1971 El Camino Carbed LS-T56 Swap Part 1: Test Firing, Cleaning, and Prepping the Aluminum 5.3

Today we’re getting the El Camino’s first of many LS engines fully dressed and ready to be installed. The motor is a 2003 LM4 aluminum 5.3 pulled from Bakersfield LKQ back in October of 2021. We’re installing a full set of factory accessories from a 98-02 4th gen LS1 Camaro, a holley dual plane carb intake, ls6 PCV valley pan, Granatelli valve covers, and a Holley 302-2 oil pan.
Parts used in this video:
Intake manifold
www.holley.com/products/ls_po...
Ls swap headers
www.holley.com/products/exhau...
Carburetor
www.holley.com/products/fuel_...
Ls ignition box
www.holley.com/products/ignit...
Valve covers
granatellimotorsports.com/i-3...
Oil pan
www.holley.com/products/engin...
Ls-T56 clutch
www.advancedclutch.com/t1s-g0...

[@keithwattson9791]

Guy through out like tons of knowledge first 5 mins of video👍

[@jmegetkrunk]

Keen az for this build

[@sprintcarsandguitars959]

nice, had 2 elco's back in the late 80s. gf wrecked my first 71,pushed the firewall in 6 inches. yanked motor and went to a 72 that i restored. went to grafitti night in madesto late 80s when it was real! took me 3 hours to get from one side to the other on mchenry with all lanes jamb packed.

[@ZIPCORD]

To the tune of Earth, Wind & Fire's - "September"
There is Travis, he's revving his motor
The oil, its making an odor
LS motors, there are no others
Ba-dee-ya ... he's waking up the neighbors
Ba-dee-ya ... race gas is his flavor
Ba-dee-ya ... more videos again-n-n-n 😊🙃😊

[@warsnerf]

Damn man, I need an Ly6 over here in australia, Wish you were here to work on the LS engines I have.

[@wthomasw2]

Hey travis! Would love a LS junkyard pull tips and tricks! And the tools you usually use!

[@jessievelasco4568]

Awesome work bro ❤

[@jss6060]

Just going this channel and have been watching it different videos of yours for the last day. Good stuff

[@Mechanic83]

is that lifter tick ?

[@travisblack417]

No, the exhaust is just quiet and the camera mic picks up every little sound. It sounds fine in person.

[@user-pb5np9ih8f]

Will the pedal be hard driving on the street

[@ibrahim-chevelleMalibuman]

Very nice I ❤ carbed LS❤

[@jamesnash1180]

Tru GM nerd YO GOOD 👍

[@user-by1io4fq3j]

Where did you get the see-through valve covers from

[@travisblack417]

Custom made by this dude instagram.com/oddrodmachine?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[@coochiemonster33]

A Travis do you have a l33 block by chance

[@travisblack417]

I have several but nothing for sale right at this moment. How complete are you looking for?

[@OrphanObliterator-og3sl]

how much did all the parts cost in total?

[@travisblack417]

All the parts are listed in the description