I had an idea for electric cars that's similar to what you did. Instead of mounting the engine in the car, instead mount it in a light trailer along with the fuel and the radiator. That way you only need to tow the diesel engine when you need range extension. You can also get an engine that's the perfect size and have a larger diesel tank while minimizing noise and modifications to your car. A Coleman Caboose trailer is kind of the size I was thinking but obviously made out of something more heat resistant.
@@Mattlawton-ft6ewI'm glad you like them I got a few more I'm putting on my other channel where I repair the motor and the inverter and I ripped some things apart, you might enjoy it
That was a very hard decision, I was trying to keep everything really compact and the diesel really didn't have any mounting points for any sort of trigger wheel at all. Glad you appreciated that, it was a lot of work And I didn't even show the CAD
@WarpedPerception Obviously, you're a brilliant man, and you know what you're doing, but I have some thoughts. To GREATLY reduce noise, first I'd line the entire generator enclosure with sound absorbing material. Then make a large airbox also lined with sound absorbing mat to abate induction noise. Then in place of those tiny straight through mufflers, get a couple of inexpensive large volume mufflers like Walker Quiet-Flow SS 21548, and use a regular exhaust pipe rather than that trumpet. Also, cooling, cooling, cooling. I'd have a fairly large volume fan to circulate air around the generator especially on the hot side in addition to a large radiator. You may have a saleable commercial product on your hands if you were to make a tow behind trailer with a portable diesel generator capable of providing enough power for level two charging, and a decently large fuel tank. You've obviously figured out the charge as you go aspect. Are you using the regenerative braking software & hardware? If I lived in south Florida, such a rig would be great insurance in case you had to run from a hurricane. Bonus, you could use it as a emergency house generator the rest of the time.
"Well a hose blew up spelling fluid at the patio, a fire broke out from the turbines and almost burned up the shop. Unfortunately, I don't have footage of that because I was busy operating the fire department water gun, but now I rebuilt it and we're off to the next destination." I wonder how much we miss of your life to be so chill about everything.
I was confused like what the hell? the diesel generator should be on the upper side. then got to the 14th minute and oh..... the cooling system upgrade.....
Actually not that hard. You can't have important components like coolant hoses and pipes exposed. Where a small rock can completely ruin your engine... Almost all of the problems this guy had were caused by him 🤣
Wow that really takes a lot of work. You put your heart and soul into it. But it turned out to be an awesome road trip. That’s what memories are made of!
You're right and especially memories of what not to do next time... But I guess that's the research and development game. After this video I'm redesigning the entire system, I have a very optimistic goal in mind, and my goal here is not to build a hybrid, these are stepping stones for a bigger More ambitious project I'm working on.
Just doing the conversion maths using values in the info box... (all values are rounded up/down to 2 decimal places) 288.45L of diesel, 5632.7km of distance... That's 19.53km/L, or using 5.12L per 100km, is just-on $10 AUD of diesel ($1.96 AUD/L) per 100km of travel where I live. Honestly; that's pretty damn impressive considering the mass of the AWD Tesla and the reduced aerodynamics to have the cutout for the engine's exhaust in the boot, plus the running of the engine overnight to recharge the battery instead of hooking up to the grid.
I sure hope people can grasp how you build at a high level, out of your garage. And your solutions are ingenious many times. Always a fun ride when Warped Perception posts.
@@JDBodine I think we are beyond this kind of talk on this channel lol. We just enjoy building shit and making it efficient. I as a conventional ICE lover must admit that he got crazy milage for a 1100hp AWD car in that Tesla. Diesel Electric is a great platform
I had a PHEV (Outlander PHEV) that returned 29mpg at 68mph on the freeway on a 1200 mile trip (touch over 8l/100km at 110km/h). For you to beat that with a home made diesel generator solution is seriously impressive. I respect the hell out of the job done here. Well done.
8l /100km sounds pretty bad for a hybrid tho. I mean idk what car you were using but if it was a mitsubishi outlander then i think even the full petrol version should be drivable with below 10 litres. But i dont have any practical experience with hybrids so i dont really know
I should have shown how much power I used during the whole trip, I would have to guess about 1.5 megawatts. Enough to power a small city hahahha... almost.
No matters now good welding the pipe will crack and broken, because you don't put in the Flexible Exhaust Connector or Exhaust Flex Pipe to keep the vibration intact.
I'm very impressed with your engineering skills. However the 2012 Chevy Volt I own already can do what you modified the Tesla to do. I get 45mpg at 55mph and 38mpg at 80mph. The Volt doesn't catch fire and it comfortable and quiet. It has at least a 300 mile range with a 9 gallon gas tank assuming you don't completely run out of gas and does not include the 35 to 50 miles of electric operation. You can charge it with a 110 volt AC outlet as well, very practical. They are fantastic vehicles and the 2017 I just bought is much nicer than the 2012. Great video and love the jet powered go-cart.
Ironically this made me appreciate the clean, maintenance and hassle free pure EV experience even more. As a guy who has owned a lot of old ICE cars in my life, there is ALWAYS some problem related to it's ICE nature just around the corner. Whether it's the exhaust, a gas leak, spark plugs or whatever... There is always something just waiting to break down on me when I least need it. And as a guy who owns cars primarily to transport myself, and not be a grease monkey, EV's are a God send :)
Yeah that's true, it just depends on your application, I would have to say that I have a Mercedes-Benz AMG that has 106,000 mi of pure beatdown and the only thing I ever did to it was oil changes and a crankshaft position sensor once.
Loved the longer video! Genuinely got excited when it popped up on my feed! Can’t believe the test road trip was 3,000 miles! You’re crazy! Can’t wait for version 4! Keep up the great work.
Thanks, I worked out a lot of kinks and for the next one I'm going to go all out with the building and the filming. I'm itching to just do an actual real road trip in a Tesla plaid or mine, a fun tesla, without having to worry about range anxiety. I'm almost there
I drive a 2017 Chevy Bolt EV with all terrain triple snow peak approved tires. Two summers ago I did a 4k mile trip with my highest elevation gain 11,200'. Calculating Gas at $4 gal, and electricity at .40 Kwh, I was on par with costs of being 45MPG. yes I did have to wait 45min to fast charge, but I just planned my stops around tourist destinations and I wasn't in a hurry.
NGL, my admiration comes from you not willing to give up at any point or at any cost. I just stumbled across your channel today and all I can say is: You're the real MVP.
So, couple things I'd have done different 1. I'd have used a 2wd model to build on. Less weight by having less electric motors means it would be more efficient 2. I'd have routed the exhaust under the trunk to come out where a tail pipe would traditionally be. I'm concerned that there was extra drag 3. That coolant pipe running under the car should have been tucked under the skirt. A few spacers wouldn't have worked with the undercoat? Overall, a very cool build. I hope that next time the ancillary gauges get setup in a more clean fashion. Please take your time on version 4.0!
1000hp 4wd car with 45MPG is like a cheat code was activated. Holy shit that's impressive. Only cars with about 80 or less HP and 35 seconds from 0-60 would get that fuel economy. You are a great fabricator but your sense of reliable engineering does need work for sure. Love what you do, putting your money where you mouth is and figuring shit out along the way. Hats off to you.
This entire setup is beyond impressive. I know he's not reinventing the wheel, but the execution is really tremendous. Of course there's learning moments line the exposed coolant run. But he gets to learn from it and improve the design if he so chooses. Awesome stuff.
That's pretty good consumption numbers for an aerodynamically compromised design. Next step is to improve the cooling, streamline aero further and turn that Tesla into a more functional hybrid. Any chance of actually fitting the engine in the frunk with some layout optimization?
Surprisingly the Tesla is very aerodynamically compromised... A lot of people don't realize that and that has crossed my mind. Crazy enough mounting that Giant spoiler on there angled properly actually helped my numbers, nobody believes me I didn't even believe it, but I tested it over and over and over again with and without. I'm pretty sure it's breaking up some sort of high pressure zone behind the car is my guess... But even now is all right this I'm still very doubtful that it's helping even though I tested it 20 times.
@@WarpedYTa high pressure zone on the back is what you want (helps push the car). The wing likely breaks up a low pressure zone caused by flow separation due to the: less-smooth surface, exhaust pipe, and big hole in the hatch. Your great work keeps improving- looking forward to your next installment!
I would love to see a more discrete version of this rig, like put it back the back-glass, and drive the exhaust tube down like a regular ICE car. Great content thank you.
What kind of engine is this man, install a silent portable 5 KW pure sine wave petrol generator. That will give you unlimited range without stopping & will be cost effective too. 👍👍
Direct connections right to the battery via fused disconnect? You’d have to have some kind of a runaway fuse safety to ensure that the whole car doesn’t like blow up or burn up.
You are an incredible engineer. I have an idea and a challenge for you. I have no doubt that you have already thought about this. I'll say it in five words: Cyber Truck Diesel generator Cannonball
@@More_Row A couple of reasons. First, pickup bed for fuel tank (this needs to be on one tank of fuel if it can be done). Next, people will see it coming from over the horizon and know it's an EV, when they get close they can see a big sticker on the side that says, "Diesel Electric Cannonball." Of course this would be at the legal speed limit - done only for purposes of demonstration. 😉
Okay this is just too awesome. Seriously this is needed. I mean if our electrical grid gets attacked this thing will run longer than any car, besides maybe a Mercedes diesel running off of vegetable oil
Step one- Make it a gutless rattletrap. Step two- Make it less efficient and handle horribly. Two steps closer to Toyota. “Toyota reliability” is the lack of engineering. The absence of comfort, performance, and advancements. Reliability can only be measured against similar performance. I suppose Ford could remove the twin turbos from their 3.5 ecoboost, replace the 10-speed with a 4, cheapen up the chassis, and strive for 3 star safety ratings. Then F150s would last as long and be as useless as a “reliable” Tacoma. Anyone can produce cheaply made reliable commuter cars. Most drivers/customers demand more. Hence why Toyota is ditching their reliable, gutless, gas guzzling v8 and copying the ecoboost. When a vehicle isn’t nearly as comfortable, fast, well handling, capable of doing the work etc., reliability can’t be compared.
@@fZionists78 Last I checked the F-150 has terrible safety scores. But then again, it's a monstrously huge vehicle and it makes no sense as a personal car.
@@nukewurld I bet he didnt realise why his bosses are keeping and promoting the reliable workers and not liking him who's just "comfortable" and does "advances" at work.
You are on the right track with your ideas about a hybrid car. The whole issue with current hybrids is they kept the engine and transmission and drive train, ( kinda dumb if you ask me). The best scenario would be in my opinion is all electric drive, ( like tesla), with an inverter generator similar to the Onan Cummins generator in our class A motorhome. They are built like a tank, designed to run thousands of hours, and are extremely quiet, ( we cannot hear ours running at all when we are in the motorhome, or when on the passenger side, ( where people hang out under the awning). Ours has an autostart feature, so when the house batteries get low, it automatically starts itself, ( anytime day or night as needed), and recharges the house battery bank. Ours is gas, and uses 1/2 gallon per hour of gas, ( measured). And with our 80 gallong gas tank on the motorhome, that’s enough gas to easily run most of the day every day for about a week, ( or around $15 dollars a day average). We live in hot sunny south Florida, so we need to run all our air conditioners nearly 24/7, just to keep the bus cool enough to survive. Down here with the ac off in the sun the bus gets over 100 degrees inside in about an hour, and the humidity is over 90% inside with no air running, ( mold growth is a huge issue down here, if we store the rig without the air running, or humidity control, the entire inside grows mold everywhere in around 2 weeks. Down here forget about opening any windows at night, the lows are in the mid 80’s, and the humidity always goes up to around 90% at night. I’m not specifically suggesting putting an Onan generator in your car, I’m only suggesting a similar operational concept. You can get them either in Diesel or gas, and I would think around a 7,000 to 10,000 watts generator would do the job. Ours is only 12 volts, but I’m pretty sure 24 or 48 volt versions are available. The Onan units come complete, with everything contained in one box, ( typically green). And most motorhomes mount the generator in a slide out drawer in the front or back, ( for easy service). A working scenario would be drive to work, park in a parking lot, and if the battery needs charging, the generator automatically starts, and charges up the main bank, ( which could be smaller than an all electric car would normally need). I feel you have the right concept, but trying to retrofit into an already existing car is a bit of a stretch. The main reason I think why all hybrids have a regular gas engine and drive train, is that is the tradition, and all the manufacturers can think of to do, ( not very bright in my opinion). Gas stations won’t be going away anytime soon, ( maybe in 50 yrs or so), there is one on every corner in the us and that won’t change anytime soon. Running generator at max efficiency, ( only when needed), is way more environmentally friendly and clean, and much more fuel efficient than using the gas engine in stop and go traffic, and constant acceleration, from stop signs. I would foresee the generator running less than 50% of your driving time, verses now where primary propulsion from the gas engine on hybrids is likely 90% of the time, and much less fuel efficient. Just my two cents.
That's funny that they market the "Tail of the Dragon" like it's meant to be driven but there's a posted speed limit and likely police constantly patroling the area.
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It's in the back seat, you can see it when I show the loaded go-kart, But I only use that if I couldn't put the fire out with the towel first, I don't want to mess unless it's necessary.
Brilliant work! I have a Prius Prime plug-in and love that I don't have to worry about charging stations. This is really the best of both worlds. Can fast charge when you'd like, or use gas when you need to. The Prius has 30 miles on battery which covers about 75% of my usage. Might be a lot easier to start with a hybrid and make a connection in the trunk to add more batteries. If you loaded the trunk and back seat of the Prius up with batteries maybe you could get to 300 miles on a charge.
I absolutely love the Prius, it's my favorite car. I've owned multiple priuses and they are no nonsense and very reliable. I could have easily started with a hybrid like that but I sort of wanted to do it differently.
Haha thanks, well I'm trying to go smaller not bigger. I'm trying to get to 100 MPG, at this point at this MPG it's sometimes cheaper to burn diesel than it is to charge at a station. I'm probably going to touch on this in the next video
@@WarpedYT Yeah, public charging is sort of a luxury item, like premium gas for your luxury or performance car. The primary advantage of battery electric is actually the ability to charge more cheaply at home... or with a diesel generator in your trunk.
not sure if you're running pump diesel but according to the DoT and what the guy at Edison Motors said is if the diesel engine you're using is NOT the primary means of locomotion or power for the drivetrain then you legally can use the non-taxed offroad diesel that is a lot cheaper! something to keep in mind for future trips if you want to save some extra $$$. definitely check the laws to make sure everything is still up to date and accurate.
Yes but is it a 1000 HP? I would have taken this comment harder in the previous video where I got 35 mpg, but now things are starting to make more sense. I am aiming for a hundred MPG
What’s your electric efficiency in that? My model y is 300 wh/mile. I assume yours closer to 400 wh/mile. Does the engine need to be that big to generate that kind of electricity?
@@mcsike7264 what I’m referring to in my comment was energy consumption. I have a model 3 and a model y. Model 3 is around 250 watt hours per mile. Model y is closer to 300. What I’m asking is the size of a generator needed to generate that many watts in a mile, which would be roughly one minute. I’m also looking for how many watts hours per mile his would be - which should be much more than mine given the motor size and power. But to answer your question. Yes - a much higher % of energy goes into the actual push of the wheels than an ICE engine, which loses a ton of its energy in the form of friction loss which generates heat.
I've been stalling for a few days to fix up a broken brake cable on my son's golf buggy. Honestly - this video has made me reconsider my worth as a human being. Relatively speaking, it's not much. 🤪
@WarpedYT So true. I fixed it this afternoon! Now I have a huge garage and workshop to sort out after a renovation. I'm a woodworker but just inherited a ton of tools from dad when he passed away recently. Your vid has kicked me into gear and now I'm on a roll! Looking forward to a project - maybe a cafe racer to get cracking!! Cheers from your newest Aussie subscriber, Dave
@@WarpedYT Thanks mate. He was a mechanic for his whole life and would have really enjoyed your vids. He could pretty much fix anything and just before he died at 83, he did a major overhaul of his old 4WD. Tough to lose a parent, but it's the right order of things. Take care and thanks for responding.
This is such a great idea and awesome execution. I’d love to see more of the engineering behind how the motor is connected to the car specifically the generator wiring and specs. Truly inspiring video!
That was quite an adventure! I've had my share over the years, and they are always the best trips! Love the jet powered Kart too. I'm in the aviation world where we put a lot of effort into preventing failures, and as you might expect, exhaust systems on light aircraft are always a problem. The secret here is slip joints. GREAT JOB, and fantastic video!!!
I cannot make my mind up whether you are genius or a nutter! You are certainly a great character and I am sure you would be good company to go for a beer with.
This guy is one hell of a fabricator/mad scientist. I’m here trying to fit a couple of turbos in an unconventional location on a typical American car while he reinvents the entire wheel. Next time check out the universal Hatz diesel engine those are amazing.
I amazes me how matter-of-factly you speak of things I consider maximum impressive. When you get things sorted, I hope you'll give a mechanical tour of how things work and your design choices. PS You probably saw this but in the engine videos near the end, there's a loose hose clamp the looks like it's supposed to connect parts of the exhaust header. That could be your smoke/noise source.
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I had an idea for electric cars that's similar to what you did. Instead of mounting the engine in the car, instead mount it in a light trailer along with the fuel and the radiator. That way you only need to tow the diesel engine when you need range extension. You can also get an engine that's the perfect size and have a larger diesel tank while minimizing noise and modifications to your car. A Coleman Caboose trailer is kind of the size I was thinking but obviously made out of something more heat resistant.
Thanks man for the video. I like consistent video. God bless you.
Love these tesla videos
@@univera1111Thank you!
@@Mattlawton-ft6ewI'm glad you like them I got a few more I'm putting on my other channel where I repair the motor and the inverter and I ripped some things apart, you might enjoy it
Machining that pulley into a trigger wheel is actually really impressive man. Huge respect. Not many realize how technical doing that is.
That was a very hard decision, I was trying to keep everything really compact and the diesel really didn't have any mounting points for any sort of trigger wheel at all. Glad you appreciated that, it was a lot of work And I didn't even show the CAD
Agreed and it turned out beautiful. Just love the engineering here all those problems solved at warp speed
That was mechanic art.
OK jet powered go kart engineering a Tesla to run on a generator charging it while it drives and the pulley is where you were impressed 😂😂😂😂😂
@WarpedPerception Obviously, you're a brilliant man, and you know what you're doing, but I have some thoughts. To GREATLY reduce noise, first I'd line the entire generator enclosure with sound absorbing material. Then make a large airbox also lined with sound absorbing mat to abate induction noise. Then in place of those tiny straight through mufflers, get a couple of inexpensive large volume mufflers like Walker Quiet-Flow SS 21548, and use a regular exhaust pipe rather than that trumpet.
Also, cooling, cooling, cooling. I'd have a fairly large volume fan to circulate air around the generator especially on the hot side in addition to a large radiator.
You may have a saleable commercial product on your hands if you were to make a tow behind trailer with a portable diesel generator capable of providing enough power for level two charging, and a decently large fuel tank. You've obviously figured out the charge as you go aspect. Are you using the regenerative braking software & hardware?
If I lived in south Florida, such a rig would be great insurance in case you had to run from a hurricane. Bonus, you could use it as a emergency house generator the rest of the time.
This guy hasn't return any of the calls from NASA, he's busy doing stuff like this, I love it
How did you know?, There is definitely some truth to that lol.
NASA to busy trying to figure out which pen to use to take notes with. They are massively slow at progress. Vs elon.
Problem with both Parties, NASA moves super slow, Elon over hypes everything and makes up too many scifi stories.
Seeing how Nasa finances a lot of pointless projects, i am sure they call him again.
@@johannesdolch lol...
"Well a hose blew up spelling fluid at the patio, a fire broke out from the turbines and almost burned up the shop. Unfortunately, I don't have footage of that because I was busy operating the fire department water gun, but now I rebuilt it and we're off to the next destination." I wonder how much we miss of your life to be so chill about everything.
he chooses to be happy as you could too
@@HDReMasterpfft I wish I could just 'choose' to be happy
@@Kroooza You actually can
@@HDReMaster please, do teach me of your godly ways
@@Kroooza next time your upset, let it go in your head and choose to be happy that youre even alive
Good example of why manufacturers protect the underbody and how hard that design job actually is.
I was confused like what the hell? the diesel generator should be on the upper side. then got to the 14th minute and oh..... the cooling system upgrade.....
Shit man you are the gift that keeps giving. hit the 19 minute and bro's coolant is all over the street.
"If engineers had to work on the cars they designed nothing would be difficult"
Meanwhile reality.
Actually not that hard. You can't have important components like coolant hoses and pipes exposed. Where a small rock can completely ruin your engine... Almost all of the problems this guy had were caused by him 🤣
@@famousmidnight if it is that easy then do it yourself and make a video about it.
I loved the compound muffler setup, too bad it decided to disintegrate
Using three of the same muffler is unnecessary and let's the different tones come through in muffled
That and bracing.
This calls for another revision and roadtrip
Wow that really takes a lot of work. You put your heart and soul into it. But it turned out to be an awesome road trip. That’s what memories are made of!
You're right and especially memories of what not to do next time... But I guess that's the research and development game. After this video I'm redesigning the entire system, I have a very optimistic goal in mind, and my goal here is not to build a hybrid, these are stepping stones for a bigger More ambitious project I'm working on.
Thank you
@WarpedPerception that's the way. Diesel is renewable, even gas can be synthesized without digging
Man you had the whole textbook of “what can go wrong will go wrong” happen on this trip! I’m glad that you conquered each one head on.
This is Danny's parcel...then knocks it off his own parcel and records it. Big boss energy
ahahaha I didn't even think about it i just had no interest in his lol
@@WarpedYT haha. I understand mate 😄
Great road trip... thanks for taking us along.
Just doing the conversion maths using values in the info box... (all values are rounded up/down to 2 decimal places)
288.45L of diesel, 5632.7km of distance...
That's 19.53km/L, or using 5.12L per 100km, is just-on $10 AUD of diesel ($1.96 AUD/L) per 100km of travel where I live.
Honestly; that's pretty damn impressive considering the mass of the AWD Tesla and the reduced aerodynamics to have the cutout for the engine's exhaust in the boot, plus the running of the engine overnight to recharge the battery instead of hooking up to the grid.
And that wing has to be punishing it too since most of the driving is highway speeds
I would love to know how many Kwh he used to see what the price per kwh is!
And that wing 😅😂
I sure hope people can grasp how you build at a high level, out of your garage. And your solutions are ingenious many times. Always a fun ride when Warped Perception posts.
26:20 in Europe we measure fuel economy in liters per 100km not km per liter. 45,69 MPG US is 5,15 l/100km
5,15 l/100km, not great, not terrible
Canada here too. L/100km is what I use
I'm old enough to remember we used to measure in km/l so 1 to 19,42 makes more sense to me honestly.
Thanks for the conversion! That's pretty descent I'd say! My small van 1.3 Diesel 55KW has the exact same gas milage
@@jauho7483it's pretty amazing for a 1,000 horsepower vehicle...
Now it's just a diesel Tesla.
It should be coal-powered like most of the other ones.
@@mutantryeffthat would be interesting to see
@@mutantryeffExactly, but they don’t like to talk about where the electricity comes from. lol
@@JDBodine I think we are beyond this kind of talk on this channel lol. We just enjoy building shit and making it efficient. I as a conventional ICE lover must admit that he got crazy milage for a 1100hp AWD car in that Tesla. Diesel Electric is a great platform
@@JDBodineElon says the electricity comes from Mars hahaha
I lost it when he fixed the coolant line and the exhaust then starts it up and old muffler parts fly out 😂
😂😂😂
i like that you guys solve your problems one step at a time, no rush, no losing cool, just fixing the broken shit
you are really proving how important to have hybrid engines ! Car manufactures are taking notes. Thank you so much for your great videos.
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I had a PHEV (Outlander PHEV) that returned 29mpg at 68mph on the freeway on a 1200 mile trip (touch over 8l/100km at 110km/h). For you to beat that with a home made diesel generator solution is seriously impressive.
I respect the hell out of the job done here. Well done.
8l /100km sounds pretty bad for a hybrid tho. I mean idk what car you were using but if it was a mitsubishi outlander then i think even the full petrol version should be drivable with below 10 litres. But i dont have any practical experience with hybrids so i dont really know
I've got a non hybrid Skoda Fabia that can manage 60-70 mpg as an ICE vehicle.
@@nadnerb2k rav4 hybrid or plugin hybrid has over 42mpg. 50-60 easaly on that speed
@@dsds3968imperial gallons are 20% bigger.
Urban Cruiser D4D with cage trailer, 55-60mpg in the city, 70+ highway, no stopping. The manufacturer states 35-40 and 55, must be my driving!
I think that's pretty good mileage for what it's doing, that's a lot of electricity being used.
He hauled a lot of tools, too. Plus a go cart half the way.
I should have shown how much power I used during the whole trip, I would have to guess about 1.5 megawatts. Enough to power a small city hahahha... almost.
@@WarpedYT I'd love to see how far you can whittle it down
My 1400 sqft home used 1.4 MW hours last month..
@@WarpedYT And thats how you see how inefficient Gas Engines are 😀
Geezus the ability to rebound from all those mishaps, great job all around and thanks To Mike for helping out with the exhaust!!
Haha... every time I thought I was doomed, I was so glad Mike was there to help me out 🙏
Man, your road trips never disappoint, questionable decisions included 😂
Thank you !
No matters now good welding the pipe will crack and broken, because you don't put in the Flexible Exhaust Connector or Exhaust Flex Pipe to keep the vibration intact.
I'm very impressed with your engineering skills. However the 2012 Chevy Volt I own already can do what you modified the Tesla to do. I get 45mpg at 55mph and 38mpg at 80mph. The Volt doesn't catch fire and it comfortable and quiet. It has at least a 300 mile range with a 9 gallon gas tank assuming you don't completely run out of gas and does not include the 35 to 50 miles of electric operation. You can charge it with a 110 volt AC outlet as well, very practical. They are fantastic vehicles and the 2017 I just bought is much nicer than the 2012. Great video and love the jet powered go-cart.
The main thing is this has 1000hp
Ironically this made me appreciate the clean, maintenance and hassle free pure EV experience even more.
As a guy who has owned a lot of old ICE cars in my life, there is ALWAYS some problem related to it's ICE nature just around the corner. Whether it's the exhaust, a gas leak, spark plugs or whatever... There is always something just waiting to break down on me when I least need it. And as a guy who owns cars primarily to transport myself, and not be a grease monkey, EV's are a God send :)
Yeah that's true, it just depends on your application, I would have to say that I have a Mercedes-Benz AMG that has 106,000 mi of pure beatdown and the only thing I ever did to it was oil changes and a crankshaft position sensor once.
However I do imagine a world where we have both, which is why I'm doing this project.. What you see here is literally room 101
Loved the longer video! Genuinely got excited when it popped up on my feed! Can’t believe the test road trip was 3,000 miles! You’re crazy!
Can’t wait for version 4! Keep up the great work.
Thanks, I worked out a lot of kinks and for the next one I'm going to go all out with the building and the filming. I'm itching to just do an actual real road trip in a Tesla plaid or mine, a fun tesla, without having to worry about range anxiety. I'm almost there
I drive a 2017 Chevy Bolt EV with all terrain triple snow peak approved tires. Two summers ago I did a 4k mile trip with my highest elevation gain 11,200'. Calculating Gas at $4 gal, and electricity at .40 Kwh, I was on par with costs of being 45MPG. yes I did have to wait 45min to fast charge, but I just planned my stops around tourist destinations and I wasn't in a hurry.
NGL, my admiration comes from you not willing to give up at any point or at any cost. I just stumbled across your channel today and all I can say is: You're the real MVP.
Thanks, I appreciate that!
Good for someone that knows all these problems like you dude that’s awesome
So, couple things I'd have done different
1. I'd have used a 2wd model to build on. Less weight by having less electric motors means it would be more efficient
2. I'd have routed the exhaust under the trunk to come out where a tail pipe would traditionally be. I'm concerned that there was extra drag
3. That coolant pipe running under the car should have been tucked under the skirt. A few spacers wouldn't have worked with the undercoat?
Overall, a very cool build. I hope that next time the ancillary gauges get setup in a more clean fashion. Please take your time on version 4.0!
I'm guessing he wanted it all exposed for ease of access when stuff goes wrong.
1000hp 4wd car with 45MPG is like a cheat code was activated. Holy shit that's impressive. Only cars with about 80 or less HP and 35 seconds from 0-60 would get that fuel economy.
You are a great fabricator but your sense of reliable engineering does need work for sure. Love what you do, putting your money where you mouth is and figuring shit out along the way. Hats off to you.
It's less than half the fuel efficiency of what it got before he modified it.
The amount of effort put is inconceivable. This man deserves more views, legit.
Thanks, it was exhausting to say the least.
@@WarpedYT exhaust work tends to be exhausting
This entire setup is beyond impressive. I know he's not reinventing the wheel, but the execution is really tremendous. Of course there's learning moments line the exposed coolant run. But he gets to learn from it and improve the design if he so chooses. Awesome stuff.
Pretty impressive at how calm and upbeat you stay. I would have lost my composure many, many times
I watched the whole thing I love warped production
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing all the trials, it is easy to get down when things break. I like how you iterate through the fixes.
The level of tech you do is incredible..
Thank you
I love this guy’s mindset and creativity. Seriously ingenious stuff man
That's pretty good consumption numbers for an aerodynamically compromised design.
Next step is to improve the cooling, streamline aero further and turn that Tesla into a more functional hybrid.
Any chance of actually fitting the engine in the frunk with some layout optimization?
Surprisingly the Tesla is very aerodynamically compromised... A lot of people don't realize that and that has crossed my mind. Crazy enough mounting that Giant spoiler on there angled properly actually helped my numbers, nobody believes me I didn't even believe it, but I tested it over and over and over again with and without. I'm pretty sure it's breaking up some sort of high pressure zone behind the car is my guess... But even now is all right this I'm still very doubtful that it's helping even though I tested it 20 times.
@@WarpedYTYeah a lot of cars aerodynamic progress is made from the flow off the rear, I can believe it!
@@WarpedYTa high pressure zone on the back is what you want (helps push the car). The wing likely breaks up a low pressure zone caused by flow separation due to the: less-smooth surface, exhaust pipe, and big hole in the hatch. Your great work keeps improving- looking forward to your next installment!
@@DarylOster yes I think you Hit it right on the money.
It's less than half the fuel efficiency of what it got before he modified it.
I would love to see a more discrete version of this rig, like put it back the back-glass, and drive the exhaust tube down like a regular ICE car. Great content thank you.
Dedicated Matt: I am blown away.
Man, thats almost the level of my daily peugeot, only brakes up even more and has to stay on all night not to die. Marvelous
Dude you do some of the craziest sht. I love it.
this channel is one of the most legit, just a dude engineering things and making video's
You should do a deep dive into how you got the Tesla to accept charge while driving.
Literally not connected. It’s magic.
How is it not connected if it isn’t than what were the wires burning up for
What kind of engine is this man, install a silent portable 5 KW pure sine wave petrol generator. That will give you unlimited range without stopping & will be cost effective too. 👍👍
Mad skills.
Really cool video.
Thank you very much!
So impressed by your skills, thank you for taking me along
Another cool show mate well done from Byron bay Australia
Thanks!
Out of this world fabrication skills, tools, shop etc.
You should install a long hair warning sticker in the steering wheel of that kart🫣
That made me grab my hair and I even keep it wrapped 😂
Never seen this channel before, but my god you are so talented. Im blown away!!!
Could we get information about how the charging is done. So electrical connection between generator and the car?
There is none. It’s magic.
Direct connections right to the battery via fused disconnect? You’d have to have some kind of a runaway fuse safety to ensure that the whole car doesn’t like blow up or burn up.
You are such an incredible engineer AND builder!! Very impressive!
You are an incredible engineer. I have an idea and a challenge for you. I have no doubt that you have already thought about this.
I'll say it in five words:
Cyber Truck
Diesel generator
Cannonball
forget cybertrucks man, broken ass ugly sht
it's a waste of money. Find something interesting.
Why CyberTruck tho, it's probably the worst product they have ever produced.
@@More_Row A couple of reasons. First, pickup bed for fuel tank (this needs to be on one tank of fuel if it can be done). Next, people will see it coming from over the horizon and know it's an EV, when they get close they can see a big sticker on the side that says, "Diesel Electric Cannonball." Of course this would be at the legal speed limit - done only for purposes of demonstration. 😉
Too inefficient at high speeds.
I’m most impressed with your on-trip recoveries
Great job 👏👏
jesus christ what a nightmare
I was exhausted
Wow! Thats amazing! I wish I could build stuff like this…. Kudos on you ! Great work!
Okay this is just too awesome. Seriously this is needed. I mean if our electrical grid gets attacked this thing will run longer than any car, besides maybe a Mercedes diesel running off of vegetable oil
How have i not watch this yet since im a big fan of this yet i missed it
5,14 L/100 km. The metric quanitity for fuel consumtion is litres per 100 km, not km per litre 😁
that's like worse than a 2001 tdi passat tho
@@lasskinn474 Mileage is about the same with 1.9 TDI. But the tesla does it with 1000 kg more weight, while pulling 900 hp more than the passat.
The Irony of the Derelict Gas Station. Priceless. 👍Change the fuel filter, look at the "Station" and say, "No Thank You. Didn't Need You Anyway." 👋 😂
bahahaha😂. the way it sounds now is the way it’s gonna sound. No doubt. your a mad man
Excellent video! It's cool to see all the fixes you had to do along the way, and the food looked good, too.
What kind of electric generator are you using? And how do you charge the battery; by built in charger?
Amazing work! This is what the Via V-Truck wished it could be.
Now it needs reliability. Gotta engineer it like Toyota.
Step one- Make it a gutless rattletrap.
Step two- Make it less efficient and handle horribly.
Two steps closer to Toyota.
“Toyota reliability” is the lack of engineering. The absence of comfort, performance, and advancements. Reliability can only be measured against similar performance.
I suppose Ford could remove the twin turbos from their 3.5 ecoboost, replace the 10-speed with a 4, cheapen up the chassis, and strive for 3 star safety ratings. Then F150s would last as long and be as useless as a “reliable” Tacoma.
Anyone can produce cheaply made reliable commuter cars. Most drivers/customers demand more. Hence why Toyota is ditching their reliable, gutless, gas guzzling v8 and copying the ecoboost.
When a vehicle isn’t nearly as comfortable, fast, well handling, capable of doing the work etc., reliability can’t be compared.
@@fZionists78 Last I checked the F-150 has terrible safety scores. But then again, it's a monstrously huge vehicle and it makes no sense as a personal car.
@@fZionists78between the username and the crazy angst, I'd say you're a real internet warrior. Soldier on, comrade
@@nukewurld I bet he didnt realise why his bosses are keeping and promoting the reliable workers and not liking him who's just "comfortable" and does "advances" at work.
@@fZionists78 Totally agree , Toyota are junk !!!
Your experience, abilities and ingenuity are so impressing! You must be loving those projects considering their large scale.
You are on the right track with your ideas about a hybrid car. The whole issue with current hybrids is they kept the engine and transmission and drive train, ( kinda dumb if you ask me). The best scenario would be in my opinion is all electric drive, ( like tesla), with an inverter generator similar to the Onan Cummins generator in our class A motorhome. They are built like a tank, designed to run thousands of hours, and are extremely quiet, ( we cannot hear ours running at all when we are in the motorhome, or when on the passenger side, ( where people hang out under the awning). Ours has an autostart feature, so when the house batteries get low, it automatically starts itself, ( anytime day or night as needed), and recharges the house battery bank. Ours is gas, and uses 1/2 gallon per hour of gas, ( measured). And with our 80 gallong gas tank on the motorhome, that’s enough gas to easily run most of the day every day for about a week, ( or around $15 dollars a day average). We live in hot sunny south Florida, so we need to run all our air conditioners nearly 24/7, just to keep the bus cool enough to survive. Down here with the ac off in the sun the bus gets over 100 degrees inside in about an hour, and the humidity is over 90% inside with no air running, ( mold growth is a huge issue down here, if we store the rig without the air running, or humidity control, the entire inside grows mold everywhere in around 2 weeks. Down here forget about opening any windows at night, the lows are in the mid 80’s, and the humidity always goes up to around 90% at night.
I’m not specifically suggesting putting an Onan generator in your car, I’m only suggesting a similar operational concept. You can get them either in Diesel or gas, and I would think around a 7,000 to 10,000 watts generator would do the job. Ours is only 12 volts, but I’m pretty sure 24 or 48 volt versions are available.
The Onan units come complete, with everything contained in one box, ( typically green). And most motorhomes mount the generator in a slide out drawer in the front or back, ( for easy service).
A working scenario would be drive to work, park in a parking lot, and if the battery needs charging, the generator automatically starts, and charges up the main bank, ( which could be smaller than an all electric car would normally need).
I feel you have the right concept, but trying to retrofit into an already existing car is a bit of a stretch.
The main reason I think why all hybrids have a regular gas engine and drive train, is that is the tradition, and all the manufacturers can think of to do, ( not very bright in my opinion).
Gas stations won’t be going away anytime soon, ( maybe in 50 yrs or so), there is one on every corner in the us and that won’t change anytime soon. Running generator at max efficiency, ( only when needed), is way more environmentally friendly and clean, and much more fuel efficient than using the gas engine in stop and go traffic, and constant acceleration, from stop signs. I would foresee the generator running less than 50% of your driving time, verses now where primary propulsion from the gas engine on hybrids is likely 90% of the time, and much less fuel efficient.
Just my two cents.
Literally wanted metric numbers, thanks a lot, love from India❤ !!!
That's funny that they market the "Tail of the Dragon" like it's meant to be driven but there's a posted speed limit and likely police constantly patroling the area.
There are plenty of other mountain roads around there to let it eat on 😅
Well it's not a race track.
@@volvo09 Should be damnit.
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Thanks I'm going to try that next time
Bro has a questionable cobbled together combustion engine jury rigged into his electric vehocle and doesn't carry a fire extinguisher??? 🤦🤦🤦
It's in the back seat, you can see it when I show the loaded go-kart, But I only use that if I couldn't put the fire out with the towel first, I don't want to mess unless it's necessary.
My Man going to the tail too! I did that trip from ohio this year. I cant wait to go back
That's One of my favorite areas in the whole United States
LONGER. MORE details
Brilliant work! I have a Prius Prime plug-in and love that I don't have to worry about charging stations.
This is really the best of both worlds. Can fast charge when you'd like, or use gas when you need to.
The Prius has 30 miles on battery which covers about 75% of my usage. Might be a lot easier to start with a hybrid and make a connection in the trunk to add more batteries. If you loaded the trunk and back seat of the Prius up with batteries maybe you could get to 300 miles on a charge.
I absolutely love the Prius, it's my favorite car. I've owned multiple priuses and they are no nonsense and very reliable. I could have easily started with a hybrid like that but I sort of wanted to do it differently.
Wow someday this dude will have a 4bt I4 cummins generator in the back with compound turbos just to charge the tesla 😂
Haha thanks, well I'm trying to go smaller not bigger. I'm trying to get to 100 MPG, at this point at this MPG it's sometimes cheaper to burn diesel than it is to charge at a station. I'm probably going to touch on this in the next video
@@WarpedYTKubota 3 cylinder with turbo next.
@@WarpedYT public chargers are a rip off. I've noticed that they are often approaching the cost of gas.
@@WarpedYT Yeah, public charging is sort of a luxury item, like premium gas for your luxury or performance car. The primary advantage of battery electric is actually the ability to charge more cheaply at home... or with a diesel generator in your trunk.
@@rnts08or Perkins
not sure if you're running pump diesel but according to the DoT and what the guy at Edison Motors said is if the diesel engine you're using is NOT the primary means of locomotion or power for the drivetrain then you legally can use the non-taxed offroad diesel that is a lot cheaper! something to keep in mind for future trips if you want to save some extra $$$. definitely check the laws to make sure everything is still up to date and accurate.
Thanks for metric.
My Mercedes glk250 bluetec (diesel) has 38-41 mpg at 65-70 mph - Now, I love my Mercedes ❤
make it quiter
ikr
Quitting is for bums.
Such a cool project. Was great to see you in the Danny video, and now from your perspective. Can't wait to see how you iterate from this
My 85 diesel VW Rabbit got 50mpg lol
Yes but is it a 1000 HP? I would have taken this comment harder in the previous video where I got 35 mpg, but now things are starting to make more sense. I am aiming for a hundred MPG
What’s your electric efficiency in that? My model y is 300 wh/mile. I assume yours closer to 400 wh/mile. Does the engine need to be that big to generate that kind of electricity?
It also only weighed like 2400lbs.
@@Meatball2022isn't a ev 98% efficient to ice 30%
@@mcsike7264 what I’m referring to in my comment was energy consumption. I have a model 3 and a model y. Model 3 is around 250 watt hours per mile. Model y is closer to 300.
What I’m asking is the size of a generator needed to generate that many watts in a mile, which would be roughly one minute. I’m also looking for how many watts hours per mile his would be - which should be much more than mine given the motor size and power.
But to answer your question. Yes - a much higher % of energy goes into the actual push of the wheels than an ICE engine, which loses a ton of its energy in the form of friction loss which generates heat.
I've been stalling for a few days to fix up a broken brake cable on my son's golf buggy. Honestly - this video has made me reconsider my worth as a human being.
Relatively speaking, it's not much. 🤪
You should fix it, golf buggies are great, I myself really fight procrastion but recently I've been better about it.
@WarpedYT So true. I fixed it this afternoon! Now I have a huge garage and workshop to sort out after a renovation. I'm a woodworker but just inherited a ton of tools from dad when he passed away recently.
Your vid has kicked me into gear and now I'm on a roll!
Looking forward to a project - maybe a cafe racer to get cracking!!
Cheers from your newest Aussie subscriber, Dave
@@deldridg thanks Dave! Sorry about your father, that sucks.
@@WarpedYT Thanks mate. He was a mechanic for his whole life and would have really enjoyed your vids. He could pretty much fix anything and just before he died at 83, he did a major overhaul of his old 4WD. Tough to lose a parent, but it's the right order of things. Take care and thanks for responding.
Hmm.. okay Danny’s parcel- rockets it into the stratosphere
This is such a great idea and awesome execution. I’d love to see more of the engineering behind how the motor is connected to the car specifically the generator wiring and specs. Truly inspiring video!
That was quite an adventure! I've had my share over the years, and they are always the best trips! Love the jet powered Kart too. I'm in the aviation world where we put a lot of effort into preventing failures, and as you might expect, exhaust systems on light aircraft are always a problem. The secret here is slip joints. GREAT JOB, and fantastic video!!!
a real mechanic at play engineering on the fly. great inspiration thank you!
Thanks, I can't help it I just have to make it work...
5.3L/100km for 1000hp awd car not bad at all!!❤
great work with the screen and the sensors.. i think a colab with robot cantina is just what the tesla needs
The jet go kart is the coolest thing ever. I would love to see some more footage of it. That is so awesome that you made that.
Thanks I appreciate that, I have an episode coming up with it soon.
Pretty sweet trip, dude, glad you got to make it and share with us as well!
this guy has the WORST luck i've ever seen, but the best attitude and most persistance out of anyone
First I have seen this. I love the concept. I think if someone engineered a clean kit to do this you could sell a couple thousand of these.
this dude continues to amaze
Thank you !
Probably my favorite set up this far. Hopefully U get her running perfect!!!
Good level of detail, thanks. Interesting to see the effective MPG showing how ordinary the diesel to electric kWh efficency is.
I cannot make my mind up whether you are genius or a nutter! You are certainly a great character and I am sure you would be good company to go for a beer with.
This guy is one hell of a fabricator/mad scientist. I’m here trying to fit a couple of turbos in an unconventional location on a typical American car while he reinvents the entire wheel. Next time check out the universal Hatz diesel engine those are amazing.
I amazes me how matter-of-factly you speak of things I consider maximum impressive.
When you get things sorted, I hope you'll give a mechanical tour of how things work and your design choices.
PS You probably saw this but in the engine videos near the end, there's a loose hose clamp the looks like it's supposed to connect parts of the exhaust header. That could be your smoke/noise source.
your hobbies are fantastic and projects amazing, I miss my days in the lab.