Mickey Thompson 3-Valve Chevy V8 Engine

Hear this engine: • Hear a Mickey Thompson...
This is a Mickey Thompson 3-Valve Chevy V8 engine out of a 1968 IndyCar. The engine was completely rebuilt by Jason Ore of 955 Automotive in Erie, PA.
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[@EngineBuilder]

For all of you looking to hear this cool engine run... enjoy! Sorry we couldn't include it above. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnSqo2N_h5qNi7M

[@whaddayawant2197]

Thank you! Love to see more vintage race engines. Smokey twin turbo indy motor comes to mind...

[@76629online]

Thanks for yet another shitty video. 😐

[@roelrijswijk3349]

And than you have to have a facebook account.... no way! ... keep you sound!

[@davidgretlein9384]

Not everyone is on FB. And, there is no reason you couldn’t have included it in this or other KZbin videos. Very disappointed.

[@toddwood5136]

Great video!!!!

[@jdsharp4033]

As a retired machinist/toolmaker with also about 10 years automotive machining experience I would have like to have seen more of the engines parts and a good look at those ginormous heads and the combustion chambers.

[@ryanpoe3054]

Way ahead of there time🏁

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

I was hoping to see some details inside the engine & get to hear it!

[@samiam9059]

Poor man and his wife. No one should of ever had an end like they did. Talk about a hard worker and innovator. rip

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Was he murdered by a business partner/associate...

[@samiam9059]

@@joeschlotthauer840 Yes, the partner stole a lot of unaccounted cash as Mickey trusted him at first. They were the first to promote the huge indoor motorcycle races with massive amounts of dirt brought in to make the courses. The poor guy and his wife were gunned down one morning on the way to work. I have two documentaries on this. As they brought out the car they were both shot in the front yard. They traced the killers down to two that came from Jamaica for the job but it took forever to try and get them and one think died and the other never was brought to justice at the time of the documentary. The trails of this lead back to the partner who was convicted. Mickey was an incredible hard honest worker his whole life with his wife. Also an incredible innovator and racer for his time. If he went after something he usually won.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

@@samiam9059 Thank you for the informative and kind response...

[@isacchris1]

Working on such an engine would be a dream job!

[@dontommaso4420]

Would Love to hear it Run

[@robertklein9190]

Did it ever run?

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

@@robertklein9190 1968 it did.

[@nealelliott]

that's what I was waiting for as well.

[@wellfuckk9805]

If he didn’t start it I’m out this video in 5 seconds

[@EngineBuilder]

We posted a link in the comments to see it and hear it run.

[@kurtvoigt5006]

My father Fritz Voigt was Mickey's Chief Mechanic friend 1959 until 1968. He helped build almost every single engine they raced, but I don't remember my father ever talking about this Indy car monstrosity.

[@tnewland2383]

As a kid of the 50’s and 60’s and an avid reader of Hot Rod magazine plus the others, I was very familiar with the MT name and most of his products but I had no idea he’d branched out into designing and building parts this exotic. RIP.

[@jamesstacey529]

Great Piece of History just wish I could have heard it Run👍🇺🇸

[@PaulErlandsonArt]

Excellent review of a difficult build!

[@spacecowboy3806]

How come we never hear about history like this on the news

[@wanderingweederspapa7878]

What a epic engine. MT was truly a genius.. cars from this period are the most beautiful speedway cars in my opinion

[@ztwntyn8]

@@stujones3566 you seem to be a troll

[@georgef1176]

Looks like a dohc that’s a funky head setup. Thanks for saving this historic machine.

[@yankeewatchdog7299]

I was trying to figure out the valve train....not enough info on it ...

[@peterhart1966]

Right?! These guys are like brain surgeons. Engine looks like new! At first I thought it was a W engine with four heads. When you see the block with heads still on, each head looks bigger than the block.

[@danb.3397]

It helps when I read the comment about the fire up.

[@christianmccollum1028]

Look at the size of those heads! Wow

[@TheReal10bears]

Mickey Thompson did som radical modifications to engines that were works of art👍

[@adamspencer3620]

Amazing history. I am proud that us gear-heads, rich and poor will go to amazing lengths for our passion

[@ytwhite5930]

Wow,I just found this channel on accident...Good stuff!!!

[@TheRoguelement]

It would have the the cherry on top to actually listen to this motor run . but I guess were going to have to imagine that ...

[@taddmason1187]

I want my time back. I watched this video hoping to hear it run

[@carllmack2287]

Not only hear it run but seeing more of the unique parts used. Especially the valvetrain.

[@nealhead7673]

he included a Facebook link where you can hear it run for about ten seconds. 😔

[@robnamowicz8073]

No shrinking violet American Mickey Thompson. Someone had put M/T valve covers on my 454 many years ago, and I wear them proudly. Thompson was a great American innovator.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

That is impressive! Those engines were quite special. I prefer Fords of that era, but all were quite unique. I love unique engines as an aircraft mechanic.

[@JolleBoiii]

Very peculiar and fascinating design on those Mickey Thompson heads! Looks wicked with those big Hilborn stacks. Couldn’t have been easy sourcing information and parts for it, Jason Ore did a great job! Excited to see more videos like this from you guys!

[@rickybailey7123]

Nice I wished I had a set of them heads !!!

[@bigsparky8888]

THANK YOU...WHAT A GREAT DESIGN...I EVEN PUT ON AN APPLICATIIN THAT ONE OF MY LOVES IN LIFE WAS HEARING A FINELY TUNED ENGINE RUN...AND THIS LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THEM...JOHN PLAYER SPECIAL WAS A FAV OF MINE...

[@donparker1823]

Would have been nice to hear it.

[@kevinbarrett9615]

What an exotic beauty, love this era and Mickey R.I.P.

[@ztwntyn8]

Mickey is a legend. Thanks for something I don’t know about. Pontiac SD 455 Can’t blame me for trying.

[@stevenunua2118]

LOVED the look of the old indie cars. Had a little track car track with same cars.

[@davidgretlein9384]

What, no dyno pulls? Sure would like to hear this work of art and piece of history. Would also love to to see the internals and handy fab work inside.

[@TestECull]

I want to see one of the best drivers in open wheel racing flog the everloving FUCK out of this car on a challenging track. Somewhere like Spa or Watkins Glen or Laguna Seca.

[@BStrick1993]

Home town for me! Love many of Mr Lyons cars!

[@hydrojimmy1]

I saw this beautiful car at the May 2019 Indy 500 on Saturday, Legends Day. Very impressive. James Piteo Macomb, MI

[@DocLulzson]

Not going to show it running lol what a video!

[@tomcrosby6332]

what a BEAUTY!

[@oneoffour63]

Damn! I wish we had a chance to to crank up the engine in the video!!

[@jameswhiteman6901]

Highly under exposure... Mint.. Great vlog.

[@pha-qall6435]

Please show more of the work and need to hear that roar of the motor firing up

[@carsonridge8978]

lovely to see odd-ball race only motors like this brought back to life. It DOES run, doesn't it??

[@bigbluebrownbass]

No.

[@carsonridge8978]

@@bigbluebrownbass shame

[@EngineBuilder]

We posted a link in the comments to see it and hear it run.

[@EngineBuilder]

@@bigbluebrownbass it does.

[@EngineBuilder]

@@carsonridge8978 it does run, see the link we posted.

[@Fubarfighter]

Like to hear it running and revving.

[@benjimandover8072]

Ahhhh...dang it...I really wanted to hear it run...😔

[@josephfrench5377]

We need to hear it run man

[@peterhart1966]

Noooo! I wanted to hear the damned thing! Watching an engine run is one thing, hearing it is the most important part. You can't see what's going on inside an engine when they're running, aside from some novelty vids. The soul of an engine is in the sound. It's how you know it's living. I know it's how an engine affects the physical world through HP, torque and speed for most people but for me the sound is essence of,, sorry, great video and beautiful car. You guys are amazing.

[@chrismiller1957]

Need to hear it

[@MultiMoveman]

Also just absolutely amazing.

[@bdjm8595]

super cool feature!!!

[@ze_german2921]

I would like “Hear” more about this engine!

[@stanhagaman924]

Would have loved to hear it run again???

[@Tommy_Mac]

I've seen MT Hemi conversions that used articulated pushrods. Would have loved to see the combustion chambers and valvetrain on this one.

[@roscoejones4515]

I'd like to hear more about the gaskets.

[@stevenunua2118]

Have never seen this sooo amazing

[@billk9628]

Only Mickey Thompson could make a chevy 305 make 500 plus horse power!

[@albertepidendio108]

Great video, though I anticipated an engine start up to here it, but we’re surprised that they left out the most mportant part of the video.

[@adleiesposito3902]

Best regards from Brazil. One more subscriber.

[@shoominati23]

This guy reminds me of that Todd Grande Psychologist, but for engines 😆🤣

[@thomengel9720]

Might have been nice to hear or see it run.

[@kushkiller7108]

Needed to hear it run.

[@Nobody-ld7mk]

What a work of upper-end art, wow...1.85 horse power per cubic inch 50 years ago. Sure says a lot about cylinder head flow.

[@m.b.82]

Wouldn't mind hearing it

[@craigpennington1251]

Make darn sure you put the right kind of fuel in before a start. Always run the subject at hand when spouting off about it.

[@chesspiece81]

Any idea what kind of power it makes now, and what the compression and everything is? I'd love to know more about it from a technical standpoint.

[@ivancastillo934]

Would've been nice to hear it run

[@caribman10]

There's a year worth of programs like this on Mickey's motors alone....2 cyl. record breaker....hemi-head Ford/Pontiac/Chevy...and on and on.

[@Mike383HK]

I remember when Richie Zul made a double rocker trick head for a big block Chevy. Wow, that was a long time ago. I think it was in Hot Rod magazine.

[@richardconley9178]

Richie zule? Haven't heard his name in years! He was my buddies partner at one time doing r&d for prostock.

[@darrellsomers5427]

Awesome

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

I remember that Mickey Thompson had a shop in the Long Beach California area. My Dad passed it everyday going to work . It was next door to a place that strength tested ropes and lifting slings to see how much they could take before they failed. I think it was on Anaheim St. but since that's been over 50 years ago I just might be wrong about the street name. Mickey's building was a faded baby blue color and it just said Mickey Thompson on the door and nothing else.

[@kurtvoigt5006]

You are right about the location. I spent a few summers working for my father Fritz Voigt at Mickey Thompson Enterprises. My dad was Chief Mechanic for Mickey from 1959 to 1968.

[@richardlawton1023]

Would love to hear it

[@larrynorsworthy8582]

I liked and subscribed.

[@truegret7778]

I would love to have heard the motor run .......

[@chrishorbatt3504]

I wish you had shown some cylinder head internal pictures

[@calvinevans8305]

Good power from 5 liters.

[@chevyboyforlife4234]

They took a 305 small block made it a three valve I wonder how much time and money it took on the design aspect of just the cylinder heads

[@hemispoiler]

Any info on Mickey Thompsons 427FE Ford with hemi heads.?

[@stevenszalus2529]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqW8aIKDiZlseac

[@bryanrussell6679]

550 hp naturally aspirated 305, not too shabby. I built a high performance 305 once in a 305 vs 350 bet. I'm pretty sure I didn't make 550 hp, but it ran with the 350 it was up against.

[@jeroldlafferty54]

In the late 70's top drag racing teams made 550hp+ from 302ci single 4bl carb factory ported and epoxyed cast iron heads.10,000+rpm stick-shift cars on the back bumper always a treat.

[@bryanrussell6679]

@@jeroldlafferty54 There's a big difference between a 305 and a 302. The bore and stroke of the 302 is much more conducive for building power.

[@Parents_of_Twins]

I really wish that Formula One would let the teams run whatever they want on the engines, cars, aids. I'd love to see what they would come up with if given absolute freedom.

[@ssnerd583]

Closest thing to that is the Pikes Peak cars....AFAIK, for their 'unlimited' class, there are NO rules other than safety equipment requirements. Years ago, I used to help a guy build 440 MOPAR based motors at 14:1 for his Coyote.....man, that was some CRAZY stuff back then when MOST of the run up the hill was gravel. Its ALL paved now, which is sad, really.....

[@grumblyone3334]

500+ horses out of a 305, without 20 computers managing the whole thing... THAT's engineering.

[@johnfeeney6637]

It couldn’t of taken that much was killer to begin with

[@allensandven0]

So seeing it on the dyno not very likely ? Lol 😂 love old American race mechanical history ! Thanks

[@couchfighter]

i cant stop laughing at this dude reading a card...lol

[@tomparker9001]

I have 4 of those pistons

[@patriot1902]

Holy crap! Does it run?

[@johnneedy3164]

Ooooh want to here it

[@dennisatherton1454]

Would have been nice to hear it run

[@vincentrobinson9325]

WOW 🤘😮

[@tylerzesiger7648]

How you gonna do all that and not have a video of it running? Want to hear it

[@shanewilkerson1427]

Very disappointing not to hear it run ... I've searched KZbin in the internet not much more information .. I would love to hear those cams !!!!

[@The300savage]

Great video but I really wanted to hear it run.

[@bitrage.]

How many of these engines are out there? what would the closest engine to this be?

[@andrewdiges8652]

It was really cool but I wanted to hear it

[@commotoed]

we don't get to hear it run?

[@jimgoff1170]

NOT your typical 305 Chevy!

[@scootergeorge9576]

Everything different down to the 4 bolt mains and undoubtedly the bore/stroke numbers.

[@jeroldlafferty54]

60 over327 with aftermarket 283(3in stroke)crank, that's my guess.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Scan the heads, and make this available as a kit...

[@Mad.Man.Marine]

Wait no video of it running? No Dino runs!! Oh man. I was really hoping to hear it

[@alanders937]

Tom Elliston had a 14,000 rpm sbc 331 made over 1000 hp ?????

[@quadsman11]

What would we have to do, in order to be able to hear that BEAST run !? Darn shame to tease a bunch of gearhead with this creation, and not let us hear it talk !!!

[@michaeladams9641]

My my eye candy

[@Michael-gr6fv]

I want to hear the engine

[@stevenkoski228]

We need a dyno reading damn it🙈.

[@StrokeMyLovePump]

It's easy to get 500bhp out of an old naturally aspirated Chevy 305 today. The difficult part is keeping it running.

[@fanghicheck]

no 5.0 go ?

[@boblongdickder6178]

That is some very serious toys and very expensive toys

[@KartiacKID]

No startup sounds? I thought race engines didn’t use gaskets and actually used o-rings of sort around all the cylinders and water ports