He is a real treasure. I bet you could hangout with him all day everyday and never stop learning stuff. Thank you for the video. Good stuff!!

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Jason, yeah, I wish I could hang out with him more. Glad you liked the videos.

As an engine builder, I knew some of the stuff, but there was some stuff that I didn’t know because you learn something new every day especially off the old pros, great job Ed ……keep on rockin

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks!

@edwardmartinez9459

5 ай бұрын

Like I was told as a young boy the day you stop learning is day you die mentally.

@mikesims8618

4 ай бұрын

Good job Ed, I’m in the middle of a 350 LT1 first gen 4 bolt main build (pink rods, steel crank). I need to Install the Procomp heads and the pan yet. As easy as you say it is to make it a 383, I’m tempted to backtrack and follow your oiling upgrades to Ed. Great video, I’ll keep it on tap!

The amount of knowledge in this man's head, it can't ever be replaced. Because it's not something he was taught, it's something he experienced.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

That is exactly right

@lamarw7757

7 ай бұрын

Whatever was in his head, was well shaken.

@prevost8686

2 ай бұрын

The amount that he, and many others of that era had to learn by trial and error is staggering. I guarantee you that if a person thinks that he has invented something new in regards to a SBC some guy somewhere has already done it before just to see what would happen.

@gordocarbo

2 ай бұрын

@@lamarw7757 Not sure what you mean by that. Explain?

@blackseabrew

Ай бұрын

The problem is there are very few young people coming along to replace him. I realize he likes to focus on racing but the same experience applies to all engines. Last time I checked there are still a lot of combustion engines on the road and in the field(I live on a farm) and we need people to service them. I'm blessed because one of my high school buddies has been a life-long machinist/engine builder. But he's about the last one in the entire Kansas City area. And he said there isn't anyone coming behind him to replace him. And we're in our 50s. The next closest engine builder that I trust is in North Carolina and he's in his late 40s. Despite what the politicians want, EVs are a joke...more like the batteries are a joke...and a combustion engine is still the only thing that can produce above 500hp for 16 hours a day straight. I'm actually not against EVs either. But we're dead set in our path with lithium batteries and they are absolutely not going to cut it. Believe it or not our friend carbon will be the best choice for battery tech. But carbon is a dirty word in political circles so we get lithium forced down our throat.

I could listen to that old guy talk all day I love talking to older guys about engines you learn so much stuff from them

Protect that man at all costs!!!

You can never ever know everything! That’s the first step to learning all

This man knows his stuff

As a beginner engine builder I love how Ed is able to articulate every component of an engine in a way where you can understand exactly what he’s talking about. Machine shops like this are slowly disappearing. Great video Ed

@BarryTsGarage

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, and I’ll pass along to Ed!

What a treasure, old school sbc performance tricks. I love the crank seal trick on the timing cover

There should be more videos like this where you’re talking to an old gentleman and he’s telling you about the old school way in the new school way I think a lot of people forget to remember the people that came before them

All the little things add up

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Good way to put it

@robertheymann5906

8 ай бұрын

@BarryTsGarage I worked for Ed Pink a few years back and he was of a similar style, don't be afraid to cut, drill, modify and mill. Everything in every motor was massaged

Old school technology , been around for a long time And knows what really works!! Back in the early days people would not tell you stuff like that. It’s so great to see someone passing it on. to keep things going for other people who loves motor sports, and not sure about some things? Great video!!!! Love old school talk.😁 DRAG ON!!!!

@gordocarbo

2 ай бұрын

Agree...before Joe Sherman passed on he used to reveal all his "good info" on Speedtalk forum. These guys knew all of it long before there was the web and dont need it to figure anything out Old timers are the best sources of most types of info. They have been there done that made the mistakes Dont figure them to be dumb just cause they dont boast.

I just discovered this. He is a wealth of knowledge and a great teacher. His explanations are understandable and logical. I will be watching more of his episodes. I most admire that he is willing to share. 👍

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Neil! 👍👍

A gold mine of info. Thanks for putting it out there

How you got me I'm ready for part 2 I don't even build engines and that was interesting I'm going to have to build a couple unfortunately for me all the advice I can get is well appreciated

WE NEED MORE FROM HIM … I would pay top dollar for him to teach me this shit

He’s a national treasure. Thanks for sharing.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Sure is!

Alot of good tips for the home builder. Thanks for this video

@BarryTsGarage

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I came across this video today and just WOW the knowledge this guy has. I hope to find more and learn. Some of these things he is speaking of I already knew from working with an older generation workforce in my youth. Keep this good stuff coming. I am just a hobby builder for my personal builds, not a pro at all.

@BarryTsGarage

14 күн бұрын

Welcome aboard - definitely more already on the channel and more coming! Thanks

Thank you for the video, we need more of Ed’s 👍

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

More to come!

Truly an old school walking talking book of knowledge. Great content.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Came here from the shorts feed, just want to let you know what youre doing is working 👍

@BarryTsGarage

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement, been working hard to try to grow the channel a bit, and that helps a lot!

Great video,I could listen to him all day.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

You and me both!

The pre computer era engine builders were genius.

Old school at its finest thanks for the tips.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

NIC E HAT AND TIMELY ADVICE! THANKS ED.

Great stuff, good old block prep, glad Ed mentioned the drain back reliefs.

@BarryTsGarage

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Nice pro tip on the casting.

A larger oil passage will not cause more oil to escape at the crank and rods. The amount shed is the result of bearing clearance. Smokey Yunick did an article I believe was originally published in Circle Track. He covered oiling in this article and stated that the 1" holes in the front of the block at near the bottom of the lifter galley need attention. The one on the #1 piston side should have a screen installed for breathing. The one on the even numbered cylinders side should be completely blocked off with an expansion plug and his reasoning is that when the engine is spun up, the timing chain will bring up oil and go through that hole and it will cause a 1" stream of oil to shoot back towards the distributor. If you look at the block, it is offset (#2 is more rearward than #1. He did not state this but that offset blocks the oil and it gets redirected into the lifter valley. I have called manufacturers of oil pans (Milodon and Moroso) and they never heard of this. I trust what Smokey Yunick did versus an guy on the counter working for a manufacturer. Many of the new SBC blocks do not have these holes.

Ed Smith, I learned a ton watching you dial in that Chevrolet. I liked the first hat you were wearing a little more tho.....🤣Awesome info. Gonna watch this at least twice.

This man is awesome. What a treasure trove of knowledge.

Ed knows of what Ed speaks.

It's got some damn good tips small block Chevy performance in making the motor last

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

He knows his stuff!

stunning video....what a great guy...

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

I enjoyed this video immensely. I have probably built several hundred small block Chevrolets over the past 35-40 years and I learned something here today.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Wow, that is high praise! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, glad to have you along. Ed does know a thing or two…

@76629online

8 ай бұрын

@@BarryTsGarage My pleasure, I subscribed!

Best video on oiling I have ever seen! I am amazed he shared his secrets that he learned in a lifetime.

@BarryTsGarage

7 ай бұрын

Yes, it is amazing that he was willing to do that, thanks for your comment

I can listen to the old heads about motors all day❤

I never knew thst about the cam being sentered in the middle of the casting. I thought they all would be or they would not use them. Learn something new every day 😂 ill have to watch for this now on people's builds thank you

@BarryTsGarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@charleswittmer

10 күн бұрын

I changed the cam bearings in a 3.4 v6 camaro motor once and the new cam was hard to turn. A engine builder said he ad to cut grooves in a old camshafts journals to ream some of the motors he replaced the bearings in. I think this would lead to low oil presure prematurely. But you still would have to do it or replace the block or line bore the cam bore.

When you hear this stuff it all sounds perfectly simple and logical, but you'd almost never think of it yourself. Imagine spending a year or two working with this guy......

Very informative, thank you!

There is a older gentleman that is an engine builder, hes got some tricks, could listen to these guys all day

My machinist was similar to him...was building and running front engine dragsters back in the 70s Learned to shut my mouth answer quesitions and let him do it the way he felt was best . Dont know anyone I trust to do the type of work he did...shop was a pit but everything he put out made great power, balanced so well it was still as the night and didnt break.

@BarryTsGarage

2 ай бұрын

That sounds perfect! Anyone like that from back in the day is someone I want to listen to… Plenty to learn! And appreciate

Very interesting. I especially liked the bit about drilling the oil galleys larger. I have a sneaking suspicion that BMW don’t drill their galleys large enough, which causes their bearings to fail overtime. Would really appreciate if you could get ed to cover this some more. Cheers. Ryan in Australia 🇦🇺

Thanks Ed ! and Mr Camera operator. So much to learn yet, it all makes perfect sense to me as long as I live I’m always learning something 👍😃

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! I also learn a lot from Ed! - Barry T

@jessehille9603

8 ай бұрын

Great info Sir !!!

Protect guys like this!!! I want to hang out and absorb his knowledge. Thank you for the video

@BarryTsGarage

5 ай бұрын

You got it! Thanks

He is a library of knowledge!

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

He is indeed

My hat off to Ed Smith. Wow.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

He is the man.

He's very knowledgeable 👍

Absolutely wonderful listening and watching your video's ! I could listen to Ed's information all day and then some . I truly wish I'd of found this sight sooner . I enjoy listening to experiences and information to the more technical parts of building up older engines . I've also heard of some things that were mentioned , but not nearly as well put and complete as Ed explained and showed . Thank you

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Great talk! ❤💯✔️👍

Ed is definitely a smart man. Definitely been around the block a time or two. Nice video, full of good information. Thanks for sharing. Just subscribed to your channel Barry. Have a good day. Take care, Ed.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing, Ed, great having you along on the Channel. I appreciate the kind words!

It should be a mandatory act or something that all older and wiser folks should have to share their wisdom before this screen-faced era takes over and we forget all the many great and wonderful things the ol timers have learned throughout their lives! This fella is a trove of great engine building info thanks for recording and for posting this video...

@BarryTsGarage

5 ай бұрын

Your encouragement is greatly appreciated! Thank you

Man i wish my grandpa was this cool….holy shit!!!!…..now if i only still played with sbc’s instead of modern LS’s

@gordocarbo

2 ай бұрын

most engines similar rules apply

You remind me of a man up in Washington, Dennis Smith. He did an awesome job machining my 318.

@BarryTsGarage

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it

Id love to learn so much from this man his knowledge you can’t find in a book or internet. Only time can build this kind of wisdom. ED you truly are a rare breed!

@BarryTsGarage

7 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Thank you great video, and yes agree a nice point of view. Looks like you had a lot of fun. I learnt some good points here, and also realised why some changes had been made by the OEM through the various revisions on the engine I play around with, different engine, but same reasons. Great stuff, thanks.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I love this dude man,so much knowledge and seems to enjoy taking about it,if love to apprentice with this dude or wish I could have grown up with him in my life I tell ya,cause I have such a craving to learn and build❤

Great information in your video! I have 2 engines on the stands. The only thing that you didn’t cover is blueprinting the oil pump itself. I smooth the inlet turn and the discharge tube for an uninterrupted smooth oil supply.

@BarryTsGarage

26 күн бұрын

Very good! Thanks for adding that to the conversation… 👍

That man is pure pro!

Wow. I learned a lot from this video and Ed has the wisdom and his experience shows it. Thanks for the vide

@BarryTsGarage

4 ай бұрын

And thank you for your comment!

Great Video. I learned something new.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

subbed 💪🏻😎👍🏻 More Ed Smith !!!

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! 🙏 More to come! 👍

There's a ton of information in this video, I'm glad it got recorded and posted

@BarryTsGarage

3 ай бұрын

Great! Thanks for your encouragement!

It is so cool hearing all the tips and tricks he has. I wish i knew a fraction of what he know. Please keeps these videos coming. They are amazing

@BarryTsGarage

7 ай бұрын

More to come!

Tricks I will use on my next build. Thanks.. 👍😎💯

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Great! Thanks for the note… 👍😎

man that is a good video Ed is smart little things that add up.

Thank you! Great video!

@BarryTsGarage

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

My 350 in my truck broke down and I am rebuilding it for cheap but I am dreaming of doing this. I learned a lot thank you

Amazing to listen to him

Very educated fellow

the first rule for the oiling system on a dirt car is no fram filters.... they are known to collapse under a load.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Has anyone stress tested all the different oil filters?

@jondahl3173

6 ай бұрын

​@@BarryTsGarageWell, I only know of 1 personally. Pressure relief stuck closed on a SBC, blew apart the old Fram "race filter" twice in one night. Don't know what he had done to the oiling system but it exceeded 120 psi for sure! Beyond that, I have never seen an oil filter failure.

It's refreshing just watching and especially listening to his methods and reasons. It's one thing to see a mod, it's another entirely to fully understand why it's done to suit applications. There ain't nothing as slick internally as a trick circle track motor. Any Cleveland episodes I can go back and check out? if not, that would be an interesting session imo.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

I'll give that a try with him... Thanks!

Take the time to prep all materials before assembley . Quality of assembly will add up to maybe 30 hp over even a stock rebuild

@BarryTsGarage

7 ай бұрын

Agree

So... much... to... learn.😮

Mr. Ed, you're telling some great stuff. I am in NW NC, Nascaudderr country and Mr. Ed is giving some secrets away, but he's correct. I am big into drag racing and before going to an aluminum hip Brodix block I ran stock GM blocks and we applied this to them with some other things. It is kind of like I run a custom-built-to-order Bitler IRD Racing all-billet e85 dual needle and seat blow-through carb with TPS on it. I get tuners and a lot of engine builders and people pushing efi because they see I run the Holley Dominator ECU EFI with CNP and everything. They ask why and I tell them, money isn't the issue, but my carb is cheaper than efi even though I run a in tank Holley VR2 adj speed fuel pump, I can do everything you can do from the laptop like pull or add timing, add or pull boost, and all that except basically pull and add fuel. I gain hp by running a carb, and I only need a jet swap in different elevations so I'll stick with it carb.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Well, thank you for sharing that, Jason! Seems like you’ve been around the block a time or two yourself! Yes, Ed knows he’s giving away some secrets, but he feels like they are worth sharing instead of keeping to himself… It’s an unselfish point of view in my opinion These videos are a lot of fun and I really enjoy interacting with you and others!

@jasonstormoen

8 ай бұрын

@@BarryTsGarage It is cool that he's sharing and not being selfish.

Great vid

These are the conversations that make it all make sense 👂🙂

@BarryTsGarage

3 ай бұрын

Glad to have you listening in!

Ed has forgotten more than most will ever no lol he knows his shit

My machinist did that bbc oil pump thing on my my fairly stock 327, stock oil pan ect. Drove it around town for awhile np, then I took it on a road trip and hit the highway about 20 miles in I loose most of my oil pressure 😬. So I went to a Kmart and drained the oil and put new oil in. That lasted a few hundred miles then it’d drop at 3000 or so. Changed the oil and put 2 cans of STP in and that fixed it for the remainder of the trip. Motor didn’t hardly wanna run in the morning though til it got hot. Figured the bbc pump was sucking the oil out so fast it didn’t have time to drain back🤷‍♂️. Changed the pump to a sbc pump and never had a problem after.

@BarryTsGarage

6 ай бұрын

That is a very good cautionary tale… everything has to be balanced out and tested through before you call it. Thanks for sharing!

Great insights!

@BarryTsGarage

8 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Drilling the crank and bearings was a valuable tip!!

What a legend I could listen to him all day he so matter of fact great stuff thanks for sharing

@BarryTsGarage

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

You have to be careful with a blocked off filter bypass...

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

That’s for sure, could be catastrophic!

Yeah! Ed smith racing!

Very Informative not to include a few tricks I'm going to try. Thanks Much!

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

That sounds great. It’s wonderful that Ed is willing to share some tricks and pass them down instead of keeping them to himself.

🔥just came across this Chanel other day.. really enjoy listening to ed , really a master with all this sbc and engine knowledge eh.. keep videos a rolling love all this stuff . You rock ed🔥👊🔥🏍🔨⚙️🚜

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m so glad Ed is willing to share some of his knowledge with me and you all. He’s been enjoying seeing some of the comments and it’s working for everyone involved!

These videos are priceless.

@BarryTsGarage

2 ай бұрын

🙏

Ol’ ED I love this guy !!

Thank you so much for posting this. I've done everything to a SBC (learned from books no KZread when I was a kid), except build one and I'm working to remedy that right now as a father/son project. I've learned a lot on KZread and the forums, but Ed added several other things that I need to do. Also, thank you Ed for finally saying what I have said for years; why degree the cam? You can't change it, it only verifies the cam you bought, and the amount of retard/advance you have. One thing that I did to my 880 block that Ed didn't mention is I smoothed out the oil galleries with an aircraft drill bit. I'd have to check but I think it was 5/8". It promotes good oil flow. I'm also going to run a bypass filter to filter out smaller than 2 micron particles.

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Fantastic! I’m glad you found us, and found some things to think about, as well as share your thoughts. I hope your project goes well!

@scotthaupt8680

7 ай бұрын

Yes, clean up all openenings ,deburr entire block , etc.....

@gearhead7896

7 ай бұрын

@@scotthaupt8680 1/2" main oil gallery and 5/16" lifter oil galleries.

SINCE THE EVOLUTION OF THE SMALL - BLOCK CHEVY 265, 283 , 327 , 350 , 400 , THERE IS SO MUCH AVAILABLE AND SIMPLE MODS TO LUBRICATE THE ENGINE , YOU DON’T WANT SPUN BEARINGS THE TRICK IS IN THE OIL LUBRICATION , YOU GOING TO RUN HARD ON A TRACK OR RACE ON THE STREET RPM , HEAT , COOLING ARE THE FORMULAS GOOD OIL & FILTERS !!!

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

You are 100% right

Wish he would have built my street stock motor back in the 90s.

Very smart man

Man the information this old guy have inside his head is priceless.

What I wouldn't give to work with these guys!!!!!!!

I'm a Small Engine/Auto's teacher in Superior, Montana. I'm helping a student rebuild a Chevy 350 for their truck. We are trying to keep the budget as tight as possible so I've been showing a lot of machining actions that we can take without having to pay a shop. This is one of them. In order to build the engine for reliability and smoothness I'm using some performance tricks such as balancing, etc. I'm going to do all of these oiling tricks with the student, knowing it may be more than needed for a daily driver, but as a practical exercise to increase efficiency of engine operation. I love all the knowledge Ed is sharing. Hopefully, I can relay it along to another generation and bring our Hot Rod heritage back.

@BarryTsGarage

7 ай бұрын

Yes Mat, that is fantastic! I’m glad to hear you are out there, passing on this knowledge to the next generation! I will pass it on to Ed and we will keep creating videos!

What you do about oil build up in pass side valve cover on dirt track motor?

@BarryTsGarage

8 ай бұрын

I’ll ask Ed and try to let you know!

I’ve heard you can drill out all the hole’s that are on top of the camshaft in the front behind the timing chain. It’s hard to explain but the drill bits you have to use are the length of the engine. So you will be drilling all the way through the engine block.

better be using a roller cam as those oil drain back holes are to oil the flat tappet cam lobes

Very cool!😎👊🏾🌱

@BarryTsGarage

7 ай бұрын

Thanks ✌

Good information...Now a question....You mentioned you'll run .O30 ring gap and .025 gap on the second ring...And I know it can vary with piston type and bore size...But have you ever heard whatever the top ring gap is the rings below should be gapped no smaller ( including the oil ring)...The theory is to allow cylinder pressure to get to the crankcase instead of being trapped between rings. Ever hear of that one?

@BarryTsGarage

5 ай бұрын

I will check with Ed on this when I can… Thanks!