Episode 27: Larry Perkins talks us through the famous Perkins Engineering Holden Slide Manifold

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

I'm a Ford man forever, but I could listen to Larry all day long. Brilliant engineer and driver. Plus, he is a farmer 👍 🍻

[@dbzgameplay9034]

You could never get bored listening to LP, he was the definition of David in the Davies vs Goliath story. Such an Australian icon and motorsport engineering icon. Thanks for the Videos Jack they are awesome

[@perkinsengineering]

You’re welcome

[@matk4731]

That was cool. Larry always outsmarted the competition with his engineering expertise. A privateer wasn’t meant to be showing the big boys how it’s done so they would just try & ban him. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃

[@DaveWhoa]

Larry's a legend. Im not a revhead but it was impossible not to love people like Brockie and Larry

[@peted3637]

Back in 93 my boss asked me "Who do ya reckon is going to win Bathurst this year, Pete?" I thought about it for a moment and replied Larry Perkins. Perkins? He asks. Why Perkins? Well, because he's a driver, an engineer, he builds and understands every bit of his cars, and I reckon that this year he'll have em! :)

[@darrenturner8035]

The mechanical knowledge LP has I don’t think you can fully appreciate, this gentleman has probably forgotten more than most people know. Jack your a lucky boy some of your dinner table discussions growing up I can only imagine. Keep up the good work gentleman.👍

[@YouCantSawSawdust]

Not to take anything away from Larry's good work,but if you think that's good,you should see the John Skola fabricated slide throttle assembly on the Peter Williamson Toyota Celicia. Done several years before this effort. Genius work.

[@matthewdouglas4791]

Here we go. The one we have been waiting for. Magnificent Aussie ingenuity LP. This engine was Magnificent. And oh the sound at big revs.

[@paulgerard5413]

Love Larry Perkins; man’s a deadset legend and a gentleman. Thanks for showing us the genius of your dad.

[@daviddunston43]

As much recognition and acclaim as Peter brock got and rightly so, Larry is an absolute icon in the sport, a fantastic driver and a brilliant engineer

[@Frontman936]

Thanks for this. I always thought the Walkinshaw twin throttle body was sick. Thanks Larry for showing us what the big deal was about with the slide manifold. No wonder you carved up Bathurst in 93. Outsmarted and out drove the lot of them.

[@barryforster5779]

l dont understand why this channel doesnt have millions of subscribers everybody loved Larry sticking it to the bigboys so many memories as a child growing listening to the commentators saying and here comes leaping Larry Perkins!!!

[@christiankirkwood3402]

What a mountain of a man iconically, literally and figuratively and an absolute engineering genius. We love you. From Lottie, Desiree and Gina here on dad's device, from Tuckombil via Alstonville and East Ballina 800km north of Sydney via Maroubra. MATE ❤✊️🤙

[@perkinsengineering]

Cheers!

[@davidewhite69]

back in the day the word had gotten around that LP was 'adding material' to the heads and blocks at the Holden foundry, I always wondered what that was about with the heads, now we know why

[@williamfied9500]

Cool mystery and future resolution tbh. Did you work at the foundry at the time yourself?, known workplace rumours that casting modifications where performed for race motors?

[@nathanfreeman6622]

Excellent vid mate. Love seeing your Dad explain the history, he is a brilliant engineer

[@Mattsretiring]

Genius. What a fantastic representative of the "backyard tinkerer" that embodies the original hot rodding movement

[@David_Johnson_]

I've always been a Ford guy, but appreciated the fact that Larry is an engineer and had direct input into the design and build of the cars. This is excellent stuff, I'd never heard of it until I saw this video. Excellent explanation from Larry. I always admired his thinking aboiut the "rules" and how to do things. I remember a bit of a furore when there was a brake light delay switch installed at some point. Gave a following driver misleading info about when the brakes were on. Though the rules didn't say it couldn't be there, they also didn't say it was allowed. It didn't last too long from memory. But it shows the way Larry was thinking about every aspect of the race and how to make best advantage. Cheers for the great insight in to the how and why. I look forward to watching more.

[@fenatic7484]

Me too especially with the Ford FE.

[@grahamserle7930]

I remember all the kerfuffle that was made at the time and if I'm not mistaken that L.P wanted to stick with his Holden engine rather than be forced to run the Chev. In my opinion, no nonsense L.P was a smart man who thought outside the square and yet made the most of the limited money available to him.

[@michaelseal9714]

Hey Jack, cheers for the vids mate, as a young 55 yr old, I followed Larry from first interest in motorsports. The work ethic is brilliant. Cheers for a chat 20 yrs ago LP

[@planb8520]

Awesome Jack, thanks. Now get LP into his overalls and tear one down for us! I always admired LP for sticking with the Holden V8 for as long as he possibly could, that is "until the powers mandated in the rules that he change engines". I run a modified Holden EFI engine in my salt lake commodore at Lake Gairdner and never contenplated running any other type of engine! Go the little aussie V8!

[@perkinsengineering]

Well we've only just put the 93 engine back together so if we need to tear it down it won't be good!

[@cameronsmith8730]

I'm a Ford man through and through and have the most respect for Larry.The man is a genius,hell of a nice guy btw.

[@lauriedooker1031]

. Larry has long been praised for his engineering by Commentators and Aficionados throughout his Australian driving career and now it’s just so good to see it for myself . Thanks LP & JP loved it .

[@MJermMer]

Your old man was the best. Always had time for his fans and always with a big smile. Thanks LP.

[@MrFeralsteve]

All the reasons I’ve been a Larry supporter for decades. Modest, brilliant and personable.

[@KeithPawson]

Can't get enough of this type of content, thanks for taking the time to make them and can't wait for more!

[@brutechurchill]

Wow. Sunday morning, cup of tea. Larry Perkins showing me his engineering projects. Awesome.

[@70XU1]

I absolutely love the chemistry between you guys. Great ingenuity by LP and how good is it that Jack has absorbed so much. Thanks for the video!!

[@KaneTerry]

Love it, was a very smart modification & was the best Holden V8 IMHO

[@gtinjected]

Love the way Group A gave us better stuff for the cars, but LP took it that one step further. Brilliant

[@rccarvidz]

You're a bloody legend LP!!! Love hearing these stories. Thanks heaps for putting these videos together Jack 👏👏👏

[@perkinsengineering]

You're welcome!

[@Porschehart]

Love learning about the engines from one of the master engine builders , great show guys gives us more

[@Dazm229]

Brilliant episode, Jack. What a brilliant piece of engineering by your dad, Larry, and ta terrific explanation of the technical design and how he overcame the small flaw in its initial design. Please keep up these vlogs, they really are a side of V8 Supercars we don’t get to see often enough. Very informative and enlightening.

[@ForeverJonStrong]

Brilliant Jack, thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing, great seeing LP's engineering first hand and the role it played in an exciting era of Australian motorsport. Already looking forward to the next instalment (as always)!

[@philipharrison8440]

I could listen to you all day Larry . I love the way you constantly smile when you are explaining how it works . Inspiring ❤

[@peterhall6656]

That was a really good insight into the engines from that era. I had heard references to the sliding throttle body but never got into the detail. Thanks for sharing.

[@paulp6386]

Jack. Your are a lucky man. To have Larry as a dad would be a privilege! Larry, you will always be an Aussie pioneer & legend :)

[@haydenr6785]

Great episode. I cant help thinking what direction Supercars could have been taken to if LP was let loose on his designs and ideas. The guy is truly a national treasure

[@landcruisertroopytouringan2166]

Absolute legend. Documenting history. Facts for the future. Thank you 👍

[@tonydownunder5703]

Bring back the good old days 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@johnfranke9655]

Thanks Jack and Larry, good video, keep the episodes coming

[@dtengineering1]

Great info and thanks for sharing Jack and LP. "Hi Pot, this is Kettle", I remember LP complaining (and winning) about what other teams were doing in regards to building their cars too - I am sure he could recite the rule book backwards. LoL

[@greenfoam]

Been waiting for this video for a good 20 years, thanks !

[@perkinsengineering]

You're welcome!

[@Megaphone77]

Oh damn it's Greenfoam? Still got your 304 VP that you had back in the forum and memcal tuning days?

[@greenfoam]

@@Megaphone77 I have it, buried under a big pile of junk in a shed. Will be someones barn find in 30 years

[@MattStreeter-ge7xw]

Why have I only just discovered this channel, great video jack and LP what an absolute engineering master you are! If only Holden was still around it’s just so sad that it’s been assigned to motoring history !

[@perkinsengineering]

Cheers!!!

[@obiemichaels9675]

Thanks Jack for another great video. A mate of mine had this set up he was putting into a torana unfortunately it and the car were stolen

[@perkinsengineering]

That sucks!

[@broklee]

Very cool video. Hope to see more content like this!

[@rupert5390]

Your dad is a legendary genius - that is evidenced by the fact his inventions where subject to rule changes coz he blitzed the opposition , brake calipers or throttle slides he was the engineering genius . God bless

[@perkinsengineering]

Cheers

[@andretorben2813]

What a legend Larry was and is, along with other guys from that generation such as Jim Richards, Peter Brock, Dick Johnson. Real characters of the aussie motor racing scene. On top of that you cant go past the cars of the era. I remember Brocky doing an interview on the grid showing us the almost factory complete dashboard in his early commodore. Fantastic stuff, real pioneers.

[@jrbuch]

Very informative and interesting. That engine with the inlet trumpets is so so cool. A real race engine - you can see the dry sump down the bottom as well!

[@deanehill9730]

Thanks Jack. A brilliant design that worked so well and to have Larry explaining how it all happened topped it off.

[@perkinsengineering]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@aaronwendt-smith5910]

Brilliant, great to hear from motorsport icons

[@tomanycooks]

i could listen to him all day

[@forddriver8827]

Great to see you both again. One of the best auto uploads going.

[@johnrose8569]

A friend of mine had a set of them years ago and I remember him showing me how smooth those slides open and closed it was unbelievable

[@rudyrayaaw5138]

The slide manifold was used on the 4 cam indy ford motors back in the 60's. Both the NA and the turbo varieties.

[@browndog8622]

Loving the content Jack. Many thanks to yourself and Larry for sharing some awesome Perkins innovations.

[@ClintHalliday]

Great video! Love learning about the history of the engineering of the legend LP.

[@stevegaal5218]

Hi Jack, thank you I have had a week of corvid and it's been great watching all the episodes this week and looking forward to many more. See you at the track one day.

[@MitchZero9]

Oh, and nice work on the 116k views to date! Larry talking engines is a hit! Still hoping for side-by-side comparisons of the Holden and Chev engines one day!

[@chriscam615]

Mate you and your dad are good blokes love the videos Larry is the best I love how he pushed the fab work

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

👍 Great piece of Aussie automotive history. If I could have any engine in the world it would be a "LP custom casting" Holden v8.... Unfortunately I haven't found any just laying out on the street for the bin man.

[@attilathehundownunder5719]

I worked in Holden’s foundry, more years ago than I care to think about now (the 304 patterns were sitting outside the office, the last ones cast had gone out about a month before I started). One of the guys there told me about the mods they did for Larry’s block castings. Would have loved to have met Larry then, but alas…

[@Camac1000]

Great video Jack, always great to see LP in his engineering element!

[@borismcfinnigan3430]

Love this stuff Jack. One of my greatest loves is Holden V8s, i cant think of Holden V8s without thinking of Larry Perkins. I wish my current 336 cuber went as good as one of thise did. I would hang onto anything you absolutely have to sell. An L.P museum would be amazing.

[@craighaydon6587]

Fantastic video thanks Jack and Larry. It was very well explained. A great piece of engineering.

[@hardcoreep]

You guys need to make that available to the public

[@perkinsengineering]

There’s one for sale on Facebook market place if you’re genuinely interested

[@nnoddy8161]

I'm pretty sure the Group A E30 M3s were running slide manifolds in the evolution cars in the late 80s - early 90s.

[@niallobrien4736]

What a great episode Jack and Larry. What brilliance that was to have that design concept instead or running with the pack. Absolutely loved it

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

Thanks for another video full of absolute awesomeness! 😀😀

[@perkinsengineering]

Cheers

[@bullzye101]

awesome very very interesting stuff .. big thumbs up

[@perkinsengineering]

Cheers

[@pauljcampbell2997]

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you very much for this content. So interesting to learn all about the mods that helped LP win those races. Genius!

[@stevenleades]

Interesting to hear that LP got his influence for the slide throttle set up from F3, I had always assumed it had come from the motorcycle world. Thanks for the content LP and JP.

[@stephenscholes4758]

F1 engines had them from the early '60's, including Repco, generally following Lucas practice which was almost identical to the ones shown here - LP would have known that

[@daleplucknett278]

Absolutely brilliant to see Aussie engineering Iike that, love watching these videos, and in my opinion L.P was every bit as good as P.B on the track, driving and winning in his own engineered cars made him just that little bit better.

[@marcpaola1371]

Fantastic. I'm loving these videos guys. What a great insight.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

He is a very clever dude your old man jack He has so much knowledge of car stuff 👍👍👍

[@justkidshavinfun764]

Great video, can you go through more of the internal specs of the motors? Even cam shaft choice and your development, be great to pass this info onto us guys still playing with them

[@mattt83]

Yes 100% the things done to them for reliability when racing would be great to see

[@perkinsengineering]

Yes that's something we can do in the future

[@jgkk5862]

@@perkinsengineering Yeah I am really keen on cam profiles, especially old school touring car profile (duration, lift and LSA in particular)... Would love to hear!

[@4west7]

I could watch this video over and over again!!!! PLease Jack, more content like this mate!!!!!!

[@ae86racer007]

Love the detail! Thanks for showing us the goodies

[@chrisdawes6081]

Nice work jack and Larry .

[@franzaschenbrenner6219]

Very nice! We´ve built a similar system for our Big Block Ford Drag Race engine.. in combination with rainshower injectors above each trumpet

[@perkinsengineering]

Nice one

[@boosted_l6787]

These type of videos are great

[@scooter0958]

Awesome show Jack and LP thank you!. New shirt 93 Bathurst shirt ordered👍. Cheers

[@deanculhane1]

Great Vid Jack I could listen to LP for hours so interesting

[@perkinsengineering]

Glad to hear!

[@michaelharris5370]

Engineering wizard , thanks Larry 👍❤️🇦🇺

[@perkinsengineering]

Cheers!

[@neilstephen2282]

Awesome innovation. Thank you for posting this video.

[@kane8637]

Very informative video Jack thanks LP for the tech talk great channel keep the video’s coming 👍👍👍

[@davidhenderson433]

Awesome work guys

[@Ckktopa]

Best video yet! Thanks Jack and LP

[@donrollings1753]

Good on ya Larry and junior Larry, love how stuff was made and raced by using ya noggin .👍👍

[@dar3726]

If you won't make any more slide manifolds could you possibly sell a set of drawings? I had a twin throttle Holden V8 for 30 years was almost a daily driver. Clocked up 370,000 kms never missed a beat. Love your work Larry! You stuck with the Holden V8s and proved they were better than the Chefs!

[@perkinsengineering]

I don't know about selling drawings, hard to put a price on IP. There's a set of slides and a bunch of slide parts for sale on our website!

[@dar3726]

Thanks!

[@garethtrethowan3137]

such a wealth of knowledge LP

[@svenomick5857]

There is no doubt about it great Engineering Larry and Jack I would like to see the cars a bit More like that but that is not going to happen. The new Car do look the part another great Vlog cheers Mick.

[@iandibley8032]

Brilliant engineering amazing what determination & talent can deliver. Pleasure to meet LP at an Enzed function Lawnton Qld very unassuming guy what see is what you get,not long after the Brock's energiser problem, very diplomatic LP on this subject!

[@stefantrnacek1394]

Thank you that was a fantastic and video. I love the in-depth technical video's. Keep them coming.

[@perkinsengineering]

Thanks, will do!

[@millarsexcavation6657]

Awesome vid as always, love LP’s engineering modifications, sad that they always move the goal posts on him 😏

[@TheEasyrider1962]

Absolutely Awesome Larry & Jack

[@Dave.S.TT600]

wow! thanks for that awesome demo great stuff

[@mattw1393]

Love it as always boys. Thanks for sharing.

[@johnkraft7461]

As a Ford guy, have to say how awesome the engineering relationship LP (and PB!) had with GMH to constantly evolve the 308/304 platform through the 80's and early 90's. Ford Australia "led the way" (sneer) in offshoring the local evolution of an Aussie-cast V8 - such a shame GMH eventually did the same. Such great content - thanks Jack and Larry 🙏💪👍

[@anniemcleod8818]

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[@dmystify1381]

...very kind of you to share this...really really fascinating...i Love the carbon fibre also....noice.

[@peterlt8998]

Wonderful - what a guy

[@BlueJazzBoyNZ]

Larry Perkins win from the back at Bathurst Iconic !