James' Budget L29 Gen VI 454 running on the engine stand!

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4 жыл бұрын

In this video we get to hear the budget Gen VI L29 454 that James put together come to life. The factory zz502 hydraulic roller camshaft sounds great! Thanks again to James for having us over at his house, he is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to these engines.
*There is a very similar motor in his Gremlin which you can see making passes on a previous upload here on the channel**
L29 video Playlist with more info:
• Jame's L29 Vortec 454 ...
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Summit:
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Valve Springs- www.summitracing.com/parts/cc...
Retainers- www.summitracing.com/parts/cc...
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Crower:
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@jeremydeaderick1324 2 ай бұрын

I pulled a l29 a couple months ago and glad I did because my 350 just let loose on me last week. I wanna keep the bottom end stock if it’s possible just put heads , cam and intake . Gonna be watching be watching y’all’s videos

@JorgeMorales-ez5ts 4 жыл бұрын

I need a friend like James in my life to work on my 64 C10

@murkymurph8355 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone needs a James! Love that infinite old school knowledge.

@johnl3459 2 жыл бұрын

I just got a new crate gen 6 also..putting it in a bagged and body drop 02 s10 single cab short box👍 thanks for the video 🤘🤘🤘🤘

@glennshotrodgarage5509 4 жыл бұрын

this engine is awesome ! great job guys !

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@sanger440 4 жыл бұрын

Love the engine stand. Really versatile.

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

It really is. He did a great job on it

@MonkeyFabGarage 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds great.

@leeroy60 4 жыл бұрын

Notification squad! That big block sounds real good man! That's a pretty awesome home built test stand that he's got. Super smart way to use it to break in cams and new engines. So you have real easy access to everything without having to lean into an engine bay.

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah exactly! Deal with any leaks, etc. also take out another variable

@boswellbb 2 жыл бұрын

Great way to run, set timing etc but nothing gets broken in without load on the motor.

@davidturner6543 4 жыл бұрын

Lookin good boys!

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks dawg!!

@ronaldlewis4032 3 жыл бұрын

Nice sounding engine! Love your engine run stand assembly! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!

@johnnygonzales3211 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome engine awesome setup😜

@ekitching 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great, not too big of a cam, good job!

@DickHamm 3 жыл бұрын

Big thanks to James! @deadrat13

@bobbielepley8808 4 жыл бұрын

These area animal engines, I use mine Daily in my 99 Suburban 2500 . 196,000 miles of super hard usage. Does nothing but work pulling my car trailer and construction equipment, campers you name it..When it retires it will be pulled and used in a 1953 gasser I am going to build in a couple years....Easy 500 hp with minimal work...Great job on the video, sad these motors get passed by.

@DickHamm 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@johnwehunt4305 3 жыл бұрын

James knows his stuff. garden hose metering. Same as breaking in marine inboard motors.

@DickHamm 3 жыл бұрын

Smart man, has taught me a lot in life and mechanics!

@369whitehorse2 3 жыл бұрын

I fuckin love that sound 🤣

@RyanlaBlue51 4 жыл бұрын

That is way cool!! I need to build a test stand.

@johnwehunt4305 3 жыл бұрын

It will be a torque monster.

@shitbox7413 4 жыл бұрын

I plan on doing the same basic L29 build for my S10, with a small shot, can’t wait for summer to get started. 👍🏻

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yeah! That’ll rip

@shitbox7413 4 жыл бұрын

I got the truck for $300, so dirt cheap is the theme of the build, trying to use as much factory stuff as possible, hoping to go quicker than my other car that should be faster for as much money as I have into it. 😄

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

that sounds like a fun project! Anything low buck and I’m in lol

@zachbruce7343 4 жыл бұрын

Heck yea.it sounds good.im doing the same build.im glad to see it up and running

@lilpickleracing 4 жыл бұрын

thing fired up like efi, mint

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@philipmazzuca2269 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Job James When is it going in the Tempest/Lemans?

@doc4244efa 9 ай бұрын

Great videos !!! I have 99 dually w 454 want to convert to carb. Going 2b daily driver. Installing zz592 cam. What carb would work ? Didn’t know if carb u running would b to big for a truck not running WOT ?? Thanks, Eddie

@alsmidlifecrisis8765 3 жыл бұрын

Do plan to dyno it? What do you expect for power and rpm range?

@ryanlanman9614 6 ай бұрын

I know it's a long shot but I'm looking for an oil pan for the gen vi that works in a car.

@UcantBeSerious03 4 жыл бұрын

bad ass!

@mikehaynes52 3 жыл бұрын

Did you plug off both oil cooler lines in block? Did you keep the 11psi valve in top of oil filter return. Thanks guys.

@joe-hp4nk 4 жыл бұрын

I don't use a bypass hose, instead I drill four 1/8" holes in the thermostat.

@xozindustries7451 4 жыл бұрын

Nice running motor, it’ll idle better once you have a clutch or torque converter on it, more mass to keep the idle more stable

@zachwilliams7632 3 жыл бұрын

What’s the part number on the intake?

@TagGeorge 3 жыл бұрын

I do not see timing tape or a tab. How did he set the ignition timing.

@joshtaylor3818 3 жыл бұрын

No piston to valve clearance issues running that camshaft, in a GEN 6 454?

@mafosa9563 3 жыл бұрын

any vacuum numbers? great share!! larry

@briantoosavage1990 4 жыл бұрын

What specs are your spark plugs and what u have the timing set at? Mines stock cam need some help please

@lilypondgarage2968 2 жыл бұрын

I want to put 880 rectangle port closed chamber heads on a l29 but want to retain stock cam and lifters for now what pushrods will work?

@halljam70 3 жыл бұрын

Did the motor ever get into the test mule? Got any times? On his gen V BBC, what cam was in that motor?

@matthewbuck7731 4 ай бұрын

I have to ask, how did the beehive springs work out with that zz502 cam? Im getting ready to run the zz502 cam because comp isnt making a run of the 276 cam I want. I keep hearing the l29 heads cant handle 550 lift though....

@rooster68able 3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys great vid very informative , big block james im in the same boat as you with valve locks from comp do you no the #part numbers from crower locks and did use stock lenght smaller pushrods ? Gen 6 and regular seals thanks justin

@DickHamm 3 жыл бұрын

www.crower.com/valve-train-components/locks-keepers/steel/10/jumbo-locks-10-degree-machined-5-16.html

@DickHamm 3 жыл бұрын

There is one video with all the links, but I amg going to fix it so every video has them in the description

@rooster68able 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man got it all ready now just waiting on some small stuff apreciated !

@duvlss_garage 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a part number for the water pump ?? I wanna do that to my 90 454ss

@joesmith306 3 жыл бұрын

What water pump did you use? thanks.

@andy347495 3 жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure they changed the balance weight from gen v to gen vi.

@williambirky4091 3 жыл бұрын

What spark plug and gap are you using?

@cbell5571 6 ай бұрын

question: would it be better to install the engine at a downward angle in the rear, as this would put the carburetor level, as the engine would be in a chassis?

@dannymogan4280 2 жыл бұрын

What intake are you running

@russellholmes1272 4 жыл бұрын

I am putting a 454 vortec in my 89 gmc k3500 it is a tbi truck. What intake did you use? I also want my air conditioning to work is the harmonic balancer the same from a 89? I know size wise it is but what about weight? Thanks

@cybersholt 4 жыл бұрын

Looks good, about to build one up basically the same, here's a question though, is there any way to id if it has stock forged pistons? block casting no. 12561359 gm part no. 88890529 (date 08-2003), hard to find info about these, thanks.

@timothyjacobs4869 3 жыл бұрын

Where are you located it

@filitamayo 3 жыл бұрын

So how would you run a freshly rebuilt gen vi . Is there a break in procedure or do you run slow for a certain amount of miles . Or do you just run it.

@joeallison6961 3 жыл бұрын

What cam shaft you running in gen 6 I'm doing one as we speak thanks great video

@DickHamm 3 жыл бұрын

ZZ502 crate motor cam, thanks!

@darrenrich3492 3 жыл бұрын

What’s camshaft? Did you pit adjustable rocker valve train?

@yourbeatscore5762 3 жыл бұрын

Just found out today that my 454 that I tore part was junk at the machine shop, it had 4 spun bearings. I wanted to build a motor for my C10 and get it running before I graduate, but with less than one year to do that... I’m probably just going to get a 350 that’s running, and throw it in so I get to enjoy my Truck for a year.😕

@wyattd4409 Жыл бұрын

Don’t lose hope man, I had a 350 that I’m in the process of switching out with a 454. Had the 350 in when I graduated. Don’t sweat the small stuff!

@christophercpeganyee313 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in Queen Creek, I have a Vortec 454 long block....any interest in building it for me, if so, price?

@gmcnelly2468 4 жыл бұрын

James. Good work! Doing a similar build and may need some technical guidance. I must have missed the cam specs and mods done to the heads.

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

G McNelly whats up! If you go to the playlist for the L29 you can see all the videos from the beginning

@gmcnelly2468 4 жыл бұрын

@@DickHamm Thanks Dick. Just did. James stole my work pants (both knees worn out).

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

Lol! He probably bought them at your yard sale! 🤣

@tjs_welding_and_fabrication 3 жыл бұрын

I assume you remove the reluctor wheel when using the Gen 5 balancer. Is this correct.

@DickHamm 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@christopherbates6841 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve watch you videos on this gen vi build can you message me with the specs on cam valve train and valve springs

@DickHamm 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t remember which video exactly but one of them has links to all the parts

@gmcnelly2468 4 жыл бұрын

James, what did you do with the original intake (long runner)?

@zachwilliams7632 3 жыл бұрын

I have one for sale ....includes throttle body and distributor for 600$

@dre83cpt 4 жыл бұрын

sounds healthy. Is James planning on a little nitrous?

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

Always down for that lol! That’s very similar to the combo in the Gremlin

@blakeschneemann6276 3 жыл бұрын

How is the head gasket working out?

@DickHamm 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@codyconger1657 2 ай бұрын

The link to the valve locks isn’t seeming to work could I have the part number if you have it

@rowdy3837 Ай бұрын

Did you ever find this part #?

@RogueKnight33 2 жыл бұрын

What intake manifold did you use?? I'm trying to catb swap my gen6

@donksdunks1745 2 жыл бұрын

Me too😂 what intake you used@ James

@andy347495 4 жыл бұрын

Did you know that they don't make a four core anymore? It's technically a four row. The four core term come from back in the day with the copper radiators.

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Good info, 👏🤘

@andy347495 4 жыл бұрын

@@DickHamm and i actually i think there was never a four core. I think it may have always been four row. Now that i think about it skme more, a core is the whole radiator. Anyway its always fun to see the big blocks and see how people do budget builds. I needed some ideas on a run stand too. Thanks for the video.

@peteragersea377 3 жыл бұрын

We always called them 4 cores knowing it was 4rows deep in the core. I got a 2000 K2500 454 so it's a gen 6 L29 ?

@zachbruce7343 4 жыл бұрын

Did James say the cam was 110 lsa

@DickHamm 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it’s a zz502/502 crate motor cam. If you check the other build up videos there are links in one of her descriptions

@williambirky4091 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve followed this closely building my own L29. Where did you set the timing for this cam?

@DickHamm 3 жыл бұрын

I believe it was dot to dot

@williambirky4091 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I wasn’t clear, I’ve had some guys say zero and others as much as 13 degrees before TDC. I was wondering where he ended up on initial and all in advance. Thanks for the quick reply.

@philipmazzuca2269 3 жыл бұрын

William- get your total timing between 38-42 with that cylinder head. Try to have it all in by 3000rpm

@jondahl3173 3 жыл бұрын

Factory recommended timing on the ZZ502 is 10 degrees initial, 32 total advance. Good start point for that cam in a 454.

@rooster68able 3 жыл бұрын

@@jondahl3173 that is correct low timing my gen 6 zz502 is set at 10 intial 29 total

@jamesunderdal8976 Жыл бұрын

Nice only complaint is it's to damn quiet let er talk brotha.

@AlexisGarcia-dr6pc 3 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting. who thinks of a Mark IV monoblock with Mark VI heads?.... Can I make a profit?

@mikehaynes52 3 жыл бұрын

You need to just build engine test stands. You could sale a million of em.

@davidvonanderseck8649 3 жыл бұрын

Some times you need to be clear. You said would be nice to have a 950. Then you said Mec carb. So not sure exactly what your saying. Then a lot of laughing while I’m interested in the build. But thanks for sharing.

@jeffrey4547 3 жыл бұрын

i thought all big block chevys were gen 2 blocks all the blocks are the same then u have the l.S. engines witch is a gen 3 and a gen 1 is like a 409 block never new chevy built so many new blocks but it looks just like my 454 ho gen 2 block 450 hp at 485 torque stock with a 4 inch stroke steel crank heavy rods i mean they still put gen 2 blocks in new rigs today were did u get a gen 6 block never heard of one of them same with the mech. shop that i know real good i going to ask bell if he knows any thing about this i hope this is not like a L.S. 6 454 big block witch was never built they built a L.S. 6 454 small block that was it i think u guys don't understand what they mean by gen 1,2,3 it is all about the cast of the block only

@cfrank925 3 жыл бұрын

The big block 454's were produced in different years which is why they have gen versions. Gen 5 changed the cooling design, had 8:1 compression and were all 4 bolt mains with peanut port heads. The gen 6 has oval port heads and a roller cam from the factory, which makes more power. I don't know much about gen 1-3 since I have a gen 5.