S3 E43. Our first drive in the 719cc Kubota diesel powered Honda Insight.
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Season 3 Episode 43. Jimbo finishes up a few things and then takes the 719 cc Kubota diesel powered Honda Insight on its first drive. Check it out!
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The “K” swap joke was GREAT!😂 Thanks for the content as always RC crew!
He got me good. 😂
Hondas best series of motors haha
So is it a Kubonda or a Honbota......
Perfect thing to say when someone questions why your filling your Insight with Diesel.
Amen to that!
I imagine kids in Haven hear you driving this down the road and are screaming to their parents, "I hear a snow plow!" and the parent's are like, "Nope, that's just Jimbo, sorry kids. Maybe one day you'll see a snow plow."
That is possibly the best comment I have ever read. Thank you for that!
IF there Ever is a snow plow in your town , I can guess where they are going to pike all the snow .
Your driveway entrance ..
@@josephpadula2283 LOL, I reckon that probably will happen someday when a snow plow can be found
@@robotcantina8957 you just need a plow for the front of the insight.
Maybe you need to build one, Jimbo! And start your MR. PLOW service like in that old Simpsons episode 😊
The most positive about Robot Cantina, is the respect towards the subject of the current project. I love the positive vibes, and the small Renault is relatively unharmed during the series. Kudos to Jimbo! Great Job, Sunday is always about this channel and the other guy at the farm.
Jimbo earned even more respect from me for that, for sure. Would have made me a bit sad to see that thing get cut up. Mad mad respect for it.
I don't think he could do any better of a job with these videos. Absolute class act. 👍
just the fact alone that the guy has a Renault in the US, and a pretty vintage one at that is amazing. Greetings from Poland.
You know what makes good mufflers? Turbochargers. :)
DB ...............something about that spinning impeller ????
@@dannycalley7777 the turbo hot side turbine does muffle out the exhaust don't straight pipe N/A diesels loud as fk
We called them, 'rotary mufflers'
JB ...............I love those straight piped Detroit diesels ...........w/o turbos @@johnyboy4205
Ooorrr.. twin charged. It needs both.. you know, just to make sure it stays quiet 🤫
The ingenuity of fully mechanical systems will never cease to be entertaining and enthralling.
...and essential, especially after a Carrington event.
Yes!!! And there are still lots of fully mechanical diesels on the road today. Ford/IH 6.9/7.3 IDI’s, GM/Detroit 6.2/6.5, VW’s 1.5/1.6, the list goes on. They’re slow but they never stop.
This is going to be an interesting and enjoyable project to follow along! A small diesel in a Honda Insight seems like a match made in heaven.
And then the stupidcharger, I'm curious to see some efficiency numbers with that for sure! And I think the acceleration is going to be a rocket by comparison. Should make gobs more torque comparatively.
Jimbo clearly stated his p.o. address in the description so I think you maybe spelt Haven wrong.....😁
Isuzu TurboDiesels are a good swap for 1st generation Honda insights. I’m specifically talking about the engine that was offered in the Isuzu Gemini/I-Mark Turbo Diesel, or the Diesel Chevette. Also, the 2.4L I4 Mercedes-Benz Diesel that was offered in the 240D. Those are extremely tough little engines, and you can turbocharge them, preferably with something smaller than the KKK turbocharger used for the OM617, so the same one used with the Isuzu’s would make a good fit.
13:37 people in houses are thinking "i never heard that noise before , must be a snowplow" !
hehe
"K swapped" ya got me Jimbo, I about spit out my coffee 😂
Sunday mornings are for Robot Cantina and coffee. Thanks Jimbo for making weekends more enjoyable.
Thanks for the k swap laugh. Only Honda folks will know.
Right? I laughed so hard at that 😂
I know a dude currently doing a K24 swap on an insight. Should skip along pretty well when it's done
As a Mitsubishi guy i still understand😅
I’m so thankful I live in the south and we rarely if ever have to deal with that evil white cold stuff that falls from the sky like cold dandruff. I live in Buffalo Grove right outside of Chicago for a little less that 2 years and boy I was so glad to be back home. I left all my tools and most of my clothes there, the only stuff I took is one bag of clothes and my Walther and hitched a flight home. Back to warm winters.
I see many young men around my town that pay good money to make their old Honda's sound like yours.
Sound and speed of an old tractor, but you don't have to cling onto the seat for corners! Perfect! 😂
its the ultimate post apocalyptic vehicle ! no need for power but still generating it with the alternator, very very good milage, simple
That little metal piece is the living embodiment of my existence working on cars
5 Cap"n Crunch spoonfuls outta' 5
I like driving In snow, the whole world is a big drift track 🤣
Robot Cantina is my guilty pleasure. I am one of those teenagers cutting mufflers off and strapping cold air intakes on camrys but it’s refreshing to watch someone who really knows what they’re doing.
I think the exhaust sounds pretty good, however if you drove it very much I would want a muffler as well. For a test drive it was ok. This is a great series I enjoy seeing all the engineering. Over coming the problems and making things work. I have enough problems trying to make factory stuff work the way it should.
Great job Sir 😊
He is probably gonna put a turbo back on it which will be a great muffler 😂
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I like those. I put a 500 Cadillac engine in a 77 Chevy pickup, and used 2 turbo mufflers, had a nice sound without being too loud.
Sunday morning with coffee and Jimbo, life is good.
The best K swap I have seen 👍👌.
i absolutley love what you are doing!
You talked about Supercharging or Turbocharging the little Kubota diesel, but why not both?
let the Turbocharger feed air into the Supercharger, because of the initial Supercharger boost the Turbo will spool quickly and will maybe produce more boost than on the "Turbo only" setup you tried.
Twincharging a small diesel...never thought I'd wanna do that myself but now I want lmao
A good idea but could be tricky to set up. Once the turbo comes on boost you really need a spring loaded flap to bypass the blower. It needs to be adjusted in a way allows a smooth transition so there's some boost from the supercharger and some from the turbo before the turbo takes over the full duty. Also there's the possibility at low RPM the blower will open the bypass flap unintentionally backfeeding boost so it could be a bit tricky as mentioned.
Detroit Diesel 2 strokes that have a turbo, still retain the blower (the blower is not a supercharger in Detroit Diesels but it is the same blower that is used as a supercharger in hot rods). These turbo versions have a special blower called unimaginatively, a by-pass blower. The bypass arrangement is built into the blower body and is unique to the turbo variants. The blower lobes still rotate though but the by-pass blower saves 30% engine pumping losses by being bypassed.
EMD 2 stroke Diesels if turbocharged have a hybrid centrifugal supercharger/turbocharger arrangement. At low rpm the compressor is crank driven but as RPM rises an exhaust turbine starts driving the compressor via an overrun clutch. In certain circumstances like high load and low RPM both the crank and the exhaust turbine drive the compressor but these are mid sized Diesel engines with a max RPM of around 1000.
@@ThePaulv12 i would try this setup without bypassing the supercharger. Keep it simple, maybe its not the most efficient way but iam pretty sure it will work.
There are twincharged diesel setups wich are using super &turbocharger without bypassing der supercharger (banks Power did a setup like this)
@@ThePaulv12 There is no need to have a switchover of boost. If the turbo feeds the supercharger, it basically only sees a larger engine and works as usual and if the turbo is too big for the engine right now, you pretty much must feed the supercharger to keep the operational point on a good spot on the compressor map. The other way around it would indeed be much more problematic. The biggest issue to consider is that as chargers are pressure multipliers, you might get pretty crazy boost levels if you're not careful. Even then, the wastegate would work pretty much normally though. However the supercharger bypass would reduce drag load on the crank at high RPM.
I don't think superchargers are designed to have hot air pumped into them. It would play havoc with the seals and lubrication.
Man, every single video of yours gets me excited! The machining, the mechanics, the jokes, the Jimbo's, everything. Watching you fabricate stuff is definitely awesome. Be safe man!
Agreed he's one of the two UA-camrs I get excited to see weekly and watch no matter what.
"K" swapped... 😂
Well played sir!
A 719cc engine... no challenge. *But, a 16V-71 - Now that's a challenge !* Keep the videos coming.
So awesome. Hard work and engineering deserve recognition. Congrats!
Thanks a ton!
Before I had a lift I came up with a system for under-car work and while it was no lift, it was a lot better than crawling around on your back or belly. When I hit 40 I started to come away with bruises on my back every time, so things had to change. I bought 4 of the truck style 6 ton jack stands, then I put a pair of wooden 4x4 blocks under the legs to give that extra 3.5" of lift and it made it so I could sit up under the car on a creeper, plus the stands in my opinion were actually more stable on the blocks (not advice, do at your own risk). I pulled a front drive engine out the bottom this way and actually had to lower the car a bit to get the trans floor jack high enough to drop it out it was so high. It worked fantastic and no bruises on my back and shoulders. Poor man's mid lift.
10:16 - Ok...Time to dig out and fit one of the other Motorcycle end cans you have in your collection! 🤔😏😉👍
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Here in France, we have a class of vehicle called "Quadricycle" which needs the same driving requirements as moped and are submitted to the same engine regulation. Displacement of a spark ignition engine for such a vehicle must be inferior to 50cc but can be up to 500cc if it's a diesel. For reliability issues, all those vehicle are either electric or diesel because you cannot power a 400kg vehicle with only 50cc. Guess what powers the Aixam quadricycles! A two cylinder 482cc Kubota! They sound very similar to your little Honda, are very noisy, especially the old ones and shake like crazy.
I love the idea of having fun building and driving fuel efficient beasts with tiny engines. Keep up the great work! As a french driver, I can tell we had lots of fairly light cars that were quite low on power that are a blast to drive especially on windy roads.
Love this series!
This is what YT was invented for! I have been watching you for years and I wish you were my neighbor .
subtle 6 million dollar man reference at 4:53.
I like to watch your videos while I'm in the garage. Today im sitting with stitches in my palm so no workin outside for a little bit. Gives me time to go back and watch some of your older stuff!
That Ride was Sublime. You even "Goosed" it, a little. You read (Reed) our minds. Thanks, Jim. 🙂
Rock on!
I feel the same vibe. I am the owner of 1.4 diesel Yaris XP130. It's a pity nobody is producing small diesel cars anymore. It's the greatest work commuter ever with funny fuel consumption.
The ones in power don't want us to drive cheaply
Aaahh the ones "in power" ... don't keep you from buying used cars that fit the bill, do they? I just luvs myself some conspiracy yay 🥱
@@samteks125 There's not an endless supply of good used cars when they are not sold anymore, silly. Furthermore, they slap a huge extra tax on "not environmentally correct cars", at least where I live.
That's like maybe an inch of snow. Not even enough to cry over.
I'm from Michigan and I agree it ain't much snow, however all the back roads turn to ice when they dont plow.
A resonator and a cherry bomb would sound amazing on that little engine
No plow trucks means no salt. ❤❤❤❤❤. Here in NE Ohio they dump salt if they think it's going to snow then come by with the plow on the dry road to plow the salt off just so they can dump more. Car needs one of those oversized fart cannon mufflers... 😅😅
@11:53 You nailed it with this engine. Tack, tack, tack, tack, tack! 😘😊
Love that this futuristic-looking economy car makes tractor noises now! Such a weird juxtaposition lol. Can’t wait to see more of this build, I love your style of content.
Remember when diesel fuel was way cheaper than gasoline?
Proof positive we are being Bamboozled by OPEC Cartels.
To me (on the phone) it sounds like the noise is coming from something rattling than coming from the exhaust noise of the engine.
I have to say that I love this sort of projects! Here in germany you probably end up directly in jail if you were driving on the road with a Kubota diesel powered Honda Insight with no lights, no hood, one missing fender and no license plate 😄. Cool that you can do it!
lol... Normally we do run with a proper tag, however since this car is from out of state, it has to be inspected before we can get a tag... and believe it or not this car wont have any problem passing inspection.
You're right that little thing is louder than my f250 and it has a 7.3 IDI😂😅
Laughing my butt off after hearing your comments about snowplows, we have a similar problem here in Oregon, there are only a few plows, because we Oregonians don’t know what snow is!
Love that straight pipe howl! Reminds me of six cylinder semi trucks in the fifties, you could identify a truck from a mile away. Hoping that resonance filters out with a muffler.
I was at that Seaside Stuff store on Black Friday, picking up deals. Laughed really hard when I saw how small the V-Twin Predator motor really is-it looks so much bigger in the back of the Renault. Excelsior!
I drove a VW Rabbit diesel with a 2.5 inch straight pipe poking out the back. That exhaust note gave me the nostalgia feels.
I was really confused at the engine test i couldn't figure out if it was an engine test or a trumpet lesson lol. This thing is the bees knees!
It's Sunday Morning, I just got back to civilization from a little backpacking trip, and our Jimbo is busy wrenching on the Oil Burner Insight. Life is pretty damn good.
Jimbo, I legitimately laughed out loud when you mentioned the one sound no one knows in rural Kansas. Bravo.
Sweet!!
Quickjack needs to see this comment! This guy needs one for your jack guys!
I had an Aisin AMR300 supercharger on my riding mower at my ex wife's house. It couldn't handle the tall grass and she refused to let me buy a JD 1025R, so I grabbed the AMR300 and a cheap welder and made some ugly welds that did the job. Probably gave me an extra 5hp, but that's 25% on a 22hp motor. Huge difference on hills and field grass.
You do realize that you are inadvertently creating the perfect commuter car in a parallel universe where the EPA and DOT didn't exist?
Wow, 100 MPG here we come!
It’s finally here! Thank you Jimbo!
I've been watching since season 1 and love the series and the dedication. It's got me me thinking about making my own some day. Hearing the closing music also makes my week feel a bit better for some reason.
Eggs ✔️ toast ✔️ robot cantina ✔️
It sounds like the perfect fusion between a honda and a tractor
Best build yet! Love it.😁
Robot Cantina time isthe only timeout and we make a breake in our little museums workshop.
Great video as allways greedings from Germany
Thanks again!
@RobotCantina @Mustie1 and @JunkyardDigs quite literally the only 3 creators I watch from start to finish without skipping around. You guys make awesome content!
Thanks for the awesome series, happy holidays jimbo
Always thinking ahead! Just Smart. Jimbo Rules!
Beautiful work!!! Very inspiring and educational...
Another fun video! Thanks for all your hard work.
The early MD series of Volvo Penta marine diesels even have a hand crank starter in case the starter motor fails. Perfect for surviving the zombpocalypse.
Thank you for always blessing us with your videos
Looking forward to many more of these projects, thanks Jimbo and crew
45 km above ground 😵😳
Jokes aside, this build is awesome and i will continue to follow the journey! Good work
... per hour! U
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LOL, it was a trick in editing... Glad you spotted it !
I love this project...
Thank You Jimbo. The puppies and I enjoy our Sunday mornings watching you.
I'm looking forward to seeing the continued development on this project. It will be especially interesting to see how the blower works with the diesel engine. Thank you for taking the time to share your journey with us.
The car could use an alignment if it has lost enough weight. A simple tweak on the toe in could be perfectly sufficient.
It sounds and drives like a perfect match.
The k swap had me dying 😂 and with that exhaust it sounds so angry!
Always doing the most!!! keep up the hard work
Excellent! Looking forward to the Supercharger as well!
0:25 Big Altima energy
Sounds like God damn dumptruck! I love it!
Thanks for the ride along Jimbo.
Yep. K swap had me ROFLING! But this vehicle I believe, is a genius stroke!
I came across RC at the end of the 470cc? Insight. Watched it every week since! Great channel Jimbo! 👍🇦🇺
I have always HAD to make my own exhaust systems. Like, where are you gonna buy a kit for a 1974 Jeep CJ5 with a Cummins and a DANA Super 18 transfer case. That reduces room between it and the frame for the exhaust. For the curoius why i didn't stay with the stock Dana 20 here's why. 1 I did a spring over axle conversion and the driveshaft is short (using stock one) and the angle would have been extreme. By using the 18 or drops the rear shaft by almost 6", but it's offset so i used a dana44 from a 67 that was offset. 2 I wanted to use the Saturn Overdrive that goes in the PTO port on the back of the transfer case. It's a long post, but i figure guys that watch Jimbo want ALL the details. LOL. Jimbo, love your videos and your attitude not to mention patience. Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
Building a complete exhaust from the engine to the tail pipe is a lost art. On a project like yours, you have no choice.
That is so awesome how this engine "shows its pleasure" at first start up. 😌
Great episode, thank you!
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY
Easily one of the best car related channels on youtube, keep it up Jimbo
Great work Jimbo, not a gnome or gremlin in sight!
I love the way it sounds 🤪
You made incredible work on this car and I'm always happy to see new content on this little insight!!
Awesome and thank you 😎
@6:38 You don't have to put your finger on the priming bulb output, it's got 2 check valves that do exactly that, automagically. (Marine tech here)
True, but the bulb we were using was a hunk of crap from amazon and the check valves didn't exactly work every time.
@@robotcantina8957 Ah yeah, it's possible. Try holding it so the output is up and input is down, they usually work better that way (gravity helps the valves close in that position) but it's possible you got a dud, we get "big brand" bulbs that don't work out of the box sometimes too :)
Loved this video as usual. This is my favorite show to come out. I just love the concept of ringing out all the power you can get from a tiny package. I really want to see this Honda take a long distance road trip to see if all these mods hold up.
I'm so happy I waited a week so I could see a filler neck mod and one drive.... please Jimbo! have another week to get work done!
I used to have one of these Insights. Great little car and it never went wrong, which is amazing considering it was hand built by Japanese virgins or whatever, with amazing tolerances. Great to see you're putting this one to good use now.
Season 3, episode 84: Fist drive in our 719cc Honda Insight Snow Plow!
thank you for all you do
This diesel make an incredible V6 Sound !! At 4000RPM it’s amazing !!!
I really like your video's! And your comments!
So fun to see the dash of the insight again!
Nice video, can't wait for the supercharger!
Whoa! I 100% did NOT expect ricer boy racer fart can sounds!!! But hey man that little thing is awesome. Keep it up!
The Honda is a great choice for this series of tests. I love seeing your videos as a retired mechanical engineer. Well done sir!