Episode 17. We find top speed and the MPG of our Honda Insight with a 420cc cement mixer engine.

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In episode 17 we change the drive sprockets and get out cement mixer powered Honda Insight up to some amazing speeds. As a bonus the fuel economy also improves.
Want to see more of our lawnmower/ cement mixer powered car?
Check out our other Honda insight videos....
Episode 1. • Episode 1. We put a $...
Episode 2. • Episode 2. $99 Pred...
Episode 3 • Episode 3. We build a...
Episode 4 • Episode 4. We put a s...
Episode 5 • Episode 5. $99 lawnmo...
Episode 6 • Episode 6. MPG on our...
Episode 7 • Episode 7. We get th...
Episode 8 • Episode 8. We take a c...
Episode 9. • Episode 9. Honda insig...
Episode 10. • Episode 10. We do so...
Episode 11. • Episode 11. We begin t...
Episode 12. • Episode 12. We put a ...
Episode 14. • Episode 14. 420 Hemi ...
Episode 15. • Episode 15. We finish ...
Episode 16. • Episode 16. We road te...

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@BenNottelling 3 года назад

Finding you was like finding a small pot of gold on RU-vid. I also gotta appreciate all the work you're putting in for this

@bigdaddydoitall 3 года назад

I totally agree with this comment. Very impressive.

@samuelberghuvud5527 3 года назад

Yes, exactly

@markosteez9691 3 года назад

exactly bro 100%

@daveh2612 3 года назад

Or a Windex bottle of gold

@todd7419 3 года назад

This is the kind of content I come to RU-vid to find.

@litterbug4023 3 года назад

I pulled up to the local Harbor Freight in my Stock insight the other day and a guy asked me if this was my channel. LOL

@slantedperspective 3 года назад

😆

@ils360 3 года назад

That's funny! 😂 I pull up to my local harbor freight in my insight all the time and never been asked once 🤷🏼‍♂️

@wickeddubz 3 года назад

This early YT vibe, enthusiasm, storytelling, home video camera style - all what we lost in todays 8k cinematic ads-stuffed shows. Ahh. I wish more channels on YT that will be cozy as this one. 🙌🏼

@kevbrand8824 Год назад

Fr fr heavy 2012 yt atmosphere

@Bpf1893 Год назад

This old Tony vibes

@nononsense4079 3 года назад

Machinist ☑️ Fabricator ☑️ Mechanic ☑️ Engineer☑️ Amazing channel

@jnljnl8485 3 года назад

Who else was leaning forward trying to hit 60?😂

@dumbasscountryboy 3 года назад

Me🤚🤚

@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB 3 года назад

I also tried bumping the chair, didn't work

@alexsnider5209 3 года назад

The ultimate achievement would be to get pulled over for speeding.

@ryanbernard6550 3 года назад

"um officer this has a harbor freight motor in it.. might wanna get your radar calibrated"

@rogerherring772 3 года назад

Now time to take it to a Honda dealership for a oil change 🍺🤠👍

@mikescudder4621 3 года назад

Hehe... that would actually make for a very funny video!! Take it in and say that its sounding strange...

@daltonx6177 3 года назад

😁😁😁

@jasondevine6014 3 года назад

+1 for this!

@notmuch_23 3 года назад

"eh, that's good enough" * This Old Tony intensifies*

@oldwrench4213 3 года назад

True....but this guy doesn't have a Maho!!😁

@CRneu 3 года назад

You're sort of building a new Geo Metro.

@rik8508 3 года назад

Again: Thanks for adding the metric measurements!

@hellsing56666 3 года назад

Hell yeah, thanks a lot!

@ClaudeSac 3 года назад

Yes, I said this a couple of videos ago too, but I would like to repeat my appreciation.

@1968lr 3 года назад

I just want to point out that the desired speed for any car like this is 88 MILES PER HOUR

@arcadeportal32 3 года назад

He's going to see some serious $#!t when that baby hits 88mph!

@redneckasmr-xd1gg 3 года назад

exactly thats bout where my 95 f150 tops at the speedo maxes at 90

@noobscoopsies1100 3 года назад

0:37 Turbo! ... Turbo!

@robotcantina8957 3 года назад

TURBO!

@mikef1570 3 года назад

The old piss in the glass cleaner bottle scam, priceless.

@robotcantina8957 3 года назад

its sort of a big city kind of joke, I wonder if a lot of people got that one.

@mikef1570 3 года назад

@@robotcantina8957 Maybe a Michigan joke? I’m about 50 miles west of you, roads in your videos are oh so familiar.

@guillenxd 3 года назад

I didn't get it but to be fair I'm watching from southamerica

@hotfuzz1913 3 года назад

It called windell

@airgunningyup 3 года назад

if you have a teenager, this needs to be their first car.. no risk of speeding tickets.

@procrastinator1842 3 года назад

There is a dutch car that comes from the factory with a 5.5hp honda engine lol.

@80fordmustang6 3 года назад

Instead of ls swaps all the kids will be doing Koehler and onan swaps possibly Briggs opposed twin swaps

@william2glaser227 3 года назад

Either this or a Ford Mustang, both are always in corvettes rear view mirrors

@butwait 3 года назад

@@procrastinator1842 Yes, it's a 'car' for disabled people. Technically they are mopeds, and moped traffic rules apply.

@JohnPerryKiteboarding 3 года назад

I had a good mom. She told us honda civics where gutless and dangerous.

@zippybean 3 года назад

How about a NY to CA road trip on a lawn motor engine for 100K subscriber? I would pay to watch that!

@justsumguy2u 3 года назад

If this was being used as a city car, it's performance would be perfectly acceptable with no further modification. It probably wouldn't even feel strained around town

@AG-pm3tc 3 года назад

The fact that you devoted such a large portion of the video just for a viewer request, shows what an amazing channel this is!

@subliminal128 3 года назад

Agreed

@thereedbreed 3 года назад

If it fits I'd be interested to see the Harbor Freight V-Twin go in there.

@kuwoHasArrived Год назад

This whole channel is exactly what I want to do, love in a quiet town, and just build whatever

@pritambissonauth2181 2 года назад

Now I understand how my dad's Datsun 120Y would do 120Km/h(75mph) easily in the 1980's, it only had a 4cylinder with of 1191cc displacement with only a 3 gear transmission!

@TheNovice2 3 года назад

50K subs in two weeks proves content is everything. Great job, keep posting.

@timwatkins6559 3 года назад

Crazy underrated channel

@OsakaBancho 3 года назад

I've always been interested in the process of powering a car with a small engine and the performance of the car afterwards. This channel is not only the best at showing it, it's kind of the only one. Everyone else is just like "this is my car it has a predator 212 in it thank you for watching"

@WhitfieldProductionsTV 3 года назад

this is the type of project I was wanting to do myself, but seeing how this requires fabricating and I lack those type of toolings, I'll just keep watching you do it.

@nekbiodieselworks 3 года назад

I would drive this car every day.

@JaredConnell 3 года назад

"Hey your honda sounds like a go cart!" "Nah, its a cement mixer"

@dustinschings7042 3 года назад

"Hillbilly Proving Grounds" is something everyone could have where they live. We should map them, make it a route system. You can be HPG Route 1. Then people everywhere will know where they can test their garage -built abominations near them!

@C-Henry 3 года назад

Sounds an awful lot like my "I think I fixed it" proving grounds I pick out wherever I live for post maintenance test drives.

@Evildandalo 3 года назад

@@johnnycajon4858 or the culdesac near me, that I use to "test my emergency brake"

@Andrew-hh3ol 3 года назад

When I have my own rural property I will make it a hillbilly proving grounds

@katieandkevinsears7724 3 года назад

When that tiny motor blows up, you'll be able to say it took a 420 smoke break.

@cashgamma 3 года назад

Insane, this is why RU-vid format is so popular folks. Series like this that suck you in down some rabbit hole you never thought you would ever want but find you need! Great work! I know the amount of hours it took to do the build and then also to shoot the footage and edit it. This is a labor of love and you should be handsomely rewarded for it!

@nateallen2714 3 года назад

Taking it to another level all the time, gotta love it

@tiporari 3 года назад

Seems like you are hitting the HP/Drag limit around 58mph. Driveability looks good. Imagine this with a 670 twin. Could easily do highway travel.

@huxleywolfkin1202 3 года назад

Should I been thinking from the start except for you would have to worry about heights but that’s really not a problem if you know how to cut seven things and make the engine a bit lower because I can see you not a lot of. Things that I could do differently that would make it a lot lower I would make the first set of sprockets extend out further so they would be looking at the front of the engine stuck out it’s very hard to explain but I would be putting the sprockets not directly under the engine I’ll be putting them beside itAnd with a few minor modifications this could work

@dangerdylan5005 3 года назад

Please go 670 on this please please please

@procrastinator1842 3 года назад

I want to see the 420 with efi and a turbocharger next!

@legitscoper3259 3 года назад

You are that kind of guy that helps Maybach engines become everlasting. At least a mechanic with extraordinary attention to detail and deep knowledge. And Maybach engines because they were build to run, and run, and run... and never fail. And they are fully modulare what does require a reassembly every 15 years but they keep going like they were build yesterday.

@kansasrose2909 Год назад

The universe likes speed. Don't delay. Don't second guess. Don't doubt. When the opportunity is there, when the impulse is there, when the intuitive nudge from within is there, act. That's your job. That's all you have to do. Keep going jimbo. We love those amazing speeds!

@michaelcawley7400 3 года назад

When this car gets almost 4 time the fuel economy as my car plus never having to worry about a speeding ticket priceless

@Mezzanine99T 3 года назад

The window cleaner street vendor got a big lol out of me. Quality merchant, that.

@davidbeer 3 года назад

Ps dont eat the yellow snow

@Srt8Jeep Год назад

I love that these are clearly master engineers and people on RU-vid are sitting in their office chairs telling them how to make it better. Most likely their biggest job being an oil change. And they probably over tightened everything. 😂

@acid3129 3 года назад

one thing i love about the overview of Michigan is just how much it looks like the uk i can also imagine some old guy going mad looking for them darn kids on those darn motocross bikes and ATVs going up and down the road only to find you in a strange-looking honda

@drooskeedoo3388 3 года назад

I would love to hear some reactions to this vehicle from the locals in your testing area. From the looks of it, all 3 of them. Great job

@applesaregoodeatings 3 года назад

They should take it to an alignment shop and hide some cameras in there

@tampixena 3 года назад

for the first time in years RU-vid done a great job with the recommendation of this channel

@arthurmann578 3 года назад

Wow! It's running like a champ and getting better every video! From the view inside the car it looks like your really flying on the road! Really enjoy watching your progress! 👍👍

@lancewashington3910 3 года назад

I can just imagine ppl hearing you pass by like that guy needs a mechanic

@robotcantina8957 3 года назад

true story, As I was driving back from the hillbilly proving grounds I pulled int a little country store to check on the chain. The guy standing outside the store walked over and wanted to see what was wrong with the car because of the noise it was making.... lol

@Jakefrc 3 года назад

@@robotcantina8957 I sincerely hope you pleaded ignorance and asked if he could have a look 😂

@kansasrose2909 Год назад

@@Jakefrc The universe likes speed. Don't delay. Don't second guess. Don't doubt. When the opportunity is there, when the impulse is there, when the intuitive nudge from within is there, act. That's your job. That's all you have to do. Keep going jimbo. We love those amazing speeds!

@jesseharriott4253 3 года назад

That looks honestly fun. I was amazed how quiet it is in the engine bay yet it has a awesome exhaust tone behind the car 🤣🤣

@kansasrose2909 Год назад

@chickenman7032 3 года назад

Who in their right mind would dislike this??? This is awesome thanks for bringing us along 😉

@beekman306 3 года назад

Take it to jiffy lube for an oil change lol 😂

@UN4SS1GN3D 3 года назад

Robot Cantina can you do a video on how you learned how to do all this stuff?

@peterbrown6224 3 года назад

When I was about 17, I wondered if I could replace the engine in my father's spare car - a Morris 1200S - with a lawnmower engine. You've shown me that (a) I couldn't and (b) you have to be grown-ups to even try. Thank you, it's been hours of fun and many more to come, I hope.

@scottpearson9692 3 года назад

Awesome content, please keep uploading these videos! I used to modify cars in high school, and I feel like if you modify that engine a lot and add a small turbo it could almost do 90mph

@MrPhatties 3 года назад

Let's just appreciate how he took a small comment about the km/L measurement from last video and is now using L/100km notation. This channel is going places.

@Dis-Emboweled 3 года назад

This channel is a lot of fun to watch. You should do a video of you "going shopping" and watch people's reaction as you pull stat your car at every shop. 🤣

@cngodfather 3 года назад

incredible performance from a single cylinder engine. Awesome!

@wheetcracker 3 года назад

I love this channel. It's like having another This Old Tony.

@btw985 3 года назад

They should air this 3 times a week on PBS. Because, education.

@jaredpresley5960 3 года назад

The “how dare you” was an excellent touch

@BeamerTheFox 3 года назад

i wonder how many caught that

@oldwrench4213 3 года назад

@@BeamerTheFox Greta certainly hasn't !

@DeadKoby 3 года назад

I'm enjoying this adventure. I'm still sort of fascinated that modest size auto engines are achieving better fuel economy and power. The backyard thinking that let to so many 1cyl cars (as seen on aging wheels) is really outdated thinking. I look forward to the next improvements to your project.

@seanfinkel9621 3 года назад

Reminds me of my grand dad when he stands up

@Beetil 3 года назад

Im glad the algorithm showed me your channel

@rushbnostopp 3 года назад

I don’t know how I found your channel but you have quickly become my favorite content creator on RU-vid by far

@smeezekitty 3 года назад

My bet on random RU-vid recommendation

@usercid640 3 года назад

Did I hear the exhaust pop and bang 💥💥💥 at the end? That's really all you need in a car to have fun

@kriskoehnke3779 3 года назад

I could imagine hearing that thing pass, and think, damn that honda sounds just like a predator motor

@handlesRdumb 3 года назад

I hope you're going to take this to tuner shows over the summer

@Mrkouman 3 года назад

When you called it the bad lands I was waiting for literally bad road conditions but yeah, gotta give them a driving course name. Cool shit, keep them comming

@MELEGO351 3 года назад

Thank you for including L/100KM and KM/H. Especially the economy!

@michaelfuston7086 3 года назад

You should take it on a long trip to see how it holds up on a long trip and what you had to replace on the way

@aciddream2866 3 года назад

If it breaks down you can just get another engine and swap it in minutes!

@russellpomeroy4690 Год назад

And keep up with traffic!

@8ym3TV 3 года назад

5::49 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 I truly appreciate all the work you put into make this content!!!!

@craioveanu95 2 года назад

I found this channel last night. Been bing watching non-stop since then. It just shows what a bit of engineering can do with even the most mundane things aka boring old lawnmower engines. Keep going and stay away from those garden gnomes

@robotcantina8957 2 года назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@Mybwain 3 года назад

Your videos have a 90's educational video flavour. Takes me back.

@wateryoudoinglol4206 3 года назад

When I found this Channel like 2 months ago I honestly thought this Channel already had 100k subs because the vids are put together so well. I hope the sun count goes to the moon! Amazing work!

@Walt1119 3 года назад

Such a great project!!! I figured u we’re gonna grow the middle sprocket, seemed the best performer and ran cooler... thanks for sharing!!!!

@timelessdriver2335 3 года назад

If you ever think your car is slow remember this thing exists anyways jokes a side well done on your build good explanations too making other people learn good job

@george8873 3 года назад

Always watch your videos relating to the Honda with a huge grin on my face. They're spectacular. Edit: Congratulations on reaching 50k+ subscribers so fast. Proves you're putting out top notch content.

@bitkarek 3 года назад

this channel is trully worldwide with those SI units :)

@kaleg.416 3 года назад

This channel is definitely in my top 5 now. Building my kids stealthy go karts to tear up the neighborhood quietly we use some flexible exhaust tubing. Yeah that stuff you see in the exhaust isle at oreillys and giggle at. I have no doubt it'll quiet your hot rod down.

@gmeister03 3 года назад

This is such an awesome project. I hope the bigger displacement affords partial throttle. Amazing

@johnmurner2418 3 года назад

I thought you put a secondary off of snowmobile on that but now I see you kept the car transmission! Wow.

@Ulbre 3 года назад

I am a foreigner looking in.....Aussie..... I love this......folk like you is what makes America great.......cheers

@NainKaigo 3 года назад

I am not sure if the LOTRO map was intentional, but it brought back some fond memories :)

@kansasrose2909 Год назад

HEY JIMBO..... congratulations on reaching 100k subscribers.. ROBOT CANTINA is providing the entertainment and fun that viewers enjoy..

@superdupergrover9857 3 года назад

Mathematically speaking, the best sprocket would have zero teeth, allowing _infinite_ speed!

@5roundsrapid263 3 года назад

That’s kind of how a CVT works.

@dustintunis9347 3 года назад

Zero teeth (which of course only works in math), infinite speed requires infinite power.

@mikebolton2388 3 года назад

@@dustintunis9347 if you have infinite time, then you have infinite power?

@mikescudder4621 3 года назад

infinitely zero speed?!

@superdupergrover9857 3 года назад

@@mikescudder4621 dividing by zero equaling zero is for people who have limitations rooted in reality. -superdupergrover, 2021 :)

@matthudson1724 3 года назад

The cvt system is really robbing some power. Ditch it for a normal clutch and use the manual transmission like its meant to be used.

@RobertDickens2002 2 года назад

Why not just hook clutch back up and run directly drive

@Gu1tarZer0 3 года назад

Wait, you found a car here in MI that isn't MADE of rust? Love the build, looks like it's hilarious fun to drive!

@mrbummy105 3 года назад

More people need to watch this channel.

@BeamerTheFox 3 года назад

they will give it time, this channel is favored by youtube hence the 50 thousand subscribers in 2 weeks lmao

@edgardovigocastillo794 3 года назад

The go kart pop noise was awesome

@jfolz 3 года назад

7:28 that's some world class CGI to illustrate the sprocket change!

@robotcantina8957 3 года назад

lol...

@wdwa-qu4wc Год назад

lol you went from 99.9k to 100k subs while I was on this episode binging this series

@LukaArtelj 3 года назад

*_You have implemented my comment from the last video to this one to use the international standard for measurements :) You just become my favorite youtube on the entire youtube_ * 😀😀😀