Here’s Part 5 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first four videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. In this one he’s installing the bearings, and checking clearances, before it starts going together. This step is often overlooked by folks that assemble their own engines, after the machine shop does the measuring and machining, and if they have made a mistake in which bearings they bought clearances can be loose or tight and cause major issues.
We’ve talked about Powell Machine’s videos here on BANGshift before, and I find them to be really informative and easy to follow. Now I’m a nut for engines, both naturally aspirated and power adder equipped, but if you aren’t you can still learn A LOT from watching their videos. In this series, dubbed the Facebook 5.3, Daniel is going over each step that they follow in building an engine at Powell and what you should know before having an engine built, or machined. This stuff isn’t just so you know if your machinist is doing things right, but also so that you know what you are actually paying for. It’s real easy to wonder why things cost what they do when you don’t understand what is actually going on.
