S3 E43. Our first drive in the 719cc Kubota diesel powered Honda Insight. 

He got me good. 😂

Hondas best series of motors haha

So is it a Kubonda or a Honbota......

Perfect thing to say when someone questions why your filling your Insight with Diesel.

Amen to that!

That is possibly the best comment I have ever read. Thank you for that!

IF there Ever is a snow plow in your town , I can guess where they are going to pike all the snow . Your driveway entrance ..

@@josephpadula2283 LOL, I reckon that probably will happen someday when a snow plow can be found

@@robotcantina8957 you just need a plow for the front of the insight.

Maybe you need to build one, Jimbo! And start your MR. PLOW service like in that old Simpsons episode 😊

Jimbo earned even more respect from me for that, for sure. Would have made me a bit sad to see that thing get cut up. Mad mad respect for it.

I don't think he could do any better of a job with these videos. Absolute class act. 👍

just the fact alone that the guy has a Renault in the US, and a pretty vintage one at that is amazing. Greetings from Poland.

DB ...............something about that spinning impeller ????

​​@@dannycalley7777 the turbo hot side turbine does muffle out the exhaust don't straight pipe N/A diesels loud as fk

We called them, 'rotary mufflers'

JB ...............I love those straight piped Detroit diesels ...........w/o turbos @@johnyboy4205

Ooorrr.. twin charged. It needs both.. you know, just to make sure it stays quiet 🤫

...and essential, especially after a Carrington event.

Yes!!! And there are still lots of fully mechanical diesels on the road today. Ford/IH 6.9/7.3 IDI’s, GM/Detroit 6.2/6.5, VW’s 1.5/1.6, the list goes on. They’re slow but they never stop.

And then the stupidcharger, I'm curious to see some efficiency numbers with that for sure! And I think the acceleration is going to be a rocket by comparison. Should make gobs more torque comparatively.

Jimbo clearly stated his p.o. address in the description so I think you maybe spelt Haven wrong.....😁

Isuzu TurboDiesels are a good swap for 1st generation Honda insights. I’m specifically talking about the engine that was offered in the Isuzu Gemini/I-Mark Turbo Diesel, or the Diesel Chevette. Also, the 2.4L I4 Mercedes-Benz Diesel that was offered in the 240D. Those are extremely tough little engines, and you can turbocharge them, preferably with something smaller than the KKK turbocharger used for the OM617, so the same one used with the Isuzu’s would make a good fit.

hehe

Right? I laughed so hard at that 😂 I know a dude currently doing a K24 swap on an insight. Should skip along pretty well when it's done

As a Mitsubishi guy i still understand😅

Twincharging a small diesel...never thought I'd wanna do that myself but now I want lmao

A good idea but could be tricky to set up. Once the turbo comes on boost you really need a spring loaded flap to bypass the blower. It needs to be adjusted in a way allows a smooth transition so there's some boost from the supercharger and some from the turbo before the turbo takes over the full duty. Also there's the possibility at low RPM the blower will open the bypass flap unintentionally backfeeding boost so it could be a bit tricky as mentioned. Detroit Diesel 2 strokes that have a turbo, still retain the blower (the blower is not a supercharger in Detroit Diesels but it is the same blower that is used as a supercharger in hot rods). These turbo versions have a special blower called unimaginatively, a by-pass blower. The bypass arrangement is built into the blower body and is unique to the turbo variants. The blower lobes still rotate though but the by-pass blower saves 30% engine pumping losses by being bypassed. EMD 2 stroke Diesels if turbocharged have a hybrid centrifugal supercharger/turbocharger arrangement. At low rpm the compressor is crank driven but as RPM rises an exhaust turbine starts driving the compressor via an overrun clutch. In certain circumstances like high load and low RPM both the crank and the exhaust turbine drive the compressor but these are mid sized Diesel engines with a max RPM of around 1000.

@@ThePaulv12 i would try this setup without bypassing the supercharger. Keep it simple, maybe its not the most efficient way but iam pretty sure it will work. There are twincharged diesel setups wich are using super &turbocharger without bypassing der supercharger (banks Power did a setup like this)

@@ThePaulv12 There is no need to have a switchover of boost. If the turbo feeds the supercharger, it basically only sees a larger engine and works as usual and if the turbo is too big for the engine right now, you pretty much must feed the supercharger to keep the operational point on a good spot on the compressor map. The other way around it would indeed be much more problematic. The biggest issue to consider is that as chargers are pressure multipliers, you might get pretty crazy boost levels if you're not careful. Even then, the wastegate would work pretty much normally though. However the supercharger bypass would reduce drag load on the crank at high RPM.

I don't think superchargers are designed to have hot air pumped into them. It would play havoc with the seals and lubrication.

He is probably gonna put a turbo back on it which will be a great muffler 😂

@@twoeightythreez I like those. I put a 500 Cadillac engine in a 77 Chevy pickup, and used 2 turbo mufflers, had a nice sound without being too loud.

Thanks a ton!

Agreed he's one of the two RU-vidrs I get excited to see weekly and watch no matter what.

lol... Normally we do run with a proper tag, however since this car is from out of state, it has to be inspected before we can get a tag... and believe it or not this car wont have any problem passing inspection.

I'm from Michigan and I agree it ain't much snow, however all the back roads turn to ice when they dont plow.

Rock on!

The ones in power don't want us to drive cheaply

Aaahh the ones "in power" ... don't keep you from buying used cars that fit the bill, do they? I just luvs myself some conspiracy yay 🥱

@@samteks125 There's not an endless supply of good used cars when they are not sold anymore, silly. Furthermore, they slap a huge extra tax on "not environmentally correct cars", at least where I live.

Thanks again!

... per hour! U

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LOL, it was a trick in editing... Glad you spotted it !

True, but the bulb we were using was a hunk of crap from amazon and the check valves didn't exactly work every time.

@@robotcantina8957 Ah yeah, it's possible. Try holding it so the output is up and input is down, they usually work better that way (gravity helps the valves close in that position) but it's possible you got a dud, we get "big brand" bulbs that don't work out of the box sometimes too :)

Building a complete exhaust from the engine to the tail pipe is a lost art. On a project like yours, you have no choice.

I miss LaserSaber...

he just uploaded the 2023 version, and by chance the car he made it for is a Honda Insight...@@aimlessweasel @robotcantina

@demandred1957 thanks! I was excited when he uploaded the hand crank generator a couple years ago, but then he didn't post again for quite a while.