Al -“I’m not an expert on Holden V8s”, proceeds to explain in intricate detail every GM V8 made in Australia!

@billgeorgiou9929

11 ай бұрын

Well at least he covered his arse just in case he made a mistake.

@joshradelaide943

6 ай бұрын

What an absolute weapon 💪

One trick is to tell 'em stories that don't go anywhere - like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. Give me five bees for a quarter, you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah: the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...

@ReignitedAuto

4 жыл бұрын

polishdiapersale most obscure simpsons reference I’ve seen in awhile, kudos to you sir!

@truthseeker8483

4 жыл бұрын

Those were the days...not like Gen X Hamsters sipping Lattes.......

@802Garage

4 жыл бұрын

@@ReignitedAuto I knew this sounded familiar.

@DaveyGa

4 жыл бұрын

Now my story begins in Nineteen-dickety-two. We had to say "dickety" because the Kaiser had stolen the wold "twenty". I chased that rascal to get it back, but gave up after dickety-six miles.

@booplesschpooples6027

4 жыл бұрын

As an American I’ve no idea what’s being said but I’m laughing and enjoying all the fun slang/words while clapping!

So good to watch, my boyfriend has a 5L VS and I want to help him do a full engine rebuild to thank him for all the amazing things he does, and this has really helped. :)

Slick with the 8 ball this time! I enjoy its random appearances!

@BrickNewton

4 жыл бұрын

To early, I never watch past the discovery of the ball

@noeleenbatchelor3736

4 жыл бұрын

3:32 looks like a can a xxxx gold in the motor too, xxxx gold and a 8 ball you can’t go wrong haha.

@blakepaulger3042

4 жыл бұрын

@@noeleenbatchelor3736 nah mate good ole lemon squash

@sfvirgo

4 жыл бұрын

I was like wtf is that🤔🤔

The bag labeled "bolts" had me rolling

@truthseeker8483

4 жыл бұрын

Descriptive!

@Laz_Arus

4 жыл бұрын

It's a good job Al labelled the ziplock bag, otherwise he'd be scratching his head for hours during reassembly wondering what they were. S'pose he could always google it 💭

@HoweDoYouDo1999

4 жыл бұрын

He forgot his nuts too never forget the nuts 😂

"Onions on our belts". love the Simpson's reference.

@bobtawiligar

4 жыл бұрын

Did you see the Simpsons flag in the background of the whole episode.

@yourhandleshouldbe

4 жыл бұрын

It was the style at the time. You could only get yellow onions! Because of the war.

Forced induction is an irrelevant question, Al is not known as "naturally aspirated yoda"

@HotForgeChaos

4 жыл бұрын

Turbskies tend to go well with a Holden 5 litre too, 14 psi is not uncommon for these things to happily handle

@mazcatii

4 жыл бұрын

@@HotForgeChaos absolutely right mate, I was sarcastically eluding to the fact that "turbo yoda" is not an n/a kinda guy.....

@Filip_Phreriks

4 жыл бұрын

He engraved a turbo on the connectong rod...

@theskidfactory

4 жыл бұрын

Forced induction is awesome but it's also great to check out the Naturally Aspirated side of life too and see how it goes.

@mazcatii

4 жыл бұрын

@@theskidfactory too much lemon squash tonight mate 🤔🤔😉🍻

Who dropped their guts at 19:23 before the transition lol

@n0madIPX

4 жыл бұрын

It's the little things that make ya smile....

@zacgiles5413

4 жыл бұрын

I come into the comments just to see this comment 😂

@KosovarMods

4 жыл бұрын

a really moist one hahah !

@alternatr

4 жыл бұрын

HAHA

@BubbaGTi

4 жыл бұрын

Not just me so 😂😂😂

Feel like i just got schooled for 28 mins! What an Ep, so good mate!

@shaunpitcher2779

4 жыл бұрын

Same. Epic learning. Thanks Al!

@theskidfactory

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know it all but I am happy to chat about what I do know. Thanks for watching.

One of the best sounding V8s ever sold here.

Cracked open a VB tallie and put my mullet wig on for this one 🤟🏼

@rooster8039

4 жыл бұрын

I all so cracked open a VB tallie and I didn't put a mullet wig on tho...🍻👍😎...Why...Because I've got a mullet...😂👌...

@craigdavies69

4 жыл бұрын

My old man calls tallies King Browns lol

@rooster8039

4 жыл бұрын

I call them VB long necks...👍🍻...Cheers Bra...

@Smokey7186

4 жыл бұрын

Victorian Breakfast

@simonainscough619

2 жыл бұрын

busted your a ford owner us gm boys can grow our own

Was 5044, went to 4987cc. This is the modern equivalent of ancient story telling. Passing down the ancient knowledge to the younger generations. Had one of these, XX3 (195kw). Wasn't massively strong, but was very smooth and with a manual was reasonably efficient. Good cruiser. The problem with a power number alone is that it doesn't always account for drivability. Power, Torque, rev numbers each is achieved at and the vehicle and driveline used are all contributors.

*sees Al leaning over a V8 Me: Aww yeah, bring on the twin turbo! Al: Nothin's off the table :>

@HoweDoYouDo1999

4 жыл бұрын

Darthane hahahahaha nothing was ever on the table unless he’s tryna cram air onto that too😂

I'm going to say that is the best episode you have ever done! The first fifteen minutes, pure history, and Al shining more and more with passion. I really enjoy hearing about all the odd quirks, silly decisions and fascinating past that makes a engine what it is today, or what it was then. Thanks so much for producing content that makes me proud to be an Australian. Great spit too Al.

A 304, an 8 ball, and a Simpsons reference. Spoiling us today Al.

@Riley180sx

4 жыл бұрын

Playwme Surname and a xxxx

@HoweDoYouDo1999

4 жыл бұрын

I mean he’s spoiling everyone with this project of his it’s like mind games with this shit haha I think he’s tryna throw me off from the main focus of this 😂

Love this engine archaeology Al. You are a wealth of knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

@robmatthewswoodturning4988

4 жыл бұрын

Al: talks for 25 minutes unscripted about the history and geneology of Holden V8s Also Al: But i don't know much about them, just a vague interest. LOL!

@pirkkaruuska5766

4 жыл бұрын

@@robmatthewswoodturning4988 And manages to be seriously funny. Just the best channel ever.

@Nebbia_affaraccimiei

4 жыл бұрын

I'm amazed of how much knowledge and experience he has, until today I thought he basically messed around with japanese stuff, turns out he knows a shit ton of stuff regarding EVERYTHING.

Yeah we got Holden V8s down here in Tassie ... and yes they usually end up in the bushes ! Straight 6's seem to be the thing ....... they still end up in bushes.

@wobblysauce

4 жыл бұрын

But the difference was how far did the car get wrapped around the tree.

Watching them take the bearings out makes me want to cry. This engine with supposedly 190k looks brand new compared to mine with around 120k. My bearings were so worn that the copper was showing on nearly every crank/piston bearing. I don't even want to think about what the cam will look like when I take the top end apart. SERVICE YOUR ENGINES PEOPLE!!!

Best sounding engine ever put in a car. So happy with this already.

@agga3955

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a shame all those noise is heard screaming up the street but the cars generally don’t go anywhere fast. Great sound with zero actual go. I’ve owned them too

@justintoeverything

4 жыл бұрын

@@agga3955 yeh, designed for maximum time for hearing them drive by

@wce05308

4 жыл бұрын

@@agga3955 who cares there's always something faster. Not many engines are as reliable though.

@larndelaney7848

4 жыл бұрын

@@agga3955 uve owned clapped out shit boxes then.mine goes quite nice thank you very much

@hayden6056

3 жыл бұрын

90% of them make a lot of noise and go nowhere. The rest have some decent money sunk in them 😂

Interesting history of this motor and dear Peter Brock's input to a 304 motor. Nice one.

Al's commentary is informative and entertaining. As an american, I find the Australian mannerisms very entertaining

There's something so satisfying about hearing bolts crack loose. Cant wait to see what this goes in.

You can just see the hope on Al's face, waiting for Woody to ask if he wore brown or red onions on his belt... but alas, nothin'.

"And if i didn't say in inches, no one would know what I was talking about." I wish you knew how much I love you lol

Loving the eight ball surprises. Alan's knowledge on engines is outstanding. I learn something every time I watch these videos.

Holden engine archaeology class, love it! I was always a crossflow boy, but this is still riveting

Could listen to Al talk about engines and just stuff for hours

Methinks the "8 ball " 🎱 is looking for "10 mm" sockets!. We need a 10 mm socket emoji ? Looking forward to much Aussie V 8 Ness. Thanks for sharing.

Really enjoyed learning the 304 history 👍.

You're onto it with the splayed 4 bolt main caps Al, Steve Morris agrees with you on that and I think he knows a thing or 2 about big strength, high horsepower engine design 👌 I have a couple of VS generation 304s and an old blue 253 sitting in my shed at the moment 🤣

MCM and Skid factory number 8 & 9 on trending, well done lads 👊🏻

@heyhayhay247

4 жыл бұрын

Except only one is worthy of that. Skid Factory is the only good thing to come out of MCM. No childish sex jokes or weird tangents; just knowledge and thorough builds.

Yeah the skid factory 🏭 Aussie 5L for the win !!

@alexcorona

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Ridley the Aussie Ford 5.0L was legendary as well. Way before the coyote and after the Windsor.

@ScottSherrington

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexcorona WTF! The Windsor was used through to the AU then they went to the mod motor in the BA. When did Ford Australia design a 5.0L of their own!

@joeycowen7929

4 жыл бұрын

Ford Built the 302 (5ltr) Cleveland in Australia cast here heads redesigned here , 6 inch rods , crank 3.0 inch. Sure was based on American Cleveland but now USA wants Aussie Cleveland's cause better heads and block.

@larndelaney7848

4 жыл бұрын

@@joeycowen7929 lmao nobody in USA wants 30 year old shitty engine parts.What information have you based your comment off? Lmfao

Very informative. I learnt a lot. I have always had Holden V8's. I even had a blueprinted VK 5 liter which ran like a Swiss watch. My favourite.

@johnkraft7461

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree on that one ! I had a mate in the 80's who had a VK with a fully balanced 304 - @ 60 km/h in first gear it was like a sewing-machine - SO SMOOTH !!!

Enjoying the larger displacement builds- more skids- more fun. Leave those tiny car to Marty.

@ianharrd

4 жыл бұрын

michael tristan nice yeah I loved the VL turbo project then unsubscribed because I’m not interested in any of the projects after that .. now the 304 project Yes Please and I’m a subscriber again 👌. ... hope they slap a come stroker crank In her !! Standard 304’s boring! I speak from experience! As I have a VL Calais 5.0 with the roller cam engine stroked to 355 🇦🇺

@michaeltristan

4 жыл бұрын

@@ianharrd mad skids!

Hell yes boys! My first car was a 304 VP Wagon. Stoked on this one.

Have a vp bt1 after owning a few ls’s the 5 litre sounds so much nicer!

Yes! Finally back on a motor I know, stoked to see some GM stuff from you guys

What a complete fountain of knowledge you are Al...bloody amazing

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@JAlfredoMoralesV

4 жыл бұрын

The Skid Factory love from mexico 🇲🇽❤️🇲🇽❤️🇲🇽

@adamnorth8412

4 жыл бұрын

From what i can see they look like aftermarket pistons has i have almost the same but in a flat top. ACL are quite a good budget piston

@mclarenjohnf1

4 жыл бұрын

Subbed from the go

@harleywalls6356

4 жыл бұрын

hey throw that engine in my ute lol

i have waited so long for an in depth video on this engine what a great engine builder an person awsum work guys kep it up

Thank you so much for this I love the Holden V8, my favourite engine. Driven 304’s as daily’s for many years and have a n/a 355 in the build for my VN Calais.

So good to see old school and all the good info. Can't wait to see the turbo on this.

wow guys... stepping up your audio game wit this video - great continuity and general awesomeness!

Holy shit Al, the knowledge you have is absolutely second to none. Crazy background and passion on everything on the skid factory

Hey lads love the show killa as legends wat dreams are made of

This was the perfect love letter to the Holden V8. To my mind, you showed the engine and what it represented just as much love as it deserved - and not an ounce more 😂

Love the history lessons, you're real good at explaining things

Like this post for Al and Woody to build a 355 stroker outta this!

Love the commentary Turbo Yoda! Very knowledgeable and just pleasant to listen too

Always love the history lessons included in a teardown

I bought a VN ex police car when I was 19, so that woulda been 1991 or so. 5 speed, 304. everyone told me i was crazy to buy an ex cop car but that engine never let me down, apart from when people tried to steal it (3 times). I had it for 7 years, paid $12,000 for it at govt auction and sold it for $7,000 i think. it had something like 210,000 km on it when i sold it but it didn't use oil. The car itself was falling apart around the engine cuz i never had enough money to fix things but the engine was always strong. like Al says, didn't blow your head off with power but it was torquey, great fun pushing it through the gears. Except when it was wet, then i'd get beaten at the lights by 200Bs and Geminis and stuff because I couldn't get any traction. Only traction control back then was your right foot... like someone else said here it sounded great, mine had stainless headers which i'm not sure were standard or a cop thing but anyway it was a sweet note. great car.

Something soothing about an engine rebuild

Another awesome video - thanks guys! Loved the history lesson with the 304 too.

Love it when Al gives the detailed history and knowledge. Cool to learn over here in the states. Now put two hair dryers on it.

Awesome work @skidfactory this brought back a lot of great memories pulling all nighters helping rebuild a mates 308 which ended up in my hands after he decided to sell his car. I eventually decided to stick this injection head and manifold combo on my VB commodore as they fitted that HQ red block, i still remember the engine number, it was a great little combo that I still miss today

Can't wait to hear it run

A truck load of technical info, thanks for everything you do :)

Very educational thanks for the info I didn't know anything about those engines as an American . Please keep up the great work

Story time with Al.. loved every minute of it 👌🏻

Excellent info with the story of these engines, one of my favourite V8's

This is so cool! Would Love to see more engine teardowns/ Australian motoring history lessons.

YESS I AM WATCHING EVERY EPISODE AS ITS RELEASED I LOVE THESE ENGINES SO MUCH

BRILLIANT!!! I'm about to build a 304, first ever attempt at building an engine! A box of lemon squash comin to ya after i finish 💪😎

love how the 🎱 keeps making an appearance!

And the best history lesson I’ve had in 40 years.

6:06 Those rockers and aluminum pivot bridges look like USA Oldsmobile V8. On cars with infrequent oil changes, the center pair on the PCV valve side would wear causing a valve tap. The fix is to replace the rockers and pivots, a backyard fix is to look at the pivot, measure the amount of wear then file that amount off the bottom of the pivot.

@JosephCowen-ru7up

3 ай бұрын

The Holden V8 in 1967 , Holden Australia went to Detroit and was allowed to tour all the GM engine factories, they chose Oldsmobile valve angles, port layout, cooling system, and Oldsmobile valve 8 degree valve angles, along with Olds starter location , I built a 403 Olds in Australia and needed parts , the Olds flywheel fits the Aussie 308 , so does starter. , bell housing is also Olds , and a Holden intake fits small block Olds ! So I guess we copied the Olds a bit , except our 308 has chev crank locations !

You're the man, Turbo Yoda.

This bloke is a legend. Pissed myself at the squashed can and 8 ball. 🤙

😂😂😂😂😂😂 The can and the 8 ball :D Amazing the engine ever ran at all. Ahhhh I found that too funny.

Excellent, this is what I've been waiting for.

Thanks guys, Looking forward to this one

Al's virtually encyclopaedic with his knowledge. Could listen to the man explain engines on repeat.

Wish I could like multiple times. Also love the additional video at the end of your episodes. Keep up the great work. Also I’m a mechanic 25k north of Brissy. I dont get to do the kinds of things you guys are doing. Makes watching your videos very interesting and informative thank you guys

Currently working on my VR statesman and you sir are a god send

back in the day the thing to do with these was offset grind the crank,add 350 chev rods or 265 rods and 350 or 327 pistons and make them a 331 cube stroker

@5lcalais1

4 жыл бұрын

yep poor mans stroker :D lots of weird things used to be done to em lol I've heard of people putting 253 cranks in 308's to destroke em to around 277 and they rev to the moon hahaha or even 253 heads as well to bump up compression too lol all poor mans tricks

@STREETCARCULTURE

4 жыл бұрын

I had a 333 stroker in my vc. Was a weapon! And sounded tough.

@5lcalais1

4 жыл бұрын

@@STREETCARCULTURE nice. I had vb sle with 333 with a t400 and vlt diff went 👌

@STREETCARCULTURE

4 жыл бұрын

The 333 strokers are a fun setup!

@lb8130

4 жыл бұрын

@@5lcalais1 253 crank has same stroke as 308 crank, they re about 10% lighter though so that could make it feel like it's more rev happy.

Good on ya mate for all ur information and experience

I'm glad you mentioned the main bearing side clearances, everyone else seems to overlook it. My vertical clearances check out, but the sides of the bearings are 3 thousandths more narrow, which is smaller than the crank! I hope it seats better when I put the crank in, otherwise I guess I need to swap bearings until they check out.

Awesome video keen on watching how this build goes

Excellent video lads keep up the good work

Thanks for the 304 history lesson!

Aww HELL yea - an old school[based] pushrod V8!!! Gettin' that modern Haltech treatment! I'm looking forward to this!

This video is more Australian than a Maccas run in a VH Commodore with Acca Dacca on the radio and a pack of durries tucked up ya sleeve.

i knew nothing about Holden 304's before this. Thanks!

@jasonschultz66

4 жыл бұрын

Jared Farney aaaand if you believe this guys dribble you still won’t sir😉

Cool episode lads. Look forward to the next one. Just had to pull the 304 from my vt to fix an oil leak after nambour sprints the other week. Keep up the good work

@heathdouglas6959

4 жыл бұрын

@Puppet lover yeah wow. That certainly was a sad day

One of the best channels on KZread

Finally a good sounding v8 on the channel

Love hearing Australians talk about programming ecus they make the best ecus and programmers

@jaydunbar7538

4 жыл бұрын

By what metric do you judge such a topic?

@damianlindsey6177

4 жыл бұрын

Right. Like how Haltech does very well on a 2000hp rb26 but doesn't really like running a 4500hp methanol hemi. Two of the "Street Outlaw" guys run Haltech and do alright.

Going old school! Love it!

The venerable Holden V8! I actually miss mine after watching this.

Love the content boys 👍🏼 keep up the awesome work.

I love it Al. A see thru plastic bag of bolts... Then labelling it "bolts" now you won't have to open it an look inside to know what it is! Classic.

Thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge about this engine Al. I own a 94VR CLUBSPORT 5Ltr my pride and joy for 5year's now and planning to keep it for ever, it sounds awesome and man she's pretty quick. Great video Al, it inspiring me how to look after my baby lol. Cheers bro. From Aotearoa NZ

Very cool as always, had a VR with 304 , first engine didnt get real tired til it had over 500000 ks on it. Good old things!

At 25 minutes into a 28 minute video he says he doesn't know much about these engines... having just nonchalantly demonstrated a jaw dropping encyclopedic knowledge of them..!!

Great video. Always informative.

Unreal video guys..best I’ve seen well done

Its good to see u build more v8s on this chennel

Thanks Al that was very educational

Good work. I had a 308 333 stroker with vn heads and the banana manifold. Was a torque weapon.

one of my favourite sounding engines