The CVT sholudn't always be spinning... You may need to take some weight out of the cetrifugal clutch shoes if they're grabbing at low RPM, or maybe the idle is too high and causing the shoes to drag. There should be ZERO drag on the system at idle. GoPowersports has aftermarket carb kits, cam kits, flywheels, everything you can think of for the predator, if you need it. I cant wait to see you bombing this thing around town. I want to see how it handles the snow
If you haven't heard of them, check out Robot Cantina on UA-cam. They're doing some similar stuff, including a Predator powered Saturn and a Kubota diesel powered Saturn. Might be up your alley.
I’ve never been so excited for someone else’s project lol. Ever since I saw this I’ve wanted to do an Omni with one of these. Or maybe one of those amazon Diesel engines.
Such a puzzle! I expect it will do fine once sorted. Drove over the bump well. The crushed into cube part shocked me. Longer intake and exhaust system will improve air velocity inside the engine
Hahahaja i suggested that centrifugal clurch when you started this project ...its simple yet effective check the weights in the clutch probably to much weight for disengagement of the drive portion... easy fix! Cant wait to see you blast this thing around town
The drive clutch on those Amazon CVT’s are junk, I had similar issues with mine where it wouldn’t completely disengage. You can buy a Comet drive clutch on its own and pair it with your driven clutch. Drivability/engagement is so much better. Also noticed the air box is missing, if you rejet the carb you should be in good order.
You have enough room under the hood to add a second Predator. You would have dual exhaust and dual carbs the hard way. Now how complicated could it be?
A better clutch will have a spacer pipe that free wheels that the belt rides on that prevents the vehicle creeping until you rev the engine and belt always spinning.
what you have built is a microcar-go. they have a cvt then a manaul gearbox for reverse, at idle the cvt output doesnt spin, so should be possible for you. ivew worked on a few , there rare here in the uk but they exist.
Does the Predator engine have an alternator strong enough for the Yugo electrical system? or will you have to rig some other charging system for the lights and else?
Awesome!! My first car was a 1991 yugo by choice lol in 1998. Ripped out the back seat. Put a straight pipe with a 3.5" angled tip in the back. For the intake i used a k@n crankcase filter for a big block chev. I painted it ;ike a rally car. Fuel injected 1.3 i think it did 120
I'm surprised that the brake stuff is different from Fiat, like maybe a 127? This is pretty exciting progress. Would MS work on this engine? Or maybe there's a Microsquirt?
@@mikem5475 Maybe not better, but more adaptable. The interface could make for easier tuning than an analog carburetor, especially if it would require jets/needles/metering rods/ whatevers to be modified or made from scratch. The most adaptable carburetors I know of are old-school SUs. I love those things. You can use them on anything from a motorcycle to a V8, there is that much variety and overlap.
@@Gothamauto tuning a small engine carb takes minutes dude. Tuning something, where you need to use a laptop, cables, etc. Along with setting up fuel injection, you'll be about a year late to the party
A CVT from a snow machine can take many times more power than that engine can output. Grind hard plumming on YT has a 100+ hp Engine hooked up to a similar CVT setup.
The CVT sholudn't always be spinning... You may need to take some weight out of the cetrifugal clutch shoes if they're grabbing at low RPM, or maybe the idle is too high and causing the shoes to drag. There should be ZERO drag on the system at idle. GoPowersports has aftermarket carb kits, cam kits, flywheels, everything you can think of for the predator, if you need it. I cant wait to see you bombing this thing around town. I want to see how it handles the snow
Probably not great with no weight on the front axle.
Could be alignment too btw
Theres a company called 3d clutches that make manual clutches for predators, might be worth a look
they only make them for 3/4 shafts
If you haven't heard of them, check out Robot Cantina on UA-cam. They're doing some similar stuff, including a Predator powered Saturn and a Kubota diesel powered Saturn. Might be up your alley.
love that channel
Its just one guy, hes been on the Metro forums for years. He built a Fiat or Miata cant remember with a Geo Metro engine.
I really want to see more of this! I really want to see it drive around on the public roads!
Glad to have your content and the Yugo back!
"You have 30 minutes to move your cube."
Just love your humor and mechanical skills
I’ve never been so excited for someone else’s project lol. Ever since I saw this I’ve wanted to do an Omni with one of these. Or maybe one of those amazon Diesel engines.
Oh awesome! I saw the steadily increasing stream of videos and was hoping for this one!
Such a puzzle! I expect it will do fine once sorted. Drove over the bump well.
The crushed into cube part shocked me.
Longer intake and exhaust system will improve air velocity inside the engine
Hahahaja i suggested that centrifugal clurch when you started this project ...its simple yet effective check the weights in the clutch probably to much weight for disengagement of the drive portion... easy fix! Cant wait to see you blast this thing around town
Sounds majestic
Great video. Keep it up!
That's awesome!!!!!!!
kudos for doing it for a living and fun, wrenching full time kills any desire I have to do it for fun.
The drive clutch on those Amazon CVT’s are junk, I had similar issues with mine where it wouldn’t completely disengage. You can buy a Comet drive clutch on its own and pair it with your driven clutch. Drivability/engagement is so much better. Also noticed the air box is missing, if you rejet the carb you should be in good order.
The one for the 212 worked fine for me, but it needed 2 washer spacers to be in perfect alignment. Might be why I dont have issues.
Keen for cube video!
Drill the idle jet out to about .45 to .50 mm and it wont need to be warmed up to run good. They are way too lean from the factory
Ocmd spring cruise it better be there. Shit sounds tough
You have enough room under the hood to add a second Predator. You would have dual exhaust and dual carbs the hard way. Now how complicated could it be?
hell yeah dude
A better clutch will have a spacer pipe that free wheels that the belt rides on that prevents the vehicle creeping until you rev the engine and belt always spinning.
like a peice of brass but with dry lube.
what you have built is a microcar-go. they have a cvt then a manaul gearbox for reverse, at idle the cvt output doesnt spin, so should be possible for you. ivew worked on a few , there rare here in the uk but they exist.
rubber belt cvt. to clarify.
A bit like Frankenstein - it alive!🤕
Now for a road test
DYNO!
@@dough6393 I like your style.
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO ! to bad you don't have a clutch pretty much takes it off the road
The FIS Repower, in Yugoslavian Ultramarine. I'm curious about fumes whilst in motion. Venting or collective suffering Comrade?
That model of Yugo was based on the Fiat 127. Fiat 127 or 128 calipers may fit.
They look pretty much like fiat 124 calipers (which are easy to come by in the US).. might be some some subtle difference.
I know you are good at fab/engineering but you may want to check out robot cantina's honda insight predator build or even the saturn sc2 kubota diesel
Hey Justin, awesome video, but how could we contact with you? Thank you
Does the Predator engine have an alternator strong enough for the Yugo electrical system? or will you have to rig some other charging system for the lights and else?
Definitely does not have a charging system good enough
@@mikem5475 Could probably swap the bulbs out for LED ones?
@@666cemetaryslut that's genius
Oh hell no, an American made lawnmower engine supplementing communist car electrical system? i’m sure that car has a crap ton of short circuits.
Awesome!! My first car was a 1991 yugo by choice lol in 1998. Ripped out the back seat. Put a straight pipe with a 3.5" angled tip in the back. For the intake i used a k@n crankcase filter for a big block chev. I painted it ;ike a rally car. Fuel injected 1.3 i think it did 120
My cousins husband worked in warranty claims at a Yugo dealer, he said there would be warranty claims out the ass for stupid shit.
Your driver pulley is on backwards
you could have tried a double v belt, two belts connected side by side
That was my original plan, but they didn't cooperate.
Will Version 2 will be a Hyabusa Engine? 😊
I cringed when you backed towards that closed garage door after just rebuilding the entire brake system.
One left brake caliper IN STOCK, right is two weeks out.
Runs like a lawn mower
I'm surprised that the brake stuff is different from Fiat, like maybe a 127?
This is pretty exciting progress. Would MS work on this engine? Or maybe there's a Microsquirt?
Why do you think an ECU would be better than a carburetor?
Just checked Fiat 127 brake calipers. They are the same as the Yugo and can be bought on ebay etc.
@@mikem5475 Maybe not better, but more adaptable. The interface could make for easier tuning than an analog carburetor, especially if it would require jets/needles/metering rods/ whatevers to be modified or made from scratch.
The most adaptable carburetors I know of are old-school SUs. I love those things. You can use them on anything from a motorcycle to a V8, there is that much variety and overlap.
@@Gothamauto tuning a small engine carb takes minutes dude. Tuning something, where you need to use a laptop, cables, etc. Along with setting up fuel injection, you'll be about a year late to the party
A CVT from a snow machine can take many times more power than that engine can output. Grind hard plumming on YT has a 100+ hp Engine hooked up to a similar CVT setup.
Very expensive too.
@@DarkLinkAD The certainly can be if you cannot locate one for free or strait used price.
cube car golf cart registration?
It'll be faster than it was with the original engine...
1 - no mater what you do it can't be worse then what YUGO did , 2 - did any YUGO have a lot of miles on them ? lol
fought with a carb setup on a predator i had...then i sold it
well u dont use a torque converter on a governed engine