Chris Stillwell, crew member on Matt Hagan's Dodge / Mopar #PoweredbyPennzoil team, gives us his point of view when tearing down after their Q2 run in Indianapolis at @nhra's #USNats! @Dodge • @mopar • @Pennzoil
Now thats what I call Team Work.Incredible display of each person doing what they do under a stressful time frame.Thanks for this video and we all appreciate the hard work you all put in for us fans to see these cars on the track.
You know, I never cease to be amazed at the skill of these incredible mechanics and crew chiefs! When I was a kid I stood in the pits at Bristol and watched them disassemble Don Garlits engine. Don wouldn't just drive, he turned the wrenches as well. My hat is off to these incredible people. By the way Big Daddy now 90 years old!
Can I bring my Volvo too that Party.... seriouisly this is incredible too watch.. and that is not the end, I´m pretty impressed. BTW I´m from Germany, so I don´t see that very often, thank for the look behind the scene ;-)
It is! I think people forget about is finding dry cleaners and hoping you gel with everyone and do everything perfectly! And lots and lots of traveling! 😂🤘
Pure 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 True 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 This is some killer content... Hell, ... I thought the teamwork with the body removal was spectacular... it just got better and better. The temps of both the fluids and metal have got to be smoking hot. I only wish more of these guys utilized 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧 hearing protection during start-up, etc. I see finger in the ear during throttle blips, ... but hearing protection is needed anytime the engine is running. Any exposure damage is permanent.
The crews that do this are awesome. Ripping apart and putting back together a 11k hp engine reliably is so cool. Can everyone do the others job if needed?
NO! not unsupervised at full speed at least. some guys can once they've spent time at every job, but not everybody can. but there is usually a progressive learning curve. the orchestra would be messed up if bodies were moved around to different jobs. if you ever watch on TV and hear how they are talking about a team having an all volunteer crew or local hires who don't usually work together taking a lot longer in turn around time, this is what they are talking about. it's like the difference between a militia and an active duty military unit when it comes to proficiency.
@@slowpoke96Z28 yup. I’ve been active duty Air Force and there’s a visible difference in the timing and how in sync things were on the flight line from active duty Guys to guard/reserve. It’s hard to compare the 2 unless you understand the process of course in this case I’m referring to getting aircraft ready to fly from the time the crew shows to marshaling them out.
so question is everything inspected and reinstalled or do you have like a new set of pistons , and valve train etc to go back in. cause this is the coolest thing to see and such great teamwork and just want to know how much is going to be reused
They but a replacement rack in it (pistons,rods,bearings) the top teams will use new on each run,but lots of teams will check that an item is within spec,catalogue how many runs its had and re use it.
How do you get into a career doing this? Absolute dream job for me, worked at getting my mechanics license and everything, just not sure how to get into this field of work. Thanks!
From what I've seen it's a bit of both they check some of the components and spec them out n from there they replace what they need to since most components wear out after one pass
Insane how fast you guys work I can’t wait for my chance to be a team member all I need is a chance I can do this job all day just as fast and not miss a beat give me a chance please closed mouths are never heard 🙌
Go to a race and offer help to teams for free to get the experience and your name out there. Most teams especially the smaller ones are looking for a helping hand especially if the helping hand doesn’t cost them extra.
Amazing… the basic hemi was introduced in 1951; this iteration in 1964 if I remember right. No other ICE is capable of putting out this much power (14,000-15,000 hp) on a consistent basis. Dominate Upper level drag racing.
you mean reciprocating piston ice at this displacement. there are a lot of internal combustion engines that make more power, more torque, and for way more than 5 seconds at a time. to appreciate what these engines do, you gotta understand what the others do too.
part is maintenance, part is tuning. the maintenance part is the friction babbitt bearings on the crankshaft. they get beat to near death, so they have to be examined and replaced. there's some forensics going on too. how they are worn and how much tell a story of how the engine ran. the tuning comes with the selection of the pistons, the head gasket, and the heads to achieve a specific compression ratio. since the rods are aluminum, they get pounded shorter, which changes the piston to deck measurement, which changes compression. the head gasket thickness can be varied to change compression. the cylinder heads can be selected by their combustion chamber volume to change compression. those are all why the long block comes apart after each run. and that's if nothing was hurt on the pass. the clutch and the supercharger get their own workover as well, clutch more so than supercharger.
@@slowpoke96Z28 damn man... That's a little of shit for 1 pass, but it makes sense tho! I figured there was heavy wear on the parts, but didn't factor in the changing tolerances due to such heavy immediate wear. Thanks for taking my question seriously 🤙
So that's what it's like not having to hunt for your tools...
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Yep. If you take care of your stuff and put it away and always set yourself up for the next thing you're gonna do, its not an issue.
I don't think that engine has any 10mm nuts or bolts on it
Still missing that 10mm socket though
Well said, well said
"Home of the 10-minute engine rebuild." I love watching pros do their thing.
This ain't your Jeffy Lube😂😂
I always knew that these top fuel engines got rebuilt after each race, but I never understood how fast they could go.
This is astonishing.
Now thats what I call Team Work.Incredible display of each person doing what they do under a stressful time frame.Thanks for this video and we all appreciate the hard work you all put in for us fans to see these cars on the track.
It's crazy how many times they tear that shit down and the cars are always so consistent. Tech Nine lol
You know, I never cease to be amazed at the skill of these incredible mechanics and crew chiefs! When I was a kid I stood in the pits at Bristol and watched them disassemble Don Garlits engine. Don wouldn't just drive, he turned the wrenches as well. My hat is off to these incredible people. By the way Big Daddy now 90 years old!
Awesome to see great teamwork!
That is just simply awesome.
That guy is brave to put his face that close to the headers. I couldn’t do it
And that is why no one will remember your name...
@@Spacegoat92 Jesus Christ was remembered cause he put his head right into the headers of a topfuel
@@DavidErresesions You missed the joke....
@@Spacegoat92 I just love thinking of Jesus Christ working as a top fuel mechanic
Think about the guy tearing down the bottom end. All that hot oil dripping down on you. 🙁
OUTSTANDING. That is a well oiled crew. I wish we could have seen the video of the entire teardown and rebuild.
The Pro's at they're Craft... Awesome and much Appreciated...
I'd start every day off with a prayer, being thankful to have such an amazing job
Man thats so wild.. amazing how fast they work. Bam bam bam!
That is a fantastic video. We'll done boys. Incredible to watch.
Like a symphony! Wow.
Organized chaos! Love the teamwork
Wow. Thanks for sharing.
This is truly amazing
Absolutely incredible
I could watch this all day everyday
Truly mind blowing 🤯
When you’re good at what you do for a living. Very impressive 👏🏻
More! Love this!
and longer.
Got to be one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen
Fantastic.
Amazing teamwork and what can be accomplished in a few minutes !
Kickass teardown, also love the love to tech N9ne here
Super cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for sharing.
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Wooo weee, that's quick work
so satisfying
These guys don’t fk around ! Much respect 🍻
21 days till I get to see this in person again 😍
So cool!….I love to do that
Increíbles 😀👍🏾😁👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Very cool.
Nothin better than watching pro’s work👏👍incredible speed.
😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 incrível!!!! incrível!!!!
Masters
Great video! Too bad we didn't see it go back together and fire up.😀👍
hững ca sĩ khác cho mình cảm giác thư giãn khi nghe! Còn ĐP luôn cho mình bị cuốn theo tinh thần bài hát.
Wow 👍
The music, the mutual respect, the vibe, the prowess. That’s how tradesmen get down!!
I was impressed, then I saw the truck, omg I need one of those at race weekends, it’s like a house
Meu Deus , olha a rapidez desses mecânicos.
Tech in the background too 🙌🏻
Tech N9nnnne! Lol that's so cool watching this, along the lines of the oddly satisfying
💪💪💪💪💪💪
Can I bring my Volvo too that Party.... seriouisly this is incredible too watch.. and that is not the end, I´m pretty impressed. BTW I´m from Germany, so I don´t see that very often, thank for the look behind the scene ;-)
Fuck this would be intense! I would love to do this
It is! I think people forget about is finding dry cleaners and hoping you gel with everyone and do everything perfectly! And lots and lots of traveling! 😂🤘
Got the head assembly off way before the other guy 👍!
You have the most interesting portion of the crew- in my opinion. I would hate to do clutches
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True 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠
This is some killer content...
Hell, ... I thought the teamwork with the body removal was spectacular... it just got better and better.
The temps of both the fluids and metal have got to be smoking hot.
I only wish more of these guys utilized 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧 hearing protection during start-up, etc. I see finger in the ear during throttle blips, ... but hearing protection is needed anytime the engine is running.
Any exposure damage is permanent.
Tech N9ne "Caribou Lou" in the background makes this 10x better🤘🏻
I work like this when I'm at my store stocking items to the shelf. That's sick speed though to tear down a motor to the block in less then 8 mins
7:18 I love that.
Freaking insane
Reminds me of when I take my Focus to Jiffy Lube every 6,000 miles
Yeaaa, I would trust these guys just a little more lol.
Cool👍👍👍👍👍professional
I dream of a tool box setup like their's.
Please post more of these
Having a Matco sponsorship is truly the dream
To make this kind of power takes great mechanics.
Oh ya, I put a new radio in my car in like 3 hours 😂😂
But in all reality.....well done. That was super cool to see.
thats crazy to just know exactly what to do. i really do wonder how many times these guys had to disassemble and reassemble that engine!!
after every race the car does. multiple times per race day
The crews that do this are awesome. Ripping apart and putting back together a 11k hp engine reliably is so cool. Can everyone do the others job if needed?
NO! not unsupervised at full speed at least. some guys can once they've spent time at every job, but not everybody can. but there is usually a progressive learning curve. the orchestra would be messed up if bodies were moved around to different jobs. if you ever watch on TV and hear how they are talking about a team having an all volunteer crew or local hires who don't usually work together taking a lot longer in turn around time, this is what they are talking about. it's like the difference between a militia and an active duty military unit when it comes to proficiency.
@@slowpoke96Z28 yup. I’ve been active duty Air Force and there’s a visible difference in the timing and how in sync things were on the flight line from active duty Guys to guard/reserve. It’s hard to compare the 2 unless you understand the process of course in this case I’m referring to getting aircraft ready to fly from the time the crew shows to marshaling them out.
love it - chevy, ford, pontiac all on the paint but nothing but chrysler hemi under the hood - God bless Walter P. Chrysler.
What is with the mirror polish on the top of the pistons? Nickel coated or something to keep them from melting? Haven’t seen that before.
I have a head gasket like that now with John Force signature
Those connecting rods are nuts.
Tech nine!!!
Dude I laughed so hard when you yelled out tech n9ne. 😂😂 that’s grand love me some t9
I work changing oil in 4 cars at the same time, but the feeling is the same
So this is what it looks like when you dont have to check youtube every 5 secs to make sure youre doing it right
Talk about money money money
Yepp at this level they spend anywhere from $100,000-$300,000 per race. Diff teams have diff budgets.
so question is everything inspected and reinstalled or do you have like a new set of pistons , and valve train etc to go back in.
cause this is the coolest thing to see and such great teamwork and just want to know how much is going to be reused
I think they are just re ringing it with new bearings. you can see the honing tool being used at the end.
They but a replacement rack in it (pistons,rods,bearings) the top teams will use new on each run,but lots of teams will check that an item is within spec,catalogue how many runs its had and re use it.
@@brianiswrong thats what i thought i know about block just wanted to know about the internals
Is that rap in the backround?? Ugg!
How do you get into a career doing this?
Absolute dream job for me, worked at getting my mechanics license and everything, just not sure how to get into this field of work.
Thanks!
What do they do once it is torn apart? Is it mostly to check the components or do they replace certain parts?
From what I've seen it's a bit of both they check some of the components and spec them out n from there they replace what they need to since most components wear out after one pass
This video is what I imagine myself doing whenever I use any kind of tool.
Can you guys come do me next? My '09 Toyota has a check engine light on. Cyl 4 misfire, probably just needs some new plugs.
6:40 just had an awkward pause and laugh after I yelled “Tech N9ne” at the same time.
This goes to show that racing is more than just driving
Insane how fast you guys work I can’t wait for my chance to be a team member all I need is a chance I can do this job all day just as fast and not miss a beat give me a chance please closed mouths are never heard 🙌
Go to a race and offer help to teams for free to get the experience and your name out there. Most teams especially the smaller ones are looking for a helping hand especially if the helping hand doesn’t cost them extra.
CZcams comments section isn’t the place to apply
Every car they hear make a pass means it’s getting closer to the time the car has to be ready to get back out there. Talk about some pressure!!!
More like this
Dayum 8 sparkplugs per head thats crazy
What is the shiny black coating on the top of the pistons?
carbon deposit from oil, the piston head get extremely hot and cause that black coating
A mobile workshop? Awesome..
😊
Amazing… the basic hemi was introduced in 1951; this iteration in 1964 if I remember right.
No other ICE is capable of putting out this much power (14,000-15,000 hp) on a consistent basis. Dominate Upper level drag racing.
After the NASCAR ban of the Hemi They went drag racing and haven't stopped
you mean reciprocating piston ice at this displacement. there are a lot of internal combustion engines that make more power, more torque, and for way more than 5 seconds at a time.
to appreciate what these engines do, you gotta understand what the others do too.
@@slowpoke96Z28 no! Top fuelers are the badest ,fastest engines on the planet.nothing faster at the strip.
@@deansmiley8221 lol
@@slowpoke96Z28 guvr me another 500 cubic inch engine making 10,000 horsepower...I'll wait.
Nothing like controlled chaos
Amazing job. and since they're doing it right after a race. that engines probably hot enough to bake a pizza on top of it,
Price ?
A SPECIAL NOTE TO ALL, THATS A SPECIAL RACE ENGINE NOT PRODOCED BY DODGE. I HAVE A HEMI HEAD FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE IN MY FORD RANGER.
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Legend says they won't use anything that uses a 10 mm because it adds approximately 2 days and 91 mins to the build .
and they do this after every pass? And how many seconds are they doing the 1/4 mile?
1,000 feet. 3.6x seconds for the 300" and a couple tenths slower for the funny car.
Pretty wild. The engine turns only about 1000 revolutions between each teardown.
Funny car, i hear nitro running in background. Gotta be fast af on tear down rebuild. Good fuckin job
Honest question... What is the need to rebuild these constantly? Are they rebuilt when they break or rebuilt all the time to prevent a break down?
part is maintenance, part is tuning. the maintenance part is the friction babbitt bearings on the crankshaft. they get beat to near death, so they have to be examined and replaced. there's some forensics going on too. how they are worn and how much tell a story of how the engine ran.
the tuning comes with the selection of the pistons, the head gasket, and the heads to achieve a specific compression ratio. since the rods are aluminum, they get pounded shorter, which changes the piston to deck measurement, which changes compression. the head gasket thickness can be varied to change compression. the cylinder heads can be selected by their combustion chamber volume to change compression.
those are all why the long block comes apart after each run. and that's if nothing was hurt on the pass. the clutch and the supercharger get their own workover as well, clutch more so than supercharger.
@@slowpoke96Z28 damn man... That's a little of shit for 1 pass, but it makes sense tho! I figured there was heavy wear on the parts, but didn't factor in the changing tolerances due to such heavy immediate wear. Thanks for taking my question seriously 🤙