Dave's 69 Camaro - Nitrous Demonstration

[DayOfTheDank420]

holy fuck this thing is insane, nice ride man

[Benguitar1991]

I hope you don't mind if I fap to this.

[biglawso]

Better your clutch than your gearbox or engine bearings

[MrBombastic16]

Quick Question, Not hating, but why would you put in nitrous in a 700 Horsepower Engine anyway ?

[Ready2Run1]

@MrBombastic16 to get 1000!

[kas5965]

@MrBombastic16

uuuh...go faster? i think....could be wrong

[knowsall101]

@MrBombastic16 Because he can

[mvol5973]

Absolute bad ass car sir!! Very Nice!

[tweakiepop]

Biggest smile i've had on my face for weeks....

[derek94gt]

sick

[MrDragula72]

my favorite method for entering a highway haha very nice! =D

[68Squid]

@ 0:55 that's one hell of a way to change lanes!

[bigwill66]

1:03 How to merge onto a freeway! Nice!

[Rizzosd]

@ 140gpm im surprised your not having fuel starving issues. or do you have a second pump for the nitrous?

[ironbloodus]

@Rizzosd Carbed car, doesn't need the same fuel as a FI engine making the same power.

[doreilly15]

How does she handle?

[68novassbbc]

Nice car! It obviously makes some power. My question is, why not run a halfway decent set of tires so It will hook up? Any track times?

[canadacatalyst]

beautiful car. how did it fry your clutch though?

[Weridprez]

Hey mister! can i have a ride? I promise I wont pee my pants.

[WesternShinigami]

All your cars kick so much ass.

[evilsnakes1980]

i hope my NOS System will run in a few weeks...

[355lt1z28]

what size shot is this??.....jealousy rears its ugly head.... That car has serious sack

[MultiBmxmaniac]

thats what i call in route burnt rubber

[FMXkid531]

0:57- thats one way to come onto the highway haha

[DutchDebrower]

Heyman, Do you happen to live in surrey? i live in cloverdale

[TheZj318]

There's no way I could resist burning rubber from every stop every time. I could be in traffic totally stopped and then just start a burnout. I want this car lol. Very nice!

[burnbabey12]

@540merlin Love your videos man I own a 68 camaro. 496 dynoed 813hp and 821ftpounds. It was set up for drifting smacked the wall when a tire blew out.

[bryanrobertdavenport]

i have a question how tha hell r u gonna listion to music over that engine growl lol

[magnesiumpearlrt]

@bryanrobertdavenport the engine is the music!!!

[Blood1Zero]

Every time i come across one of your videos it make me smile. I cant wait till i have enough money to finish my restoration on my 1968 firebird!

[sabrom]

Try and try again,"NASTY"......

[smgsean]

how does you drive shaft hold togeather and what type of a fuel system do you have in this thing?

[540merlin]

@smgsean The factory driveshaft twisted up like a prefzel. I now run a custom made larger diameter and thicker walled shaft with oversized Ujoints. I run a 140PGM @ 10psi electric fuel pump with oversized fuel lines.

[smgsean]

@540merlin i wouldnt expect this to hold together with a stock line youd be detonating every time you hit the gas pedal still i cant imagine you being able to feed this thing for fuel. i love this car ive got a 86 z28 thats junk it makes me happy to see some camaros stayed nice

[timthemagicbus666]

can i borrow the car for a week, i know im in england, but have always admired american muscle cars.

[540merlin]

@timthemagicbus666 Sure, but after you come here and get it and ship it over there, you have to take some video of it doing burnouts in front of some of the more famous landmarks over there.

[insanelewis21]

@540merlin ok, i will take it to the famous chelsea bridge late night meets! help with the shipping i will shred the shit out the tyres outside the houses of parliament! 

[RAWphenom]

I wonder what the people were thinking as you merged in front of them?

[Baza1964]

amazing machine MR Merlin !

[curly239]

Those black marks left behind at crusing speed tell the story! Great job!

[sr420det]

well u needed a new clutch anyways! one of the few carbarated setups done right. Very NICE!!

[quic0]

You just gotta love this car!!!

[qqupevaj]

Whats the top speed ? :)

[540merlin]

@qqupevaj 55mph. Or are you not a cop? 180mph if the tires don't explode first.

[qqupevaj]

@540merlin Haha , no im not a cop but that thing seems to go real fast..

[trbossdoggy]

@540merlin The nos doesnt destroy your engine ? i heard like nos kills engine i was thinking like its just on movie's

[455pontiacfirebird]

@540merlin Wanna trade car's for abit?

[fullymental307]

I'm not a chevy guy but I respect a well done Camaro.My hats off to you.

[540merlin]

@fullymental307 I can get flames out the exhaust when I run the cut-outs.

[fullymental307]

@540merlin Even more amazing!



[lluwd]

that is so amazingly powerful....wonderful

[540merlin]

@lluwd Thanks. The video does not do this justice - you need to be in the car and feel the torque. It is not a car, it's a thrill ride.

[surf403]

Sorry about the clutch Dave!! But I love your videos since several years ago. But, no be honest:O) Part of you is happy cause now you get to turn wrenches on that awesome Camaro and put an even better clutch in this time!!!!

[540merlin]

@surf403 McLeod twin disk clutch rated for 1,200hp.

[mrcoogs86]

nice car. would the car eat the clutch ever time you used the Nos or was it worn out anyway? maybe somebody should invent something that temporarily locks the clutch and flywheel together so you wouldn't spin the clutch up in any gear or engine speed?

[540merlin]

@mrcoogs86 Its tough on clutches when I hit the nos in 4th gear. I am now running a McLeod twin disk clutch rated for 1,200hp. Its holding up pretty good.

[12salem]

Wow nice car ,nice action !

[Rogen4ever]

@540merlin Do you race at mission?

[540merlin]

@Rogen4ever Not yet...

[yamahonkawazuki]

0-OMG in -.0001 secs

[69roadr]

thats freekin incredible how you tromp it and the cars behind you fade away so quickly! this is my favorite video on youtube, period!

[540merlin]

@69roadr This is my favorite comment on YouTube. Period.

[burninbean]

Your gonna fuck up that motor !! you better retard that ignition or your gonna cook those valves. Nitrous is rough on motors ! I bet you your car a a real rough idle to it when you got back. The block is distorting from all that heat !! Sounds great has a lot of kick but it ain't worth it in the long run, Hope you got money to rebuild it in a few months... He he !! I didn't !

[summerson1]

@burninbean The guy has a 69 big block camaro and a big block corvette. OF COURSE HE HAS THE CASH!

[540merlin]

@burninbean The nos seup I run is very sophisticated. I have sensors for everything and the ignition timing is computer controlled. I use 16 degrees of retardation during nos use. I have been using a 10 pound bottle a week for 3 years with no engine problems. But in a car not properly set for nos you are exactly right.

[mikaz7]

Proper way to merge at 0:55 ! ;)

[TA6612]

Thanks for posting. I love how stock your car looks until you pop the hood. What a sleeper! Take care of her, she is a beast!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can hear you in your car right now.... vtech THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[540merlin]

@TA6612 People keep calling my big block 69 Camaro a sleeper. Not many people on the street think - Oh, its just a big block Camaro, I can beat him no problem. Glad you liked the video! :)

[XxKNUCKLER87xX]

y would u have nitrous set up in ur car if u lose ur clutch

[540merlin]

@XxKNUCKLER87xX I have a better clutch now - McLeod twin disk rated for 1,200hp. Working good so far.

[CruznVette]

Thats Nuckin futs man !!!!

[540merlin]

@CruznVette Thanks!

[540merlin]

@RacinJason1971 Get out there and make it happen.

[2jzsupra4life]

haaha nice lane switch at 0:58 ;) that thin is a BEAST fuck them civics

[540merlin]

@2jzsupra4life It actually got more sideways at 0:58 than it looks.

[youngmoneyklan]

BAD ASS camaro bro,

[540merlin]

@youngmoneyklan Thanks.

[imarealist101]

How quick does OMG! WTF!! come up on that beast? GREAT VIDS!

[540merlin]

@imarealist101 Pretty quick.

[bizzlesnatch]

Very cool...got any 1/4 times?

[540merlin]

@bizzlesnatch No.

[Fearnight]

How have I not found your videos until now ... love it!!

[540merlin]

@Fearnight I was hiding them until recently.

[Grmaster32]

0 to holy shit- Instantly

[540merlin]

@Grmaster32 It takes a few seconds to get to holy-shit, but oh-my-god comes up pretty fast.

[metsu962]

@540merlin Haha well said Dave. Think I heard you say something at the end of the video about the clutch? By the way, how much maintenance/replacements do you do on your car?

[Matrix7neo]

What a sexy engine

[540merlin]

@Matrix7neo First time its been called sexy.

[Matrix7neo]

@540merlin

Hell yeah it is.

Wouldn't you get more out of it with a k&n cold air intake though? Isn't the engine breathing in hot air with that filter setup?

[nicodanger13]

@540merlin First time you know it..

[outlawracer1000]

Awesome car and runs great to what a power love it.

[Injektedchaos3]

Very nice. I got a 69 Nova with only about 420hp and it's a beast I couldn't imagine trying to keep this camaro on the road. Very impressive.

[540merlin]

@Injektedchaos3 It can be exciting at times. Nice Nova.

[EliteLX]

Holy shit your car is badass! Sounds amazing, so much torque, I'm jealous...

[540merlin]

@EliteLX If I only had a dollar for every time someone called it badass...

[greenjeens]

sounds pretty good, bet you pass everything but the gas station.

[540merlin]

@greenjeens 60 miles on a tank of gas.

[Hugo350R]

i love your camaro!

[540merlin]

@Hugo350R So do I.

[mschmitty24]

How big of shot for the 540 are you using? Nice vid and car also

[540merlin]

@mschmitty24 250 shot.

[benspeed1974]

dave loves the number 11, he must do, he leaves big fucking black 11's everywhere he goes!! awesome vid, hold on to that sucka!!

[540merlin]

@benspeed1974 11 is one of my favorites.

[sammerron]

how much power does this make?

[540merlin]

@sammerron 680hp plus another 250hp from the nos.

[540merlin]

@tengauged Dave or Merlin. Please don't call me Jesus.

[NorwegsicheWaldkatze]

Holy shit.....that would scare me, lol!

10/10 thumbs up

[540merlin]

@NorwegsicheWaldkatze It's only scary when it gets sideways at highway speeds.

[dougiefresh66]

I loved it, thanks



[philip21786]

How exactly is it frying your clutch? Are you letting your foot off of it too slow?

[540merlin]

@philip21786 No - I fry them doing rolling full throttle blasts. Not touching the clutch. My New 1200hp rated McLeaod Twin Disk seems to be holding on so far.

[Londil]

Extremely nice car man, thing sounds like a complete beast. What did you run in the quarter? Only thing wrong with it is traction on a street type of situation, but still incredible, huge props on it bro.

[540merlin]

@Londil Thanks. Haven't done the quarter yet, but I will. Traction is an issue, that's for sure.

[lonewolf7309]

would love to have that car but couldnt afford tires!

[540merlin]

@lonewolf7309 Tires are cheap. They last about the same length of time as engines, clutches, etc.

[absolute3d86]

I definitely love that car. I wanna see your face after those 2 black lines on the road !!

wow.

[Mast3rSkillz]

Damn thats fast although an RS4 with NOS would be faster and a supercharged RS4 would probably beat any muscle car off the line

[540merlin]

@Mast3rSkillz You mean that station wagon import thing?

[Mast3rSkillz]

@540merlin yeah but there's two versions of the RS4 a standard 4 door sedan and a wagon. Also check out the new RS5 and RS6. The RS5 has the same v8 as the RS4 just retuned and in a coupe body.

[Mast3rSkillz]

@540merlin

[maxredgizmo]

@Mast3rSkillz You're an idiot. Of course it would...its AWD. Do you know anything about cars?

[groutaone]

Fun vid to watch, thanks for sending it over

[wantcheapbuy]

Very nice.. Looks like the nos is set up well.. Direct Port??

[540merlin]

@wantcheapbuy Plate.

[alipontiac]

How much shot of NOS HP you used in this clip?

[540merlin]

@alipontiac 250hp.

[alipontiac]

@540merlin what brand of cluth you installed then?

[540merlin]

@alipontiac Today I am running a McLeod Twin Disk rated for 1200hp. Works pretty good.

[jrek2k6]

i wish i could have a 1969 camaro :(

[540merlin]

@jrek2k6 Save your pennies. Buy one. Nothing to it.

[540merlin]

@skipperescobar Can't argue with that.

[MEADOWSracing78]

3 people have shitty Hondas with little 4 gerbils under the hood.

[TunedPortZ28]

Dude, you sure know how to make us small block guys feel cheated. Take em to the track. Lets see whats really going on. :)

[540merlin]

@TunedPortZ28 It's on my list of things to do.

[mommathinksimugly]

thats one hell of a beast. thanks for sharing.

p.s.

i cant believe you dont destroy tranny's. my 66 chevelle with 327 and camel backs ripped up everything but lenco. what kind of 4 speed you got in there?

[540merlin]

@mommathinksimugly Thanks. I got 10,000 miles out of my Tremec TKO 650 before I blew up third during a NOS rolling burn out. I'm happy with 10,000 miles. I replaced the busted tranny with another TKO 650.

[dutchboy25al]

Man! I love your videos!!!! I was thinking about a 572...I may just go Merlin now...:)

My friends use to tell me they could tell when I hit the Nitrous. Due to the puff of smoke. Never really believed them until I saw it in your video. I was always too busy keeping the thing straight. ...SUBSCRIBED!

[540merlin]

@dutchboy25al I knew there was smoke before I made this video by the black stains I get on the paint at my tail pipes...

[timelizabeth]

that thing is a BEAST how fast have you had it? It is one of my favorite videos on youtube. A great example of American Muscle.

[540merlin]

@timelizabeth 55mph.

[jjc032681]

Leavin some rubber @ 50...awesome!

[540merlin]

@jjc032681 It's fun.

[carmaniac355]

Delta! Hey my dad showed me these videos today after talking to you the other night. Pretty awesome

[540merlin]

@carmaniac355 I'm going to come by and check out all the rubber on the road that I heard about.

[AzrielUndead]

Be careful with things like that. I know in Texas, anything over 100, unless you're really lucky, and they put you in jail and impound the car. It's not a fun experience.

[540merlin]

@AzrielUndead This is Canada, they don't even know what NOS is around here! The car has been fully inspected for compliance with local regulations including the NOS system and has passed. Twice. I guess its okay around here.

Although one cop did ask me once, "What on Earth do you need NOS in a street car for?" Seemed like a dumb question to me...

[AzrielUndead]

@540merlin Haha, Hopefully they don't send you to jail over there for breaking the speed limit, like they did with me last week. 120 mph at night on a relatively empty road, no prior tickets, and they arrested me for "Reckless Driving"

[AzrielUndead]

I suppose I should have clarified in my first reply that I meant mph.

[540merlin]

@AzrielUndead Ya - that changes things! I have never been pulled over going that fast. Yet.

[AutoBodyGod]

One of the best videos I ever enjoyed watching, thanks!

[540merlin]

@AutoBodyGod Cool. Thanks.

[aznbmxer182]

woah man thats wow lol

[540merlin]

@aznbmxer182 That's exactly how I describe it. Thanks.

[aznbmxer182]

@540merlin haha well thats is the best way that could be explained. no problem

[1bojanbojan]

nothing like a bad azz V8! :D

[540merlin]

@1bojanbojan Another dollar right there!

[ps3kid310]

U have one badassssss beast!!

[540merlin]

@ps3kid310 Thanks. Now if I had a dollar for everytime some one said "bad ass"...

[wraith255403]

that was the sickest was ive ever seen someone change lanes lol

[540merlin]

@wraith255403 Its fun when it gets squirly at highway speeds.

[thefastlife4me1]

That is just straight nasty. I just wish I could see a badass 1st gen get on the highway leaving marks for hundreds of feet haha.

[540merlin]

@thefastlife4me1 I guess you are more likely to see it than I am.

[thefastlife4me1]

@540merlin Yeah I would probably keep my head looking straight and not be looking back to. I don't think I have ever just been driving along in my daily and seen a car do something like that. Back when I had a car that was running and fast I would, but that was because I was running around with the other fast cars. I could just seeing something like that making someones day, : ). It would make mine.

[stoker20]

After enjoying this video many times, it looks like the clutch was slipping at the top of 3rd gear???

[540merlin]

@stoker20 Nope. Just in 4th at the end of the video.

[moobox45]

My dad had a 1980 z28 camaro with a 1991 suburban engine drop... it was nice

[540merlin]

@moobox45 Cool.

[MRFord352]

there is just not a enough highway for that thing is there?

[540merlin]

@MRFord352 Well, not enough on-ramps maybe.

[canoelicker]

... looks like might be in the Vancouver area... Surrey - Langley or somewhere like that? If so, would love to see the Camaro run when I'm down there again, I'm in the Okanagan.

Nice car.

[540merlin]

@canoelicker Yup. Come on by when your done licking your canoe maybe.

[canoelicker]

@540merlin ... ha ha ha - right on. I will, thanks.

[SBCriss]

Men i love your camaro *.* could i ask you how much you payed for the engine? thank :)

[540merlin]

@SBCriss It's hard to quantify. $20k for the basic engine, $10k for the exhaust, $5k for the tranny, $5k for the rear end, etc. I budget for an engine rebuild every 15,000 miles ($10k each). What I can tell you is that the cost to drive this car is $5 per mile. BTW, that's all Canadian.