Can we make our Suzuki Cappuccino as powerful as a Mazda MX-5? | Yuki Ep.3 

How do you reckon Yuki will get on against the MX-5? 🤔Thank you to Gtechniq for sponsoring today's video, check out their brand new Exo V5 coating here: www.gtechniq.co.uk/shop/auto/ceramic-coatings/exo-ultra-durable-coating/

Fair play to the tuners when Mike was asking if 100bhp was possible. Many might have said something like "we'll give it a go" but he set realistic expectations right from the start. To me, that kind of honesty is worth a lot, and meant Mike went away very happy with his results.

well it might be hard to beat mx-5 NA since mazda probably lost like 50% of it's mass due to natural biodegradation

Can we just take time to appreciate the production quality recently? Top work guys, everyone in the DriveTribe team should be proud!

Hmmm, you might be able to fit the engine from a GSXR750 in there, that would give you 120+ HP at 12.5K. Now that would be nippy.

The overall project is cool... But I wish the car was benchmarked in stock form to really give us a proper comparison...

I'm really enjoying the journey of this little project car. This should definitely be an ongoing series (money permitting), finding cool little older cars and making them up as track day cars with a goal to beat some sort of bigger brother car :D

Do you know what I appreciate the most from this channel? The fact that this channel gives a modern cover to old-school presenting and linking that to the old-school shows. They've got contact with the Trio from TG / TGT and maintain references to those series in their YT Video's. This makes it fun for both new and old viewers, as it's something modern yet reffering to older stuff. Absolutely keep it up, I love the video's 😁

So why didnt you add a boost controller ?. Or even a simple bleed valve set to give it an extra 3 or 4psi. That would have taken it over 100bhp.

Pretty neat to get 85 HP from a regular tune. Put on a boost controller and you'll see it flying. The KeiSport ECU does nothing more than prepare the engine for more boost, but you have to increase it yourself.

i love the little car, i think its stunning and all the things you can do with the roof is cool, the targa look was brilliant!!!

That looks utterly fantastic. Great job

This turned out to be more fun, than I thought! Not only 85 HP, but useful upgrades and a beautiful shine🙂 I can hardly wait the challenge!

Great series! More of this sort of thing please

The na mx-5 1.6 had 116hp until 1995. They changed the cams and compression that year bringing down hp but unlocking peak torque earlier.

I could watch you guys mod this car to the gills, I wanna see the stage III version, KEEP GOING!

That's scrubbed up a treat! Love these little things!

Really cool cinematography going on.

Im lovin these episodes of yuki, will mod my cappucino on gt7

Nice, glad to hear that you're having it rewelded, injection of Waxoyl or similar would be wise too✌️👍😊💜

What a sweet tune!!! Awesome job!

What a cool build. Looks really fun!

oh man... that hardtop conversion is rad AF... now I really want one... :D

Boooooost! Give it some boost man! The factory cutoff is around 16psi but the magic number seems to be 1 bar or 14.7psi. That's what I run in mine, factory everything except exhaust. Made a huge difference over stock.

What a fabulous fun car that is. We need more simple, affordable vehicles like this to enjoy in a world where huge outright speed, and silly horsepower are just getting pointless!!!

This series is sooooo well done! Production value is super high. I've loved every minute of it. Thank you for sharing your kei car adventures!

EngineTuner are awesome. They've tuned a few cars for me. Always been pleased. Shame you didn't hit your target but still awesome. My old cappuccino had epic turbo lag when tuned.

The product placement was just, so, subtle! ;)

That's awesome you're getting up into the 80s without boost control! I got my KeiSport PNP finally and added a boost controller to bump the boost from 0.7 bar to about 1.1 bar, so once I get mine tuned properly I'm excited to see if I can get mine into the triple digit wheel hp!

Thinking about the sponsor at the end, does anyone else feel like we are getting to a point where there's a paint protectant, for your paint protectant, that's already protecting your paint protectant? Cool video though, excited to see the showdown.

Wahayyy. Engine tuner. Had 2 cars tuned by them. Both brilliant

Wow, Yuki! This episode was incredibly informative and inspiring.

Your testing was at the wheel too. Factory figures is usually at the crank.

Only mod needed is a driver mod? Put Abbie in the Cappuccino and Mike in the MX5! (Sorry Mike 😁❤)

I'm so eager to see the next episode. When will this battle finally take place?

It's kinda cool that coil-overs and schmicko brakes are available for these very modest little devices. 😄

Nice spotto of a Dark metalic blue MY02 WRX "wagon" (hatch) with darkend wrx lights, just like what i had but few dif mods 👌👌

I’m very confused, aftermarket ecu and a tune, but no manual boost controller? You could have turned the boost up and easily made 100hp

id like to know, if the suspension bushings have been replaced as well, they could after alls those years also improve the ride quite a bit

Intriguing little project, curious to see what you can wring out of it.

now THATS how you do a sponsor integration!!! i couldnt look away....

Been waiting for this video

The part when he showed the differnt configurations reminds me of the concept of the citroen pluriel… almost 15 years earlier…. And better! Because you can keep the parts in the car!

Love small cars. This cappuccino is so cool!

These engines can take a lot. The most powerful one on record is a 250PS one from Japan. It has Nissan March SuperTurbo pistons, forged rods, TD05/16 turbo, a custom equal lenght exhaust manifold and a full exhaust. There is nothing noted about head work or intake manifold, but i suppose it may be ported and may have a larger TB, maybe... In any case, the stock engine as-is can get to around around 130PS for reliable track use. I wouldn't personally go further on stock internals, but a little over 100 is achievable. But there is also a problem with the stock turbo, it kinda gets limited at around 90PS. You should most definitely get the turbo hybridized with a larger compression wheel, made of billet aluminium so it would spool quicker. Install a boost controller and also check what might be the problem for the power loss. You can't just throw fuel and timing at it hoping it would fix itself. Check for vacuum leaks, broken gaskets, worn out valve guides, anything that could be suspect for that power loss. Getting around 50PS from a car that barely made 60PS is a huge power loss. Just as you said, it may seem little, but the engine is also tiny, so is most definitely something very wrong with it.

saw some videos where one of these had the motor swapped with a Hayabusa turbo, 300+ hp in one of these sounds insane

I really need one of these to go along my 92 Swift GTI :)

Love your work 👍

Nice to hear you went down to Plymouth its nice to see. Plus to hear that janner accent

loving this!!

The Honda S660 would sell like mad here, we need kei cars in the UK.

Love those I wish we’d got them here in the states.

Love the little Suzuki Cappy.

Suspension Strut Tower Bar..... after all these mods the rotten body is going to flex around when it goes on track. having no roll cage and keeping the stock look is hard but they do kits for front and rear adjustable strut towers on these lil machines.

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The cat back exhaust needs to be turbo back. The stock downpipe is probable way too small. This vintage of Japanese turbo cars typically had pretty low compression ratios - 8ish to 1. 10 to 1 would be more like it. Then you find out the connecting rods can't take all the fun... And so it begins.

The new S660s look great. Just like my Brabus Roadster is. In fact mechanically they are almost the same. (Except the Brabus is 699cc and 101bhp as stock and possibly weighs less too).

So gorgeous. I love it! Will it be for sale?

I had Cappuccino and I managed to get over 100hp by upgrading its turbo and intercooler at Suzuki dealer Well, at least it was what i did in Gran Turismo 4

Rebuild this engine + new turbo? I’d be so curious how far you could come. Supercool car!

Not a very nice video, but a very very very nice video. Great work on the wee Suzuki Scottie and the team.

Love it, so cool!

Could it, idk, fit a Yaris GR power train? That would be the ultimate pocket roadster rocket

Any updates on project Jag lads? I'm so excited to see that project completed. That thing is a weapon.

I had a Cappuccino just over 100hp in Gran Turismo, and that thing was fuuuun!!!

Advancing timing is all very well, but in the end, depending on what fuel you can buy in any location, you do sacrifice low end refinement. Maybe not a issue to some, but if daily driving this car through town it can be a pain. My MX5 was the same. Lovely power boost but it became lumpy through town if I wanted max power gain.

Would love to get an interior tour of the car and see how tight the fit is for a full size person!

Shamon ! Bring it on!

We need those S660's in the USA!!! That little car is awesome!

Well done on the outro! No more "If you have been" nonsense. 🙂

bigger turbo is always the answer.

Still one of my all time favorite cars! 🤓❤️

You could look into the Indian market. Usually, Japanese manufacturers offer 800cc versions os engines there.

3:13 🤔 Amazing series

Mine had about 150bhp and had nice power until 9500rpm then tapered off until about 11000rpm. Standard turbo and throttle body limit it so much.

The Honda S660 looks awesome!

Do whatever you need and drastically reduce the life of the mini Miata but the Mazda will last as long you can keep the rush off, but after seeing the welding on that capa made me not worry about my mx5 that's on 175k-ish and the same age as yours

I am so sorry, but that final ad for the coating had me in stitches. Mike you kept saying that word & variants of, So "Yuki" has RABIES now! PMSL

Exciting stuff. The little spool that could. How did it go with the rust repair so that it can pass the MOT? (Edit: ok so it will be done before the race) An upgraded intercooler would have helped. I'm assuming it has one from factory. Something so cute about those high-performance little disc brakes. Wish I could get a kei car in my country.

You should try to replace Yuki's engine with the CP3 engine of the Yamaha MT-09. I reckon the car would be the most fun it can possibly be.

I know this is supposed to be about Yuki, but I got a bit distracted by those Honda S660s. Those look like a lot of fun.

I’d like to see one of these with a turbo gsxr-1000 engine like a lot of drag racing bikes have.

This video is a reminder of why Mike wears hats a lot ❤

Always wanted a Cappuccino and put a Hayabussa turbo motor in it 300+hp in that would be scary, but there 20k+ only two available in Aus 25 and 42grand!

There's very little reason to use the Kei Sport ECU if you're not going to use a boost controller. Turning up the boost is the primary use case for that computer and would easily get you up to the 100hp goal.

You should take it to Powervalve in St.Helens for a new exhaust! Been a few years since I’ve been to see them but they got some impressive power gains with their custom performance exhaust! Might be able to get it up to 90!

A tidy looking wee motor. The one thing the Cappuccino and MX5 have in common is their reluctance to retain their rear wheel arches and the back of their sills. - Chuck a Hayabusa motor in it and slap on a spicy turbo?

Considering drivetrain loss I’d say you’re right on the money with 100hp

Nothing like a liberal coating of ptfe’s that wash off your car and in to the water supply. Thanks for sponsoring G Technique!

I assume, pedantically speaking, that you've been trailering this little beauty around as it's sans MOT right now! Looking forward to the stand-off!

Please when you are done with it, put a wrap on it so it looks like a Viper. In GT7, one of the most hilarious things are the liveries designed to make the Cappuccino look like much more powerful cars. The lines on the cars work surprisingly well that when done right, it legit can look like a mini Dodge Viper and it’s hilarious IMO.

You should compare it in power to weight ratio. It already more than a tuned mx5

Just upping boost only helps to a point on these, the tiny stock turbo chokes out. Stock turbo you'll max out at around 80hp even with more boost Ht07 is the biggest that bolts directly on the stock exhaust manifold, that will net around 115hp!

So crusty underneath, at least get that sorted and replace the bushes before bolting on new parts. Otherwise a nice project.

I’m not sure how much research you did with the Cappuccino but you should of spoken to Benny @ Benny’s Custom Works and Mark @ Barrel Bros. Two guys that have a world of knowledge about this platform 😁

Everybody loves an underdog :)

Turning the dizzy using a strobe, i miss them days soooo bad 😪

When’s the next episode to this? Been waiting ages

Needs upgraded manifold downpipe actuator and intercooler to see bigger numbers

Expecting power increases without increasing boost seems a little strange. With the standard ecu youre limited with how much you can increase the boost, but with the Keisport ECU you could have seen a decent increase in power 🤷