Super super super light flywheel! If I remember the minimum weight for category is 2kg or something. They are incredibly light and let the engines rev up super snappy.
@@dons1932 I am sure the Flywheel is Super Light. But the response from the engine is due to many other factors ? To Many to list, LOL. Definitely a Great video to watch for sure.
I have a feeling everything in this engine from the pistons, pins, rings, rods, crank etc would be pretty light compared to your typical street/strip engine.
The 8 throttle body setup and intake trumpet design will have alot to do with the way it revs plus with solid roller cams they love to rev like anything plus correct me if im wrong but didn't the engines back then, they didn't have a minimum weight amount for the rotating assembly etc
Jack, to think you were that little kids in tears when your dad won Bathurst many moons ago. Now you remind me so much of Larry. Love your informative vids. Keep them coming.
I used to disable the ignition and crank the engine over until I got oil pressure and then enable the igniton to fire it up when I had the car in storage over the winter months. Love the sound of that V8 .
Great job Jack This kind of video never gets old I would listen to 20 minute videos of just this car go up and down through the rev range Good stuff mate , hope you find more of Larry’s cars to put back to former glory
The revs rise & drop so quick & the gas pedal feel....If I could get that with my 20yo Windsor V8, I'd be very happy, and probably homeless. Great show, always been an admirer of both you & Larry. Thanks a bunch.
Always sticks in my mine when i hear the name Perkins ,,you're dad saying after inspecting his 304ci race engine after being flogged around the Mt all day that the bearings were like new could be reused ,now that's engineering skills
Great job Jack. I'm a Ford man thru & thru but seeing beautiful examples of ex racecars like this is fantastic. I figured the engines would be very responsive but wow this really indicates how twitchy the throttle really is! I'm new to the channel - keep the content comin! Cheers!
You have no idea how much ive missed that sound before all the newer models cameout feeling a little nostalgic here it was always a toss up between larry and peter loved the gentleman like nature larry always seemed to have
Great to see a Very Positive view, with the Thumbs Up for this video. ( i won't mention the unnecessary people who choose to be negative ???? ) I Love the Broom Stick to hold up the bonnet, LOL. Best not to have to much technology ? Because we are already envious enough watching this video. Definitely a great series of videos worth Subscribing to. Thanks for bringing us along.
@@perkinsengineering Always 1 bad apple in the bunch 🙄 Just started watching your channel. Looking forward to catching up on your other videos in the series. Thanks for your reply. All the best with the videos. Peter 👍
This is exactly the same procedure as I go through when I take the family out for a spin in the TB 48. 🏎😉 Massive fan of Larry growing up and I’m loving these vids, keep em coming 👍🏻
The response between throttle and rev gain is insane. Very surprising just how responsive it is. I've driven a few angry cars but nothing with response like that.
Having run a dry sumped Chev Sports Sedan is used to crank oil pressure up by hand. Turn the pump for about 30 seconds. Then to start crank the engine until oil pressure shows about 60 lbs then turn the ignition on. Using synthetic I never had oiling issues. This a 12-1 358 engine.
Great vid Jack, it's amazing to see such love still shown for these cars, Larry is a national treasure. It's sad there will never be cars like these build to be driven on australian race tracks, that's if we even have any tracks left in 20 years.
This one is tuned pretty good. If you don’t prime the fuel properly and it’s cold it can be a bit rough on start up. The 1993 car on Autronic ECU will be Mint
Great video, thanks Jack. Nice to see you restoring these very much loved cars of our Holden Touring Cars history. I notice HRT Car 22 in the background. Do you own this car too? Great sounding engine. I can listen to that all day. Awesome V8.
G’day Jack. For a long time I’ve been a fan of Larry’s, and yours. The fact that you’re both drivers that get involved in the mechanics and engineering side of racing is great, not to mention all that you do for diabetes awareness. Do you guys have a gearbox/diff warm up procedure?
Yeah for sure, we had the 2003 car at Phillip Island last year (pre Covid). Hopefully have the 2003 car and HRT car at Winton soon for some test and tune. Need to finish the VP's before making too many plans with those rockets!
I noticed that too, and am interested in the difference between having them shoot straight down the trumpet, compared to being mounted in the side of the manifold
JP. Thanks for vid' of starting process ! Is there an intention of selling any of the fleet of racing cars to the general public, as noticed an ex. Brock Sierra was just recently shown back in England, U.K. ? V.
Nice work Jack. Thank you for sharing. In recent years when I have gone to events, I have noticed teams using the “Kettle” to pre heat the water in the radiator. I didn’t see it in this video, is it not as necessary on the older Supercars or just not period correct? Looking forward to the next video.
I was under the impression Jack that a lot of the cars had warm water pushed through the cooling system to help with cold start? engine fires up and runs very well even cold??
Out of interest Jack how long do you run the engine for. I ask because I know that you can get moisture in the engine crank case from humidity etc and Im told it should be run long enough to dry it out to prevent condensation on lobes and bores. Your thought appreciated. Cheers, Geoff.
Awesome as usual jack! I’ve watched Supercars for 25 years and love all the technical stuff but I never ever knew all that goes into running an engine up, how long does it take to get all the temps and pressures up??
Is the engine originating from a road-going car? I’d like to know if the cylinder heads are designed by an aftermarket brand “off the shelf” or 100% proprietary design? By the looks of the wide valve covers, it looks similar to a nascar cylinder head
That sound never gets old.
Never!
You can keep your Beethoven, a V8 sounds a lot better.
Turn on closed captions at 8.17. Music
If ever get a greenie having a go at you about having a v8 ; just start one up and rev it !😡😃
That throttle response is unreal,I love it nice work Jack.
Super super super light flywheel! If I remember the minimum weight for category is 2kg or something. They are incredibly light and let the engines rev up super snappy.
@@dons1932
I am sure the Flywheel is Super Light.
But the response from the engine is due to many other factors ?
To Many to list, LOL.
Definitely a Great video to watch for sure.
I have a feeling everything in this engine from the pistons, pins, rings, rods, crank etc would be pretty light compared to your typical street/strip engine.
The 8 throttle body setup and intake trumpet design will have alot to do with the way it revs plus with solid roller cams they love to rev like anything plus correct me if im wrong but didn't the engines back then, they didn't have a minimum weight amount for the rotating assembly etc
I love that a $400k car has a broom holding up the bonnet!
LoL🤣🤣
'The Larry Broom'. Patent pending. Scientifically weighted and designed in the back shed out at the farm.
Keeping it Real. Perkins style 😎
@@colinl9018 and its been fully homolgated
Jack, to think you were that little kids in tears when your dad won Bathurst many moons ago. Now you remind me so much of Larry. Love your informative vids. Keep them coming.
Haha doesn’t seem that long ago hey! Thanks for the kind words.
@@perkinsengineering Do you empty the fuel tank after engine run ups and refuel with fresh fuel before the next one?
@@colinstewart1432 yes
Those blips just make me feel like I'm at the track before first practice. Bloody love it.
I used to disable the ignition and crank the engine over until I got oil pressure and then enable the igniton to fire it up when I had the car in storage over the winter months. Love the sound of that V8 .
Yes that’s what many people still do, however it’s nicer to have oil pressure through the engine before turning it over!
Great job Jack
This kind of video never gets old
I would listen to 20 minute videos of just this car go up and down through the rev range
Good stuff mate , hope you find more of Larry’s cars to put back to former glory
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks
I watched this video few days back my wife hasn't had a good night sleep since , with my v8 engine reving noises lol , that's gold.
Hahaha
They sure do sound beautiful. Gotta LOVE that throttle response
The revs rise & drop so quick & the gas pedal feel....If I could get that with my 20yo Windsor V8, I'd be very happy, and probably homeless. Great show, always been an admirer of both you & Larry. Thanks a bunch.
Wicked video. Cool to see the dash set up and the Larry tower
I could listen to that Engine all day
As with others who have commented, just loooove that V8 sound.
Electric engines may pump out power, but have zero soul.
Also picture an electric car Bathurst. Joyless prospect eh?
Awesome video. Thanks for educating us in keeping these classics alive.
Always sticks in my mine when i hear the name Perkins ,,you're dad saying after inspecting his 304ci race engine after being flogged around the Mt all day that the bearings were like new could be reused ,now that's engineering skills
Thanks Jack. Great to see one of your dads cars looking and sounding just like it should.
Great to see how a touring car is prep'd for starting. I had heard about the process but it was good to see how it is actually done. Thanks.
That was the quickest 9.5 minutes ever, love your vids Jack and the sound of that v8 is the best. 👍
Thanks, Jack. I have a copy of the bonnet stay which holds up the boot lid on my 1974 Jaguar XJ6 🤣
That was as interesting as hell! That VY gives me some amazing memories of the early 2000’s.
There is no sound like a v8. THANK YOU.
Thanks Jack, it's always great to turn into your channel.
Great job Jack. I'm a Ford man thru & thru but seeing beautiful examples of ex racecars like this is fantastic. I figured the engines would be very responsive but wow this really indicates how twitchy the throttle really is! I'm new to the channel - keep the content comin! Cheers!
Cheers Matt
Thanks Jack. That was awesome to watch and see the pride you guys have.
Loved the clip on the procedure to start a v8 supercar
Cheers
You have no idea how much ive missed that sound before all the newer models cameout feeling a little nostalgic here it was always a toss up between larry and peter loved the gentleman like nature larry always seemed to have
Great to see a Very Positive view, with the Thumbs Up for this video.
( i won't mention the unnecessary people who choose to be negative ???? )
I Love the Broom Stick to hold up the bonnet, LOL.
Best not to have to much technology ?
Because we are already envious enough watching this video.
Definitely a great series of videos worth Subscribing to.
Thanks for bringing us along.
Yeah seems to be someone disliking every video, only one person! Thanks for the support
@@perkinsengineering
Always 1 bad apple in the bunch 🙄
Just started watching your channel.
Looking forward to catching up on your other videos in the series.
Thanks for your reply.
All the best with the videos.
Peter 👍
This is exactly the same procedure as I go through when I take the family out for a spin in the TB 48. 🏎😉
Massive fan of Larry growing up and I’m loving these vids, keep em coming 👍🏻
Great vids Larry and Jack!!!! Thanks!!!
Awesome insight jack loving the videos mate
8:20, I love how responsive they are 🥰
Very interesting, great video Jack.
I'm free to assist for the next one. That short revving of the engine is such a Supercar trademark sound. Just love it!!!!! Thanks Jack
The response between throttle and rev gain is insane. Very surprising just how responsive it is. I've driven a few angry cars but nothing with response like that.
Having run a dry sumped Chev Sports Sedan is used to crank oil pressure up by hand. Turn the pump for about 30 seconds. Then to start crank the engine until oil pressure shows about 60 lbs then turn the ignition on.
Using synthetic I never had oiling issues. This a 12-1 358 engine.
There's just something special about those cars, love these videos.
very cool, although I'm more interested in what appears to be a VL Grp A under the car cover in the background........ :)
No VL group A’s currently in the shed unfortunately
Great video, I miss having Perkins Engineering cars on the grid, but these videos ease the pain a bit ;)
Thanks Tim, looking forward to getting more videos together over the rest of the year!
Great vid Jack, it's amazing to see such love still shown for these cars, Larry is a national treasure. It's sad there will never be cars like these build to be driven on australian race tracks, that's if we even have any tracks left in 20 years.
Thanks Steven. Hopefully we can still drive these old rockets around in 20 years
Quite surprised how easily it starts and how smoothly it idles, thought it would be a lot rougher than that.
This one is tuned pretty good. If you don’t prime the fuel properly and it’s cold it can be a bit rough on start up. The 1993 car on Autronic ECU will be Mint
Jack thanks great video - great sound and wow super responsive.
Thank you Jack, very interesting, these cars really are works of art worth preserving (and driving occasionally)
Thanks mate, really enjoy these videos. Great job.
Oooooh, that sound. Need that in a ring tone
awesome vid Jack so very interesting
seeing the injectors pumping fuel straight into the trumpets was very cool, i don't think i ever appreciated that's how it was done
I replayed that bit about five times!
Another great video. Imagine if we all needed a drill to get oil pressure in our road going cars. Learnt some new stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Nice work Jack....a Beast.....Thanks again for the Camo Hat...All Good Brother !
Love the videos Jack, Thank you for taking the time to share the inner workings of the car and Perkins Engineering.
Great video Jack. 👍💪🇦🇺
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice work Jack Cheers
Well done jack , love those cars
Great video, thanks Jack. Nice to see you restoring these very much loved cars of our Holden Touring Cars history. I notice HRT Car 22 in the background. Do you own this car too? Great sounding engine. I can listen to that all day. Awesome V8.
Yes we do, it’s just received an engine and also had a run up. Check our Facebook out for details
Great video Jack, behind the scenes is always interesting to watch, the things you can do with a cordless drill.
Awesome!!! Real race cars..
i would like to see them on track with their drivers as well jack very nice mate keep up the good work
Really cool vid, do love some ole school engineering, what do we keep the bonnet open with... cut down broom handle.
Cut down to save weight 😂
Jack that sounds very angry so cool
Great work Jack, love the real V8 sound and miss that ear of racing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Really interesting to see/watch, thank you Jack.
16 degrees is summer in the UK
what an absolute sexy sound! Keep these Vids coming jack, they are great to watch.
Jack that's a high tech bonnet support ha ha
Thanks Jack, very interesting 👍🏻🇦🇺
Forget bugatti, ferrari and Mclaren . This holden has been my dream car for years
thanks Jack that was awesome 🏁🏁🏁
Thank you for sharing this....
Lovely on the ears ,I hope that stick holding bonnet up is Aussie hardwood
My word it is
Ha cool idea
@@perkinsengineering should be a mallee root
Sending this video to my wife so she stops complaining about how long my warm up and cool down procedures take.
Spectacular...It would be good to see a video assembling the engine
The true lion king 🦁. Had lion king song in my head when she roared to life. Now time for LP to take it out 😉
This is awesome - thanks, Jack. Reckon we could get a clip of the exhaust on start up?
Spotto the vn door handle 😮😮😁😁 great video yet again
Thanks Jack! Really interesting and informative. Just found your TH-cam channel and absolutely love it! Thanks mate
That beautiful sound!
The biggest thing I noticed here, the engine was super still on-startup and revving. Balance a 50c piece on its side on the engine the whole time!
New to this channel and I’ve already taking a liking to it 👍
Cheers!
Jack's a legend , like his old man .I believe Larry drove racing cars once ?
Great work lads
Come on Jack, seriously, Around the block and test tyre adhesion.
Absolutely awesome!
G’day Jack. For a long time I’ve been a fan of Larry’s, and yours. The fact that you’re both drivers that get involved in the mechanics and engineering side of racing is great, not to mention all that you do for diabetes awareness. Do you guys have a gearbox/diff warm up procedure?
Any plans showing the cars? I'd love to see them in person
Yeah for sure, we had the 2003 car at Phillip Island last year (pre Covid). Hopefully have the 2003 car and HRT car at Winton soon for some test and tune. Need to finish the VP's before making too many plans with those rockets!
This series is really neat. It's great seeing these cars up close and personal. Are they injectors on the outside of the trumpets @5:37 ?
I noticed that too, and am interested in the difference between having them shoot straight down the trumpet, compared to being mounted in the side of the manifold
Yes they are
JP. Thanks for vid' of starting process ! Is there an intention of selling any of the fleet of racing cars to the general public, as noticed an ex. Brock Sierra was just recently shown back in England, U.K. ? V.
Nice work Jack. Thank you for sharing.
In recent years when I have gone to events, I have noticed teams using the “Kettle” to pre heat the water in the radiator.
I didn’t see it in this video, is it not as necessary on the older Supercars or just not period correct?
Looking forward to the next video.
Some teams use a water heater yes, we would often use a fan heater on the radiator to heat up the water in the core of the radiator.
Larry's in the smoko room having his cup of tea, (cough, cough) turn that f#$ing thing off, lol, but seriously that was awesome.
I was under the impression Jack that a lot of the cars had warm water pushed through the cooling system to help with cold start? engine fires up and runs very well even cold??
The fancy ones do! Nothing PE did. Correct it all comes down to tuning/mapping.
Is the Aerodyne getting a resto as well? Great informative video Jack! Newly subscribed!
Cheers for sharing...
Very informative film there, great to hear the car revving there. How many cars did you retain that go through this procedure Jack?
Well we only retained one car, but the others we are restoring will use similar, if not the same procedure.
Out of interest Jack how long do you run the engine for. I ask because I know that you can get moisture in the engine crank case from humidity etc and Im told it should be run long enough to dry it out to prevent condensation on lobes and bores. Your thought appreciated. Cheers, Geoff.
I just run it up to 65-70 degrees everytime, record the oil temperature and ensure the trends are consistent 👍
@@perkinsengineering Thanks Jack, just curious as I do a similar thing with my old ride now while in lock down. Cheers. Great vids keep em coming.
Pretty cool video, thanks
Good Stuff Jack
Sounds amazing
Gotta get that sweet noise out on the track !
Enjoyed that video with headphones on a full volume. Great sound!
What about the walkinshaw car? What stage are you up to with that?
Just about ready to hit the track 👍👍
@@perkinsengineering hope it goes well. What track?
Didn't realise that you had so much technology back then
Are you tempted to take it up the road to grab some Macca’s for the team?
No, the front bar would scrape everywhere
Awesome as usual jack! I’ve watched Supercars for 25 years and love all the technical stuff but I never ever knew all that goes into running an engine up, how long does it take to get all the temps and pressures up??
Thanks! Depends a bit on starting temps, ambient conditions, anywhere from 6 to 10mins.
@@perkinsengineering do you really rebuild an engine after every race weekend is over?
Is the engine originating from a road-going car? I’d like to know if the cylinder heads are designed by an aftermarket brand “off the shelf” or 100% proprietary design? By the looks of the wide valve covers, it looks similar to a nascar cylinder head
Jack, what was the gear and belt on the steering column for?
Saw that and wondered the same thing, wonder if it's not to measure the steering input/angle?
It’s for the steering potentiometer so the data ca record steering wheel movement from the driver 👍
@@perkinsengineering That was standard in the 90's cars? But didn't even think of that. Cheers!