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S3 E16. The Kubota turbo diesel Saturn delivers mind bending fuel economy once again
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- Опубликовано: 20 май 2023
- Season 3 Episode 16. Jimbo takes the Kubota turbo diesel Saturn on another fuel economy run and discovers hidden MPG. Later in the video Jimbo modifies the Saturn transmission in an effort to improve the fuel economy. Tune in and check it out!
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You've achieved in your backyard what VW did with the Lupo 3L and you did it with heavier car with indirect injection industrial diesel, great job!
Not to mention with only 1 (maybe 2) guys vs a whole engineering team.
Um the 3cyl polo has the record as a production car making 95mpg
And then polo actually set the record of *not dropping below highway speed limit.
The lupo also accelerates to 62mph in ~14 seconds
I had a 1.9 TDI that could do 2.9L/100km if you wanted. Averaged around 5.5. Wasn't too slow either.
I like to think he's inspired at least 3-4 people to throw a Kubota in a Saturn.
Makes me smile.
Strangely been thinking about it for years. Been looking at my 9n tractor with that in mind as well. America needs a light diesel option with a manual transmission. Saturn is likely the last quality (for small american cars) option with that viability. I just wish those 3 cylinder diesels weren't a billion dollars. What I really want to do is mesh an electric motor with this diesel engine and proper regen brakes. It works for the train industry...and I'd love to toss this in an S10 or ranger. I think it would resolve the slow starts and improve mileage, obviously.
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This isn't "stupid stuff", this is really good empirical data you're accumulating! Looks like the Kubota wasn't getting high enough on the torque curve with the taller 5th gear set.
You're right it's not stupid stuff,it's a process of trial and error cause that's how we make progress
I once hear the saying the difference between "during stupid shit" and science is written down that happens 😅
Not enough exhaust gas to spin up the turbo.
At highway speeds 75 it would be good u think?
@@Jayf1981 probably, yeah. The issue is getting to 75 before excessive egt’s melt something. A small dry shot of nitrous would fix that problem, but I think that’s beyond the scope of this project.
I'm noticing a worrying lack of burnouts on this channel.
I'm burned out. Does that count?
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This is the channel where there isn't even enough power to chirp the tires over some slick paint... 😂
@@volvo09 black ice is about the only chance to spin the tires on these cars
It probably would destroy the motor to do that. Not to mention that it sounds like a tractor.
Perfect. Next time try to make the fuel REPRODUCE in the tank, and obtain negative MPG
@6:32 My brain thought “whoa, that thing sounds terrible, is that rod knock?….oh, wait, never mind.”
While the experiments might seem dumb at first glance, I've learned a bunch of stuff watching this series. Don't focus on the negative comments too much. Looking forward to the next video.
next episode. we are going to build a compound turbo setup for the kubota diesel saturn so it makes 100 psi boost and gets 75 mpgs.
I did suggest this a while ago but worth repeating - you could improve the flow through the exhaust housing by tidying up the casting. These Chinese turbos are rough inside and restrictive compared to the IHI originals. This will produce boost earlier and help lower the exhaust temperature.
Here's a link to a how-to video which gave impressive results on the same turbo entitled:
"Ninja 500R turbo VZ21 More exhaust housing modifications":
youtu.b/HPBPJIInciw
Improve flow by heat wrapping the turbo and exhaust.
Some minor head and port work would do a lot as well I think
These CHEAP turbos are rough inside and restrictive compared to the IHI originals.
The point being in the 1950's - 60's anything made in Japan was cheap junk, that changed, however Japan still makes cheap junk depending on what you buy. Same as China, its what you buy.
@@fastinradfordablei had the same thought, also less heat emitted to the intake system.
he also needs to build a bell mouth style downpipe for the turbo, the one he has there now is very restrictive
So glad you gave a shout out to the old ROUTE 66. Route 66 is one of the most famous highways around the world and the first national highway in the United States.
Subaru has dipsticks on manuals sometimes. Put a new 5spd in a 13 WRX and it had a dipstick for the trans. Plus a lot of the older autos have separate dipsticks for the trans and front diff.
Subaru was doing it at least as far back as the EA-81 era. I had three Brats at various times (an '85, an '86, and another '85), and all three of them had dipsticks on their 4-speed manual transmissions.
One of them did get a 5-speed transplant from (IIRC) an RX Turbo. Can't remember for sure if it had the dipstick; I want to say that it did, but I'm just not 100% certain.
My '95 Impreza Wagon with the 5 Speed manual also got one!
You need a new thermostat. Poor fuel economy and power can come from never reaching normal operating temperature.
Came here to say this
That would make sense because somewhere in the era of that Saturn manufacture General Motors bought a significant share of Subaru to gain access to their AWD technology so it's very possible that they were sharing engineers or at least design specifications during this time
I guess you could call it a “not Rod”. It is the antithesis of a hot Rod. But I absolutely love it.
it's nice seeing someone take a radical opposite of most other vehicular content on YT, trying to push for greatest fuel efficiency instead of max power. It's refreshing
Also, thanks for metric units
The views of the newly planted crops that you drive by remind me of the
farms and fields of my youth.
Oh, good GRIEF, Jimbo!
Put a cutting deck under that Saturn... don't use a walk-behind mower! It's 2023!!!
I have to speak for the masses and we want to see more questionable modifications 🤣
Like nitrous oxide
@@jamesringler987 We like Kubota engines we don't want to destroy it lol.
Yes, yes...!! I'll have what I'm having! I never thought this day would happen😢. Finally eco mods. I definitely wanted to see how MPG can be squeezed out of this application. And then if possible trying to achieve the same goal but then making it mainly quiet & not smelling bad. Just to see how refined it can be. But excellent work 77 MPG that's crazy.
The Lancia Beta had a dipstick on manual transmission, Moss gearbox on old Jaguar had them too.
When I was in High School our next door neighbor had a Lancia Beta coupe. I thought it was such a pretty car, blue w\brown leather interior. Never really knew the neighbor but one day I got up the courage and walked over and asked him about the car and if he had any interest in selling it. Nice guy. Said he wouldn't think of selling it to anyone that didn't have an Italian mechanic on speed dial. He said it was in the shop more than it was on the road. Still wish I purchased it.
@@lancecluster The Beta was pretty reliable especially if it had a garage to sleep in and oil was changed every 3500miles (don't expect the electric windows to work that why a crank was provided in the glovebox). Rust is not an issue if the car isn't parked under trees or driven in salt.
The Gamma was the real unreliable Lancia, chronic overheating, timing belt jumping tooth when steering at full lock, dimm headlights only getting 10v... the list is long.
@@jean-charlesweyland129 Thank you for bringing the memory back to me.
I assume the Citroën CX also had a dipstick since it shared its transmission with the Beta
I'd recommend reconnecting the exhaust to let it route behind the car, and disconnecting the muffler in the rear. That should keep the EGT's down and put the exhaust behind the car where it belongs.
Uh, just run a “stepped” tailpipe to the rear, e.g. 1 1/2 about two feet, then 1 5/8 for another two feet, then 1 3/4… 1 7/8…
I think a much larger diameter pipe would be good if they can make it fit. If they don't want to be too noisy, they may be able to fit a large muffler somewhere. Even carving some of the sheet metal like the floor of the trunk may be in order.
Love those diesels. Growing up in Europe in the 70s, they had a few high mpg diesels made by VW, BMW and MB. Thanks for the great info and love the channel. Thanks 👍👍👍👍👍🍻🍻
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BMW and their 3.0 diesel
And VW 1.9TDi
And if I remember right the VW and Beemer got close to or over 50mpg in European form.
I had a 1990 Chevy Cavalier Z24 with a 3.1 5MT. The 5MT, which was the Getrag HM282, had a flip up and pull out style dipstick. I actually replaced it while I owned the car because the original didn't seal up when flipped back down. I also had a very, very rare 1991 Cutlass Supreme International coupe with a 3.4 DOHC V6 and the super rare beefed up big brother of the HM282, the Getrag HM284 5 speed manual. They only put this transmission in the W body chassis (Cutlass, GP, Lumina) though the Regal never got the MT option. They also only ever paired this trans with the 3.4 in these chassis for 2 years with a total production of less than 500 in all 3 cars for the 2 years 91&92. There was supposedly 1 93 GP with a MT. The 284 used a pull style throw out arm like the corvettes had. A cheap clutch was $450. Being only ever paired with the DOHC 3.4, they were geared perfectly for this engine, which had a 500 RPM higher red line than the automatics. When you ran it to the red line, and hit the next gear, it dropped you right in at 3,200 rpm, where the powerband picked up. They also had 25hp more than the autos.The 284 also had the same flip up style dipstick.
You remind me of my uncle from Upstate NY, he always had an affinity for messing around with old junk, foreign cars, bikes, jeeps, jet skis. He was really good guy. He always was willing to share time with me from the time I was a kid until I was nearly 40 the last time I saw him. He passed away last month at the age of 62. Thanks for the stream of interesting content and don't address the negative people anymore.
Just out of curiosity take the 4th gear of the MP2 and put it in the 5th gear of the MP3 transmission.
I suspect that the economic rev range is higher than what you may expect.
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You really should use the 0.861:1 gear set for 5th with the diesel. It would allow you to get up on boost in 5th and control your egt.
Came here to say this.
@@Cowboy.underwater This will lower the fuel milage for sure. the problem is that you are too severely underpowered, amd the turbo- the smallest in the world- cannot develop good boost down at 1600 - 1800 Rpm where you will see exponential increases in diesel fuel mileage. an ideal solution, if you can score the 4 cyl. 1105cc Kubota diesel, would be to transfer your turbo and intercooler set up to them and use the tallet gearset. It would be happy and relaxed cruising at 50- 55 mph as the engine has 60 more displacement and torque from the get go and with the turbo it would make some semi serious torque wher you want it, which is below 2000 RPMs. Tony Capana did this back in 1981 in Torrance Ca in 1981 with an old Mazda sedan that he modified with different Kubotas and he achieved 85 mpg cruising at 55, and 101 mpg at 50 mpg. He was running bald tires with 90 PSI, however, so the car must have ridden like hell. He also managed 74 mpg in a VW Beetle with a 1300 cc Kubota. His son, Lloyd, managed nearly 50 mpg in a '74 Camaro with a 3.3 liter Mitsubishi industrial diesel turboed to make 130 hp and 2.56 rear ends plus overdrive so he could cruise at 50 mph at 1200 RPM.
When I drove semis in the 1970s, we got 4.2 to 4.7 mpg. Now with engine improvements and aero improvements, drivers are averaging close to 7 mpg, an I know a guy with a 13 liter Volvo with turbo compunding who gets 8.2 mpg cruising at 63 mph! He is only turning 1175 RPM at that speed. That is nearly 1000 RPM slower than we did 45 years ago!
More gears!
@@bartlevenson7851 I understand want you are saying, and the history lesson is cool, but the point of this project was never fuel mileage, he says so himself in this video. The shorter gear in 5th would improve drivability.
Maybe supercharge or even twin charge ( turbo and supercharge ) the vehicle. Two different small superchargers are available. An AMR 300 and an AMR 500 ..Fuel economy will take a hit but boost will build quickly and the vehicle will have more low end boost and torque making it hopefully much more drivable.
"Before we get started, here's new OD gears!".. i love how you pull things out the bag the way you do.. now, i know that you know.. ;) anyways i know why things are progressing this way..its really fun! so I'm ready to see what's next..thankyou and keep us going!
Here's a tip if you're not producing at least 3lbs of boost then remove the turbo and check your performance, you see the back pressure caused by the turbo means you WILL NOT see any gains but losses of performance fuel mileage or power until you hit 3lbs of boost or more. With a diesel engine even that one in a car you want at least 5lbs of boost at optimum rpm and speed, we call it the sweat spot like you talked about the motor wasn't happy
Play with the boost controler or just remove the turbo and see what happens. I think you will be very surprised, me I would play with the boost because you could improve your 0 to 60 time and not hurt long distance fuel mileage, just get your boost and afr working together! I'm a big rig diesel technician by trade 40 years. Your doing really good by the way I'm very impressed 👏
Holy-f that's a convenient transmission gear location!!! Sure wasn't expecting that! :) "crew cab" lol hahahah
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In the early 80s Popular Science magazine had a diesel conversion article. The converted car is a Triumph Spitfire with a Kubota 3-cylinder diesel engine and it gave 125 MPG. The author was driving it to Mexico and the diesel price there was 15 cents a gallon. He claimed he was driving it there for less cost than chewing gum. Kubota mated well because then the Japanese standards were derived from the British.
Humility, humor and good old fashioned science. What's not to like?
That dipstick was a godsend on those cars. I had one for 12 years and 335,000 miles and the seals would go bad and leak around the axle shafts and it was handy to check it and fill it easily with a long funnel 👍 only manual trans I’ve ever seen like that.
Constant fluid changes are neat. They help improve the system life… so long as you don’t need some characteristic of the old fluid *cough cough* (slipping trans) *cough cough*. My wife has a ‘01 Subaru Outback at 330k miles and the trans slips kinda bad but instead of draining and refilling the fluid, we drained about a quart and added Lucas stop slip and some new fluid and it helped some. Hope we can get past 400k!
Cavaliers after 94 had dipsticks in transaxle
That is an interesting method of mowing the grass at the end, I usually do it the opposite way and start by doing around the edge a couple of times to get a good space to turn the mower then up and down from one side to the other. It is interesting to see how differently people do it.
You'd hate how I mow mine then lol I have almost 9 acres and some of it gets mowed like a yard and some I kinda leave for a while longer, etc. There's all sorts of lengths of grass in my yard and different mow patterns. I don't even mow the same area the same way each time 😂
That might be the best method for maximizing mower fuel economy and pusher comfort
@@chapa435ify that's fair. I mow differently when it gets hotter on the parts I push, so honestly that would make sense. Also I live in Ar-kansas so it's the opposite of flat lol
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That was absolutely fascinating watching the fast motion of you cutting your dirt! 😄
I have commented on it before but porting the exhaust housing of the turbo to match the size of the pipe coming from the exhaust manifold should help it pick up response and possibly get you a couple of PSI of boost while cruising.
This could also be helped by making a 2.5” down pipe that’s about 8-12” long coming out of the turbo to act as a expansion chamber for hot exhaust gas allowing the turbo to spool more rabidly as there would be a greater pressure differential across the exhaust turbine.
Turbo and manifold mods will likely happen, however after next weeks video we will be putting this car on the back burner and starting a new project. the good news is we will be testing an oversized down pipe in next weeks video.
@@robotcantina8957 A less restrictive 3 into 1 manifold with bigger bore tubing all the way back to the muffler... should help it breath and cool down the gas temps...
LOL on the lawn mowing. I have no idea, but I watched it. Before you popped that on the screen I was like "he's just fucking with us, isn't he?" Yes. Yes you were.
Seeing the cover come off that MP3 brought back memories! I put three transmissions through my ‘96 SL2. Ok, it was only two; I blew 3rd gear in one and tore the second apart when the spider gear shaft came out the differential, then made a good “third” out of those two.
Ah, good times in college! I learned a lot messing with that car, and beat the heck outa all my buddies Hondas and VWs too, lol.
Questionable upgrades are my favourite type of upgrades!!!!
I knew that the taller gears wouldn't help. We had an '81 VW Rabbit diesel pickup that came with a 5-speed overdrive trans. A couple of our friends had already bought their Rabbit pickups with the standard 4-speed trans, and were getting over 50MPG (52-53, if I remember correctly). We thought that the 5-speed would get us even higher mileage, but it averaged around 45 MPG, as the little 1.6 liter diesel (no turbo) just didn't have enough oomph to run economically in 5th gear.
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Looks like the .861 4th gear is a prime candidate to become the 5th gear over-drive in the diesel Saturn.
Your lawn is like a 40 years old head. Not bald yet but not plenty of hair left.
I actually said out loud why am I watching him mow the lawn. Then your message came up. Too funny.
I almost spit my drink seeing your Saturn "Crew Cab" 😂
Jimbo, since you asked: My manual transmission ‘99 Subaru Impreza has a dipstick on the transmission
We watch past @17:31 because we wanted to make sure you cut the grass properly and to jam to the sick beats! Great video, as always!
I love these experiments. They aren't stupid. Keep up the shenanigans.
The lawn mowing was the best part! :)
Why am I watching this? Because everything you produce is quality content including mowing the grass with some fun music
I can't wait to see the gains that are hidden in the restrictive exhaust AND the turbo housing needing tending.
Never thought I'd watch someone mow their lawn on youtube, but here we are. 😛
BTW, the Muncie-Getrag HM282 has a dipstick. It was used in several GM FWD vehicles in the 1980s and early 90s. Also the V6 Fiero.
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Love the watching lawn mowing comment. Have to admit i was watching but judging your dirt patch. I dont think you can call it mowing when you have more dirt than grass. 😂 love the video, keep them coming.
The lawn looks great and great video as always!
Thanks for not catering to everyone who has an opinion! That being said, i did have an idea that i just wanted to say... if it struggles at lower rpm because of the lack of boost, an interesting way to get around that would be to have a compound turbo, one small turbo that feeds another, which feeds the motor. That would allow it to have more substantial boost when cruising at low rpm, which may fix your problem. Have a great day!
Man, you got me with that old Cobra Jet hood scoop. I've got to build a Saturn now. And it will be a good old simple diesel so it can run on just about anything. Especially zombie blood because there's going to be a surplus in the impending zombie apocalypse.
Thanks for sharing your project for our entertainment.
13:46-Had a Ford Escort once where the fill hole was the hole the speedometer gear bolted into. Great riding economy car but leaked fluids all over the place. Made a 100 mile round trip daily for about 4 years for a thousand dollar purchase price due to a slipping clutch which I replaced in my carport.
I don’t like Saturns and not particularly interested in small diesel engines but found this interesting and fun. Nice job.
Saturns are great little tanks for a first car kinda driver.
Try the 4th gear off the donor trans, if it'll swap over. Maybe it'll kick the RPM up just enough to get some mild boost under load at highway speed and drop those EGT's.
I think he did it on 5th gear because it's so damn easy to do. I suspect digging into the rest of the transmission is out of his interest, and a whole lot more complicated.
@Marcus Damberger I think so too, but that ratio would likely be much better.
The 4th gear in the donor isnt even an over drive.
I seriously appreciate the gear ratio swap Information. So simple!! I never really paid attention to that. I always hear 1:1 ratio blah blah blah…..and then my eyes glaze over.
What A fun little project. Makes me want to look at our old saturn vue.
Hi, as someone who’s spends his days fixing kubota engines and the things they are meant to power this is brilliant content
Thanks again
Another great video. Always get a like from me 👍
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Brilliant work! Exceptional detail. Also, hats off to showing the actual results of an experiment rather than just the positive ones. .
The video really picks up at the 17:30 mark! Boy Oh Boy! If we could just have a 2 hour video of that content, you'll REALLY be cooking with gas!
that new overdrive just moves the power band for 5th up to 65 where it wants to be happy
Yup
has he ever dynoed the engine to see at what rpm it makes peak TQ?
Ill never forget building my 95 civic and used a trans out of a 96 and the difference in gear ratio made a *HUGE* difference.
If you achieved Beetle acceleration take a bow because you are going for gas mileage with an even smaller engine. Well done.
I was expecting to see "aluminium" in subtitles when you said "I'll remove the aluminum cover" 😂
Not stupid - very cool! I also own a rig with a Kubota swap, except mine is a 1948 Allis Chalmers Model G tractor with a 20hp Kubby diesel. Such an awesome upgrade over the original 11hp Allison gas engine!
Thanks for your time and consideration. Love your channel and wouldn't miss an episode.
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My 2008 1.4 tdi vw polo remapped from 85hp to 105hp did 3.8L/100km loaded heavily for a two week long camping trip around ireland, very mixed driving with some really heavy hill climbs and offroading! Its in my family for 12 years and we have done 130k out of 170k miles on it and it has only broken down once due do electrical fault, ran out of battery. It even has stock clutch and feels like new.
When I was in college I had a little '84 Nissan diesel that got about 55 mpg at 60 mph with the stock engine. Fast forward 40 years and you really can't get significantly better mileage from a car. The EPA made it all about emissions and mileage has at best stayed the same. The EPA mileage estimate for that car was 45 mpg I think and a few years ago they tweaked the test and knocked about 1/3 off the ratings of all older cars to make it look like new cars are better but they really aren't.
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we had a MPG competition in college, can still make a ton of aerodynamic improvements and modifications. We put a 'tail' on the back of the car and streamlined the bottom of the car and tape up the wheels so they aren't chopping at the air...
Watched you mow because you got me hooked to that music .. 🤷♂😆
I enjoy you channel because your goal is to have fun with cars and use "cheap" experiments to learn something. The nearly free gear swap is great example.
One thought when doing mileage tests is since you fuel tank is so small it might be quicker just to remove it and weigh it before and after the test to get amount of fuel used.
13:35 I had a 2004 Subaru wrx that had a dipstick for the manual transmission. Was very cool never seen another car with that until now.
This is wild!! Proves to me that the powers that be aren't interested in producing efficient cars. Because, clearly, turbo diesel engines in small vehicles is a fantastic combination!
I, too, thought I saw you putting off-road gas into the tank on the previous video... I had to back up and watch it again once or twice to see that it was just the color of either the funnel or the gas can influencing how the camera picked up the color of the gas.
Something right in-line with your intercooler placement: Subarus have until very recently had dipsticks for everything. Including the manual transmission (the autos also had one in the front diff, which ran manual transmission fluid separately to the auto box itself)
About 25 years ago I put a Onan OHV 16 HP twin cylinder engine in a MGB and it got great fuel mileage BUT it was only good for in town driving. It couldn't even drive on the highway and couldn't even pass on a 45 MPH country road.
My point is that a car can get great mileage but isn't practical for real world driving.
FYI - I learned to drive / owned a VW Beetle at age 15 (Texas rural permit to go to school) which if I remember right had a 36 HP engine so it drive fine as a low HP, poor aerodynamic car but it took forever to pass, you had to have a BIG gap in traffic actually drop back a bit and start accelerating to pass BEFORE the oncoming car got to you. So you were actually seemingly going to rear end the car in front of you, then the oncoming car cleared and you had to quickly with it floored, whip your car into the oncoming lane and pass then get back in your lane. I had to learn mad speed and distance judging skills. And THATS why I own and drive a supercharged racecar as a daily driver, no having to do stupid stuff to maneuver on the road (and I do track the car frequently to maintain skills and keep the adrenaline glands flowing freely)
first video of this project ive seen. the most impressive part is the actual functional hood scope !!
That was great. I can't belive I have to wait another whole week LOL.
That OD cover, you don't need to make a gasket. Ensure the surfaces are spotlessly clean and dry with an aggressive solvent like a brake cleaning type solvent, then use Permatex grey silicone.
Many Japanese gearboxes never actually had gaskets OEM. For the metal on metal machined surfaces they used a product called Threebond red-brown silicone. Permatex grey is a fine substitute if you can't get Threebond.
This is how good the grey silicone is, V12 Jaguar engines replacing a valve cover gasket is a major operation. I never put paper gaskets back in, I just use Permatex grey and the screws holding the covers can never come loose as the gasket compresses, so they never leak. Also there is no osmosis through the gasket material. Customers ask me how I get them to stay so dry and I have to tell them it's a trade secret otherwise they worry.
I have worked on this and sometimes there is a clearance issue with the shaft oiler in the cover. It is stamped sheet metal and can wear through when it hits the shaft. Then metal shavings get in the tranny and your bearings can fail from running dry.
Sucks to lose a tranny.
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Your videos are always intriguing to watch and its fun seeing how much you can pull out of that adorable little diesel engine.
And to that effect to me it seems like out of everything that's on the car at the moment the biggest problem is probably in the exhaust system and that T shaped log exhaust probably doing the most harm, two of the cylinders are effectively doing anti scavenging and pushing exhaust back into the cylinders and the backpressure is probably not helping the 3rd cylinder either, since it's such a short distance between the turbo and the exhaust it wouldn't be particularly expensive or difficult to make a simple exhaust header out of some steel tube even if it ends up looking like a chickens foot I think it would be worth while considering, especially since its likely severely hampering the turbocharger and fuel economy of the vehicle in general :D
There is a type of wrap or "tape" that you can fold around your exhaust pipes which is used in racing, the idea being that the temperature inside the exhaust stays as stable as possible. ALso, if you ever consider building a economical kitcar then VW has some nice concepts, just like MG ( EX 181) - cool stuff!
I like the estate Saturn could you make some videos on that please?
I think it's fitting that a WRX also has a dipstick on the manual transmission. You're making progress on getting the Saturn to be more and more Subaruish.
Not warming up your car??
Starting to drive your car while it’s still “cold” is “the worst thing people do.” Yet it’s probably something many drivers do without even thinking, or if they’re in a rush. And another common misconception about this is that you only need to wait for your engine to “warm up” in the winter. “Be it summer or winter, your car’s engine and fluid systems need a full three to five minutes to warm up properly, especially if you immediately must rev your engine to get onto a highway or climb a steep hill,” Hanson says. This will keep your engine in good condition for much longer and reduces strain on it.
The early 90's 3.4TDC (DOHC) GM engine in the lumina, grand prix, etc had a dipstick on the manual trans that was used only for that application -- the manual was dropped in the 93-94 range and only came with the electronic 4 speed automatic.
Awesome you have included metric conversion with freedom units.
Man, you would think that 4th gear overdrive (.861) would be an improvement over the stock overdrive (.730) since it seems the engine likes stock 4th gear better than stock 5th. Im guessing THAT swap wouldn't be as easy.... for the record, i went to college for turfgrass management, worked on golf courses for years, so I actually got a big kick out of getting to critique your mowing at the end of the video! Needs work, keep your cut line just to the inside of the wheel and look to the end of your pass instead of right in front of you for straighter lines😉🤣😂 Love the content as always, thanks Jimbo and the entire RC crew!
To answer your question about "if anyone else has seen a manual transmission with a dipstick".
Yes. Manual transmission sunfires 1995-2002 have that exact same dipstick