It's awesome to hear from a real deal engineer that's involved in some of the most innovative speed, and power vehicles of this time. What a privilege to get some insight on what your working on. Thank you so much for sharing your work I'm sure some nasa engineer would be impressed with that piece!
Hey Chris excited to see what kind of videos you will be making, also wanted to say that it was a pleasure working with you as a member of UCSDs FSAE team; you and your family’s parts and designs are pretty fabulous
Nice Rick Huseman shirt. Please make more videos. Your parts are amazing and your family's contribution to upper-level motorsports incredible. Thank you for making this video.
My goodness, so pleased this popped up in front of me. You just had me fully mesmerised for 20 mins. Had to subscribe and hope to see more of such stuff. The car at end ,8 speed, what an absolute beautiful rendition of classic engine and gear change. Similar to slightly older leman cars. Will save for multiple listernings, if I can work out to do that. Thank you
Absolutely awesome! Thank for sharing the transmission drawing - I'll drop into Fusion 360 now [;^) Really looking forward to seeing your runs down under. I've subscribed, so now you are required to post the >555mph in-car GoPro runs. Seriously, though, GO GET 'EM! I just watched the record setting run at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed by Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun in their homemade, naturally aspirated V12 engine that produces an astounding 920 horsepower.
I was deathly afraid of guys like you, but in the end, as long as you tell others where you learned it from, I am happy to educate. More videos are in the mental works, but they might not appear here. I will do a follow up video, one way or the other. Thank you for the excellent comment on our video.
@@TractionProducts My F360 comment was a joke (the drawing is as clear as mud to me). And not required to post anything at all, but is very much appreciated. I just love seeing true subject matter experts share their knowledge. I fear we are losing the desire to turn wrenches and innovate. I know the Weismann name and love everything racing (I grew up in Bakersfield enjoyed the Mears Gang years - Indy/off-road). The shifter design is very cool and of course the gearbox and transaxles. Looks like Reg Cook has been in the game a long time. Looking forward to more videos - take your time!! Cheers and Godspeed
That was awesome man the way you describe everything and showed everything. Such a nice dedication to your parents right on man that was beautiful. What a beautiful piece of machinery good to put in a vehicle you almost wanna mount it and talk about it. I’ll give you thumbs up for that one, buddy.
The Extremely High Levels of Engineering & Innovation That Comes out of New Zealand it Makes Me Proud to Be A Kiwi!!! We Did invent Nuclear Power After All….
Just go nitro methane and with right gearing you will exceed 500Mph, at least your engine will reach that speed going up. :D :D :D I personally would use turbine generator or engine generator and then powerful electric motors in the wheels, something that have high HP, high torque and can exceed 18-20,000RPM. A jet turbine is light and powerful or you can use light engine like turbo Hayabusa engine that can go up to 5-600 HP. But a small jet engine can be lighter but with even more power output. Pratt & Whitney PT6T is 280 kg and has 2,000 hp, turn that into electricity and off you go...
@@TractionProducts I wasn't meaning to imply that Wairua might have stability problems, just that the potential stability increase would be a positive to this drivetrain design
The wife broke in my phone snooping and found my Dragy data runs I did roll racing. She completely lost her mind seeing 216mph so I'm going to make her watch this video to prove my point THAT SHE'S COMPLETELY OVER REACTING! Maybe I'll get to sleep in the bed again tonight because the couch sucks. Thanks for sharing👍
@@bryanst.martin7134 statistically we are all idiots as a sex, some of us (not me) have made it to 200 all of would if we got the chance 😂 tell me I’m lying !!!
To be honest, I wanted to make this first video as I did it to separate us from the others. I tried to not repeat myself and I made sure I didn’t use a single photo over and over. I wanted to show more, but at the same time I didn’t want to show everyone how to do it without me! and I had to limit the length too. I appreciate the positive comment. You are the audience I was after. cW
@@TractionProducts Consider me a happy customer. I just graduated with Aero Engineering and hope to have a long career of challenging and rewarding work like this ahead. I always admire what I think is the real deal in terms of design and execution.
Amen! Anyone who has touched a race car knows a lot of these guys are 100% full of shit - pardon me, I let the intrusive thoughts type for a second - They're sound in "theory" but lack practical application of theory to reality. Beware of whiteboards and wikipedia kids. You can't google your way in to a winning race car.
Wow. I almost didn't click on this because it only had 7k views. Boy am I glad I did. It almost feels wrong to be allowed to listen to someone so knowledgeable and experienced. SO COOL
Brilliant engineering from a storied motorsports supplier! Please do a deep dive on all the old trans axles from your past! Wishing you the best luck on the record attempt
REALLY COOL STUFF!!! I almost ignored it because of the fact that it was being pushed at me [by the YT pusher] but finally after so many days, I went ahead and watched it and now I'm subscribed!
4:06 glorious exhaust note. I'm writing this now, and probably my questions answered later but is this a flat-plane crank motor or is it because of 2xmotor?
@@TractionProducts the part of the video starting about 3:45 is with the Judd 3.0L V10 and I think the part where Kiwi Steve is driving at 19:22 is with the 2.0 L Synergy V8 engine, where he set the record in G/FS. I think it was the same gearbox in both cases.
I was so enthralled by your engineering savvy and your fabrication skills-when I was a teenager I used dismantle standard transmissions and reassemble them as a challenge; the only technical manuals readily available then to a kid of 14 was HOTROD magazine. So you have put a smile on my 73 year old face- thank you and good luck on your next 50 years of high tech adventure!
Damn! Thanks for sharing this, that Weismann Transaxle is a masterpiece of automotive engineering. Great in-depth knowledge in this video, some of it mind-blowing in the components and function of the operation.
I love stuff like this where it’s SO genius, you can show and explain a lot not worried that someone will try and steal the idea. Whereas other things are simpler and they don’t want to get into the weeds of it because they’re protective of their proprietary work. This is great stuff 👍🏻
Knowing guys are out there doing things like this inspires me to keep working towards machine work so I can make my own drivetrains some day, love from a guy with some 'fast' bikes :)
@ZergZfTw We have several full power shift systems, and to best illustrate it in a video, I think the one I use in drag bikes will work best. Our Quickshift system is something we have kept quiet about. I am not sure this is where I want to expose it yet… as someone commented, we are educating everyone for free… especially our competitors. The 12 speed has a new system that I came up for this project, and it is altogether different than the Quickshift, but is related to the drag bikes. Maybe the next video we make will cover this topic, a sort of part 2 to this one. Thank you for your suggestion.
@@TractionProducts you definitely don't have to expose the secret sauce of your designs to make a great video, I think everyone understands the secrecy required in the top levels of racing, but an overview of the concept and whatever you can show would be amazing. This is top notch content 👍
Heck ya man always been fascinated by land speed stuff. Nvr been but have known alot of men who have and herad many a story's and seen many dusty speed cars in garages and shops. Cant wait to see more!!!
Thank You very much. Super impressive undertaking, especially for a one off vehicle. It is always a shocker to see how much work goes into an all out program.
Good thing it shift's on one button..if not it would look like an old 13 speed Spicer...47 button's an 12 air lines later....they work good.... tell it dent...an when it dent it would make you just grab the wheel an yank it up a phone pole. ....✌️✌️✌️👍👍👍👍👍
I would love to know much more about the Weismann name. The history and application of engineering always has great stories to be told from different points of view. I'm looking forward to more content.
@woopyass The grand plan is to reveal our history, the good and the bad. There is just so much to cover. I am not sure where and how to start, but I am working on it in my head. Stay tuned, we will post more videos. Thank you for leaving a comment.
Great video what a amazing piece of engineering Weismann has made so many cool transmissions over the years. Pretty much the go to when you need to handle insane amounts of power and complex engineering. They also made the Trans for the original Mclaren F1.
This is wild in so many ways. The “making of” or “behind the scenes” or however you want to name it - unreal seeing all the engineering and design elements behind this. I understood maybe 10% of this but felt like I was watching a genius in their natural element just go to town.
Participating in Land Speed racing since 1975 I applaud your efforts. There are very few who have the ability to design the parts to try and accomplish 500 mph using a single engine. Thank you for letting us see and share this trans/differential unit.
You should turn this into a full length documentary.
I am used to Superfast Matt’s “engineering,” so this is quite shocking. 😁 Really cool stuff, keep it up.
I wonder if there's a ham sandwich in that trans housing to make it go faster......
Oh my...
I was thinking about SFM while watching this video! Great video! Thank you!
It's awesome to hear from a real deal engineer that's involved in some of the most innovative speed, and power vehicles of this time. What a privilege to get some insight on what your working on. Thank you so much for sharing your work I'm sure some nasa engineer would be impressed with that piece!
As a CNC tech that has met some really great people and amazing parts coming out of machines, this engineering is top level.
Thanks for sharing
Hey Chris excited to see what kind of videos you will be making, also wanted to say that it was a pleasure working with you as a member of UCSDs FSAE team; you and your family’s parts and designs are pretty fabulous
3:58 This sounded *sooo good* when it was pulling off!😮💨👌🏾
it did didn't it? by the time you hear third gear it was just a speck in the distance!😄
4:05 I'm assuming this was second gear, it had to have been spinning all 4 tires
The one at the end is also music to the ears.
The first of many videos by you, I hope.
Your sharing of this unique product as part of the record breaking attempt is very much appreciated.
Nice Rick Huseman shirt. Please make more videos. Your parts are amazing and your family's contribution to upper-level motorsports incredible. Thank you for making this video.
I knew you were the man Chris, Will be in touch again soon Re: Fighter Ace!
that is one wildly cool piece of kit… tremendous engineering, bravo !!
Awesome video. It’s really fascinating to listen and see so much knowledge in one video. Thanks for uploading it.
Watched this video twice already. Incredible work. Thank you so much for sharing, truly inspiring
Best of luck from Sydney, Australia.
If graphed the engineering capabilities of humans in history, the line is basically vertical right now.
Amazing
This went way over my head, I still don't think I understand?
Human engineering at its finest! Great video, guys. Good luck!🙂
I'm glad this popped into my feed , engineering , science and speed..brilliant 👌
this car is like the ones in movies that keeps shifting gears but actually has the gears.
That’s about the coolest thing I’ve ever seen! 500+ 🏁
Wow, truly amazing engineering. Thank you so much for sharing this.
My goodness, so pleased this popped up in front of me. You just had me fully mesmerised for 20 mins. Had to subscribe and hope to see more of such stuff. The car at end ,8 speed, what an absolute beautiful rendition of classic engine and gear change. Similar to slightly older leman cars. Will save for multiple listernings, if I can work out to do that. Thank you
Epic original content. Thanks for posting all of it.
Absolutely awesome! Thank for sharing the transmission drawing - I'll drop into Fusion 360 now [;^)
Really looking forward to seeing your runs down under. I've subscribed, so now you are required to post the >555mph in-car GoPro runs. Seriously, though, GO GET 'EM!
I just watched the record setting run at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed by Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun in their homemade, naturally aspirated V12 engine that produces an astounding 920 horsepower.
I was deathly afraid of guys like you, but in the end, as long as you tell others where you learned it from, I am happy to educate. More videos are in the mental works, but they might not appear here. I will do a follow up video, one way or the other. Thank you for the excellent comment on our video.
@@TractionProducts My F360 comment was a joke (the drawing is as clear as mud to me). And not required to post anything at all, but is very much appreciated. I just love seeing true subject matter experts share their knowledge. I fear we are losing the desire to turn wrenches and innovate. I know the Weismann name and love everything racing (I grew up in Bakersfield enjoyed the Mears Gang years - Indy/off-road). The shifter design is very cool and of course the gearbox and transaxles. Looks like Reg Cook has been in the game a long time. Looking forward to more videos - take your time!! Cheers and Godspeed
Amazing stuff! I see a lot of Weismann transmissions/ drop boxes in offshore boat racing. Very cool stuff
Spectacular functional artwork. Torque cancel is brilliant.
I'm just a gear head. This was just awesome, thanks so much for sharing!! (I saw most of it in that overlay too 8) --gary
i am here for the ride, love all the detail and cant wait to see the results
That was awesome man the way you describe everything and showed everything. Such a nice dedication to your parents right on man that was beautiful. What a beautiful piece of machinery good to put in a vehicle you almost wanna mount it and talk about it. I’ll give you thumbs up for that one, buddy.
What huge amount of knowledge in this video…
Incredible engineering 👏
The Extremely High Levels of Engineering & Innovation That Comes out of New Zealand it Makes Me Proud to Be A Kiwi!!! We Did invent Nuclear Power After All….
I’m from California ;) My parents are American and French
Amazing stuff. Please share more.
Awesome engineering guys…very cool! 🤙
You've done a pretty amazing job. 🙋♂🇦🇷 🇦🇷
What a setup. Looking forward to seeing a video of this moving.
RIP AND GOD BLESS THE FUTURE
This content was dope.
Engineering masterpiece
Absolutely amazing
#MeetMyBestMate_Mr8gauge_GoodOlKiwiIngenuity
truly fukn awesome feeling the wairua
🏁ProudToBeKiwi🏁
Wish I had even half of the tools you used to make it!
I had actually built an almost identical transmission for my 06 Chevy Aveo LT.
What do you use for tires? The centripetal forces at 500+ mph would be extreme.
Awesome!
insane well done eeryone
Man this is cool.
Awesome.
Algorithm suggested this video to me.
I must be doing something right?
Instantly Subscribed!
Someone please explain what's the difference between neutral and full neutral. I'm curious I don't know
God Speed 👍🏻
360p max resolution? What am I missing here? Old video reupload?
We are learning, this is our first video. Thank you for the heads up, I’ll see if we can improve the resolution.
So Wairua 2 is going to be powered by a single BBC engine so what transmission will it use?
Amazing. If you upload a higher resolution, I think your audience will grow dramatically.
Thanks for the feedback!
WOW!!!!!
More more more
Just go nitro methane and with right gearing you will exceed 500Mph, at least your engine will reach that speed going up. :D :D :D I personally would use turbine generator or engine generator and then powerful electric motors in the wheels, something that have high HP, high torque and can exceed 18-20,000RPM. A jet turbine is light and powerful or you can use light engine like turbo Hayabusa engine that can go up to 5-600 HP. But a small jet engine can be lighter but with even more power output. Pratt & Whitney PT6T is 280 kg and has 2,000 hp, turn that into electricity and off you go...
13:26
If you gave me 3 chances of what the transaxle was before i watched this video I would have said,
1. Cybertrons boom box.
Thtas all i have.
Having a very front engine would result in greater stability at high speeds?
Wairua 1 was very stable, watch the last video to see how much steering input Kiwi Steve was putting into the steering wheel. Sunday drive
@@TractionProducts I wasn't meaning to imply that Wairua might have stability problems, just that the potential stability increase would be a positive to this drivetrain design
Subbed 4 sure
The wife broke in my phone snooping and found my Dragy data runs I did roll racing. She completely lost her mind seeing 216mph so I'm going to make her watch this video to prove my point THAT SHE'S COMPLETELY OVER REACTING! Maybe I'll get to sleep in the bed again tonight because the couch sucks. Thanks for sharing👍
Welcome to the 200 mph club!! She just doesn’t want to lose her racer!
What? The couch is great!No getting kicked, punched, having covers pulled off or banshee sleeping behavior.
@@TractionProducts It all comes down to trust issues. She trusts you're an idiot, and You trust that you are not!
@@bryanst.martin7134 statistically we are all idiots as a sex, some of us (not me) have made it to 200 all of would if we got the chance 😂 tell me I’m lying !!!
divorce, no one should go into your stuff like that
The internet needs more guys that do real deal engineering first and make a summary video after than career film maker engineers.
ABSOLUTELY!
To be honest, I wanted to make this first video as I did it to separate us from the others. I tried to not repeat myself and I made sure I didn’t use a single photo over and over. I wanted to show more, but at the same time I didn’t want to show everyone how to do it without me! and I had to limit the length too. I appreciate the positive comment. You are the audience I was after.
cW
@@TractionProducts Consider me a happy customer. I just graduated with Aero Engineering and hope to have a long career of challenging and rewarding work like this ahead. I always admire what I think is the real deal in terms of design and execution.
Amen! Anyone who has touched a race car knows a lot of these guys are 100% full of shit - pardon me, I let the intrusive thoughts type for a second - They're sound in "theory" but lack practical application of theory to reality. Beware of whiteboards and wikipedia kids. You can't google your way in to a winning race car.
I need more!
Man, that shifter is an absolute work of art!
Land Speed stuff is just amazing. From the person trying to ride a mini bike to a record , to the person trying to set a record at 500 plus. So cool !
Wow. I almost didn't click on this because it only had 7k views. Boy am I glad I did. It almost feels wrong to be allowed to listen to someone so knowledgeable and experienced. SO COOL
same here Great info
for real! It's like free education! Ha!
same here came up randomly thought out a transmisson video cool but this is so much more its such an education please make more videos
How did I end up here? I don’t know but I love fast shit. And with so few subs apparently I’m on the ground floor! Looking forward to seeing more.
MORE VIDEOS PLEASE.
'6 neutrals' i used to have a motorbike with a gearbox like that 🤣 - jokes aside - awesome project -thanks for sharing
Brilliant engineering from a storied motorsports supplier! Please do a deep dive on all the old trans axles from your past! Wishing you the best luck on the record attempt
Incredible, please just start pointing the camera at things and I will watch this all happen.
REALLY COOL STUFF!!!
I almost ignored it because of the fact that it was being pushed at me [by the YT pusher] but finally after so many days, I went ahead and watched it and now I'm subscribed!
It's always refreshing to hear the description straight from the designer/manufacturer. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this channel.
4:06 glorious exhaust note. I'm writing this now, and probably my questions answered later but is this a flat-plane crank motor or is it because of 2xmotor?
Single engine, Judd V10 3L
@@TractionProducts it sounds amazing. Worth building just for that sound.
@@TractionProducts the part of the video starting about 3:45 is with the Judd 3.0L V10 and I think the part where Kiwi Steve is driving at 19:22 is with the 2.0 L Synergy V8 engine, where he set the record in G/FS. I think it was the same gearbox in both cases.
I was so enthralled by your engineering savvy and your fabrication skills-when I was a teenager I used dismantle standard transmissions and reassemble them as a challenge; the only technical manuals readily available then to a kid of 14 was HOTROD magazine.
So you have put a smile on my 73 year old face- thank you and good luck on your next 50 years of high tech adventure!
I know Weismann from Rick Huseman's (RIP!) pro4 toyota. The sounds that truck made is life goals.
I am duly impressed, please make more videos and keep up the good work.
Awesome design breakdown.
Would love to hear some more engineering stories on cars you have contributed to!
Damn! Thanks for sharing this, that Weismann Transaxle is a masterpiece of automotive engineering. Great in-depth knowledge in this video, some of it mind-blowing in the components and function of the operation.
I love stuff like this where it’s SO genius, you can show and explain a lot not worried that someone will try and steal the idea. Whereas other things are simpler and they don’t want to get into the weeds of it because they’re protective of their proprietary work. This is great stuff 👍🏻
This is aerospace style automotive engineering.
Subscriber 881 and viewer 35,581 God Speed 👍👊🇺🇸🤘
Knowing guys are out there doing things like this inspires me to keep working towards machine work so I can make my own drivetrains some day, love from a guy with some 'fast' bikes :)
Can you please do a video explaining how the full power shift system works? The quick shift system seams really fascinating.
@ZergZfTw
We have several full power shift systems, and to best illustrate it in a video, I think the one I use in drag bikes will work best. Our Quickshift system is something we have kept quiet about. I am not sure this is where I want to expose it yet… as someone commented, we are educating everyone for free… especially our competitors.
The 12 speed has a new system that I came up for this project, and it is altogether different than the Quickshift, but is related to the drag bikes. Maybe the next video we make will cover this topic, a sort of part 2 to this one. Thank you for your suggestion.
@@TractionProducts you definitely don't have to expose the secret sauce of your designs to make a great video, I think everyone understands the secrecy required in the top levels of racing, but an overview of the concept and whatever you can show would be amazing. This is top notch content 👍
Awesome to see you guys on YT,i worked with you guys on a hyundai powered car a long time ago, and you guys are amazing.
Heck ya man always been fascinated by land speed stuff. Nvr been but have known alot of men who have and herad many a story's and seen many dusty speed cars in garages and shops. Cant wait to see more!!!
Thank You very much. Super impressive undertaking, especially for a one off vehicle. It is always a shocker to see how much work goes into an all out program.
Fantastic engineering, thank you for shareing , ... i was totally blown away by this video. !!! thank you
It's a shame this is only in 360p, I wish this was in 4k!
Please make more. Very few authentic videos like this left on trash tube
That shake-down footage, at the end, gave me goosebumps.
Good thing it shift's on one button..if not it would look like an old 13 speed Spicer...47 button's an 12 air lines later....they work good.... tell it dent...an when it dent it would make you just grab the wheel an yank it up a phone pole. ....✌️✌️✌️👍👍👍👍👍
In a programmers world I love seeing the innovation in the mechanical/machining sector, bravo!
Well, dang, boys. Y'all are doing everything I'd love to do. Well done.
I would love to know much more about the Weismann name. The history and application of engineering always has great stories to be told from different points of view. I'm looking forward to more content.
@woopyass
The grand plan is to reveal our history, the good and the bad. There is just so much to cover. I am not sure where and how to start, but I am working on it in my head. Stay tuned, we will post more videos. Thank you for leaving a comment.
That shifter set up should be put in museum like for real that cool as shi
It sure looks “stupid simple”
Great video what a amazing piece of engineering Weismann has made so many cool transmissions over the years. Pretty much the go to when you need to handle insane amounts of power and complex engineering.
They also made the Trans for the original Mclaren F1.
How fast do you want to go? How much money do you want to spend? This thing is awesome!
This is wild in so many ways. The “making of” or “behind the scenes” or however you want to name it - unreal seeing all the engineering and design elements behind this. I understood maybe 10% of this but felt like I was watching a genius in their natural element just go to town.
13:20 good luck stealing those plans at 360p other engineers
Participating in Land Speed racing since 1975 I applaud your efforts. There are very few who have the ability to design the parts to try and accomplish 500 mph using a single engine. Thank you for letting us see and share this trans/differential unit.
Yeah, Kiwi ingenuity knows no bounds!. Bruce McLaren comes to mind....
This is for Reg Cooks streamliner- another kiwi Motorsport legend. They’ve been up against it trying to get their 4 cars ready for Bolivia.
Amazing what the human mind can do when untethered. A lot of hard work and determination. Simply amazing.