The GMC Hummer has a curb weight of 9,000lbs. Tell me how that thing with massive batteries and chewing through tires is better for the environment than my 25 year old S10.
@@JLSnOrLaX indeed you are correct. We must refrain from assuming the premise is the same as we would like to believe it is. They are in the business of making money, in this particular case, vehicles are but a the means. Had they been in the business of making great and ever improving vehicles, the supper carburetor would not have been bought by Texaco and buried; this current EV wave absurdity would not have happened; turbo diesels would have been all over, like they are in most parts of the world outside the US; materials technology would have been where we know it can be, and the list just goes on. Perhapsebly this here is the freethinking wave we can ride to achieve more amazing things 😊
Efficiency and longevity doesn’t make money, neither for manufactures or politicians. It’s by design. Imagine if a group of engineers with no brand affiliation had $1 billion budget with the objective of reasonable cost, efficiency and longevity in mind could build. It’d be insane. It’s crazy comparing my 91 NA MR2 to modern “fuel efficient” cars. I’ve gotten 40mpg and the worst I’ve done is 21mpg in town and thrashing back roads. It’s stylish and fun, yet gets awesome economy. While not fast, it’s fast enough.
Regarding emissions, what improvements to cars have been made in the last 25 years? If government were serious about emissions, we'd be able to buy cars like your MR2 new. Like the exact same car. And I agree, companies don't want cars that last a long time, and they don't want to make the same thing for 30 years. There's no profit in it. The government and large corporations are the same entity. The adversarial relationship between the 2 is long in the past. Like generations ago. Corporations love regulation. It keeps out the competition and mandates their products on the market. This is why cars have 14 air bags. It's why back up cameras are mandatory. It's why self braking is becoming mandatory. On and on and on. They lobby for regulation in Washington so they can control the market. As said in the video, the Omega car is something that others could do too. It's not magic. But nobody will be allowed to make and sell that car due to regulation.
@@borisjankovici662 it’s sad that it’s come to all of that. During WW2 and post war, manufactures were trying their best. At least from my perception. Even into the 50’s and early 60’s they made cars and products to last. Thats why vintage stuff is “cool”. Partially because of the elite, but also because of how robust it was made. Those products showed us what we in our country were capable of producing. Now everything is made as a consumable item and many people see things as a consumable. If people and corporations took pride in their products, we would see better longevity. But tech is moving faster than we can mechanically keep up with, thus pushing the boundaries of what we “want”. If my 2105 Tacoma got better than 15mpg, I’d keep it forever. But with a growing family and poor fuel mileage, I’m wanting for more.
Thank you. At last, a normal guy working out of his shed (or garage) making things better than before. It's so refreshing. Humanity peaked over 100 years ago. Casey for president!
Ive been met by the dead stare when I speak on the inefficiency and environmental impact of electric cars as we know them, not to mention the child slave labor...but im reminded of the 92 Honda civic vx that could do 55mpg out of the box...and thats without crazy aerodynamics just using the base of an eg hatch. I get 39-42 mpg in my 93 ex civic coupe, they did it then it should be better now, yet it isnt. Hmmm...I hope people see these videos and think for themselves. Great build Casey...thanks for sharing from your corner of the universe...i will continue having these conversations.
Nothing has improved with car efficiency in decades. It has all been fluff and nonsense. If government actually cared about emissions, I could buy a new 92 Honda Civic. That car would sell.
@@borisjankovici662 I have multiple 80s 90s Hondas, they beat most new cars for economy, reliability, and longevity...cars don't need to be 4000lbs...I would definitely buy a "new" 92 Honda because I could keep timing belts water pumps, wheel bearings an extra alternator and various bushings etc in a big box and keep it going for a long long time at extremely low cost. But because of the regulations, that car can't be made today legally, which is about as stupid as electric car mandates.
I will also say I’m sick of “new models” STOP THAT! make something that’s affordable, reliable and durable and performs well, then every year focus on how to make it more affordably or durable etc. without making it worse. Only develop a new model when it’s actually needed. That way there’s tons of replacement parts produced in huge numbers as well so it’s cheap to repair.
I agree but the problem is, that the manufacturers have made people believe they need full body massages while driving down the road and they need autopilot and the finest leather in the world on top of all the very complex electronics and enough sensors to launch the space shuttle. I enjoyed the days when I could open my hood and actually get to every part on my engine without taking a single body panel off. Now you have to take half the car apart. One simple sensor can put the car into limp mode when it has nothing to do with anything that will actually cause damage to the engine or transmission. Simply put cars have followed suite of a few countries that have seemed to make their cars overly complicated and very expensive for decades.
@@Kagawwy unfortunately this is the way cars were once manufactured in the U.S. They would design a model and continue to build it for several years and manufacturer a massive amount of parts for repair as well as having massive aftermarket support and parts. With any manufacturer there is almost always bugs in the first generation and by the 3rd or 4th they had worked out all the bugs and you had a really decent platform that was trustworthy and would last. Today it’s all about what’s new and the latest greatest.
Casey, I'm a 16-year-old living in the UK, and I aspire to be an engineer in the automotive world. Your project, along with your videos, has truly inspired me. I hope that one day, car companies and governments will understand that there are better ways of doing things. I want to be there, not just hoping for change or taking part in it, but advocating for and leading this ideology that design can be better and that there is no excuse for it not to be. Thank you.
Wishful thinking bud. Even if small portion of people raise their voices, the majority of gullible masses will buy in words of manufacturers and politicians and will buy that crap anyway. There's no turning back we are long past that point now all it's left is to brace for the impact and quickly recover from it, and strat from square one this time do the right thing. Instead taking dictation by our greed and pursuit after materialistic means that were only created in the first place to fulfill our hedonistic needs.
@CaseyPutsch Thanks for confirming my suspicion. Years ago, there was a guy that swapped one into a lifted extended cab Toyota. Claimed he was getting 40mpg cruising at 75mph on 40" tires.
Unfortunately, the world has been brainwashed into thinking EV's are the way forward. Casey is showing the world the better way. I'm glad you are doing this and showing what can be done.
Diesel contains about 10 KWh in energy per liter, so rougly 37 KWh per us Gallon. If you look at a normal useable Tesla's energy use, it will be more efficient then this. I have both a very efficient diesel (Wagon) and get around 50/55 mpg. I also have an EV. It is roughly 3x better in energy use. It's simple, electric motors are alotmore efficient. I am a petrolhead by nature, but physiscs cannot be denied.
@@sjoukedijkstra7110 show me the genset that can produce 37kw on 1 ga or 10kw per L I'll even accept industrial scale. Peak power gensets required to be on stand by so you and 30k people can plug in when you get home are still diesel powered. It is just not in your backyard.
You got me hooked and subscribed to your channel regarding this car. You’re a very good story teller but when can we see a walk through of the car and a real test drive?
When I lost my right foot I needed a way to rehabilitate my self. I decided to rebuild my old Gitane bicycle and I wanted to reduce the friction of the machine in every way. I did so with meticulous detail with selection of parts and meticulous care of assembly, like you did, off the shelf parts and stuff that already exists. It is by far the smoothest, most frictionless bicycle I've ever seen. Oh, and it's butifull. Freedom to innovate, yes I'll have that.
I absolutely love the Omega Car. I’ve always wanted to build a similar car that could get ridiculous gas mileage. A few years ago I invented an agricultural product. I started researching some materials and processes to make my product. After six months of tireless research and many dead end phone calls and meetings, I realized no one wanted to actually change the way things are made to be more efficient and sustainable. I had seen several articles and videos of a polymer/hemp blend that could be used in hundreds of applications including my invention(and would be great for car manufacturing as well). I searched and searched, found the original company and emailed and called them over and over again with not a single response. No one else with this technology has made it available publicly. So I totally understand the struggle you’ve gone through with the omega car and all the resistance you’ve gotten throughout the process.
Speed Of Air makes diesel pistons with a top surface with golf ball like dimples that creates swirls that induce complete combustion and reduce consumption and emissions by having a complete burn. So much so the engines rebuilt with them don't need emissions controls.
Like the video, I would be interested if you could explain what are good design practices? Also would be interested how you built the chassis. I understand it’s not a body on car.
I fully agree, simpler, more durable, long lasting cars will even offset any economy savings too. I just raked 50 acres of hay with a 75 year old Ford Tractor, not a nice one, but one that has lived a hard life yet is still serviceable and useful…. 7.5 hours and the thing only burned 5.5 gallons of gas too. Biggest issue is the throw away, fashion aspect of new cars. Blingy tech, and the latest fad outweighs good design and build quality unfortunately.
Quality has always been an issue unfortunately. To put it into perspective, the average new car in the 1960s brand new had about 12 quality/reliability defects off the assembly line. That's down to about 1-2 issues per car now. Back in the 70s-90s, a car was considered done if it had close to or over 100k miles on it. Today, that's nothing. Our 2017 explorer has been significantly more reliable than any of the Toyotas/Hondas we owned from the 80s to the early 2000s. So while things can still stand to improve, quality on cars is better than the shit brands used to make, and it's no contest, but things can still be better.
@@themidnighttavern6784 I agree with what you are saying and that speaks a lot to manufacturing processes. My point is more that if you took those advantages and used them produce something that focused on simplicity and build quality more so than shrinking displacement, adding turbos and thermal load and super complicated electronics that are now tied to throttle, steering, and brakes with a multitude of sensors and failure points… my tractor analogy would apply directly to new tractors as well…. Yeah, the processes have higher tolerances now undoubtedly, yet I would bet you 75 years from now very few new tractors would still be operating and serviceable, let alone serviceable by some guy in his barn.
@@Kristian_Saile I definitely see where you're coming from, but the issue is people don't want what they say they want. It's frustrating, but true. Case in point, I own a maverick hybrid, fantastic truck, does everything most truck owners need to do. The 2.5 duratec is a tank, planetary gear e-cvts are basically the most durable form of automatic transmission in existence. It's a small, affordable, reliable, fuel efficient, easy to work on truck with a decent warranty. Yet any video you see with the maverick, the same people who claimed to want a cheap small truck are complaining that the maverick is a cheap small truck. Saying it's not big enough to haul all their stuff/people or bitching that the cheap truck has an interior with cheap plastics. People don't want what they say they want. People don't want cheap vehicles. They want a car with 50 grand worth of luxury materials and the latest tech, yet they want to buy it for the magical price of $15,500.
If Politicians consistently pass law/s (bills) to erode quality of life and those people in that jurisdiction are silly enough to keep voting them in to power, those people (unfortunately, and I pity them; no malice intended whatsoever) DESERVE what they get… and that’s sad. Some people have THE ‘Spirit of Truth’ (an ability to discern right from wrong and truth from lies) and some people never sought ‘The Truth’ or once knew ‘The Truth’ and then ran away. Who was it that said they’re ‘The Way, The Truth, and The Life’? What was His name again?
My original comment seems to have never have been posted - strange. As you've shown here - good design and engineering practices can allow for efficient and environmentally friendly cars. There's so many techniques like lean-burning, that have existed for a long time, but are rarely used. The original Honda Insight for example used lean-burning and could achieve excellent fuel economy. Honda themselves then decided to abandon it and went for a more conventional setup. As long as there's more money to be made for the manufactures and easy political soundbites for the politicians, nothing will change.
Isn't one of the problems with lean burning that you get higher cylinder temperatures which leads to nitric oxides in the emissions? If so, water injection would be an easy solution with the additional benefits of delaying detonation, and decarbonizing the cylinders.
@@thomassuit7450 Yes, but the increase in NOX emissions is not that much higher, particularly when you consider the quantity of fuel used. Honda used slightly more complicated catalytic converters with their lean-burning engines. While they are slightly more expensive to produce, it's likely the cost would go down with further development and adoption. .
@@thomassuit7450 Don't even need water injection. Start mixing ethanol into your fuel (preferably one that isn't made from a super inefficient source like corn) and you can get higher octane fuel, burn cleaner, and lower cylinder temps. E85 is very popular with rotary enthusiasts because of what I just mentioned.
VW XL1 (a bigger engine without the $100k+ price tag). Speaking of nuclear - I would love to see a scaled down Hyliion Karno single shaft generator running off the waste heat of two small pellets of nuclear fuel, charging a 4kWh battery to power a vehicle. No steam turbines needed to generate electricity. I think one of the downsides of using the diesel model - you still have the complexity of the engine (valvetrain, intake components, soot and NOx control, turbo, belts, oil changes, cooling, fuel injectors, pumps, etc.) plus the need for a dual-clutch transmission that will require more maintenance when driven hard. The draw of EVs is the perceived lack of required maintenance (albeit you still have tires, coolants, heating & cooling, suspension components, dashboard and interior electronics, brakes, charging source, etc. to deal with).
The issue is that instead of "Form follows function" to a bureaucratic "Function follows a form" - the inertia of government and corporation, and the fear of making a mistake, inhibits creativity.
Also some say electric is cleaner but then depends on how the electric is being produced and delivered to your vehicle. Nice work Casey! I love to see what you have in store for us next!
@@CaseyPutsch Hell yea man! I gotta ask why you chose that lighting solution rather than a streamlined light setup tho? Was it just cheaper to do that/Not worth the benefits/cost of a streamlined headlight setup?
From the power of Right to Repair to true American freedom, you've made an absolutely wonderful thing here. Bureaucracy has sacrificed innovative progress for politics-driven policy, from our cars, our phones, to even refrigerators and central heating. The push for an Electric world comes with a leash for people to wear, and its why governments everywhere try to hinder the capability of the individual. People like you fighting against that with common-sense engineering are what keeps the world going 'round. Thanks a lot for sharing! subscribed!
My uncle in the mid 70's did gasoline to diesel engine conversions at Hot Rod City in Torrance. He put a 4 cylinder mitsubishi diesel in a Ford Pinto and ran it from LA to Phoenix and got either 101.7 or 103.7 mpg in a road rally and had the award to prove it. He put in the proper gearing and drove at 45 mph on a hot day to do so. Your car takes it to a whole new level! However, just like back then, he received no publicity because everyone was focused on a hydrogen car that couldn't even hardly run and called it the car of the future because diesel isn't sexy and it's loud. Best of luck to you and I hope you can change the way diesel is perceived.
Godspeed Casey. In this world of consumer goods with intentionally designed “expiration dates” that are enforced by impotent mobsters, hearing you talk is inspirational. Keep up the good work, and hopefully I find ways in my life that I can start pushing back against the status quo!
I have a 94 Honda civic vx with an official mpg rating of 50 mpg. Some creative people were able to get quite a bit more by improving the coefficient of drag. It can make a huge difference.
Great job Casey, keep it up, you're an inspiration! I can get close to 50 MPG (US gallons) in my early 2000s VW TDI. And I can run it on Bio-Diesel. Close to net zero carbon. Thinking my next project car will be a Lotus Europa with a VW TDI in it. Rough estimated MPG should be over 70 MPG. Why would I do this, one my ask? My answer is because I can and I think it's cool.
A true apples to apples comparison. Is the Volkswagen XL1. This might have even been the inspiration. Yes it was more fuel efficient. But much slower and cost over $100K. You are so right on what you are talking about
I am a firm believer in what you're doing I've been dreaming about doing something similar for years but utilizing as many off-the-shelf components as possible standardized parts. What you're doing is absolutely amazing however I am a hard-working blue-collar guy sports cars are great but not practical. Would love it if you could repeat this process but with a compact truck such as what a 1990s Ford ranger would be capable of. And then scale it up to the size and capabilities say another vehicle I own such as a 1990s 7.3 l turbo diesel f250 both my ranger and my f250 I utilize in daily life to run my small farm a true working man's vehicle.
As much as I love seeing videos on Lucy [Lucy-fer the Exosphere] The OmegaCar is really an amazing achievement. Omega 2.0 as a sedan or wagon would be cool to see, and how the design would differ with the MR layout being a bit tougher, especially with a wagon. Really hope we keep getting more content with this, as it's really got some pretty awesome potential.
Some thoughts on your car. How does it fair in a head on collision, off-set head-on collision, T-bone accident, roll-over, 40 mph sidewind gust. The cockpit has the room of an Indy car, does the steering column breK away or do you just get impaled or slam your head against the wheel or windshield during a head-on collision. How does this car handle guardrails? Are they coming through the windshield? My right wrist and elbow are aching just looking at the contortions your arm has to go through to shift. Is the seat and positioning even comfortable enough for 500 miles? Where do I put the dog, the kids, the 2x4s, the 4x8s, the mulch, the groceries? MPG and 0-60 times are great, but a little myopic.
Interestingly enough, Volkswagen's XL1 got 104mpg, too (250 or so as a plug-in hybrid). 100mpg appears to be the "number" with 33% efficiency engines. 16:37 "the difference is I went out and did it" 100mpg isn't enough. Fortunately, simultaneous combined cycle piston engines can approach 2/3 efficiency. The smallest is a straight six emulator, four combustion cylinders all feeding a central combined re-expansion/steam expansion cylinder that replaced the central two cylinders. Lots more, but yes, internal combustion is poised for a great leap forward
Casey is in a very small club, Omega car, VW XL1 and the yet to be released Aptera. Very cool! Amazing how close Omega car came to the XL1's efficiency. One dude in Ohio vs the then largest automaker on earth. Not to mention Omega is a hell of alot faster than the xl1 sub 50hp. Probably brakes and handles better too. Well done! I would love a video comparing the XL1 and the Omega at some point. To my knowledge it is the closest comparison.
Sounds like a VW turbo diesel engine. Which are already great engines, the issue is that they didn't pass emissions when they were released bc the way the US measures diesel emissions is stupid. I don't doubt this car exists, but I would love to see the technical specifications of it.
You can run it on biodiesel. That's an awesome car. Edit: "Make it last longer" I live in Quebec and everything rusts within 20 years. Why won't the make the frame from stainless? ... I totally agree with you.
Stainless corrodes too. Under stress, it will see stress corrosion cracking, which is no fun. It's not a miracle material and is difficult to work with for manufacturing parts.
Your last video was AWESOME and I'm a big EV guy... I think a fairer comparison to the OMEGA car would be an Aptera... the Model 3 seats 5 people and has a tone of storage room. Not really apples to apples. But besides that I think the video was awesome and really enlightened me on just how efficient you can make a petrol car.
Just need to add a Mr. Fusion reactor and run on garbage!!! Awesome car and channel, greatly appreciate what you do!!! 100+ MPG and a 20 gallon tank yields 2,000 mile range!!! Friend of mine had a 50 gallon tank on his VW pickup (imagine an Chevrolet El Camino build by VW), a 2,000 plus mile range!!!
I remember Opel sometime back in the 90s was messing around with a prototype diesel that achieved 100 mpg. And hemp used to be a huge part of the American economy.
You are 100% that your concept can be done with any vehicle. I built a lifted 98 k1500 on 37"s with a 96 12v tuned around 500hp. I live in the mountains and average around 30mpg. I've been very curious since how a guy in a garage on a very limited budget with 30 year old tech, could build something modern vehicles still stuggle to even come close to.
Great content Casey, looking forward to the next video! I agree the EV mandate makes little to no sense. However, I think it’s difficult to highlight the problems politics and politicians create in manufacturing/efficiency without also discussing the issues created by the military industrial complex, which keeps our tech 2-3 decades behind by design. I’d love to see a 4-seater Omega car for the next build!
I'm an engineering/fabrication/craftsman voyeur, so you're damn right I'm interested in the technical details of the car. Lets see those build videos 😁
Casey I like what you did with the car, but I’m 4 videos in and I kind of wish you would hurry up and get to the point. How did you do it, what’s it made of, we already know what uses a Volkswagen 1.9 TDI, but what have you done to it? What transmission did you use? Is the gearing in the transmission changed? Could the body in theory meet safety standards? How much heavier would it have to be in order for it to meet safety standards if it doesn’t? I get what you’re saying about policy and all of that, but at the same time I think the electric car mandate is having the opposite effect than you think it does. Since that mandate has come out, we have companies trying all sorts of things to figure out how to keep the combustion engine alive. It’s lit a fire under their ass. Porsche has developed synthetic gasoline, Toyota has figured out how to get an engine to run on ammonia which is extremely clean burning, we’re also making fast progress towards solid state batteries for electric cars that are way safer and don’t need as much mining, the list goes on. I don’t think we would’ve been even looking into alternatives like that if it wasn’t for that mandating slapping the auto industry in the ass and getting them to wake up! Either way, great job with the car and I’m really looking forward to seeing more substance in upcoming videos
@@TheCompyshop The video is full of substance, it's about the actual concepts of modern car design rather than a DIY guide for you to go build this car yourself.... Current car design makes no sense, what is the point of making more efficient power plants when cars are just getting heavier and cut through the air like a brick... they're solving nothing. 90 MPG was possible in 2003 in the VW Lupo, a safe car, we're going backwards. New cars are designed to last less miles and are wildly less efficient through weight and body design. If one man can make a 100+ MPG car in a shed why can't a global industry figure it out? They don't want to... You've watched the video but haven't listened, these are obvious issues.
@@Harry-b3g No I get all of that. But he’s dancing around the plot rather than directly explaining what he’s talking about. He’s been basically rehashing the same thing in different ways in multiple videos. He’s not explaining the WHY. What exactly is the concept he’s referring to. We make cars that are slippery today with low drag coefficients. He’s obviously reduced weight dramatically to achieve his goal as well, but again he’s not explaining the WHY. Why is his weight so much less, why did he choose the shape that he did, he’s not explaining the point. Just the theory of the theory. That’s what I’m trying to say. I just want him to explain for example how and why he chose the shape of the fender and how it’s beneficial. What makes it different than a modern day hybrid for example in terms of aerodynamics, or why xyz regulation prohibits some certain technique he used on the Omega that can’t be done on a normal car. I just wanted to get to the meat and bones of it that’s all. But he made an announcement that the next video he’s going to get deeper into it, so hopefully I’ll finally learn something new. I’m looking forward to it
@@TheCompyshop He left out 500lbs in airbags, structural support, running lights, ABS, traction control, emergency lights, crumple zones, side impact beams, backup cameras, backup power to run all of it, etc. It's a 4 cylinder turbo-diesel powered gocart with a fiberglass body, of course it gets great gas mileage. Are you going to put your family in it?
Hey Casey, in 2023 I bought a brand-new Toyota Corolla Hybrid in my country Mauritius and am surprised that I am getting above 700Km in one tank of gas of 35 litres at about 22Km/L! It has a hybrid battery of only 844Wh in terms of storage capacity weighing only 25Kg. I had also owned two previous generation of non-hybrid Toyota Corollas since 2010, with engine displacement of 1.5L, where I had been only getting 13.3Km/L on average for a range of roughly 400~450Km. My point is that I get the impression that Toyota can do better in terms of consumption and is purposely refraining from doing so! I relate myself to your project as prior to the ownership of the Toyotas I had a French car (Citroen Xsara 1.9L Turbo D), it has nearly the same engine as the Omega, but I was getting 600Km for 45 Litres of Diesel at 13.3Km/L with an engine that was designed in the 1990's, its weight 1400Kg. What if my hybrid had more storage battery capacity, how much better gas mileage I would be getting?
Were they any technical details shared here? I got that it's a 4cyl turbo diesel and a 5spd. Its light and aerodynamic. Does it have low drag brakes and great wheel bearings? Id like to know the nuts and bolts of it because the numbers are pretty incredible.
To simplify my previous comment it would be amazing if you could do the same thing but with a small compact truck like play 1990s Ford ranger would be capable of with roughly a 6-ft bed of cargo space
I just bought a 2003 jetta with the 1.9 alh motor and I am trying to make it better. Where is the best place to learn how to get the most gas mileage out of my car?
@@CaseyPutsch Much obliged. So good to hear you. Heh, just saw your clutching video, marker 6:41 practically verbatim how I explained to my son the day prior 😂😂 BTW, I sent you an email regarding your comment at the end of the Omega Car video 😊
AGREAD! Thank you for showing the world the truth. I'm so tired of telling poor ppl the government is forcing them to fix equipment that literally doesn't even do the job it's supposed to do. I believe in a full automate industry overhaul .thank u
Hey Casey, quick question. What motorist, trans did you decide to use and does it have emissions at all? With current tech I bet you can push that economy further
Love it! Enough talk Casey. The question is, are you going to enlighten the DIY car community or not? Are you going show us stringent testing on how you achieved these results? I love your videos and mission but this is video 3 of a bunch of talk. You showing us your test results in episode 2 were subject to all sorts of flaws. Please brake this down your car for us in some meaningful way. Talk is cheap. Thank you.
Could you re-list the specs of the engine in the omega car? I can't find the info in your original videos. Also , what does your car weigh? Very impressed with your accomplishment.
A backyard racer of snowmobiles, installed 2 opposing marcony clutches on his machine to improve longevity and traction. Belts that used to last one race, would afterwards last the whole season. I always though this could be an excellent automatic transmission solution for a small car.
The Omega Car is amazingly simple and looks good like how we should make everything the beauty is in simplicity complexity ruins everything, would love to see a 4 door Sedan version of it and maybe a wagon instead of an ugly inefficient SUV and If I could I would buy it based on the looks and efficiency alone
This is a good reason why we focus on consumerism, and a lot of it is Keynesian economics. This relies heavily on the broken windows fallacy that consumption causes economic growth. Austrian Economics suggests Production causes growth and resilience builds wealth.
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Thank you for bringing back Louis Sullivan principle of “form follows function”. Been a while since I’ve heard that phrase.
The GMC Hummer has a curb weight of 9,000lbs. Tell me how that thing with massive batteries and chewing through tires is better for the environment than my 25 year old S10.
It ain’t.
@CaseyPutsch exactly. Weight is a killer for EVs. Light is efficient and electric cars just aren't.
How about the children who mine Kobalt for the batteries!
I like EVs as a concept, but I hate the Hummer EV. That’s just a GM marketing ploy. I’m sure even they realize how absurd the vehicle is.
@@JLSnOrLaX indeed you are correct. We must refrain from assuming the premise is the same as we would like to believe it is. They are in the business of making money, in this particular case, vehicles are but a the means. Had they been in the business of making great and ever improving vehicles, the supper carburetor would not have been bought by Texaco and buried; this current EV wave absurdity would not have happened; turbo diesels would have been all over, like they are in most parts of the world outside the US; materials technology would have been where we know it can be, and the list just goes on. Perhapsebly this here is the freethinking wave we can ride to achieve more amazing things 😊
Time to start “Making Car Kits Great Again”
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I'd rather have affordable, functional, and efficient. "Great" is just what they slap on stuff to sell it.
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It would be cool if that was a kit car. That’s a good way to get around the regulation if you wanted to produce it
Efficiency and longevity doesn’t make money, neither for manufactures or politicians. It’s by design. Imagine if a group of engineers with no brand affiliation had $1 billion budget with the objective of reasonable cost, efficiency and longevity in mind could build. It’d be insane.
It’s crazy comparing my 91 NA MR2 to modern “fuel efficient” cars. I’ve gotten 40mpg and the worst I’ve done is 21mpg in town and thrashing back roads. It’s stylish and fun, yet gets awesome economy. While not fast, it’s fast enough.
Regarding emissions, what improvements to cars have been made in the last 25 years? If government were serious about emissions, we'd be able to buy cars like your MR2 new. Like the exact same car.
And I agree, companies don't want cars that last a long time, and they don't want to make the same thing for 30 years. There's no profit in it. The government and large corporations are the same entity. The adversarial relationship between the 2 is long in the past. Like generations ago. Corporations love regulation. It keeps out the competition and mandates their products on the market. This is why cars have 14 air bags. It's why back up cameras are mandatory. It's why self braking is becoming mandatory. On and on and on. They lobby for regulation in Washington so they can control the market.
As said in the video, the Omega car is something that others could do too. It's not magic. But nobody will be allowed to make and sell that car due to regulation.
@@borisjankovici662 it’s sad that it’s come to all of that. During WW2 and post war, manufactures were trying their best. At least from my perception. Even into the 50’s and early 60’s they made cars and products to last. Thats why vintage stuff is “cool”. Partially because of the elite, but also because of how robust it was made. Those products showed us what we in our country were capable of producing. Now everything is made as a consumable item and many people see things as a consumable.
If people and corporations took pride in their products, we would see better longevity. But tech is moving faster than we can mechanically keep up with, thus pushing the boundaries of what we “want”. If my 2105 Tacoma got better than 15mpg, I’d keep it forever. But with a growing family and poor fuel mileage, I’m wanting for more.
Thank you. At last, a normal guy working out of his shed (or garage) making things better than before. It's so refreshing. Humanity peaked over 100 years ago. Casey for president!
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Ive been met by the dead stare when I speak on the inefficiency and environmental impact of electric cars as we know them, not to mention the child slave labor...but im reminded of the 92 Honda civic vx that could do 55mpg out of the box...and thats without crazy aerodynamics just using the base of an eg hatch. I get 39-42 mpg in my 93 ex civic coupe, they did it then it should be better now, yet it isnt. Hmmm...I hope people see these videos and think for themselves. Great build Casey...thanks for sharing from your corner of the universe...i will continue having these conversations.
Thank you kindly! More to come!!
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Love the video Casey
Nothing has improved with car efficiency in decades. It has all been fluff and nonsense.
If government actually cared about emissions, I could buy a new 92 Honda Civic. That car would sell.
@@borisjankovici662 I have multiple 80s 90s Hondas, they beat most new cars for economy, reliability, and longevity...cars don't need to be 4000lbs...I would definitely buy a "new" 92 Honda because I could keep timing belts water pumps, wheel bearings an extra alternator and various bushings etc in a big box and keep it going for a long long time at extremely low cost. But because of the regulations, that car can't be made today legally, which is about as stupid as electric car mandates.
I will also say I’m sick of “new models” STOP THAT! make something that’s affordable, reliable and durable and performs well, then every year focus on how to make it more affordably or durable etc. without making it worse. Only develop a new model when it’s actually needed. That way there’s tons of replacement parts produced in huge numbers as well so it’s cheap to repair.
YES!
I agree but the problem is, that the manufacturers have made people believe they need full body massages while driving down the road and they need autopilot and the finest leather in the world on top of all the very complex electronics and enough sensors to launch the space shuttle. I enjoyed the days when I could open my hood and actually get to every part on my engine without taking a single body panel off. Now you have to take half the car apart. One simple sensor can put the car into limp mode when it has nothing to do with anything that will actually cause damage to the engine or transmission. Simply put cars have followed suite of a few countries that have seemed to make their cars overly complicated and very expensive for decades.
Have to deregulate the market before manufacturers legally can
@@Kagawwy unfortunately this is the way cars were once manufactured in the U.S. They would design a model and continue to build it for several years and manufacturer a massive amount of parts for repair as well as having massive aftermarket support and parts. With any manufacturer there is almost always bugs in the first generation and by the 3rd or 4th they had worked out all the bugs and you had a really decent platform that was trustworthy and would last. Today it’s all about what’s new and the latest greatest.
But then they can't sell us a new model every couple of years@@P-J-W-777
Don’t forget Casey’s helicopter turbine driven BATMOBILE!!!! The sheer engineering prowess of this man sheesh!
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you forgot my giant flying Pterosaur
He keeps it protected with an actual dragon just out of frame on the far side of the quonset hut
Casey, I'm a 16-year-old living in the UK, and I aspire to be an engineer in the automotive world. Your project, along with your videos, has truly inspired me. I hope that one day, car companies and governments will understand that there are better ways of doing things. I want to be there, not just hoping for change or taking part in it, but advocating for and leading this ideology that design can be better and that there is no excuse for it not to be. Thank you.
car companies and governments will not understand. you can wait for ever. people should know and boycott these ill practices.
Wishful thinking bud. Even if small portion of people raise their voices, the majority of gullible masses will buy in words of manufacturers and politicians and will buy that crap anyway. There's no turning back we are long past that point now all it's left is to brace for the impact and quickly recover from it, and strat from square one this time do the right thing. Instead taking dictation by our greed and pursuit after materialistic means that were only created in the first place to fulfill our hedonistic needs.
Is there a breakdown of what the Omega car is? Or can you go thru it. What engine, trans, rear was used. Really like it.
he said tubro 4cylinder diesel but took me forever to hear it
@@PastelFroggy yes... there are a few that's been produced
I believe it's the 1.9L from VW
VW ALH
@CaseyPutsch Thanks for confirming my suspicion.
Years ago, there was a guy that swapped one into a lifted extended cab Toyota. Claimed he was getting 40mpg cruising at 75mph on 40" tires.
Unfortunately, the world has been brainwashed into thinking EV's are the way forward. Casey is showing the world the better way. I'm glad you are doing this and showing what can be done.
Means a lot
Diesel contains about 10 KWh in energy per liter, so rougly 37 KWh per us Gallon. If you look at a normal useable Tesla's energy use, it will be more efficient then this. I have both a very efficient diesel (Wagon) and get around 50/55 mpg. I also have an EV. It is roughly 3x better in energy use. It's simple, electric motors are alotmore efficient. I am a petrolhead by nature, but physiscs cannot be denied.
@@sjoukedijkstra7110 show me the genset that can produce 37kw on 1 ga or 10kw per L I'll even accept industrial scale. Peak power gensets required to be on stand by so you and 30k people can plug in when you get home are still diesel powered. It is just not in your backyard.
Not all of us
You got me hooked and subscribed to your channel regarding this car. You’re a very good story teller but when can we see a walk through of the car and a real test drive?
This channel deserves so much more, i subbed and i'll stay so to witness the creat things you're up to!
I’m very honored.
Yes, keep it up Casey - I can't wait to hear more about its design / construction : )
This is the best video on UA-cam! How am I just discovering your channel? Thank you.
Honored you are here! More to come.
I'm liking this channel more and more already, this is my second video. Keep Putsch-ing the envelope!
More to come
When I lost my right foot I needed a way to rehabilitate my self.
I decided to rebuild my old Gitane bicycle and I wanted to reduce the friction of the machine in every way. I did so with meticulous detail with selection of parts and meticulous care of assembly, like you did, off the shelf parts and stuff that already exists.
It is by far the smoothest, most frictionless bicycle I've ever seen.
Oh, and it's butifull.
Freedom to innovate, yes I'll have that.
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I absolutely love the Omega Car. I’ve always wanted to build a similar car that could get ridiculous gas mileage.
A few years ago I invented an agricultural product. I started researching some materials and processes to make my product. After six months of tireless research and many dead end phone calls and meetings, I realized no one wanted to actually change the way things are made to be more efficient and sustainable. I had seen several articles and videos of a polymer/hemp blend that could be used in hundreds of applications including my invention(and would be great for car manufacturing as well). I searched and searched, found the original company and emailed and called them over and over again with not a single response. No one else with this technology has made it available publicly.
So I totally understand the struggle you’ve gone through with the omega car and all the resistance you’ve gotten throughout the process.
Speed Of Air makes diesel pistons with a top surface with golf ball like dimples that creates swirls that induce complete combustion and reduce consumption and emissions by having a complete burn. So much so the engines rebuilt with them don't need emissions controls.
Killer Work, I seriously find your thoughts extremely refreshing as well.
In km we use litres per 100km, the L/100km is 2.698. Lower the number the better for this score.
the omega car is more efficient than an Audi A2 3.9L/100km
According to my calculations it is 2.25l/100km.
In 'rest of the world' speak; this car is crazy efficient
@@travelingwithmichael correct, I used imperial not a US gallon.
2.7 l/100km is astonishing and unheard of
I'm glad youtube is finally putting your videos back in my recommended. Excuse my laziness for not seeking you back out when you disappeared.
Nice to have you here!
Like the video, I would be interested if you could explain what are good design practices? Also would be interested how you built the chassis. I understand it’s not a body on car.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, well done.
Thank you
I still can’t find out from any of his videos what he did different. It’s all talk and trust me that it is 104.7 mpg.
I fully agree, simpler, more durable, long lasting cars will even offset any economy savings too. I just raked 50 acres of hay with a 75 year old Ford Tractor, not a nice one, but one that has lived a hard life yet is still serviceable and useful…. 7.5 hours and the thing only burned 5.5 gallons of gas too. Biggest issue is the throw away, fashion aspect of new cars. Blingy tech, and the latest fad outweighs good design and build quality unfortunately.
Very true!!
Quality has always been an issue unfortunately. To put it into perspective, the average new car in the 1960s brand new had about 12 quality/reliability defects off the assembly line. That's down to about 1-2 issues per car now.
Back in the 70s-90s, a car was considered done if it had close to or over 100k miles on it. Today, that's nothing.
Our 2017 explorer has been significantly more reliable than any of the Toyotas/Hondas we owned from the 80s to the early 2000s.
So while things can still stand to improve, quality on cars is better than the shit brands used to make, and it's no contest, but things can still be better.
@@themidnighttavern6784 I agree with what you are saying and that speaks a lot to manufacturing processes. My point is more that if you took those advantages and used them produce something that focused on simplicity and build quality more so than shrinking displacement, adding turbos and thermal load and super complicated electronics that are now tied to throttle, steering, and brakes with a multitude of sensors and failure points… my tractor analogy would apply directly to new tractors as well…. Yeah, the processes have higher tolerances now undoubtedly, yet I would bet you 75 years from now very few new tractors would still be operating and serviceable, let alone serviceable by some guy in his barn.
@@Kristian_Saile I definitely see where you're coming from, but the issue is people don't want what they say they want. It's frustrating, but true.
Case in point, I own a maverick hybrid, fantastic truck, does everything most truck owners need to do. The 2.5 duratec is a tank, planetary gear e-cvts are basically the most durable form of automatic transmission in existence. It's a small, affordable, reliable, fuel efficient, easy to work on truck with a decent warranty.
Yet any video you see with the maverick, the same people who claimed to want a cheap small truck are complaining that the maverick is a cheap small truck. Saying it's not big enough to haul all their stuff/people or bitching that the cheap truck has an interior with cheap plastics.
People don't want what they say they want. People don't want cheap vehicles. They want a car with 50 grand worth of luxury materials and the latest tech, yet they want to buy it for the magical price of $15,500.
8:55 Exactly! With that said, why would California go electric when they have a notoriously low electricity supply and high cost? SMH
Evil politicians…..
And they live by an ocean. HYDROGEN is the real answer! We all know it!!!
because they want YOU grounded while the elite can drive and fly wherever they want. Its all about CONTROL they dont want you to leave
If Politicians consistently pass law/s (bills) to erode quality of life and those people in that jurisdiction are silly enough to keep voting them in to power, those people (unfortunately, and I pity them; no malice intended whatsoever) DESERVE what they get… and that’s sad.
Some people have THE ‘Spirit of Truth’ (an ability to discern right from wrong and truth from lies) and some people never sought ‘The Truth’ or once knew ‘The Truth’ and then ran away.
Who was it that said they’re ‘The Way, The Truth, and The Life’? What was His name again?
I really appreciate people like you who actually care about the environment and sustainability beyond the superficial.
Thank you!
My original comment seems to have never have been posted - strange.
As you've shown here - good design and engineering practices can allow for efficient and environmentally friendly cars.
There's so many techniques like lean-burning, that have existed for a long time, but are rarely used. The original Honda Insight for example used lean-burning and could achieve excellent fuel economy. Honda themselves then decided to abandon it and went for a more conventional setup.
As long as there's more money to be made for the manufactures and easy political soundbites for the politicians, nothing will change.
Yuuuup
Isn't one of the problems with lean burning that you get higher cylinder temperatures which leads to nitric oxides in the emissions? If so, water injection would be an easy solution with the additional benefits of delaying detonation, and decarbonizing the cylinders.
@@thomassuit7450 Yes, but the increase in NOX emissions is not that much higher, particularly when you consider the quantity of fuel used.
Honda used slightly more complicated catalytic converters with their lean-burning engines. While they are slightly more expensive to produce, it's likely the cost would go down with further development and adoption. .
@@thomassuit7450 Don't even need water injection. Start mixing ethanol into your fuel (preferably one that isn't made from a super inefficient source like corn) and you can get higher octane fuel, burn cleaner, and lower cylinder temps. E85 is very popular with rotary enthusiasts because of what I just mentioned.
VW XL1 (a bigger engine without the $100k+ price tag). Speaking of nuclear - I would love to see a scaled down Hyliion Karno single shaft generator running off the waste heat of two small pellets of nuclear fuel, charging a 4kWh battery to power a vehicle. No steam turbines needed to generate electricity. I think one of the downsides of using the diesel model - you still have the complexity of the engine (valvetrain, intake components, soot and NOx control, turbo, belts, oil changes, cooling, fuel injectors, pumps, etc.) plus the need for a dual-clutch transmission that will require more maintenance when driven hard. The draw of EVs is the perceived lack of required maintenance (albeit you still have tires, coolants, heating & cooling, suspension components, dashboard and interior electronics, brakes, charging source, etc. to deal with).
How much did it cost to make and which diesel engine would you recommend if you were to do this again today?
The issue is that instead of "Form follows function" to a bureaucratic "Function follows a form" - the inertia of government and corporation, and the fear of making a mistake, inhibits creativity.
Yup
I’ve wondered how efficient of a vehicle could be made using the best of modern tech and the KISS philosophy.
Thank you Casey.
Also some say electric is cleaner but then depends on how the electric is being produced and delivered to your vehicle. Nice work Casey! I love to see what you have in store for us next!
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I'm very intrigued by the construction of the car, it looks cool as it performs well whats not to like.
Man, thankyou for being such an honest guy in such a screwed up day and age. I'd LOVE to have a ride in this thing and see it in person!
means a lot!
@@CaseyPutsch Hell yea man! I gotta ask why you chose that lighting solution rather than a streamlined light setup tho? Was it just cheaper to do that/Not worth the benefits/cost of a streamlined headlight setup?
From the power of Right to Repair to true American freedom, you've made an absolutely wonderful thing here. Bureaucracy has sacrificed innovative progress for politics-driven policy, from our cars, our phones, to even refrigerators and central heating. The push for an Electric world comes with a leash for people to wear, and its why governments everywhere try to hinder the capability of the individual. People like you fighting against that with common-sense engineering are what keeps the world going 'round.
Thanks a lot for sharing! subscribed!
More to come sir!
is there a video of how the engine looks and the design? Found this channel last night I really hope it blows up and hits trending!
My uncle in the mid 70's did gasoline to diesel engine conversions at Hot Rod City in Torrance. He put a 4 cylinder mitsubishi diesel in a Ford Pinto and ran it from LA to Phoenix and got either 101.7 or 103.7 mpg in a road rally and had the award to prove it. He put in the proper gearing and drove at 45 mph on a hot day to do so. Your car takes it to a whole new level! However, just like back then, he received no publicity because everyone was focused on a hydrogen car that couldn't even hardly run and called it the car of the future because diesel isn't sexy and it's loud. Best of luck to you and I hope you can change the way diesel is perceived.
Godspeed Casey. In this world of consumer goods with intentionally designed “expiration dates” that are enforced by impotent mobsters, hearing you talk is inspirational. Keep up the good work, and hopefully I find ways in my life that I can start pushing back against the status quo!
Subbed, great video.
Welcome!
a moment i keep having watching this OMEGA CAR series is its exactly the car we all envisioned as a child or young adult. this is our Jetsons car!
I have a 94 Honda civic vx with an official mpg rating of 50 mpg. Some creative people were able to get quite a bit more by improving the coefficient of drag. It can make a huge difference.
I love how the Omega looks and your other project the V12 King Zero.
I'm here for it. Truth needs to win the day, every day
Keep kicking ass and taking names my man.
More to come.
Great job Casey, keep it up, you're an inspiration! I can get close to 50 MPG (US gallons) in my early 2000s VW TDI. And I can run it on Bio-Diesel. Close to net zero carbon. Thinking my next project car will be a Lotus Europa with a VW TDI in it. Rough estimated MPG should be over 70 MPG. Why would I do this, one my ask? My answer is because I can and I think it's cool.
Great video. I think alot of people need to see this video 👍💯 i agree 100 percent reliability is less complex cars and longer lasting materials.
A true apples to apples comparison. Is the Volkswagen XL1. This might have even been the inspiration. Yes it was more fuel efficient. But much slower and cost over $100K. You are so right on what you are talking about
Thank you
I'll buy one right now
Your a badass! Great job putting this amazing car together. Time to start a car company!
Thank you kindly. One step at a time, but you never know.
Amen brother! Keep building.
I think it's great! And it's a nice nod to the Mach 5 ;)
I am a firm believer in what you're doing I've been dreaming about doing something similar for years but utilizing as many off-the-shelf components as possible standardized parts. What you're doing is absolutely amazing however I am a hard-working blue-collar guy sports cars are great but not practical. Would love it if you could repeat this process but with a compact truck such as what a 1990s Ford ranger would be capable of. And then scale it up to the size and capabilities say another vehicle I own such as a 1990s 7.3 l turbo diesel f250 both my ranger and my f250 I utilize in daily life to run my small farm a true working man's vehicle.
As much as I love seeing videos on Lucy [Lucy-fer the Exosphere] The OmegaCar is really an amazing achievement.
Omega 2.0 as a sedan or wagon would be cool to see, and how the design would differ with the MR layout being a bit tougher, especially with a wagon.
Really hope we keep getting more content with this, as it's really got some pretty awesome potential.
Thank you and yes, more to come!
Some thoughts on your car. How does it fair in a head on collision, off-set head-on collision, T-bone accident, roll-over, 40 mph sidewind gust. The cockpit has the room of an Indy car, does the steering column breK away or do you just get impaled or slam your head against the wheel or windshield during a head-on collision. How does this car handle guardrails? Are they coming through the windshield? My right wrist and elbow are aching just looking at the contortions your arm has to go through to shift. Is the seat and positioning even comfortable enough for 500 miles? Where do I put the dog, the kids, the 2x4s, the 4x8s, the mulch, the groceries? MPG and 0-60 times are great, but a little myopic.
Ask all that about Ariel Atoms next.
Interestingly enough, Volkswagen's XL1 got 104mpg, too (250 or so as a plug-in hybrid). 100mpg appears to be the "number" with 33% efficiency engines.
16:37 "the difference is I went out and did it"
100mpg isn't enough. Fortunately, simultaneous combined cycle piston engines can approach 2/3 efficiency. The smallest is a straight six emulator, four combustion cylinders all feeding a central combined re-expansion/steam expansion cylinder that replaced the central two cylinders.
Lots more, but yes, internal combustion is poised for a great leap forward
Casey is in a very small club, Omega car, VW XL1 and the yet to be released Aptera. Very cool! Amazing how close Omega car came to the XL1's efficiency. One dude in Ohio vs the then largest automaker on earth. Not to mention Omega is a hell of alot faster than the xl1 sub 50hp. Probably brakes and handles better too.
Well done! I would love a video comparing the XL1 and the Omega at some point. To my knowledge it is the closest comparison.
Thanks! More to come.
Would be curious to hear Casey's thoughts on Aptera, if he has any.
Around 7 minute mark he says he uses a 4 cylinder turbo diesel readily available motor in USA. 5 speed transmission.
Sounds like a VW turbo diesel engine. Which are already great engines, the issue is that they didn't pass emissions when they were released bc the way the US measures diesel emissions is stupid. I don't doubt this car exists, but I would love to see the technical specifications of it.
Is there a video where we can see the engine?
make a build sheet of this car i would be interested in the power train you used and why ..
You can run it on biodiesel. That's an awesome car.
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"Make it last longer" I live in Quebec and everything rusts within 20 years. Why won't the make the frame from stainless? ... I totally agree with you.
Yup!
Stainless corrodes too. Under stress, it will see stress corrosion cracking, which is no fun. It's not a miracle material and is difficult to work with for manufacturing parts.
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Where I live there's a trailer company that hot-galvanise all their frames.
@AndreS_-df2nw let's get some crazy steels like LC200N and go bananas building a rust proof car! 😂
Why not just build it out of pine pitch, carbon fiber and plywood? No metal, no rust.
Your last video was AWESOME and I'm a big EV guy... I think a fairer comparison to the OMEGA car would be an Aptera... the Model 3 seats 5 people and has a tone of storage room. Not really apples to apples. But besides that I think the video was awesome and really enlightened me on just how efficient you can make a petrol car.
Last week the supreme court vetoed the electric vehicle mandate. Love the channel. You are on my same line of thinking!
Keep up the good work. 🌀
How come this series doesn’t have more views?? Oh yeah….he is exposing truth and we can’t have that.
Just need to add a Mr. Fusion reactor and run on garbage!!!
Awesome car and channel, greatly appreciate what you do!!!
100+ MPG and a 20 gallon tank yields 2,000 mile range!!!
Friend of mine had a 50 gallon tank on his VW pickup (imagine an Chevrolet El Camino build by VW), a 2,000 plus mile range!!!
Good point there!
I remember Opel sometime back in the 90s was messing around with a prototype diesel that achieved 100 mpg.
And hemp used to be a huge part of the American economy.
You are 100% that your concept can be done with any vehicle. I built a lifted 98 k1500 on 37"s with a 96 12v tuned around 500hp. I live in the mountains and average around 30mpg. I've been very curious since how a guy in a garage on a very limited budget with 30 year old tech, could build something modern vehicles still stuggle to even come close to.
Great content Casey, looking forward to the next video! I agree the EV mandate makes little to no sense. However, I think it’s difficult to highlight the problems politics and politicians create in manufacturing/efficiency without also discussing the issues created by the military industrial complex, which keeps our tech 2-3 decades behind by design. I’d love to see a 4-seater Omega car for the next build!
I'm an engineering/fabrication/craftsman voyeur, so you're damn right I'm interested in the technical details of the car. Lets see those build videos 😁
Thank you for challenging the status quo! And showing we are being driven by corporate and political corruption.
I love the omega car. I wish our cars were made this way.
sounds and looks cool, what combination/brand is the power train? if you don't mind me asking.
I like your mindset
Casey I like what you did with the car, but I’m 4 videos in and I kind of wish you would hurry up and get to the point. How did you do it, what’s it made of, we already know what uses a Volkswagen 1.9 TDI, but what have you done to it? What transmission did you use? Is the gearing in the transmission changed? Could the body in theory meet safety standards? How much heavier would it have to be in order for it to meet safety standards if it doesn’t?
I get what you’re saying about policy and all of that, but at the same time I think the electric car mandate is having the opposite effect than you think it does. Since that mandate has come out, we have companies trying all sorts of things to figure out how to keep the combustion engine alive. It’s lit a fire under their ass. Porsche has developed synthetic gasoline, Toyota has figured out how to get an engine to run on ammonia which is extremely clean burning, we’re also making fast progress towards solid state batteries for electric cars that are way safer and don’t need as much mining, the list goes on. I don’t think we would’ve been even looking into alternatives like that if it wasn’t for that mandating slapping the auto industry in the ass and getting them to wake up! Either way, great job with the car and I’m really looking forward to seeing more substance in upcoming videos
I take it you didn't watch the video or are simply missing the whole point....
@@CaseyPutsch i’ve watched all four videos top to bottom
@@TheCompyshop The video is full of substance, it's about the actual concepts of modern car design rather than a DIY guide for you to go build this car yourself.... Current car design makes no sense, what is the point of making more efficient power plants when cars are just getting heavier and cut through the air like a brick... they're solving nothing. 90 MPG was possible in 2003 in the VW Lupo, a safe car, we're going backwards. New cars are designed to last less miles and are wildly less efficient through weight and body design. If one man can make a 100+ MPG car in a shed why can't a global industry figure it out? They don't want to... You've watched the video but haven't listened, these are obvious issues.
@@Harry-b3g No I get all of that. But he’s dancing around the plot rather than directly explaining what he’s talking about. He’s been basically rehashing the same thing in different ways in multiple videos. He’s not explaining the WHY. What exactly is the concept he’s referring to. We make cars that are slippery today with low drag coefficients. He’s obviously reduced weight dramatically to achieve his goal as well, but again he’s not explaining the WHY. Why is his weight so much less, why did he choose the shape that he did, he’s not explaining the point. Just the theory of the theory. That’s what I’m trying to say. I just want him to explain for example how and why he chose the shape of the fender and how it’s beneficial. What makes it different than a modern day hybrid for example in terms of aerodynamics, or why xyz regulation prohibits some certain technique he used on the Omega that can’t be done on a normal car. I just wanted to get to the meat and bones of it that’s all. But he made an announcement that the next video he’s going to get deeper into it, so hopefully I’ll finally learn something new. I’m looking forward to it
@@TheCompyshop He left out 500lbs in airbags, structural support, running lights, ABS, traction control, emergency lights, crumple zones, side impact beams, backup cameras, backup power to run all of it, etc. It's a 4 cylinder turbo-diesel powered gocart with a fiberglass body, of course it gets great gas mileage. Are you going to put your family in it?
Do you have any specs about the current iteration of your omega car? Weight, horsepower? Which engine does it have? VW TDI?
Do we have any engine build eppisodes? I seemed to miss this.
Hey Casey, in 2023 I bought a brand-new Toyota Corolla Hybrid in my country Mauritius and am surprised that I am getting above 700Km in one tank of gas of 35 litres at about 22Km/L! It has a hybrid battery of only 844Wh in terms of storage capacity weighing only 25Kg. I had also owned two previous generation of non-hybrid Toyota Corollas since 2010, with engine displacement of 1.5L, where I had been only getting 13.3Km/L on average for a range of roughly 400~450Km. My point is that I get the impression that Toyota can do better in terms of consumption and is purposely refraining from doing so! I relate myself to your project as prior to the ownership of the Toyotas I had a French car (Citroen Xsara 1.9L Turbo D), it has nearly the same engine as the Omega, but I was getting 600Km for 45 Litres of Diesel at 13.3Km/L with an engine that was designed in the 1990's, its weight 1400Kg. What if my hybrid had more storage battery capacity, how much better gas mileage I would be getting?
Were they any technical details shared here? I got that it's a 4cyl turbo diesel and a 5spd. Its light and aerodynamic. Does it have low drag brakes and great wheel bearings? Id like to know the nuts and bolts of it because the numbers are pretty incredible.
To simplify my previous comment it would be amazing if you could do the same thing but with a small compact truck like play 1990s Ford ranger would be capable of with roughly a 6-ft bed of cargo space
Just AWESOME!
How did you get better gas mileage and a faster 0-60 on your alh motor? What parts did you upgrade and what tuner or remapping did you use?
I just bought a 2003 jetta with the 1.9 alh motor and I am trying to make it better. Where is the best place to learn how to get the most gas mileage out of my car?
Brilliant!!!! Absolutely love this!! It’s like you’re in my head 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I gotchu fam! Honored you’re here.
@@CaseyPutsch Much obliged. So good to hear you. Heh, just saw your clutching video, marker 6:41 practically verbatim how I explained to my son the day prior 😂😂 BTW, I sent you an email regarding your comment at the end of the Omega Car video 😊
AGREAD! Thank you for showing the world the truth. I'm so tired of telling poor ppl the government is forcing them to fix equipment that literally doesn't even do the job it's supposed to do. I believe in a full automate industry overhaul
.thank u
Can you use the same tech to get better mpg in a one ton dually like i pull my rv with?
Hey Casey, quick question. What motorist, trans did you decide to use and does it have emissions at all?
With current tech I bet you can push that economy further
great job, thank you
Love it! Enough talk Casey. The question is, are you going to enlighten the DIY car community or not? Are you going show us stringent testing on how you achieved these results? I love your videos and mission but this is video 3 of a bunch of talk. You showing us your test results in episode 2 were subject to all sorts of flaws. Please brake this down your car for us in some meaningful way. Talk is cheap. Thank you.
Is there any steam being used by the residual heat?
Could you re-list the specs of the engine in the omega car? I can't find the info in your original videos. Also , what does your car weigh? Very impressed with your accomplishment.
A backyard racer of snowmobiles, installed 2 opposing marcony clutches on his machine to improve longevity and traction. Belts that used to last one race, would afterwards last the whole season. I always though this could be an excellent automatic transmission solution for a small car.
When is the DIY video coming out?
Great video as always!
Less politics that we already understand & more mechanical details on how you accomplished this amazing car. FREE
Any chance the body is still removable? It’d be neat if you could show the chassis.
It IS the chassis.
@@CaseyPutsch Gotcha, so basically don't get t-boned?
I’d be very interested in seeing you how the Omega car performs in everyday driving. A video of you using it as a daily driver for a week would cool.
The Omega Car is amazingly simple and looks good like how we should make everything the beauty is in simplicity complexity ruins everything, would love to see a 4 door Sedan version of it and maybe a wagon instead of an ugly inefficient SUV and If I could I would buy it based on the looks and efficiency alone
Thank you
I may not have built anything but I had the basic concept of this in my mind
This is a good reason why we focus on consumerism, and a lot of it is Keynesian economics. This relies heavily on the broken windows fallacy that consumption causes economic growth. Austrian Economics suggests Production causes growth and resilience builds wealth.
Are you saying I could pop a V4 diesel in a car & get similar results?