86hatch14 2 жыл бұрын

What is your opinion on current GM quality?

@Thompsongs 2 жыл бұрын

Firehouse!! Oh yeah.

@shadowopsairman1583 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think a smaller idler may have prevented you from grinding the locator off? Or a corvette tensioner?

@mattm5786 2 жыл бұрын

That engine is popping

@heavychevy7382 2 жыл бұрын

Remove the rocker arms and fill the cylinders with Berryman for a day or 2. That will break down and penatrate the carbon that is holding the injectors in.

@arthur1980 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, I have 87 GTA Trans Am 5speed. Would like you to work on it

@ryanhawhee826 2 жыл бұрын

WHAT MOTOR MOUNTS DID YOU USE

@sidwalker6902 2 жыл бұрын

Quality.

@michaelhanewich245 2 жыл бұрын

So many questions.... Here is a couple .... Power steering plans? Are you able to bypass the freekin RVC for the voltage regulation with that stock alternator?

@lsxmatt 2 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure the rvc won’t be a thing being there is no body control module. For the power steering I’m either going with a hydraulic pump that I’ll mount below the water pump, or an electric volvo unit.

@nitrous07me 2 жыл бұрын

That’s normal for them injectors not to come out, nope them special tools never work, only low mileage ones will come out with ease, what I highly recommend is soaking them injector bores with a ton of wd-40 for a couple of days or at least over night, make sure you blow out the stuff before you go at it again so it doesn’t fall into the cylinders if your successful

@lsxmatt 2 жыл бұрын

Ok I’ll try that thanks