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25/02/2024

Helping my son swap a 5.3L in his Cateye today… full circle moment. When I was his age my dad helped me swap an engine in my truck… good times.

07/04/2023

In this video I go over an introduction to Universal Patcher and how I use it for free to remove VATS and other functions without the need for an xdf file or checksum plugin.

07/11/2022

Tonight I'm excited to be chatting with Michael Knapp. Mike is the founder of the MK Motorsports YouTube channel. From looking at his channel, you can see that he has a wide range of mechanical skills and can tackle just about any automotive project. Tonight we'll be talking about transmissions, Holley EFI systems and a number of other topics.

04/11/2022

It's time to pick a winner! We've wrapped up our HP Tuners giveaway contest, thanks to everyone who entered. Tune in to see if you're the winner!

20/10/2022

Want to win an HP Tuners MPVI2+? I’m giving one away to celebrate reaching 10,000 subscribers on the Lowbuck LS YouTube channel. Visit lowbuckls.com/giveaway to enter!

17/09/2022

Tonight we've got Bill Hillock with BP Automotive on to chat about LS swap harnesses, wiring and counterfeit parts.

Bill Hillock is the founder of BP Automotive, a company that builds American-made high-quality LS swap wiring harnesses and related products for LS and LT engines.

Website: https://bp-automotive.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bp_automotivellc/
page: https://www.facebook.com/BPAutomotivellc

14/09/2022

07/09/2022

Eric White is the founder of the 815 LSX Swaps social media brand along with his partner Dan. They have a Youtube channel and podcast and have a growing social media following on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok. He also sells bumper trim rings, merch and other products. The fleet of LS swapped vehicles featured on their channel include a twin-turbo Mustang, an El Camino, a twin-turbo BMW E36, and a Nissan 240SX.

31/08/2022

I'm excited to have Matthew Cannon on as a guest to chat about his project!

Matthew is the founder of the Amateur Hour Garage Youtube channel and is currently building a Factory Five Racing Mk4 Roadster, with a focus on keeping the project affordable. He’s chosen an LS-based truck engine to power his project to keep it relatively budget-friendly.

25/08/2022

Dale Schwartz is the founder and operator of Proutouringstore.com, an online Ecommerce store that sells crate engines, suspension components, brakes, fuel systems and a wide variety of other parts for all brands of vehicles.

We'll be having Dale on to talk about crate engines, LSA blowers, counterfeit parts, Facebook scams, and the challenges of running a business in the automotive industry.

25/08/2022

Michael Narx is the owner of Narxoleptic Customs and the founder and face of the Drag-N-Drive social media brand. In less than 6 months, he has grown the Drag-N-Drive Instagram account to over 50,000 followers!

Michael will be coming on to discuss LS swaps, starting and operating an automotive shop, drag and drive events and other forms of racing, and growing a brand on social media.

Links to Michael's website and social media accounts:

Drag-N-Drive Website: https://drag-n-drive.com/
Drag-N-Drive on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drag_n_drive/
Drag-N-Drive on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DragNDriveAddiction

Narxoleptic Customs IG: https://www.instagram.com/narxolepticcustoms/
Narxoleptic Customs YT: https://www.youtube.com/NarxolepticCustoms

08/07/2022

This week, we continue our look at free tuning options for your LS engine and discuss the bin and xdf files used by PCM Hammer and Tunerpro.

Here are links to the bin and xdf file repositories mentioned in the video:

https://github.com/BoredTruckOwner/LS_Based_Engine_Repository
https://github.com/Snoman002/Engine-Tune-Repository-TunerPro-EFIlive-TunerCat/tree/master/General%20Motors

30/06/2022

In this episode, we show you how to install PCM Hammer and pull a bin file from your P01/0411 PCM so you can tune it using TunerPro or Universal Patcher and get away from paying for HP Tuners credits. Works for removing VATS and disabling DTC's for rear O2 sensors.

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02/06/2022

In this episode, we build a simple LS bench wiring harness that you can use to program your ECM/PCM with HP Tuners, PCM Hammer or LS Droid when it's not installed in the vehicle.

24/05/2022

Got the old Suburban out of storage and ready for the trail. LS swap coming soon.

13/05/2022

In this episode, we go over calculating how big of a fuel pump and fuel injectors you need for your LS Swap project. The spreadsheet mentioned in the video can be downloaded from this link: https://lowbuckls.com/fuelsystem/

22/04/2022

In this episode, we compare an American made LS wiring harness from BP Automotive with a Chinese made LS wiring harness from Nathan Wei.

Check out the BP Automotive YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdsKCaN1zDYI_bb3I4G0pjQ

Check out the BP Automotive website here: https://bp-automotive.com

Bill Hillock with BP Automotive and Nathan Wei are both members of the Lowbuck LS Facebook group and are available there to answer any questions you may have about their harnesses.

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16/04/2022

Sneak peak of what’s coming up on the channel...

08/04/2022

In this episode I show you how I use Car-part.com to find LS engines near me.

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10/03/2022

Unboxing and first look at the Chinese LS wiring harnesses being sold by Nathan Wei in various LS based Facebook groups... If you REALLY wanna do me a solid, go watch it on the Lowbuck LS youtube channel. I'm getting back into creating LS content on the channel and am trying to "relaunch" it. Will plan to post LS related content on a weekly-ish basis, on bothe Facebook and Youtube.

23/07/2021

In this episode, we convert our 1990 Chevy Suburban from a mechanical fan to an electric fan using the 2-speed fan from a Ford Ta**us and the Hayden 3654 electric fan controller.

This electric fan swap will work on any vehicle as it is a standalone conversion that doesn't require any connection or input/output from the vehicle ECU.

06/05/2021

In this episode, I talk about 8 ways to make your LS swap easier, and even throw my pick for what the easiest vehicle to LS swap is.

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17/01/2021

In this epsiode we get our 1990 Chevy Suburban Lowbuck Overland vehicle (the LOWverlander) moving under it's own power. We figure out the fuel pump issues which resulted from converting from an intank pump to an external one, and fix up a few other details and take the Suburban for its first short drive.

02/01/2021

In this episode, I begin working on the 1990 Suburban project that I picked up. I discover it has a fairly expensive small block Chevy 383 stroker crate engine but it has seized due to sitting out in the weather for many years. I work on getting it unseized and sorting out numerous other issues that are preventing it from running.

15/12/2020

Hit a nice milestone with the channel today, thanks to everyone who has taken the time to watch, like, comment and subscribe to the channel, I really appreciate the support!!

10/12/2020

In this episode I pick up a new project for the channel, a 1990 3/4 ton 4x4 square body Chevy Suburban.

08/11/2020

This week I go to the junkyard and pull a 6.0L LQ4 LS based engine out of a wrecked truck, by myself lol.

04/11/2020

In this episode I go over what I'm taking to the junkyard tomorrow to attempt to pull an LS donor engine. What's in your junkyard tool bag?

03/11/2020

Gonna try this method of lifting junkyard LS engines in and out of the back of the truck, engine hoist that mounts into the receiver hitch on the back of a truck.

22/10/2020

In this episode I show you how to hunt for junkyard LS engine donors from home using Row52.com and car-part.com.