This is sick, Rob. You've got the team to do it... if there was a reason for me to come to SEMA this year, seeing this would be it. Keep the pedal down and the heat up!
Two incredible creators cheering each other on is one of the coolest dynamics of the post-tv entertainment world. Love both you guys and hope all the shop-space madness is coming to a positive resolution for you guys at SW!
@@thechadwick22 Rob Dam ist der beste Wankel-Sherlock Holmes seit Dr. Felix Watson van der Wankel den zweiachsigen Innenrotor-Wankel als erste Stufe einer Register-6-Takt-Version vernachlässigt hat.
When he starts talking about exhaust temperature/energy, it makes me proud to watch his channel because he's right. I upgrade turbines for power plants and exhaust temperature is a very important factor in our power calcs.
When he mentioned Rotaries run hotter than piston engines I instantly was thinking about Diesels running even cooler, and use significantly smaller turbine wheels.
Yeah found all this stuff out the hard way building an RB30 ..I ended up with 6boost for my manifold for the superior heat management..alot of the turbos needs are met with the right manifold...heat spools turbos fast😊
I'm not a mechanic, but I do electrical on machines. At 26:20 I would personally do 1 fuse per side, per fuel and intion. So 3 fuses for Ignition and 3 for fuel injection. This makes you able to quickly find where the problem is, while always having at least 2/3 of the engine running, if a component shorts and blows a fuse. You could do just 1 fuse per rotor line, but that would increase cable size.
I know completely nothing, but wouldn’t the downside to that be that 2/3rds of the engine would still be running? Of course the serviceability on the machines you do your work on the more the better, and makes future technicians jobs easier I’d hope, but the dahm team may not need that for an engine. More isn’t always better in every case, and if it doesn’t have to be complex why make it complex.
@michaelh.1262 I've never heard of that being an issue. Some engines do that to be more fuel efficient: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_displacement It would be a problem, if the engine stops, if you are going uphill with the next car driving close to you. I can't think of a scenario where it will be bad to have an engine running, that you can shut off, if you want to.
It's always best to have systems be separate. So one piece having an issue doesn't kill everything else. It may be annoying that cars have 50+ fuses but it's for a reason. I would rather have the separate fuse for each line. 6 in total as one for each fuel and ignition. Just because it is such a massive system. Plus a separate fuse for the computer and more for the other pieces. He might want a large fuse block to make it easier to keep tidy.
I remember watching my uncle watch your videos years ago when I was in high school. I've been subscribed for years since and have been genuinely enjoying your content since way back. Where's the Lincoln Continental?! It's these kind of information in videos that really show how much you're dedicated.
@@RobDahm That would be a great service to that car plus an insane chance for a collab. Its engine bay is certainly large enough to fit just about any of those wide modern overhead cam engines ;-) I miss the old Fergie humps in the trunk that those Continentals had. I used to call my Lincoln Mark 8 Fergie
@@invisiblegames6253 I am not sure anything is big enough for the 12 rotor with all three turbos and the lower mounted dry sump. I guess it needs to go back into a boat?
Dude pulling an Indy car and humping a completely custom 4 rotor rx7 off the ramps and outside next to a diablo is fucking insane. Can't imagine waking up and remembering I own these things lmao
One thing I’ve noticed about rob and the crew is they are ALWAYS there past dark. Idk how Rob gets his guys to be so dedicated to the cause but that just goes to show how great the team behind the camera is! Specifically Joel.
I recall Rob talking about this in a past video, I think he said that he likes to wake up late and start working in the evening/night so maybe it's just their schedule?
I'd say his day starts at 11 or 1, being your own boss and working on your own projects is different then your typical garage because their is no outside jobs to do, no customers to please, just work on what he wants, when he wants, he does videos weeks often in advance, plugs his sponsors, sells some merch and slowly but surely each project grows and grows. The crew does work crazy hours and overtime to get things done for events and track days. Rob eventually will expand his crew and get more work done faster. I'd love to discuss business ideas with Rob and design ideas.
HOLY SHIT I HAVENT WATCHED THIS CAHNNEL FOR ABOUT 5-6 YEARS AND I JUST CAME ACROSS THIS VID AND CANT BELIEVE MY EYES. You've come so far and were always a big inspiration to me and glad to see you're still doing insanely crazy shit!
I started watching your videos when i was on highschool, ans loved everything you did back then. I chosed to be a programmer, but thanks in big part to your videos, i finally realized my real passion is this. I changed career 3 years ago to mechanical engineering, and to be honest, I cant wait to start working with this. Thank you so much, you made me realize what really made ne passionate
It's a shame how Rob is configuring these turbos, meaning, this package won't fit in absolute 💩 😅 The base 12 rotor and mounts are sized as a BBC (Big Block Chevy, the OG meaning you sick bastards) , so you could literally stuff/slide/insert it into anything a BBC would fit into, from an OBS GMC/Chevy truck, to a 65 Chevelle, to an Iroc-Z Camaro, to even a Miata if you really wanted to (the truck would be best due to the weight of the thing though)...so if he just figured out what he was putting it in _first_ , he could then place the turbos _wherever_ , say a standard cab short bed 93-94 GMC Sierra GT/90-93 Chevy 454SS , place the "78B" 12 Rotor into the bay, and then build the exhaust back to the bed where you could house all the turbos offsetting some of the weight, then pipe the cold sides back to the engine bay.... that would be best IMO... and I'm going to copy my comment and use it as a main as well, maybe he'll see it and do so....he can use my 97 RCSB GMC Sierra K1500, it's obviously 4wd, with a 6" lift and 35x12.5" Patagonias on it, but a 4wd burnout by means of a triple turbo 78B would be sick AF 😅
I love when I think about a YT project, then I get a video about it the next day😂 Last night I was thinking about the 12 rotor so I checked the channel but there were no updates. Then I get home from work and this is in my recommended
This is what made subscribe to the channel, when I first saw that 12 rotor way back when I thought no way and still here enjoying the channel and this brilliant team. 👍🇦🇺
You know, Rob, a V8 is named as such because of the angle of the cylinders and the Bugatti W16 was called W cause it was 2 V8's crammed together. Which make this, the world's firs and only Y12 engine. That's pretty cool.
Equivalent length can be reached by adjusting size or restrictions to balance flows. This works for fluid it’s just a mathematical equation friction loss for water and CFM for air can be balanced in the same way.
With the space restraints you have. You could look into thermal protective coatings for your exhaust system. They use it in F1 cars. I believe it's a very thin ceramic coating that is surprisingly effective at keeping the heat inside the exhaust. (Correct me if I'm wrong tho)
I'm glad your back on the 12 rotor I've been waiting for the day...this might just be the craziest rotor motor ever built,monster is a understatement lol
Rob, i just wanna say i love you and your love for rotors, my friend got an rx8 with low hot compression, my first ever rebuild in my career is gonna be a lovely 13B
I honestly think the only way this engine is gonna put power down is the McMurtry style technology that sucks the car to the ground and gives you really good traction or like a crazy 6x6 truck that shreds the dirt. either way i’m beyond exited to see where this project goes!
@@mikehenderson8122 I was worried about that, surly not Isaiah though, he’s been around too long for that to crop up now. Didn’t he leave a long time ago to work on other projects and then came back?
Let me tell you something you think you needed it man I’ve been working on my car for two days straight just for one part after that one part had to bleed the coolant system. After that it didn’t overheat then the next morning it did turn out had nothing to do with the coolant system Was a loose hose from the EGR valve. There was a lot more in between that story. Just thought I’d say the short end also had two flat tires on the same side of the passenger side. Took one off just to go get it fixed brought it back put it on took the car to go get the other one fixed, still paranoid if the car is gonna overheat or not just a whole bunch of stress finally glad I get to sit down and just watch a video and think one thought at a time🎉
Idea for the engine stand: add an offshore powerboat propeller and a large sized pool (you gotta remember that this monster was conceived to be a drop-in replacement for a big block V8 boat engine). This way the demo runs will be a showstopper. 😁😁😁
Spark plug wires don't usually need a "kit", they are just a thin copper lead inside a huge insulator. The ends of the wire just screw into the middle of the insulator with self-tapping screws, so to shorten the wire, just pull back the rubber sock on one end, unscrew the end, chop the wire and re-screw it and re-fit the sock.
Man, I've been holding off on watching your videos so I don't get inspired to start working on my m50b30 turbo again because I've been working on starting a business. I'm negotiating on my first big contract this coming week and I think today is the time to start getting inspired for the build again. Pretty soon I'll be looking for an e46 ci to strip out and start development on for my sunny day swiss army knife car. And once I'm up and running with that project and a little more secure in the business, I'll be watching for a z3 and an m70b50 as well as an xi setup for AWD for the z3 time attack car that I want to build as well as a ford 300 5.0L to build out with twin turbos for my 04 f150. I hope I get to meet you someday man, you really have been an inspiring force in my life.
That motor is enormous. The only thing I could think it would fit in would be like a fiberglass dragster or something. Wait? Rob!!! Rob!!! Build a drag car!!! It’ll be so dangero….uhhh. Cool! It’ll be so cool.
If I recall correctly, the guy that brought it to Rob said it’s external shape/mounting points were based on big block Chevy, so anything that can fit a big block should theoretically fit the engine at least. All the fun stuff Rob just stuck to it in this video might be a different story. Lol
What a work of art you guys are building 😮😮much respect and appreciation and want to wish u good luck 🍀👍🏼 for the remainder of the build greets from THE NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱
The jackass bit was legendary. I caught that. I've been waiting for that engine to come back. My favorite of your videos was getting that thing running. That showed how good you really are.
🤦 Someone wasn't paying attention. The whole point was that mirror image turbos aren't available in THAT SIZE as it's literally the single biggest turbo Garrett makes. It's so big that nobody uses it in multi-turbo setups.
@randomstuffplusone7223 no sir, was qouting a line from a video game Rob has most definitely played, skyrim, its a schlong joke about how they're swords are curved, not many people had curved swords especially back in those days 😂
Comment from Rob himself a lil less than a year ago on Reddit “Pretty observant. He’s just got different priorities now and I need people focused on the bigger picture and project management. No drama. Being focused on motorsports engineering changes the requirements. The 4 rotor chassis and body needs to be planned in cad before a single tube is bent or welded. I have more basic projects like putting the megazilla into the 67 continental but I’m always pushing to grow and learn more skills. Not just rinse and repeat with what works on RUclips “ The progression Rob is making takes a high level of time and commitment, leaving very little room for anything else. Isaiah likely wants a more balanced life, which I can respect.
Hey Rob, My Brocephus, How do I Apply for a Job with you? Im a mechanic with 25+ yrs experience. I started as a child building drag cars with my family and then when I got older and my friends cars would break down I would let them know what broke and then fix it for them and that turned into a passion for Anything and Everyday Automotive!!! Im 44 now, and have been a professional mechanic since I was 24, but like I said before, I started as a child. My first memories are under the hood of a 68' chevy stepside!!! But I've been told I was under the hood of a 71' Camaro before that. Lol. Long story short, I absolutely Love ALL things Automotive and You're Def one of my fave Automotive Channels!!!
I know I’m watching history being made right in front of my eyes. It is going to thrust Rob into another level of racers and fabricators, and I was wondering if you had any plans to build an 8 rotor? That would be epic and more manageable.
Dude, thanks for your videos, always! Most people don't mind waiting for a really good video regardless of the length. I mean you could have just took it all the way to firing and that would've been awesome!
Rob, had you considered using a brilliantly analogue method for load balancing all the banks? I've seen it work well for dual banks on piston engines as well as anything else; where you take your hot side output of Bank A and the charged air feeds Bank B, and the reverse where Bank B's power charges Bank A. This crossover ensures that if Bank A makes an excess of power, the power doesn't continue only overpowering that single bank, the excess boost goes to the Bank that needs it. This system has no limitation in it's application to three Banks. (in theory). There may be a possibility to hiccup slightly if the power levels are wildly off across the three, but that should also be correctable by switching which output boosts which input. (and if this situation did arise where the bank power is wildly variable the system still limits each bank to the lowest performing of the three as a result of the lowest output stage creating the charge air for one of the other two anyway. Correct me if I'm wrong but at some point this balancing would have to be considered and controlled anyway, offloaded to things like throttle body position, boost cut/wg duty, or timing. Hopefully it works or gives you an even better idea on where to cross over each rotor bank or even individual exhaust port to which turbine and ultimately compressor to make this magic itself on autopilot. anecdotally, I think Smokey Nagata used this once when he was force to use dual ECU's on his V12 swap experiment back in the day in Japan? But i'm likely misattributing that.. best of luck man.,
So is this the engine we're finally calling the Dahminator?
Might be too close to his brother @Dahmanator aka @dwsracing 😅
Maybe the Dahminatrix
😂😂👌
thats hot
Naw bro, he runs this, he gets the name!
Dahmzilla
This is sick, Rob. You've got the team to do it... if there was a reason for me to come to SEMA this year, seeing this would be it. Keep the pedal down and the heat up!
Two incredible creators cheering each other on is one of the coolest dynamics of the post-tv entertainment world. Love both you guys and hope all the shop-space madness is coming to a positive resolution for you guys at SW!
@@thechadwick22 Rob Dam ist der beste Wankel-Sherlock Holmes seit Dr. Felix Watson van der Wankel den zweiachsigen Innenrotor-Wankel als erste Stufe einer Register-6-Takt-Version vernachlässigt hat.
Rotary powered F40? Not implying anything, just pitching an idea, lol.
Dorito the F40!!
When he starts talking about exhaust temperature/energy, it makes me proud to watch his channel because he's right. I upgrade turbines for power plants and exhaust temperature is a very important factor in our power calcs.
Made me question if it was Rob or Mr Gale Banks that we were watching 😅
I engineer in the marine exhaust side of things, this is often a missed point in proper operation of many systems.
When he mentioned Rotaries run hotter than piston engines I instantly was thinking about Diesels running even cooler, and use significantly smaller turbine wheels.
Yeah found all this stuff out the hard way building an RB30 ..I ended up with 6boost for my manifold for the superior heat management..alot of the turbos needs are met with the right manifold...heat spools turbos fast😊
@@14dh8rs6 dorito's are not comparable with even a 500+cube V8 1 rotor x3 the amount of exhaust gas per rotation. A big block has 75% less per rpm
*sees 5000hp in the title*
Must be clickbait
*sees rob made the video*
Yeah nevermind...
yeah nevermind..
than its gonna be more like 6000 - 6500 😂
@@s.zhr.7106 Not a chance lmao
@@dooby1445 it will lol
@@0mniVerse777 There is no way the engine will be able to hold that
@@crypticchris8812 why not? Hasn't rob showed us he goes beyond even his own expectations?
Can’t wait to watch this with dad, he loves your videos, I guess it reminds him of when he was younger messing around with rotary’s, thanks Rob🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Wholesome asf 🤌
I hope my kids say this when they’re older. 🥹❤️
@@2007s197 ❤️
@@DamnItCarl- I hope so too when I get older and have kids hahaha
@@Thatcressidaguy as a father that comment is brilliant.
Cherish the memories man. 💪🏻
I'm not a mechanic, but I do electrical on machines. At 26:20 I would personally do 1 fuse per side, per fuel and intion. So 3 fuses for Ignition and 3 for fuel injection. This makes you able to quickly find where the problem is, while always having at least 2/3 of the engine running, if a component shorts and blows a fuse. You could do just 1 fuse per rotor line, but that would increase cable size.
I know completely nothing, but wouldn’t the downside to that be that 2/3rds of the engine would still be running?
Of course the serviceability on the machines you do your work on the more the better, and makes future technicians jobs easier I’d hope, but the dahm team may not need that for an engine. More isn’t always better in every case, and if it doesn’t have to be complex why make it complex.
@michaelh.1262 I've never heard of that being an issue. Some engines do that to be more fuel efficient: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_displacement
It would be a problem, if the engine stops, if you are going uphill with the next car driving close to you. I can't think of a scenario where it will be bad to have an engine running, that you can shut off, if you want to.
It's always best to have systems be separate. So one piece having an issue doesn't kill everything else. It may be annoying that cars have 50+ fuses but it's for a reason. I would rather have the separate fuse for each line. 6 in total as one for each fuel and ignition. Just because it is such a massive system. Plus a separate fuse for the computer and more for the other pieces. He might want a large fuse block to make it easier to keep tidy.
I remember watching my uncle watch your videos years ago when I was in high school. I've been subscribed for years since and have been genuinely enjoying your content since way back. Where's the Lincoln Continental?! It's these kind of information in videos that really show how much you're dedicated.
Shes sitting out front. Might be working with Ford to put a modern engine in it!
@@RobDahm That would be a great service to that car plus an insane chance for a collab. Its engine bay is certainly large enough to fit just about any of those wide modern overhead cam engines ;-)
I miss the old Fergie humps in the trunk that those Continentals had. I used to call my Lincoln Mark 8 Fergie
@@RobDahm isnt that boat car big enought for the 12 rotor? but i can imagine its way bigger engine irl :D
@@invisiblegames6253 I am not sure anything is big enough for the 12 rotor with all three turbos and the lower mounted dry sump. I guess it needs to go back into a boat?
@@MayesBuilt Those engine bays are pretty huge. It held those old mel big blocks as well as the 385 family
For the record, I'd imagine plenty of us love the 3 rotor content, but HELL YEAH BIG BOYS
hahah this is so absurd i love it
Makes me smile just to say 12 rotor lol
@@floodo1p
Cletus does a turbo vs blower f-150 build off and Rob puts 3 turbos on the 12 rotor
What a good day it is 😁
How is this even a question? Turbo makes more power but more complicated. Blower just makes it feel like a bigger engine. Response is king. Sometimes.
Blower will have the response turbo is gunna have some delay so interested to see the outcome on both builds
@@SoulTouchMusic93 Response is king.......until you get your ass handed too you by a turbo car on the top end anyways lmao
And DDE starts their 1500WHP Twin turbo f12
@@SoulTouchMusic93 top fuel 15,000hp dragsters use blowers. Most turbo cars only make around 5,000hp. Blowers make 10,000 more HP
Dude pulling an Indy car and humping a completely custom 4 rotor rx7 off the ramps and outside next to a diablo is fucking insane. Can't imagine waking up and remembering I own these things lmao
One thing I’ve noticed about rob and the crew is they are ALWAYS there past dark. Idk how Rob gets his guys to be so dedicated to the cause but that just goes to show how great the team behind the camera is! Specifically Joel.
I recall Rob talking about this in a past video, I think he said that he likes to wake up late and start working in the evening/night so maybe it's just their schedule?
@@Mikawaiidesu this. a lot of friends in my generation do this
I'd say his day starts at 11 or 1, being your own boss and working on your own projects is different then your typical garage because their is no outside jobs to do, no customers to please, just work on what he wants, when he wants, he does videos weeks often in advance, plugs his sponsors, sells some merch and slowly but surely each project grows and grows. The crew does work crazy hours and overtime to get things done for events and track days. Rob eventually will expand his crew and get more work done faster. I'd love to discuss business ideas with Rob and design ideas.
your engine is going to have a nice car
More like your engine is gonna have nice engines
HOLY SHIT I HAVENT WATCHED THIS CAHNNEL FOR ABOUT 5-6 YEARS AND I JUST CAME ACROSS THIS VID AND CANT BELIEVE MY EYES. You've come so far and were always a big inspiration to me and glad to see you're still doing insanely crazy shit!
Go back a few vids. It's not even his engine
I started watching your videos when i was on highschool, ans loved everything you did back then. I chosed to be a programmer, but thanks in big part to your videos, i finally realized my real passion is this.
I changed career 3 years ago to mechanical engineering, and to be honest, I cant wait to start working with this.
Thank you so much, you made me realize what really made ne passionate
When an exhaust becomes a sculpture. A work of art.
4:27 this is why i watch Rob Dahm
You and cleetus with the 5000hp shootout lol
Omg yes
It's a shame how Rob is configuring these turbos, meaning, this package won't fit in absolute 💩 😅
The base 12 rotor and mounts are sized as a BBC (Big Block Chevy, the OG meaning you sick bastards) , so you could literally stuff/slide/insert it into anything a BBC would fit into, from an OBS GMC/Chevy truck, to a 65 Chevelle, to an Iroc-Z Camaro, to even a Miata if you really wanted to (the truck would be best due to the weight of the thing though)...so if he just figured out what he was putting it in _first_ , he could then place the turbos _wherever_ , say a standard cab short bed 93-94 GMC Sierra GT/90-93 Chevy 454SS , place the "78B" 12 Rotor into the bay, and then build the exhaust back to the bed where you could house all the turbos offsetting some of the weight, then pipe the cold sides back to the engine bay.... that would be best IMO... and I'm going to copy my comment and use it as a main as well, maybe he'll see it and do so....he can use my 97 RCSB GMC Sierra K1500, it's obviously 4wd, with a 6" lift and 35x12.5" Patagonias on it, but a 4wd burnout by means of a triple turbo 78B would be sick AF 😅
@@johnnygeorgopoulos4072he's probably putting in a boat again. That would explain the mount and the turbo placement
@@johnnygeorgopoulos4072 It's a boat motor bud
Been following the eagle build too
The whole team is busting ass? hope you have good ventilation.
24:02 that time-lapse just proves you need to fix the shop layout... 12 rotor build including 1200mile hike!🤣
To be fair they put wheels on it and could have moved it closer at any point.😂😂😂
Welding is such an impressive art form to me.
Rob (not Dahm) is Michaelangelo reincarnated with that header design and fab! :-O
WHERE IS ISAIAH
Same question I have. Why isn't he building the turbo manifold
I think he's the camera man 😆
I asked the same if hese not welding or talking bout m not watching this channel
I was wondering the same thing. Still love the videos but Isaiah is always missed when he doesn't make an appearance
Probably fired him for being "careless" about the trailer and whatever else he was bitching about that one day
I love when I think about a YT project, then I get a video about it the next day😂
Last night I was thinking about the 12 rotor so I checked the channel but there were no updates. Then I get home from work and this is in my recommended
Your brain implant seems to be working well.
Watching your welder work is A.MA.ZING!!!!
He is TRULY an artist!
This is what made subscribe to the channel, when I first saw that 12 rotor way back when I thought no way and still here enjoying the channel and this brilliant team. 👍🇦🇺
He goes on like it's his own but it someone else's 😅
You know, Rob, a V8 is named as such because of the angle of the cylinders and the Bugatti W16 was called W cause it was 2 V8's crammed together. Which make this, the world's firs and only Y12 engine.
That's pretty cool.
The w16 consists of two VR8 in a V configuration.
This 12 rotor could be called YD12, D for dorito.
Really excited you’re getting back to this! Keep it up Rob, we’re all loving it! 
15:37 the good ol safty-glasses 😂😂😂😂👍🏼
Equivalent length can be reached by adjusting size or restrictions to balance flows. This works for fluid it’s just a mathematical equation friction loss for water and CFM for air can be balanced in the same way.
for sure, but thats only going to work if you are fabricating it yourself, tube and all.
Its not about the flow, its more about the pressure waves.
I haven't been able to watch Rob for about a year due to personal things but then I come back to this .. 🎉
Stanceworks F40 + Dahm Rotary = ❤
What you guys have done, from an Engineering standpoint, is just utterly insane. Nice work and cannot wait to see this thing at SEMA
That guy is an artist with a welder.
You‘ve got some skilled fabricators in your team Rob! And the production quality of this video is top notch as well.
With the space restraints you have. You could look into thermal protective coatings for your exhaust system. They use it in F1 cars. I believe it's a very thin ceramic coating that is surprisingly effective at keeping the heat inside the exhaust. (Correct me if I'm wrong tho)
I'm glad your back on the 12 rotor I've been waiting for the day...this might just be the craziest rotor motor ever built,monster is a understatement lol
my boy isaiah on vacay?
I was wondering the same
@@thetoelesszedhe and Rob had a falling out
About time you got back on the 12 this is the reason I started watching your videos
The 12 rotor in the right chassis would make an awesome drag and drive (Sick Week, Hot Rods Drag Week) car. Can’t wait to see what it ends up doing.
Rob, i just wanna say i love you and your love for rotors, my friend got an rx8 with low hot compression, my first ever rebuild in my career is gonna be a lovely 13B
Hittin that like for the 12 rotor action.
I honestly think the only way this engine is gonna put power down is the McMurtry style technology that sucks the car to the ground and gives you really good traction or like a crazy 6x6 truck that shreds the dirt. either way i’m beyond exited to see where this project goes!
The coil packs alone have me priced out of building this 😂😂
Wow you have a great team of talented people.
That man doing the pipe work is like watching da Vinci work.
Bent turbo blade @ 30:19
He explains that they're old turbos from the 4-Rotor immediately after that montage lol
@@visionmauto you are obviously a novice when it comes to mechanics
@@streetDAOC what
@@adriandangelo3029don’t mind him he’s a lil slow 😂
This is mad scientist next level. Big respect Rob! Awesome how far you've come. No other rotary guy like you out there in the world
Exzahaust Rob is like the dark arts wizard, congering up mystical creations👍
Man this makes me so happy to be a part of how far you came along, shout out to the team also! Much Love yall!
What ever happened to Isaiah? He only seems to appear on old footage. Hope he’s just taking a break.
I was just thinking the same thing!
In some of his pikes peak video he was talking about people not taking care of his shit so maybe it's something with that
@@mikehenderson8122 I was worried about that, surly not Isaiah though, he’s been around too long for that to crop up now. Didn’t he leave a long time ago to work on other projects and then came back?
I think the guy just has a life lol and it's a lot of effort to do all this fabrication by yourself
@@seanharrison6162 yeah you are probably right, just enjoyed his humour
This is by far the most awaited show since the original debut of the 12 rotor
Where is isaiah??
That's what I came to ask
I was going to ask too
Have been wondering this. Seems like he cut way back on instagram as well an no more shop posts.
He's prolly out pooping
I think he's the camera man 😆
Let me tell you something you think you needed it man I’ve been working on my car for two days straight just for one part after that one part had to bleed the coolant system. After that it didn’t overheat then the next morning it did turn out had nothing to do with the coolant system Was a loose hose from the EGR valve. There was a lot more in between that story. Just thought I’d say the short end also had two flat tires on the same side of the passenger side. Took one off just to go get it fixed brought it back put it on took the car to go get the other one fixed, still paranoid if the car is gonna overheat or not just a whole bunch of stress finally glad I get to sit down and just watch a video and think one thought at a time🎉
28:40 did he just say manifoldussy?
I came here to say the EXACT same thing. I had to listen to it 3 times
he just slipped it in there like no one would notice
Idea for the engine stand: add an offshore powerboat propeller and a large sized pool (you gotta remember that this monster was conceived to be a drop-in replacement for a big block V8 boat engine). This way the demo runs will be a showstopper. 😁😁😁
Where is Isaiah?
I think he's the camera man 👍
Why isn't he welding are you serious hese the heart people for this channel .I think this my last time watching if these not welding
@@friskydingo5370 no way, he was the main fabricator
@@tastotan exactly
@StevenB08 i only say that because I heard his voice behind the camera. I could be wrong.
Spark plug wires don't usually need a "kit", they are just a thin copper lead inside a huge insulator. The ends of the wire just screw into the middle of the insulator with self-tapping screws, so to shorten the wire, just pull back the rubber sock on one end, unscrew the end, chop the wire and re-screw it and re-fit the sock.
We got 4 rotor backshots before GTA6, insane work
Man, I've been holding off on watching your videos so I don't get inspired to start working on my m50b30 turbo again because I've been working on starting a business. I'm negotiating on my first big contract this coming week and I think today is the time to start getting inspired for the build again. Pretty soon I'll be looking for an e46 ci to strip out and start development on for my sunny day swiss army knife car. And once I'm up and running with that project and a little more secure in the business, I'll be watching for a z3 and an m70b50 as well as an xi setup for AWD for the z3 time attack car that I want to build as well as a ford 300 5.0L to build out with twin turbos for my 04 f150.
I hope I get to meet you someday man, you really have been an inspiring force in my life.
That motor is enormous. The only thing I could think it would fit in would be like a fiberglass dragster or something. Wait? Rob!!! Rob!!! Build a drag car!!! It’ll be so dangero….uhhh. Cool! It’ll be so cool.
If I recall correctly, the guy that brought it to Rob said it’s external shape/mounting points were based on big block Chevy, so anything that can fit a big block should theoretically fit the engine at least. All the fun stuff Rob just stuck to it in this video might be a different story. Lol
@@Genesis385 I believe you are correct. I was including the turbos when I said that engine is enormous.
@@ROB-o-saur in that case, you’re quite far beyond simply “correct” 😂
Think boats...
What a work of art you guys are building 😮😮much respect and appreciation and want to wish u good luck 🍀👍🏼 for the remainder of the build greets from THE NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱
wait, your Diablo is AWD? thats wild, i just always assumed rear engine rear wheel drive
Yes some Lamborghinis are AWD. Pretty sweet 👌
The jackass bit was legendary. I caught that. I've been waiting for that engine to come back. My favorite of your videos was getting that thing running. That showed how good you really are.
Your abt to see me leaving sema with a 12 rotor shopping cart 🛒 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
Yes, finally starting the 12 rotor. Can't wait to hear it
Its like my favorite RUclipsrs know im single and have nothing to do on friday nights lol
Been chomping at the bit waiting for this beast to be awakened!
Garrett makes reverse rotation turbos for "mirror image" setups. Not sure if they make your specific size, but they might.
I actually HATE that they're not mirrored both sides.. honestly ruins the whole look for me.
Same goes with the Hoonicorn, looks horrible.
The downside with mirror turbos is that you need 2 spare turbos instead of one.
🤦 Someone wasn't paying attention. The whole point was that mirror image turbos aren't available in THAT SIZE as it's literally the single biggest turbo Garrett makes. It's so big that nobody uses it in multi-turbo setups.
@@GalliJZWhat you want is LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE! Garrett doesn't make mirrored turbos this big! 🤦😑
Congrats Rob and the team on the great progress. Sucks about the Indy car, but the turbos look great on the 12 rotor. Getting close!
Cool now build a car around the massive thing haha
From what I gather it's a boat engine? Racing semi would be nice.
thats the craziest thing i have ever seen and it comes out from nowhere in my feed
i cant even imagine the sound
10:09 "Have you seen those warriors from Hammerfell? They have curved swords! CURVED.... SWORDS!"
Are you hearing voices? 😂
@randomstuffplusone7223 no sir, was qouting a line from a video game Rob has most definitely played, skyrim, its a schlong joke about how they're swords are curved, not many people had curved swords especially back in those days 😂
The 12 rotor was insane enough on it's own, but adding three massive turbos to it is just ridiculous and I absolutely love it!!!!
You gotta put this in your Lincoln.
I think he’d drive me to drinkin’ if he put that motor in his hot rod Lincoln. 🎸🎶
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it was meant for a boat. GOOD on you. Good luck
Nelson race engine makes the mirror turbos
I have not been watching Rob for a few years now and come back to this… what the f*** Rob 😂 Crazyyyyyy hombre!
That would fit in an old Veyron ya know.... 🤣
Germans would cry.
@@markm0000 Worth it.
@@markm0000 frenchs would cry* Bugatti is and will forever be french no matter who owns it. same with Volvo, owned by koreans but still Swedish.
More 12 Rotor please!! Your guy with the TIG welder is an artist making a masterpiece!
Babe wake up we got 12 rotor video!!!!!! 😂
Let your boyfriend sleep.
Art work at its best, Great team work yall.
Babe wake up, new Rob Dahm short film just dropped
You are like the Dumbledore of cars..
I watch other car channels to be entertained, I watch HumbleMechanic to learn, and I watch you to be amazed
What happened with Isaiah?
I was thinking that ☹️
I miss the handsome foreign welder
Yeah where is he?
Comment from Rob himself a lil less than a year ago on Reddit
“Pretty observant. He’s just got different priorities now and I need people focused on the bigger picture and project management. No drama. Being focused on motorsports engineering changes the requirements. The 4 rotor chassis and body needs to be planned in cad before a single tube is bent or welded. I have more basic projects like putting the megazilla into the 67 continental but I’m always pushing to grow and learn more skills. Not just rinse and repeat with what works on RUclips “
The progression Rob is making takes a high level of time and commitment, leaving very little room for anything else. Isaiah likely wants a more balanced life, which I can respect.
@@UsedLegacy9 so he sent Isaiah home?
Hey Rob, My Brocephus, How do I Apply for a Job with you? Im a mechanic with 25+ yrs experience. I started as a child building drag cars with my family and then when I got older and my friends cars would break down I would let them know what broke and then fix it for them and that turned into a passion for Anything and Everyday Automotive!!! Im 44 now, and have been a professional mechanic since I was 24, but like I said before, I started as a child. My first memories are under the hood of a 68' chevy stepside!!! But I've been told I was under the hood of a 71' Camaro before that. Lol. Long story short, I absolutely Love ALL things Automotive and You're Def one of my fave Automotive Channels!!!
Dammit I was like no don't jack there!
Bro.... Rob.... This is legendary. Working on the 12 rotor the cosworth and the 4 rotor. I think im in love rn
bro wtf is bro building in his GARAGE
Who knows. Will any project get fully completed this decade?
Been a long minute since I've seen the 12 out lots of hard work ahead good luck I know you n your guys can get it done
This engine wont be too far off being a nuclear power station. Gonna be epic!!!
your living the life we all wish we could have. I cant wait to see this thing run.
Turbo blade is bent @ 30:19
I know I’m watching history being made right in front of my eyes. It is going to thrust Rob into another level of racers and fabricators, and I was wondering if you had any plans to build an 8 rotor? That would be epic and more manageable.
Will this fit in my civic?
JA. Aber mit Kammervolumen von 12 cm² bei max 186,7 PS bei 7200 Umdrehungen.
Great rotary content as usual Rob. Thank you!
Dude, thanks for your videos, always!
Most people don't mind waiting for a really good video regardless of the length. I mean you could have just took it all the way to firing and that would've been awesome!
bro put it in a car already been like 10 years
it’s for a boat
Rob, had you considered using a brilliantly analogue method for load balancing all the banks? I've seen it work well for dual banks on piston engines as well as anything else; where you take your hot side output of Bank A and the charged air feeds Bank B, and the reverse where Bank B's power charges Bank A. This crossover ensures that if Bank A makes an excess of power, the power doesn't continue only overpowering that single bank, the excess boost goes to the Bank that needs it.
This system has no limitation in it's application to three Banks. (in theory). There may be a possibility to hiccup slightly if the power levels are wildly off across the three, but that should also be correctable by switching which output boosts which input. (and if this situation did arise where the bank power is wildly variable the system still limits each bank to the lowest performing of the three as a result of the lowest output stage creating the charge air for one of the other two anyway.
Correct me if I'm wrong but at some point this balancing would have to be considered and controlled anyway, offloaded to things like throttle body position, boost cut/wg duty, or timing. Hopefully it works or gives you an even better idea on where to cross over each rotor bank or even individual exhaust port to which turbine and ultimately compressor to make this magic itself on autopilot.
anecdotally, I think Smokey Nagata used this once when he was force to use dual ECU's on his V12 swap experiment back in the day in Japan? But i'm likely misattributing that.. best of luck man.,
This is going to be insane. Just simply puts a smile on your face
Rob talking about discovering 321 made me happy to think about his reaction when he is introduced to 309
I love the video shots. I feel like I'm right there in the shop seeing everything happening. I'm very excited for where this project goes!