RIPOFF MODS
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2021
- These ripoff car mods are gimmicks. But there are other parts that DO work when they are used properly. Too many people throw parts at their cars to make them faster, but steps need to be followed.
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"2 is better than 1, when it comes to turbos and women" LOL I love it
Turbos only. One women alone, is more expense than most can handle.
Until you knee one in the thigh and boob punch the other trying to un f that original injury.
Not too proud of that....
Or bottles of NOS
Im just glad you knew difference between then and than before you posted that. You win the internet.
This is the type of content that we need but not we deserve.
God bless you, Craig Lieberman.
I watch his videos from time to time
Wow. 100 cups of coffee was a legendary episode. It's making my childhood flood back in lol
Craig is a legend, glad he's making videos.
Good, just what I needed at the age of 15, no license, no car, and not enough memory to remember all of this.
Great video though. Always love em'.
you'll remember these things better than school :D
@@patrikpolda Hopefully!
What is wrong with your long term memory? There things I should forget and I'm more than twice your age.
@@dj4monie Not much "wrong" with it, but my memory has been overloaded for years.
UA-cam is forever, you can always come back. Better, is find a good shadetree channel on the specific car you have
Alternate title idea: *these mods cause danger to manifold*
"SHUT UP!" *slams laptop shut*
@@FunkyGOB *floor falls out*
@@getchasome6230 number one symptom of a faulty manifold 😄
Of course, louder is faster, ask any Harley guy and if you don't believe them, ask them again. They are quite sure.
I am a victim of hot air intakes.
*likes video*
craig: "straight piping is the worst thing you can do to a car"
*unlikes*
Making it feel and be under powered isn't practical and only having the power at higher revs wears the engine out if you want to use the power. A hack-job exhaust can actually reduce the car's power so don't cheap out on an exhaust unless you just want to make the car louder with no focus on increasing the power and/or driving experience. I thought about it with my daily to piss off annoying neighbours but it would've been a waste.
Thank you I will now build the fastest Fiat Uno known to mankind
There's an Uno with a lambo v12 engine, so... the stakes are not as low as it seems
THIS.
I remember being a dumb kid and thinking that my car was kicking ass because of a few mods that I had, but I had friends that were older and more experienced that help me understand parts and my car.
Thank you for being this to so many enthusiasts throughout the years.
As a Saab owner I approve the use of NGK sparkplugs.
As an Audi S4 owner I approve of them as well. Bought Bosch plugs of supposedly the correct speck and had nothing but issues. Changed back to NGK's and good to go.
Bruh.... I applaud to for paying respect to Marty, Moog, and Cleetus(and gang).
You rock bud.
Do you think you could talk more about your Isuzu that you started off with? I've been quite interested in that car ever since the first time I saw it, and I'm sure others would enjoy seeing a story regarding that car, as well as the others you had which weren't used in the films.
something about that isuzu is on vinwiki ytb channel
Hi Craig you literally have my dream Job I hope you Love it, love your videos by the way.
"driver" should be the first mod because everyone can drive a fast car fast but if you can drive a slow car fast you can drive a fast car even faster
If he'd started with that, many would get offended and not finish the video. I think this is why he started the video with obvious points about electric blowers and such so the video would make people feel smart and they'd be more open to taking advice.
Great video Craig. when I was a kid I used to believe in those advertisements.
I heard roof scoops on front engine cars will add 50 HP
This is your best video. You have seen what does and doesn't work. Kudos to you shouting out the channels that specialize in tuning the variety of popular cars today.
GREAT vid man! You just got a new sub. 7:00 quick story.. I went to UTI in '99 and part if it was 9 weeks of "Hot Rod U", where we basically got to play with different mods on cars and run them on the chassis dyno. Long story short - We put a $350 K&N cold air intake kit on a bone stock '95 Z28, and it LOST 13hp to the wheels. Put the stock airbox back on, and the power came right back.
Keep up the great work! People NEED to hear about these things. Just curious... Have you seen all of the people on this site that are claiming that you don't need gasoline, and are just running their cars on the fumes? LMAO.. If you haven't, it's worth looking up!
Haaa, as a teenager I put splitfire plug in my 4 banger. Ran better since it needed a tune up anyway. But I bought into the marketing. Thanks for the throwback to the early 90's!
I've watched him since he had very few subscriber's. I'm glad this channel is doing awesome now.
I remember the magic super chip they used to sell way back in the days, late 90's early 2000's. It was basically just a resistor in a nice package. I know some numbnuts that fell for the gimmick.
Finally someone else thank you so much for talking about the straight pipe exhaust. I myself work at a BMW tuning shop and I drive a BMW station wagon that has an incredibly quiet stainless steel exhaust. I also added extra valves to the exhaust that open a different pressures and RPMs to make the exhaust much more quiet. The valves are indeed mapped and tuned to the engine computer. The engine itself is cammed ported and higher compression Pistons. Not super killer race car but I'm very happy.
For Splitfire spark plugs are gone as you say, lots of people still use the Denso ones instead of these.
*cries in that one aisle in Autozone that we've all passed through*
Talking about "scavenging" - and the process of exhaust gasses was a really good aspect to learn about.
When i heard about the "plug in" ECU kit, i literally went speechless that ppl actually went for it
Great piece Craig! Your last point should be one of the first things enthusiasts should do... learning to drive correctly and to keep it on the track. I've seen so many people trash their cars after modifying them because they believed their car was now more capable...but their skills had not changed.
I went to racing school many years ago... I learned the dynamics of a car in various conditions. It makes the world of difference understanding how to drive.
I appreciate you and your videos. The fact that you are willing to be truthful with your information is what keeps brining me back. Thank you so much.
I tune in on this channel for his sense of humor and awesome content 🏎💣💥💯💫
In most testing i’ve done over the years, about 90% of aftermarket add ons reduce horsepower, but increase noise levels. Or at best do nothing at all.
There is a guy called Matt who has a channel called "The workshop"
He is an engineer who goes over alot of these bogus mods and aftermarket products aswell as going into detail on how things work ect ect.
He is also known to call out bullshit misinformation from other youtubers such as Mighty car mods and jason from Engineering explained.
He's stuff also highly revolves around motorcycles but most of the stuff crosses over to us car guys
His content is A+ if you really want to learn how shit works.
Engineer, good one.
@@janeblogs324 ?
I was getting tired of Engineering Explained bias against turbocharging.
@@dj4monie there are a few things he gets wrong and that matt guy is all over it 🤣
That madam on the piston was very convincing
I'm glad you can pronounce Porsche correctly, not like British people here in the UK
Fantastic video, Craig! Thank you so much for always dropping knowledge 💯
"i know because i worked for NGK" instant kill ;) love your banter craig
Everything he said was sound advice! That Corvette almost tipping over, caught me off guard.
For any mods done on my 03 Marauder like the S/C install & tuning, I consulted my Marauder club. They have a wealth of info & knowledge of what is good or bad mods. They saved me big money over the years.
When buying a car:
You can only choose two.
➡️ Fast
➡️ Reliable
➡️ Cheap
true
“fast” is relative though. You can buy a cheap, reliable car that’s fast for cars in its price point
Sir is truly a benefit to taking a new purchased car in for tuning . Online I see that often.
Ironically split electrode spark plugs do exist still. Not necessarily power related but “full burn” advertised. I supposed if you’re basically filling your cylinders with methanol maybe that’s a thing.
I simply love this channel. Straight to the point.
Also worth mentioning, lowering springs and quality shocks for $500 are going to perform way better than $500 coilovers
You're getting a lot better at this. thanks for all the truth, Good job. I'm happy I went with Injen and Magnaflow when I threw parts at my little commuter.
Good info and like this channel. He's right about late model muscle cars and modding, you've got to tune after adding performance parts etc. Even a simple canned tuner works, I've got a diablosport for my Challenger and plugs right into the OBD port. They are a must have for performance vehicles and use mine every time I add a new part or change the octane rating whenever I run race fuel in her. Even after changing to a different size of tires & wheels, the computer will need to be adjusted in order for the speedometer to read correctly and only takes a couple of minutes to do
Just subscribed... Great vid! I'm 43 and just recently finished the 1st step in my 1st serious build. I'm the sorta guy who goes against the "meta". In my city of Louisville, KY most people are building Chargers, Mustangs, 370 Zs, WRX STIs and the occasional 5 & 3 series BMW. I decided to be stupid and build a MINI Cooper S Clubman. It's most definitely NOT what everyone is building. I discovered why that is about midway through the 1st part of my build... Adjustable Gecko coilovers, AEM cold air/ram air intake, Ignition Projects coils, Forge intercooler, AEM water/methanol injection kit, 100% Forge hose/pipe replacement, 380cc MM high flow injectors, 41mm BorgWarner Airwerks SX K03 dual scroll turbo & upgraded feed line
, turbo line replacement kit with NM Engineering SS Braided line, Clutch Masters FX400 Racing clutch/light weight flywheel kit, Craven Speed on-the-fly adjustable short throw shifter, Magnaflow full race catless exhaust and an aggressive stage 3 tune from Malone Tuning. I've also gutted everything that I don't need on the interior and replaced my seats with some cheap Recaros. Before the upgraded turbo when I was just running a full bolt-on set up I was pushing 20lbs of boost with the stock turbo... The difference the first Malone tune that abled me to push that boost was freaking incredible! Driving my car home after that 1st tune was an insane reality check for me. I knew that a good tune could deliver performance, but in my mind great performance from a tune only existed in expensive builds that replaced internals. I never imagined that I could experience such a great power gain with only decent bolt-ons from a tune, but there I was experiencing it! After the bigger turbo I had to decrease my boost from 20lbs to 15lbs to avoid over boost. Despite less boost, my air was more compressed and the change was drastic. So drastic that I had to completely switch from Cinturato P7s to P Zero Corsas so I could get traction up front. 0-60 runs are a decent mid 4s... 60-120s are ridiculous! It's not the fastest MINI or the fastest tuner, but it sure is a helluva sleeper that I built more "For the Curves" than straight lines. The downfall is that the car is so fragile that I am afraid to step on the gas from fear of blowing up. Seriously! I knew MINIs were train wrecks to maintenance, but I figured if I built the car right, didn't slack on anything and took good care of her that the car would treat me good. Errgh... If the car wasn't so fun to drive and the work I put into the project so damn intense and expensive I would probably get rid of my MINI. I'm in so deep now though that I might as well finish what I started. I'm working on internals now. Running up on Hellcats is so much fun! When they won't pull up next to me at the next light because they got beat by a MINI stationwagon is great. Then my car breaks at the next light and they roll by me laughing! I love the channel and subscribed due to the no nonsense, in your face and to the point facts. There is no sugar coating and everything is told like it is and as it should be!
This reminded me of a really good memory from high school. Our auto shop teacher told us about an additive salesperson who was given the opportunity to demonstrate his product to a high school class. He claimed the product was so good, an engine could run for HOURS without oil after running this additive. Shop had a few engines on stands, set up to run for diagnostic training. So, they follow the directions to the absolute letter, letting this guy give his spiel while running the engine in. Drained the oil out, dude's still SUPER confident that this product is God in liquid form. To its credit, the engine did run..... for about five minutes before it seized so brutally that it actually cracked the block itself in half.
What was his reaction?
To be fair I’ve seen that type of additive save an engine on a track when it lost oil pressure admittedly was probably only running for half a minute tops but it could have easily lunched the engine
@@patrikpolda from what we were told, the sales guy had no response, just packed his stuff and left... 😂😂
@@carbonfiber492 oh, absolutely. There are some additives that really are that good..... This was not one of them, however... 🤣🤣
Great one CRAIG! This was long overdue if not only for educational purposes! 🤘TEXAS!!!
Everyone knows that every sticker each adds five more horsepower right
Thats why I stickerbombed my truck...it picked up at least 100 on the dyno.
@@farmonious420 hell yeah brother that's what I'm talking about!!
Great video especially for young car enthusiasts who want to know about modding and what’s the best choice
Craig tells it like it is. I preach these very same facts almost everyday. Great video.
Great video! This should be a requirement to watch for anyone who is considering modifying their car for the first time (or 2nd). Anything beyond a bolt-on intake and exhaust, I'd also recommend upgrading your brakes, suspension and possibly clutch to better handle the substantial increase in power.
I remember the tornado thing commercials they showed a 94-96 impala ss n i always thought was weird that the after was the OEM hp ratings then thought that long intake it dont matter if u swirl the air it'll go laminar once it hits throttle blades before it goes into cylinders
Remember back in the 80's there were several mods that claimed to reduce emissions and fuel economy. One did this by seemingly leaning out the carb, usually leading to lots of "pinging" every time you even looked at a hill as the engine started to detonate.. Another was nothing more than an adjustable fuel flow valve on the fuel line into the carb having similar effects..
Now I want to hear more about the Isuzu. The car that started it all
I had an Isuzu I-Mark RS (DOHC 16v 125hp) it was much faster than that era's Honda Civic or CRX Si with 109hp.
When wrenching to improve performance, don’t forget to also tighten up the nut behind the wheel.
Again, When wrenching to improve performance, don’t forget to also tighten up the nut behind the wheel.
I used to do SCCA Solo II in my MGB.
I strongly recommend it to learn your own cars handling and wish I could get my teens interested in cars, though one likes initial d so there is hope.
It has probably saved my life on several occasions when I was able to instinctively use those skills and knowledge in emergency accident avoidance situations.
Always got a laugh from the older guys when I pulled in and proceeded to spend 45 minutes stripping my huge stereo system (twin 10”s behind the seats, kick panel 6.75s vented into the body cavity, multiple amps, etc) with all its extra weight out of it, leaving a huge pile of audio parts nearly half the size of the car in my parking spot to go race... then had to stuff it all back in at the end of the day.
I only had the one car back then, so it was my race car, daily driver, highway cruiser and car stereo car as well. Good times.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane Craig.
Love the fact that i see exactly the same yt car channels as craig
my favourite dumb scam is the fuel shark the usb that saves fuel !
I love reading the reviews on the electric superchargers. There's a few 5 star reviews that all say the same generic "Wow! Love this thing! Works great!" and then the rest are all 1 stars talking about how they didn't notice any gains and there was even one I read were the cheap blades came apart and went into his engine. He had to replace the engine on a brand new GMC. Yeah have fun with that.
NGK Spark Plugs have been the best ones I've used so far personally on my 425 Olds.
Probably the realist engine in the comments, the question is, is it the early version or the later
Thank you Craig, very informative, clear, and concise. Now if only I'd seen this a few months ago... 😉
If I remember correctly, Bryan was looking at turbo whistles...
Straight piping a car, or removing the muffler, will not affect scavenging. Most if not all of exhaust scavenging occurs in the header primaries. By the time exhaust gases reach the muffler area, they have expanded and slowed down. If anything the lack of back pressure will always make more power. Its been proven over and over on the dyno and track. Of course, header primary design and pipe diamter should be correct for the application. We're talking soley for performance here
Everyday driving is a struggle with a straight piped NA engine. It deff kills low-end power, but does give some gains at higher RPM at WOT
I went to Bondurant school 30 years ago. An afternoon on the slick track will greatly improve your driving skills.
I drove a big rig on a slick track with a trailer, try that.
Back in the day I had ran splitfire plugs in my 3.1 sunbird and my lawn mower.
Graig you forgotten to mention magnets on fuel lines they increase mpg. Also we can't forget about zmax if Carroll Shelby used it in his cars it has to work.
Thanks for making me feel great by havin my car the 8th gen Civic Si on a vid!! 👍🏽👍🏽
Great video. Driver mod is always the number one priority in my opinion.
This and B2B/Money Pit on Donut Media always make my day better. Thanks.
one of ur best videos yet man, thanx!
It's not just the car magazines. Same thing with magazines covering pretty much any product. See it all the time in the firearm,archery, wishing, and hunting ones my wife and I subscribe to, as well as the bike ones.
Love the increased power claims with 2 pipe systems on big twins, as they are designed with a 2 into 1, from the factory, for a reason, IE, maximum torque. Go to a 2 pipe set up, you lose torque on twins over 1500 ccs. With.maybe, a 2 to 3 hp gain, at most.
And shout out to NGK. Been using their plugs in my bikes, since I was 10. With the little single cylinder dirt bikes. They make a great product.
This is great for the kids that have no idea about performance but with some stuff your leaving plenty of room for improvement with what your saying a great example of this is what you covered in intakes most off the shelf units are rubbish the ideal air box/intake setup is large enough that it won’t run out of air (I vaguely remember reading somewhere that cosworth recommend 2.5x an engines swept volume) and has the least amount of pressure drop between atmospheric and ether the throttle or supercharger device depending on application
I did Skip Barber back in 2004 (3 day at Road America) and 2006 (advanced 2 day at Watkins Glen). I used to drive my e36 m3 to RA, but haven’t gone back in years. This year I plan on going at least once in my f87 m2
Informative on automotive performance upgrades, with a splash of taking precaution on industrial snake oil and the deceptive loud crowd:) Any underrated books or just book recommendations from reputable tuners and professionals that is a must for a car owners or aspiring to be in the JDM ring? I've grown weary of reviewers calling a bulk of automotive books as outdated >:(
I love it.
"Strait pipe is thee worst thing to do"
Damn I wish everyone could read this. So many idiots are always on the internet saying "strait pipe it for all the power!"
Like....no....just no
Intro class to tuning! Great stuff!
Another thing people forget is upgrading drive trains, if your putting a lot of HP to your motor your stock drive train can handle that power until a a certain point. Perfect example my 2006 Cadillac Escalade, I’ve got a stage two Texas speed cam, heads, short headers, both cats deleted with full exhaust, bigger injectors, and a tune from hell. All with a 100% stock 4L60E transmission, one of the absolute worst transmissions to be bolting power up too. Quite frankly I’m surprised it hasn’t blown as of yet but it will be getting upgrades whether it blows or not cause eventually it will go, it’s just a matter of time.
Your Escalade and every other school bus-sized SUV needs all those modifications to get out of their own way. =Þ
@@DareToBeDeviant lol well your not wrong. 😂 she’s pretty quick once you get going though.
Thank you Craig!
I hit the like button as soon as I tapped the notification for the vid.
Hey Craig, what would be the easiest car to tribute? Love the videos by the way!
Neela's RX8 probably
Glad I watched this cause I'm buying parts this weekend
Cleetus also tested the electric turbochargers
The part about the loud exhaust, that's where all you Honda Civic owners weren't paying attention!!
Handa makes the best lawnmowers.
This is most of what I’ve tried to tell people for a very long time. Something advertised to make 10 h/p just might.... at 7500 rpm. Too bad your car peaks at 4500 rpm. And don’t buy a cold air kit if you really need ball joints and brakes.
Craig, what are your thoughts on motorkote - it was reviewed by a youtuber project farm and had some interesting results.
I'm from the cold intake generation Mounted deep in the engine bay close to the wheel-well. The only thing we were getting more of was water from puddles 🤣
About 15 years ago, an old friend of mine's GF bought a used Integra, with all of the usual "rice burner" mods, such as one of those intakes you described.. Long story short, about a month after she bought it, we replaced the longblock, because she went through a big puddle, and bent a rod. oops! lol
@@billymanilli You're going to bring up too many memories for me. Memories of cut springs, fart can exhaust, wood box subs, stickers and spoilers from AutoZone. 🤣🤣🤣
@@edd2184 lol "cut springs, fart can exhaust, wood box subs, stickers and spoilers from AutoZone".. hey! now you're doing it to me! lmao!! tbh, I was a "die hard" V8 guy back then, BUT I'm guilty of everything you listed! Some, were to "make fun" of those guys (had a few different beater Accords and a Civc.. They do make GREAT commuter cars), but I'm guilty of cutting a coil off to make my car "sit right", and certainly remember building some pretty cheap-o boxes.. I built one out of T1-11 for my truck when I was 19... smh lawl
@@billymanilli forget weight reduction my friend. Just remember turn off the AC you'll go a little faster 🤣. Can you imagine if telling us back in the day there will be cars coming out the factory 0 to 60 in 4 to 3 seconds and a Camry would have 301 horsepower. Man times have changed.
I love how he's struggling to stay P.C. in most of his videos
Hahaha I noticed that too. Definitely an old school dude.
I'm a Person of color and I enjoy his videos
Magnets around fuel lines to polarize fuel before it gets into the carburettor (where it promptly is dumped into a float bowl) - I figured this out the first time I saw a diagram of a carburettor at 12 or so.
Great advice Craig! Where were you back in the JC Whitney catalog days? LOL!
Thanks Craig. I love listening to someone who knows their shit. Great shout outs to MCM and Alford. I have a SBC Z28 in the garage and a Mazdaspeed 6 in the driveway. I love all fast cars. Keep up the great vids. Stay Happy and Healthy.
Tuning a ecu is much easier than old carburators that for sure, about the straight pipes agree 100% most ppl dont even drive or race with the engine at the rpms where such a exhaust would improve perfomance so they end losing power and get annoying with the amount of noise these exhaust make and they are 4 stroke engines so it aint going to improve that much anyways compared to the amount a exhaust improves a 2 stroke.
ello mate!!!!!!!
Can definitely attest to the back pressure issue, I had a muffler installed on my old Civic and it was noticeably slower on the 0-60, especially noticeable when stopped pointing uphill.
You need to install a vtec racing chip to tune it
Thanks for this information Craig. Thats gonna help with my 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS Project. HUGE Question tho Id like to request a video to be made for Hybrid cars.
I have a 2011 Honda CR-Z an can i even modify it into a performance car that's street legal. I know hybrid cars are built different then regular cars. So i'd love to see a video for people who want to take the car modification another route but, to hybrid cars. A good Do's & Don't video would be a good one plus with tips an tricks when doing with as much information as you can give. I have been told that the racer or car community would criticize me for trying to modify a hyrbid car like my CR-Z.
Be careful with the Eclipse. You and I have the 420a engine which was meant for getting from A to B with modest mpg, not performance. There are videos here on UA-cam with boosted 420a Eclipses which do look awesome but people state on forums it lasts 8-12K miles then something goes boom. Good news is some report nitrous is okay, acting like a nasal spray to clean out the gunk.
Thx Master Chief 🗣🛎🗣👍🏻💪🏻😇
I saw and heard, a very loud high revving modified exhaust four banger, drive me the other day. I thought to myself, "Hmm, I didn't know that obnoxiously loud could move so slow".
I had those split fire spark plugs way back when they fist came out in the uk,, we had a few tuning shops then, motor world, road runner, but to name a couple,, most are gone now,, with all the utube channels and Internet, PLUS YOUR AWESOME channel we now know better,,, we just get conned on a car shop that sells all kinds of things for your car its called HALFORDS, or to us brits WE call it HALFRAUDS,, dont know if you got that shop in America or something similar that charges extortionate prices,,,,, anyway keep up the AWESOME channel, and god bless,,,
Thank you for this. However. I do have Unequal Length headers on the FRS. Would that be any problems?
Straight piping does boost power (with tune on newer cars). Lack of backpressure only affects torque, and not by much.
Not by much is subjective. A 10 percent loss would be noticeable and probably annoying. I'd rather a consistent power and torque band if the motor isn't built for continual high revving.
Excelent video!!! The right way!! And please modify brakes and suspension
Yo ive actually encountered those split fire plugs
"Get some equal length headers"
LAUGHS IN GT86...
Now I know my Apexi -S-AFC controller was made only for the movie cars. Thanks!
Not true I've had Super AFC Neo and I picked up 20 whp when it was tuned on the Dyno. It turned my rich running Stage 1 Neon SRT4 from a high 13 second car to one that ran mid 12's.
Thanks for the good advice. May i ask you what you think about a small 2016 Fiat 124 Spider?
Why did you pay more for a Miata?
@@dj4monie looks better and has brought me many interesting conversations with strangers on the street. I like it more Individual 😉