Self-made V12: first startup and drive

After we spent a few episodes building this one up, it's time to have some fun - drive around, break something, fix it, repeat, you know, the usual stuff.
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[@QuantumLeap83]

You should do four engines - one directly driving each wheel

[@aterack833]

Sounds like my electric vehicle design I’m working on, except it will have a ratio system similar to a ring sun planet gear set, just maybe only with the motors (outrunning) as the planets and the ring being installed on the rim

[@Alexander.0671]

We had the same idea, lol.

[@QuantumLeap83]

@@Alexander.0671 cool! I was thinking they could do something like the centrifugal clutch they built using a drum brake in an earlier episode and have that driving each wheel that would be epic

[@edchair3559]

Yeah with giant straight cut gears. How does the power from the top engines make it to the wheels?

[@kitecattestecke2303]

@@edchair3559 teethed belt, timing belt can be used from modern engines. You should have therm plenty for free because they get old

[@antreaskonstantinou8585]

When you want more power from your car. Normal people: Install Turbos Russians: Install engines

[@JonathanDiaz-on9mo]

And add some power

[@GhostOfDamned]

And add better mileage

[@oliverp9673]

Maybe a powerfull turbo cost the same as a Lada engine in Russia, or maybe more expensive. :D

[@krazykyle393]

Tractor pulls use motors connected like this

[@krazykyle393]

@@oliverp9673 more like 5 motors for a cheap turbo

[@phoephoe795]

(on the set of Mad Max) "write that down! write that down!"

[@GhostOfDamned]

Literally 😂

[@Gou_]

"Don't know why, but something has gone wrong. Screw it lets keep driving" Me with my shitbox every two days.

[@rofllp2317]

When your engine Breaks down, but you Realize that you have two Other ones running

[@High_Caliber]

It's a lada, it doesn't break down!

[@mybackhurts7020]

Hybrid?

[@rofllp2317]

@@High_Caliber completely forgot about This

[@wolfmanrebel874]

This comment somehow reminds me of the Air Force.

[@JointMasterJ]

That's exactly what I was thinking 😂

[@TheOzzyOzan]

Make a two engine lada; one in the front and one in the back with 4x4 drive system

[@t-dogracingandoffroad3198]

How about 3 in the back and 3 in the front

[@visekual6248]

If I'm not mistaken they already did it

[@hafidz5533]

why not one engine for each wheel

[@nicolocetto]

Like the 2cv 4x4 lol

[@t-dogracingandoffroad3198]

@@hafidz5533 3 engines for each wheel

[@goodsamaritan4521]

These videos are why I pay for internet

[@grzywaq]

Americans: sticks air filter out of the hood Russians: sticks two ENGINES out of the hood

[@sdrake74]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@donaldstewart9873]

😂🤣😂

[@vedantchorge304]

Soviets do it big or else they leave it

[@forknspoon3275]

Ya right, us Americans stick our turbos out the top of the goods. Russians are just crazier lol

[@carlton997]

You are so right

[@MrWaheedulHaque]

Me: omg smudged windscreen i cant see Garagebossman: v12 engine i can see out perfect

[@lassediscovers1813]

Suggestion: Make a electric-Lada using only startermotors attached to the gearbox. Only Lada-startermotors. Lots of them! TESLADA!!!!

[@TheRogueAdventurers]

And only using car batteries

[@kitecattestecke2303]

You mean an acid bomb on wheels propelled by mixer motors YES Buy fire extinguishers before ;-)

[@lassediscovers1813]

@@kitecattestecke2303 just like a forklift👍

[@lassediscovers1813]

@@TheRogueAdventurers that's the spirit👍

[@lassediscovers1813]

@Jurgen Raven the future is electric. We are not living in the stoneage..

[@fish3rboy]

Put the engines in the back, more traction and possibly will do wheelies!

[@willcal2738]

do they have access to electric on in one wheels? the 300hp ones? koenigsegg makes it

[@pamew]

*will* do wheelies, haha!

[@tijnsnijders]

"Something has gone wrong.... Screw it, let's keep driving" Whahahahahahahahahaha that's the spirit!! Genius!!

[@honiballist]

9:10

[@plxton]

With engineering like this you can see how they put a man in space first

[@misterbulger]

When your country is poor and oppressed you have to be very creative

[@BattleMachines]

USA youtube Chanel shoving how to make shelf need a CAD drawing. Russians connect 3 engines no need to draw one line 😂

[@blockstacker5614]

Ah yes, moar boosters.

[@alexego4686]

​@@misterbulger When your country has a weak millitary you have to be very haughty in your comments...

[@thomasgreiwe]

@@BattleMachines, I had an aneurysm trying to read that messy attempt at grammar

[@smackeddie3826]

In Russia why drive car when we can move Earth under car instead, make destination come to us.

[@lucascallero6224]

lmao

[@atarvhegde5210]

Well it he saying 0-60 kmph or 0-60 mph?

[@nuclearboom2467]

That is me in trailmakers

[@kristupaszemeckas6640]

@@atarvhegde5210 kmh, thats what they use

[@atarvhegde5210]

@@kristupaszemeckas6640 Well then 9 seconds is really slow. But don't they have access to a runway or something.

[@alespretor27]

IDEA: Try to use toothed belt and 3 identical cog pulleys. Use one distributor for 12 cyl engine coupled to the main engine camshaft. Then set timings of the first cylinders of each engine at 0⁰ 30⁰ and 60⁰ respectively. Cable distribution from distributor to spark plugs: main engine receives cables 1, 4, 7 and 10, second engine 2, 5, 8 and 11 and third 3, 6, 9, 12. In order to have right firing order. You have to be really accurate with synchronizing these 3 crankshafts. I suggest you to use pulleys with 48 teeth or 36, easier to set angular offsets.

[@willcal2738]

i think you should hire this guy to consult, he seems to know stuff

[@jamminwrenches860]

Greetings from Houston Texas! We love watching your genius!

[@benjaminv.1709]

TWO motors in the rear, TWO motors, in front ! one per wheel :p

[@lennardbos4218]

Finaly a comment that makes sense 😂👌🏻

[@zwxq3]

Since when do cars have 4 wheels?

[@benjaminv.1709]

@@zwxq3 have u already seen 4 motors in a car and so, ONE per wheel ?

[@izakomandaz2895]

Perhaps have a 6 wheeled car with 6 engines!

[@benjaminv.1709]

@Joachim Shekelberg forget the electric motor..

[@The3chordwonder]

I would connect each engine to a torque convertor and then chain drive the three torque convertors together. That way there is much more allowable engine speed variations. Plus you would have massive torque. Call it Nada-Lada-Zilla

[@nikhilkharate2350]

100% brain power

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

I've seen a torque converter come flying off @ 7000 rpm on an engine in an engine run stand and near kill people because it didn't have the added support of the trans input shaft and bell housing. Sounds fun but support those converters.

[@SlofSi]

9:18 Dyatlov: "You didn’t see smoke. You didn’t. You didn’t! Because it’s not there!"

[@michaelweems679]

Nice Chernobyl reference.

[@rem700sniperplaystationnet9]

No smoke no smokeee

[@laur5609]

Now move the engines to the backseat putting some weight on the driven wheels, and add some snow plow tires to the rear

[@xSGTBONGRiiPPxxADVENTURESx]

Aight I think the most logical name for it, is "GAZ DAMN"

[@hypernova3527]

VTF?! (Volga the f*ck)

[@xSGTBONGRiiPPxxADVENTURESx]

@@hypernova3527 haha I like it! The both work very well, it's full name will have to be "gaz damn, volga the fuck"

[@artoodiitoo]

SATAN 3

[@pauloconnor7951]

I want to see an engine with all FOUR pistons firing at same time !!! Modify the crank :)

[@luuk3213]

that would be just a really big single cylinder

[@therealvbw]

It'd be very loud, but interesting to see the performance result

[@Mikez87]

Imagine the unbalance of the engine

[@killerdinamo08]

And camshaft.

[@therealvbw]

@@killerdinamo08 yes lol

[@jerryb1234]

I've been plugging this channel on every other automotive type channel I can find, you guys are awesome!, thanks for sharing.

[@robertaviles8451]

"Triple trouble" has a nice ring to it

[@gameeverydaygamer3527]

Cant wait till he makes a hit and miss lada engine

[@FixitFrank]

LAda engines only hit. They never miss.

[@koev87]

All Lada engines are hit and miss... mostly miss...

[@FixitFrank]

@@koev87 lol

[@cre8iveone699]

@@FixitFrank I guess they never miss hugh.

[@andrewfields8556]

Hit and miss???

[@rangleri]

13:15 even the cooling system is so sophisticated that it needs to have a ball joint in it

[@ENGINERESCUE86]

Inner tie rod*

[@printstanza7792]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mikutv1]

Lmao

[@SDKwarrior]

this is russian engineering at it's finest. beautiful.

[@marcoceccarelli6415]

Nothing like Slavic engineering my grandfather from Poland was the best fabricator welder machinist I ever seen. The Slavic people think differently from the rest of the world

[@devilbub8709]

This is one of the greatest piece of Russian engineer I've ever seen

[@alanhunter2051]

Fantastic but lose the music so we can hear the engines roar. Cheers

[@UpVoltageOverclocking]

Ya the voice over blocks to much of the engine sound

[@andrewfields8556]

I love this channel, but I really hate the music too...

[@friskydingo5370]

First Y12 ever awesome 😊

[@bodolevente2246]

I never expected to see a Y12 engine, but thanks youtube for this awesome recommendation

[@drbuckshot7732]

Gazzilla V12 Blyat Edition

[@matthewmaggard5557]

😂

[@motorenbastler9289]

I know lada engines are robust af but every time he says: "its a lada engine" he Always need starter spray to get it even started 🤣🤣

[@yuribezmenov1552]

They're robust like a Russian. However like any Russian, they need vodka to start.

[@Sim-po1mc]

@@yuribezmenov1552 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jimmyrutz1730]

Alcohol to start

[@misterbulger]

He probably took the choke off. My car doesn't have a choke so I have to crank the hell out of it.

[@moeinsp2027]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@barkchip1872]

Great fun watching this! 3 x engines in the front is extreme but too heavy - the front digs into the snow. Put the 3 engines in a trailer driving a huge great generator, towed by the car which is driven by 4 x big electric motors, one for each wheel - or as many Lada starter motors as you can find!

[@SCFPV]

You mean a Lada starter motors. 😆

[@rcaustralia1101]

This car is perfect for a burnout car! All the weight over the front axles, big power and an awesome bloke driving it means you can't go wrong👍 Put on some wheels that spin easy and go for top gear burnouts until the wheels fall off🤣 Thankyou for sharing great videos💯

[@pedrofigueiredo4654]

Congratulations.You just made history.General auto brands made inline engines,american made V engines,Japanese the opposite and rotary engines and german´s made W engine (vw).You just made the first and only Y engine in the world.LADA Y12 cylinder engine

[@mrsnezbit2219]

Sadly a Y engine is "just" a radial 3 engine :(

[@Defner0]

'Thick smoke is blowing from the engine.' Garage 54 - "Ahh screw it. Let's keep driving." Nice :D

[@jdmaine51084]

This channel is all I need to see to know that the average working-class Russian is just like the average working-class American. LOVE this channel.

[@friedchicken1]

dude, I'm so impressed by these guys. I've been watching for years but, just saying

[@pantherplatform]

I've been binge watching this channel for days now. I even watch it when I'm in the lavatory.

[@wolfmanrebel874]

Thats the second most in- efficient way to achieve 300hp I have ever seen second only to a 460😁 ...it's perfect!!!

[@throttleblipsntwistedgrips1992]

Did you forget the Cadillac 500?

[@wolfmanrebel874]

@@throttleblipsntwistedgrips1992 nah, in their hayday (pre EPA leading to compression drop) the caddi 500 was 400hp/500tq, the Buick/olds 455 was 375hp 500tq(basically) and ford 460 was 375hp 500tq , then came the compression drop of the 70's and knocked the caddi down to 300 optimistically and it faded away , pretty much same story all across the board but the good ol 460 chugged along for decades their after with less than 300 hp low to mid 400's TQ up until efi of the 90's brought it knocking back on 300 but not much boost in Tq so I kinda used the faithful old ford as an example because most people in the US know about it...not to many now days even know about the 500 but by gosh if you can get one bring your compression up to between 10 and 10.5 and give some diesel guys a run for their money without breaking the bank on some extravagant build.

[@throttleblipsntwistedgrips1992]

@@wolfmanrebel874 my fav is the Buick 455 500 ft lbs off idle.....excuse me I need to go take care of something

[@wolfmanrebel874]

@@throttleblipsntwistedgrips1992 I'm right there with you....I use to say that's the best truck engine that never made it to a truck, I remember in the early 00's you could find those things all day long in the sales adds for $200 I always wanted to put one in my c30 back then but never got around to it.

[@throttleblipsntwistedgrips1992]

@Biggest Richard Cranium there's a guy on Facebook in the panther platform forums that has one. I want to say it's a 92 or 93

[@xXChoasLordXx]

Love you guys! Such awesome modifications!

[@rickp7683]

The things this guy and his buddies come up with are just to cool, 👍

[@Novous]

7:56 "when you have to change the clutch with a grinder"

[@DarkestVampire92]

At this point, Vlad must be becoming something of an expert when it comes to driving cars you cant see out of. Though i'd love to see them fix that, make it a mid-engined monstrosity.

[@Spoksy]

I was thinking maybe they can add some camera to the front and hook it up to a monitor in the cabin

[@Spoksy]

Or even better, a fpv setup, with the camera mounted on a pole behind the car, GTA style, and driving with goggles.

[@ryanslut5607]

@@Spoksy wow oh wow mate vr goggels for driving would be sick as like for driving big trucks or vans and see from 3 meters or 10ft in the air above it would be so cool like mining trucks have the 360 view. Or like the car racing view change.

[@loktom4068]

WOW! WHAT a bargain!!! Drive in with your own engine for an oil change and drive it out with 2 engines.

[@BITTYBOY121]

It must be a real challenge to see where you're going ! with all those 3 engines mounted up front on top of each other !!!

[@_A.K_]

In another life where I got into mechanics instead of tech, I could see myself living this life in Michigan. Cobbling together monstrosities to see how things do. Love these guys.

[@brianward7550]

If you're trying to say that there are a couple together monstrosities here in Michigan, then I would just have to say to you... You must know some of my cousins in rural mid-Michigan

[@2006CadillacSRX]

I would call the car the “tri quad”

[@2skoopz733]

I am so glad this channel exists. considering buying merch tbh. I never buy merch, am broke. but if i ever were to, this guy would get my first purchase.

[@concernedcitizen780]

Wow. Just wow. Where else would you see this? Wow just wow.

[@theFLCLguy]

Always nice to see my favorite crazy Russian engineers.

[@FieroGT3400]

ya, definitely save it to try out on clean dry pavement, curious to see how hard it can pull then!

[@donellmuniz590]

She's production ready! Fire up the assembly line! Hey, it's better than a Trabant.

[@charlesegan6647]

I love russians these guys make me giggle like a child I'm a 35 year old man

[@kb9tfz]

Call it "I can't see where the hell I am going but we will get there quicker now"

[@aterack833]

Just cut it off after the ... and you’re golden

[@SoggyCoffeeAddict]

And probably get further into our destination than we'd like the car to be

[@302hobronco]

We need to see this on dry pavement with some good tires in the back!!

[@notavailable8130]

most nuts thing I have seen yet, keep up the great work!

[@ratchetswartz3321]

you guys are great! that looks like good fun! i still think though there needs to be a way to link the torq of the engines together. having them connected through the harmonic balancers is like putting on a supercharger. at the end of the day its only one engine powering everything. some have sugested a engine for every wheel. you could still use the current configuration with some small changes. i cant wait to see where this build goes next!

[@superSaturn77]

i remember seeing one of these sedans as a taxi. imagine your taxi being THIS fast.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Fast ?? 🤣

[@guily6669]

Everybody's dream, who need to see the road when you can look at a HUGE ass engine all day :)

[@misterbulger]

Looks like the view out of a bulldozer

[@canzcustoms]

What crap, used to watch garage 54 everyday until the commercials got carried away. Good job youtube and good luck garage 54, you are great.

[@shanethompson2915]

Every petrol head should have one of these, total badass .

[@warrior8154]

*Oh lawd he coming*

[@reggiekray270]

You will need a periscope to see where you are going in that machine

[@BlueyChandler]

Beautifully filmed, love the drivers enthusiasm. She looked heavy in the front end though. Great experimentation. Good voice-over and narration to English, thanks.

[@TravisVroman]

Definitely want to see this run in the summer time!

[@andie_pants]

Once the pandemic subsides, we need a Garage 54 / Colin Furze collaboration! Как только пандемия утихнет, нам понадобится сотрудничество «Гаража 54» и Колина Ферза!

[@brianhaygood183]

No. Can't stand that idiot. At least these guys are just goofing off having fun.

[@the_mowron]

@@brianhaygood183 I agree. These guys are genuinely cool. It's like a soy free version of the mythbusters.

[@ryanknol3876]

Or with MasterMilo82, although that has (very short, only 1 or 2 videos) already happened once in the past.

[@timmytimmy64]

Let's call it, Ladaran or Synczilla!!! great channel Garage 54.

[@robertwest3093]

These guys make the impossible look so easy!

[@angelos2586]

"V"ladzilla aka the Russian Godzilla would be a nice fitting name

[@SuperBadVideos]

Love to see it fixed and do some pulls during the summer 👍🏻🔥🤘🏻

[@dgpgarage9291]

Love what you guys do! Keep it up

[@lilyanimate7266]

Я просто обожаю этого парня, они проводят отличные эксперименты, и я бы хотел, чтобы у меня было время попробовать. если можно спросить, попробуйте подключиться к АКПП и посмотрите, что будет ... красивые видео ребята ❤️

[@limbeboy7]

Dyno this car see how much power it makes at the wheels

[@daftnord4957]

Bug torque improvement at least

[@savagesock3598]

Probably around 300whp

[@danielcsoka2878]

@@savagesock3598 120-130 max

[@savagesock3598]

@@danielcsoka2878 idk man that seems a little low

[@danielcsoka2878]

@@savagesock3598 do you know how many power is 300 whp? dosent look like this goes like hell, just better than 1 original engine.

[@t850]

...call it VLAD - "V" Lada with a scilent "a" at the end. It almost Lada, but in a more muscular form...:P

[@rafadimitr2864]

Szkoda,że to GAZ Wołga a nie lada,Ale VLAD brzmi spoko

[@t850]

@@rafadimitr2864 ...it that GAZ shell beat 3 Lada hearts ( 2:46 )...;)

[@Expatriate1977]

One of the best things is these are lada engines and they are nearly indestructible. The Russian Toyota engine. These guys make some of the coolest mad scientist creations

[@nathanex6152]

I love your videos man. I was hoping a rod didn't shoot thru that windshield. Your a rad dude brother. Keep up the hard work

[@MikMech]

You guys are MAAAAD! Can't believe you're only at 527,000 subs?

[@jugobetrugo7213]

u should dyno test all your cars - im curious how much hp they make :D

[@khamsinshamal7988]

All the things people do... - 3 engines in a Gaz?!? 😄😄 Impressive construction, and it worked. 👍🏼👍🏼😊

[@harleyedwards5323]

love the videos, suggestion use three of the same exact engines with upgraded flywheel(3 heavy duty) to connect the actual power output of them engines to your main engines flywheel. boom 3x the power. Not getting much power increase with that set up if anything loosing power because all of your engines are fighting each others timing. Not only that the top two engines sitting on top is not really connecting the extra power to the transmission there only connected via drive belts. You have the drive belt set up pretty good just connect the flywheels together and let see that car twist in half lol

[@kaisyaya8492]

Xzibit: Yo DaWG i heard you like engines so i put engines over your engine

[@kevinlowe87ify]

When in doubt grab a welder

[@IssyE520]

These dudes are beyond mad!!! I love it!!!!!

[@TheLeftRbabieskillers]

I would never forsake nor let you down, says Garage54 your no bs KZbinr.

[@dangdang3970]

Next thing for the y12 needs to be a big australian style burnout Love ya work boys

[@asjmpickle]

Y12 methanol burnout car?

[@thingsiliketodo5206]

I'd love to see a car driving around just with the starter motor, after this monster😁

[@jusb1066]

Yes a really big marine 24,v one

[@markcole6475]

I’m amazed that it actually moves that well in the snow with all that weight in the front!

[@kennethmaxwell5365]

You guys are crazy awesome! Love this Chanel!

[@SSZaris]

Garage 54 and GO HARD need to team up for something special. My 2 favorite Russian KZbinrs :)

[@norvillerodgersspeaks]

Can you make a lada with tank treads? How about an electric lada? I love this channel.

[@TiberiusMoon]

Larger rear wheels and something to add weight to the rear. If you have all that weight in the front there is very little weight to push the rear down and transfer the power. Stripping the weight at the front could help a little like removing lights and body panels etc. You could mount the radiator on the roof to try centre the load between the front and rear wheels. (possibly other engine components?) In terms of drag racing, tyres with screws in an ice enviornment is ideal for traction but larger tyres will help a great deal or reducing tyre pressure to maximise contact with the road. Once you have the added traction as mention you can then start tweaking the engines to get more torque.

[@Volgmijneigenwijze]

Nice mad max conversion👍

[@Rigde345]

8:34 wow that takes off!!

[@shauncry1917]

That’s hilarious 😂

[@BowsettesFury]

Best part: when they started two engines Captions: [MUSIC] 🤣

[@RockyHoarderPictureShows]

It’s comforting to know we’re not so different.

[@keithmitchell3282]

i hope you are storing these masterpieces , your museum should be very popular , i would like to see the officers face when you drove into motor registry office to get registration ( that would make a good vid )

[@ryanbrunson7002]

It's time to put this in a mid engine setup

[@teardowndan5364]

Yup, thought the same thing. That would take care of the weight balance :)