I built new ITB's for the V12

[@rjk778855]

Where did the other half of Wesley go?!?! 😂 Great to see you working on yourself AND cars. Looking forward to more videos!

[@WesleyKagan]

Haha it's a bit of an improvement! Not quite half but a good 50lbs. Thanks for the support!

[@12345.......]

Right? I want to know his diet so I can try it

[@bismuth7730]

@@WesleyKaganI was about to comment as well. Looking good dude!

[@FZ6Lucas]

@@WesleyKaganthat’s a massive amount, congrats and keep at it!!

[@EvilED08]

Work it,@@WesleyKagan !!!

[@kylehyatt1214]

You know it's a righteous project when the guy making it is using Baja Blast as cutting fluid on his mill.

[@WesleyKagan]

Forever referring to my Be-Cool as Baja Blast now.

[@MattGreenWorks]

Most underrated channel on KZbin.

[@emb647]

I was brought to this guy when he was Free valving a harbour freight motor...and ive always stayed subscribed. Dude is amazing. Also, congrats on the weight loss man. You look great.

[@WesleyKagan]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@Skooby59]

HE’S BACK WITH MORE MADNESS!!!! Hell yeah

[@WesleyKagan]

I'm back!

[@TracyNorrell]

​@@WesleyKaganAaaaand he's gone again. At least we have super fast mat to keep us floating between updates on the V12.

[@davidbrown8365]

Epic! Humour, lathes, mills, V12 and noise! Look forward to the reveal of the car

[@WesleyKagan]

Thanks! I'm just as excited, believe me!

[@btasler]

So I know you don't probably need validation from some random viewer, but for whatever it's worth, I really like your content. Your channel embodies that which I think KZbin should be all about. Maybe some day I can shake your hand and say "thank you".

[@drunk3n_m0nk12]

I was just thinking yesterday that we hadn't heard from you in a while! Glad to see you're still at it. Looking good!

[@WesleyKagan]

I'm around, Getting better at uploading videos on time!

[@rob_over_9000]

Welcome back Wesley, looking fit my dude!

[@WesleyKagan]

Appreciate it! Glad to be back!

[@murrayedington]

11:41 a couple of those trumpets are loose - they leap up a bit when it starts up. Perhaps glue them in so you don't lose them on the track? Glorious sound!

[@906MediaProductions]

I thought KZbin was getting kinda stale, turns out it just needed more of you! You're right up there with superfastmatt, fantastic work!

[@isickofit]

Love to see brass used like this. Form and function matching beautifully.

[@WesleyKagan]

Glad you like it!

[@alessandrofreda4687]

I was waiting for a video from you like a child waiting Santa on christmas night

[@WesleyKagan]

I promise I'm not going down anyone's chimney in the effort to make videos. I appreciate the support though!

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

This is awesome, but you know what’d make it next level? Variable length runners. Have another set of trumpets mounted on a plate above the current trumpets, with a solenoid/actuator to lift the whole plate off and allow the air to take the shorter path again.

[@ArneChristianRosenfeldt]

I hate the edge and leaks they create. Give me a good, wet double clutch instead. A full shiny trumpet with valves would be great though.

[@lemster101]

There's car build channels and then there's your content. The new look of the video (and yourself) are a great improvement.

[@DeuceDevious]

I think the best part about this is the price of all this information is $100... youre providing hours of R&D for the cost of a nice dinner for 2. Insane. Liked, Subbed.

[@WesleyKagan]

Thanks! I even feel bad about the $100, but it’s if nothing more a nice round number

[@derrickmuilenburg8692]

Casually builds forming tools for spinning Al, absolute legend work my man. Can't wait to see what that motor ends up in.

[@lordjellyfish4745]

Is it just me or did you video quality drastically improve? All seriousness, the shots, the colors, the music, the audio. Its simply amazing

[@akun24]

I accidentally stumbled across your videos from a KZbin reel and Holly crap. What you’re doing is incredible. That V12 sounds like an old F1 car from back when they sounded like race cars, it’s music to my ears. I’m excited to see the project advance and hear your little one liners. Thanks for sharing it with the world.

[@UKBUILT]

Yeah they sound awesome 👍 I am also using one for my dream V12 supercar build 💪

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Very nice work on the ITB's. They are a very neat looking solution.

[@davidyates748]

That's a great looking throttle body conversion Wesley. Looking good yourself too! Nice to see you back, I can't wait to see what you're doing with the car!

[@WesleyKagan]

Thanks! More to come, I’m excited also to work on it!

[@brianhoefer7148]

As a machinist/welder/fabricator/mechanical tech with an R129 V12, I must say, "very nicely done." If you are looking for your next project, I have a 94 V-Max and at least two factory Yamaha Seca 650 Turbochargers for a fuel injected twin turbo V-Max. Also have a mid-restoration 82 Seca Turbo with at least an entire 82 parts bike. Looking to rid myself of motorcycle projects. Bought the R129 as motorcycle replacement therapy.

[@UKBUILT]

😍 R129 V12 💪 I am also building a project with this engine 😁

[@JustinPandelo]

I am so glad I stumbled onto your channel. Subscribed! I'll be doing a ITB conversion on my 05 Aston Martin DB9 V12 soon. I am loving your design and the fact you outsourced to SendCutSend. I think I will be going the same route.

[@bernardmclake3898]

Seeing the brass, the aluminium and the black nylon parts all together it reminded me of Pagani. Love what you create and how you do it. About once a month is great for me.

[@goatflieg]

Sounding beautiful and looking better than ever.

[@jerrzzad1961]

honestly love how informative u are even if u fade out of existence for months at a time

[@steveindorset]

Dude how have not got 10 million subs?? Your videos are so interesting, really enjoying them. The sound of that V12! 😲😍😍😍Loved the “Charity” comment at the beginning, made me spit my tea out laughing. 😂 Blessings from Dorset UK.🙏😎👍🏻

[@00dogvic21]

can you do a rotary valve next? i think you like it and be interesting for everyone.

[@pearsy85]

Love this! I'm obsessed the M120 series of engines and the sound of them in their different guises, especially in a later Zonda.

[@DimMakTen]

You sir are an artist, those are beautiful!

[@WesleyKagan]

Thanks!

[@chassou2613]

I'm from France and was regularely checking your channel waiting for some news. Always some really impressive work, and I also appreciate your sense of humour.

[@remi009340]

I have had JB weld blocking a pathway in the mouth of my throttle body for going on 8 years now with no issues so far! Knock on wood haha! Awesome to see you back at it! Man i wish i had a lathe, cnc machine and a plasma table in my garage haha!

[@rightleftmiddle1020]

Hey man, fucking love this project and glad to see more videos. I totally agree that a good video is better than an on time video, but given the necessarily large gaps between them, and the implicitly large amount of progress made, I think they would benefit a lot from more frequent and detailed recap/explanation segments. I don't think I'm alone in saying I like hearing you talk about the project, even though you seem to shy away from it more and more in recent vids. If I wanted to watch build comps I'd go watch grind hard plumbing or something, I'm here because the engineering is really cool. Either way keep it up and I'm excited to see what's next 👍

[@suchoi61]

Hello Wesley Nice to see you working again on your project.

[@Zaze09]

Wow this guy is turning into a legend. The garage upgrades look great. Keep the content flowing.

[@WesleyKagan]

That's the plan!

[@Mario-w1q1m]

Man u do great job I want one of ur engines put in my yukon v12 lol

[@UKBUILT]

😆👍

[@TyinAlaska]

You attempted velocity stacks from forged carbon fiber. Have you considered milling extruded carbon fiber? It's more for strength applications, but could be an interesting material for velocity stacks.

[@newagetemplar6100]

11:00 your loosing the will to live …. 11:12 your ecstatic😂. I’m Liking the 928 in the background too . Being good at one thing is relatively easy , being good at many things is hard . Think you’ve excelled with your attitude , ability and deserve a thumbs up and a beer 👍🍺

[@Skooby59]

Love the updates. If it helps, i think videos being a bit more specific might help. Like this could have been one vid on getting the car started and another on going over the throttle bodies. I know that’d take more time to edit, but just a thought. Again, always stoked to see what you’ve been working on and your sense of humor is F-ing gold man. Keep it up!

[@WesleyKagan]

Yeah, I've thought about it- I have this weird thing where I really like to make a video when I feel I've made enough progress on a project- Also, by putting everything into one it limits the "I need to make content" crunch a little. I'm trying to find a nice balance, and I think hindsight 20/20 two ten minute videos, one last month and one this month, would've been better.

[@Skooby59]

Good point about the crunch bit. As long as you’re doing well and not burning up in your garage (least not without filming it), we’re stoked to see what you’ve been up to.

[@johnblackwell5805]

I’d just love to hear so much more detail about each step! For example - those trumpets are amazing and I’d love to hear more about the process and the forming tool etc! You just smashed them out and breezed over the success like you’d just made beans on toast! Dude! These are mad skills and we’d love to learn from you more, so please spell out the technique more for us trying to cling onto your coat tails!! 😊 Amazing video - just wish it was nearer to 3hrs long! 😅 Thanks dude! (Going back to watch it again 3 more times!)

[@BryanNichols]

WTG Wesley. This one had an impeccable sound track.

[@WesleyKagan]

Thank you!

[@daleolson3506]

Music I’m out

[@TheShootingBrake]

Can't wait to see this in a car. This seems like the kind of motor that would be so good in one of those Datsun 240-based Ferrari 250 GTO replicas. What a car that'd be.

[@ryanbennett2227]

I love how you go from a CNC to a belt driven lathe👍

[@Waldo170.]

Opened KZbin. Clicked on another video. Saw this one in my peripheral. Had a ,”Once upon a time in Hollywood Meme” moment. Watched this video. Awesome work!

[@bazbosman9492]

Another really top notch video Wesley. I particularly enjoyed the machining sequences, and how you edit them to sync with the music, very satisfying. I appreciate the challenging nature of what you are doing here, yet you make it look easy, and take it in stride, with good humor 👍🏻

[@WesleyKagan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@elitesennabubble]

I love your channel because you actually make things rather than just buy parts and bolt them on

[@AMX0013]

Just saw the thumbnail and clicked. Boi that opening line was gooood.

[@72chevelle156]

Can't wait for the next video.

[@daniel635biturbo]

I've got an old BMW "oilhead" R1100 Boxer, they have a (BING) throttle body with injector, pretty sleek, but rather long. And not 46mm large. Anyhow, nice to see a video again, cuts, music, sound etc. always improving !

[@CarlHerbst]

Just have to smile when you deliver the goods in the first few seconds of the video but still worth sticking around for the whole thing

[@williamforbes7156]

this format is simple and appears effective as well as giving a peak at some of the hardcore motor head content. not that getting lost in the weeks nerding out over throttle bodies isn't good videos blending them together and meeting deadlines is a goodluck start with large fortune topic. engine going into the rolling frame in the back?

[@Komeuppance]

I want to see all the updates, and I'm sure others do too. Can't wait to hear how this sounds... you have some semi decent mics, right? Right?!

[@WesleyKagan]

I have great mics, I think the problem is I have no idea how to use them haha

[@Komeuppance]

Excited to see the video experimenting with them lol

[@loganbalcom5833]

I am entirely too excited for how this project evolves in the coming months, love your work my dude!

[@PhilipBarton]

Compared to my other subscriptions, I get disproportionately excited when I see Wesley has a new video.

[@besternamedensgibtxd]

Really nice to see you upload again. Also the camera work improved a lot compared to your earlier videos. Keep it up!

[@WesleyKagan]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@dankenstineofficial3244]

This just makes me excited to run a conversion on my VFR750 from carbs to injection to eventually turbocharge it. Entire thing needs rebuilt, and it’s currently in timeout since one of the ignition coils decided to get a bit molten inside last time I worked on it.

[@samjohnson7325]

great work wesley, sorry if you covered it and i missed it, but you should consider peening the screws holding the butterflies in so you don't accidentally pioneer a metal injection system

[@WesleyKagan]

Good point- I used some blue Loctite, but that's a better idea considering heat.

[@Shl0kk]

That's just incredible work. To make something which any mechanical shop out there would be proud of is mindblowing

[@WesleyKagan]

Thank you very much!

[@RickRolling-tc7vb]

The magician is back. If you broke your videos into 20 second chunks, then made a 15 minute video of each chunk, it would still be incredibly interesting and would look a lot less like witchcraft. Ah, what the hell, strap in because we're going for a ride with Wes... Massive respect for your skills, hope you're having a heap of fun.

[@burninruber60]

i regret not being able to watch this sooner and envy your work space and work itself. keep up the great job!

[@laycockc]

Always love your videos, well worth the wait (take as long as you need brother)

[@WesleyKagan]

I appreciate that!

[@hustlefield]

Maybe the prettiest ITB`s I have ever seen.

[@AccAkut1987]

Those stacks are really short, you going for absolute top end? Seen many race cars on the hillclimbs (FIA Berg Cup etc) who despite running at 10k rmp had stacks at least double the length before the valve.

[@streetDAOC]

Loving this series

[@UKBUILT]

Me too😍

[@TheCluelessEnthusiast]

Whenever i get a notification saying that wesley kagan has posted a video i get excited. Nice work on those individual throttle bodies.

[@DMSparky]

Man it seems like you’re really making great progress in many respects! Your shop is looking great too! Love seeing your videos when they pop into my feed but don’t feel obligated to release videos on a certain schedule. Film, edit and release videos whenever you want. We are just happy that you’re kind enough to take us along for the ride! Also want to say that engine looks absolutely awesome.

[@MagnaMachineWorks]

That thing sounds like its pretty rowdy! It's going to be awesome!

[@Lacquerhead-TX]

That sounds SICK! Can't wait to see what the bodywork is going to look like.

[@grantbuxton]

I'm glad you came back on today! May the force be with you

[@arnoblekkenhorst2633]

If you ever do want to try 3D printed velocity stacks you could try to make variable length velocity stacks

[@1320crusier]

Engine Masters used a metal bowl for a velocity stack (and it worked pretty well)... come on.. you know you wanna...LOL Kidding, kidding. EMU Black is a great ECU. I never did find out why one I worked with thought the car was running injectors twice the size of what was actually in the car.

[@WesleyKagan]

Haha I ran out of room for velocity stacks a lot quicker than I anticipated, might have to skip the bowl!

[@stutterpunk9573]

you might just be my favorite channel on youtube. i think the freevalve project and the 60s f1 car are tied for my favorite projects

[@milescarter7803]

Great video. Thanks for letting us know about the plastic weld. I'd love an ITB inline 6 even.

[@Netbug]

Hope all is well, dude. Looking forward to future videos!

[@ivorudez6841]

A Variable Length Velocity Stacks would be a nice addition 😎

[@humanspirit3432]

Cool! : D Also the screws that hold the throttle flaps can come loose and fly into the engine. A thread locker is not the best solution as it can fall apart due to temperature. It is better to replace the screws with rivets or make a small blind hole at the end of the screws and rivet them.

[@WesleyKagan]

I saw this mentioned! Vibration is a huge factor in these, even my set screws are somewhat chaotic.

[@humanspirit3432]

@@WesleyKagan 👍👍👍

[@stevesloan6775]

I’m super keen to see the future long term wear and tear follow-up video. Super trick video series!! Now you have the 3d models you could 3d print forged carbon fibre, and incapsulate the alloy parts. Lots of trick high temp resins available. Just an idea for a future video. Milk this anti-thunberg engine for all its worth!! I’d love to see dual injectors, with injectors above the bell mouth trumpets, like F1. 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀🍀🍀😎☮️☮️☮️

[@justinm4323]

Im impressed. Wish I had your motivation. I own a shop full of CNC machines and I cant get my self to work on any of my own projects.

[@alexwebster3722]

Dude, congratulations on the simply insane achievements you do on a regular basis. I aspire to have a shop that makes things at least half as well as you do. Also, congrats on the weight loss! Looking awesome!

[@onepairofhands]

great engineering skills sir - loving the velocity stacks forming tool.....clever thinking

[@michaelatkin9649]

You should do builds with other KZbinrs if you haven't already. I've seen some of your stuff over the years, but I think I dont come back every episode could be format or what you're building. The Pneumatic valves was cool and I watched all those.

[@TurboHEMI_426]

Wesley would be Wade Wilson's petrolhead first cousin in another universe. Keep it coming man!

[@ssbeckman]

Looking good Wesley! Nice to see of my favorite engines getting some proper ITBs!

[@POVwithRC]

I know why it's been so long. The editing and videography took that long. What a show 👌🏻😍

[@WesleyKagan]

With the nicer content I edit about 4 hours worth of footage down over 4-5 days, yeah haha

[@CarharttDADDY]

I own 2 W140 V12s and 1 R129 V12......love to install your system on any of them!

[@beetburger7883]

where have i been hiding to never have come across your videos, subscriber gained

[@woznaldo]

Love your work Wesley. I think you may sacrifice some torque with the shorter runner lengths (they appear shorter) but, they do look good!

[@gary6361]

That engine sounds wicked!!! Fantastic engineering design and construction as always.

[@WesleyKagan]

Thank you very much!

[@Ricqu]

Had the same problem, just install a copy of windows on your macbook using the macs inbuilt boot camp assistant. You can access the windows in one click of a button upon start-up.

[@shanehiggins3033]

Dream engine. Like that in a 928 or an old school Datsun Z

[@rexschimmer7394]

Wesley, Your injection is absolutely beautiful! I hope other people that watch your channel realize how much work it takes from coming up with an idea to actually having precision parts that all fit together to make such an impressive assembly. The throttle mechanism is such a perfect solution for synchronizing 12 individual throttles and it looks very professional. Fantastic job!!! How about a little more info on the form tool you made to form the air bells. I would like to try it on my lathe but I would really appreciate more info on your form tool and some of the things you learned as you make the air bells. Can't wait to see your thinking on the new car. Thanks, Rex

[@WesleyKagan]

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words, and it does take a lot of time behind the scenes but it makes it worth it in my opinion. I’ll be honest, I kinda winged the form tool- I think with some planning it could be better!

[@willatkinson1271]

Omg he is back and every time is looking better than ever!!!

[@jgraydc]

Should probably wear hearing protection next to the V12! Stay safe! Awesome project

[@eliseiodagiu5519]

Waiting for an upload is like waiting for a prophecy to be fulfilled. Love the work! Keep it going boss.

[@victorsooknarine7471]

Charity dances at a Club Down the Road. I love it. I really admire Your Handywork and Patience.. Btw I’ve got 2 V12 Engines at M120 and I admire your Work on the 12’s . Any ideas on trying to find Improved Heads for a Countach 5000QV 12 which had 6 Downdraft Webers?

[@WesleyKagan]

Thanks! I do enjoy the 12's. The 5000QV heads are a bit above my pay grade, but anything is possible. I remember the switch to K-Jet on those dropped the power a fair bit, although that's probably more on the fueling side I'd think, don't know how much they choked down the engines themselves.

[@victorsooknarine7471]

@@WesleyKagan I was curious also about your thoughts on Intake and Exhaust Solenoid Valves instead of Regular springs and Cams .

[@jphillips360noscope]

good lord I'd love to do something like this with my AudiS6......V10 with ITB's is never bad. Any engine with ITB's is never bad. ITB's is never bad.

[@billklement2492]

Great job! It's really coming along! And always glad to support Charity! 😉

[@d0u8l3m]

Quality > quantity bro, don't sweat it, keep up the great work!

[@SuperHification]

Very cool 😎, some seriously impressive engineering. Can't wait to see the finished project. Buy some ear defenders! If you have some already then wear them! (For the loud bits, not all the time)

[@ihax4uv179]

man itbs are just unbeatable, sound way too good

[@spencercoates9067]

You caused me to fall in love with the M120.