Exotic American V8! 99% of People Have Never Seen this Engine (Wilkins Racing Engines' RY45)

[@brandonhewitt2386]

I really have enjoyed these exotic/nascar engine builds, plus they're American made 💪! I would like to see Nissan & Toyota V-8 builds to see how they measure up to our engines. Awesome video as usual & that 8500 rpm V8 sound is food for my soul!!!

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks a lot! I would love to cover a build of Toyota's NASCAR engine. May have more luck once NASCAR changes the engine rules in 2023 or so. Thanks for watching!

[@Techangler65]

Fantastic thank you for the answer And a very good video keep them coming

[@rogerowens5669]

@@TheHorsepowerMonster everybody's going to profit from this 2023 rule!' I hope they'll at least get us access to the part's?

[@jessemurray1757]

I love them all. My heart will always belong to american muscle though.

[@rogerowens5669]

On my comment about everybody's going to profit from this!" I meant all of racing!' I didn't mean it as a financial statement!!" Thanks for spreading the love of tech💯🤙

[@jcarne1015]

“I’m going to shut up and let you listen”. 👍 Many other KZbinrs could benefit from this!

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks!

[@barath4545]

@@TheHorsepowerMonster Also thanks, but just an annecdote; There was a now-defunct YT'er who reviewed race cars too and was very good at it. He would never talk over engine sounds either and would then switch to text comments during those moments, describing sometimes why an engine would sound like it did at some points, like "lack of fuel moment there" or "sounds fat" etc. IDK if it's something you can do, or benefit from, but it was a great idea that guy had back then.

[@ldtenenoff]

True glory at3:35 ish music made fer entry into heaven fersure

[@kenavguy]

You don’t get enough credit for documenting these builds. This is an ART that these guys make look easy but hey, that’s why they’re the professionals! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thank you!

[@dougwells1477]

Kregd

[@McNabbula]

@@TheHorsepowerMonsterThank you for all your hard work. These are phenomenal!

[@walterfurian8806]

Nothing more exciting as seeing an natural aspirated engine making high numbers with restrictions. Wow these people are true masters of their craft. Great vid thank you

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

Now let's see what they can do with super chargers and turbos.

[@richardrogerson2383]

personally, I prefer unrestricted.

[@Cynsham]

@@bmxriderforlife1234 Making power with boost is easy, making big naturally aspirated horsepower is a challenge

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

@@Cynsham eh to a point. But twin charging isn't always easy and running boost efficiencently isn't easy.

[@adamspencer2515]

Please,do not ever stop bringing us along. You bring the best every time

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Hey, thanks a lot! Much appreciated!

[@BigWood3131]

I would like to know the clearances ring end gap, bearings,,deck height, and cam lift and duration etc .

[@actionjksn]

@@BigWood3131 I think the competition want to know as well.

[@blondblue1949]

What a fabulous engine and builder. Bear in mind.....NON turbo/supercharged! Plus, he ended up with 25hp more than last build!!!!! That is a home run outta da ballpark increase. If Wilkin's wasn't an engine builder he would be a heart surgeon.

[@weofnjieofing]

Nothing beats screaming V8 N/A power! The sound is glorious!

[@marcuslatrent528]

I concur

[@chuckhelson3744]

Wow !! This guy isn’t an engine builder, he’s an Artist. The attention to detail is far beyond anything I’ve ever seen or heard of. A Master.

[@suprafahrer6453]

The engineering that went into this engine design is jaw dropping. The valve Tower Oil squirters is amazing! A dry sump is and has always been my favorite engine builds!

[@davenettlesmusic2954]

Back in the day, there were people plugging up the oil to the top end, then they wondered why the springs went bad. I doubled the spring life in my FE's by adding oil to the top.

[@godslayer1415]

You are easily impressed.

[@suprafahrer6453]

@@godslayer1415 No, not really

[@matthewmcclain1316]

@@godslayer1415 you're a tool. This one of the sickest engines you're ever goina see

[@davelowets]

@@davenettlesmusic2954 Oil to the top end isn't always the answer to valve spring life. Just ask any Pro Stock team about that.

[@claudiodominguez.]

This isn't engine building, this is surgical engine building.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

With a whole lot of mechanical art thrown in!

[@user5.56]

Smart Engine Building.. Takin time with the ring gaps & Cleaning is Smart.. Well *Common Sense* Most people are Not born with common sense no more Or just dont give a 💩💩 about anything anymore

[@user5.56]

@Jason ....Yeah grinding them checking fit grinding them checking fit.. Nope doesnt take time yeah your right.. Just grind them once & pray

[@claudiodominguez.]

@@user5.56 You're right it's all the little nuances that synergistically make a big difference.

[@bmw328igearhead]

White cotton gloves ;)

[@bigsparky8888]

BLOWN AWAY...TY GUYS...I REMEMBER WHEN ROUSCH RACING FOUND 30 MORE HP...I WAS VERY EXCITED!!!! STILL AM!!!

[@roberttorbett2279]

What a fantastic video. The engineering that has gone into these engines is the best I've seen in my 79 years. Having raced dirt tracks in the mid to late 60's. We had our engines balanced to 10k rpm before they would be installed in our cars. People who aren't involved directly with the cars really have no idea what is involved in the building of a race car from the ground up.

[@bobhilly546312156332]

I’ve never built a race car couple of low buck mud trucks, I can only imagine what it take to build a dirt track car

[@jonlennon3348]

This engine should be in a 67 mustang coupe in my garage. God that motor sounds like angels singing. My hat is off to wilkins for being one of the best engine builders alive.

[@Mike62501]

Absolutely awesome I am a Ford guy from the 60’s up. I am so impressed by this engine design. Wilkerson just perfectly complements the whole package. Congratulations to all.

[@lordphullautosear]

Sensible, practical, knowledgeable people designed this engine. Bravo!

[@johnfry9010]

How could anybody get excited about Electric cars after hearing that sound ?

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Exactly!

[@johngalt97]

Any sound leaking out is energy that isn't making you go forward. Look at all this fussing compared to one moving part in an electric motor. Sure, its interesting, but so is a lard press.

[@RT22-pb2pp]

Cannot hear it over laughter as electric is to far confront. Pikes peak record held by electric, winning sounds better than loud exhaust bringing up the rear lol

[@johnfry9010]

@@RT22-pb2pp Why do you watch this channel ?

[@RT22-pb2pp]

@@johnfry9010 I thought by title it was exotic engine turned out to engine design from 50s, they need to look up definition of exotic, rare not. Seen under every american for decades so I subtly reminded the push rod motor is not exotic koenigsegg has an exotic engine. Title should high hp v8

[@tomcrosby6332]

I appreciate that wilkins allowed so much to be photographed, so we can "geek out" as you said.

[@MalloryBlack]

This was just amazing, Thanks to the engine building community for sharing and thanks Horsepower Monster for bringing it to us. Now I'm off to work on my car!

[@michaellawrence5492]

It is very pleasing seeing machinery deliberately refined to perfection from man's hands, eyes, ears and time.

[@literallyshaking8019]

That’s how an engine should sound

[@joevald3]

I really appreciate him letting you film this . He's got some fantastic ideas . That is one hell of a good engine

[@shemwhitehead9517]

The attention to detail in this build is beautiful. And the tension tone meter is trick!

[@lepowell9095]

It’s truly an exotic American built motor.

[@helvetesfonster900]

I always love hearing a pushrod V8 revving its ass off, that thing is amazing. They don't even start that pull until 500 RPM after my engine would have scattered its rods all through that Dyno cell.

[@bobroberts2371]

Have a look at this vid, it includes up and down shifts. And yes, it is spinning at nearly 19,000 RPM " F1 dyno test engine " on the channel " Rodrigo Coutinho "

[@fusionsportdaily1650]

But more cams is still better. And better sounding.

[@inanimateuser9828]

@@fusionsportdaily1650 the 350gt is one of the best sounding modern v8s... The new C8Z is going to be wild as well. I like the single cam sound personally.

[@davelowets]

@@bobroberts2371 That's nothing, my little R/C nitro engines turn 42,000+ RPMs, and make 2.5+ h.p. from a displacement of one fifth of a cubic inch. Let's see an F-1 engine do that... Little engines always rev higher than their larger cousins. A Top Fuel Nitro engine makes over 20h.p. per cubic inch.

[@barath4545]

Have you guys heard the C6R engine down the straights at Le Mans from old times? Jeezus, that was one heck of a beast too! ... Sounded SO GOOD in the middle of the night!

[@craycraywhitehorse]

When it comes to cams, engine builders are like chefs that don't want to tell you their recipe.

[@gtsteve9481]

One of the best competition engine preparation and assembly videos I have seen - and very well presented! You are an inspiration to anyone wanting to further their knowledge on this discipline. A big thanks to Wilkins Racing Engines for letting us in and sharing their AMAZING work. I will now source out your other videos! Thank you.

[@deanstevenson6527]

I wanna say...Well Done for showing us the engine. I'm still alive and have seen it with my eyes, and I am delighted and respect the immense work done. THANKS!

[@eribertoacedo9505]

RY45 that is a Beautiful engine, you guys did a beautiful job on it, makes me proud. I have a 1940 Ford deluxe coupe would love that engine in it, thank you for the video!

[@paulwormwood6414]

I am a machinist. I regularly work to .0005 tolerances. This video makes me very happy. good on you.

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

This is the best engine building channel on the web. Hands down. Compressed fire.

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Hey, thanks a lot!

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

@@TheHorsepowerMonster Nah, thank you for sharing this stuff! It's inspiring.

[@Motor-City-Mike]

After building Cup, All Pro and Truck series engines in the early 2000s it's cool seeing the FR9 and its big brother. When I stepped out was before the FR9 came to be, we ran the 9.2 Windsor style race blocks with C3 Yates heads while the other OEMs had moved forward to NASCAR specific engines - and we Still won more than our fair share. Ford Rules!

[@stanrayborn926]

Can't tell you how much I loved this video. This engine is incredible and a joy to watch the build and dyno of. Please keep them coming.

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks, will do!

[@oxigenarian9763]

International builders - eat your heart out! American engineering is awesome!!

[@danw1955]

Freakin' amazing!! Engine building as an art form.😉 I really like the scavenge pump mount on the oil pan.. greatly reduces the amount of oil line clutter, and the possibility of multiple points of failure in the oiling system. Every single part is purpose built.👍

[@fobbitoperator3620]

I don't know the 1st thing about building racing engines. Yet, I just could NOT stop watching this video from start-to-finish, as your narration, the sounds of the engines covered, & the video quality effortlessly surpassed top notch quality in this amazing video! If Enzo Ferrari were still alive, he'd be 1st jealous, then very concerned at the mastery of this wonderful engine builder, & his immaculate discipline herein.

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Hey, thanks a lot. And thanks for watching!

[@fobbitoperator3620]

@@TheHorsepowerMonster For sure!

[@alexfraser8506]

I've seen just about every one of your videos and this was easily my favorite build. Absolutely beautiful work. I wish i could've watched every single bolt being put in!

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Cool, thanks! And thanks for watching!

[@tannerstephens2236]

we had the first 4 block number ry45 at Brian deegans. we ran them in pro 2 and pro 4. we were a factory ford team with Roush Yates building our engines and later Andy durham. that engine was a work of art! Everything and mean everything was better. our ry 45 410 made more power overall then our 436 d engine made also built at Yates. I actually turned the water manifold so the outlet was in the rear. the ford engineers were so upside down about that. it work perfect and was so nice for packaging. the power steering pump and alternator were in the way. still my favorite engine to date. great video

[@shackman9566]

Thank you. Amazing engineering and attention to detail.

[@tedsmith3061]

Been a thrasher since 18. Am 63 now. Still learning. Really enjoyed this very informative build. Nice job guys. Wish I could be there to help.

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks a lot! And thanks for watching

[@MrHellsangel13]

Awesome and then some, gotta love those American know how and attention to detail folks who make it all possible.

[@BarzOnTheWindow1]

That’s the thing about modification, tuning, and the LOVE in hearing the sound of an American V8 at 8500 rpm’s howling it’s way across a track: it sounds like FREEDOM. The pursuit of Happiness. I don’t CARE what the world might think of us. Nobody likes, the Big Dog.

[@DuneWest]

I really liked and enjoyed watching the high end care and attention to detail during the assembly process---with 9 pages of specifications being written down and all the special/exotic tools used to check clearances, etc, during assembly means the engine was meticulously blue-printed and then some. Excellent job--I am very impressed.

[@stevenslater2669]

About 15:00 - fiddling with the damn bifocals trying to line up the cam/crank timing marks! You young guys can laugh, but it'll happen to you, too!

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Good eye! I'm in the same boat. In some of my videos you can still see the lines in the side of my head from the arms of my reading glasses that I took off right before hitting the record button. It sucks getting old!

[@RadDadisRad]

Lol, I’m crossing over into that area now. Fortunately I can add more light before I need to put the zoomers on.

[@Parents_of_Twins]

Yeah Golden Years my ass should be called Bronze years. Everything is softer and more expensive than when you were iron :)

[@davidaarons2488]

Wait till ya hit 60, ya need magnifiers for your magnifiers and even then things can still be blurry. Awesome engine. Jesus Saves

[@blondblue1949]

I'm there now. Gotta put em on to keep focused.

[@JayRussellDuramax]

I'd love to see what it can do without the restriction of the throttle body!

[@deanstevenson6527]

@ Jay Russell . There's another 91 horsepower based on the best Aspirations Index I've seen in the other 9.2 deck 438 cubic inch IR engines with the same 4.504 bore spacing blocks. 1049 horsepower. Right now, it's still got 1.50 lb-ft per cube. At a default 100% VE, the airflow demand is 1077 cfm at 8500 rpm. Max VE will be at 6500 rpm, and its more than 100%.

[@Parents_of_Twins]

@@deanstevenson6527 Why is max VE at 6500 rpm? Thanks for the information.

[@deanstevenson6527]

@@Parents_of_Twins see this kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHO9dKF9Zq2qeq8 Basically, the gain in torque is traded off by asmptotical gains in piston and bearing friction past peak torque. So all that good Holley carb cfm sizing stuff based on a 75 or 100 % Volumetric Efficency is kind of optimistic and when a really good NASCAR engine makes a 110% VE, it does it not at maximum power at say 8000 rpm, but at maximum torque, at about 6500 or even less. 8:06 to 11:00 describes a 2010 870 hp engine, and where the power goes. Andy is a truly great GM engineer. 24:00- 24.15, 42+59 hp loss due to pumping and friction at maximum rpm; much higher than at 6500 rpm.

[@JayRussellDuramax]

@@deanstevenson6527 Thank you for the wealth of information! That's cool!

[@shakeydavesr]

@@deanstevenson6527 Thanks for the link. That was a good video. Any other similar links or channels you'd recommend?

[@spikey2740]

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This proves the best engine builders take care of everything. They are meticulous.

[@adamgarber9063]

Hey y'all, love this channel. Very cool to see the insane intelligence some guys out there have in building these engines of all different shapes and sizes. Please keep up the excellent content.

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks for the great feedback! And thanks for watching

[@Sickofsociety1]

Not that I need to be friends with you but NOTHING sounds better than a nicely tuned AMERICAN V8 showing what it can do. There is a great video of Rusty Wallace running a Mustang around a road course. I can listen to that engine whale all freaking day! He goes through the gears and the sound is gorgeous.

[@dukecraig2402]

"A dome can reduce the speed of the flame front and reduce power". Thank you, oh god thank you for saying what I've been trying to explain to people for years about the overly hyped "Hemi" engines, and when I say Hemi I'm not exclusively talking about Chrysler's, I'm more specifically talking about the older Harley engines Knucklehead through Shovelhead (including the Ironhead Sportster). I build Harley engines and one thing I'm always trying to get across to people who find out that those older engine's are actually Hemi's is that trying to build one that'll keep up with an Evolution or later engine is a waste of time and money, you'll NEVER get one to run like a canted valve engine that has flat top pistons with closed combustion chambers, which is essentially a Hemi with flat top pistons and closed chambers that create a squish band and a quench area, which is exactly what Chrysler has done with this latest generation of Hemi engines that's been around the past 18 years or so. When Chrysler announced that they were going to release a new generation of Hemi engines back then a friend of mine who's into cars came running into my bike shop all excited telling me about it, I immediately told him "There's no way it's going to be a true Hemi with pistons that have massive domes on the top like the 426 did, I can guarantee you that it'll have flat top pistons and closed chambers", he asked "Why wouldn't it have domed pistons and a true Hemi chamber in the head?" to which I immediately replied "They'll never get one to pass modern emissions standards", then he ask "Well why will they call it a Hemi?" and I explained "Because Chrysler has a trademark on the word Hemi when it's applied to engines, they can do whatever they want and call it a Hemi, they could make a Flathead engine and call it a Hemi if they wanted to". What people don't get is that where a Hemi engine really shines through and can't be beat as far as a 2 valve overhead valve design is when it's boosted like the massive Pratt&Whitney R2800 radial aircraft engines from WW2, like a modern Hemi powered rail dragster they have flat top pistons in them but still have the open dished out chamber, this gives you a very large volume at TDC of the compression stroke that can be packed full due to the high boost levels from supercharging. Where Chrysler really got onto Hemi engines was during WW2 when they were building aircraft engines under contract, that's why not long after the war they started releasing Hemi engines, Harley actually beat them on that one by 20 years or so and I'm thoroughly convinced the aircraft industry is where Harley got it from, if you look at a cylinder from a Knucklehead Harley engine (released in 1936) and then look at a cylinder from a Pratt&Whitney or Wright aircraft engine you'll see there isn't too much of a difference, except being normally aspirated the Harley engine like a Chrysler has to have that large dome on top of the piston to get enough compression to make it worthwhile, while the aircraft engines run flat top pistons because they run massive amounts of boost, they can actually run so much boost that they need a water/methanol injection system to keep the engine from shredding itself from detonation (engine knock). That's where the conundrum is with normally aspirated Hemi engines, if you want more compression then you need to have a taller dome on top of the piston which sticks further up inside the combustion chamber and blocks the flame front even more, and worse yet the more that dome sticks up into the combustion chamber the more prone it is to suffering from detonation causing you to pull timing out of the spark advance and then your starting to cancel out some of the added power from having more compression. Like I tell the guy's with older Harley's, no matter what you do someone with a later engine with closed chambers can have less work and money in their engine and they'll beat you every time, just do a dependable engine build that can run on pump gas and enjoy it for what it is, but if you want to go racing whether it's on a track or the street forget it, either get that out of your mind or by a later model Harley.

[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

Nice, someone that knows what they're talking about on youtube, that's a rare occurrence. You're spot on with radials, that's my specialty. Coffee can pistons, 1800-2200RPM operating range, and tons of boost are a great match for flat tops and domed chambers that were never meant for high static compression from N/A applications. Radials use 120/140 octane fuels by necessity if you want to hit the rated manifold pressure, but some can use lower octane with a lowered manifold pressure redline. Smaller radials like the R985 and R1340 can actually get by with 80 octane (and I've logged thousands of hours with them on auto gas and MMO), but that's because their superchargers don't develop the same manifold pressure as the bigger R1830's and R2800's. P&W made radials with hemi heads since the introduction of the R1340 in 1925, but they were actually used in some automotive engines all the way back before the dawn of aviation. The first hemi engine was made in 1901, and while it made more power than similar models, the inventor didn't think to add valve covers and the engine would sling oil everywhere....which is kind of hilarious to think of given the fact that it was meant for a small boat that had no hood to cover the engine. It's also amusing to me that people only associate hemi with Chrysler, as hemi engines were around in great numbers for half a century before they turned them into a trademark.

[@dukecraig2402]

@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper Exactly, and speaking of an open valve train the first couple of years of the Knucklehead (introduced in 1936) engine that Harley made didn't have the covers on top, the rockers, valve collars etc were wide open, it's hard to see because the very tops of the cylinders are jammed up pretty tight underneath the gas tanks, back in the day owners of those bikes would pack cotton balls around everything at the top in an attempt to keep the oil in and the dirt out, after the first 2 years Harley installed the top covers on them. What's really hysterical in the day and age are the non circulating oiling systems on some of their earlier engines, known as the constant loss type system some of those old engines had either a side valve for the intake or I think some had some type of red valve but the exhaust valve was an exposed overhead design, the rocker just sits there exposed perched on top of the cylinder, the gas tank was actually a gas/oil tank, on it was a little pump just like the kind on the old Coleman lanterns and camping stoves, when you were traveling along on one of those bikes and the exhaust rocker would get a little noisier than usual you give it a couple of pumps that'd squint oil on that exposed exhaust rocker and quiet it down. Being constant loss systems you had to fill the oil tank something like once for every 2 fill up's of the gas tank, could you imagine how the EPA would lose their minds over something like that in this day and age? They'd all have heart attacks. What's the 1901 Hemi boat engine you were referencing? The earliest Hemi 2 canted valve engine I could find from tracing the history of the Hemi is one that was designed by a guy at Berkeley California in 1910, it's been a while back that I read about it but he had something to do with the railroad industry, if I remember correctly it was for a self propelled rail car or something like that, I think I remember it was either him or a guy that worked with him on it eventually worked for Cord and had something to do with designing the engine for the J model Duesenberg but my memory's a little fuzzy on that one because it's been a while since I read about it.

[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

@@dukecraig2402 Yep, until the early 20's aircraft could only fly so long before they had to replace either the grease or oil on the rockers, each cover had a grease zerk or oil nipples and they needed to be lubricated every so many hours. The longer lasting option was grease, but oil was cheaper and more plentiful so that's what most pilots used. It was also one of the biggest hindrances on early aviation distance and endurance records, because the aircraft could haul the fuel necessary but there was no way to keep those rockers and valve stems lubed up. In those days, some of the longest lasting grease was actually made from bear tallow, and pilots swore by it for their record breaking attempts. Things sure have changed since those days. The one I found was made by Truscott Launch and Engine Company, thought to be the world's first example of a hemispherical combustion chamber. That may not be accurate, but I've heard it referenced as the first from a number of sources and I have no way to dispute it.

[@davelowets]

Absolutely! The flatter the piston top, the better. I was able to get 13:1 compression with a flat top piston in my 505" Olds drag race engine, and it's extremely efficient. Those big domes on pistons sure interfere with the travel of the flame front, and waste efficiency. You easily tell the difference between an engine with a flatter piston, and one with a huge dome, during a dyno session by how much ignition advance is needed for best power. That tells alot. My N/A Olds makes the best power between 31 and 32 degrees of timing advance.

[@victorpalacios1017]

Seeing this magnificent engine, makes me take back to the proyect of my 08 Tahoe and see what wilkins have to help me even when my target is about 200+ hp lower. Thank you for all the detailed specs and test,

[@edwardelliott5756]

Absolutely awe inspiring sound from that truck.

[@flexjay87]

This is just precision at its finest . That crankshaft was polished like a fine Diamond !

[@adhithyasodhi3203]

You always manage to come out with the most interesting build stories. This one is really something. Thanks!

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks for the kind words! And thanks for watching!

[@willievanhoesen4455]

what, an absolutely functional piece of highly efficient art .even though the violence contained inside that masterfully crafted block, capped with those exquisite heads and the extra bits, that is how you make a vision reality. that is what the joy of a mans passion looks like in 3 dimensions.

[@stuartcookie133]

Just ordered one of these engines for my daily driven 76 Maverick that has 120 thou miles and gets 18mpg, hope I can get almost 20mpg and 130 thou miles with this set-up!! I will keep everyone posted on my progress!

[@claudiodominguez.]

You can do it !

[@theatdmechanic]

I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve seen and shared this video. I really hope to see more from Wilkins on this channel.

[@sammondaw]

Blew my mind with...frequency meter to check belt tension! Makes sense though. Enjoyed the video.

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

I love nascar style engines like this! A 7 liter NA race demon with 900 plus horses, and with OHV drivetrain too, no less! I would estimate that it can reach at least 1100 horses without restrictors in the TB and quad cam heads! Plus that sound is so iconic too!

[@robertreavley7145]

Wow!!!! I’m so tired I couldn’t keep my eyes open! But I had to watch this! I’m gonna watch it again tomorrow and give a comment worthy of this power monster! And the video! All I can say right now is the best you’ve done yet!! Awesome bud!!

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Wow, thanks a lot! It's always nice to get good feedback like this!

[@tomrose6292]

Notice my replies robert to the the ro7 chey look alikes

[@hectorherbert6585]

America has great V8 as well as other engine makers ,for me it's not what the nation stamp says but the passion and know-how that was put in any build ,there is passionate extremely competent engine builders all over this planet......

[@Butch0767]

Great commentator. He kept me engaged the whole video.

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks a lot!

[@chasstone5048]

Harmony of power..could listen to it all day..

[@robertreavley7145]

The sealed cam with its scavenger pump. Is a excellent idea! Reducing the demand for high pressure oil to it. For dedicated main bearing and piston Squirters. The cleaning of the rings to minimise the micro welding of deposits on the rings is something else! Never heard it done before! Then the harmonic belt tuner is something I use when setting belt tension on heavy duty drive belts. To aid longevity. The oil pump set up with ports, void of silicone with the vacuuming of the divided sump shows a high degree of tied and tested thought. The lifters and spring set up shoes a valve train dedicated to high revving longevity. Love the way he sets up the valve springs to maximise spring crush threshold. To reduce the harmonics!! This alone will work great in the high RPM range! Just brilliant precise applied ingenuity!! In all this engine is a marvel of the little attention to details. All brought together in a ingenious way! To add up to a masterpiece of high revving reliable long running power! I’ve watched this now 3 times! to take in all the brilliant designing and engineering ideas! Just nothing like it have I seen before! A true thoroughbred! And a marvellous masterpiece of hi tech engineering!!

[@samodom2165]

Awesome Awesome Awesome! Unreal what can be done with an engine today. Thank you for sharing this with us. It gave me a few new ideas to try next time I rebuild an engine.

[@davelowets]

Like what?

[@andrefouche1958]

Pure pure gooseflesh, even top of my head.

[@shane41225]

I have a ry45 in my late model, heck of a engine

[@The_Drive_Inside]

How much was it?

[@302project]

@@The_Drive_Inside I'll say it's probably between $40k to $60k easily

[@shane41225]

@@The_Drive_Inside you can find a dang good used ry45 that has maybe 200 laps on em from big dirt late model teams for about $25k to $30k just depends.

[@allxdup1909]

I think I just came, & yet I have always been a GM lover. This is beyond brands though, it's art in excellence. Every aspect a home brand engine is week in, is a point of strength here. Talk about job satisfaction... these guys must think they are in heaven.

[@RevengeAvenger]

"I'm just going to shut up and let you listen" that's how you get me to subscribe. Thank you for the great content.

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks!

[@jayceecombs6887]

An INCREDIBLE ENGINE!!! Watched this several times! Really Appreciated it! Thank you, J

[@lindseychaney3987]

Nice piece,engineering work of art!!!

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

Yeah, very few people get the chance to see, let alone touch these purpose built race engines. Thanks for showing it to us.

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Hey thanks! And thanks for watching

[@fadedsoul23]

to me, this sounds like the scream of a Ferrari but the deepness of American v8s, and I love it, very interesting engine

[@KevinJames-yg9eu]

Ferrari V8s all have flat-plane crankshafts. A standard American V8 with a cross-plane crankshaft isn't going to sound like a Ferrari. This engine sounds like any other V8 with a cross-plane crankshaft capable of running 8500rpm. The new Corvette Z06 will sound like Ferrari....

[@californiadreaming9216]

@@KevinJames-yg9eu JR C did not say this engine sounded like a Ferrari engine, he commented that it had a combined sound. Accurate.

[@Firion13]

Um definitely not as crisp as a Ferrari. That's the difference between a flat plane crank and a cross plane crank. On a 90 degree v8 a flat plane crank has perfectly even firing order. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoC0d36dq6Zsd7c

[@calvinevans8305]

How much? More than you can afford pal, Ferrari! Smoke em!

[@donniebaker5984]

@@KevinJames-yg9eu ford voodoo V8 has a flat plane crank and with a fathousefab.com tune will make over 1400HP

[@dougpoulton5544]

They've got the weight and balance knats assed to the suspension and horsepower. It's like poetry watching those trucks get air and smoothly setting down to make contact. Incredible engineering.

[@michaelgiglio1571]

Aorsome. Yes very much like a cleveland but perfected. Ford V8,s are just so right.

[@davidlawson9329]

Pure excitement and awe seeing the innovations and detail to even the smallest detail and then the scream of this engine flexing it's Torque and Horsepower,,, music to my ears. Thank you I thoroughly enjoyed your filming of this build.

[@rickeydriskill1096]

I like it. I like a lot of those features that engine has. Like the sealed off cam and how the water runs under the intake

[@steveshoemaker6347]

American push rod Horse Power = Awesome....Thank very much....!

[@manitoublack]

A wonderful expose on an amazing piece of hardware :) Though I 'm not surprised to see all that American grunt controlled with an Aussie ECU. The MoTeC systems electronics really are the best.

[@zethloveless7238]

they are both good in their own ways. If you plan to do anything yourself or be tuned by anyone else and not be locked behind tons software then I’d go haltech. It makes more sense to go haltech for 99% of all builders I would say 🤷‍♂️

[@delfenocontreras2582]

Yes this guy really got there act togerther ..this motor has the power n performance that a true engine . thank u gentleman for a great class ..n your will get 100 % on my vote..thank u all n this was excite to see n hear it run n keep up with the top dog..great job u all deserve it thank u

[@jessemurray1757]

very cool bud, keep them coming. Great work!!!

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks!

[@Will-W]

1st let me say this is an awesome, informative, and entertaining video. 2nd did anyone else notice that belt hop at 28:32 and hop right back?

[@marctreglown2503]

Way above my pay grade. Amazing!

[@NilsJakobson]

That V8 scream is epic! Beautiful.

[@villiersman951]

a work of art

[@JHC4949]

Music to my Ears!!! As an old Gearhead from the Sixties, Awesomeness

[@wesco123]

Excellent! Masterpiece level work🏁✔

[@drcolster]

Thanks HorsePower Monster, for bringing us these Top Rare Engine Builds, the RO7 engine was great as well.. Keep them Coming..

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks! Will do and thanks for watching!

[@RestorationObsession]

Kickass build!!! Those are some sweet engines

[@theariesexperiment4642]

That oil pan is the most beautiful piece I've ever seen in my entire life. Jeez Leweeez!!😍🇺🇸💪

[@peterb121]

Awesome, i love the way he uses the torque wrench, the proper way . I would love this engine in a Australian Ford capri wth a 6spd sequential gearbox. Well done boys ☺👌😷

[@mattbourgoyne3479]

I really wish I had this guys talent , he is gifted when it comes to engine building

[@Michael-rg7mx]

There's just something about 350 cubic inches going 8,000 RPM! It just sounds right. Mustard on a hotdog, ketchup on fries, ice in a Coke. Screw indy cars.

[@2010jshafer]

I got goosebumps listening to that engine. I would so put that in my 38 ford pickup.

[@williambarger8506]

Just ran across this video, I enjoyed it very much. Loved the sound of that sreamin V8! Great tech and design coverage, minus the "exact specs". lol "Speed secrets" are definitely a thing in all racing, especially with engine builders. Like /Sub!

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thanks a lot! And thanks for watching!

[@johnsimons6748]

This is no enginebuilder, this is a engine artist! This engine sings beautifully. In comparison, The Veyron made a 1000hp with a quad turbo W16 engine. This is a NA V8! Eat that VW! This is how you build high power engines.

[@Baard2000]

The W16 lasts for many more hours... Both are designed for their task..

[@davelowets]

The W-16 comes with a warranty.... This engine does not. Big difference.

[@lorddoobsworth144]

the Veyron engine is supposed to be completely effortless

[@2006gtobob]

The sound these engines make in those trucks is truly incredible. The details that go into making a "basic" pushrod engine run 8500+ RPM is also incredible. This is bleeding edge design, engineering and assembly!

[@bradgriffith4231]

NASCAR engines were turning 10,000+ before NASCAR instituted the "gear rule" & 500ci NHRA Pro Stock engines were turning over 11,000 before they were chipped at 10,500.

[@2006gtobob]

The move up to 10,000+ means engines that are "perfect" and their prices reflect that.

[@bobqzzi]

This is an awesome video.

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thank you!

[@zachdraper2]

You make really good videos I drive past this shop all the time and had no idea what they had going on thank you

[@howabouthetruth2157]

What an engineering marvel.

[@chrishaan5766]

Love to see such a craftsman developing so much power And the flat torque line amazing

[@tomhamilton9140]

Great to see a Ford build in this sad to say GM world. 😍

[@davelowets]

This engine has zero to do with Ford.

[@NakedDave100]

@@davelowets and a bigger Zero to do with GM pole smoker!!!

[@davelowets]

@@NakedDave100 Says no one.

[@davelowets]

@@NakedDave100 F.ucked O.ver R.ebuilt D.odge

[@tylerking27]

@@davelowets pay attention and listen from 34 seconds in to 1:30 and tell me how it has nothing to do with Ford…. 🤦‍♂️🤡