Just wanna say that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the in-depth information. I don't care if the video is 50 minutes long, I'm watching it. You're a very good teacher Rob.
Def appreciate someone making videos and not trying to just make the bare minimum 10-15min video just to get a video out. Been following for a little while but recently Becoming one of my new favorite auto channels. Even appreciate the childish guy jokes and some cussing(we all do it). I like when people just being themselves and not putting on an act.
I love these longer videos. Usually we get short chopped up videos that barely 'tap' on what is going on. This video I felt like I actually understood what you were doing.
Rob, just a note: A great way to clean the coolant channels is to run a 60/40 mix of distilled water/plain vinegar. Vinegar's great as a weak acid (both in chemical composition and its acidity) and as a lubricant for any seals in the system (specifically the water pump and o-rings). Simple process: Initial fill with 60/40 water/vinegar mix, run for 1 hr/100 miles in low load condition (whichever comes first). Drain, refill with pure distilled water, run for 5 minutes (to remove any residual vinegar from the system). Drain. Fill system with Coolant of choice. Edit: I have performed this on 4 seperate vehicles with relatively similar success. 1989 IROC Z, 2007 Tacoma 4.0l, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, and 2014 Lexus IS250; just for reference.
Rob, I've been a rotary fan since early '70s and really enjoy your videos. Re. Hylomar, BMW motorcycles have specified that sealant for many years on a couple places in their bikes. Both places require a sealant between steel and aluminum surfaces (steel pinion seal holder threaded into the final drive housing which is aluminum), Hylomar is a non hardening sealant which maintains its seal where parts expand at different rates. If we used sealants that cure to solid it wouldn't stay sealed as long. Using Hylomar between steel and aluminum plates makes sense. Thanks for the great videos, and Isaiah is a star too.
Don't forget that the tools that you are using on the CNC are also wearing down and that is a significant factor in why the holes for the dowels are getting tighter so make sure to take that into consideration when you go to machine the next irons
this was incredible. really makes me wish you would do a full on, step by step, walkthrough guide on how to rebuild a 13b. something that an amateur that want's to rebuild their own rotary can put on and have real time commentary on every detail reasonably possible. could be quite the undertaking, but having a go to video by you to help hesitant rotary enthusiasts take that first dive would be insanely beneficial. even if it took years for you to be able to make it happen, i hope you will consider it. Thanks Rob!
Have just recently rebuilt a 2.2l Toyota motor, it's not something I'd consider doing again, ever! Having watched a couple of these teardown and rebuild videos from Rob I'd be prepared to tackle a rotary engine without hesitation.
That was the most info I have ever witnessed of rebuilding a rotory engine. The ending was disapointing! You left us hanging again before you finnished, Rob! Love the video!
@@richardbrowne1217 the main car youtuber I watch now. Actually the only one. I use to watch tj and the rest of the rx7 channels but they didn’t offer much to the rx7 community. I did like when they would visit shops and let the mechanics talk. But hands down robs channel is the best. Isaiah is a beast too
I gotta hand it to you Rob. With so much to learn, I'm sure the rotary scene was fairly intimidating when you first got into it. Fast forward to today and you're Bill Nye the Rotary Guy. You're great at explaining this unusual and fascinating form of automotive innovation. Really shows how dedicated you've been - keep it up! I'm now on the hunt for my first rotary...
This is why Rob’s videos are my favorite automotive UA-cam. I feel like I’m at a shop class. Most car UA-camrs are merely entertainment. Rob makes rotaries seem so simple it makes you wonder why they’re not everywhere.
Am I the only one that loves these 50m videos? I really like all the extra detail and descriptions. It's like getting to watch a Rotary Daddy movie. You should do these more often, imo.
One day I hope to see a 4 hour video of Rob just disassembling and reassembling a 2-rotor while just going through all the little tips and tricks for how to do it right in the form of an ultimate engine building guide
Housings are aluminum and I'm assuming the dowels are much harder, so the housings will expand measurably more with temperature. That fit should be fine for this engine. Then again I'm a first year engineering student who's never actually owned a rotary so I could be wrong lol.
Machinist/engineer, I'm just adding in, not really sure. But is it assumed all of the bolt centers grow in equal directions away from the center of the engine? Different amounts of material may cause unequal amounts of growth. Just one dowel/aluminum interface isolated, that fit is definitely fine. I'm just not sure of the bigger picture how they all interact together.
@@motoweenies4431 Yeah, the housings and irons will expand differently, but I think the iron will probably still expand more than the dowel. I don't think thermal expansion is a big enough factor to worry about tolerancing through the whole engine, if that were the case I'd think the housing would stretch and deform the plating inside where the apex seal rides. Some interesting engineering questions, might look into it sometime when I know more.
Rob, check your machines coolant filters! machining iron is especially bad for plugging the filters and gunking up the entire coolant sump on machines as well. I remember after doing a run of 400 18" diameter piston liners made out of a solid round of Iron, the machines sumps were in really poor condition. Being the guy who had to pressure wash it after wasn't the most fun either 🤣
I purchased a dc power alternator for my Honda build. Had to wait a bit for it, but well worth the wait. With all the heavy power drain that my car has, it never drops under 14.8 volts.
I appreciate the amount of detail you went into even for just the little things, 50 minutes wasn't long enough! Thank you for teaching me a few things #H7
Rob really is the rotary guru of the internet. I mean who else is out there taking so much time to share info and educate the public like this on this level
Right on rob....from watching you cleaning up the rats nest on your original FD OG video to a in depth teardown and rebuild of a rotary engine. You guys are awesome 👌
When you hit the clutch the bell housing is pulling the block while the e-shaft is pushed by the throw-out bearing. The whole equal and opposite reaction thing.
This rebuild is making me stiff. You are doing some really nice work Rob and I'm envious. You've really developed some good skills and strategies and watching you work is like watching a magician preform magic tricks. So happy for you mate, Cheers from the Land Down Under.
Love these videos simply cause of the length and depth. Like such a pleasure to watch. Best part is I don't know if I'll build a rotorary but these engine build vids are the only ones I ever bothered to watch to completion. 10/10 my favorite automotive channel on the tubes.
Rob, I am interested in how difficult that stack will be to disassemble when the time comes given the tight dowl Pins! Great video of a regular rebuild with your dowels, I look forward to the results.
While building my forged internal turbo M54 I continue to make the mistake of watching your videos and getting jealous of just how simply designed the parts are for the rotaries you work on are. Even that oil baffle is easier to install than the one for my M54.
Damn Rob you're killing it. I watched your videos back in the day when you relied on Abel for the engines. So happy to see you killing it like you have been without help
It’s crazy how I was imagining all the parts that go in that engine when he was putting the those blocks together I would’ve never known if it wasn’t for this channel. Thanks Rob love your channel.
Almost every generation part past the FC. I love it. Definitely learning more than I thought i would in this episode. Loved it. Giving me some interesting dowl ideas that would mitigate the issues you are concerned about.
You are the only channel that I will watch every single video of, and be excited when there's videos that are long run time. Thanks for the content and continuous work teaching us bits and pieces each time.
@Rob Dahm really awesome to see how far you've come and you've got your videos made waay ahead of schedule. I remember seeing you on that "I have a Lamborghini" video and never would I of thought you'd come this far with engines, and rotary of all them haha, I personally just got in and out of the 2JZ world and it completely broadened my knowledge beyond my other cars. Even know it's a fan boy engine, i'd like to see you get into them at some point because someone of your caliber would respect the engineering put into such a motor. Keep up the awesome content & work you and the guys deserve every bit of positive feedback.
Loved every minute of this man, used to rebuilding and tuning 100-125cc 2 stroke go kart engines. But these rotaries are just too interesting to ignore! Definitely need to hone my skills before tackling something of this magnitude though! Big fan from the UK keep up the amazing work Rob!
Unbelievable!!! I've seen a 100 rotary builds or more. Not once have I ever seen anyone say oh wow, let's try the FD thrust bearings and hardware. Awesome info, now everyone knows, much appreciated for demystifying the whole thing. It's not rocket science, just attention to detail and some improvement mods. If shops weren't charging unreal prices for rotary builds, they would still be everywhere. Way too many LS swapped FD and FCs out there. Viva la Dorito!!!
Yeah I love the educational aspects of your videos too Rob, you’re often entertaining but the real value is in the knowledge you share with us. You really know your shit and it’s awesome to see you putting it into practice. Not just talking about it but showing us how to do it too. Y’all are the life blood of DIY rotor culture.
"the flatter the motor is, the better" On the next episode of this old Doritos, Rob buys a surface grinder, and wonders why he never did. Shenanaghins are had as he slowly chews people's shoes down, so they feel shorter.
Great video, man this build had me good..i love content like this. Thumbs up here...thanks for the window into your world..felt like i was there..great job with CAMERA WORK, AWESOME!!
From 20 min to over an hour yall hold my attention no matter how long the video is! Ok I may be bias being a dorito owner but STILL the quality of content here is insane keep it up guys! Thank you for sharing yalls wealth of knowledge 🙏
Good job!!!your content gets better and better!! And all that information you provide is absolutely pure gold!!Also I see you are becoming more and more effective and efficient with your builds. Thank you very much for everything and keep up like that .
Rob I know y’all are super busy rn but next time you have the opportunity, make a video like this, but for your tuning!! I know everyone here would love it as would I 🥲
Yo rob! If your red loctite fails, they do make a high temp white and the baddest of the bad mamma jamma loctites, the Loctite 324. Yellow bottle, expensiver as frig, needs an activator. My job uses the AA324 and Loctites 7075 activator. Only downside is you better be super sure you dont want the threads or whatever to come apart. Heat, generally a oxy/acet torch is about the only surefire way weve found releasing it. Cant wait to see the turbo 2 hauling buns.
No idea if you'll see this, but I see the huge build of chips on your drill bits, I saw one tip to program the bit to spin in reverse briefly and throw the chips off and it cleans and works like a charm
If you made a 6 hours long video I'd watch it all, it'd take me a couple days, but you can bet your ass I'd watch it all and take notes while doing so. Love the content Rob, keep it up
I know you used bolts for it, but on my last built (different engine) I actually used an ARP oil pan stud kit instead - felt amazing not worrying about dinky lil 8mm bolts
I've left critical comments in the past about your stuff and I like that you've done nothing but listen to fans and improve your work. Glad to keep up with the cars man, loving the videos
You are very correct about needing consistent and clean DC voltage for a modern motor. The ECU, sensors, and coil ignition systems all have operating issues if the voltage is moving around too much or it drops under a heavy load, like running a high quality stereo and high beam headlights or it drops because of heat on a very hot day when you are working the motor hard. Clean power will also make these parts last longer. Do you need to go so far as to buy a monster like this? Not really, but unless you are an electronics technician, industrial electrician, or electrical engineer, it is easier to use something like this. I am one or two of these. Another key part of a car's electrical system that is often overlooked is the battery. Not only do you want one that can start the motor when you are in the middle of winter on a very cold day, you also need for the battery to be a steady and reliable source of DC voltage for the voltage regulation circuit to work correctly. Cheap batteries die early and have issues before that and will cause problems for you. Buy once, cry once. I'd rather buy a top quality battery and pay X2 or X3 the price of a cheap battery and know that the car will be reliable at all times. A similar thing is true about tires, fluids, and fuel you put into a motor. Unless the car is a disposable design that is going to start dying after 150k miles and be lucky to see 200k no matter what you do. Then you can run cheaper things on it, except the tires. Good tires can keep you much safer because they grip better, even on dry pavement.
I have zero interest in rotary engines. At 40, I know next to nothing about cars. However, I've been watching this channel for months. Simply seeing someone share their passion and have a blast doing it, is fantastic. Get wait to see this engine fired up.
I do believe you are supposed to store torque wrenches at the minimum setting. Not completely unloaded, because that is bad too. But at the lowest setting.
porting the housings is the same as setting up cam over-lap on a piston engine. You have to balance over-lap with airflow and pressures. Its a science. I would love to see you mess with different porting and measure air volumes in and out and power. Same process as when you make a custom cam profile.
Yeah I was just about to say grinding a custom cam profile and running heads while porting on a flow bench are two very different things. Usually cam profiles are defined by math and computer models depending on how fancy the shop is.
Great video as always. A tip when using a indicator, you need to have it perpendicular to the surface you are going to indicate/measure. If it aint perpendicular you gonna get a false value/reading.
Keep it up guys. I extremely appreciate well delivered, abundance of information. for the record this video could be 2 hours long and I would still watch it. just a Die heart fan
I live in the desert and don't really neeed to water cool my PC, But I do anyway. I'd water cool the wastegate if the lines and everything don't pose a future failure. Love it!
Just wanna say that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the in-depth information. I don't care if the video is 50 minutes long, I'm watching it. You're a very good teacher Rob.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Rob's gotta know that there are fellow nerds existing out here 😎
Doesn’t even feel like it was 50 minutes, gotta hand it to the editor because those cuts come at the perfect time always keeping the video moving.
Facts
I honestly didn’t even realize it was 50 minutes until after I saw this comment...
Guess time flys when your being entertained!
Hell yeah
Def appreciate someone making videos and not trying to just make the bare minimum 10-15min video just to get a video out. Been following for a little while but recently Becoming one of my new favorite auto channels. Even appreciate the childish guy jokes and some cussing(we all do it). I like when people just being themselves and not putting on an act.
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Yeah robs a man of the people!
I love these longer videos. Usually we get short chopped up videos that barely 'tap' on what is going on. This video I felt like I actually understood what you were doing.
Left the new Hoonicorn video to swap to this video. Keep up the good videos Rob.
Hoonicorn shit is boring and over done whooping ducking do Ken block your boring
Rob dahm is the way Togo
Good choice
Their content highkey mediocre
Hoonigan just isn't the same anymore
Rob, just a note:
A great way to clean the coolant channels is to run a 60/40 mix of distilled water/plain vinegar. Vinegar's great as a weak acid (both in chemical composition and its acidity) and as a lubricant for any seals in the system (specifically the water pump and o-rings). Simple process: Initial fill with 60/40 water/vinegar mix, run for 1 hr/100 miles in low load condition (whichever comes first). Drain, refill with pure distilled water, run for 5 minutes (to remove any residual vinegar from the system). Drain. Fill system with Coolant of choice.
Edit: I have performed this on 4 seperate vehicles with relatively similar success. 1989 IROC Z, 2007 Tacoma 4.0l, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, and 2014 Lexus IS250; just for reference.
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It’s killing me he didn’t clean them before putting it together, any reason for not doing so ? Surely doing it once put back together is way worse
any idea how magnesium reacts to this mix?
@@motoweenies4431 vinegar reacts with magnesium to form magnesium oxide and explosive hydrogen gas. It's an exothermic reaction ( generates heat).
that's a great way to block your radiator with crap from the engine
TWO 50 minute videos in a row? You’re spoiling us rob 🙏
Don't forget to set your torque wrench to the lowest setting (or as required) for storage.
Rob, I've been a rotary fan since early '70s and really enjoy your videos. Re. Hylomar, BMW motorcycles have specified that sealant for many years on a couple places in their bikes. Both places require a sealant between steel and aluminum surfaces (steel pinion seal holder threaded into the final drive housing which is aluminum), Hylomar is a non hardening sealant which maintains its seal where parts expand at different rates. If we used sealants that cure to solid it wouldn't stay sealed as long. Using Hylomar between steel and aluminum plates makes sense.
Thanks for the great videos, and Isaiah is a star too.
Don't forget that the tools that you are using on the CNC are also wearing down and that is a significant factor in why the holes for the dowels are getting tighter so make sure to take that into consideration when you go to machine the next irons
I got an Rx8 and am so close to having it up and running and your videos help push me every day.
Keep going man , it's worth every second and every penny you pour into it
Hell yeah get her running!!
i'm loving these longer videos. I know they can't all be 50 minutes but hell, I appreciate when they can.
this was incredible. really makes me wish you would do a full on, step by step, walkthrough guide on how to rebuild a 13b. something that an amateur that want's to rebuild their own rotary can put on and have real time commentary on every detail reasonably possible.
could be quite the undertaking, but having a go to video by you to help hesitant rotary enthusiasts take that first dive would be insanely beneficial. even if it took years for you to be able to make it happen, i hope you will consider it. Thanks Rob!
Have just recently rebuilt a 2.2l Toyota motor, it's not something I'd consider doing again, ever! Having watched a couple of these teardown and rebuild videos from Rob I'd be prepared to tackle a rotary engine without hesitation.
That was the most info I have ever witnessed of rebuilding a rotory engine. The ending was disapointing! You left us hanging again before you finnished, Rob! Love the video!
Thats the infamous Rob Dahm blue balling
@@CardizoneSemblance screw that guy. But we still love him
@@ItsTheDon27 Rob can be alittle car porno at times.
@@richardbrowne1217 the main car youtuber I watch now. Actually the only one. I use to watch tj and the rest of the rx7 channels but they didn’t offer much to the rx7 community. I did like when they would visit shops and let the mechanics talk. But hands down robs channel is the best. Isaiah is a beast too
@@ItsTheDon27 without Isiaah, Rob is nothing.
I gotta hand it to you Rob. With so much to learn, I'm sure the rotary scene was fairly intimidating when you first got into it. Fast forward to today and you're Bill Nye the Rotary Guy. You're great at explaining this unusual and fascinating form of automotive innovation. Really shows how dedicated you've been - keep it up!
I'm now on the hunt for my first rotary...
Please don't compare Rob with Bill Nye. Rob isn't fake and a sellout.
Rob Dahm the Rotary Mom...I'm working on it.
@@WallyHojo yikes, sounds personal buddy, hope you'll be OK.
@@DaddyWarlocks best comment goes too!!...
Rob Dahm the Rotary Snob.
Not an insult. Just trying to improve upon the "Bill Nye" comment.
Props for that shot down the dowel holes 16:32
Trying to get a camera to focus down holes sucks 😂
The long videos are just incredible to watch
Bro these daily 40+ minute videos are not something i want to get used to but I appreciate them in my inbox Rob. THANK YOU!!!
These long, deeper videos are the best. Teaches us willing to learn a great deal.
Rotary dad keeps uploading hour long videos, and I love every minute.
This is why Rob’s videos are my favorite automotive UA-cam. I feel like I’m at a shop class. Most car UA-camrs are merely entertainment.
Rob makes rotaries seem so simple it makes you wonder why they’re not everywhere.
Am I the only one that loves these 50m videos? I really like all the extra detail and descriptions. It's like getting to watch a Rotary Daddy movie. You should do these more often, imo.
Been loving this content lately. Been watching it when I sleep, not because it's boring, but because it's so soothing.
*"Mine's not as big as his, but it does the same thing." ~Rob Dahm 2021*
This video is even 11 seconds longer than the last one, which was generous in itself. Love it. thx daddy
One day I hope to see a 4 hour video of Rob just disassembling and reassembling a 2-rotor while just going through all the little tips and tricks for how to do it right in the form of an ultimate engine building guide
Housings are aluminum and I'm assuming the dowels are much harder, so the housings will expand measurably more with temperature. That fit should be fine for this engine. Then again I'm a first year engineering student who's never actually owned a rotary so I could be wrong lol.
Ask your peers and find out if they share the opinion.
Correct, and aluminum will expand more than just about any steel they could possibly be using.
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Machinist/engineer, I'm just adding in, not really sure. But is it assumed all of the bolt centers grow in equal directions away from the center of the engine? Different amounts of material may cause unequal amounts of growth. Just one dowel/aluminum interface isolated, that fit is definitely fine. I'm just not sure of the bigger picture how they all interact together.
@@motoweenies4431 Yeah, the housings and irons will expand differently, but I think the iron will probably still expand more than the dowel. I don't think thermal expansion is a big enough factor to worry about tolerancing through the whole engine, if that were the case I'd think the housing would stretch and deform the plating inside where the apex seal rides. Some interesting engineering questions, might look into it sometime when I know more.
Love these longer and in depth videos
Rob, check your machines coolant filters! machining iron is especially bad for plugging the filters and gunking up the entire coolant sump on machines as well. I remember after doing a run of 400 18" diameter piston liners made out of a solid round of Iron, the machines sumps were in really poor condition. Being the guy who had to pressure wash it after wasn't the most fun either 🤣
I purchased a dc power alternator for my Honda build. Had to wait a bit for it, but well worth the wait. With all the heavy power drain that my car has, it never drops under 14.8 volts.
Bought a barn find na fc to fix up and daily for my first car right before you got the turbo II, seeing you drop videos on it makes my day lol
I appreciate the amount of detail you went into even for just the little things, 50 minutes wasn't long enough! Thank you for teaching me a few things #H7
Rob really is the rotary guru of the internet. I mean who else is out there taking so much time to share info and educate the public like this on this level
Right on rob....from watching you cleaning up the rats nest on your original FD OG video to a in depth teardown and rebuild of a rotary engine. You guys are awesome 👌
When you hit the clutch the bell housing is pulling the block while the e-shaft is pushed by the throw-out bearing. The whole equal and opposite reaction thing.
I was thinking the same thing
If you got a freezer, freeze your dowels if they fit too tight at room temp. Just a friendly high school physics reminder! Loving the series so far :)
This rebuild is making me stiff.
You are doing some really nice work Rob and I'm envious.
You've really developed some good skills and strategies and watching you work is like watching a magician preform magic tricks.
So happy for you mate, Cheers from the Land Down Under.
For what it’s worth, I absolutely love these long in depth videos!
I'm loving these longer videos! And that classic ending!
love checking these vids out the second they come out
Love these videos simply cause of the length and depth. Like such a pleasure to watch. Best part is I don't know if I'll build a rotorary but these engine build vids are the only ones I ever bothered to watch to completion. 10/10 my favorite automotive channel on the tubes.
Rob, I am interested in how difficult that stack will be to disassemble when the time comes given the tight dowl Pins! Great video of a regular rebuild with your dowels, I look forward to the results.
While building my forged internal turbo M54 I continue to make the mistake of watching your videos and getting jealous of just how simply designed the parts are for the rotaries you work on are. Even that oil baffle is easier to install than the one for my M54.
Damn Rob you're killing it. I watched your videos back in the day when you relied on Abel for the engines. So happy to see you killing it like you have been without help
It’s crazy how I was imagining all the parts that go in that engine when he was putting the those blocks together I would’ve never known if it wasn’t for this channel. Thanks Rob love your channel.
Almost every generation part past the FC. I love it. Definitely learning more than I thought i would in this episode. Loved it. Giving me some interesting dowl ideas that would mitigate the issues you are concerned about.
11/10 content as always!! I love this!
You are the only channel that I will watch every single video of, and be excited when there's videos that are long run time. Thanks for the content and continuous work teaching us bits and pieces each time.
I love how Rob is my favorite UA-cam teacher when it comes to rotary's keep up the good content much love form Colorado ❤️🤟🏽
@Rob Dahm really awesome to see how far you've come and you've got your videos made waay ahead of schedule. I remember seeing you on that "I have a Lamborghini" video and never would I of thought you'd come this far with engines, and rotary of all them haha, I personally just got in and out of the 2JZ world and it completely broadened my knowledge beyond my other cars. Even know it's a fan boy engine, i'd like to see you get into them at some point because someone of your caliber would respect the engineering put into such a motor. Keep up the awesome content & work you and the guys deserve every bit of positive feedback.
Pretty common to dowel a block like that here in Aus . My lazy tuned 500hp FD 13b REW has 24 dowels in it like that. Nice and strong.
Loved every minute of this man, used to rebuilding and tuning 100-125cc 2 stroke go kart engines. But these rotaries are just too interesting to ignore! Definitely need to hone my skills before tackling something of this magnitude though! Big fan from the UK keep up the amazing work Rob!
Rob I will never forget that look of defeat on your face when the three rotor blew up.
Thanks for not giving up.
Unbelievable!!! I've seen a 100 rotary builds or more. Not once have I ever seen anyone say oh wow, let's try the FD thrust bearings and hardware. Awesome info, now everyone knows, much appreciated for demystifying the whole thing. It's not rocket science, just attention to detail and some improvement mods. If shops weren't charging unreal prices for rotary builds, they would still be everywhere. Way too many LS swapped FD and FCs out there. Viva la Dorito!!!
Yeah I love the educational aspects of your videos too Rob, you’re often entertaining but the real value is in the knowledge you share with us. You really know your shit and it’s awesome to see you putting it into practice. Not just talking about it but showing us how to do it too. Y’all are the life blood of DIY rotor culture.
Ive never iven seen a rotary car running in my life, but for any one who likes techy mechanical eletric stuff this videos are gold
"the flatter the motor is, the better"
On the next episode of this old Doritos, Rob buys a surface grinder, and wonders why he never did. Shenanaghins are had as he slowly chews people's shoes down, so they feel shorter.
Good morning from the Netherlands! Basically dropped everything I was planning to do when I saw this upload!
Rob Dahm killing it with the outros as usual .
Great video, man this build had me good..i love content like this. Thumbs up here...thanks for the window into your world..felt like i was there..great job with CAMERA WORK, AWESOME!!
2:19 could also make an exoskeleton plate on that "weaker" side.
Does anyone else get the warm fuzzies from papa dahm giving us hour long gifts this month
I love these videos, it's ASMR for the mechanically inclined.
I did not realize this was 50 mins till it was over, that’s how you know it’s a good video!
Great work man. I've never been into rotary engines until I started watching your channel.
I've been wanting an FC forever, all I can find in my price range is always a convertible. When the day comes I'll have your videos to help out.
From 20 min to over an hour yall hold my attention no matter how long the video is! Ok I may be bias being a dorito owner but STILL the quality of content here is insane keep it up guys! Thank you for sharing yalls wealth of knowledge 🙏
This is an art form. I'd watch in depth videos like these every day if you made them Rob. TY
Good job!!!your content gets better and better!! And all that information you provide is absolutely pure gold!!Also I see you are becoming more and more effective and efficient with your builds. Thank you very much for everything and keep up like that .
Really enjoying these longer videos man. Thank you!
Yes as a person that wants to build my own two rotor eventually this video is super interesting. I like the longer video style as well.
Loving this long form content, it's very educational!
Can't wait to see that FC run again!
Rob I know y’all are super busy rn but next time you have the opportunity, make a video like this, but for your tuning!! I know everyone here would love it as would I 🥲
Yo rob!
If your red loctite fails, they do make a high temp white and the baddest of the bad mamma jamma loctites, the Loctite 324. Yellow bottle, expensiver as frig, needs an activator. My job uses the AA324 and Loctites 7075 activator.
Only downside is you better be super sure you dont want the threads or whatever to come apart. Heat, generally a oxy/acet torch is about the only surefire way weve found releasing it.
Cant wait to see the turbo 2 hauling buns.
These in-depth videos are pure VSMR. And you learn awesome stuff along the way... 😎👍
No idea if you'll see this, but I see the huge build of chips on your drill bits, I saw one tip to program the bit to spin in reverse briefly and throw the chips off and it cleans and works like a charm
If you made a 6 hours long video I'd watch it all, it'd take me a couple days, but you can bet your ass I'd watch it all and take notes while doing so. Love the content Rob, keep it up
I know you used bolts for it, but on my last built (different engine) I actually used an ARP oil pan stud kit instead - felt amazing not worrying about dinky lil 8mm bolts
@Jim jibroni rofl I was so tired of oil pan gasket leaks. Stupid non flat steel pan
I've left critical comments in the past about your stuff and I like that you've done nothing but listen to fans and improve your work. Glad to keep up with the cars man, loving the videos
Love these long videos chillin with my kids while they watch a movie so good thanks Rob
You are very correct about needing consistent and clean DC voltage for a modern motor. The ECU, sensors, and coil ignition systems all have operating issues if the voltage is moving around too much or it drops under a heavy load, like running a high quality stereo and high beam headlights or it drops because of heat on a very hot day when you are working the motor hard. Clean power will also make these parts last longer. Do you need to go so far as to buy a monster like this? Not really, but unless you are an electronics technician, industrial electrician, or electrical engineer, it is easier to use something like this. I am one or two of these.
Another key part of a car's electrical system that is often overlooked is the battery. Not only do you want one that can start the motor when you are in the middle of winter on a very cold day, you also need for the battery to be a steady and reliable source of DC voltage for the voltage regulation circuit to work correctly. Cheap batteries die early and have issues before that and will cause problems for you. Buy once, cry once. I'd rather buy a top quality battery and pay X2 or X3 the price of a cheap battery and know that the car will be reliable at all times. A similar thing is true about tires, fluids, and fuel you put into a motor.
Unless the car is a disposable design that is going to start dying after 150k miles and be lucky to see 200k no matter what you do. Then you can run cheaper things on it, except the tires. Good tires can keep you much safer because they grip better, even on dry pavement.
One of the best and most informative videos yet.
You ARE the real rotary Daddy.We love you. Keep it like this!
Make sure you have good grounds throughout the car and a good size charging wire from the alternator to keep the voltage up.
I have zero interest in rotary engines. At 40, I know next to nothing about cars. However, I've been watching this channel for months. Simply seeing someone share their passion and have a blast doing it, is fantastic.
Get wait to see this engine fired up.
I'm so glad you're making the videos longer
Love the videos, keep it up. Watch out for cosine error on your indicator when measuring end-play.
Very interesting way to do mechanics things. Very entertaining too, good chemistry!
Rob deserves a million.
I do believe you are supposed to store torque wrenches at the minimum setting. Not completely unloaded, because that is bad too. But at the lowest setting.
We need to get ROB to 1Million subs!!!!!!!!
Best car build channel on UA-cam! Ever!
Absolutely great video keep them coming actually really enjoy these long videos and i learn so much
porting the housings is the same as setting up cam over-lap on a piston engine. You have to balance over-lap with airflow and pressures. Its a science. I would love to see you mess with different porting and measure air volumes in and out and power. Same process as when you make a custom cam profile.
Rob needs a flow bench.
Yeah I was just about to say grinding a custom cam profile and running heads while porting on a flow bench are two very different things. Usually cam profiles are defined by math and computer models depending on how fancy the shop is.
I've commented this many times Rob, but man your such an inspiration for me on my own project. Love from England!
Great video as always. A tip when using a indicator, you need to have it perpendicular to the surface you are going to indicate/measure. If it aint perpendicular you gonna get a false value/reading.
Keep up the good work Rob. Sending love from the UK 🇬🇧
Keep it up guys. I extremely appreciate well delivered, abundance of information. for the record this video could be 2 hours long and I would still watch it. just a Die heart fan
Great video! Love the long and in depth ones.
Rob, get that man a Olight Perun. I'm a mechanic use mine all day everyday. Quality product you won't have to worry! Ps keep kicking ass.
I live in the desert and don't really neeed to water cool my PC, But I do anyway. I'd water cool the wastegate if the lines and everything don't pose a future failure. Love it!