"2 is better than 1, when it comes to turbos and women" LOL I love it

@royalway12

3 жыл бұрын

Turbos only. One women alone, is more expense than most can handle.

@aaronanderson7619

3 жыл бұрын

Until you knee one in the thigh and boob punch the other trying to un f that original injury. Not too proud of that....

@ArtVandelayOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Or bottles of NOS

@Joe_Dirt82

2 жыл бұрын

Im just glad you knew difference between then and than before you posted that. You win the internet.

This is the type of content that we need but not we deserve. God bless you, Craig Lieberman.

@carguynewb7856

3 жыл бұрын

I watch his videos from time to time

@Meekmillan

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. 100 cups of coffee was a legendary episode. It's making my childhood flood back in lol

@Tony-112

3 жыл бұрын

Craig is a legend, glad he's making videos.

Alternate title idea: *these mods cause danger to manifold*

@FunkyGOB

3 жыл бұрын

"SHUT UP!" *slams laptop shut*

@getchasome6230

3 жыл бұрын

@@FunkyGOB *floor falls out*

@FunkyGOB

3 жыл бұрын

@@getchasome6230 number one symptom of a faulty manifold 😄

THIS. I remember being a dumb kid and thinking that my car was kicking ass because of a few mods that I had, but I had friends that were older and more experienced that help me understand parts and my car. Thank you for being this to so many enthusiasts throughout the years.

Hi Craig you literally have my dream Job I hope you Love it, love your videos by the way.

Of course, louder is faster, ask any Harley guy and if you don't believe them, ask them again. They are quite sure.

Great video Craig. when I was a kid I used to believe in those advertisements.

Do you think you could talk more about your Isuzu that you started off with? I've been quite interested in that car ever since the first time I saw it, and I'm sure others would enjoy seeing a story regarding that car, as well as the others you had which weren't used in the films.

@patrikpolda

3 жыл бұрын

something about that isuzu is on vinwiki ytb channel

Bruh.... I applaud to for paying respect to Marty, Moog, and Cleetus(and gang). You rock bud.

Thank you I will now build the fastest Fiat Uno known to mankind

@Strike666

3 жыл бұрын

There's an Uno with a lambo v12 engine, so... the stakes are not as low as it seems

This is your best video. You have seen what does and doesn't work. Kudos to you shouting out the channels that specialize in tuning the variety of popular cars today.

As a Saab owner I approve the use of NGK sparkplugs.

@garreth629

3 жыл бұрын

As an Audi S4 owner I approve of them as well. Bought Bosch plugs of supposedly the correct speck and had nothing but issues. Changed back to NGK's and good to go.

I am a victim of hot air intakes.

Finally someone else thank you so much for talking about the straight pipe exhaust. I myself work at a BMW tuning shop and I drive a BMW station wagon that has an incredibly quiet stainless steel exhaust. I also added extra valves to the exhaust that open a different pressures and RPMs to make the exhaust much more quiet. The valves are indeed mapped and tuned to the engine computer. The engine itself is cammed ported and higher compression Pistons. Not super killer race car but I'm very happy.

I've watched him since he had very few subscriber's. I'm glad this channel is doing awesome now.

Great piece Craig! Your last point should be one of the first things enthusiasts should do... learning to drive correctly and to keep it on the track. I've seen so many people trash their cars after modifying them because they believed their car was now more capable...but their skills had not changed. I went to racing school many years ago... I learned the dynamics of a car in various conditions. It makes the world of difference understanding how to drive.

*likes video* craig: "straight piping is the worst thing you can do to a car" *unlikes*

@ShiningJudgment666

2 жыл бұрын

Making it feel and be under powered isn't practical and only having the power at higher revs wears the engine out if you want to use the power. A hack-job exhaust can actually reduce the car's power so don't cheap out on an exhaust unless you just want to make the car louder with no focus on increasing the power and/or driving experience. I thought about it with my daily to piss off annoying neighbours but it would've been a waste.

Fantastic video, Craig! Thank you so much for always dropping knowledge 💯

I appreciate you and your videos. The fact that you are willing to be truthful with your information is what keeps brining me back. Thank you so much.

Just subscribed... Great vid! I'm 43 and just recently finished the 1st step in my 1st serious build. I'm the sorta guy who goes against the "meta". In my city of Louisville, KY most people are building Chargers, Mustangs, 370 Zs, WRX STIs and the occasional 5 & 3 series BMW. I decided to be stupid and build a MINI Cooper S Clubman. It's most definitely NOT what everyone is building. I discovered why that is about midway through the 1st part of my build... Adjustable Gecko coilovers, AEM cold air/ram air intake, Ignition Projects coils, Forge intercooler, AEM water/methanol injection kit, 100% Forge hose/pipe replacement, 380cc MM high flow injectors, 41mm BorgWarner Airwerks SX K03 dual scroll turbo & upgraded feed line , turbo line replacement kit with NM Engineering SS Braided line, Clutch Masters FX400 Racing clutch/light weight flywheel kit, Craven Speed on-the-fly adjustable short throw shifter, Magnaflow full race catless exhaust and an aggressive stage 3 tune from Malone Tuning. I've also gutted everything that I don't need on the interior and replaced my seats with some cheap Recaros. Before the upgraded turbo when I was just running a full bolt-on set up I was pushing 20lbs of boost with the stock turbo... The difference the first Malone tune that abled me to push that boost was freaking incredible! Driving my car home after that 1st tune was an insane reality check for me. I knew that a good tune could deliver performance, but in my mind great performance from a tune only existed in expensive builds that replaced internals. I never imagined that I could experience such a great power gain with only decent bolt-ons from a tune, but there I was experiencing it! After the bigger turbo I had to decrease my boost from 20lbs to 15lbs to avoid over boost. Despite less boost, my air was more compressed and the change was drastic. So drastic that I had to completely switch from Cinturato P7s to P Zero Corsas so I could get traction up front. 0-60 runs are a decent mid 4s... 60-120s are ridiculous! It's not the fastest MINI or the fastest tuner, but it sure is a helluva sleeper that I built more "For the Curves" than straight lines. The downfall is that the car is so fragile that I am afraid to step on the gas from fear of blowing up. Seriously! I knew MINIs were train wrecks to maintenance, but I figured if I built the car right, didn't slack on anything and took good care of her that the car would treat me good. Errgh... If the car wasn't so fun to drive and the work I put into the project so damn intense and expensive I would probably get rid of my MINI. I'm in so deep now though that I might as well finish what I started. I'm working on internals now. Running up on Hellcats is so much fun! When they won't pull up next to me at the next light because they got beat by a MINI stationwagon is great. Then my car breaks at the next light and they roll by me laughing! I love the channel and subscribed due to the no nonsense, in your face and to the point facts. There is no sugar coating and everything is told like it is and as it should be!

Good info and like this channel. He's right about late model muscle cars and modding, you've got to tune after adding performance parts etc. Even a simple canned tuner works, I've got a diablosport for my Challenger and plugs right into the OBD port. They are a must have for performance vehicles and use mine every time I add a new part or change the octane rating whenever I run race fuel in her. Even after changing to a different size of tires & wheels, the computer will need to be adjusted in order for the speedometer to read correctly and only takes a couple of minutes to do

Haaa, as a teenager I put splitfire plug in my 4 banger. Ran better since it needed a tune up anyway. But I bought into the marketing. Thanks for the throwback to the early 90's!

I simply love this channel. Straight to the point.

I heard roof scoops on front engine cars will add 50 HP

GREAT vid man! You just got a new sub. 7:00 quick story.. I went to UTI in '99 and part if it was 9 weeks of "Hot Rod U", where we basically got to play with different mods on cars and run them on the chassis dyno. Long story short - We put a $350 K&N cold air intake kit on a bone stock '95 Z28, and it LOST 13hp to the wheels. Put the stock airbox back on, and the power came right back. Keep up the great work! People NEED to hear about these things. Just curious... Have you seen all of the people on this site that are claiming that you don't need gasoline, and are just running their cars on the fumes? LMAO.. If you haven't, it's worth looking up!

Great one CRAIG! This was long overdue if not only for educational purposes! 🤘TEXAS!!!

"i know because i worked for NGK" instant kill ;) love your banter craig

You're getting a lot better at this. thanks for all the truth, Good job. I'm happy I went with Injen and Magnaflow when I threw parts at my little commuter.

one of ur best videos yet man, thanx!

Thank you Craig, very informative, clear, and concise. Now if only I'd seen this a few months ago... 😉

Sir is truly a benefit to taking a new purchased car in for tuning . Online I see that often.

Great video especially for young car enthusiasts who want to know about modding and what’s the best choice

"driver" should be the first mod because everyone can drive a fast car fast but if you can drive a slow car fast you can drive a fast car even faster

@Where_is_Waldo

2 жыл бұрын

If he'd started with that, many would get offended and not finish the video. I think this is why he started the video with obvious points about electric blowers and such so the video would make people feel smart and they'd be more open to taking advice.

Talking about "scavenging" - and the process of exhaust gasses was a really good aspect to learn about.

Great video! This should be a requirement to watch for anyone who is considering modifying their car for the first time (or 2nd). Anything beyond a bolt-on intake and exhaust, I'd also recommend upgrading your brakes, suspension and possibly clutch to better handle the substantial increase in power.

@Joe_Dirt82

2 жыл бұрын

I remember the tornado thing commercials they showed a 94-96 impala ss n i always thought was weird that the after was the OEM hp ratings then thought that long intake it dont matter if u swirl the air it'll go laminar once it hits throttle blades before it goes into cylinders

For any mods done on my 03 Marauder like the S/C install & tuning, I consulted my Marauder club. They have a wealth of info & knowledge of what is good or bad mods. They saved me big money over the years.

Craig tells it like it is. I preach these very same facts almost everyday. Great video.

I tune in on this channel for his sense of humor and awesome content 🏎💣💥💯💫

Intro class to tuning! Great stuff!

I hit the like button as soon as I tapped the notification for the vid.

*cries in that one aisle in Autozone that we've all passed through*

Great video. Driver mod is always the number one priority in my opinion.

Thanks for making me feel great by havin my car the 8th gen Civic Si on a vid!! 👍🏽👍🏽

For Splitfire spark plugs are gone as you say, lots of people still use the Denso ones instead of these.

There is a guy called Matt who has a channel called "The workshop" He is an engineer who goes over alot of these bogus mods and aftermarket products aswell as going into detail on how things work ect ect. He is also known to call out bullshit misinformation from other youtubers such as Mighty car mods and jason from Engineering explained. He's stuff also highly revolves around motorcycles but most of the stuff crosses over to us car guys His content is A+ if you really want to learn how shit works.

@janeblogs324

3 жыл бұрын

Engineer, good one.

@mickeydee3595

3 жыл бұрын

@@janeblogs324 ?

@dj4monie

3 жыл бұрын

I was getting tired of Engineering Explained bias against turbocharging.

@mickeydee3595

3 жыл бұрын

@@dj4monie there are a few things he gets wrong and that matt guy is all over it 🤣

I remember the magic super chip they used to sell way back in the days, late 90's early 2000's. It was basically just a resistor in a nice package. I know some numbnuts that fell for the gimmick.

Informative on automotive performance upgrades, with a splash of taking precaution on industrial snake oil and the deceptive loud crowd:) Any underrated books or just book recommendations from reputable tuners and professionals that is a must for a car owners or aspiring to be in the JDM ring? I've grown weary of reviewers calling a bulk of automotive books as outdated >:(

Glad I watched this cause I'm buying parts this weekend

I had those split fire spark plugs way back when they fist came out in the uk,, we had a few tuning shops then, motor world, road runner, but to name a couple,, most are gone now,, with all the utube channels and Internet, PLUS YOUR AWESOME channel we now know better,,, we just get conned on a car shop that sells all kinds of things for your car its called HALFORDS, or to us brits WE call it HALFRAUDS,, dont know if you got that shop in America or something similar that charges extortionate prices,,,,, anyway keep up the AWESOME channel, and god bless,,,

This is great for the kids that have no idea about performance but with some stuff your leaving plenty of room for improvement with what your saying a great example of this is what you covered in intakes most off the shelf units are rubbish the ideal air box/intake setup is large enough that it won’t run out of air (I vaguely remember reading somewhere that cosworth recommend 2.5x an engines swept volume) and has the least amount of pressure drop between atmospheric and ether the throttle or supercharger device depending on application

Everything he said was sound advice! That Corvette almost tipping over, caught me off guard.

Hey Craig, what would be the easiest car to tribute? Love the videos by the way!

@bobcockwood

3 жыл бұрын

Neela's RX8 probably

This and B2B/Money Pit on Donut Media always make my day better. Thanks.

That madam on the piston was very convincing

Excelent video!!! The right way!! And please modify brakes and suspension

I'm glad you can pronounce Porsche correctly, not like British people here in the UK

Love the fact that i see exactly the same yt car channels as craig

It's not just the car magazines. Same thing with magazines covering pretty much any product. See it all the time in the firearm,archery, wishing, and hunting ones my wife and I subscribe to, as well as the bike ones. Love the increased power claims with 2 pipe systems on big twins, as they are designed with a 2 into 1, from the factory, for a reason, IE, maximum torque. Go to a 2 pipe set up, you lose torque on twins over 1500 ccs. With.maybe, a 2 to 3 hp gain, at most. And shout out to NGK. Been using their plugs in my bikes, since I was 10. With the little single cylinder dirt bikes. They make a great product.

Thx Master Chief 🗣🛎🗣👍🏻💪🏻😇

Thanks for this information Craig. Thats gonna help with my 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS Project. HUGE Question tho Id like to request a video to be made for Hybrid cars. I have a 2011 Honda CR-Z an can i even modify it into a performance car that's street legal. I know hybrid cars are built different then regular cars. So i'd love to see a video for people who want to take the car modification another route but, to hybrid cars. A good Do's & Don't video would be a good one plus with tips an tricks when doing with as much information as you can give. I have been told that the racer or car community would criticize me for trying to modify a hyrbid car like my CR-Z.

@DareToBeDeviant

3 жыл бұрын

Be careful with the Eclipse. You and I have the 420a engine which was meant for getting from A to B with modest mpg, not performance. There are videos here on KZread with boosted 420a Eclipses which do look awesome but people state on forums it lasts 8-12K miles then something goes boom. Good news is some report nitrous is okay, acting like a nasal spray to clean out the gunk.

Thank you Craig!

When i heard about the "plug in" ECU kit, i literally went speechless that ppl actually went for it

When wrenching to improve performance, don’t forget to also tighten up the nut behind the wheel. Again, When wrenching to improve performance, don’t forget to also tighten up the nut behind the wheel. I used to do SCCA Solo II in my MGB. I strongly recommend it to learn your own cars handling and wish I could get my teens interested in cars, though one likes initial d so there is hope. It has probably saved my life on several occasions when I was able to instinctively use those skills and knowledge in emergency accident avoidance situations. Always got a laugh from the older guys when I pulled in and proceeded to spend 45 minutes stripping my huge stereo system (twin 10”s behind the seats, kick panel 6.75s vented into the body cavity, multiple amps, etc) with all its extra weight out of it, leaving a huge pile of audio parts nearly half the size of the car in my parking spot to go race... then had to stuff it all back in at the end of the day. I only had the one car back then, so it was my race car, daily driver, highway cruiser and car stereo car as well. Good times. Thanks for the trip down memory lane Craig.

Thanks Craig. I love listening to someone who knows their shit. Great shout outs to MCM and Alford. I have a SBC Z28 in the garage and a Mazdaspeed 6 in the driveway. I love all fast cars. Keep up the great vids. Stay Happy and Healthy.

Great advice Craig! Where were you back in the JC Whitney catalog days? LOL!

In most testing i’ve done over the years, about 90% of aftermarket add ons reduce horsepower, but increase noise levels. Or at best do nothing at all.

More vids like this would be awesome great info in here for guys new to cars

Craig, what are your thoughts on motorkote - it was reviewed by a youtuber project farm and had some interesting results.

Back in the day I had ran splitfire plugs in my 3.1 sunbird and my lawn mower. Graig you forgotten to mention magnets on fuel lines they increase mpg. Also we can't forget about zmax if Carroll Shelby used it in his cars it has to work.

I went to Bondurant school 30 years ago. An afternoon on the slick track will greatly improve your driving skills.

@dj4monie

3 жыл бұрын

I drove a big rig on a slick track with a trailer, try that.

Also worth mentioning, lowering springs and quality shocks for $500 are going to perform way better than $500 coilovers

I did Skip Barber back in 2004 (3 day at Road America) and 2006 (advanced 2 day at Watkins Glen). I used to drive my e36 m3 to RA, but haven’t gone back in years. This year I plan on going at least once in my f87 m2

Great info. Thanks for sharing

Ironically split electrode spark plugs do exist still. Not necessarily power related but “full burn” advertised. I supposed if you’re basically filling your cylinders with methanol maybe that’s a thing.

I liked this episode ...more or less it's a great info video to newbs

When buying a car: You can only choose two. ➡️ Fast ➡️ Reliable ➡️ Cheap

@KebabsRock1997

3 жыл бұрын

true

@ObservationofLimits

3 жыл бұрын

“fast” is relative though. You can buy a cheap, reliable car that’s fast for cars in its price point

Thank you for this. However. I do have Unequal Length headers on the FRS. Would that be any problems?

NGK Spark Plugs have been the best ones I've used so far personally on my 425 Olds.

@UsefulEntertainment

3 жыл бұрын

Probably the realist engine in the comments, the question is, is it the early version or the later

I love reading the reviews on the electric superchargers. There's a few 5 star reviews that all say the same generic "Wow! Love this thing! Works great!" and then the rest are all 1 stars talking about how they didn't notice any gains and there was even one I read were the cheap blades came apart and went into his engine. He had to replace the engine on a brand new GMC. Yeah have fun with that.

I love it. "Strait pipe is thee worst thing to do" Damn I wish everyone could read this. So many idiots are always on the internet saying "strait pipe it for all the power!" Like....no....just no

Now I want to hear more about the Isuzu. The car that started it all

@dj4monie

3 жыл бұрын

I had an Isuzu I-Mark RS (DOHC 16v 125hp) it was much faster than that era's Honda Civic or CRX Si with 109hp.

Remember back in the 80's there were several mods that claimed to reduce emissions and fuel economy. One did this by seemingly leaning out the carb, usually leading to lots of "pinging" every time you even looked at a hill as the engine started to detonate.. Another was nothing more than an adjustable fuel flow valve on the fuel line into the carb having similar effects..

Good video Craig!

Everyone knows that every sticker each adds five more horsepower right

@farmonious420

3 жыл бұрын

Thats why I stickerbombed my truck...it picked up at least 100 on the dyno.

@joshjablonicky171

3 жыл бұрын

@@farmonious420 hell yeah brother that's what I'm talking about!!

Can definitely attest to the back pressure issue, I had a muffler installed on my old Civic and it was noticeably slower on the 0-60, especially noticeable when stopped pointing uphill.

@ArtVandelayOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

You need to install a vtec racing chip to tune it

Now I know my Apexi -S-AFC controller was made only for the movie cars. Thanks!

@dj4monie

3 жыл бұрын

Not true I've had Super AFC Neo and I picked up 20 whp when it was tuned on the Dyno. It turned my rich running Stage 1 Neon SRT4 from a high 13 second car to one that ran mid 12's.

Thanks for the good advice. May i ask you what you think about a small 2016 Fiat 124 Spider?

@dj4monie

3 жыл бұрын

Why did you pay more for a Miata?

@derstrohmann7450

3 жыл бұрын

@@dj4monie looks better and has brought me many interesting conversations with strangers on the street. I like it more Individual 😉

Tuning a ecu is much easier than old carburators that for sure, about the straight pipes agree 100% most ppl dont even drive or race with the engine at the rpms where such a exhaust would improve perfomance so they end losing power and get annoying with the amount of noise these exhaust make and they are 4 stroke engines so it aint going to improve that much anyways compared to the amount a exhaust improves a 2 stroke.

ello mate!!!!!!!

thanks Craig, now I know where to start on my Mercury LN7...

@dj4monie

3 жыл бұрын

You sell it to the junkyard. Save your pennies and buy something turbocharged.

That electronic turbo also have it own danger, the blade of the "turbo" could snapped and get sucked in into your intake and ultimately your pistons.

Straight piping does boost power (with tune on newer cars). Lack of backpressure only affects torque, and not by much.

@ShiningJudgment666

2 жыл бұрын

Not by much is subjective. A 10 percent loss would be noticeable and probably annoying. I'd rather a consistent power and torque band if the motor isn't built for continual high revving.

If I remember correctly, Bryan was looking at turbo whistles...

Magnets around fuel lines to polarize fuel before it gets into the carburettor (where it promptly is dumped into a float bowl) - I figured this out the first time I saw a diagram of a carburettor at 12 or so.

I have a question. With the rage of JDM cars from Japan, was there ever talks of making American versions of the R34 or even the Silvia S15? Just giving two examples for reference.

Straight piping a car, or removing the muffler, will not affect scavenging. Most if not all of exhaust scavenging occurs in the header primaries. By the time exhaust gases reach the muffler area, they have expanded and slowed down. If anything the lack of back pressure will always make more power. Its been proven over and over on the dyno and track. Of course, header primary design and pipe diamter should be correct for the application. We're talking soley for performance here

@zqzj

2 жыл бұрын

Everyday driving is a struggle with a straight piped NA engine. It deff kills low-end power, but does give some gains at higher RPM at WOT

Great info, thanks!

Splitfire plugs..... a child of the 80s like me..... only additive I use is redex, once every 4 or 5 tank fill ups, keeps the valves free from deposits caused by the additives in modern petrol..... 👍

Oh split fire plugs. I remember in the late 90's my dad bought a set for his silverado. It ran so terrible with them, they lasted in there for about 2 days before he removed them. I blame those infomercials that advertised them as the greatest thing. I also remember people STILL coming in and asking for those things when I worked at advance auto parts throughout college from about 2005-2008. I always tried my best to explain to people that they were garbage, but some people just couldn't be convinced...

Also specially tuned and created exhaust system lol, ford 300 i6 with the log exhaust manifold is apparently specially tuned lpl