S3 E46. MPG ? We test the fuel economy on the 719 cc diesel powered Honda insight

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6 ай бұрын

Season 3 Episode 46. Jimbo installs a heater in the Honda Insight so he can drive it on the cold and barren roads in rural Kansas. With a heater installed Jimbo takes the car out to test the fuel economy. How may miles will this car go on a gallon of fuel.... tune in and find out.
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@craigfreeman9280 6 ай бұрын

Right off the bat the fuel economy is suffering from a lack of racing stickers on the windows, but 67 is nothing to sneeze at ❤🎉

@justinak3051 6 ай бұрын

The VGG sticker is guaranteed to take away 2 or 3 mph ; ) , whatever you do don't put a PBG, Roadkill or Zip ties and Bias plies sticker on it.

@robertusa1234 6 ай бұрын

Yes I noticed it to. Very fitting for this style of shade tree engineering

@netrioter 6 ай бұрын

@@justinak3051you got that right..Vinwiki and Clitus McFartland too

@speedy19085 6 ай бұрын

he's also missing go fast stripes

@timothywilliams2021 6 ай бұрын

He's probably waiting till it's supercharged to add the racing stickers.

@jackbiddulph 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas

@red1inerr113 6 ай бұрын

"It's not my problem, that's how engineering is done". That is a true statement if you ever worked on a vehicle.

@goosenotmaverick1156 6 ай бұрын

I recently ventured from working on mostly just road going vehicles, to doing some off road equipment work, mini ex, tractors, etc. it seems to apply there, even a little on the older equipment 😂

@robotcantina8957 6 ай бұрын

LOL...exactly !

@stromxtc2033 6 ай бұрын

Haha, agreed 😅

@ShawnMeira 6 ай бұрын

As an engineer, I can confirm that many engineers forget about how there work is actually being physically applied. 😭😂

@katieandkevinsears7724 6 ай бұрын

I really love the engineer who put the oil filter on the back of my 2.0 Zetec engine block right above the exhaust. That took some extra thought.

@anasevi9456 6 ай бұрын

Jimbo wants a super unique daily, and we love him for it.

@bobirving6052 6 ай бұрын

Saturn wagon lean burn

@vg3430 6 ай бұрын

In fact, they DO put electric heaters in cars. My diesel truck has an aux. electric heater (from the factory) built into the HVAC system to provide some heat while the diesel engine is warming up.

@michaelblacktree 6 ай бұрын

On my diesel Jetta, they put glow plugs in the cooling system, to help the engine warm up faster.

@bradleyj.fortner2203 6 ай бұрын

I don't know why, but I have been waiting and waiting to see you fix the transmission in the Renault. The fact that that thing does not go into reverse bugs the crap out of me.

@luismonzon5958 6 ай бұрын

a scrap starter motor and a little controller would do the trick. I've seen it on some racecars

@GIGABACHI 6 ай бұрын

YEP ! The smallest and most meaningless things in life usually give us the most satisfaction. Here we have a perfect example. A car that should have been scrapped and melted years ago, powered by a concoction of parts not intended for a road vehicle have come together to make a very entertaining series. Thanks, Jimbo and RC Support Team for all the entertainment !

@alainmcin 6 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more...

@stuntvist 6 ай бұрын

Still 11mpg short of a Lupo 3L. You should probably block off the stock brake ducts with some cardboard as well. They're not of much use when you aren't completely hooning the thing and they add a lot of drag. When you get the belly pan on, you can also cover the entire exhaust tunnel to get a completely flat floor. The exhaust shouldn't get hot enough to cause any problems when you do that (I've seen people do this to VW 1.9 TDI's with no issues so). Drag is the biggest source of resistance past 35ish mph, so lowering drag, especially with an engine as weak as this, should increase acceleration past that point by a decent margin.

@Boerkie1990 6 ай бұрын

I owned a bare to the bone Lupo 3L as my first car and I hated that thing lol. No power steering, no ac and slow as a snail. The fuel economy was great tho

@GoldenCroc 5 ай бұрын

@@Boerkie1990 No power steering? No offence but if you miss power steering in those, you probably need the excercise not having it gives you 😀

@crazyfurnaceguy1229 6 ай бұрын

8:00 These are cooling fan for server, it can pull lots of currunt. Normal small power speed control can't handle that. If you want to control these type of fans, use "PWM fan governor speed control knob" ,find out the PWM wire from the fan and connect it to control speed.

@robotcantina8957 6 ай бұрын

The fans are two wire brushless. From what I understand not all brushless motors can tolerate PWM. ... In order to avoid blowing up more fans, I ended up using a series of diodes to drop the voltage to the fans ... it works. Actually if you go back to the video where I show the heater while driving the car you can see the diode matrix hanging under the heater.

@crazyfurnaceguy1229 6 ай бұрын

@@robotcantina8957Oh~!Now I see 8:45 Because 8:20 these are Delta server fan and I saw that two wire on the edge of the fan motor are cutted off(Pulse Generater for speed detect and PWM for control speed),so I suggest that use PWM wire can be more controllable.😅

@Sevalecan 6 ай бұрын

Not all fans in this form factor are intended for servers either. They have fans with different ratings as well for operating in harsher environments, IP ratings, dust proof, water proof, ETC. The variety out there is actually pretty neat.

@GioVr84 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas to you all and God bless our Jimbo for all the effort he puts into entertaining us with his one of a kind projects!!!

@David_Ladd 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas and God Bless everyone!

@elesjuan 6 ай бұрын

Interesting bit of random data. My daily driver is a 2006 Diesel VW Jetta. This car contains an electric grid heater in the HVAC system, known as the aux heater, that'll warm the cabin up in cold winter days before the very small diesel engine can ever possibly start to produce warm water. Took me a few years to realize said heater wasn't working, but once I figured that out and fixed it (cold solder joints on some SMD resistors, easily reflowed with a hot air work station) this car now has the best thing I've ever experienced in my life. Warm air almost immediately from the HVAC and heated leather seats. I'm absolutely in love with my Jetta.

@williamhevey8913 6 ай бұрын

I saw that VGG sticker. That guy's sense of humor is wired directly to my funny bone

@thomasknobbe4472 6 ай бұрын

Having driven a Dakota with a busted heater core across the Midwest in December, I can affirm that heat is a good thing. Merry Christmas!

@photogravity 6 ай бұрын

It surely would have been a great drive if it had been a Kubota powered Dakota.

@jerbear7952 6 ай бұрын

That's already a better country song than I have heard in the last 20 years

@katieandkevinsears7724 6 ай бұрын

If you ever drove an old Maverick or Comet with the inline 6, it didn't matter if the heater core was broken or not. You didn't have heat.

@thromboid 4 ай бұрын

@@photogravityI was thinking the same thing!

@raygale4198 6 ай бұрын

Your simple explanations using first principle engineering to explain things is the sign of someone who seriously knows their stuff.

@nhbountyhunter 6 ай бұрын

I am so glad I found this channel. It is so enjoyable and entertaining. Thank you, Jimbo, and have a wonderful Xmas and a great New Year!!!

@jackfalcon5352 6 ай бұрын

I’ve been out of the car scene for a few years but I love this channel for keeping me educated on the science behind MPG and HP.

@cybersholt 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Jimbo and Everyone!

@rmarkc 6 ай бұрын

Thumbs up for "store bought vomit"...well, thumbs up in general but that phrase made me chuckle.

@graymodeler 6 ай бұрын

Takes me back to the 40s and 50s when cars did not come with heaters. It was a dealer installed kit that sat right where you put yours. My old 1954 Buick had a rear heater core as well as a fan and switch for it.

@minnesotatomcat 6 ай бұрын

I used to have to completely block off the radiator on my Saturn in the winter time if it was ever gonna blow anything you could call heat. Gotta love the weather up here In Hoth 🤣

@martydeeks1891 5 ай бұрын

No you didn't

@minnesotatomcat 5 ай бұрын

@@martydeeks1891 ya, I did. I owned 3 of them things and my brother and dad both had one as well and they were all the same, you had to put a piece of cardboard over the whole rad or they just would not build any heat.

@Darisiabgal7573 6 ай бұрын

My goodness, you've invented the first personalized passanger side testicle heater. You better paten that before someone steals you idea😁

@CortyCze 6 ай бұрын

I love how chill and knowledgeable Jimbo's presenatation style is. Great relief from everyday stress.

@seanwolf7522 6 ай бұрын

That unsolved mysteries update really brought me back lol. That was one of my grandmother's favorite shows!

@minnesotatomcat 6 ай бұрын

I had a secondary heater like that on my 1987 Suzuki samurai with a soft top. It worked amazing and actually made it drivable in Minnesota winters.

@TrilogyBPM 6 ай бұрын

Merry Chrysler Jimbo! I was expecting the upper 60's for mpg and I can't wait to see the supercharger added to it!

@ericensley2427 6 ай бұрын

Everytime I see one of your videos it makes me realize how lazy I am and what I did not accomplish on my own projects....lol 😢

@truthboomertruthbomber5125 6 ай бұрын

Use some coroplast to completely block off the lower opening in the bumper cover. Helps aero and excess cooling of the radiator.

@TheMetalButcher 6 ай бұрын

Hmm. I feel like we've been there before.

@thromboid 4 ай бұрын

Watching you pour fuming acid with no gloves and holding the jug in the gluggy orientation was more excitement than I was bargaining for!

@briankuhn7396 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas! No need to rush. I'm perfectly happy watching this series for another year.

@stromxtc2033 6 ай бұрын

I agree, don't want him to flameout.

@cassbiz 6 ай бұрын

I love this channel. Here in Germany experimenting on an old car would NEVER be allowed. Keep up the good work!

@bobirving6052 6 ай бұрын

Owww. Terrible evil place. We’re going that way quickly too because this country has also rejecting our biblical foundation.

@robotcantina8957 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@IstasPumaNevada 6 ай бұрын

@@bobirving6052 Ohhhh, don't go there buddy. Better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

@cassbiz 6 ай бұрын

I used to live in the US and I miss the freedom of development and a Harbor Freight store 20 minutes away.

@martydeeks1891 5 ай бұрын

But you have the Autobahn hunting clubs and hostel

@davidjernigan8161 6 ай бұрын

Maybe a set of manual shutters in front of the radiator like an old Soviet car.

@cedriclynch 6 ай бұрын

Rolls Royce in the 1930s used shutters that formed the grille in front of the radiator that were thermostatically controlled. With the engine below the correct temperature the shutters overlapped each other blocking the air flow, and if the temperature rose above the correct temperature the shutters moved to be edgeways-on to the air flow so that it was unobstructed.

@wallyhare8616 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the inspiration, overland diesel is building adapters for the kubota 03. i got a V2203 im about to put in a 85 Toyota pickup. It is just nice to see some of the random odd projects you do. i look forward to them every sunday

@goosenotmaverick1156 6 ай бұрын

What an awesome project!

@robotcantina8957 6 ай бұрын

Very cool!

@tonydiesel3444 6 ай бұрын

My v2203 has 4600 hrs on it

@garageworm17 6 ай бұрын

Big turbo will be a great muffler 😂😂😂

@goosenotmaverick1156 6 ай бұрын

Christmas eve coffee and Cantina, cant ask for much more! Merry Christmas, Jimbo! Do the Gnomes celebrate? Tell em happy holidays for me!

@mrpowdercoater 6 ай бұрын

You: "What does this Honda insight and the Renault have in common" Me: There both owned by a crazy yet inventive youtuber.

@robotcantina8957 6 ай бұрын

LOL... yeah.. that too

@robertusa1234 6 ай бұрын

The vice grip garage sticker in the engine bay if very fitting for your style of engineering

@drippingwax 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Team Jimbo! :D

@NousagiMechanic 6 ай бұрын

This man hit almost the same fuel economy as the hyper-optimized VW Lupo 3L with backyard engineering and Amazon parts. Not to mention it's still NA!!! Bravo sir. Been watching your shenanigans for a while now, and I look forward to seeing what else you do in the future!

@IstasPumaNevada 6 ай бұрын

At those speeds the stock gasoline first-gen Insight will easily do over 70mpg. :) It's still the most highway-efficient non-plug-in car ever sold in the U.S., 23 years later. I'm hoping further tuning and such will let the diesel show off its greater hypothetical efficiency. There are lots of variables that might reduce that.

@canuckgarage 6 ай бұрын

LOVE the VGG decal. Since I found you and Derick I don't know what's on TV anymore. Can't wait for next Sunday. Merry Christmas!

@marktompkins3180 6 ай бұрын

The 300 mpg vehicle used steam from the exhaust to reinject into the engine, so far as I recall. There was a crush order against, them. It was a production car, I believe.

@nodrug2 6 ай бұрын

Wow, the Insight has been hanging around for three years, how time flies. I can hardly wait for the stupidcharger to be installed. With the streamlining you should get much better mileage. We'll see. Keep the videos coming.

@cedhome7945 6 ай бұрын

Allways a pleasure to see you work.i would love to do something similar but my old companions of poverty stupidity and ignorance (which have served me well up to now) are the great barrier that I find so hard to get over .have a great Xmas to Jimbo and all watching 👍

@jeffcard3623 6 ай бұрын

Lol, great comment.

@Dontbeafraid2 6 ай бұрын

Wow! You are dedicated, uploading on christmas eve!

@metricstormtrooper 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your great videos over the last year, happy Christmas.

@connory6741 6 ай бұрын

Yes. Merry Christmas and happy new year. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@hannahvaipulu3631 6 ай бұрын

Ive been watching for a long time, today I subscribed. Thank you for the awesome content.

@RyanReich-CivicSi 6 ай бұрын

Amazing work as always! Merry Christmas!

@Rostol 6 ай бұрын

Happy Holidays Jimbo. thanks for the time you put into these videos, love them. Best wishes from Uruguay

@johnfunk4313 6 ай бұрын

I used to own a Smart ForTwo diesel, and your fuel mileage is better than I ever got. I love this content, please keep it up. Some day I hope I get to see your project in person.

@OscarOliu 6 ай бұрын

Love this channel man! Have a Merry Christmas!

@Ekasmer549 6 ай бұрын

Keep up the quality content. My top 5 favorite channels on YT!

@AverageJoesracingteam 6 ай бұрын

Excellent work as always! Merry Christmas Jimbo and crew. I appreciate you all every week when I get the notification of a new video

@thegreatkingdaniel 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas, Jimbo and family! Easily my favorite KZfaq channel.

@IgniteLight 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your gift of ingenuity and comedy to the world!

@joe08867 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas and thanks for another interesting and cool video. Can't wait to see what the new year brings.

@vro1899 6 ай бұрын

Early Robot-Cantina? Best. Christmas. Gift. Ever!!!!! Merry christmas and happy holidays Jimbo!

@robotcantina8957 6 ай бұрын

Same to you!

@aroundthefur36 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Jimbo! Thanks for the hours of entertainment this last year.

@o.c.smithiii2626 6 ай бұрын

Love the Vice Grip Garage sticker under the hood!

@goosenotmaverick1156 6 ай бұрын

Jason, yet another legend donating very fun and useful item to Jimbo and the Channel! Thanks from a fan you practically drove by on your trip, and Merry Christmas!

@geoffreyc1027 6 ай бұрын

Always a good Sunday when there is a new upload from Jimbo! Merry Christmas!

@Shinare73 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas and happy holidays Jimbo! Thank you for the video so close to Christmas. Best wishes for you and yours from Oklahoma.

@MazeFrame 5 ай бұрын

Have been on a binge to catch up with these, and it is worth it!

@David_Ladd 6 ай бұрын

I love these videos you produce @robotcantina8957 I myself like fuel efficient vehicles. Drove Ford Festiva and Fiesta. The Ford Festiva I got roughly 47MPG in town and highway some times almost 56MPG. Speed has never mattered to me. So seeing your experiments is nifty :D Plus having a fuel efficient vehicle helps with saving money as I have never had much. Personally on the Fiesta I really wish I could change up the configuration on the car so I could get it to go more than 40MPG.

@Engiction 6 ай бұрын

I got interested in engineering lately and this has taught me a lot and also pretty interesting too, keep up the good work man 👍

@michaelcrumlett187 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Jimbo! Merry Christmas!

@DrWalker2001 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas and thanks for your hard work!

@scrotiemcboogerballs1981 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing so glad I found this channel this year your awesome buddy have a great Christmas god bless

@markhollinshead5795 6 ай бұрын

merry christmas from the uk i love this channel looking forward to 2024 with you guys

@kevinclear4007 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for being you. Merry Christmas Robot cantina!

@waltwalton8106 6 ай бұрын

Best Video I watched on Christmas!

@sargehoffhines4630 6 ай бұрын

A new episode on a Saturday! Christmas came early! Thanks Jimbo!

@hendo337 6 ай бұрын

When the video started I said to myself 70mpg, 67 is great, I would imagine that boost and the belly pan might get it up to 70mpg, I think boost would help because it would accelerate quicker and then it could transition to light throttle sooner. I wonder if a tall narrow E load rated tire that can take 80psi would help mpg? Less rolling resistance and lower rpms at cruising mph.

@stromxtc2033 6 ай бұрын

Also, the law of unintended consequences may result (gnome effect?), such as reduced radiator airflow after belly pan install. Will be neat to see.

@IstasPumaNevada 6 ай бұрын

I have a first-gen Insight and, reading forums dedicated to the car, not even the super-obsessive efficiency nerds have yet found a tire that can beat the efficiency of the stock tires that were made specifically for the car. I recall reading people have tried spare tires and I think even airplane tires. Jimbo can try of course but I'd recommend he not bother if it's already got the OEM tires on there.

@hendo337 6 ай бұрын

@@IstasPumaNevadacool I had so idea, I should probably lurk the hypermiling forums .ore often.

@Beav971 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Jimbo! Another good episode.

@franknukemcomegetsome2744 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Jimbo!!!! Merry Christmas!!!!!👍😸

@crusiethmaximuss 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas to you, Jimbo and your loved ones as well!!!

@jojohnson215 6 ай бұрын

Thank you brother for your consistency with the videos. Your videos are always what a look forward to on Sundays before a nap. Merry Christmas to you and yours too! May He keep you and bless you through out your life. He’s already blessed you by living in Gods country USA! Plus you are greatly talented with a huge fan base you reach weekly. Much love and keep wrenching!

@neildidit 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thanks for doing the interesting projects.

@RichieRouge206 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely loving this project! The fuel economy run and data was really interesting! Gotta love the Vice Grip Garage VGG sticker! Fellow Derek fan! He would approve of what you are doing!

@barryphillips7327 6 ай бұрын

Keep the good work Jimbo Merry Christmas and a Happy SAFE New Year to you and your family

@TheJeremy5599 6 ай бұрын

67?!? i might aswell toss 2 of these into my next car for double the fuel economy! hahaha. what an amazing series. i never would've thought if you kept speeds reasonable that such low HP and such high MPG could be possible.

@deadreaver666 6 ай бұрын

BRO that unsolved mysteries slide..... Priceless!

@tadamb1 6 ай бұрын

You come up with the smartest way to do the dumbest things. Love it. Merry Christmas!

@gregvanderboom5011 6 ай бұрын

Yahoo, 67 MPG! Last video I guessed 45 or 50 so I grossly underestimated how much of a slippery fish the insight is aerodynamically. Thank you for the video.

@IstasPumaNevada 6 ай бұрын

A stock one will get over 70mpg at the speeds used in this test, and that's on gasoline. Honda really pulled out most of the stops to make it efficient. (And ended up selling it at a loss, sadly. It was only really meant to be a test platform for exploring new techs.)

@MOOGSTINE 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas keep up the good work jimbo.

@spangledhooper 6 ай бұрын

Jimbo, your diagrams of the fuel tank were really well done and made is so even somebody unfamiliar with fuel tanks and economy could understand. Well done!

@ATomRileyA 6 ай бұрын

Great stuff, loving this series. Cant wait for the supercharger :)

@antonhuman8446 6 ай бұрын

I'm nailed to this series. Many blessings. Thanks. RSA.

@gdt1410 6 ай бұрын

Gotta love this way to start a sunday.... I see this up, immediately get the coffee pot going, grab a muffin and enjoy..... Looking forward to getting to the boosted portion next!!

@ptonpc 6 ай бұрын

Merry Xmas! I guessed just over 60mph and yes, I very much appreciate the metric units. Here's to a good 2024 to you and yours. :)

@toyotaguy1984 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas! Love your channel!

@lindsaydempsey5683 6 ай бұрын

Another great video thank you, 3.5L/100 km, that's amazing fuel mileage. A very Merry Christmas to you and yours this year Jimbo; and very best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

@GoldenCroc 5 ай бұрын

Well.. its amazing compared to large cars with larger petrol engines. For what this is, its just as expected. In fact, half of europe are rumning around in a bit larger cars that get this kind of fuel mileage.

@Outlier68 6 ай бұрын

Watched this on Xmas day in Australia. I’m a big fan of your builds. Even more so than the big performance builders. I just think this is more entertaining because it’s practical.

@jedclampett6466 6 ай бұрын

Holy Cow..... this Honda is a genuine sleeper!....who wouldda ever thunk it?.....

@xzkt 6 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video. You really must love what you do on your channel. You make the process of modifying the drive train of cars seem so easy. lol Thanks for sharing your fun with us. Phil

@andrewweltlich9065 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Jimbo and crew. I love your videos.

@stevenbaumann1592 6 ай бұрын

67 mpg thats amazing. I knew the insight had good aerodynamic characteristics and a light weight aluminum chassis but I didn't think is would have been that much better than the Saturn. Once you get the belly pan and supercharger on maybe you can hit 70. Merry Christmas and a happy new year🎉

@IstasPumaNevada 6 ай бұрын

Cruising at 55 to 60mph on flat roads, a stock first-gen Insight can easily get over 70mpg and that's on gasoline. I once drove mine ~90 miles at ~37mph in ideal conditions (summer gas, dry and warm, no winds, pretty level road with no traffic) and averaged 108mpg. It's still the most highway-efficient non-plug-in vehicle ever sold in the U.S., 23 years after its release. I would really like Honda to just re-make the first-gen Insight, maybe with slightly updated tech. That could convince me to buy a new car for the first time ever.

@BladSG 6 ай бұрын

i love your videos man, keep them coming

@PapiDoesIt 6 ай бұрын

I rode in Hummers in the military, so I got used to the heater blasting my crotch while my driver froze. Better than the private stuck up in the turret with the 50 caliber machine gun I guess.

@bkp8345 6 ай бұрын

Great videos as always. Love the VGG sticker also.

@oddojaggins 6 ай бұрын

Wow! And that's without the belly pan, I think we could see a huge jump in mpg with it. This is the only channel on KZfaq that I'm excited for every week. Merry Christmas Jimbo and thank you for all the Edutainment you give us all

@IstasPumaNevada 6 ай бұрын

I'm hoping the diesel blows the stock Insight out of the water once Jimbo has it dialed in, but it will be tough. Honda really went all-out on the gasoline engine, and it would generally get over 70mpg in the speeds used in this test. Plus it's winter, which I suspect might not help (but I'm not sure if winter affects diesel mpg as much as gasoline mpg).