balancing 50 cents on the rocker cover(video)

[starfire vc]

when i 1st got the ell someone told me that they once knew someone who could balance a 50 cent piece on its edge, on the rocker cover of a running rb30 engine.ever since i herd this i wanted to be able to do it. i tried when i 1st got the car to no avail. but after a few months of tuning and perfecting i got it.

i took this vid on the my pov pak camera with no sound. but i had a better vid that i took on my phone ,that went for a bout a minute without it falling over,the file got corupted tho and i lost it.anywho enjoy


YouTube - 50 cent balancing on rocker cover of running rb30

[maxpower QLD]

how did u manage to get ur VL to idle so smooth ? mine idles realy rough compaired to ur's

[natas.308]

i've heard of this b4 but nether really thought much of it.....
good work man

[UNKNOWN]

Impressive!!!

[Bax]

Nicely done, I know what I'm doing this arv haha. I'm curious, it's pretty smooth but everynow and then I get a good shudder - thinking it's an electrical problem.

[VL_5SPEED]

Hehehe lets see a v6 commy doing this lol. Should post it in the PUB section.... Minux always gets up me when I say how smooth the rb30 is... He thinks its rough as guts.

[VN_Luke]

I've done this too!!

and the first time i drove with the rb30, i thought it had stalled at the first set of lights i pulled up to, as it didn't have the friendly v6 vibration to remind me the motor was still running

(all the 20c and dollar coins I tried balancing just rolled away - as opposed to falling on their sides)

[rb26dett]

Mine wont do it, cam is too lumpy

[88GreenVN]

Most of the V6 harshness comes from old engine mounts. The VL 6 is a very smooth motor

But the V6 wont idle with a 50 cent bit on - ever.

[greenfoam]

I rekcon my VN V6 would idle with a 50 cent on it just after being started, it has a habit of idling very smooth while cold, but the most testing I've done was stick a glass of water on it and look for ripples, still I'm pretty sure it would hold a 50 cent for a while

[nicko]

Hehehe lets see a v6 commy doing this lol. Should post it in the PUB section.... Minux always gets up me when I say how smooth the rb30 is... He thinks its rough as guts.

ok just took this video 10 minutes ago: vt v6 commodore factory tune never touched any idle settings etc etc.

this is out the front of my house on a hill and its windy also.


YouTube - coin on motor

[harry3]

the 186 engine in my old HR seemed about as smooth as the RB 30

[VL_5SPEED]

Thats one smooth V6. Lets see who can have a 50 cent coin balancing for the longest. Im out, my VL misses on idle lol.

[Holdfast]

I reckon mine could do that

Err, maybe some super glue to the base of the coin

Na, I'm going to try that tomorrow, my stock VL 5 speed runs smooth as; she's done a fair few K's but still runs beaut; great fuel economy too.


Crikey! I just love competitions

[burnz]

yeah i'd have to try that on mine.
not a six..

[starfire vc]

how did u manage to get ur VL to idle so smooth ? mine idles realy rough compaired to ur's

he mate it hasnt been easy .preety much started by replacing every sensor and soldering on new plugs.got a new afm.replace all old hoses that could have leak'd air.new timing belt.and just spent ages tunning using the 02 meter a scope ..

i rekon a comps a good idea...post your vids!!!

[Dayvo]

when i 1st got the ell someone told me that they once knew someone who could balance a 50 cent piece on its edge, on the rocker cover of a running rb30 engine.ever since i herd this i wanted to be able to do it. i tried when i 1st got the car to no avail. but after a few months of tuning and perfecting i got it.

i took this vid on the my pov pak camera with no sound. but i had a better vid that i took on my phone ,that went for a bout a minute without it falling over,the file got corupted tho and i lost it.anywho enjoy


YouTube - 50 cent balancing on rocker cover of running rb30

Ha ha , i remember when the VL first came out Holden had an ad on t.v with a VL with a 50c piece on the rocker cover . ( showing my age here ) .Then Nissan had one not long after with a VL driving past in the back ground and there was a voice over saying something along the lines of " If you think that cars good you should drive the car that the motor was really designed for " then it pans across to a Nissan .

[BANKS]

Im going to do this tomorrow, just have to find a flat surface on the eng...

this should go in the arcade section lol

[VL_5SPEED]

Ha ha , i remember when the VL first came out Holden had an ad on t.v with a VL with a 50c piece on the rocker cover . ( showing my age here ) .Then Nissan had one not long after with a VL driving past in the back ground and there was a voice over saying something along the lines of " If you think that cars good you should drive the car that the motor was really designed for " then it pans across to a Nissan .

Hehe too bad Nissan never had the turbo charged RB30 in any of the skylines
The RB30 skyline isn't even popular.

[maxpower QLD]

tunning using the 02 meter a scope ..

Ok here's a dumb question , what is a O2 meter ? is something used to check and adjust your air/fuel ratio or something ? I know that Holden/Nissan set the timing at 15 deg btdc for a reason but would having it set @ 17-20 while using BP ultimate affect the smooth idle ? It idles fairly smooth but i could be a lot better .

[Sabbath']

ok just took this video 10 minutes ago: vt v6 commodore factory tune never touched any idle settings etc etc.

this is out the front of my house on a hill and its windy also.


YouTube - coin on motor

Take the engine cover off and try it again:P

[BANKS]

Just did it and it stayed on there! I thought it was going to fall off instantly. lol

SSZ Ute v8 LS1 50c coin test

[mulligan-can]

How did you go about tuning it? You just using the standard computer? Mines pretty smooth but nowhere near that smooth.... Just gone thru and refreshed any corroded wires/joins etc. I am really impressed by this and have always wanted to make mine run better.. didnt realise you could get it this good tho :O:O musta been driving a vn for too long lmao.

[TWOJZ]

my totally shagged RB30 will do this...

oh! it has to be running?

no, in all seriousness, the odometer reads 640,000kms, but doesn't move, one of the first things I did after getting the car was balance a 50 cent piece on it, and it balances pretty well...

[TWOJZ]

wow, I only just watched the video now, and yours wobbles worse than mine! haha

umm, I think if you can't balance a coin at least as well as in the video, your engine needs some work!

like I said, I did nothing to my engine, just placed a coin on its edge, on the top when I first got the car, and it balanced quite well.

you should all be ashamed of yourselves!