Mechanics React to Unhinged Engine Swaps

[@LucidGhostYT]

Used to work on helicopters, so I can give some insight. Without getting too much into the technical weeds, essentially unlike airplanes, a helicopter turbine drives a drive shaft to spin the rotors using something called a slip-clutch to engage and disengage the rotor spin, but they don't have nearly enough thrust to "push" with the exhaust. It's probably connected to some sort of wild transmission conversion and using the 1 to 5 thousand horsepower (depending on the turbine model) to drive the wheels. That's some INSANE fabrication to make that work. As for the cost of a used turbine engine, depending on size, output, and type, anywhere from 5 to 50 thousand dollars.

[@FelipeFreitasFS]

I was wondering this, thanks for explaining, my first thought was, man that helicopter motor will melt that clutch immediately

[@Javierm0n0]

Thanks for the insight, i thought they were shaft drives of some sort.

[@trex7314]

look up boosted boyz and youll this van now.

[@tinwhiskerSC]

I believe Jay Leno had one of those motorcycles with a turboshaft engine. Yeah, it basically uses a bonkers slip/clutch transmission to turn 20-30K rpm into movement. They don't have much torque and don't accelerate very well but the top speed is insane.

[@trex7314]

@@tinwhiskerSC he does but this thing is bigger and puts down about 500 hp to the rear wheels it can do some crazy burn outs

[@Boostedlifestyle]

The first mustang was mine. And I did it because nobody else would. That same mustang also runs 7s in the 1/4 mile on a single turbo right now too

[@antonfidd3795]

How did it run with the 8 turbos? Was it capable ata ll or just for fun?

[@benjackson6260]

​@@antonfidd3795 I would expect there to be a "Danger to Manifold" within 5 secs of starting that engine...😅

[@popomomo12]

Been watching you for what feels like years now

[@tomarmadiyer2698]

Ifl the concept Now do 8 turbos staged and run a tractor pull

[@corkbulb2895]

Outstanding! Good for you! Go get em!

[@dthibualt1989]

I'm a helicopter engine mechanic and I literally cried laughing when that clip came up. The engine has a shaft that delivers the power to the gearbox in a basic explanation. Love the content.

[@courtney5796]

Would yo fly regularly in a helo?

[@VetBodGaming]

@@courtney5796 I wasn't a mechanic but I spent a lot of time in helicopters, I won't get on a helicopter unless I have to.

[@davidbryanttrucking]

@@courtney5796 Helicopter's are trying to vibrate themselves to pieces at all times. Basically anything that has hardware has to be checked for torque every 10 flight hours or so. It's a lot of work to keep them flying the more complicated they are.

[@courtney5796]

@@davidbryanttrucking planes are fairly specific. Hlelos are chaos in motion,

[@kinuorthel8096]

@@courtney5796 helocopter yes

[@NejedNiko]

I love how Sandro does not bullshit and just says "I have no clue". My man has character ♥

[@godsgift806]

Seriously, when I see Sandro, I know it's about to be good.

[@goose300183]

Yeah he's an honest and humble guy. Only thing I wouldn't like is to edit videos with him in them - the amount of bleeps and censoring needed is very high! I'd be so worried I missed editing one of his F-bombs haha

[@Serenity_Dee]

That car with the Merlin engine is a legendary vehicle and it's worth watching that entire video.

[@zezzy3]

It’s a great video

[@cheeseguru1017]

There’s a whole Meteor engine on display at the Vietnam Veterans Museum down the road from me, it’s an incredible piece of engineering and awesome to look at

[@foxtrot2134]

@@cheeseguru1017 yeah, Merlins and Meteors were insane engines. Cromwells could get up to 64km/h at full tilt which is pretty good for a 28 ton tank.

[@logic.and.reasoning]

27 litres of GRUNT. I custom built a flywheel extension and ring gear, with 5 Toyota 4x4 starters. Was awesome doing laps on his property and running over trees. IN HIS CHEIFTON TANK.😊😊

[@REDW1NG94]

Throttle House is great, that video is no exception lol

[@georgev5766]

Aerospace engineer and pilot here. A turboshaft (very similar to a turbojet and sometimes the same as a turboprop) engine in that van doesn’t have pistons, instead it uses a compressor, combustor and turbine within the engine (no pistons). But instead of producing thrust like you usually see on an airplane (gas pushing you) it incorporates a shaft. Anyways, it does squeeze air, puts fuel in it, and make power, just not in the way piston engines do it (no strokes). The reason why you see the van mostly coasting is bc it takes time to spool up a jet engine and it also takes time to bring power back to idle. And all that time means that you can’t keep power in for too long or you’ll catch that 88 miles per hour and transport yourself to the future (where you are dead).

[@nathansmith3608]

Can't he use a clutch of some kind in to disengage it from the wheels if he needs to slow down quickly while the engine is still spooled up?

[@t.mendous7922]

@@georgev5766 How is a it closer to a turbojet than a turboprop? That’s basically what a turboprop is, a geared shaft with a prop attached

[@georgev5766]

@ here is what I said: “…very similar to a turbojet and sometimes the same as a turboprop…” I think you missed that.

[@t.mendous7922]

@@georgev5766 Yep, missed that part

[@flick_shot_5625]

Helicopter engines have clutches that you cna use to engage and disengage power or a slip clutch. So you cna run the engine at a more or less constant rpm and regulate power transfer using the clutch. So you dont really need to spool up to go fast, you can spool up, keep it at a steady rpm, engage the clutch, add a bit of power to compensate for the resistance and keep the rpm similar and then go like hell. And then disengage the clutch and brake while still have everything running at steady rpm

[@Chainsaw-ASMR]

The Porsche is powered by a Boeing T50 turboshaft used in 1950s helicopters. It’s a turboshaft, which means it powers the wheels through a gearbox.

[@CubNole]

Thank you for the knowledge!

[@Cassinspace]

I'm seeing some used engines for just a couple grand. Parts have to be nonexistent at this point

[@toobcat24]

That porsche also has working AC

[@craigmclean8260]

At one time, Seattle Fire had an American LaFrance ladder truck, powered by a Boeing 502-10C turboshaft engine of 325 HP; it performed very well in cold weather, was good on the hills, but the brakes wore out faster, owing to no engine-braking on hills. After about a year (ca. 1962), Seattle sent the truck back to ALF, where the turbine was swapped for a Hall-Scott 323 BHP engine...

[@Chainsaw-ASMR]

@ This is a fascinating piece of history. Thanks for sharing.

[@mcsatans5120]

I want to see competitive engine swaps at the next summer olympics.

[@monetary_episode494]

Good replacement for breakdancing? 😂😂

[@xliquidflames]

8 turbos is like putting a terabyte of ram in a computer that has a Celeron processor, integrated graphics, and a 32bit OS.

[@LudicrousBarchart]

the extra long pipes are the blue LEDs

[@xliquidflames]

​@@LudicrousBarchart Lol

[@ajl6854]

Think of all the mp3 visualizers you could run at once!

[@YugesBoys]

As a Former Mechanic and Present IT-Specialist, i couldnt come up with a more accurate comparison

[@kewlbud8868]

lol 8 turbos probably sucking the fuel out of the cylinders before it can even ignite lol

[@wordreet]

The Beast, owned by John Dodd was legendary in the UK. But Dodd was definitely eccentric, and owned several Rolls Royces, and sometimes used them for towing trailers. News quote: "John Dodd's son, Paul Dodd, reported that whilst towing a car with one of his Silver Clouds, his father overtook a police-car; overtaking the criminals they were pursuing shortly after."

[@TheJohn8765]

Legend.

[@ElDJReturn]

Absolute epic Leg End

[@diegootero1686]

The helicopter minivan actually does power the wheels. Helicopter exhausts like that don't provide nearly enough thrust to move it like that. IIRC, that minivan has its stock engine for the front wheels and the helicopter engine for the rears.

[@OverMotoren]

I was gonna say something similar. There actually are turbine engines that connect to a driveshaft. I remember some guy over here in the Netherlands that built a bike with a turbne engine. Yes, in his shed. I believe it was an auxiliary unit or something.... something like that. Crappy old chassis too, but the sound was just off the charts. Then there's the Y2K, but we generally don't talk about that.

[@NotchbackFiero]

Yup, they're turboshaft engines. I'm interested to see what kind of transmission he used

[@chrisitandasta8917]

Not as familiar with helo engines but I'm sure off of a jet or fan you could rig a drive shaft and clutch system off of the N2 gearbox. I'd imagine a pt6 could work

[@NotchbackFiero]

Also, regarding cost: a GE-T700 costs roughly new $800k. 701s, which is what Apaches and Blackhawks use, is closer to $1mil

[@OverMotoren]

@@NotchbackFiero I only wish I could find it online...this was back in the nineties, when not all things were published online. I have a few magazines though.

[@kennithburger7037]

the spitfire merlin engine in this video was a merlin III also used in the WWII Cromwell medium tank and some m4 Shermin tanks that were gifted to England.

[@stevensmiththebrit]

that wude be the later Sherman tancks like the jumbo Sherman 90% of the Sherman wear powered by a prat and witknee 18 cilinder radial engine

[@Robhoyle1]

The big grey station wagon has been around years and known as The Beast, the first thing you need to know is what’s under that 10ft long bonnet. It’s a 27-litre V12 Rolls-Royce Merlin engine - yes, the very same one as deployed (in supercharged form) in the Spitfire fighter plane from WW2. Originally conceived in 1966, The Beast’s rolling chassis was created by fellow engineer Paul Jameson and first featured a Rolls-Royce Meteor tank engine. Dodd - who was a gearbox guru - built the transmission and then eventually bought the whole project from Jameson for £400 in the early 1970s.

[@craigmclean8260]

I recall reading about the Jameson Rolls way back in 1977, in Road & Track magazine...

[@euopful]

Also worth noting that the merlin has a wet sump and therefore has an enormous 14 gallon oil tank.

[@AnthonyW-bp6tf]

Sandro, it's always good to see you. i hope your new shop is going smooth. You and Angie are why I watch these.

[@maze8974]

11:00 showing nuclear power plant chemney talking about polution is weird. The only thing going out of it is water xD

[@KnabTheGoblin]

those cooling towers are all water you're correct, but they are not exclusive to nuclear plants.

[@maze8974]

@@KnabTheGoblin I didn't know that ! It makes sense but I never seen them used in other facilities.

[@MrPruske]

Perfect example of normies spreading misinformation

[@speedingoffence]

@@KnabTheGoblin That shape of cooling towers is supposed to be exclusive to nuclear plants. It's supposed to be a 'if we're at war, please don't bomb this thing' message.

[@invoidker1049]

Hyperboloid cooling towers are often associated with nuclear power plants, although they are also used in many coal-fired plants and to some extent in some large chemical and other industrial plants. The steam turbine is what necessitates the cooling tower. However the nuclear warning sign indicates its likely meant to resemble a nuclear power station. so yea, all that steam pollution.

[@yourboismilez]

Love to see Sandro beat 42 sec almost as much as I would love to see Sandro and Angelina race

[@hotroddevils5031]

Nice! Mine are similar, I made my passage seat to flip-up and quick release so I can have easily access to the gas tank and coil-overs. I like the closed captions you added to this video! Keep inspiring me, I appreciate it!

[@wilsonaguiar4646]

The real skill is how Sandro uses all his buttons and can still smile. I'm suffocating looking at him 😂

[@slycam2376]

It’s Miranda not Sandro today

[@Lurch-Bot]

He needs a bow tie. And I ain't talking about a Chevy.

[@theaikidoka]

Uh, your shirts are the wrong size my friend. Yu need to check which brands work well for you - some cut wide shoulders and short body, some cut long body and cylindrical etc. Collars are the same - some brands will have a bigger range of collar sizes for the same body size.

[@tjxmsp88]

Best comment ever on RMS 🤣

[@obeseperson]

He got shirts that fit him right bro if you can’t fit your shirts, you buyin the wrong size im sorry

[@JeffreyBelshe-od9mx]

I watched a video on an old military jeep being assembled out of a transport crate in the field. Was pretty cool

[@Nola_Travel]

"For the two fools that are gonna do this . . . " basically describes the best childhood

[@watts300]

It’s nice to see Sandro not being overbearing with trying to be funny. Natural Sandro is the best Sandro.

[@darkwinter6028]

“We heard you like turbos, so we put a turbo next to your turbo so you can turbo while you turbo! And then we did it another six times, so you can turbo while you turbo while you turbo while you turbo while you turbo while you turbo while you turbo while you turbo!” 😜

[@sopcannon]

and while you weren't looking we added nos as well.

[@Lurch-Bot]

What's next? Infinite turbo! Just put wheels on a turbine engine. Who needs a chassis? You're gonna end up a wet smear anyway.

[@ColtonRMagby]

I know a guy who built a turboshaft batmobile, and he sold it at a Barrett-Jackson auction for a lot of money. It was an old Boeing engine where the ignitors were in external bowls instead of inline with the compressor and power turbines. That thing sounds SICK!

[@blackCamaro833]

40k for all that work done to that bug is way low haha

[@briantomcollins]

That's what i was thinkin'. I thought maybe 70 or 80k. Depends if it was ''home'' built or shop built.

[@menace2society00]

40k in parts can build you damn near whatever you want as long as it isn't a super car.

[@jarrydgolden3654]

Considering that bug had less than 60hp in a rear engine and it's a unibody design, that sucker probably has full frame rails added or the engine torque could lift up one of the front tires from body flex like a tractor pull truck when you get on it.

[@blackCamaro833]

@@menace2society00very wishful thinking

[@JaredBrown_hkuspgtr]

Was thinking 150k plus...

[@Shrek-iv8gu]

at 17:00 thats not just any Hemi. That specific one is the motor from a Hellchat Charger Redeye. That one was already sold but they currently have a Hellcat Durango motor pallet for $32000 on their website

[@joshuarisker5525]

What's the website?

[@Shrek-iv8gu]

@joshuarisker5525 its in top left

[@MrLarsgren]

i love frankenstein builds. nothing better than making a crazy idea become a reality.

[@Nitro_Foundry]

“That’s a beast” - you are correct sir. That Rolls Royce with the Merlin engine is actually named “The Beast”. 😉 it has a great backstory. Throttlehouse’s video on it was great too. I had a feeling this one would be on here lol

[@Stevo59-f4s]

14:45 is a Holden VH Commodore, from Australia/New Zealand

[@saltdaemon4453]

The lawn tractor at the end would be great as motor delivery vehicle... from the shop to the back field. ;)

[@1985FieroGT]

If it was a helicopter engine then it would have been driving the wheels, the jet doesn't produce large amounts of thrust, instead using the high speed rotation of the turbine to drive a load.

[@GuidelinesViolator]

no engines in ruSSia

[@SXV550]

It's in the hands of kyle from boosted Boiz, it's fwd van then the helicopter turbine powers the rear wheels, it does crazy burnouts. But you need to put it in neutral so the turbine driving the rear doest explode the fwd transmission.

[@rhetorical1488]

@GuidelinesViolator except the rocket motors the Us has to buy there to put on their satellite launchers 😑

[@IAMPOPP]

This episode is solid. Sandro is the face of the show now. Sandro houses the spirit of the car community.

[@chartreux1532]

An old Guy in my Town put a gigantic V12 Diesel Engine his Father scavenged after WW2 from a German Tank into his 1980s Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen (And yes he can't use a Hood for the Engine Compartment anymore because that Engine looks like it's 3x the Volume of a V12 you'd see in a Car nowadays - People do the most weird Stuff, if you think all the Cool and Weird Engine Swaps are online on YT, TikTok or wherever, hell No. I'm pretty certain the craziest Stuff is owned by some rural Farmer in the Middle of Nowhere in whatever Country, just like the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen using a V12 Diesel Engine with over 1000 Horsepower from a German WW Tank haha. All of that aside, would love to see you Guys and Girls react to Mechanical Fails Compilations etc. from "Touristenfahrten" on the Nürburgring Prost & from the Snow-Covered Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

[@JohnSmith-oh9ux]

Germans didn't use diesel engines in their tanks. Russians did.

[@STlNGERSlX]

23l Maybach V12, gasoline,700hp max...

[@AnthonyW-bp6tf]

Lmao they 100% making a go-kart now. Sandro was already drawing blueprints in his head, and he knew what car to get the turbo from already. hahaha can't wait

I'm a simple man. I see Sandro, I press play.

[@thecrazyfarmboy]

Same, Sandro is dope but to me he seemed a bit negative about a lot of these builds. Maybe was just having a bad day or something who knows

[@m.anthonyc.8761]

15:20 Answer: These blowers are usually called Root style blowers that have two twisted roots inside them that sort of twist into eachother like smooth twisted gears that suck air from the top and blows air into the engine and superchargers differ from Turbos because Turbos powered by exhaust and superchargers are powered by Belts

[@TerminalFerocity]

Pretty sure the Beast (the car with the merlin) was a fully custom built car, the guy who made it had to flee the country to not get arrested for using the rolls Royce logo

[@kevin-p6s5m]

Yeah the best part about that car is the story behind it. Wish they actually touched up on it cause its so badass

[@stevensmiththebrit]

no he had too flee because he drove it on the m6 motorway at 140mph and only got coute when it ran out of 101 octane low lead avgass

[@surfer101ist]

Love the throttle house clip! That was a great video. Thanks RMS team 👍

[@KrKrypton]

Back with the 2006 Nissan Altima 2.5 engine recall we did so many engines that two of us could replace the engine from pulling into the stall to pulling out in 1.5 hours.

[@lardjellerslol6115]

How much labor did it pay. That would be some good money with how fast yall were able to do it

[@KrKrypton]

@lardjellerslol6115 warranty was eight hours.

[@lardjellerslol6115]

@ once you guys got that down bet it was gravy i mean still pulling and installing engine but with a good rhythm can't imagine it was that bad for yall

[@KrKrypton]

@@lardjellerslol6115 paid 8 hours. Whomever got to flag it was in good shape. Spoiler: usually it wasn't me. Hence why I'm an engineer now instead of a wrench.

[@NaptownsClassic]

I literally cackled when he said, "You get the denim jacket...." 😂😂😂

[@ivanstefancic8938]

That's a VH commodore from Australia 🦘🦘🦘 Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy!!! Oi oi oi !!!!

[@dallasgrant]

Sandro don't know, smoke show, wish they showed it shredding tyres.

[@BabyMakR]

@@dallasgrant Yanks have no clue.

[@ivanstefancic8938]

@@dallasgrant I'm assuming it's done summer nats like a legend!!

[@dallasgrant]

​@@BabyMakRThe guys from roadkill came here, shocked at what we did car wise.

[@dallasgrant]

​@@ivanstefancic8938Yeah plenty of vids on yt if filthy ripping up Summernats, car sounds mean, limiter bashing the whole time.

[@andyossie]

That grey car with the big supercharger is an Australian early 80s Holden commodore that has been set up purely as a burnout machine for competition burnouts like Summernats which just finished. The licence plate is the name of car used for the entry of the competition

[@abhibeckert]

Adding to this - you could buy those cars form the dealer with a 5 litre V8 engine. They weren't slow (for an early 80's car anyway). There are modern drag race custom builds that have 2,500 horsepower with tires that can put all of that power to the ground.

[@hippynurd]

The first one, Boosted Lifestyle, Kyle, did that 8 turbo setup, and its mostly just a fun exercise in how to make it work, and going to a strange extreeme. This actually isnt his first rodeo in crazy town either, he also did a 4 turbo honda, and put tracks on it for having fun in the snow (its like -50 degrees in maple land. )

[@Boostedlifestyle]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@otacon5648]

11:40 A jet plane for $100k? Where can I get this? I’ll buy five 😂

[@MyCatW3ll]

Boostedboiz Kyle owns the helicopter powered van now. It does power the wheels.

[@lowratedololol]

to the top

[@jeffnobiss6068]

And it smokes INSTANTLY too.

[@MyCatW3ll]

@ it definitely does! Kinda goes unnoticed how crazy fast it gets the tires going because of all the other stuff going on with it 😂

[@leguile1]

That thing paints the ground with tire.

[@esqueue]

He is loaning it. He doesn't own it.

[@fujiwhara-]

Sandro needs a raise! Always crushes it.

[@travfran]

I’m a prior helicopter/airplane mechanic with a college education in aviation sciences as well… Turbine engines vary in price. You can find them from a couple thousand to tens of thousands and up. It all depends on what you want and need. The maintenance on it will be the more expensive part. Aviation parts are really expensive due to the special metals they use in a lot of parts. And they just upcharge aviation parts. Even for ICE aircraft parts that are identical to automotive parts, cost significantly more. Just gotta make sure the part numbers aren’t going to cause an issue. Turbines still create rotational force but in a different way than your regular ICE engine. A helicopter can use a turbine engine but it doesn’t use thrust from the engines to fly. It uses the rotational force to rotate gearboxes and such to turn the rotor head that creates the thrust. So in theory if the engineering was done correctly, the rotational energy created by the turbines can power the wheels. I can go full nerd but that’s the simplest way I can put it.

[@Nortarachanges]

Yeah I think they were trying to explain why the minivan was so slow-looking. Like if that turbine engine was a glorified fan boat engine

[@GK_Squid]

The beetle was meant to be a car for everyone. It makes sense that they can put whatever they want engine wise in them

[@leonforest3944]

They are wrong about the turbine engine mini van. the power is delivered to the wheels its not being pushed by the air. watch the boosted boys doing burnouts in it!!

[@BarretKruse]

I don't know if he was wrong as much as he pleaded ignorance - but thanks to your point about turbo jet and turbine engines. Nether work like what one would think jets traditionally work. The Bradley fighting vehicle is also powered by a turbine engine.

[@98ek9]

These guys don't know shit about any of the swaps that were done in this video.

[@BarretKruse]

@@98ek9 yeah, sure genius

[@98ek9]

​@BarretKruse go eat a cloud

[@patheddles4004]

There's other folks already covering the aircraft engine prices better than I could. so I'll just add some bits that I haven't seen here: Every certified aircraft engine (at least for fixed-wing / planes) has an MTBO - Maximum Time Before Overhaul. You log those hours as you go, and the engine has to be fully rebuilt by a certified aviation mechanic before the remaining TBO hits zero - else the aircraft stops being airworthy and you get in a LOT of trouble if you get caught flying it. The overhaul itself costs maybe half the price of just buying a new engine outright, so the engine's remaining TBO makes a huge difference to how much it's worth. Like for a Lycoming piston engine (typical in small GA planes like Cessnas or whatever) you're looking at $20k overhaul vs $45k new engine. Chuck that engine in a car though, and no one cares how long since the last time it was rebuilt. And that's why you'd never swap an airworthy engine into a car. You'd use an ex-aircraft engine that you happened to get your hands on, which is exactly what we're seeing here. And as for the price of a plane, you might get an airworthy 70s-era Cessna or similar for like $20k if you're lucky. Maybe. Cheapest I could find in Australia was like $30k Aussie, which at the time was about $20k US. The kinds of planes using the turbine engine you're looking at here though, whole lot more expensive but I don't know how much more. And just because I'm still pining for it: the plane I really want, a little ultralight sport plane called the Ekolot Topaz, costs like $170k new (in Aussie dollars).

[@t.mendous7922]

@@patheddles4004 The TBO time in the US depends. Under part 91 (general aviation) you can literally run your engine until it explodes. However in commercial aircraft that engine is required to be changed before TBO, although sometimes you can get a time extension from the manufacturer

[@patheddles4004]

@t.mendous7922 huh, did not know that. Thanks for the info.

[@UmmmmmmmWhat]

Kyle did the 8 turbo mustang for one reason only... the memes.

[@jeffh4505]

I believe he was also selling the turbos, or something to that effect.

[@CountPantsulon]

I could be mistaken, but I think he also built it during the early Covid lockdown. He also did a Civic with 4 turbos.

[@UmmmmmmmWhat]

​@jeffh4505 his company true north turbos wasn't a thing until long after the 8 turbo build.

[@jeffh4505]

@ that’s fair. I couldn’t remember the timing of it all. I just remember this build being terribly disappointing. Cheap turbos just didn’t cut it.

[@kendallrettig5753]

bruh the last 4 minutes of this vid are amazing. segment had me DYING.

[@travelbartenders]

“Produced 400hp which is 30 over stock” on the beetle. Can’t believe everyone missed that 😂

[@NaughtyShepherd]

30 over the stock hemi

[@swampy1978uk]

That was refering to the ls engine definitely not the bug original

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

I guess he meant over stock on that motor. Not the original Beatle.

[@Dumbaugh4]

Stumping Sandro with the helicopter engine was the best part of the video 🤣🤣

[@corbingreiner9879]

That Hemi crate engine is 19K on Portland CL.

[@shaquan9893]

What is "CL"? Craigslist?

[@Assassingamer143]

​@@shaquan9893 Cleveland I believe

[@marcusm663]

Sandro is the king. I don't care what the rest of the film crew say about him.

[@Hughjanus454]

Helicopter does have a power output shaft like a drive shaft. Same thing with turbo prop which are turbine engines. A jet engine relies on thrust of exhaust.

[@harryfriend4362]

Swear Santo gets higher and higher before these recordings and im here for it 😂😂😂😂

[@fadedlight420]

Found several Boeing t50 turbine engines on E-Bay with most going for around $2,000.

[@Yvolve]

The big problem is the state of the rotor/impeller blades. They are under extreme loads when the turbine is running and failure is catastrophic. The blades suffer from metal fatigue, so at some point they'll crack and break. This is why airplane and helicopter maintenance is so expensive. You need specialised equipment to keep them running well, along with the very expensive spare parts.

[@t.mendous7922]

@@Yvolve They’re called compressor and turbine blades, buy you are mostly correct. One big advantage of a turbine is the low maintenance compared to a recip. And as far as maintenance as a whole, not even counting the engine is already super expensive. Look up pretty much any PMA spare aircraft part, and you will probably choke

[@Yvolve]

@@t.mendous7922 I used the names for them in turbo's, forgot how they were called in aviation. Aviation is a bottomless pit for all your money money and joy.

[@butter7734]

Are the engines in pieces? I was expecting 5 figures.

[@Yvolve]

@@butter7734 Practically speaking, you're buying an engine case for this money. The cost is in the rebuild, which is not worth it, so they're scrapped. Or sold for cheap. Not hating on OP, this is quite a specific field of technology. Regular engines last a lot longer and are cheaper to rebuild, as they were designed that way.

[@FreezyMcFly]

the heli engine directly drives the back axle as far as I know. plus it still has a front engine that drives the front.

[@KlaximumSkroeft]

4:51 he says he has no idea but before he said 'it pushes it, the power is not going to the wheels' and that's pretty much the nail on the head, innit?

[@innouniversedoineedthis]

Not hitting the nail because he was incorrect, a helicopter engine is not a jet engine and does put power to a drive shaft

[@wheelsofsteel]

The helicopter engine is upside down and instead of turning a propeller it turns a rear differential. Lays massive rubber. And it drives like a normal van with the stock engine up front.

[@KlaximumSkroeft]

TIL fellas, thanks

[@petersimpson7195]

They need to see boosted boiz Honda

[@austinmiller8695]

It’s linked to a rear end when it does a burn out wheel speed is so fast it blows the tires way faster than a burnout comp car like 20 seconds or less most likely way less

[@infiniteinfantfinite]

When I see Sandro wearing his cap like that it always reminds me of 1984 being 14 years old in Riverside listening to Suicidal Tendencies ;~)

[@Rygoat]

19:06 I felt my heart sink, I thought they were about to DESTROY that guys knees. Watch at 0.25 speed

[@LK-oi8qi]

All I got to say is Sandro and Heber killed it 💯

[@robotom6595]

Wish we got to see them react to The Beast more, literal Frankenstein's monster of a vehicle and the sound is godly levels of nasty

[@Levy3o8]

"Let's just say a plane costs 100 grand" lmao I love Sandro

[@VetJim]

I can't believe that you missed Westen Champlin Smoke Stang with a cummins swap.

[@conneryates5073]

They did that in a different one or it was on the donut channel

[@Octaplex_]

The Throttlehouse video with the merlin engine car was hilarious xD

[@KeithOlson]

[12:17] The fact that they didn't instantly recognize The Beast and their ho-hum attitude about it truly shocked me. What's next? Are they going to yawn at a Shelby? #smh

[@ZaWrldo]

When Sandro said "angelina would actually be so mad if she saw this" was hilarious to me

[@kenbrown2808]

4:40: HELICOPTER engine. not jet. power to the wheels. lotta horsepower, not much torque.

[@ripdoff8549]

it's run a 10.8 second 1/4 mile, boostedboikyle had/has the van and has made a few vids with it doing skids and some pulls in it.

[@speedingoffence]

Helicopter engines are jet engines. The expanding air runs a turbine.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@speedingoffence and the turbine turns a shaft, the shaft turns a gearbox, and the gearbox turns the wheels. and the exhaust doesn't come out fast enouh to push the vehicle. which makes it, not a jet.

[@speedingoffence]

@ A turboshaft (that's what this type of engine is) uses superheated and superaccelerated gasses to spin the turbine. This is considered a jet engine. Jets are defined by the combustion system, not their output. For instance, in an airliner's turbofan engine, most of the propulsion is actually from the fan blades, which are run by the turbine in the middle of the engine (the difference between a turbofan and a turbojet). In larger engines, this can be as much as 90% of the thrust, as the majority of the air being pulled in is actually sent around the combustion chamber, as opposed to through it.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@speedingoffence and unlike a helicopter engine, it moves the airplane by pushing air out the back of it. "jet en·gine /ˌjed ˈenjən,ˈjed ˌenjən/ noun noun: jet engine; plural noun: jet engines an engine using jet propulsion for forward thrust, mainly used for aircraft." "Turboshaft A turboshaft engine is a form of gas turbine that is optimized to produce shaft horsepower rather than jet thrust."

[@Dnance93]

The Hemi on the pallet is a Hellcat setup, you can order them from Cleveland Power and Performance. They sell all kinds of crates like that, 5.0s and LS engines as well. That’s a 700 hp crate, slap a set of wheels on it and drive it😂

[@BryanSteacy]

If you do this again, look up the "RX-Hate." It's a Cummins-swapped RX-8 here in Ireland.

[@Phished123]

those cars with the Merlin are insane. You have to manually check the electrics with toggle switches like a proper airplane engine startup. Its so amazing.

[@aaronredbaron]

How did you find OLD video of that jet van, but not the recent videos of it when he loaned it to boostedboiz kyle and he went through the functionality of it? Emilia Hartford drove it too while boostedboiz had it. It is powered to the rear wheels via the helicopter transmission and does epic burnouts and smoke shows... pretty incredible build!

[@emacflores7914]

Yo, that little skit with the Batman and Robin was hilarious at the end

[@Greg-om2hb]

It sound like the Vespa has a 2-stroke, multi-cylinder motorcycle engine. Definitely not a Harley V-twin.

[@butter7734]

42 second engine swap is ridiculous and definitely the best thing i saw today. Put this into my amazing things I've seen in my life. January 18th 2025 - 42 second engine swap.

[@cin2110]

My man sandro was tired this episode.

[@superrad1659]

yeah, "tired"... Thats all it is. lol

[@TheMiraldi]

He didn't explain 1 single thing correctly he was asked.... If you didn't know any better you would actually have come of stupider after watching this video with this shit he said.... 😂

[@juliuspuodziunas487]

he was high as hell

[@OddlyIncredible]

I helped put a 350H.O. Chevy smallblock V8 into a Porsche 914 once at my father's auto shop. 335HP in a 2,000-pound car. Modded the car to make it work, including converting it to water-cooled instead of strictly air, beefier suspension and brakes, etc. etc. etc. It did a laser-verified 181MPH down the highway.

[@anon4602]

The Ausie burnout rig 😏 They're all nuts

[@operatorfig2]

The 8 turbos isn't because it's more efficient, or produces more boost, it's because he can. It's an engineering marvel.

[@RadeticDaniel]

Like they've said in another video on this channel "it's dog's balls"

[@operatorfig2]

@RadeticDaniel I love that term so much

[@lildynomite4204]

I realized very early that Sandro was in charge of the explanations, then I knew it’d be a good vid

[@ottopartz1]

That Vespa doesn't have a Harley engine, Harley's don't have radiators.

[@johnbigs5350]

My 2017 HD FLHTKSE CVO Limited most definitely has a radiator in the lowers.

[@codyfrance2537]

Sandro is here for entertainment, not actual knowledge. The other guy is not here for either one.

[@sopcannon]

some do apparently.

[@iamtherealzim]

V-rod had a radiator

[@robertkilpela9248]

A jet engine can be scaled down just like the tiny hemi you held. Love the content. 💃🙏💜🤣

[@deathguns8380]

0:35 Always the answer is why not

[@DisplacementGarage]

Love how creative these are 🎉

[@Nico_M.]

21:00 please, do it!

[@ianferguson3262]

A helicopter engine is a turbo shaft engine. It uses a pto to power the blades. Most airline engines are turbo fan engines. (majority of the thrust is provided by 1 fan before the compression chamber and the thrust goes around the outside of the engine). Turbo prop engines turn a propeller which provides thrust and finally you have a standard jet engine. Navy vet here.

[@BringerOfDearth]

00:18 Disastrous from the very _instant_ dude doesn't even know how to pronounce "Audi." BWAHAHA! 😂

[@Boostedlifestyle]

My cars would destroy yours btw

[@its_heh_suess]

These two together would reak havock 😂

[@mateuszcielas3362]

11:57 i wanna know too

[@victorvillanueva7222]

I've been subscribed For a minute never notice the background was a green screen until now lol

[@AlexGardunio]

whoa im early

[@gboafootball08]

Hey slow down, you got here too early

[@stresselemental]

Yes we are! 52 second gang

[@gboafootball08]

@@stresselemental rep 52!

[@iand654456]

Twin turbos are often used with one that spools at low rpms and one at higher to reduce lag

[@Wrecknit]

The helicopter motor van has a crazy clip on the freeway spooling up and igniting

[@L08Productions]

I love Lee from scraplife garage. He makes really good content and uploads regularly 👍

[@DomoDMD]

Can't wait for the engine swap speed run video 😁

[@SgtLion]

Okay now we need to see Sandro and the homies doing a sub-42 second engine swap!

[@KVenturi]

We need an Ask Sandro series right now

[@TheMiraldi]

So he can tell everyone the wrong answers??? Lol 😂

[@dillonweaver1580]

Sandro, Boosted boys has that exact van now. the first vid with it explains it all