Wow, Alex knows more about her engine than a lot of good mechanics. She's lucky to have a father that brought her up to know everything that is going on with her/his cars. He's lucky to have a daughter so hands on and smart. It's clear she is not a spoiled brat and appreciates and works hard for what she has.

Awesome that the nova will return and dad gets his fun .

Thank you very much. I’m 65 and like your dad I love the in and outs of the motor. Nobody makes these kind of videos anymore. My bucket list would be watching someone like your dad putting a motor together from start to smoke. So thank you very much for sharing.

Dennis.. You Are THE MAN... Your Build it skills are Off The Chart.... You have made ( to me ) the BEST 55 On The Planet..

Excellent.... Alex and Dennis make such a good team... Alex you're one lucky girl having a dad like Dennis in so many ways...

This channel is going to go INSANELY VIRAL very soon! The information in this video is so valuable. Best of luck to the Taylor family on the upcoming events!

That’s great news guys, I’m happy to see it coming together, but more importantly that Dennis is getting his motor back, I hope to see you guys racing together soon

Your 55 is hands down my favorite car you guys have! Scott Taylor is such a nice guy and well connected!!! glad he got you guys hooked up, can't wait to see that motor come to life.

I love the relatiionship Alex has with her Father, a real role model! Alex's Father is amazing 🤩. He goes out there every day making sure that eveything goes well for his daughter Alex. Brings a small tear 😿 to my eye. Great job cool 😎 Father and Daughter Team! Thanks for the video 📸.

I used to hang out in a shop owned by my friend Patrick Mcreery here in Muncie. I would watch him rebuilding engines and transmissions and always had fun just being in that environment. Watching you and your dad takes me back to those days and puts a smile on my face. Keep up the great videos.

You folks have got it going on! Dennis has done his research and is ready to go. I like the simplicity of the combination you have going on! Makes sense. Can't wait to see the the motor go together and the "test " passes!

One of the enduring "great things" about motorsport is that there are many good answers- there are also many differing situations. Then it comes down to "it's your motor- it has your parts in it, so it's is all your choice". I've been challenged a few times for my decisions, this leads invariably to "It works for me this year and the last five, and nobody's got time to fix it if it aint broke to begin with!". Once I built a really nice '67 Chevy C 10 and painted it metallic green; for all the guff, I paid for the paint and it got mentioned in Semi Custom in a show I entered. My paint, my car, my way. So, build well, build conservative and enjoy the ride- and put one in Steve's eye again!

Good luck to you both this year. One bad 55! Be safe 👍🏻

I really enjoy all the information you and your dad give. Great videos thanks

Merci to Dennis about this new parts... I like this honest pers & calm

Wow, I am an old motor head and this is one of the most concise motor videos I have seen. Father and Daughter teams are BadAss, to begin with, but Alex you are definitely much more than a driver, Your understanding of the function, design, and application of all the components is phenomenal. Your Dad must be the proudest father at the track. I learned a lot about some of the new technology being used in today's Hot rods. Good Luck with the 2024 Season.

Great, video. Please give more updates. Love the in depth knowledge.

I concur with the intentional and thorough thought and planning, AND keeping it simple, but with excellent parts. Best of luck this season!

Loved watching your dad geek out over the engineering going into the motor; you can tell he loves that stuff. Watching you hand off to him & letting him run was priceless. Thanks, Alex. The insight was tremendous.

This was such a great video. I absolutely love the relationship that is clearly so visible with Alex and Dennis.

You two are cool. Best wishes to all your endeavors!!

Thanks for sharing guys! Pretty awesome getting a little drag n drive insight from the two of you!

You two are perfect for the sport. I’ve been trying to do the same with my daughter. I’m close. Just have to finish the 64 gto.

You were dearly missed! Now I can’t wait to see you race again!

HI GREAT TO SEE YOU ARE BOTH DOING WELL !! AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE ENGINE WILL BE GREAT TOO !! ALOT OF GREAT PARTS !! TODD FROM SNOWEY MICHIGAN

I've had the same RaceTec pistons in my little 12.5 to 1 c/r 355 for 4 yrs now. Indestructible so far. Price wasn't the cheapest, but the reliability is priceless.

Great video, it wasn't long enough need to know more about the Pistons. And more about the Rings, Best of luck to you both. Have fun and stay SAFE.

Solid gold!! you two are more than inspiring as a father daughter team. My daughter is 10 and idolizes you. She has your live love dragrace shirt you signed for her❤ keep it up! Shout out to Dennis hell of a dad you are

Good luck to you all, can't wait to see the 55 back out again!

Hope you film motor build , super informative your Dad is a mastermind 👍😃

We have been doing the dual oring and copper gasket for a long time in Pro stock bike running insane compression levels. Love that it is working for you! Great video as always.

You guys have such a seemless fluid interaction with one another... such a joy to watch!!!

This is one of the best videos I have ever seen. Completely describes the entire engine, and why certain parts were chosen. Can't wait to see the outcome!

Awesome Congratulations can't wait to watch you hit the track !!!!

Thanks for the update and God bless all

I hope you're filming Dennis building the engine. That would be awesome to watch... There's a lot of great info in that video. Thanks for sharing it. Best of luck this year with all your ventures. Hope to see you down the road.

Wow can’t wait to you guys at Sick summer this year. If you can make it. Great detail on the building of this motor really appreciate all the info. It’s crazy how much we learn out here from these story’s

Wow the info on this topic is so digestible love thank you both

Cool video like the way you explain and show what your using to build a new engine. Good luck with the build. Have a great season.

What a huge amount of information packed into this video!! I learned an incredible amount from the two of you today!! Thank very much for all of this information. I hope to see more videos after the engine is installed and tuned!! Great stuff from Taylor Racing!!

Great video, love listening to people who are so knowledgeable and genuine. Keep the videos coming please

So happy to see big block stuff. No mention of cam diameter and if that is something you have changed over the years or if you started and stayed I'm assuming at least 55 mm. Looking forward to seeing the results at the track. Hopefully the retro Nova gets back together this year.

Excited to see the 55 making its way back out onto the street! Great video with lots of good info!!

Again thank you so much for sharing as much as y’all did !! I enjoy watching you guys and the workmanship of Dennis is fantastic!!! Quick question … are us fans allowed to visit your shops ?

That’s Gonna be a Bad Son of a Gun! Great Video Look’n Forward to See’n It Run🏁🏁🏁

Thank you for rambling. I love that you take time to tell us what your doing how your doing an why. It's not manywho care to takethe time to do that . Be safe , have fun GOD BLESS

Outstanding Dennis and Alex!

Don't throw the rods out. If you want , you can give them to someone that buys your apparel or sell them on or site with an autograph. Your fans would like that.

Glad to see you are progressing on the engine. I always thought that a 509 was kind of small- I hope the 540 works out as well as the 509.

Great video! I love the insights into technology and seeing your wonderful family working together.

Can't wait to watch some sick week stuff from frozen snow covered NE Iowa. Thanks for sharing

Steve morris just made a very informative video about piston design and redesigning his pistons for his smx. Also pistions coatongs which is very interesting you should check it out... If its good enough for a 5,000 hp drag and rrive might be good enough for y'all to look into 💪 talks about coating oil pump gears and all sorts of stuff.

Lucky Daughter Lucky Father great family Champion Mum too i bet , no trophy for Mum but a winner in the family life the biggest trophy of all.

World Blocks are Rock Solid... great finish, hard cast iron, plenty of meat on lifter bosses..

Awesome, well explained video. You know it's good when a 45min video seems like 10min.

Of course I watched it all . Always good seeing both of you .

LOVE listening to you guys educate us peasants.Love your channel!!

Years of hard-won experience, boiled-down into one of the most interesting hours of youtube I've seen in ages! Thanks guys, you're rapidly becoming legends!

loved the info, in parts detail and how they work together

Very interesting .. thanks for the free education guys !!!!

The "oring" is actually a "sealing ring" that's why the gap doesn't matter, the oring is for locking the gasket in place so it doesn't "push out"

I really enjoy this video format, guys! More please!

Personally... I can't wait to see some assembly and testing videos on this powerplant. Looks like it's really going to be a beast.

Dailey dry sumps with their billet pans have most of the scavenge lines built into the pan. The crank scraper is actually where the oil is scavenged and have screens built in incase debris makes its way into the pan the pump isnt ruined. His pumps are awesome too. The pressure section is a gear pump like the traditional sb/bb pump. The scavenge pumps move a lot of air so he uses mini roots blowers as pumps. The final scavenge stage is a centrifical blower. So the oil is whipped to the outside and the air remains on the inside and one scavenge line returns oil to the tank and the other returns mainly air. You need two return lines to the tank. One supply line to the pressure stage and an output line going through a remote mount filter and then oil cooler if you want then to the oil input on the engine block. Thats it unless you want to add additional scavenge sections for the lifter galley or valve cover or turbo drain lines. Peterson makes a nice remote filter mount that has a small oil pump built into it that you spin with a battery drill to prelube your engine whenever you want. You will retain horsepower your already making that is robbed from you by windage. You can prelube your engine each time you start it. If you run enough scavenge stages to pull 15in of vacuum in your crankcase it will pull the rings to the cylinder walls and they will seal better making more power. Eliminating the windage tray and crank scraper and moving the oil pump outside the engine actually makes a simpler oil system. Everything you invest in can be reused on other engines in the future. Better oil controll more horsepower without running a more radical setup or more boost. The ability to prelube your engine everytime you start it. Your just giving away horsepower and engine life by not having a beautiful billet aluminum Dailey oil pan and pump on your engine lol. daileyengineering.com/oil-pans/ daileyengineering.com/gm/chevy-big-block-mark-iv/ daileyengineering.com/oil-pumps/ petersonfluidsys.com/engine-vac-VacRegulator.html petersonfluidsys.com/filter-LargePrimerRemote.html

I am so excited to see the 55 come to life! 🎉

If it's any help, talk to David Freiburger about oil pans. On an episode of Engine Masters they tested pan who's windage tray design added and extra 28 HP by itself. Pretty cheap power for the money.

Very good info , "GREAT INSIGHT" please stay on it love to see all your milestones . Alex / Dennis good winning team.

Nice engine, I hope this year is even better and faster than last year!!!! See you soon 😊

Great video and fantastic tech content ( that I can use). I will be so glad to see the 55 back in action , I can't wait. Many thanks.

Will be great seeing the flying shoebox hookin and bookin again. Just make sure the flux capacitor is up to snuff😉That was pure video gold when the doors flew off even though it put y'all in a pinch.

Best of luck on your upcoming season with the 55 Chevrolet. That is some good stuff you two have profiled. I agree with your keep it simple attitude and all of your time learning what works and what doesn't.

You could probably use a gage pin for checking dia. of the rod small end. set up a go, no-go gage. You two make a great team. Wishing you well this year.

Great info tonight, looks like a very confident build. Best of luck @ Sick Week.

At the rate yall are going being in that consistent 6 second run setup, I have a feeling that eventually you'll have to go to a dry sump or just get an SMX from Steve. But, I wish the Alex Taylor Racing Team all the best this Drag and Drive season of 2024

This was a great video, keep up the great work!

Interesting take on the 4 magnet crank timing ring. 36-1 and cam position sensor seems like thing should be better.

Geeze help your dad build that motor! Show the build! I wanna learn the secrets ill never use! But id drool over those cool details!

To us novice people lol you make it look and sound so damn easy! Love everything the taylor fam is doing keep killing it and may 24 be your best year yet!

Man this Sick Week is gonna be a blast. Can’t wait to see you guys out there

I use a Motown World Aluminum Block, which they no longer make. Have you ever looked at New Century Performance? There pricy, but really nice Blocks!!!

Great combination. How fun that will be!

Great video Dennis & Alex.... thanks

Alex you and your dad Dennis are awesome people and can't wait to see the new engine done and the 55 running again and the camao going

Very cool video

Talk to Steve Morris on the bolt torque on the rods. After his rod delete issue he is very versed on rods. Not saying you are not, but sharing knowledge is the beauty of our families.

Thank you for the video everyone! Will we ever see the final build video on the Challenger, or more on the COE?

Your dad is a awesome builder so proud of him ❤❤

awesome info. love the shop talk about the engine parts and why.

My brother ran an Isky cam in his SBC, back in the 1970’s. (Isky has been around for a bunch of years).

Love all your content. Thank you

That looks like a great build those are some really nice race parts. 👍😎👍

Awesome content, I could sit through hours of this stuff. Can't wait to see the finished result and a match up hopefully with Cleetus and Mullet. The 55, mullet, Steve Morris' wagon and Tom Bailey's beast are my favourite cars. Good luck guys. BE SAFE!!! Happy New Year to you all to.

I would love to buy one of the used connecting rods with both of your signatures 😊 You guys are the best I really love watching you and your dad work together❤😊

How can anybody have a bad day after watching Alex with that incredible smile. ❤️❤️❤️

Love watching you and your dad. And laughed at Steve morris last video when you called him out sick week is going to be sick. Nolan is definitely one of a kind laughed my behind off at his videos fro pro when he was asking all his questions to everyone.

Alex, , it's not ''cheap insurance'' it's called ''preventive maintenance'' Keep up the excellent content and more importantly great work. you and Denis are awesome!

I love it....I'm glad I'm not the only one that still advocates for wet sump. love you guys! good luck this year!!!!!

love this info, great job guys

Inconel is a much better choice than titanium for the exhaust in this kind of car. Looks like you have all the right goodies to go into it.

can't wait to see the build video.