Incredible Straight 8-Cylinder Engines You Will Love

[@VisioRacer]

The BLUE car in the Packard section was a Buick with a Buick straight-8 engine which is not right! I overlooked this fact and I apologize! Thank you for correction and enjoy the sound of the awesome Buick as a bonus, heh

[@mikegan73]

Hi there, I was wondering where you are from, I can't place your accent, your videos are really good by the way.👍

[@VisioRacer]

@@mikegan73 Hello, I am from Slovakia, the Central Europe

[@mikegan73]

@@VisioRacer Ok thanks, I know and worked with people from Slovakia, good people they are. 👍

[@nunyabidnis2592]

Well thanks, I was almost mad because I have a Packard straight 8, but an honest mistake. The Buicks are great too.

[@popeyeman69]

No apology necessary, you always have great videos! Thanks!

[@scottcupp8129]

imagine having a 350 HP car back in the 40's. These straight 8's are amazing!

[@abdulabdanahib9617]

Actually straight 8 has problem with last 2 cylinders

[@davosworks]

Well Duesenberg made 260, 320 and 400hp straight 8 for cars in 30’s en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duesenberg_Model_J

[@MrTheHillfolk]

@@abdulabdanahib9617 every one of them ever ? 🤔

[@TheSchmed]

Yeah, higher compression and no cats. That is what destroyed performance in the 70s and 80s, compression brought down and the catalytic converter, literally cut horsepower in half. I think the Buick 6 cylinder, used in the Grand National, in the late 80s was the beginning of adjusting to and getting numbers back up.

[@scottcupp8129]

@@TheSchmed Absolutely. Someone lopped the cat off of my 99 E250 Cargo with 5.4 in it. So I had a welder friend of mine weld me a couple pieces of pipe where the cat was. In Lea County NM we do not have to worry about smog regulations as there are none here. After that cat was chopped off, I noticed a considerable increase in horsepower and performance. That 5.4 Liter 2 valve can breath and it loves it.

[@SAMPLETEXT285]

I've never seen visioracers face until now. its odd because for 4 years i was always used to just hearing him

[@thanosmihalakidis2788]

yeah i feel kinda weird too

[@Arrozconchopsticks]

😂

[@stevelee5724]

Did it ruin your buzz, too ? I liked the anonymity, the guess work.... Cheers from New Zealand

[@merafekalier9284]

I was 100% that he was Asian, like Korean? But i was very vrong😅

[@scottcupp8129]

My dad had a Hudson with a straight 8. I remember that car to this day and the way that it sounded and ran. It was so smooth.

[@_..-.._..-.._]

Wow! VisioRacer is a handsome fellow! This is one of my favorite channels ever. So much of KZbin is about 3000hp Miata’s with 4 turbos or Lambos and it all becomes too much sometimes, like anything I could ever accomplish on a car means nothing, but I love all engines, the stranger, the better!

[@Uilliam56]

Funny how i was looking for straight 8 videos some days ago and now you pubblished this one. You're the best one at these videos ,so thx for making it

[@Hekkie]

Visio! The Sea Scouts group that I'm a member of owns a ship with a straight 8 Deutz engine! It's called the SA8M 517 :) We maintain it ourselves. There's only some info on it out on the internet. It's a naturally aspirated, 18.050 cc (18,05 L) indirect injection four stroke diesel unit with an overhead valvetrain (two valves per cylinder) and somewhere between 155 and 170 horsepower at 1350 rpm. Its bore x stroke sizes are 130 x 170, respectively and it weighs 1.5 tonnes. No idea on maximum torque though. Maybe you knew about it already and didn't put it in one of the videos because there's hardly any footage of it, but anyhow, here you go :) I'll upload a few videos of it if you like, for your next inline 8 engine video! I'm also subscribed by the way, keep up the good work!

[@jeremyj.5687]

THAT is what I call fan dedication May your ANCHOR be tight, your CORK be loose, your RUM be spiced, and your COMPASS be true. o7

[@Hekkie]

Took me a while but I made a little video on it! It's uploaded on my channel.

[@Tom-Lahaye]

A good range of inline 8 engines, from the low revving low horsepower automobile engines built for smoothness to powerful racing engines. That Mercedes engine was a real monster especially for when it was built. If you do another episode on straight eights you have to include the Sulzer 8LDA28 in the British Railways class 33 locomotive, this is another very nice sounding and long lived diesel engine.

[@_..-.._..-.._]

For any of you that are fans of old race cars, I recommend looking up vids of “Victory by Design” which is a tv series from the 90’s where racer Alain DeCadenet drives the heck out of old cars from the 20’s through the 80’s and he means business! Great show! I believe it can be found on KZbin.

[@rickeymitchell8620]

You must be a very busy man. Doing all the research and finding film clips for this content. You taught me something today as I had no knowledge of the Lanchester engines. For that I am grateful. Thank you and please, keep them coming. Be well!

[@Jack-hg1hq]

0:08 really weird seeing footage of the museum I used to volunteer at, have started that engine a few times.

[@motor-werner1989]

I think it's time that the Straight-8 gets it's well deserved Comeback... 😎 Nice Video mate, your channel has come a long way since the beginning, and impressed how it went from really good to near perfection in a few years. Greetings from Germany 👌

[@tylermcdonald2224]

Packard engines were something else especially in person with a penny standing on it while it's running

[@rafaelribeiro3130]

Best channel , i love your videos , hug from Brazil !

[@gameboycraft]

Music to my ears

[@Dzonnyg]

The sound at 3:28 is insane, what a machine

[@chrisbeck8182]

Hudson's are such gorgeous cars!

[@basithph8958]

I wish you all an Eid Mubarak today! May you all have a blessed day!

[@gordonstockdale9939]

My dad and I restored a 1940 Studebaker President in the late 80s and early 90s that had a straight 8. That car was awesome.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Back in the 80s as a teen at a car show I saw a Buick straight 8 in an old car. I was surprised when I heard it run and it sounded like a typical V8 of the era. One of the older fellas was like : well yeah, what did you expect ? Good point 🤔 That old timer humor, he got me😆

[@peterfenwick2540]

I feel no guilt as I am subscribed :-)

[@scottcupp8129]

I am also :)

[@prolificthinker7308]

Me too!🚚

[@alternator7893]

You should, shame on you

[@Juniper458]

Me too boss

[@MrTheHillfolk]

@@prolificthinker7308 me three

[@kingofsludge7262]

Straight eights have always been some of my favorite engines, I’m excited for this video:) Would you consider doing a video on inline engines with more than eight cylinders? There’s not a great collection of them anywhere

[@applejuice5272]

Packard straight-12 springs to mind!

[@3RTracing]

just a subtly that most folks would not know about or notice, but one of those Mercedes Benz engines you show is actually 2 inline 4's linked together. That configuration was used in the 300 SLR race car up to 1955 when the SLR crashed into the crowd, and burned to the ground as a great deal of magnesium was used on that car. Regardless, MB used two 4 cylinders linked together in a number of race efforts. One of the most successful racing campaign wherein straight eights were used, and who won many races was the Studebaker inline 8L. Examples of this remarkable engine can be found online, with some excellent pictures and descriptions. Thanks again for making motive power so interesting and educational.

[@drifteradol86z]

These engine configuration nowadays are extremely rare to see, but they are a masterpiece of engine engineering, that's why I became a specialized engine engineer to be able to create a similar engine with the current efficiency, excellent compilation and cheers from Venezuela

[@drifteradol86z]

And I forgot to mention another inline 8 cylinder engine that you did not mention which is the naturally aspirated Scania D8 engine made in the 30´s and 50´s for the L51 and L75 models with a maximum power of 180HP

[@thepicklejar7939]

You are such a great human bro hope to chill one day

[@VisioRacer]

Thanks!

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Already subscribed, but I double checked to make sure!

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[@williampresley3000]

Me too.

[@datdudeolyver]

And I'm subscribed to both of ya 😅

[@johnlincicum6390]

@Sarah -n- Tuned how come you're not on TFL anymore? I've been watching your channel on the MR2 build and watching TFL's channels.

[@Fee.1]

@@johnlincicum6390 they didn’t deserve her

[@sonoragingerdoodles]

Everything you need to know about unique engines on one channel... Amazing!

[@thesausage351]

That Alfa driver looks like he knows what he’s doing.

[@mudundisivaramaraju4640]

Leave him alone

[@TheScottytr6]

That's Kimi Raikonen

[@australius]

We love engines, and we love you VisioRacer!

[@fuhkoffandie]

You know, I know quite a bit about American engines. But, I got to tell you, all the european motors, and all the motors around the rest of the world, some of which I knew nothing about, until I found Visio Racer Channel. You've actually taught me so much information about engines from across the globe, motorcycles from across the globe, and that's not to be taken lightly, considering I am an ASE certified Master Tech of 38 years. So, I'm no stranger to engines, I promise you. I built my first small block Chevy V8 when I was 12 years old. Built my first Briggs & Stratton when I was six. I got my first motorcycle when I was 7. I absolutely love the channel, love the layout. There's only one thing I dislike, not really dislike, just like the old one better, let's say..... that has to be you drifting that blue car in the intro. Yeah, that never gets old. But yeah this channel is 💯 all day long.

[@crash4me719]

Thank you, great video. My favorite inline 8 is the Buick Fireball Straight 8. I always enjoy your topics.

[@LegendOfOman]

One of my favorite channels

[@AriasFelipe300]

Huge fan from Costa Rica, keep up the awesome content! Been a follower ever since you made vídeos without narration.

[@thinman8621]

The smoothness of a straight eight -- impressive.

[@Kittievr]

Was talking about this channel yesterday and sharing some diesel vids. Awesome uploads man keep up the amazing work

[@3RTracing]

gotta keep liking your videos, even ones I have already seen and not liked in the past to get you past this YT algorithm issue. And, this is another one of your outstanding pieces of entertaining AND educational videos. Thanks

[@MrHanichak2]

I'm sorry I had to stop since you said that people weren't subscribe to you! That just blows my mind why wouldn't they subscribe to the best Channel with the best car content that I've ever seen! I just missed the song that you used to have at the end! Please please please keep up the hard work! And thank you so much for the entertainment.

[@VisioRacer]

I appreciate it, thanks!

[@MrHanichak2]

@@VisioRacer as a Creator myself I completely understand how hard it is to put so much work into what you love and so many people don't reciprocate... personally I love the store so much that I don't always think about making a video of them I just put them up on Instagram

[@grantmills4184]

Another great video, some of these engines are truly amazing for the time. And they all sound lovely

[@squatchpnw2331]

Those engines sound amazing

[@pl1068]

Love that straight 8 Rolls Royce in the Alvis Stalwart, I drove one for three years 1986-1989

[@baconfister]

Another fantastic video! Thanks! My preference is the Alfa and the Mercedes inline-eights, as they make some magnificent noises.

[@davidtucker3729]

want a buick inline 8. All of them are so great though

[@ThunderBassistJay]

I remember the Mercedes straight 8 "Silberpfeil" thundering around the track during demonstration runs. 🏎

[@bobphillips2188]

I LOVE even the idea of a 1.5 l straight 8, with a screaming red line! Pistons not much bigger than a shot glass. Bonkers!

[@nicolasbiette5573]

Always a really great pleasure to watch and learn something, there's no age to learn,about great engine technology Thank's from french 👍👍👍💪💪💪🏍🏍🏍🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@NipkowDisk]

I remember seeing a sprint car in the early 1980s running a straight-eight engine. LOTS of low-end torque on the short track gave it an advantage.

[@glenngray3119]

I have been watching your video's for about four years now and have always been impressed by your careful research. Sure you make mistakes occasionally but who doesn't. I just subscribed and this is the only channel I have subscribed to. Keep up the good production and keep bringing us the good stuff!!

[@neilwalker8686]

The harmonic damper on every straight 8 I’ve seen is a mechanical computer. Very complicated and is absolutely necessary.

[@CarputingYT]

Thanks VisioRacer for another great upload!

[@ginger_pvt_ltd5274]

i just love the way this guy explains keep it bro

[@johnnessuno6515]

Visio your vids are the only ones i actually bother to like cus i love ypur content and ive been here since 2018 and its rad af to watch your view count go from like 28k to where they are now

[@VisioRacer]

Thank you very much!

[@johnebbs1888]

I like the Buick straight 8. Personal favorite.

[@davidpeters6536]

I love the sound, the bigger ones sound like a brass band's bass section.

[@k.c.maclachlan3227]

Great to see your face after all these videos hearing your voice! Mercedes was the best straight 8 sound for me

[@Jay_Speed]

My grandfather had a Buick with a Inline Eight Engine. The color of the engine was sort of green-blue, very quiet and smooth.

[@tedsmith3061]

Starting to get hooked on this. Great research. Neat topics. Worth watching.

[@cluricaun78]

another awesome episode! Must have been amazing to have been at one of those European auto races back in the thirties :)

[@dadgarage7966]

The first straight eight I heard in person was an Oldsmobile. Long 'n' low.

[@kimpatz2189]

There is a straight 8 that Niigata marine has made. It was mated to medium speed boats. One of them is here in the Philippines owned by Jomalia shipping.

[@monsieurcommissaire1628]

I'm glad you mentioned subscribing- I hadn't realized I wasn't subscribed yet! I am now. Thank you for all of your hard work and excellent content.

[@VisioRacer]

Thank you!

[@edmawhinney3564]

I love this channel (I'm a subscriber) You always put out great, fun and informative content. Thank you.

[@hugejohnson5011]

Thanks for the good video. I like every engine! Every single type interests me. Thank you for mentioning the benefit of more main bearing area. It is important, and a big reason that heavy truck diesels are inline 6cyl. today. Strong crankshaft and main bearing set up. Those old straight 8 engines were fairly tough.

[@alext8828]

I think the straight-eight is suited to the narrow hood and independent fenders that were used in the old days. They are better at cutting thru the air and much easier to work on. I think they should be brought back. I would snap one up for sure. I'm sick of all the bs on the market now.

[@mariuspetit8078]

You share my exact sentiments sir. With todays superior metallurgy and electronic gimicry, a DOHC alloy head, 9 main bearing alloy block engine would be a dream to own ! Fuel injection, stratified charge combustion chambers, and variable valve timing , 4 valves per cyl, That's the way to go !! It would be great ,if it was a short stroker, over square bore to accommodate canted intake valves of large diameter, to enhance swirl. The higher revs thus attainable, would make this a real winner. Torque, power, revs, smoothness, and best of all , that sound of a 16258374 firing order !!

[@m_b5891]

Belgian subscriber for years! 😊 Your work is phenomenal, dude. 👍🙏

[@charlesacker8552]

I have a 1941 Studebaker President with a 241ci straight eight. It's a great engine, still incredibly smooth after all these years. Straight eights were what many manufacturers had at that time, Studebaker did not have a V8 until 1951.

[@rubengfernandes]

Thanks for your hard work putting together interesting content.

[@matthewbrown2037]

I'm a sucker for a straight eight, especially when manufactured by Rolls Royce. The B80 series were great looking, especially in road going form with quad SU carbs on them. They sound fantastic too, so damned smooth. The Hudson Straight eight flat head is a pretty cool engine too. I love the Commodore, great looking and a great sound also. In fact, what am I talking about, all these engines, and the cars they're fitted in are pretty amazing. The Mercedes engine, for one, capable of producing up to 640bhp in the mid thirties, is nothing short of incredible.

[@blairguinea6811]

Thanks Sir, that was great...............I liked all the engines, all awesome !

[@Markcain268]

Sad to know that engines are being made socially unacceptable, future vids will be focused on old electric motors starting up lol

[@MrMattRib]

Straight 8 engines need to come back

[@jcgabriel1569]

If you would look it up at KZbin, there were some newer videos of some of these inline-8s, and even some which were not mentioned. There were, for example, a new video of an Alfetta on the dyno, the sound is incredible!

[@parkerraines216]

Been subscribe since the days when you did engine swap videos

[@shanehnorman]

Yet another absorbing and well-researched video from VisioRacer. Was especially interested by the Lanchester, never knew they had a straight-8. The company was an English car-manufacturing pioneer, making its first model in 1895. The horsepower figure mentioned, 30 HP, refers to its RAC (Royal Automobile Club) Rating, a calculation based on engine measurements, not power. It formed the basis for the UK's taxation on cars; the higher the number, the higher the tax.

[@apancher]

Subscribed so long ago. No regrets.

[@nochillnorris]

lol iv been subscribed for about 3 or 4 years now i just never speak ....i remember when u still did text vids lol ,u have come a long way from where u started its very inspiring for me. I love ur vids for how you explain things and give context on some of the most interesting bits of engineering. ....Thank you keep up the hard work

[@pgboyinthehouse9041]

Both of the Mercedes were some rowdy little beasts. A beautiful exhaust note. I have a few different brands of engines at my house. V-8's, inline-6's, inline-4's Stuff I have collected since I was a kid. Think it's time to find an inline-8😁

[@stiffhauler3238]

The sound of that Mercedes! Sounds like it wants to tear your face off, love it!

[@audriusbaranauskas6227]

Your content is one of a kind. Great work.

[@johnnytarponds9292]

I'm a big fan! Keep up the excellent work!

[@Train_Tok_Man]

I love your videos, man. I’ve been subbed since 2017. I got a video suggestion, although this may seem like an odd one if you ain’t a railfan. Is it possible you can try your hand on the most powerful steam locomotives?

[@SpionHefeGamingHD]

Epic suggestion! This would be very interesting

[@Chris-adams-rc-journey]

I like that idea too. great suggestion

[@Ferruccio001]

As always, mind-blowing content! I'm completely gobsmacked.

[@monsieurcommissaire1628]

That desmo Mercedes sounds amazing.

[@timothylanders3189]

Good Gard! These engines are simply phenomenal :)

[@Rockstago]

3.5 BAR of boost in the 1930's!!! OMG!!! WOW! I thought my Supra was cool when I was making good/ reliable power on 21psi (aprox 1.6 BAR)- I had no idea engines were designed & built for this 60 years before my 2JZ was built! Big respect to engine builder & designers before my parents were born! VERY impressive!!

[@calecrenshaw1385]

Have you done one for the most Efficient engine as far as fuel... Like 4 cylinder 6 cylinder 8 cylinder etc

[@TheSchmed]

So easy to work on, space galore.

[@trisb1126]

You’re missing the greatest of them all, the mighty Duesenberg straight 8 😂

[@francoismontresmecaniques7082]

There wer a ton in the pre war era. I would add some: On a race track: the Miller straight and what is to me the most beautiful racecar of all time (very debattable, just personnal), the Delage 1.5l , On the road... I mean one name obviously Bugatti. from small type 35 to the monster Type 41 Royale which was later used in train. They were incredible, and just the look of those engines is a piece of art. Isottq Fraschini in Italy, Delage in France, Daimler in the UK and many others

[@waldkrause6878]

As always, great video! Thank you 😊!

[@WorivpuqloDMogh]

That W196 was decades ahead of its time. Desmodromic valves, mechanical fuel gasoline injection, not to mention the redline. Those germans are a smart people

[@Le_Floffy_A92]

man, the closest I can describe the sound of a straight 8 is a V8 but twice as smooth... you don't even hear the gaps between each power stroke :)

[@loddude5706]

With modern castings, porting knowledge, blowers (various) & EFI etc; could a low RPM flathead be 'efficient' today?

[@scania357]

Always enjoy your vids. Have been subbed for a good while now. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@gazza116]

i hope all the people who commented subscribed, this guy is good.

[@crusiethmaximuss]

3:11 that guy should have put goggles on XD

[@joshuachandra6677]

This is so cool I like them all the most

[@billyfoster3223]

Great video, neat cars and great narrator!😁

[@flashgordon3715]

In the 60's my dad had a Kaiser strait eight. Big station wagon. It was old.

[@michaelatkins9780]

Would make a great light and heavy duty truck engine (gas). I think it would bring the long hood look of a big rig styling wise as well. Could be engineered for low rpm torque or high rpm application across displacements as well.

[@danh8302]

That lanchester has a distributor going through the valve cover. The tach also swings the needle down, that was unexpected movement.

[@danh8302]

Oh there are 2 distributors, one on top and one on the side. Spark plugs on both sides of the engine.

[@dougyboote]

I recon a straight 8 race car would be an awesome thing to have

[@chipmartin7608]

Check out the Duesenberg straight eights of the 30s. It was a Lycoming aircraft engine with dual overhead cams and four valves per cylinder. Many of them were supercharged, and produced more than enough power to propel a 6000 pound super luxury car to well over 100 mph. In the THIRTIES!

[@clubsport9334]

2 X K24's joined to make an inline 8. Pair of turbskis. Mint. 👌