How It's Made Engine Blocks

[@crazy_mind-ox8if]

I feel like an entire episode could be made on almost any one of those steps. Would love to see more detail on the mold and how it fits together.

[@Mr_B31]

Exactly what I was thinking. Was super intrigued as to the technology and engineering expertise that must go into each step. Amazing

[@Gouravyoutubenet]

indeed

[@nathanbrown6367]

Could spend all day at this place watching those blocks be made.

[@BillionPlusOne]

The music needs more cowbell.

[@sickleandsuckle]

I always thought they machined these from solid hunks of metal. Making molds seems a lot more economical!

[@sleepychallenger]

In the aftermarket, they will mill them from solid pieces of, usually, forged materials. These are called billet blocks. Much stronger, much more expensive

[@da_poopoo_dealer3152]

@@sleepychallenger for good reason too. That shit dont look easy😂

[@connor3288]

​@@sleepychallengerAs far as being more expensive, it's not so simple. For cast parts to be cheaper than billet cnc'd parts, you need to make enough units. For low volume/custom parts, billet cnc'ed parts are often much cheaper.

[@stealthmonkey3G]

this is the coolest thing I've ever seen

[@konzy.]

i like the music it has a bit of glorp to it

[@atf2888]

What tf is glorp???

[@evanwestbrooks4049]

So how much does this set-up go for? Asking for a friend

[@Project_SneakyV]

That music was so 90's. I love it XD

[@flinch622]

Good on the bongos but... needs more cowbell.

[@mikee33oo]

That. One.. Beat... Hit.... XD THAT.. ONE.. BEAT.. HIT..!

[@mundyholland]

I got high once and started watching season 1 how it's made. The background music almost made me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe. it's those "DOOP, DOOP, DOOP, DOOP"s for me man

[@MaxGiganteum]

-- Annnnnnndddd your comment shows exactly why you should never get high! - Max Giganteum

[@mundyholland]

@@MaxGiganteum It is exactly why I do it.

[@heartsingssacredsongsuntol6782]

When people say this is your brain on drugs I say, well yeah, it's not at room temperature, but add some hot sauce and some salt. Brain needs it from all this jibber jabber about...doop doop doop. Doooop! Hey is that your ex-wife! Haha made you heart attack!

[@OblateSpheroid]

Does anyone know what the music is?

[@DezSark]

Yeah it’s ass 😂

[@sleepychallenger]

Anyone else a little disappointed that it's not the original narrator?

[@en2oh]

just watched the episode that features the Ferrari Aluminum Block engine. Great job BUT, liquid hydrogen is not used to shrink fit valve seats. It's liquid nitrogen (consistent with the temperature of 196C cited)

[@quatz1981]

What i would like to know is how did they do it before they had robotic machinary and computers to do the job.

[@grampabadger]

Before computers, engine blocks were made of cast iron and machined by hand - but they were much smaller and seldom over 4 cylinders. Once numerical control milling machines were invented, the process could handle larger engines.

[@techguy9023]

@@grampabadger I remember the foundry at Pontiac Motors. When they were pouring blocks they had some large doors open and flames shooting high in the air. Heat treat dept was bad. The foundry was hell on earth.

[@danstar455]

And now you know why the internal combustion engine for a car costs $$$.

[@chance_king12]

how about the small holes around the engine blocks? how does it mold

[@bryanchambers9038]

All the small holes are coolant and oil passageways. They are apart of the sand-glue molds. The molten aluminum flows and forms around it. The molds are only good for one heating cycle. So after the engine block cures they run it through an additional heating cycle, which causes the sand-glue mold to lose its structural integrity once again becoming simple sand and then it's simply poured out of the holes.

[@mr.nobody68]

I'm assuming you mean bolt holes? They are machined later

[@ChaosAttractor13]

I want an American V-12 cylinder engine with todays technology. 1 liter per cylinder. 😈

[@ericburns8697]

Is this a Duratec 30?

[@Uzzy66]

Yes.

[@foreveryoung2728]

i love this series how it's made

[@redtrustfactor]

Well who or what made the molds that were made to make the molds?

[@trash3570]

to make the sand molds? probably just like a normal die and made out of tool steel

[@Darcy_stabler]

How it 240p and only 4 years old

[@greengrowlocks566]

Why don't we see people designing and making their own engine blocks in their own shop? I probably don't know what I'm talking about. But I see a billet of metals with some holes and sleeves. What would be the challenge in machining a single cylinder engine block from scratch?

[@auroranovae4493]

Machining is a reductive process and certain angles are just literally impossible without super specialized tools for your standard engine blocks. But a simplistic engine would be feasible, albiet expensive on time and material due to the base block size needed.

[@Ckcdillpickle]

Its a lot of money just when current designs already exist. it does certainly happen, its not very common though and its usually a machined block and not a cast one

[@5.43v]

6 7 Cummins billet block exists

[@samfallon2568]

There are internal oil and coolant cavities to lubricate and cool all parts of the engine that are impossible to make on even the best cnc machines in almost all engine block designs.

[@bradleylovej]

@@samfallon2568 This is exactly what I was thinking. Getting a water jacket into an engine block without casting would be very difficult. Plus all the oil passageways

[@hhjhj393]

I just watched a video that basically showed that aluminum engine blocks don't actually save any money lol. Made me depressed. sand cast aluminum engines you would have to drive like 500,000 miles to repay the cost to produce them vs a cast iron engine block. In some instances cast iron engines are actually lighter because they can be more compact. That was insanely depressing to watch lol. It was basically saying that we are spending more for inferior engines for no reason. The weight savings of aluminum engines with the examples they get were negligible like 7kgs on average.

[@bulgingbattery2050]

Ironduke engines are made out of guess what, IRON!

[@Partnerthedog]

Seems like alot of potential for imperfections but im no engineer

[@adammichaeld]

As an engineer, production quantity is the name.

[@trash3570]

theyve been doing this for 100 years, im sure they got it figured out

[@DezSark]

Great video the music absolutely terrible though! Super annoying

[@mr.nobody68]

I miss this show

[@sgeb4996]

Brain extenders of our childhood. Right, fellow Millennials?

[@OKTeleV]

I felt like I was playing crash bandicoot the wrath of cortex on ps2 or something I love the music

[@superkas]

Can the sand mold be reusable after casting?

[@brianbermudem9082]

yes

[@superkas]

​@@brianbermudem9082 Including the sand materials from the cores? Are they "re-glued" the cores again or use virgin sand for the core? Thanks

[@Yuvalamati]

Say core one more time I swear to god

[@toecutter8002]

I can imagine the mindset skills from engineers that went into making and calculating a machine from nothing into something. Pretty awesome

[@RustyDodd]

so how is the iron mold made?

[@axelwulf6220]

I was curious Because I use to pour cast Aluminums for a side hussle, couldn't figure out how they do it

[@gsantee]

I wish we could see these in HD or 4K resolution. please please please

[@brettfrancis1527]

Wish they would do like a 30 minute episode. Its also sad thatvit would take almost 3 of those to make the size on liters of my muscle car engine

[@scaras323]

Who makes the master mold?

[@MaxGiganteum]

-- Machinists! - Max Giganteum

[@Metroidprimevzz]

Are some still made of pure iron?

[@shantisadan8888]

I wonder how they remove sand after casting

[@richardvitale3646]

The hot mold was put into a long oven where the sand was baked off of the casting and reclaimed. There were additional steps to shake the castings as well as shot blast them.

[@shantisadan8888]

@@richardvitale3646 ok but how would they remove sand from curved pipes where the sand can get clogged

[@BoKWaa]

RIP the 240p...

[@BarnStangz]

Would have been nice to see this in high definition, I mean, it's almost 2020 FFS!

[@nczioox1116]

Some of these videos are from way back in the day

[@Uzzy66]

This was filmed in 2008.

[@importsstillsuck]

*2021

[@edbo10]

the real issue is that every couple years, google changes the compression method for videos, resulting in older videos becoming shittier and shittier in quality. perfectly clear videos uploaded in 2005 are now pixelated messes because of this, which is why if you upload your own videos, _always keep your original copy!_

[@domxem5551]

Are you blind?

[@cryptosliceoflife3081]

Thank God for those Robots! That's HOT!

[@macforme]

Yeah, I'm sure Henry Ford's factory workers would have agreed.

[@ryg4895]

Who is the narrator? There was two Lynne’s on the show. Herzeg and Adams. I don’t know which one it is but I like this one

[@Bootyspaghetti]

lol the each core is made by blowing the sand and glue mixture into a mold made of iron? How was the master mold made then? Did someone make a mold of sand by hand the first time? Also, how did someone in the late 1800’s figure out how to even make an engine work? How did they know spark plus fuel in a combustion chamber would creat an explosion to create power and then transfer it to a transmission that would propel a car?