Supercharged home made Straight Eight by Desperate Dan Vid 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 เม.ย. 2011
- Built in a shed, it fired up first go. I was hoping it would sound real lumpy like a drag engine, but it runs too smooth, and it's too quiet even with unsilenced 9" pipes! The timing was a pain to sort out the Rover distributor runs backwards, I had to take the heads off to work out the firing order!!! See the shed it was built in on Vid 1.
Added May 2012: OK, my nails are dirty, maybe because I'm an engineer & build stuff? Maybe your nails are clean because you can't build eff-all & just sit behind your computer? C'mon folk, get a life. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
1:54 LOL, I love how the wheel starts spinning. IT WANTS TO GO!
That is some really fine engineering and workmanship. Great job!
1:37 damn, hes doing a burnout
lol :D
Absolutely awesome. And here's to dirty hands and fingernails: Imagine where humanity would be if we never got our hands dirty.
No kidding. I couldn't agree more. :)
1:55 The engine is so excited to be running, it's spinning wheels which it doesn't even give drive to! =P
Cool build. Nice work.
Sterling effort mate. Can't imagine me having the patience to dally with this beauty for six months. Your effort was worth it for us impatient blokes.
78 people just cannot appreciate the skills of a truly talented engineer... i LOVE that engine! I wish i knew how to build that kind of thing..
The fact that you got that thing to work is truly amazing!! Well Done Sir!!
The sound is dictated by the crank, cross plane = normal 'v'8 engines or flat plane = normal straight 4 cylinder engines, hence it's still two 4 cylinder engines making twice the noise. Love the work that's gone into it, just because he could, well done.
It still a victory in home garage mechanical engineering. Bravo!
There's too many machinist/engine builders on TH-cam with manicures.
I respect any man that has grease stains on his hands.
Love your engine, that is badass.
I never knew chris ireland did this!!!, i only remember the amazing custom bikes he did in the 80s!!!great stuff,
Kinda sounds like a huge lawnmower
That took some talent buddy, sounds good!
That used to be the cry once upon a time in America. No substitute for cubic inches. Today, our big engines are gone & so are the cubic inches. Great video by the way. I really enjoyed it.
Very Impressive!!!! The next time I'm procrastinating whatever mundane repair/maintenance/modifications on one of my bikes or cars I'll remember your amazing achievement and get after it with a smile..Great job! Reminds me of an old boat racer I grew up near who ran supercharged Packard straight 8's and woke us every Sunday morning with a blast down the lake much to my delight..No need for Chapel Bells..
lol, nice coke spoon on your pinky finger
+EvilJ069 Maybe it's just for cleaning out his nose. :o
prairie wanderer
That'd have to be a hell of a booger XD
+EvilJ069 I saw that too. Haha. Guy does blow
EvilJ069 Its for mining😈
I didnt think I was the only one that noticed that lol
We Americans don't say that. We say "there's no replacement for displacement." Not only does it rhyme, but there's also a perfectly good replacement for cubic inches: cubic centimeters. Really nice fabricating by the way.
Cubic centimeters, or cc
alex pencek And the point of your comment is???
He said replace cubic inches with cubic centimeters but we already use cubic centimeters
Well, I was just pointing out that there is a replacement for cubic inches. Also, some of us (muscle car guys) still use cubic inches.
There's a thing called a turbo????
JUST BALANCING EVERYTHING TOGETHER TO MAKE THE ENGINE FUNCTION IS INCREDIBLE YOU HAVE MY RESPECT.
Yeah buddy. I build stuff in my workshop, Paint Pictures, sculpt, and sing and play guitar in a band that gigs regularly. The connection to the creative force of the universe is what keeps me going. Keep up the great work. D.I.Y till you die!!!!
1:38 it's FWD..
Ford M Garage Hahaha! I noticed that, too.
Ford M Garage VfB
C. Nb
The reason it doesn't sound choppy like a racing V8 at idle is because you have 2 inline 4 bangers. That would be like expecting 2 honda civics to sound like a V8 with a "big mutha thumpr" cam in it. Good work on the build though, find something to put it in.
Normal v8 engines get their distinctive sound because of irregular firing order.
ExViTerminiBackup crowded collector, but close. put 180 headers or a 6to1 on a sbc and it will sound like a volkswagen.
I wish words didn't keep shooting out at me so I could admire the workmanship...
i luv how the front right caster spins after you fire it up!
awsome build. luv the copper detail work.
1:57
Its doing a Burnout!
Success. Keep working ! Is it a car , truck , tractor pull dragster , 4X4? looks like connected 2xfour cyl. but does not reduce the success factor NSU motors are a bit rare aren't they? RACE engine? Put it in an MGBV8 type body . Its got some mad acceleration, to hell with sound, and pink nails or whatever it is the tossers are on about ! Half of them can't change the petrol?Thing!
Super cool build. I can only imagine figuring it all out. Had to be a ton of fun. Nice work.
Are you kidding me? This thing is a work of art as well as a mechanical marvel! You should be very proud of your creation, the execution of your concept is beyond anything a "regular" gearhead would be capable of. Congrats on your success.
still needs a little work , leaking fuel all over the place and stuff like that
but its running and running pretty good actually
i beieve toyota's are running in reverse as whell maibe use those gearboxes
not sure if a normal gearbox will stay in gear when run in reverse but if it does you could flip the rearaxle and go the right way
another option wuld be to use a motorcycle gearbox and run that of two big gears changing the rotation to the right way round
i seen some dual engined dragsters use the starter gear interlaced with eachother to do that
curious if youre going to put it in a bike frame or in a 4 wheeled vehicle
(thinking old style slingshot dragster myself)
watahyahknow don't you lose hella torque from a bike gear box though?
sounds like a lawnmower lol
+Travo Powell You sound like a lawnmower lol
ye
+Travo Powell what kind of lawnmowers do yu use?!
Hi Gordini, I built a CHOPPER in 1979, based on a 1954 BSA A7, & grafted an NSU engine in after I blew the BSA. It was called "Nasty Nasty" & I had blokes on the new-ish CB750 Honda 4's asking me to slow down.
When that beast fired I was at a loss for words. It sounded fantastic. I simply said "Holy hell"... extreamly impressive!
Good job, but it doesn't sound like a normal smooth straight eight, with a power-stroke every 90 degrees rotation. It sounds more like a normal straight 4!
James Bradley Of course it sounds like an inline 4, because it's just two inline 4s bolted together end to end.
GGigabiteM
Rubbish, GG. If the ignition timing was set up right, it would sound like a straight eight.
James Bradley
No it wouldn't?
A straight 8 has 90 degree throws. Starting from both ends, each successive inner set of pistons is paired up. An inline 4 has 180 degree throws.
There's no possible configuration two individual inline 4 crankshafts could even remotely match a straight 8 crank.
If you wanted this thing to sound even remotely like a straight 8, you'd have to do way more than alter the timing. You'd have to forge two new crankshafts and cams to go with them and then alter the timing on top of that.
GGigabiteM Yes, you simpleton GG, the straight eight does has pairs of cranks at 90 degrees, so what’s stopping you connecting the two crankshafts at RIGHT ANGLES to each other. Then you would have pairs of cranks at 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees 270 degrees. Then, as I said before, you would set up the timing right, -to get a cylinder firing after every 90 degree rotation! This could be achieved with two normal straight-four distributors offset at 90 degrees to each other. However, I can’t see that it can be done with the Rover V8 distributor, which is designed for the 90 degree v8 engine, which as we all know, has the uneven throbbing beat. So, try using a little imagination.
James Bradley
You do know what an inline 4 crank looks like right? It doesn't matter which way you rotate either crankshaft, you'll never get anything that looks like a straight 8 crankshaft.
And even if you got the offsets right, the throws would be in the wrong places, resulting in a firing order that wouldn't work. The cranks in this engine don't look physically connected, but even if they were, the engine would run terribly from the bad firing order.
A+ job my man... sadly most men don't even change their own oil these days. Too wussyfied. Car gets a hangnail? the telephone is picked up, the call is made, & it's taken to the shop. (Where real men work). I love building, construction, repairing, fixing. grease under the nails? Its how hair gets on your chest. That is why I dont let my wife work on the car. I dont want hair on her chest, cause thats gross. So to the wussies out there.. get dirty.. as Eric would say. Gear heads would know who I am talking about.
so much power the damn cart wheel started rolling haha. awesome!
Love those hands! My years on wall street have made me forget the dirty nails!
Lol! I bet these kids never done to their cars anything apart from installing audio and gay-looking spoilers. Hands do get dirty and it's a fact some of the oil-staining is impossible to remove except by normal skin wear. That's exactly how my nails look like after disassembling the engine bay of my car and performing some work on the engine. Obviously your hands wont get dirty, if you take your car for oil change and it's just plain stupidity to pay for something that anyone can do.
Aivan!
get a manicure or stay out of the belltower.
Nice. A lot of people don't realize that, unlike a V8, the I8 is intrinsically balanced and thus smoother. All designs have their ups and downs technically...but an I8 is just a timeless beast.
Well in my mind the fact that it runs soo smooth and quiet is a good indication of your engineering skills!
FINGER NAIL... dislike.
his nails would be like that likely from working on the engine...
diddums!
Slayersen Or coke
Really Sr.
This has derailed.
Disliked just because of your description. Immature.
yohan strauss
I* you* comment.*
Proof that immature people are found in groups.
...And I dislike YOU for being a stuffy bore. If that's what being mature is all about I'll stay a big kid and have friends and enjoy life.
Kj16V
Read the description kid.
I did read the description. The only people who should be getting offended are those "armchair engineers" who think they know it all, but have never actually managed to put spanner to nut and build anything. Does that describe you?
Yeah dude I agree with everyone replying you. If you disliked the video, then just hit the dislike button and move on. No one cares why you disliked it.
Most people who leave negative comments on any website have some kind of life issue or personality disorder. Positive and constructive comments are the only ones worth commenting on. This guys creations are fantastic!!!
Wow! I love creativity like this. It looks great, sounds great and smooth too. It almost seems to have a clean, sleek vintage and almost steampunk design to it that makes it look actually pretty cool!! Its one thing to fix an engine, but to create one with your own tools and skills is an art, and shows a lot of intelligence!! Keep up the good work and dont mind the dislikes. They just hate because they dont have the time, skills or patience to do this. Your work is fantastic man, keep it up!!
She sure is beautiful man. Very ingenious craftsmanship.
Beautiful piece of work, brother.
Ive owned a few Pontiacs and one Buick with straight eights, God, they were wonderful pieces of engineering. Keep'em Rolling!
Sir Chris, you are an artist of the mechanical. i love the sound.
what a piece of work. stunning and original. good on you dude!
Wow!!! What a magnificently insane project!
this screams 1940's muscle ingenuity! Love it!
That sound is everything, I guess you're not an engine guy then? There's mechanical genius at work my friend, put together in a shed & it's as beautifull as it is brutal & a proper functioning piece of modern art & just the kind of thing I'd like as a coffee table & when I felt like it I could wheel it outside & fire it up just to let the neighbors know it's not just eye candy.....Awesome!
Omg thats my brother !!! I always wanted a straight eight cyclinder engine too ! That was my dream and you made it ! I can't believe there is someone who tought the same think like me xD
Amazing build! Well done. Gotta love that castor wheel turning from the vibration
Well done mate, its nothing short of inspirational. I've always wanted to build a straight eight racer with a brass body.. think i'll put pen to paper now.
a beautiful piece of craftsmanship
Beautiful job! I had a straight 8 in a 1953 Buick. Smooth motor!
I'm not much of mechanic but i dig when a guy can do things like this
Sounds good. Great craftsmanship
Good job you have done there , one to many critics out there lets see them build what you have.
big thumbs up to you, some really great hard work there, sounds great,
I'm impressed. I like it. British are good at this stuff. Years ago I saw a bunch of real ingenious fabrication at the Santa Pod drags.
Very nice inspiring I wish I could do that seriously Man big thumbs up can't wait to see it framed and rolling
Definitely an impressive piece of work.
That thing is a work or art,,,,now ya gotta do a 12!
Will Moclaire Front Engine Straight 12 Buggy.
SkywallGuttz how about in an old lincoln with the suicide doors
Will Moclaire I wouldn't dare put a hood over a work of art like that. Gah, I want to build a buggy so bad now!
Buggyis a win, I'm thinking one of those ground hugger lake roadsters
Nice Engine! Chris Ignore the negative comments, They do not understand that to BUILD something you have to get your hands dirty. Their idea of building something would be to go to the store and buy it. You do not get your hands dirty from buying something. It takes skill to make something that has never been done before and does not come with instructions. Good job.
must people dont understand about gettin dirty workin, theyve never worked on nothin greasy, but anyways great job, wish i could build a motor from scratch, your my mentor..god bless.
Lovely engine. The copper accents make it very pretty and it sounds very classy.
Two four cylinder engines,even bolted together will still sound like two four cylinder engines. I've heard straight eight engines running and they sound like a straight six engine.A regular cross plane crank V8 engine gives that rough,pulsing sound Desperate Dan is looking for.I have to give Desperate Dan credit for doing such a project.Certainly not something I would or could tackle...
That's pretty neat...I think anyone that would do that much figuring deserves respect.
Would be cool in a crazy "Rat Rod"
This isn't merely engineering, this is sculpture.
Nice piece of engineering marvel! Very impressive!
Thats a working man, getting down and dirty with the engines!
Awesome engineering !!!!!!!!!!!! I bet it would fit in my truck :) that would look crazy with those pipes sticking out the side woooohoooo!!!!
Thats a real man working there!
Most powerful skateboard I've ever seen!
Nice work bud! Really smooth sound shocked me too
damn that's one fine piece of art you made there
Gorgeous. Sounds and looks great!
Great, now put a 30's style race car around it !!! Nice work !
That engine is God-like. Don't sweat it man, that's an impressive work, and hell; I sit behind my computer 'cause I don't have a garage, tools and parts to build something... Regards!!!!
incredible piece of work/art got torque too by the looks of it
u built ur own engine? im a jealous man i envy your knowledge and patience i should imagine
My hats off to you sir. Awesome
engine !!
i've no words for this pretty masterpiece!!!!!
That thing is a piece of art!!!!!!!
Wow killer job that sounds fantastic . I Love It
I love the way the caster wheel is spinning round @ 1:59 like it just wants to gooooooooo!!!! :D
Flippin' brilliant buddy!
You got those dirty mechanic pimp slapper hands bro :D Thats awesome it means you work on stuff like a real man and aren't afraid to get your hands dirty. We are a dying breed my friend. Now a days people don't build shit they just go buy it when it breaks. great video and very cool project. Cheers
That thing is clean nice work!
Downright amazing, worthy of a dyno test!
Very, very cool.
Many thanks for your kind comments Joe, I virtually live in my workshop, if I couldn't build stuff there would be no point in living.
That is beauty in a beast right there.
It's amazing that smoke wasnt pouring off that little right front caster! LOL
Totally BRILLIANT Very Well Done . Much Respect !
Cool, not only is it a great concept but well engineered too....I mean it looks like it meant to be...not a lash up of crummy brakets and gaffer tape....well done that man.
kinda reminds me of an old fighter plane, awesome job, thumbs up from a bike freak in ks.
Mechanical art! excellent!
very nice engine mate well made and sounds great.
Oh, neato! That's news to me. I've heard other things like turn signal and indicator, but never that. Thanks for letting me know!