Your videos are truly inspirational. I got burnt bad when I bought a 2g a few months ago. What was supposed to just be replacing a blown turbo has turned into a ground up build in my driveway. With 100 degree days and a crappy work schedule it's hard to get things done. But watching your videos give me that extra push to keep going. I know once the finished product is done it will be awsome. I got the old motor out today. Just gotta rip out the old hacked to crap wiring harness out and start putting everything back together. Thanks for all you do for us.
Ryan Villeneuve Keep at it bro, I did the same thing like 7 years ago... What was supposed to be a simple fix, turned into a full motor build and head work and FPBlack The build got turned up since so much more needs replaced than I first thought. Good luck with yours. It'll be worth it when it's done... at least that's what I keep telling myself... Until I grenade a trans or transfer case anyway. Lol
This is a testament to the power of truth and honesty. I have watched almost every video that you have posted and I appreciate that you tell it like it is with transparency, even when mistakes are made. Honesty isn't the best policy, it's the only policy. If I can't believe what comes out what's the point in spending my time watching and learning? Keep it up, I'll keep coming back!
Let me start with... I love you man. I left VA about 3 years ago after going the contractor route instead of active duty. It made me so happy to see the beautiful VA roads, and sweeping 360 on ramps that I miss so much now that I am in the middle of the desert. That rag had me giggling my ass off. Stay as unsafe as the safety inspector will allow, drive fast, and take chances.
So refreshing to see a real person into engine, mech and tuning, to see them actually be real, not edit it out, that's bloody Gold. It is what sets you apart... I'm an Aussie living in Sweden, all my tools are back home so it's awesome to watch your UA-cam channel!... One suggestion, and I know the time consuming nature of the game, but I'd love to see more videos 😉
Finally, a new Jafro video! You sure dodged a bullet with that oil leak, and the rag was hilarious! I love the honesty, because things like that happen in the real world, and I surely don't think less of you one bit after seeing what happened. Great work!
i was looking for a video to teach me how to change my valves on my dirt bike and i stuck watching 13 videos of a man rebuild that old hyundai.... omg ... nice videos
I am not a guy who comments on very many (read: ANY) UA-cam videos or channels, but I have to say, this is by FAR my favorite UA-cam channel I've ever found. You are informative, insightful, humble, and entertaining. I value the time you've spent making these videos and documenting the process for the world to see. I especially enjoy your ability to alternate between "anal retentive engineer mode" and "gotta get it done with what I have mode." It's great to see someone taking painstaking care when it's actually warranted, and "getting on with it" when it's not. Please keep on making videos for this community to enjoy, and Thank you.
Brian Bonfoey Just look at the progress you're making!!! Gone from a guy who doesn't comment on any UA-cam videos to one that leaves an awesome comment *like that one*! I'll try my best to make videos that keep you talking!
It is a good feeling to finally see you drive down the interstate in the car and hear a few pulls from that engine i have seen you work on so so hard, i have been watching your videos for nearly two years now and have enjoyed all of them very much! u have a unique way of explaining things and trying to teach good principals from your mistakes and existing knowledge. I especially liked the segments you did on the more in depth subjects of engine rebuilding mainly with the 7 Bolt Tear-down video because i have a 7 Bolt 4G93 and was doing a complete block and head rebuild at the time i did the lot even parts of the gearbox, you where the main one that helped me successfully rebuild that engine and pointed some good thing to do and look out for! My rebuild was completed nearly three months ago and has been running flawlessly i have been keeping a close eye on everything and just yesterday Installed my LC-2 Wideband 02 like you have recently and i am Logging and making small calibrations. Keep up the awesome videos! Thank you for improving me Jafro!
Glad to hear it running and glad you found the problem. At least your tune went quickly after all that "practice". Glad you found someone that could help and a big kuddos to all those in the background that are willing to help with tools, and advice. I love my new soldering iron. Had a bad lamp socket on the Stealth and whipped out my butane soldering iron and went to town. Very convenient and a great addition to my tool collection. Thanks again for all your hard work. Not sure what takes more time. You turning wrenches or the time it takes to edit and publish these videos. Probably the latter, by some margin. Anyway, it was good to see another well done video and your progress. It is all the little things than can really burn you on a new motor build. Old radiators and oil\coolant leaks are the most worrysome.
tonkatoytruck Thanks! I'm glad you like it! Those soldering irons are so affordable and convenient that I really don't know how I ever got by without it. My work looks so much better with it, too... because my work just turns out better with it... that's all. It's awesome. Oh, and on the time thing? Definitely the editing. It's 10 hours of chair time for every hour of video. This one was a little over 16 hours of video. That's why it goes a month between uploads. :\
Hey Jafro.. Saw all your 13 videos about your Hyundai.. What amazes me the most, is your commitment to get the things done, I mean, well done.. Congrats man.. Awesome job.. Jay.. Portugal..
Best video yet! the narrative timing was perfect and I'm really getting the vibe that you have been making these videos for a really long time now lol. thanks for the oil rag trick too. I'm gonna impress my friends with that now.
Thanks for the video's Jafro. I have found them interesting, informative and sometimes funny. I don't own a 4G63 or any other Mitsubishi engine I just liked the detail you went into in explaining your trials and tribulations. I don't understand why you went to so much trouble doing this work on a old Hyundai Elantra but hey whatever floats you're bubble. Great job any way. Keep em coming.
+Dallas Dorrington The car was a gift to me. The vast majority of gear heads out there will question why I fixed it after it broke... but the minute you're behind the wheel of this thing fighting torque steer all the way through third gear and smoking the tires pulling bus lengths on brand new shiny luxury and sports cars who are doing everything they can to NOT get beat up on by a 23 year old bottom-of-the-barrel 4-door economy car… suddenly you'd get it. It is a handful. This car is stupid-fast from a roll. No, it's not safe. No, it's not stylish. No, it's not a fashionable car to be seen in. No, it isn't valuable. Almost nobody can even recognize what it is or remember them from when they could be found out on the street? It's extremely-forgettable appearance screams "POS!" from every angle, and it is. It's a terribly made car. It's rife with problems. But if you own a shiny $65,000 luxury sports car and you've got nothing on some silly s***box economy car with a license plate that reads TRADE YA, then it's doing its job. They will never forget the day they encountered "it" and tried to pass "it". That's that 4g63 power for you. It's addictive. If it didn't provide so much driving enjoyment and adrenaline production, I'd have crushed this car a looooooong time ago.
IT'S ALIVE!!!! Glad to see she's running down the highway! Once you get a tune down, I am curious to see how you're going to install and utilize your water/meth kit on this build. I've seen tons of folks buy the very Water/meth kit you've purchased, and have had a hard time getting it to work as intended. Glad to see some progress on the Hyundai! Keep her alive, she's a unicorn and deserves her due. Thanks for all you do to make these videos happen.
Thanks for another great video. I was reminded of a few of those problems my talon had. My oil filter also loosened up unexpectedly and made a mess but was caught before things got ugly. The bigger problem came when the BISS fell out while driving. Thankfully we found it and were able to get the idle dialed back in.
I'm pretty sure HorsePower TV would never make this video. The idea that a build is finished once the engine is in and running plagues the performance aftermarket. This video was fucking great. Even after all the thoroughness you put into this build there are still things that need to be looked at. Awesome stuff Jafro whens the new video out? :P
Excellent episode! We want more Jafro and we want it now! I've yet to have a sneaky rag make it's way into my intercoolers over the years but I can see how the mistake can be made. You got so much to balance between doing the car work quickly, correctly and on video. Can't wait for future videos.
I always wondered why those rags are so damn water resistant. You almost have to physically smash the water in to get them to absorb. Learning new things every time I watch your videos. Keep it up!
Ahsieh2 Ever try using one of those rags for sweat on your face? Thanks to you I know why it didn't work! Plus...when you think a rag is clean...it never is. lol
Thank you for doing what you do. I love watching your videos and hope that someday I produce work close to the quality of yours. Thanks for sharing all of your process, hope to keep seeing your videos and builds.
Whoa, i watched all your videos from like 3 years ago till today and i must say, you know alot of mitsubishi engines. I myself are a mercedes guy but these videos still are very interesting. Thank you and please keep making them. :)
Well done mate!! This is the video that helps me the most. I just tightened up the rag monitoring situation on my rebuild! Anal or not I don't want that kind of grief. Thanks.
Another awesome video, Been watching since the beginning and always get excited when i see an update. Nice to see it moving! Looking forward to more of your video!
I found that my rtv diy gaskets are much much stronger if I form the rtv kind of neat on the mating surface, let it sit for several hours then put things together, if the rtv dries before assembly it is super durable and compresses much harder without oozing out or thinning too much (super integrity). love your vids, my fiance hates my projects, lol. (out in the shop day and night)
I love your video! I was waiting impatiently for that next one. I'm eager to see drive that car on the drag track or see the result on the dyno. Thank you for your hard work! I learn a lot! Vincent;
I need to know the trick.... How do you turn an old leaking radiator into a shinny new aluminum unit :) I really enjoyed the tuning progress and its nice to actually see the Hyundai running down the interstate :)
***** I owe you at least that much. You’r the one that welded my subframe and taught me how to use an editing software to create a UA-cam channel. Really, the pleasure is mine and I am glad to help.
Your mods work great, added 86 hp to the 1G. The only problem I'm having is the engine falling on her face around 6200 rpm, I'm thinking that changing to a solid lash adjuster will help. Would appreciate your thoughts Jafro, I run this girl between 6600-7800 rpm constantly.
SupermanBPR9 OK, so... that's what you meant by "your mods work great". lol. So if you've done that, perhaps it isn't an oiling problem? What are your volts reading through the length of the pull? Mitsubishi alternators are known for being flaming POS's at high RPMs. If your spark suffers, the burn is going to suffer. Can you log it and see your voltage? What does it do up high? Consider the current necessary to fire the spark plugs 65 times a second times 4. What happens if the charging system can't keep up? Also, lower voltage affects your fuel pump. This voltage drop has a substantial effect on fuel delivery. When pressure changes, so does the behavior of your injectors. In ECMlink, there's a tab in the Direct Access tables called "InjBatteryAdj" where you can add deadtime to your injectors at different voltage levels so that your fuel trims stay consistent. If you have ECMlink and you're not utilizing this function, or if you have a stock ECU, AND you have a stock alternator, or a GM alternator with a stock pulley on it... then I can tell you now that you have a problem with that. I don't know why Mitsubishi alternators suck so bad, but they do.
Somehow, I did not know that little fact about "oil rags." Thank you for that. :) So, you had a t-shirt in your intercooler... Stylin'! Don't worry, I can do ya one better. First car I ever owned, when I was still learning about all this nifty stuff that later turned into my career... I had bought one of those accordion-style intake tubes from the local auto parts store to replace a aged and torn factory rubber section. Completely did not realize that it had separate rubber ends tucked up inside it. First drive out, wide open throttle, traffic light way up ahead turned yellow, lifted off the gas to step on the brake, and the car kept right on going. Sure enough, one of those rubber end pieces got sucked into the throttle body and wedged the plate wide open. Fun!
Another awesome video jafro! The one thing i didn't pick up on the first time i watched this was that you never installed the wrong thermostat housing on the car, it was just some unknown foreshadowing for the new radiator that doesn't have a cap on it
TJJIM That was it. You just answered all of what I've left unanswered. You've clearly been paying attention! ;) Really, it was an honest mistake. Perhaps a few of my brain cells revolted, knowing this would happen and slipped that thing in there with good intentions, but I really wanted the old radiator to work out. The old Hyundai thermostat was on a shelf at eye-level over my workbench and I still missed it. It has to be some crazy kind of divine DSM intervention.
Do you do your BLT with the engine at operating temperature or cold? I just did one on my 1g after an FMIC install while cold and getting a lot of air in the crank case. Wondering if that is a concern or if I should redo the test at op temp to see if it still bleeds. It's not popping up my oil dipstick but I can hear a woosh when I pull it or the oil cap off.. Any input would be great. Thanks @Jafromobile
Thanks for your awsome videos the time you put in them and the motivation to work on my own cars your a first class you tuber and know how to make good tv wish your videos were more often there so good they should be once a week .can't wait to see you driving it and for the awsome builds too come .great job jafro what you do makes great tv there not another car ch on UA-cam that's as good as yours........I'm sure alot of ppl who watch UA-cam like they do tv agree with me...
The look on your faces when you sucked the rag out of the intercooler! xD I've made that face myself innumerable times in similar situations, but the feelings of relief, joy and frustration that accompany it never diminish.
FrankTheCat Oh for sure. Sometimes when it's so simple, when you're thinking, "I'll never get this!" The good after is as strong as the bad. Jamie isn't good at acting for the re-enactment is he? lol I can't act either. It's alright.
I don't know if it would work or not, but would something like JB weld help that leaky aluminum intake? I have never used it but I have heard good things about it.
Brilliant Video. Is ECMLink for factory DSM ECUs or a standalone? I am part of the TurboDodge world so I am not familiar with your ways, although they are similar!
+FunctionOfSpeed It's a modified factory ECU plugged right into the factory harness. That makes it the easiest solution for anyone needing a programmable EMS for a first or second-generation DSM. It sure is brand-specific. We almost re-wired a Honda F22 Accord with all DSM sensors and a DSM harness just to troll people with except it posed some challenges with connecting the ECMlink cable.
I'm totally lost by your statement of full swing weight at sea level for a 2.0 is .25 gm/rev. I understand DSMLink tuning and the check marks that I have to acquire at each step but I dont understand the equation. I'm not saying you are wrong, I know you are 100% correct, I just want to know how you got there. I'm getting some funky numbers when I do the calculation but none of them are .25.
The red rag trick blew my mind. I'd be too afraid to take a build like this out on public roads. If someone hit you how would explain estimates to the insurance company? Do you send them a link to all your videos?
s0nnyburnett I'd let them write it off, I would pursue its replacement value, then buy back the salvage. Then I'd hook up a chain to my F-150, drag its carcass home, hull it out and put these parts in one of my other 3 4gxx projects. I'd kinda like to use these lower control arms on my Colt anyway because they're adjustable. :) In my opinion, it would be far worse to have this happen with a brand new valuable car that I'm still making payments on.
sehendrix75 1 cap! Yes indeed! That's the part in my spares that was working out in my favor! Aside from keeping things nice and cool, it fits and looks great in there, too! Tuning in 100° heat, no problem. Once the track videos drop (requires a non-rained-out track event first), then it will be all action. I tested the dash cam footage in this video. Spoiler: I have several of them. ;)
axenz axtiz It doesn't fit. There's no room for it in this chassis. This Flex-a-Lite 210 fan is designed to run as either a pusher or a puller fan. All you have to do is reverse the polarity, which I TOTALLY OVERLOOKED in my wiring demonstration, and immediately became grateful for using bullet connectors afterwards. I swapped 2 wires, done. Fans ran the other direction. Piece of cake. If you have a fan with curved blades, they're not efficient when you run them backwards. Straight-blade fans work best for this.
+Domnaek The reality is, I drive reliable problem-free cars every day to a well paying day job. I collect, break and fix problematic old cars to unwind and relax. It's Jafro's play time. These are the most fun and challenging projects I've ever taken on. If I made videos about the reliable cars I drive every day, this channel would be about wax, oil changes, tires, wiper blades and 60,000 mile tune ups. To me, that sounds like work. ;)
Jafro...enjoy all your videos. Thanks for making them. I wanted to ask you if there is a chance you'd consider making a video of how you keep your shop/garage organized. I know you created a video series of garage reno's, but how do you keep tools, parts, fasteners, fluids, miscellaneous clips, connectors etc all organized? No matter what I find myself doing to keep organized, I still forget, misplace stuff. Thanks -Andrew
Totally hate Hyundai's.. But really dig this build ! Awesome stuff going on ! Loads of info and your narration is very pleasant. One of the best tube channels found lately ! Thumbs up !
new here. (and also pretty much new to car mechanics) got a question: is there anything particulary good on this car's performance or something that makes it worth this much work over just getting a newer model? or is it all just like... still cheaper than a new car and done "bc why not?"?
Yes. This chassis was made by Hyundai, but the engine was designed and supplied by Mitsubishi. It's an absolutely terrible car, but it happens to accept the entire '90's turbo DSM platform as a bolt-in swap. What you end up with on the other side is an insanely-powerful un-assuming looking economy car that hurts feelings and cost almost nothing to build except for my time. I'm not emotionally attached to this car or its design by any means. There's nothing special about it except that it's hated by just about every auto enthusiast and even the manufacturer that originally built it. They're rare, ugly, cramped, cheap economy cars. When you install an engine that makes 6x more power than the one it came with, it doesn't matter what the car is, it's incredibly fun to drive, even when it's terrifying and dangerous.
that sound totally fun n original indeed! lol specially for the even hated by its manufacturer. & the whole idea sounds pretty respectable actually. kudos for it. & thnx for the answer aswell. will be sticking 'round here :)
jolmeaki That's exactly what I was thinking. I didn't want to resort to that, but it's what it's going to take. We used up the whole second bottle of Argon trying to fix it, and at $48 a refill, that "glue" solution is looking pretty good!
Using my compressor turned down and soapy water...then JB weld. Oh yeah. An end to EVAP leaks baby! I was thinking I'd have to get a smoke tester. Even a simple home made one like features on Scotty Kilmer once.
DE Nichols I had to get a smoke test at a mechanic shop to find my leak. Found 2 leaks on a metal tube that leads to my charcoal canister that kept my CEL on. JB Weld on since March with no problems.
Another great video I hope to see some more driving of the car. I don't know how you do it; editing is a pain in the tail, I have a few videos I'm trying to finish editing but i never have the time.
Jaffro watch in your meticulous ingenuity and listening to your car knowledge blows my mind. Are you mechanic by trade? Because I've had a seized ej255 and I've managed to disassemble everything and ziploc small parts and then wrap everything in shipping shrink wrap to keep the parts from oxidizing any further, tomorrow, I'll be double checking my bearings and journal seats. do you have an email address that I could send you pictures of the disassembled block? any advice would be appreciated. Love your channel, it's been uber informative, still waiting on that red paint baked head project... keep it up man
at first I was like "hell yes a new jafro video" then I saw the oil in the coolant and was like "oh hell no" then you made me happy with the rest of the video. Thanks for putting up awesome videos, first time commentor, but long time viewer. You inspire my garage built b5 s4, I wish I had the tenacity to do the kinds of videos you do. Thanks for putting up awesome videos.
S4Meow I was way more worried and it was just the oil cooler! I've been fooled by one of those oil coolers before as well. In my case I was fixing a customers car. Saw the coolant line leaking, thought like a dummy it was for oil. When I took it off and coolant came out? Face palm! Duh, no wonder the customer's car was low on coolant! lol ...so in my case the oil/coolant mix up was what the tube was for instead of the different fluids, still an oil/coolant "mix up" haha.
Jafro, I don't like to watch long videos on my phone because of my data plan. Now for you though. I watching every second of the video. Didn't understand the tuning part but the bit with the oil in the rad fluid.. HAD. ME. ROLLING!!! lol
another stupid question... I put a cheap 8 inch wire wheel from HF on my bench grinder, and the damn thing vibrates so badly that I think it might break the bolts holding it down. Any suggestions, or am I merely a victim of "you get what you pay for?"
Charles Hollow It's mounted off-center. Has to be. I can't imagine that it was manufactured out-of-balance, but Keith Fenner has a video about balancing the stone HF grinding wheels and shows they are indeed less than quality. Look up Turnwright Machine Works. Search his video for harbor freight bench grinder, he's the guru of balancing these things. If you can't find a way to center the wheel on your bench grinder, it may wear back into round again with use, but if not, you may need to buy a better wheel.
I've never even seen someone use the timing mark next to the crank pulley, I've always used the lines on the cam gears to set base ignition timing. Is this not the correct way to do it?
Adding second oil pressure sensor. Keeping oem sensor and idiot light. Where and how do you suggest I install the sensor and what will I need? I see so many ports, etc.
***** I don't know what car you're doing it with, but just make sure you tap a source past your oil pressure regulator. I did a video about the oil filter housing that you should watch that will answer every one of your questions including tap and drill sizes and what's inside a DSM Oil Filter Housing. It covers all but 2 models of the oil filter housings available for the 4g63. ;)
Hey jafro, not sure if you have a Facebook or not but there are a couple local groups that could greatly benefit from your expertise. We had a dyno day at efi specialties near Fredericksburg about 2 weeks ago and it would have been great to see the Hyundai there. Anyways, thank you for your videos. I know they've helped me and many others within and outside the dsm community.
A 9mm bullet casings work perfect for punching bolt holes in a gasket when your making your own, I have used this trick many times when making gaskets. But I understand not everyone has bullet casings laying around.
Sgt Balestrini I bet some people flipped out seeing your comment. To explain for them, it's a bullet casing. He's not shooting a whole in the metal. He's using the brass casing like a cookie cutter. I only have .40 and .45 casings about, but great trick!
I've got to squish some of the bugs in my engine bay. I'm almost glad it's not turbo (lie) after watching you go through all of this. The secondary airfilter made me lol though. lol
***** I can remember when that was one of the only places that stocked aftermarket dsm parts in dc/md/va. I actually bought my first cometic head gasket from them. Man how the times have changes.
Nice! I was just thinking the other day it's been a while since you've posted. Glad to see some pulls. Was it worth it? An edit: Is there anything you'd do differently now that it's rolling?
Eric Dawson Yes. Leave it in the garage until the methanol install is complete, then skip the 12's. Really I can't complain one way or the way it's turned out. What I have right now pulls harder at 15 PSI than the GSX did at 27 with the same equipment. It's amazing what a difference the correct valve timing with an extra point of compression can make. :D The GSX was just blowing hot air trying to make it. But to put serious thought into your comment and give it a fair answer... I would have completely re-wired the engine bay to the ECU. What's there is working great... now... but it's really given me a lot of headaches since the second startup. Towing bills, hellish nightmares, engine bay fireworks... I've replaced all that now, but I'm still getting EMI or RFI in every circuit EXCEPT for the stereo, which is bumpin'!
***** Thanks for taking the time to provide some insight. I'm getting to a similar point with my E30 where all the factory wiring is showing it's age and the jackets are fatigued and brittle. I've been giving lots of thought to making my own chassis and engine harnesses with provisions for megasquirt. But, what I have now works for the time being and I know it well enough to know where the next potential failures will be so I'm hesitant to start chopping but I'm sure some day I'll just get frustrated and rip it all out. You've also given me something to think about with my build. I've been thinking about going to a bit better cam for the applications I use the car for but leaving the compression where it's at (or wherever it ends up after a minor skim to ensure everything is straight). But this was really just a stopgap measure until I could afford to build a 3L stroker motor for it. I think I'm just going to "leave it in the garage" sort of speak until I can do it right. Extra compression with the right cam instead of just slapping something together so I can get acheive a bit higher revs probably isn't the best way to spend money. Anywho, thanks for the vids and thoughtful replies. Learning a lot from your videos even though I don't have any DSM stuff in my stable.
***** Ahh the rag in the piping had me dying, When i first got into dsms years ago I couldnt make over 2-3 psi and worked on the car everyday for a month checking everything, turbo, compression, boost leaks, wastegate, ecu, etc etc... Collapsed flex section internally in exhaust, 3" down to a quarter size, talk about back pressure, My face was literally just like yours.
Loved the ending! How's that new 300 amp circuit breaker working out so far ***** ? I copied you with the 150 on my GSX. Looks like I'll be changing it out.
Bryant Kieu Hasn't tripped even once. The other one tripped whenever the engine was hot and you turned the lights on. I've put tons of night time miles on this thing now, and it's solid. No trouble even with every electrical accessory on at once.
***** Good deal! Ordering now.. Hopefully it does its job fast enough if a short to ground ever occurs. I'm sure we'll be fine though since there's still the 150 amp in the trunk.
Bryant Kieu Exactly! The one in the trunk has never tripped, not one problem with it, ever. It handles the load the front one can't. I'm pretty sure the front one will still trip when a ground fault occurs. This makes sense if you think about it... A factory DSM alternator only put out 65 amps, that means the entire car's combined electrical system should pull less than a 65A. Even with the extra 8A I wired into the car... 65A is nothing but it should handle that. That is one puny-ass alternator. My GM CS alternator is a 105A. My front breaker was tripping with nothing other than the engine and the headlights turned on. Stereo, blower fan, wipers, defroster, amplifiers off. Just the headlights on. That couldn't have even been a 50A load. Even though the breaker I installed is 3 times larger than that, add heat and I was tripping the breaker with only 1/3 of its rated load, just as soon as the voltage regulator started telling it to charge. So if I short to ground in a hot engine bay, the trunk unit will pop immediately. The car's voltage will drop telling the voltage regulator to kick into high gear. With a 105A alternator and a 300A breaker, it's the same sort of load ratio that will occur. Even if it's not immediate, it won't take long with a hot engine bay. On my next attempt, I might have a bulkhead insulator 3D printed so I don't even have to have a breaker. I just don't feel good about using only a grommet to run a 4 gauge cable through a sheet metal hole. Rubber doesn't last forever. That would most certainly be the *best* solution.
Would also love to see a in depth series like you do, but building using a 100mm stroker crank, like is shown in the end of the "why so Sirius" video... So we can see how to build an affordable stroker, and can travel along with you on that adventure!
Seano Hutton Maybe someday... I have a spare 7-bolt block with nothing to put it in, but I have a whole lot of other non-stroked 6-bolt projects to finish first. :\
That's kewl, one day =) what happened to the colt... The videos seem to finish once you finished the floor pan out, coated and painted... The last thing I could find was you finished out what seems to be all the rear drive running gear, and you said you would make it start and stop... But I ca t find those videos.... Where do I look to find those?
It's interesting because I have done a 2L, awd conversion into a cc lancer coupe in aust, very similar with cutting the floor pan ect... I believe you guys call it the mirage...
Seano Hutton You would need to look in 2016 to find them. I wish I had that thing finished already, but 2 of my cars blew engines right as I got the Colt rolling on all 4's again... and I needed the garage back to fix them. Did I mention that I run a low-budget operation? No? Man I wish they were all indoors.
Haha, yeah, mate we all run low budget operations... I'm actually looking at some of the stuff in your videos and thinking man, that is good he has the proper gear. I understand budget constraints... I was actually thinking I was looking in the wrong spot on your channel, I'm still just glad you haven't give up on the "mellow yellow"... Just sitting there, chillin... Maybe it could have the stroker?... It's doable 😈 For what it's worth I think you do a bloody good job with the channel, you have international support, surely to Christ, and for your "low budget" your outshining some big budget operations... Keep at it mate =) Credit where credit is due! 👍
MrJohannVegas :( I hadn't thought about that until now... maybe I'll need to drill out the wheels and install some extra valve stems so I can still use that line on somebody. :\ It's hard to believe that the Hyundai could ever lose troll potential on the street, but in that regard, it did. ...must...troll...harder...
That oil rag trick rocked my world man.
You're the Merlin of shop tricks.
Your videos are truly inspirational. I got burnt bad when I bought a 2g a few months ago. What was supposed to just be replacing a blown turbo has turned into a ground up build in my driveway. With 100 degree days and a crappy work schedule it's hard to get things done. But watching your videos give me that extra push to keep going. I know once the finished product is done it will be awsome. I got the old motor out today. Just gotta rip out the old hacked to crap wiring harness out and start putting everything back together. Thanks for all you do for us.
Ryan Villeneuve Keep at it bro, I did the same thing like 7 years ago... What was supposed to be a simple fix, turned into a full motor build and head work and FPBlack The build got turned up since so much more needs replaced than I first thought. Good luck with yours. It'll be worth it when it's done... at least that's what I keep telling myself... Until I grenade a trans or transfer case anyway. Lol
This is a testament to the power of truth and honesty. I have watched almost every video that you have posted and I appreciate that you tell it like it is with transparency, even when mistakes are made. Honesty isn't the best policy, it's the only policy. If I can't believe what comes out what's the point in spending my time watching and learning? Keep it up, I'll keep coming back!
Let me start with... I love you man.
I left VA about 3 years ago after going the contractor route instead of active duty. It made me so happy to see the beautiful VA roads, and sweeping 360 on ramps that I miss so much now that I am in the middle of the desert. That rag had me giggling my ass off. Stay as unsafe as the safety inspector will allow, drive fast, and take chances.
So refreshing to see a real person into engine, mech and tuning, to see them actually be real, not edit it out, that's bloody Gold. It is what sets you apart... I'm an Aussie living in Sweden, all my tools are back home so it's awesome to watch your UA-cam channel!...
One suggestion, and I know the time consuming nature of the game, but I'd love to see more videos 😉
Finally, a new Jafro video! You sure dodged a bullet with that oil leak, and the rag was hilarious! I love the honesty, because things like that happen in the real world, and I surely don't think less of you one bit after seeing what happened. Great work!
i was looking for a video to teach me how to change my valves on my dirt bike and i stuck watching 13 videos of a man rebuild that old hyundai.... omg ... nice videos
MuDBlooD lII LOL! :D Thanks man! That's a compliment of the highest order. I hope you found plenty of useful stuff here. :)
I am not a guy who comments on very many (read: ANY) UA-cam videos or channels, but I have to say, this is by FAR my favorite UA-cam channel I've ever found. You are informative, insightful, humble, and entertaining. I value the time you've spent making these videos and documenting the process for the world to see. I especially enjoy your ability to alternate between "anal retentive engineer mode" and "gotta get it done with what I have mode." It's great to see someone taking painstaking care when it's actually warranted, and "getting on with it" when it's not. Please keep on making videos for this community to enjoy, and Thank you.
Brian Bonfoey Just look at the progress you're making!!! Gone from a guy who doesn't comment on any UA-cam videos to one that leaves an awesome comment *like that one*! I'll try my best to make videos that keep you talking!
***** :)
It is a good feeling to finally see you drive down the interstate in the car and hear a few pulls from that engine i have seen you work on so so hard, i have been watching your videos for nearly two years now and have enjoyed all of them very much! u have a unique way of explaining things and trying to teach good principals from your mistakes and existing knowledge.
I especially liked the segments you did on the more in depth subjects of engine rebuilding mainly with the 7 Bolt Tear-down video because i have a 7 Bolt 4G93 and was doing a complete block and head rebuild at the time i did the lot even parts of the gearbox, you where the main one that helped me successfully rebuild that engine and pointed some good thing to do and look out for!
My rebuild was completed nearly three months ago and has been running flawlessly i have been keeping a close eye on everything and just yesterday Installed my LC-2 Wideband 02 like you have recently and i am Logging and making small calibrations.
Keep up the awesome videos! Thank you for improving me Jafro!
Glad to hear it running and glad you found the problem. At least your tune went quickly after all that "practice". Glad you found someone that could help and a big kuddos to all those in the background that are willing to help with tools, and advice. I love my new soldering iron. Had a bad lamp socket on the Stealth and whipped out my butane soldering iron and went to town. Very convenient and a great addition to my tool collection.
Thanks again for all your hard work. Not sure what takes more time. You turning wrenches or the time it takes to edit and publish these videos. Probably the latter, by some margin.
Anyway, it was good to see another well done video and your progress. It is all the little things than can really burn you on a new motor build. Old radiators and oil\coolant leaks are the most worrysome.
tonkatoytruck Thanks! I'm glad you like it! Those soldering irons are so affordable and convenient that I really don't know how I ever got by without it. My work looks so much better with it, too... because my work just turns out better with it... that's all. It's awesome. Oh, and on the time thing? Definitely the editing. It's 10 hours of chair time for every hour of video. This one was a little over 16 hours of video. That's why it goes a month between uploads. :\
Hey Jafro.. Saw all your 13 videos about your Hyundai.. What amazes me the most, is your commitment to get the things done, I mean, well done.. Congrats man.. Awesome job.. Jay.. Portugal..
its currently 2020 and the oil rag trick absolutely blew my mind.
jafro is a rocket scientist.
Best video yet! the narrative timing was perfect and I'm really getting the vibe that you have been making these videos for a really long time now lol. thanks for the oil rag trick too. I'm gonna impress my friends with that now.
Thanks for the video's Jafro. I have found them interesting, informative and sometimes funny. I don't own a 4G63 or any other Mitsubishi engine I just liked the detail you went into in explaining your trials and tribulations. I don't understand why you went to so much trouble doing this work on a old Hyundai Elantra but hey whatever floats you're bubble. Great job any way. Keep em coming.
+Dallas Dorrington The car was a gift to me. The vast majority of gear heads out there will question why I fixed it after it broke... but the minute you're behind the wheel of this thing fighting torque steer all the way through third gear and smoking the tires pulling bus lengths on brand new shiny luxury and sports cars who are doing everything they can to NOT get beat up on by a 23 year old bottom-of-the-barrel 4-door economy car… suddenly you'd get it. It is a handful. This car is stupid-fast from a roll. No, it's not safe. No, it's not stylish. No, it's not a fashionable car to be seen in. No, it isn't valuable. Almost nobody can even recognize what it is or remember them from when they could be found out on the street? It's extremely-forgettable appearance screams "POS!" from every angle, and it is. It's a terribly made car. It's rife with problems. But if you own a shiny $65,000 luxury sports car and you've got nothing on some silly s***box economy car with a license plate that reads TRADE YA, then it's doing its job. They will never forget the day they encountered "it" and tried to pass "it". That's that 4g63 power for you. It's addictive. If it didn't provide so much driving enjoyment and adrenaline production, I'd have crushed this car a looooooong time ago.
IT'S ALIVE!!!! Glad to see she's running down the highway! Once you get a tune down, I am curious to see how you're going to install and utilize your water/meth kit on this build. I've seen tons of folks buy the very Water/meth kit you've purchased, and have had a hard time getting it to work as intended. Glad to see some progress on the Hyundai! Keep her alive, she's a unicorn and deserves her due. Thanks for all you do to make these videos happen.
Thanks for another great video. I was reminded of a few of those problems my talon had. My oil filter also loosened up unexpectedly and made a mess but was caught before things got ugly. The bigger problem came when the BISS fell out while driving. Thankfully we found it and were able to get the idle dialed back in.
I'm pretty sure HorsePower TV would never make this video. The idea that a build is finished once the engine is in and running plagues the performance aftermarket. This video was fucking great. Even after all the thoroughness you put into this build there are still things that need to be looked at. Awesome stuff Jafro whens the new video out? :P
Excellent episode! We want more Jafro and we want it now! I've yet to have a sneaky rag make it's way into my intercoolers over the years but I can see how the mistake can be made. You got so much to balance between doing the car work quickly, correctly and on video. Can't wait for future videos.
These videos are extremely well made and you do a great job explaining everything. Thank you.
What a surprise, I'm glad you found the issue. I know I tend to get less blow action when someone else is on their rag too...
I always wondered why those rags are so damn water resistant. You almost have to physically smash the water in to get them to absorb. Learning new things every time I watch your videos. Keep it up!
Ahsieh2 Ever try using one of those rags for sweat on your face? Thanks to you I know why it didn't work! Plus...when you think a rag is clean...it never is. lol
Just tell people you're getting ready to go out in blackface. Then you're just thrifty. Lol
Great vid as usual! love to see your still in action
I had to do a Mariah on watch on this build. Awesome. I'm a Ford V8 fan but I am glued to this build.
Great place to store that piece of old rag...lol - Your still the main man in my eyes Jafro
Superb video as always.
Thumbs up from England
Paul :-)
Thank you for doing what you do. I love watching your videos and hope that someday I produce work close to the quality of yours. Thanks for sharing all of your process, hope to keep seeing your videos and builds.
I see that Mach V shirt...
I enjoy watching these videos. It's even cooler knowing you're not far off from me in Hampton.
Whoa, i watched all your videos from like 3 years ago till today and i must say, you know alot of mitsubishi engines. I myself are a mercedes guy but these videos still are very interesting. Thank you and please keep making them. :)
Well done mate!! This is the video that helps me the most. I just tightened up the rag monitoring situation on my rebuild! Anal or not I don't want that kind of grief. Thanks.
Another awesome video, Been watching since the beginning and always get excited when i see an update. Nice to see it moving! Looking forward to more of your video!
I found that my rtv diy gaskets are much much stronger if I form the rtv kind of neat on the mating surface, let it sit for several hours then put things together, if the rtv dries before assembly it is super durable and compresses much harder without oozing out or thinning too much (super integrity). love your vids, my fiance hates my projects, lol. (out in the shop day and night)
Owning up to that rag cracks me up sir! I've never done similar actions. Ever. ;-) Thanks again for a great show!
I love your video! I was waiting impatiently for that next one. I'm eager to see drive that car on the drag track or see the result on the dyno. Thank you for your hard work! I learn a lot! Vincent;
Thanks for all the hard work and editing I love a good you tube channel .......
just so you know i've been watching your channel from before your rebuild
james Carr Me too. :)
I need to know the trick.... How do you turn an old leaking radiator into a shinny new aluminum unit :) I really enjoyed the tuning progress and its nice to actually see the Hyundai running down the interstate :)
TurboTalon I couldn't have done it without you, bro!
***** I owe you at least that much. You’r the one that welded my subframe and taught me how to use an editing software to create a UA-cam channel. Really, the pleasure is mine and I am glad to help.
TurboTalon I was just paying it forward because I knew some day I'd need you to tune my Hyundai. :P
***** now lets use those same magical instincts to go buy stocks :p
TurboTalon :( Those instincts are screaming, "buy ammunition!" right now... :( :( :(
Please make tuning videos. Awesome to see it up and running at last!
oh yeah - JAFROOOOOOOOOOOO - and Rojoooooooooo....
now that the hundi's off the rag. - hot DAYM - happy Summer vacation!!!!!!!!!!
molsenice and believe it or not - "learned me" on the oil rag - that was pretty daym cool, shop teacher 25 yrs - NEVER saw that
molsenice Oh yeah. Couldn't believe it, lol. Shop rags...who knew?
That rag... Yup, that's why I'm subscribed. Love this channel. Glad to see you got your problems sorted, Jafro. Can't wait to see more ;-)
Great Build and an entertaining one to say the least Jafro!
Your mods work great, added 86 hp to the 1G. The only problem I'm having is the engine falling on her face around 6200 rpm, I'm thinking that changing to a solid lash adjuster will help. Would appreciate your thoughts Jafro, I run this girl between 6600-7800 rpm constantly.
SupermanBPR9 Check out his 4G63 oiling system series. You're probably starving the top end for oil above 6,200rpm.
Yeah I already made the necessary oil modifications. Still suffers high rpm power loss tho, I need more power at my running rpm.
SupermanBPR9 OK, so... that's what you meant by "your mods work great". lol. So if you've done that, perhaps it isn't an oiling problem? What are your volts reading through the length of the pull? Mitsubishi alternators are known for being flaming POS's at high RPMs. If your spark suffers, the burn is going to suffer. Can you log it and see your voltage? What does it do up high? Consider the current necessary to fire the spark plugs 65 times a second times 4. What happens if the charging system can't keep up?
Also, lower voltage affects your fuel pump. This voltage drop has a substantial effect on fuel delivery. When pressure changes, so does the behavior of your injectors. In ECMlink, there's a tab in the Direct Access tables called "InjBatteryAdj" where you can add deadtime to your injectors at different voltage levels so that your fuel trims stay consistent. If you have ECMlink and you're not utilizing this function, or if you have a stock ECU, AND you have a stock alternator, or a GM alternator with a stock pulley on it... then I can tell you now that you have a problem with that.
I don't know why Mitsubishi alternators suck so bad, but they do.
Somehow, I did not know that little fact about "oil rags." Thank you for that. :)
So, you had a t-shirt in your intercooler... Stylin'! Don't worry, I can do ya one better. First car I ever owned, when I was still learning about all this nifty stuff that later turned into my career... I had bought one of those accordion-style intake tubes from the local auto parts store to replace a aged and torn factory rubber section. Completely did not realize that it had separate rubber ends tucked up inside it. First drive out, wide open throttle, traffic light way up ahead turned yellow, lifted off the gas to step on the brake, and the car kept right on going. Sure enough, one of those rubber end pieces got sucked into the throttle body and wedged the plate wide open. Fun!
You've had problems using RTV for the J pipe? I used black RTV and havent really seen any issues with it. If anything it seems to be overkill.
Jafro, you made my day!
Worth the wait..
Not all rags are evils. But awesome tip on the separation of oil and coolant.
Another awesome video jafro! The one thing i didn't pick up on the first time i watched this was that you never installed the wrong thermostat housing on the car, it was just some unknown foreshadowing for the new radiator that doesn't have a cap on it
TJJIM That was it. You just answered all of what I've left unanswered. You've clearly been paying attention! ;) Really, it was an honest mistake. Perhaps a few of my brain cells revolted, knowing this would happen and slipped that thing in there with good intentions, but I really wanted the old radiator to work out. The old Hyundai thermostat was on a shelf at eye-level over my workbench and I still missed it. It has to be some crazy kind of divine DSM intervention.
Looks good. Be careful, vibration will make those little steel plates eat through the aluminum radiator tubes in a hurry.
Epic vid jafro, keep it up! It's been a while sense we've seen you drive anything!
Do you do your BLT with the engine at operating temperature or cold? I just did one on my 1g after an FMIC install while cold and getting a lot of air in the crank case. Wondering if that is a concern or if I should redo the test at op temp to see if it still bleeds. It's not popping up my oil dipstick but I can hear a woosh when I pull it or the oil cap off.. Any input would be great. Thanks @Jafromobile
you the man! I'm glad you got it running finally! happy for you.
Thanks for your awsome videos the time you put in them and the motivation to work on my own cars your a first class you tuber and know how to make good tv wish your videos were more often there so good they should be once a week .can't wait to see you driving it and for the awsome builds too come .great job jafro what you do makes great tv there not another car ch on UA-cam that's as good as yours........I'm sure alot of ppl who watch UA-cam like they do tv agree with me...
The look on your faces when you sucked the rag out of the intercooler! xD
I've made that face myself innumerable times in similar situations, but the feelings of relief, joy and frustration that accompany it never diminish.
FrankTheCat Oh for sure. Sometimes when it's so simple, when you're thinking, "I'll never get this!" The good after is as strong as the bad.
Jamie isn't good at acting for the re-enactment is he? lol I can't act either. It's alright.
DE Nichols That was Chad! Jamie was in the 1st time startup video. :)
***** Thanks for the correction. I'm terrible at names unless it's the channel owner. Lol
That moment when he said, "Jafro, this is a stupid problem to have", it made my day.
I don't know if it would work or not, but would something like JB weld help that leaky aluminum intake? I have never used it but I have heard good things about it.
I think I understood half of the vid, but watching and learning.
***** Thats called "fake it 'til you make it" and it's indeed a legitimate and effective strategy. Carry on!
Sure thing. I'm building a tank on my channel, but before I got into tanks, it was building cars. Still got to feed the need, LOL.
That oil rag trick is awesome! 7:35
Brilliant Video. Is ECMLink for factory DSM ECUs or a standalone? I am part of the TurboDodge world so I am not familiar with your ways, although they are similar!
+FunctionOfSpeed It's a modified factory ECU plugged right into the factory harness. That makes it the easiest solution for anyone needing a programmable EMS for a first or second-generation DSM. It sure is brand-specific. We almost re-wired a Honda F22 Accord with all DSM sensors and a DSM harness just to troll people with except it posed some challenges with connecting the ECMlink cable.
Great video! You remind me of Tom's turbo garage. Where is the wideband at?
I'm totally lost by your statement of full swing weight at sea level for a 2.0 is .25 gm/rev. I understand DSMLink tuning and the check marks that I have to acquire at each step but I dont understand the equation. I'm not saying you are wrong, I know you are 100% correct, I just want to know how you got there. I'm getting some funky numbers when I do the calculation but none of them are .25.
Thanks for the oil rag tip Jaf ...... That pretty much amazed me .....
I'm curious how long it took those steel zip tie backers to vibrate a hole in the radiator.
Maybe Exxon should buy stock in oil cloth so every time they have a spill they can lay big one on top of the be ocean
The red rag trick blew my mind.
I'd be too afraid to take a build like this out on public roads. If someone hit you how would explain estimates to the insurance company? Do you send them a link to all your videos?
s0nnyburnett I'd let them write it off, I would pursue its replacement value, then buy back the salvage. Then I'd hook up a chain to my F-150, drag its carcass home, hull it out and put these parts in one of my other 3 4gxx projects. I'd kinda like to use these lower control arms on my Colt anyway because they're adjustable. :)
In my opinion, it would be far worse to have this happen with a brand new valuable car that I'm still making payments on.
Jafro, your back down to only one radiator cap? Thanks for the video.....not sure I understand it but I still enjoyed it!
sehendrix75 1 cap! Yes indeed! That's the part in my spares that was working out in my favor! Aside from keeping things nice and cool, it fits and looks great in there, too! Tuning in 100° heat, no problem. Once the track videos drop (requires a non-rained-out track event first), then it will be all action. I tested the dash cam footage in this video. Spoiler: I have several of them. ;)
I watched the reaction to oil in the coolant 4 times.
Nice video jafro
Hi, I thought the radiator fan should install inside, not in front . What is the benefit?
You are awesome..Thanks for the nice video :)
axenz axtiz It doesn't fit. There's no room for it in this chassis. This Flex-a-Lite 210 fan is designed to run as either a pusher or a puller fan. All you have to do is reverse the polarity, which I TOTALLY OVERLOOKED in my wiring demonstration, and immediately became grateful for using bullet connectors afterwards. I swapped 2 wires, done. Fans ran the other direction. Piece of cake. If you have a fan with curved blades, they're not efficient when you run them backwards. Straight-blade fans work best for this.
The more i go through your videos, the more I understand that basically EVERYTHING that can break in a car, broke in yours^^ Great vids though!
+Domnaek The reality is, I drive reliable problem-free cars every day to a well paying day job. I collect, break and fix problematic old cars to unwind and relax. It's Jafro's play time. These are the most fun and challenging projects I've ever taken on. If I made videos about the reliable cars I drive every day, this channel would be about wax, oil changes, tires, wiper blades and 60,000 mile tune ups. To me, that sounds like work. ;)
Oil changes are boring, you´re right! :D
Jafro...enjoy all your videos. Thanks for making them. I wanted to ask you if there is a chance you'd consider making a video of how you keep your shop/garage organized. I know you created a video series of garage reno's, but how do you keep tools, parts, fasteners, fluids, miscellaneous clips, connectors etc all organized? No matter what I find myself doing to keep organized, I still forget, misplace stuff.
Thanks
-Andrew
Nice taste, same exact breaker I'm using :) but mine's still in the car, and its in the hatch. In fact all my distribution blocks are stinger.
After tightening- slightly stretch wrap black duct tape around oil filter-to-housing interface. No worries.
Totally hate Hyundai's.. But really dig this build ! Awesome stuff going on ! Loads of info and your narration is very pleasant. One of the best tube channels found lately ! Thumbs up !
new here. (and also pretty much new to car mechanics)
got a question: is there anything particulary good on this car's performance or something that makes it worth this much work over just getting a newer model? or is it all just like... still cheaper than a new car and done "bc why not?"?
Yes. This chassis was made by Hyundai, but the engine was designed and supplied by Mitsubishi. It's an absolutely terrible car, but it happens to accept the entire '90's turbo DSM platform as a bolt-in swap. What you end up with on the other side is an insanely-powerful un-assuming looking economy car that hurts feelings and cost almost nothing to build except for my time. I'm not emotionally attached to this car or its design by any means. There's nothing special about it except that it's hated by just about every auto enthusiast and even the manufacturer that originally built it. They're rare, ugly, cramped, cheap economy cars. When you install an engine that makes 6x more power than the one it came with, it doesn't matter what the car is, it's incredibly fun to drive, even when it's terrifying and dangerous.
that sound totally fun n original indeed! lol specially for the even hated by its manufacturer.
& the whole idea sounds pretty respectable actually. kudos for it.
& thnx for the answer aswell. will be sticking 'round here :)
JB Weld on some of the metal can stop the boost leaks between the welds. It is some powerful stuff. Stopped an evap and exhaust leak on my Audi.
jolmeaki That's exactly what I was thinking. I didn't want to resort to that, but it's what it's going to take. We used up the whole second bottle of Argon trying to fix it, and at $48 a refill, that "glue" solution is looking pretty good!
***** Unfortunate, but even for an experienced welder it's crazy hard to weld something that thin air tight. Miracle glue to the rescue!
Using my compressor turned down and soapy water...then JB weld. Oh yeah. An end to EVAP leaks baby! I was thinking I'd have to get a smoke tester. Even a simple home made one like features on Scotty Kilmer once.
DE Nichols I had to get a smoke test at a mechanic shop to find my leak. Found 2 leaks on a metal tube that leads to my charcoal canister that kept my CEL on. JB Weld on since March with no problems.
jolmeaki I'm tempted to just replace all the rubber tubes as they all come off easy and are flimsy.
Another great video I hope to see some more driving of the car. I don't know how you do it; editing is a pain in the tail, I have a few videos I'm trying to finish editing but i never have the time.
So jafro, UA-cam red? What's your opinion?
Ur a genius jafro awesome video keep up the good work man i seen almost all ur videos i learned alot by just watching them be bless man
Jaffro watch in your meticulous ingenuity and listening to your car knowledge blows my mind. Are you mechanic by trade? Because I've had a seized ej255 and I've managed to disassemble everything and ziploc small parts and then wrap everything in shipping shrink wrap to keep the parts from oxidizing any further, tomorrow, I'll be double checking my bearings and journal seats. do you have an email address that I could send you pictures of the disassembled block? any advice would be appreciated. Love your channel, it's been uber informative, still waiting on that red paint baked head project... keep it up man
at first I was like "hell yes a new jafro video" then I saw the oil in the coolant and was like "oh hell no" then you made me happy with the rest of the video. Thanks for putting up awesome videos, first time commentor, but long time viewer. You inspire my garage built b5 s4, I wish I had the tenacity to do the kinds of videos you do. Thanks for putting up awesome videos.
S4Meow I was way more worried and it was just the oil cooler! I've been fooled by one of those oil coolers before as well. In my case I was fixing a customers car. Saw the coolant line leaking, thought like a dummy it was for oil. When I took it off and coolant came out?
Face palm! Duh, no wonder the customer's car was low on coolant! lol
...so in my case the oil/coolant mix up was what the tube was for instead of the different fluids, still an oil/coolant "mix up" haha.
What an epic legendary build videos for the benefit of the all mankind!
This is now my favorite car channel. Secondary air filter Lmao.
Jafro, I don't like to watch long videos on my phone because of my data plan. Now for you though. I watching every second of the video. Didn't understand the tuning part but the bit with the oil in the rad fluid.. HAD. ME. ROLLING!!! lol
Keep these coming we love it!!!
another stupid question... I put a cheap 8 inch wire wheel from HF on my bench grinder, and the damn thing vibrates so badly that I think it might break the bolts holding it down. Any suggestions, or am I merely a victim of "you get what you pay for?"
Charles Hollow It's mounted off-center. Has to be. I can't imagine that it was manufactured out-of-balance, but Keith Fenner has a video about balancing the stone HF grinding wheels and shows they are indeed less than quality. Look up Turnwright Machine Works. Search his video for harbor freight bench grinder, he's the guru of balancing these things. If you can't find a way to center the wheel on your bench grinder, it may wear back into round again with use, but if not, you may need to buy a better wheel.
Good idea putting two rad caps on Jafro you were thinking ahead
I've never even seen someone use the timing mark next to the crank pulley, I've always used the lines on the cam gears to set base ignition timing. Is this not the correct way to do it?
Adding second oil pressure sensor. Keeping oem sensor and idiot light. Where and how do you suggest I install the sensor and what will I need? I see so many ports, etc.
***** I don't know what car you're doing it with, but just make sure you tap a source past your oil pressure regulator. I did a video about the oil filter housing that you should watch that will answer every one of your questions including tap and drill sizes and what's inside a DSM Oil Filter Housing. It covers all but 2 models of the oil filter housings available for the 4g63. ;)
Ill watch it again. Maybe I missed it.
Hey jafro, not sure if you have a Facebook or not but there are a couple local groups that could greatly benefit from your expertise. We had a dyno day at efi specialties near Fredericksburg about 2 weeks ago and it would have been great to see the Hyundai there. Anyways, thank you for your videos. I know they've helped me and many others within and outside the dsm community.
that rag comment had me dying. great videos man. just found u a couple days ago and u have a new subscriber
A 9mm bullet casings work perfect for punching bolt holes in a gasket when your making your own, I have used this trick many times when making gaskets. But I understand not everyone has bullet casings laying around.
Sgt Balestrini I bet some people flipped out seeing your comment. To explain for them, it's a bullet casing. He's not shooting a whole in the metal. He's using the brass casing like a cookie cutter.
I only have .40 and .45 casings about, but great trick!
the reg joke was the icing in the cake
Love the videos. I always learn something .. Keep em coming.
Good stuff man. Must feel nice just to get the damn thing out of the garage again let alone have it running good haha.
I've got to squish some of the bugs in my engine bay. I'm almost glad it's not turbo (lie) after watching you go through all of this. The secondary airfilter made me lol though. lol
Loving the old school Mach V shirt!
Ryan Villeneuve That was just for my old-skool homies. :) b
I'm surprised nobody's said anything about the first one I was wearing... lol.
*****
I can remember when that was one of the only places that stocked aftermarket dsm parts in dc/md/va. I actually bought my first cometic head gasket from them. Man how the times have changes.
dang that's a nice pull at the end!
Nice! I was just thinking the other day it's been a while since you've posted. Glad to see some pulls. Was it worth it?
An edit: Is there anything you'd do differently now that it's rolling?
Eric Dawson Yes. Leave it in the garage until the methanol install is complete, then skip the 12's. Really I can't complain one way or the way it's turned out. What I have right now pulls harder at 15 PSI than the GSX did at 27 with the same equipment. It's amazing what a difference the correct valve timing with an extra point of compression can make. :D The GSX was just blowing hot air trying to make it.
But to put serious thought into your comment and give it a fair answer... I would have completely re-wired the engine bay to the ECU. What's there is working great... now... but it's really given me a lot of headaches since the second startup. Towing bills, hellish nightmares, engine bay fireworks... I've replaced all that now, but I'm still getting EMI or RFI in every circuit EXCEPT for the stereo, which is bumpin'!
***** Thanks for taking the time to provide some insight. I'm getting to a similar point with my E30 where all the factory wiring is showing it's age and the jackets are fatigued and brittle. I've been giving lots of thought to making my own chassis and engine harnesses with provisions for megasquirt. But, what I have now works for the time being and I know it well enough to know where the next potential failures will be so I'm hesitant to start chopping but I'm sure some day I'll just get frustrated and rip it all out.
You've also given me something to think about with my build. I've been thinking about going to a bit better cam for the applications I use the car for but leaving the compression where it's at (or wherever it ends up after a minor skim to ensure everything is straight). But this was really just a stopgap measure until I could afford to build a 3L stroker motor for it. I think I'm just going to "leave it in the garage" sort of speak until I can do it right. Extra compression with the right cam instead of just slapping something together so I can get acheive a bit higher revs probably isn't the best way to spend money.
Anywho, thanks for the vids and thoughtful replies. Learning a lot from your videos even though I don't have any DSM stuff in my stable.
***** Ahh the rag in the piping had me dying, When i first got into dsms years ago I couldnt make over 2-3 psi and worked on the car everyday for a month checking everything, turbo, compression, boost leaks, wastegate, ecu, etc etc... Collapsed flex section internally in exhaust, 3" down to a quarter size, talk about back pressure, My face was literally just like yours.
Loved the ending! How's that new 300 amp circuit breaker working out so far ***** ? I copied you with the 150 on my GSX. Looks like I'll be changing it out.
Bryant Kieu Hasn't tripped even once. The other one tripped whenever the engine was hot and you turned the lights on. I've put tons of night time miles on this thing now, and it's solid. No trouble even with every electrical accessory on at once.
***** Good deal! Ordering now.. Hopefully it does its job fast enough if a short to ground ever occurs. I'm sure we'll be fine though since there's still the 150 amp in the trunk.
Bryant Kieu Exactly! The one in the trunk has never tripped, not one problem with it, ever. It handles the load the front one can't.
I'm pretty sure the front one will still trip when a ground fault occurs. This makes sense if you think about it... A factory DSM alternator only put out 65 amps, that means the entire car's combined electrical system should pull less than a 65A. Even with the extra 8A I wired into the car... 65A is nothing but it should handle that. That is one puny-ass alternator. My GM CS alternator is a 105A. My front breaker was tripping with nothing other than the engine and the headlights turned on. Stereo, blower fan, wipers, defroster, amplifiers off. Just the headlights on. That couldn't have even been a 50A load. Even though the breaker I installed is 3 times larger than that, add heat and I was tripping the breaker with only 1/3 of its rated load, just as soon as the voltage regulator started telling it to charge.
So if I short to ground in a hot engine bay, the trunk unit will pop immediately. The car's voltage will drop telling the voltage regulator to kick into high gear. With a 105A alternator and a 300A breaker, it's the same sort of load ratio that will occur. Even if it's not immediate, it won't take long with a hot engine bay.
On my next attempt, I might have a bulkhead insulator 3D printed so I don't even have to have a breaker. I just don't feel good about using only a grommet to run a 4 gauge cable through a sheet metal hole. Rubber doesn't last forever. That would most certainly be the *best* solution.
Would also love to see a in depth series like you do, but building using a 100mm stroker crank, like is shown in the end of the "why so Sirius" video... So we can see how to build an affordable stroker, and can travel along with you on that adventure!
Seano Hutton Maybe someday... I have a spare 7-bolt block with nothing to put it in, but I have a whole lot of other non-stroked 6-bolt projects to finish first. :\
That's kewl, one day =)
what happened to the colt... The videos seem to finish once you finished the floor pan out, coated and painted... The last thing I could find was you finished out what seems to be all the rear drive running gear, and you said you would make it start and stop... But I ca t find those videos.... Where do I look to find those?
It's interesting because I have done a 2L, awd conversion into a cc lancer coupe in aust, very similar with cutting the floor pan ect...
I believe you guys call it the mirage...
Seano Hutton You would need to look in 2016 to find them. I wish I had that thing finished already, but 2 of my cars blew engines right as I got the Colt rolling on all 4's again... and I needed the garage back to fix them. Did I mention that I run a low-budget operation? No? Man I wish they were all indoors.
Haha, yeah, mate we all run low budget operations... I'm actually looking at some of the stuff in your videos and thinking man, that is good he has the proper gear.
I understand budget constraints... I was actually thinking I was looking in the wrong spot on your channel, I'm still just glad you haven't give up on the "mellow yellow"... Just sitting there, chillin... Maybe it could have the stroker?... It's doable 😈
For what it's worth I think you do a bloody good job with the channel, you have international support, surely to Christ, and for your "low budget" your outshining some big budget operations... Keep at it mate =)
Credit where credit is due! 👍
good to see car out with few bugs removed ;) but thanks for making all those amazing video"s. cant wait to se more
Dunno whats the video about yet but thanks
Back to a single radiator cap? What are you going to do if it leaks?
MrJohannVegas :( I hadn't thought about that until now... maybe I'll need to drill out the wheels and install some extra valve stems so I can still use that line on somebody. :\ It's hard to believe that the Hyundai could ever lose troll potential on the street, but in that regard, it did. ...must...troll...harder...