Episode 27: Larry Perkins talks us through the famous Perkins Engineering Holden Slide Manifold
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Perkins engineering sticking with the holden engine after other teams jumped ship for chev was something that didn't go unnoticed by the fan base.
Just a minute, honest question, all Holden engines are GM-Holden(GM being Chevy's parent company and all Chevy engines are GM engines, and Holden have been since at least 1931 when General Motors acquired them) So what do you mean by "jump ship for Chevy"?
@@AKDevilman Hey Jeremy, the holden engine, for reasons only known to GM management, was not the same as a chev, Holden Australia had initially imported chev small blocks for their first v8 engined cars but when volumes dictated local manufacture they clean sheeted a v8 that shared aspects of several gm US engines but was not the same as any of them,basically a "aussie" engine. Being as the number of holden engine supercars in total only numbered in the handfulls on any given year it was expensive to develop parts for them. The ford guys had the benefit of drawing on US aftermarket for their engine and our governing body eventually allowed the small block chev as an alternate for the holden guys to try and keep costs down. Larrys crew kept the holden V8 till the death and even though I sided with ford , me and many others liked to see perkins win.
@@watsisbuttndo829 Were they still running blocks that Larry's crew had Holden modify at that stage or was that a different period of time?
@@daveswift8258 have a snickers mate, your not you when your hungry.
@@daveswift8258 glad your ok Dave. I was a bit concerned for your health. Even if your 6 ft 5 and covered in tatts ,everyone needs a hug occasionally..
I'm a Ford man forever, but I could listen to Larry all day long. Brilliant engineer and driver.
Plus, he is a farmer 👍 🍻
You could never get bored listening to LP, he was the definition of David in the Davies vs Goliath story. Such an Australian icon and motorsport engineering icon. Thanks for the Videos Jack they are awesome
You’re welcome
That was cool. Larry always outsmarted the competition with his engineering expertise. A privateer wasn’t meant to be showing the big boys how it’s done so they would just try & ban him. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃
Larry's a legend. Im not a revhead but it was impossible not to love people like Brockie and Larry
Back in 93 my boss asked me "Who do ya reckon is going to win Bathurst this year, Pete?" I thought about it for a moment and replied Larry Perkins. Perkins? He asks. Why Perkins? Well, because he's a driver, an engineer, he builds and understands every bit of his cars, and I reckon that this year he'll have em! :)
The mechanical knowledge LP has I don’t think you can fully appreciate, this gentleman has probably forgotten more than most people know. Jack your a lucky boy some of your dinner table discussions growing up I can only imagine. Keep up the good work gentleman.👍
Here we go. The one we have been waiting for. Magnificent Aussie ingenuity LP. This engine was Magnificent. And oh the sound at big revs.
Thanks for this. I always thought the Walkinshaw twin throttle body was sick. Thanks Larry for showing us what the big deal was about with the slide manifold. No wonder you carved up Bathurst in 93. Outsmarted and out drove the lot of them.
Love Larry Perkins; man’s a deadset legend and a gentleman. Thanks for showing us the genius of your dad.
As much recognition and acclaim as Peter brock got and rightly so, Larry is an absolute icon in the sport, a fantastic driver and a brilliant engineer
Hey Jack, cheers for the vids mate, as a young 55 yr old, I followed Larry from first interest in motorsports. The work ethic is brilliant. Cheers for a chat 20 yrs ago LP
l dont understand why this channel doesnt have millions of subscribers everybody loved Larry sticking it to the bigboys so many memories as a child growing listening to the commentators saying and here comes leaping Larry Perkins!!!
I've always been a Ford guy, but appreciated the fact that Larry is an engineer and had direct input into the design and build of the cars. This is excellent stuff, I'd never heard of it until I saw this video. Excellent explanation from Larry.
I always admired his thinking aboiut the "rules" and how to do things. I remember a bit of a furore when there was a brake light delay switch installed at some point. Gave a following driver misleading info about when the brakes were on. Though the rules didn't say it couldn't be there, they also didn't say it was allowed. It didn't last too long from memory. But it shows the way Larry was thinking about every aspect of the race and how to make best advantage.
Cheers for the great insight in to the how and why. I look forward to watching more.
Me too especially with the Ford FE.
Excellent vid mate. Love seeing your Dad explain the history, he is a brilliant engineer
Love the way Group A gave us better stuff for the cars, but LP took it that one step further. Brilliant
I remember all the kerfuffle that was made at the time and if I'm not mistaken that L.P wanted to stick with his Holden engine rather than be forced to run the Chev. In my opinion, no nonsense L.P was a smart man who thought outside the square and yet made the most of the limited money available to him.
Genius. What a fantastic representative of the "backyard tinkerer" that embodies the original hot rodding movement
. Larry has long been praised for his engineering by Commentators and Aficionados throughout his Australian driving career and now it’s just so good to see it for myself . Thanks LP & JP loved it .
Awesome Jack, thanks.
Now get LP into his overalls and tear one down for us!
I always admired LP for sticking with the Holden V8 for as long as he possibly could, that is "until the powers mandated in the rules that he change engines".
I run a modified Holden EFI engine in my salt lake commodore at Lake Gairdner and never contenplated running any other type of engine!
Go the little aussie V8!
Well we've only just put the 93 engine back together so if we need to tear it down it won't be good!
back in the day the word had gotten around that LP was 'adding material' to the heads and blocks at the Holden foundry, I always wondered what that was about with the heads, now we know why
Cool mystery and future resolution tbh. Did you work at the foundry at the time yourself?, known workplace rumours that casting modifications where performed for race motors?
Not to take anything away from Larry's good work,but if you think that's good,you should see the John Skola fabricated slide throttle assembly on the Peter Williamson Toyota Celicia.
Done several years before this effort.
Genius work.
i could listen to him all day
Can't get enough of this type of content, thanks for taking the time to make them and can't wait for more!
I absolutely love the chemistry between you guys. Great ingenuity by LP and how good is it that Jack has absorbed so much. Thanks for the video!!
Brilliant episode, Jack. What a brilliant piece of engineering by your dad, Larry, and ta terrific explanation of the technical design and how he overcame the small flaw in its initial design. Please keep up these vlogs, they really are a side of V8 Supercars we don’t get to see often enough. Very informative and enlightening.
Great episode. I cant help thinking what direction Supercars could have been taken to if LP was let loose on his designs and ideas. The guy is truly a national treasure
Brilliant Jack, thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing, great seeing LP's engineering first hand and the role it played in an exciting era of Australian motorsport. Already looking forward to the next instalment (as always)!
Your old man was the best. Always had time for his fans and always with a big smile. Thanks LP.
You're a bloody legend LP!!! Love hearing these stories. Thanks heaps for putting these videos together Jack 👏👏👏
You're welcome!
The biggest compliment the other teams could give LP was to ban his engineering ideas. Instead of getting frustrated he loves it.
Not wrong!!!
Jack. Your are a lucky man.
To have Larry as a dad would be a privilege!
Larry, you will always be an Aussie pioneer & legend :)
What a mountain of a man iconically, literally and figuratively and an absolute engineering genius. We love you. From Lottie, Desiree and Gina here on dad's device, from Tuckombil via Alstonville and East Ballina 800km north of Sydney via Maroubra. MATE ❤✊️🤙
Cheers!
Great info and thanks for sharing Jack and LP. "Hi Pot, this is Kettle", I remember LP complaining (and winning) about what other teams were doing in regards to building their cars too - I am sure he could recite the rule book backwards. LoL
I could listen to you all day Larry . I love the way you constantly smile when you are explaining how it works . Inspiring ❤
Love learning about the engines from one of the master engine builders , great show guys gives us more
What a legend Larry was and is, along with other guys from that generation such as Jim Richards, Peter Brock, Dick Johnson. Real characters of the aussie motor racing scene. On top of that you cant go past the cars of the era. I remember Brocky doing an interview on the grid showing us the almost factory complete dashboard in his early commodore. Fantastic stuff, real pioneers.
Love this stuff Jack. One of my greatest loves is Holden V8s, i cant think of Holden V8s without thinking of Larry Perkins. I wish my current 336 cuber went as good as one of thise did. I would hang onto anything you absolutely have to sell. An L.P museum would be amazing.
All the reasons I’ve been a Larry supporter for decades. Modest, brilliant and personable.
Wow. Sunday morning, cup of tea. Larry Perkins showing me his engineering projects. Awesome.
Love it, was a very smart modification & was the best Holden V8 IMHO
Bring back the good old days 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
That was a really good insight into the engines from that era. I had heard references to the sliding throttle body but never got into the detail. Thanks for sharing.
Why have I only just discovered this channel, great video jack and LP what an absolute engineering master you are! If only Holden was still around it’s just so sad that it’s been assigned to motoring history !
Cheers!!!
Absolute legend.
Documenting history.
Facts for the future.
Thank you 👍
Thanks Jack and Larry, good video, keep the episodes coming
Larry Perkins win from the back at Bathurst Iconic !
You guys need to make that available to the public
There’s one for sale on Facebook market place if you’re genuinely interested
I'm a Ford man through and through and have the most respect for Larry.The man is a genius,hell of a nice guy btw.
Thanks Jack for another great video. A mate of mine had this set up he was putting into a torana unfortunately it and the car were stolen
That sucks!
Been waiting for this video for a good 20 years, thanks !
You're welcome!
Oh damn it's Greenfoam? Still got your 304 VP that you had back in the forum and memcal tuning days?
@@Megaphone77 I have it, buried under a big pile of junk in a shed. Will be someones barn find in 30 years
Thanks Jack. A brilliant design that worked so well and to have Larry explaining how it all happened topped it off.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very informative and interesting. That engine with the inlet trumpets is so so cool. A real race engine - you can see the dry sump down the bottom as well!
awesome very very interesting stuff .. big thumbs up
Cheers
Great to see you both again. One of the best auto uploads going.
Brilliant engineering amazing what determination & talent can deliver. Pleasure to meet LP at an Enzed function Lawnton Qld very unassuming guy what see is what you get,not long after the Brock's energiser problem, very diplomatic LP on this subject!
Love it as always boys. Thanks for sharing.
i love this stuff - keep it coming gents!
Your dad is a legendary genius - that is evidenced by the fact his inventions where subject to rule changes coz he blitzed the opposition , brake calipers or throttle slides he was the engineering genius . God bless
Cheers
Love the detail! Thanks for showing us the goodies
Hi Jack, thank you I have had a week of corvid and it's been great watching all the episodes this week and looking forward to many more. See you at the track one day.
Absolutely Awesome Larry & Jack
Loving the content Jack. Many thanks to yourself and Larry for sharing some awesome Perkins innovations.
Brilliant, great to hear from motorsport icons
Best video yet! Thanks Jack and LP
wow! thanks for that awesome demo great stuff
A friend of mine had a set of them years ago and I remember him showing me how smooth those slides open and closed it was unbelievable
Great story … i was working at eastern creek raceway in 90 91 92 and Larry was doing some testing on one of his testing days i as a fan even then he had his white Vl Perkins engineering race car I grab a t shirt and ask him to sign it.. he then after signing it he said his texter was a board marker and straight away he said it will wash off… he then re signed it underneath with permanent ink … now that will last now.. he said and thats why to me his the great engineer and great with his followers…. Love the shirt cheers
My earliest memory of the Bathurst tech talk was watching two men lift the Rotary engine from Allen Moffat's RX7
Another great informative video.
These type of videos are great
I could watch this video over and over again!!!! PLease Jack, more content like this mate!!!!!!
Fantastic. I'm loving these videos guys. What a great insight.
Great video as always guys
Great video Jack, always great to see LP in his engineering element!
Great episode!
Great video! Love learning about the history of the engineering of the legend LP.
Wonderful - what a guy
Awesome work guys
Very cool video. Hope to see more content like this!
Love your work 👍
If you won't make any more slide manifolds could you possibly sell a set of drawings? I had a twin throttle Holden V8 for 30 years was almost a daily driver. Clocked up 370,000 kms never missed a beat. Love your work Larry! You stuck with the Holden V8s and proved they were better than the Chefs!
I don't know about selling drawings, hard to put a price on IP. There's a set of slides and a bunch of slide parts for sale on our website!
Thanks!
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you very much for this content. So interesting to learn all about the mods that helped LP win those races. Genius!
Back when supercars were worth watching.
What a great episode Jack and Larry. What brilliance that was to have that design concept instead or running with the pack. Absolutely loved it
Awesome innovation. Thank you for posting this video.
Awesome show Jack and LP thank you!. New shirt 93 Bathurst shirt ordered👍.
Cheers
Great job guys. 11 Legend
That was a great video, thanks very much
He is a very clever dude your old man jack
He has so much knowledge of car stuff 👍👍👍
such a wealth of knowledge LP
Interesting to hear that LP got his influence for the slide throttle set up from F3, I had always assumed it had come from the motorcycle world. Thanks for the content LP and JP.
F1 engines had them from the early '60's, including Repco, generally following Lucas practice which was almost identical to the ones shown here - LP would have known that
Fantastic idea
Fantastic video thanks Jack and Larry. It was very well explained. A great piece of engineering.
Thanks for another video full of absolute awesomeness! 😀😀
Cheers
Fantastic! Realy intresting!
Cheers!!
That's just brilliant.
Absolutely brilliant to see Aussie engineering Iike that, love watching these videos, and in my opinion L.P was every bit as good as P.B on the track, driving and winning in his own engineered cars made him just that little bit better.
Mate you and your dad are good blokes love the videos Larry is the best I love how he pushed the fab work
BEAUTIFUL