Would’ve liked to have seen a CBR liter engine in this thing, but this is still a nice choice regardless. Mark’s also killing it with his presence on the channel, glad to see him be apart of the team.
Honestly Thumbed up for the fact that even after the overhaul was complete there was still a problem and you showed that problem as well as your methods to fix it. Love how honest G&G is!
That exhaust sits right behind the driver and ecu, which tends to cook the components in the ecu. That's probably why the exhaust was wrapped. There is an ecu harness extension that moves it away from the heat, just don't remember the site... also, honda jazz calipers make a good front break upgrade.
I really enjoy seeing more Mark on this channel, it really feels like both Bens and Mark all have their own style and they all have good chemistry. I can feel a 3 car road trip in the works
I’m a Honda guy and watching him put in 75w90 Just hurts my soul. Short term everything should be fine. However, you were going to develop shifting issues. The synchro are going to work correctly because of the thick oil. This is going to lead to grinding of gears. I hope you read this before you guys drive this thing.
If that's GL-5 gear oil (I'm 90% certain it is), I hope his synchros are able to withstand the additives. I literally just replaced my transmission after running this oil not knowing it was specifically meant for differentials, not transmissions.
@@fededz7884 Honda has specific transmission fluid that they use that use a certain friction modifiers. You can also use synchromesh which I believe is made by Valvoline.
Ben once said in an FB Story that a K-swap in a Beat is impossible due to the dimensions of the engine bay. When I saw the thumbnail, I was like "I thought you said it's impossible??", then we saw Mark roll in with a different engine.
To check valve lash you have to turn each piston to compression stroke before measuring so the valves are completely closed and the feeler gauge can go in. That is why you found the lash super loose even after double checking.
Dude, Mark is super chill. He works extremely hard and does a great job on camera. I can see myself watching more episodes of Mark repairing, fabricating, and more. Keep it up!🫡
Loving the beat content,Mark has more then proven himself to be a worthy mechanic and a valuable member of the G&G team!looking forward to the next video as always
3:18 learned something new after all these years, had no idea a 75W-90 gear oil was roughly the same viscosity as 10W-40 engine oil. Awesome refresh, that was a lot of wrenching time condensed in 16 minutes.
Something I've learned about synthetic oil after making an old engine run again.... flush that oil at 2000mi or earlier the first time... it will flush a ton of garbage out, especially if the engine had a lot of varnish or carbon in the rings and stuff.
I gotta say at first I was a bit unsure of mark. But with any long term channel a new face is different. Gotta say this video sold me on mark! Good job man. You did great in a solo video and really enjoyed the content!
Anyone remember when @Fasterproms squeezed a K series into a Smart Car? “Kater-tot”They wound up modifying and swapping not only the entire engine and transaxle, but the entire subframe also. Soooo… Mark, there’s always that option 😂
Thanks for putting my canvas in like half the video, it made me so happy to see it proudly displayed on camera. You guys rock! Was an awesome experience meeting you guys at Limerock!
16:22, Ben walks in with a sweater that says "Norway and Bergen". What?! How?! When?! This made my day! Join the "Gatebil" festival in Norway in the future! Sending love from Bergen, Norway!🤩
Loved the custom valve cover paint job! Marks voice is so soothing it makes me want him to make some books on tape talking about how to retime a Honda beat
As with most period Hondas, distributor bearings are a major failure point on the E07A, so you should probably check it. It's not too hard to change. The E07Z variant was available with both a turbo and COP ignition. I always thought it'd be fun to swap one in with a MS (particularly because ECU failure is also a period Honda failure point), especially if I could keep the ITB setup as well.
Glad to see it running, Although some sort of motorcycle swap woulda been sick, a 600CC race bike engine making 100hp from the same displacement of the stock motor would have been nice.
I wasn’t too keen on mark when he first came on the channel but I’ve got to say he’s grown on me and the channel is all the better for the content he does.
"It gets a lot better fuel economy than the K series" actually means "this engine is slower, because its unable to consume the same amount of fuel as the K series"
Honda valvetrains tend to be clackity when cold. But it’s also easy to miss the clearance on a valve even after thinking you double checked everything. I’ve definitely done it a time or three. But also the rocker arms are supposed to be loose like that, due to the cold valve lash clearance.
@@GearsandGasoline I’ve always wanted to see somebody Renesis/NA13B swap one. I’d imagine fitting it in wouldn’t be so hard but the fabrication it get it to work would probably be pretty high
I've seen and read on a magazine of a Honda Beat with a K20 swap, probably almost 20 years ago for use in Gymkhana. I lost that magazine but this isn't the first time it has been done. Many enthusiasts are having a hard time figuring out how to drop a K series engine. I did read about some Honda Beat Owners in Japan dropping in a B18C engine with more ease.
I'm going to be completely honest I actually really like how the valve cover looks really all it needs is a fresh coat of paint but then again that may just be me l just really love the black and red strips plus it'd also vary fitting to
Thank you for showing horsepower has nothing to do with a enjoyable driving experience. But yeah I would love to do. Cut axles , sub frame deformation . Yeah I'd still k swap amd eat kraft diiner for a year