Wahoo!!! Thanks for getting her fixed. Can’t wait to put it back together.

I love seeing the owner of the company getting in there and figuring out problems, good job Steve

When you buy a SMX you don’t just get a Steve Morris engine, you get Steve Morris AND an engine. Setting the benchmark for customer service 👌 Love these videos Steve, keep up the awesome work!

So what I learned is. We need to see a high compression high revving naturally aspirated SMX build.

By far the best channel I have subscribed to. Steve, don't change anything. You are awesome.

This channel doesn’t get enough appreciation for the information given and the quality put into this work this is the best channel ever! Super happy I found it I went from watching people race to watching the heart be built thank you for everything you do Steve!! I’ve learned so much watching you

A pleasure to watch a master of his craft at work. I always seem to learn something when I watch your videos.

I love that you never try to hide any problems that may occur with your engines. A lot of companies would in fear of backlash. However you sir are a true professional and it’s awesome to watch. Shows that it’s not just about the money, it’s about building the best engine possible.

What I like about Steve is that he isn't just a business man. He's a friend, he's an innovator and he's learning every day at how to stay on the cutting edge of engine building. Everything he's doing right now for Cleeter is the same thing he does for all of his faithful cusromers. Bravo sir

The best thing Garett has ever done is put the SMX in mullet. I’m so glad you guys are working together, love to watch engine builds, better than anything on tv

My dad and I are just now getting into drag racing. He’s 48 and I’m 26 so we are new to this. Dad is a wonderful engine builder but man I love how Steve just lets us know everything he’s thinking and breaks it down for us dumber guys lol. Thanks Steve!

The thing about Steve’s channel that I appreciate the most is the no frills candid footage. No crazy clickbait just pure engine build/tear down information and explaining very clearly the principles of operation. Keep doing what your doing Steve we all appreciate you.

This is why you always flush the lines, oil tanks, turbos, and anything else that was added to the system. Everyone always goes for the engine builder first because that’s where they spent the most money but didn’t check the cheaper stuff like the custom built oil tank and stuff. (I’m just speaking in general not about Cletus) but the way it was getting aluminum in the filter in the beginning it was probably the oil tank or a bad milled fitting or something simple.

You gota love this content. Truly enjoy watching Steve troubleshoot.

Really cool to learn more about the workings of the oil pump. Thanks for show us that Steve!

The easiest way to remove a stuck oil bypass spring is to lightly run a tap into it, and then pull the tap out as a handle. I learned this trick in my air-cooled VW days.

Steve is so great at what he is doing. He finds it hard to make some people that don't understand engines. Understand how he is teaching. I think he is an amazing engine guy. Would love to own one of his engines someday.

Steve, I continue to enjoy the partnership and friendship with the Cleetus crew. Great pairing. So glad he sent us over to your channel.

Thanks you Dewey for keeping an eye on Steve and family

Steve, thanks for showing us the ins and outs of things... and that not everything goes perfect. You're the real deal. Thank you.

I freaking LOVE the Greta decal on the dyno window. She’s just staring at you saying “HOW DARE YOU!” As you rip a massive internal combustion engine.

I remember reading animal farm for the first time as a freshman in high school it was such a good story. I have always loved that quote!!! Thanks for another great video!!!

And there you have it folks we won’t see them valves get lashed til Steve does it again.

Love the tear down and diagnosis videos… a lot to learn from them! I watch Cleetus too and I’m telling you, this duo is unstoppable!

"It's made to run 70 pounds of boost, I mean 65-70 pounds" n you hear garret do the usual "oh shell take 80" lol still impressed by the smx Steve keep up the stellar work

Steve, don't know if you gonna see this but my theory to what's happening is that the El Camino frame is too flexible for the amount of tension it needs to hold when Mullet launches. So the entire drivetrain needs to take the hit of the launch and that's shoving everything against each other. That's what making the engine gain more play than it should. Whatever it may be, you guys gonna figure out

34:57 My favorite part 😂

Love seeing your son give you an update on a customers rod bearings. It’s good to see how involved you are with taking care of customers. Can’t wait to keep seeing you guys progress!

The root cause of a stuck bypass pretty much confirms what I suspected. There was still some random bits of trash somewhere in the system from the original thrust bearing getting eaten and simply being replaced. One of those bits of trash stuck the bypass and caused the low oil pressure readings Cleetus saw in the last race video. What did make it through the pump showed up in the sight glass. That is to say the filter did exactly what its supposed to do. Filter the oil and protect the engine from trash. The shortcut (which admittedly seemed like a good option at the time) of simply replacing the bearing and cleaning out the engine as best as possible is unfortunately what led to this. There are lots of nooks and crannies on an engine and getting all loose material out of it after a bearing failure without a full tear down is pretty much impossible. Good learning experience for all, Cleetus now knows the bypass may get stuck and can check that next time pressure drops without a proportional amount of glitter in the oil. It wouldn't be shocking to find that some of the oil lines on the car still have a bit of trash caught up on fittings and such on the way to the pump or in the oil tank. the pump draws from.

Man, your engines are works of art. Really nice looking engine inside and out. I've rebuilt quite a few stock engines and I think that's pretty cool but your engines are another level. 👍👏

Man I love these videos. I've learned a lot about engine function since watching Steve Morris. Always informative and always a positive attitude.

Yep happened to my friend that's an engine builder 3 times and it was drive train problems. Like you said only things outside the engine can cause thrust bearing problems.

It’s always a breath of fresh air watching a true craftsman at work all business no nonsense, I enjoy your videos Steve happy Friday.

The SMX is a work of art Steve, such a beautiful engine. I always learn something from your videos ❤

After watching Cleet and crew prime the oil system and suck the reservoir dry I had been expecting problems... You are the man Steve, love your videos, I need one of these engines!

Thank you Steve for sharing your experience and fun and troubles that you go through .I've rebuilt transmissions and differentials for long time and I understand those hard to find problems and digging for the reasons it went bad.its fun to see thanks man!!😮

SMX's are jewels ! This one looks good , runs good , and no debris at all. We saw it live . I wonder about Mullet's on board oiling system (tank , lines,etc.). Thanks for all the honesty Steve, very much appreciated.

Thanks again for spending the time to make these videos, love the engine and drivetrain forensics. When’s Kyle going to run the Mustang?

Hey Steve if you put an air tank valve on the top of the clearview you can blow the oil out of the screen and it doesn't make a mess when you clean the filter

Thank you for being so particular. It's nice to know there are business models still out there that give the best products AND the best service possible, in order to be able to support what i imagine to be a very intense decision to purchase said product.

For whatever it is worth as I would not be able to justify the level of a SM engine, but videos like this and the dedication to customer satisfaction would sell me a thousand times over. I hope the views help offset, somewhat, any costs involved but I have not watched a video with such anticipation in a long time, and I hope all your viewers appreciate the effort!

Absolutely amazing that you were able to share this information with normal people you are without a doubt a absolute maestro in your ability to share with the the normal person

super cool documentation, I learn so much from these videos. Thanks for taking the time to document the process Steve ;-)

Love how you added something to the soundtrack when you bumped the starter doing the valves 😂 sick.. Awesome videos Sir..!

Those headers are bigger than exhaust pipes on most street vehicles 👍🏿

Love watching your channel, Steve. One hell Of the engine Builder In my opinion 1 you are 1 of the best engine builders in Is the world!!!

I had the same thing happen on my old car but it ran normal pressure going down the road at 3600 rpm or higher, but at idle it would drop to ten pounds. I was running 60 valvoline, 1.5 thousandths main clearance, 2 thousandths rod and 4 thousandth piston skirt. An O-ring came apart and wedged in the bypass valve, repaired it by having a plunger made that didn't need an O-ring to help it seal.

Love all the tech info and how you stand behind your stuff.

Just out of curiosity, could you throw us a guess what an optimized N/A SMX would make at the crank?

I think Cleetus might need to check his oil lines and cooler for foreign objects

This is all just so next level for me. I understand quite a bit about combustion engines, but this is just a whole new world. I can work with what I have, but I don’t have the vision required for such greatness. Thanks for sharing such thorough information and bringing us through the process.

I learn something every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you for all the education you have given me since I subbed at 55k… Your explanations are top notch. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I cant get over how beautiful that engine is. What a feat of engineering, you do some amazing work Steve!

This might be a dumb question, but when putting the oil pump back together after that plunger was bound up what makes you confident it won’t do the same exact thing again? And what do you think caused it to begin with? Love your work and appreciate your candidness.

Love this channel, send it out to all your friends, it should be heaps bigger.

Once again as I stated like a couple days ago and another one of his videos. Steve and his team but especially Steve look at the whole motor and drivetrain situation can start the diagnostic process what I like about what he does is he admits when he's wrong he admits when he's right he admits when he doesn't know and he admits when he says in no street terms other than straightforward that sometimes you just have to give confidence to the customer. He doesn't hide anything that he works on he doesn't try to gloss over anything if there are any major issues and at the same time like what was said in this article by someone else is he dumbs down the process so people like me can understand it. The last part I'll say is is that at first I wasn't sure about his videos but now I'm one-hundred-percent all-in thank you very much.❤😊

steve is pumpimg out these vids.....hell yeah brother

The meta commentary of Greta etched on the glass where engines casually make over 1000 hp is 👌👌👌

Love these raw style of vids u make steve. Have a good one. From down under

I'm 77 and always built my own engines back in the day. I was always anal about dirt and never even had anyone in the garage when I was putting one together. In this production environment it would be hard to build with total cleanliness and maybe we're picking nits. But in the whole engine the relief valve would be the most susceptible and a hard piece of something and would certainly gall the aluminum bore. I do love that filter!

Do we know what caused it to stick, and what will prevent it from sticking again?

Very impressive how you rolled up your sleeves and did the rebuild yourself to get to the bottom of the issue. You also do not appear to cut corners or have a "that is good enough" attitude you see so often now a days. You stand behind your product and your name, for that you should be applauded.

Hell yeah Steve use me and brother Charley Western PA🎉 not only on this build but all the others I've seen and the knowledge that you know is impeccable dude you are the man with all due respect hell yeah brother🎉

Hell yeah brother oh you guys make me smile man I appreciate you big time crazy wild man

Just curious, has Garrett looked at the turbos on Mullet as a possible source of metal? Like you mentioned, it has to be something IN the car causing it and I believe he was having an issue with one of the turbos smoking, maybe something in the turbo is eating itself and producing the shavings? Just a thought. Love all the content you've been posting recently!

HOW DARE YOU! 😆

We used to get the relief valve plunger made from nylon so if there were any impurities in the oil they'd sink into the plunger rather than jamming it. It was an industrial application but the pump is the same basic design

Only one word Awesome Thank You Sir for the lesson

Hey Steve, past video's you breakdown the cost of components. What you did for Cletus would cost How much?

The obvious answer is that Steve trusts the oil pump to be back 100%. If not I'm sure he wouldn't have put it back together without replacement.

Let it EAT! Great walk through of the process. Thanks.

Another great video 🙂 I find people do not test and clean their oil coolers and lines/hoses etc then the metal filings from the old engine get transferred to the new or rebuilt engine etc I'm surprised you didn't fit a new external oil pump, considering the hp the engine makes and cost etc

Hey steve, are all SMX engines you make built for boost or are some strictly NA? And if some are what kind of numbers do they put down if build specifically to be NA?

I love how Steve communinicates with Cleeter - he better have his post notifications on!

Thanks for sharing Steve Morris

Dr. Loth prescribes Neosporin Cream for that header burn, apply at least twice per day. Cleater running 100 PSI charge pressure, could be putting 200 pounds of force on your front mount rollerized thrust bearing. Force depends on the diameter of the torque converter snout. Your $5K billet crank is a 1 turn coil spring. The question is what is the spring rate of the crank in the longitudinal direction. 200 pounds of force or what ever the actual force is could eat into your 0.027" of clearance you have overall for the rear main thrust surface.

Great job again Steve ❤

looks to me that Garretts dry sump tank and lines need a thorough cleaning

Hey Steve Give that clear view filter a lil shot of air before you take it apart and you won’t have the oil mess you have. Those filters are made to look at them without taking them apart, lil shot of air on the air valve and wa-la.

Kool deal Steve. to show what you do and to explain it all as you go. Best customer service experience by far.

..I would like to see one optimized for N/A... I love me some mountain motor type shenanigans.

Love the glass etching on your dyno window. 😁 Get’em Greta…..

I love how in depth The Boost Master gets on these SMX videos. Absolutely love it.

Undoubtedly the most honest guy ever. Amazing channel and content.

those engines are a thing of beauty

always wanted to see how an engine with an engine-driven centrifugal supercharger blowing into a turbo would perform. im thinking there would be boost from the engine-driven supercharger and as the turbo spooled up it would start sucking air through the supercharger taking the load off the crank?

Thanks Steve ♥️ 😊. As always a great video! Did the oil pump need to be clearanced for the by-pass pin once you forced it out? ( forced may be to strong of word?) Pushed out feels better! Was there anything up in the bore that could have gotten by the filtration and through the pump? I know it's not likely 😕, but perhaps some piece of a rubber seal? ( o-ring ) and once the pin was out and cleaned, did it work as normal without being sanded, filed or deburred? Just asking because you are so very proper about sharing your findings with us! 🤔😉👍🏻. Thanks again! Your the best!👍🏻🤘 ☕️⏳️ 🇨🇦 ⛈️🐈🛶🤣 😉.

A fairly common modification for some other engines is to use a soft, oil resistant, piston/plunger* - if some trash does get between the plunger and the pump body the soft material will allow the debris to sink into it and so be MUCH less likely to jam. Some nylons, for example, that don't swell when immersed in oil.

I love seeing this level of engine building in detail, incredible!

Dont let the bs from cleetus' community bring you down, we knew exactly how this story was gonna end. someone always gets the short stick every single time he breaks something, regardless of the company. Cleetus tries to calm his viewers down because he knows theyre going to start mess, and he always fails because most of his viewers are either kids who know nothing, or old guys who know everything so you cant blame him for his viewership. His channel is super cool, I really love him as a person, but his content doesnt make anyone any smarter so you get what you get with his fans. This channel is actually educational, please keep it that way and upload as much as you comfortably can.

I love the George Orwell quote on the dyno cell glass. "All animals are eaual. Some are more equal than others"

Man I absolutely love this channel. An would love to just come watch this shop build a big block n/a engine!!!

id love to see a smx in mc,flurry one day would be insane

Looks like your arm got self clearanced somewhere there, ouch!

great video nice to see greta getting in on the action ....

Another great video, so cool to see a master at work

1000hp for a non N/A configuration is so cool to see

Is that GRETA T on the Window?

The OCD in me would drive me crazy on your dyno room throttle hookup. I'm guessing carburetor versus throttle body is why the handle flips. Either way great channel Love all the technical stuff You're not afraid to throw out there. Keep up the great work

Someone told with me a while back that motor wouldn't make 1000. Glad you showed this on the video. Turbos have to have a good base to make that much hp