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@CallofDoobie585

4 жыл бұрын

We sadly miss Joe Mondello.. REST IN PEACE

@big-edaniel5522

4 жыл бұрын

PowerNation thank you so much for the video Rest In Peace dr olds

@JayJay-de8vq

4 жыл бұрын

I guess you would want to degree cam at 4 cylinders maybe 4 corners to show its all rite on the mark. If it does differ between cylinders and its not the cam it self thats ground wrong now you need to go and have it machined again to correct it? Mite be better off just doing 1 cylinder and not knowing what the rest have to say lol

@hugieflhr03

4 жыл бұрын

PowerNation we miss Joe and hopefully you can highlight his sons business! These engines are amazing torque monsters.

@vwagon5566

2 жыл бұрын

@@hugieflhr03 How right you are sir, how right you are.

My first car and build was a 70 442. That was over 30yrs ago. I regret getting rid of that car every day. This takes me back.

To say this man was a Legend is an understatement. One of the last of the OG Innovators.

Joe helped me out when I designed a valve train for a 3208 CAT running alcohol and about 80 lbs of boost. What a genuinely helpful person.

@kendalldelair6821

3 жыл бұрын

Dude that's awesome!

Joe I can remember listening to you on horsepower tv when I was in high school.

I remember watching the Mondello and Matsubara car run at Irwindale in the late sixties. It was an exciting and mechanically bulletproof car. I was teaching at Bonita High School at the time. We could hear the cars run during the school day when the Winternationals were on at the L.A. County Fair Grounds. I really enjoyed the night drags at Irwindale. The short wheelbase gassers were exciting to watch. I remember one gasser got a little out of shape about 50 yards off the starting line and rode the right hand rail for 40 feet sending a shower of sparks into the night air. He never let off of the throttle, straightened it out, and won the race. That was a testimony to the skill it took to drive one of these cars. To this day of all the the cars I watched, I can still come up with the Mondello and Matsubara name.

Rip my good friend. Lots of memories from Norwalk.

Joe was a man those of you who didn't know would love to have, known. An, as a matter of a fact , kind of guy. One that knew what he was talking about and had the proof to back it up. He told me, he started with go carts when he was a kid and finding power just became a passion. Not many people know his name is on the Hot Rod Hall of fame 3 times. He wrote a book about the Oldmobile engine and sold it to Oldsmobile. And few know he was an engine builder of such caliber it set him off as one of the most humblest men who have ever lived. He was kind and strict in his teachings at the same time. He could extract power from places most guys would never look for. And he invented the wet flow bench. It was a real pleasure to know this man and I wonder sometimes if he were alive today, just where the hp/ci. level would be for some of these newer N/A, engines. Things he did like degreeing a camshaft off of 3 lobes and cryogenically treating every component he could because of the strength it gains and other stuff which would take days to write and even more to explain. He knew no stranger. And if you had a question about how it worked or how to make it work better, he would show you. He would take you into the clean room, where you could eat off the floor and tens of thousands of $$$$ of parts were. Or let you stand in the shop when they twisted a NASCAR engine 10,000 rpm., while goose bumps ran up your arms. I learned alot from him. Pages and pages of notes. Stuff that I still do not have the money to build in the quest for the power which seemed to come so easy for him. He was a great man. His name used to mean something. And to those of us who had the pleasure of knowing him, still does.

"Gonna have a Funeral and Retirement party on the same day... Man thats a man in the trade alright, Quality over everything, True passion

Absolutely Awesome !!! I've done a lot of Self Porting on my Cylinder Heads thanks to Mondello...:-)

That's so awesome. You gotta love a hero who shares his powers with everyone.

I love this oldman. I used to see his cars running at the tracks in NEW JERSEY when we both were younger.

Back in 66 Mondello ported a set of medium riser heads for a solid roller 427 Ford. Ran 127mph at 11.70's in a Mercury Cyclone full bodied car at 3450lbs.

Funeral and retirement day the same day!! Love this guy!!

JOE ! WHAT A JEM , A REAL DIAMOND LIKE POETRY IN MOTION . KIND REGARDS.

I got to talk to Joe Mondello and Dave Smith from Dave Smith Oldsmobile/DSE when building my motor back in the early 90s. A couple of great guys.

@20alphabet

4 жыл бұрын

Joe was great, and always interested in your project. His son... not so much. Guess it skips a generation.

Retirement party and funeral on the same day! What a great idea from a great man. Thanks!

Old Joe is one awesome dude,not many around like him anymore these days

Way to Go PN!! Featuring an Oldsmobile!!😂 Don't hesitate to do a Poncho feature either 😁

@TheFormula350

4 жыл бұрын

Get some behind the scenes look at butler

@robertmacpeek424

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheFormula350 Now we're talkin'!

@modeverything1

4 жыл бұрын

If only this stuff wasn't around 10 years old already! Lol

Imagine a class with a LEGEND! FANTASTIC! I owned a '70 Olds W33 for a few years and completely went through the engine using a pamphlet I got from Joe! It was a beast! It looks like I am going to be tearing down my Comet engine that looks like a great idea on the block oiling!

Built a 455 olds for my 70 Cutlass years ago. That engine was a torque monster. With a stock converter and a THM 400 transmission; I could never get traction - just a lot of tire smoke. Fun car to drive. 😊

Came for the porting, got very little useable info.

@robertmacpeek424

4 жыл бұрын

Need to check out SAM Tech. They have a whole cylinder head & induction course, and no it's not some week long class(more like 9-10 months long 😉)

@JarredRandom

4 жыл бұрын

All this channel is is a circlejerk of ads

@ianide2480

4 жыл бұрын

There were some puns that aren't even "dad joke" worthy and some ads...

@oldsrktracer

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertmacpeek424 There is a cylinder head porting thread on classicoldmosbile.com. called the home porting thread. It has many many details to not only olds heads but..... porting in general.

@hepburn118

4 жыл бұрын

That's because this was nothing more than an infomercial.

A family friend had a jet boat when I was growing up in the 70's with a blown Olds 455. It was the fastest boat on the reservoir. The boat was only a 21 footer with this huge engine sitting on the ass end. Every winter he would pull it and rework it. I spent many a winter night with a die grinder and 500 grit paper and a cylinder head in front of me. He told me the same thing. Air is king, not fuel.

@evdawg7757

4 жыл бұрын

Im in an olds motor group on Facebook and I see alot of boats 😎

@valuedhumanoid6574

4 жыл бұрын

@@evdawg7757 Back in the 70's and 80's it was King! Now it's the LS engine series and crate motors.

Love these old engines.

Fairly recently, there was a TV show about the Olympic athletes. It spoke of the things they do to improve performance imperceptibly. Bedsheets from home. Water from home. The brands of snacks they have. This is relatively new to this kind of sport. Individually, the work done on these engines make small differences. Cumulatively, they make the difference between taking first place and losing. Fantastic work.

Mondello is a genius! Wouldve never known about the .040 rear oil galley plug. Replaced my engine rebuild with this.

He's just an amazing person . I wish i could learn from him

@samwittstruck.6685

Жыл бұрын

Sad to say he passed a few years ago.

What a legend I could have watched this guy make videos all day

Mondello is a man from a generation we are losing too fast...

This is why I respect my elders.

@skeleguns10oooooo10

3 жыл бұрын

Elderly have great stories to tell.

Good job !!!! Very helpe ful! Thanks

Joe Mondello Rules the Olds Rocket v8 realm baby!!

I was fortunate enough to get to meet Joe Mondello at a meeting of the old Central California Drag Racer's Assn meeting back in the '70s. Not only a master engine builder, but a very nice guy!

@20alphabet

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed, a nice guy.

I salute u!!!! Thank u for the info!

That flapper stick is very common among machinists for deburring.

@gothicpagan.666

4 жыл бұрын

Nidstang yep been used over here in England since at least WW2 I'm told.

Oldsmobile is Quality , luxury and Performance. Also very durable &reliable transportation. I learned to drive in a Cutlass Cruiser “sport” station wagon. Olds silver with olds rally weeks . Air shocks plush gray Leather not vinal , premium interior. It drove smooth and easy. Couldn’t hear it run at red lights. Idk how fast that car could go , I always backed out before it stopped giving. I drove it VERY fast a few times back when I thought I was never gonna die . I would not drive that fast again. I run in the fast lane on DC belt loop without breaking a sweat. Still,Never that fast again. 🚀fast

OMG I come up with that steel rod and emery paper trick years back to it has better clearance and give than flapper discs

Gr8 ji and accuracy , With great experience 👌 🌺👍😊

What a great guy

Wow . Sounds like fun.

Que bárbaro muchachos trabajan y se divierten armando está chulada de motores en el maravilloso mundo de la mecánica saludos desde México 💪😎🍺

True icon. Those 455 Rockets were pretty tough but plagued by that oil issue. Mr. Mondello is an enginemaster that done things that Olds refused to do. They were smart enough but, not interested in building motors like Dr. Oldsmobile. It reminds me of GM refusing to fix the problems of the NorthStar after so many years in production. Although the 455 was not so plagued unless pushed hard or higher miles. Back than 100k was a lot.

Seneng banget nie liat pralatan lengkap😍😍

MORE OF THIS!!!

I didn't know the 455 had oiling problems. Still love the Olds 455 though! Great tips and thank you!

@vettesrule3170

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, found that out the hard way when I spun a bearing in my '70 442 back in '82. No internet back then so everything was live and learn or what you read in Hot Rod, Popular Hot Rodding, or Car Craft.

@modeverything1

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you will want to keep the rpms below 5500 on the stock olds stuff

@evdawg7757

4 жыл бұрын

I've had the chance to do a rebuild and slight upgrade recently on a 350 olds. Learned a ton! Not very revv happy, hand full of torque tho. Have to do a Chevy adjustable rocker swap first hand in my opinion.

@gosaha9512

2 жыл бұрын

I had the privilege of working at Mondello's in California. Although Joe himself had long since passed, a friend of his, Lynn, took over the shop business and I learned a ton from him. The stock cylinder heads had a dog leg in them that blocked the flow of oil from draining back into the oil pan. The oil restrictors that Joe punched into the block, a larger oil pan, and a change of cylinder heads is the cure for the oil starvation. Often times all the oil would end up in the top end of the motor, especially with the stock 5 qt pans

I have a 69 cad coupe 472ci, those heads had huge a amount of casting run off , that needed to be removed , cleaned , and smoothed out. That thing was heavy.

@camgnilpe9300

4 жыл бұрын

WTF WTF WTF casting runoff? hope it will be alright sodt.

This man is a living legend! I followed his career for about 5 decades!

@thenewBH

4 жыл бұрын

Hes been dead since 2011. These are old reruns.

Let a rip tater chip. I remember watching these guys on TV with my dad back in the day. Good stuff

Retirement and funeral.. Haha well hell! If you truly TRULY love what you do then why stop!?

@ashqelon7267

4 жыл бұрын

Several friends in my life, passed doing what they LOVED! Drag racing & HIGH HP full throttle lifestyle, like the Beautiful Lady last month. She went out loving her PASSION! Love our life in what you ARE until the END! Is there a better statement than That??? LIVE what you LOVE!

This is the best I watch 😍😍😍

For those wanting true "heads by Mondello" and other expert machine work, look no further than Joe's son, Bernard Mondello. Bernard was taught by his dad and is a true expert. I have had machine work done by him for my 455 and bought parts from him as well. His shop, Bernard Mondello Racing Enterprises, is located in Corona California.

What a gentleman super video

if you do final honing with toqure plate you must use tourqe plate when you fit ring end gap

God I'd love to go to his school/class!! Damn!

Omg I used to use that flappier slick as he put it , age 17 I cut a screw driver in two and slit it , I did it because I couldn’t afford the proper tools on my 125 bike 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏼

I figured Joe would show us how and where to do the cutting out and a few tricks ...

Living legend good on ya doctor O

Add to the cam degree method 10 deg B4-10 deg after total, that's the sweet spots for error if there. Absolutely do what Joe recommends about the oil return design I learned all these things on my own over the years, even ran lines back to oil pan from heads to assure full flow and return. On porting I didn't have aftermarket heads I used W30 heads. I raised the floors and the roof of the ports to straighten out the flow. Had to be carefull gets thin up top on the port. Then the biggest HP creator on these big olds engines is fabricating your own sheet metal manifolds. Must eliminate all that low profile runner design the engineers used to get the hood closed. All this sounds like a lot of work, it is! but you will be rewarded with a sound high performance torque monster.

What a cool dude

We use wypalls at work there tough as hell and clean great. But there super exspensive.

I'm the proud owner of a free Olds 403 in a 79 Firebird I'd love to do some work to

If you want a decent Olds 455 core, the GMC FWD RV used them from 1973 to 1975 or 1976. By 1977 they all got the Olds 403 and 1978 was the last year of the GMC FWD RV. One thing that fascinated me was that Olds engines got exhaust air pumps than other GM engines. In addition, some versions of the Olds 307 had carbs in 1989 when every other GM V8 had EFI. The engines were naturally lower in smog, so I figured other GM engines would be built more like Olds models in order to pass harder smog tests. 15:00 I have heard that the old school Pontiacs needed this kind of device, except for the Super Duty.

I did some digging and found that Joe Mondello passed away back in 2011 during a surgery. :(

@markrich3271

4 жыл бұрын

Thats sad. Im happy that he pass his knowledge on.

@79tazman

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's too bad but he passed his knowledge on to others so hope they do the same

@jenseninterceptors

4 жыл бұрын

That's crappy :( He seemed like a good guy and definitely knew his shit

@CrazyWoody1989

4 жыл бұрын

His shop is still open as far as I know. The sign for it is still up anyway

@jenseninterceptors

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrazyWoody1989 The fastest and meanest car i ever drove was a 1977 Trans am that someone put a built olds 455 into, that thing was crazy, they used to use the olds 455 in jet boats because they could stand up to constant full throttle

All I can think of is that paint in the lifter valley eventually coming off/flaking or chipping off and stopping the oil pump strainer up.. want it smooth I'd lightly grind it to get the dimples out instead of painting..

I have a 72 olds 455 j heads #1 cylinder bends a push rod when starting after cold soak

@raptor31able

4 жыл бұрын

Bad lifter or wrong push rod.

hard to imagine those pins that hold in the braces at 14:50 are sufficient to stop block twist.

@erichfischer5738

4 жыл бұрын

That roll pin most likely has a breaking strength of 8000 LBS and made of Rockwell C42. It will hold up!!

when you love what you do you never work a day in your life

i Bet they stepped on that spider!

Dr Olds:Joe Mondello

The W 30 was a pretty strong motor for an old oldsmobile. It kinda takes some balls to run one seriously at the strip.

приятно когда спец работает на хорошем оборудованиии

I wish i saw this in 2005 i have a 1969 Cutlass S

Funny I remember this from the 90s.

I bet ole Joe is good. But I went it Samracing and learned from Judson in Houston 10 years ago. It's changed drastically

Im sure them engine builders approve of that stop leak. Lmaoo

That's bad ass

If you love what you do....you'll never work a day in your life! He's a true example of that

My first car was a 1968 Cutlass. I put a 455 in it of course.

@camgnilpe9300

4 жыл бұрын

yeah what ever you say ishootstuff

@xishootstuffx

4 жыл бұрын

@@camgnilpe9300 Yeah, you got me. I made it up. I also didn't really put a V10 in an F150 or turbo a Lexus and convert it to a manual transmission. The brain tumor stuff is all lies too. Feels better getting that off my chest!

Wow!!

"A bigger leak might take a second application" LOL

That pupper!

Joe Elmore's the announcers face at 2:14. I couldn't have kept my composure. Joe is bit full of himself.

@psygn0sis

4 жыл бұрын

2:06 You're terrible at timestamps.

@321-Gone

4 жыл бұрын

@@psygn0sis I stand corrected.

quick question doesnt that valve guide girdle stop the oil flow ??

2006 pontiac torrent 3.4l v6 just replaced the head gasket and all of the sensors have been replaced with brand new sensors MAF , / MAP/ Gas Cap/ (2) 02 Sensors/ Purge Valve/ Evap Canister Solenoid and i am now still getting the P0171 code, i had the code reset it lasted for about 3 1/2 weeks and it came back on . it says system to lean on bank 1. went to a different auto shop and the Mechanic checked it and says that there is a small leak in the fuel Evap System. but the weird thing about this is the Check Engine light is off but when i take a Left turn the light comes back on.

Paint on the inside of the motor? Wont the oil and excess fuel melt the paint and clog up stuff?

Amish Mike is the Picasso of engine valley painters

@revolutionday1

4 жыл бұрын

>X-D

He tried to cram it all in too

What if the second liquid you pour down kills the illumination of the first liquid

Soooo if the other three cylinders don't come out like you want to and there's a problem like the dude mentioned... do you throw away the block or can you correct for that?

I wish this was my career!

So the 455 requires some tlc to be a good street rod.

Man I gotta quit putting all my efforts towards my three supras and give my 68' cutlass convertible a new lease on life.

@higoodbye3495

4 жыл бұрын

mkIIIsupras subtle flex 😂

So they don’t use a torque plate to bore but they plate hone?

Where can I find bits for a die grinder like that everywhere I go only has the small ass ones for dremels and I can't find a larger one for the die grinder A friend gave me

what method used to get the metal shavings out?

FYI "Magnaflux" is a brand. Its magnetic particle inspection (MPI) ASNT www.asnt.org/

Looks like he took all his skill and knowledge to the grave in April of 2011

Sadly, Joe Mondello passed at age 75 in 2011. RIP.

I'm definitely not an engine builder but do people really paint the lifter valley just to smooth it out? That seems insane because theres no way that paint will stay put being constantly washed in hot oil. I have never seen that before.

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