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BISI EZERIOHA: I have
something in mind for the team,
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and hopefully, Tory and
Faye love what I have.
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Oh, this is a nice one.
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I got a smashing deal on
this 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid
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with 1.5 liters of petrol fury.
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Now, I picked this up
because I want to explore
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this myth I found online.
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[machinery sounds]
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What is the point of
putting a turbo on a hybrid?
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We're going to need to
do something major to this.
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[low whistle]
BISI EZERIOHA: It's good, right?
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TORY BELLECI: Yep.
I love it.
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It's just going to be the
ultimate hot rod hybrid.
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That's what I want.
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[car engine running]
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BISI EZERIOHA: How does it
compare to the pounds of fuel
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that we consume last
time we're here?
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I'm going to open this
up, modify it accordingly
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with simple resistors
to give you a nice boost
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of electrical power.
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3, 2, 1, go!
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[car engines revving]
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NARRATOR: Meet the team.
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We'll be at work in no time.
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This might be the miracle
coolant that everybody's
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been searching for.
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With the mechanical expertise--
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FAYE HADLEY: My main concern
is structural integrity.
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I think this is going to work.
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--to test all things automotive.
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That was beautiful.
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BISI EZERIOHA: The
more we push through,
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the more fuel is siphoned out.
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And boom!
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Wow.
NARRATOR: This--
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Whoo!
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NARRATOR: --is
"Motor Mythbusters."
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This is the weirdest
thing I've ever seen.
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NARRATOR: Where science
meets the streets.
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TORY BELLECI: Did
you buy another car?
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BISI EZERIOHA: Of course.
It's a disease--
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FAYE HADLEY: What is this?
BISI EZERIOHA: --but I love it.
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TORY BELLECI: What is this for?
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BISI EZERIOHA: I brought
this beautiful hybrid
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in to put a turbo system on it.
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FAYE HADLEY: Oh, my God.
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What is the point of
putting a turbo on a hybrid?
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I've been searching the web.
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And I've found out that
some people have claimed
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that putting a
turbocharger on a hybrid
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can improve fuel economy.
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That's the myth?
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Yes.
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More fuel-efficient?
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BISI EZERIOHA: Yes.
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Interesting.
FAYE HADLEY: Yeah.
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OK.
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You know, I love putting
turbochargers on things
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cause it makes me go fast.
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But the fact that we may be
able to improve efficiency,
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I'm really curious.
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Manufacturers do
it all the time.
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So I said, you know what?
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Let's try it here,
see what happens.
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OK.
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And then maybe we could do
a couple of different tests.
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We'll run the car as it
is, just stock hybrid.
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We'll measure the fuel,
how much fuel was consumed.
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And then you can
put your turbo in.
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And then we'll measure
it again and see which
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one's more fuel-efficient.
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Strong baseline
for this beast.
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Yeah.
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I like that.
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And we can build some kind
of a fuel cell that we can pull
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out and measure so we
can see exactly which
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one is more fuel-efficient.
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I like it.
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I like this, too.
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BISI EZERIOHA: How do you
like the look of this car?
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Uh, it's pretty crappy.
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It's like they tried--
FAYE HADLEY: It is not cute.
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TORY BELLECI: --to
make this better.
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I want to hot rod this
thing and maybe have
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the turbo come out the hood.
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It's just going to be the
ultimate hot rod hybrid.
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That's what I want.
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FAYE HADLEY: Do you think
anything to do with hot rods
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when you look at this thing?
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BISI EZERIOHA: It's a different
hybrid from most manufacturers,
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what they would do.
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This is a 2011 hybrid.
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So this technology has been
around for quite a while.
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It has an electric motor
sandwiched between the engine
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and transmission.
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The system automatically
switches back and forth
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from gas and electric.
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It can turn on at
any moment when
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it's charged but will
usually activate if there
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are undulations in the road.
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It has a DC battery
pack in the rear,
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which adds power during
acceleration or climbing hills.
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But during easy cruising,
the engine powers the car.
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When the vehicle is
decelerating or braking,
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the electric motor
becomes a generator
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and converts the kinetic
energy into electricity
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and uses it to recharge
the battery pack.
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So it acts as an absorption
unit, as a generator,
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as a starter.
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Yeah.
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BISI EZERIOHA: It sounds--
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listen to this.
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Check this out.
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[car dinging]
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Listening?
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[click]
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TORY BELLECI: Oh.
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BISI EZERIOHA: Crazy, huh?
TORY BELLECI: Yeah.
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BISI EZERIOHA: So it's once
again using technology--
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That is a screaming
hot rod, Bisi.
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I don't know.
TORY BELLECI: Yeah.
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FAYE HADLEY: That's like, whoo.
- It doesn't--
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TORY BELLECI: Just
got my blood pumping.
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Whoo!
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BISI EZERIOHA: God.
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We're gonna need to do
something major to this.
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TORY BELLECI: Yeah.
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Yes.
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So I want to see what we can
do to spruce it up a little bit
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and also make it more efficient.
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NARRATOR: The team is
going to test the myth
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that adding a turbo
to a hybrid engine
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will make it more
fuel-efficient.
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Will this modification
give it better mileage?
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Or will the extra boost
turn it into a gas guzzler?
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It's just a fuel system.
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It's not a big deal, right?
- Right.
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No, not a big deal at all.
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We'll figure this out.
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All right.
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I'm just going to start
pulling out this plastic
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and seeing what
we're working with.
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So the key
component of this myth
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is to be able to
determine the ideal fuel
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economy that this
vehicle would see
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before and after turbocharging.
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Faye and I are removing some
components so we can access
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the car's stock fuel tank.
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FAYE HADLEY: There it is.
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Nice!
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[banging sounds]
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BISI EZERIOHA: OK.
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FAYE HADLEY: Nice.
Oops.
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Get that gasket.
BISI EZERIOHA: Thank you.
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FAYE HADLEY: There we go.
All right.
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We've got the stock
fuel pump removed.
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So now we're going to fit it
into an aftermarket fuel cell.
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So we're going to cut a hole
in this that's similar to this.
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BISI EZERIOHA: Yes.
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This is going
to be pretty easy.
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The reason why we're going
with an external fuel cell
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is so that we can easily
take it in and out of the car
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because we're going
to be measuring
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our fuel consumption
by weighing the gas
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before and after our tests.
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[sanding tool whirring]
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FAYE HADLEY: We need to modify
the fuel cell to fit the stock
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fuel pump so we can still
talk to the car's computer
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and not give us any issues
when we put it back in the car.
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- OK.
- That looks beautiful.
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Is that a good circle?
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Oh, that is a perfect circle.
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We are gluing this down with
some high-strength epoxy
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so that fuel and fuel
vapors do not escape.
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I love it.
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- It looks just like factory.
- It does!
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And now we can use
the same fittings--
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Uh huh.
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--for the feed and for
our evaporator function.
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So to allow us to have accuracy
with our own experiment,
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what we're going to do is
use the weight of fuel--
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The weight.
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--as our means of measurement.
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So we need to weigh the modified
fuel cell without any gasoline.
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Wow.
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10.5.
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10 and a half, yeah.
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BISI EZERIOHA: This fuel
cell will hold 8 gallons.
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And the weight of the gas we're
using is 6 pounds per gallon.
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So if we filled it up,
it would weigh 48 pounds.
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But we don't need that
much gas for our tests.
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How many pounds would you like
to use for our experiment?
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Probably like a
nice, round number.
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I like that.
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Like, it's easy to
remember every single time,
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and we're not like,
you know, 18.67523.
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Oh, [inaudible].
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Sounds great.
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But I mean, we could use
any number, like, 20, 25, 30,
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something like that.
30 pounds.
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- So 30 pounds it is.
- OK.
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Well--
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Nice round number, including
the weight of our cell.
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Yeah.
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30.
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BISI EZERIOHA: We're ready to
throw this thing in our hybrid,
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connect everything, and
get this thing started.
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Faye, it looks good.
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It actually does
look really good.
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It really does.
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It looks pretty good.
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I'm excited because I've
never done this before.
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FAYE HADLEY: This is weird.
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I mean, why put a fuel
cell in like, a hybrid.
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This is cool!
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I mean, no, it is cool.
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It's cool.
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It's a fuel cell.
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It's cool.
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I agree, it's cool.
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All right.
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So we're going to be taking
a measurement of the weight
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of this vehicle with
our full fuel tank,
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just so we can get
a good baseline.
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BISI EZERIOHA:
What does it weigh?
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FAYE HADLEY: 2,518 pounds.
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BISI EZERIOHA: Not bad.
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Time to get on the dyno.
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Yeah.
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TORY BELLECI: Before we take
the hybrid out on the road,
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this is our control test.
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To see how much fuel
it's going to burn,
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we want to get a baseline of its
miles per gallon on the dyno.
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Now, the battery
pack of the hybrid
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will not be engaged
when on the dyno
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because there's no surface
resistance, braking, or uphill
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and downhill climbs.
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So this will only give us
the data on the combustion
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engine of the hybrid.
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Lowering Little Red.
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TORY BELLECI: We decided to set
the cruise control at 45 miles
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per hour and travel 14
miles because at that speed
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and distance, it will
allow for enough fuel
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to be consumed to see any
obvious changes in the fuel
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economy.
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All right.
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We are off on our
trip to nowhere.
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Is this the most exciting
dyno test you've ever done?
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[laughs]
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BISI EZERIOHA: OK, guys.
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14 miles.
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All right.
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Let's check the
fuel consumption.
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BISI EZERIOHA: So initially, we
started with a 30-pound tank.
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So I'm curious to how
much weight we have now.
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FAYE HADLEY: [laughs].
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BISI EZERIOHA: Oh.
258
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27.40.
259
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TORY BELLECI: Oh.
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BISI EZERIOHA: We
consumed 0.43 gallons.
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And since we traveled 14 miles,
that is 32.3 miles per gallon.
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Oh.
263
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But that is a terrible
amount of mileage for a hybrid.
264
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Is it because we're on
the dyno that it's not
265
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kicking into the hybrid mode?
266
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You're absolutely correct.
267
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I did not initiate the
electric motor whatsoever.
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This is purely on petrol.
269
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And for a petrol setup,
that's not bad at all.
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For 1.5 liters of fury, yeah.
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BISI EZERIOHA: But guess what?
272
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So we can have fury, we need
to take this on the road.
273
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Maybe we should do two
different kinds of roads.
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We'll do a flat straightway--
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BISI EZERIOHA: Yes.
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--and then maybe take
it into, like, hills.
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Oh!
Something mountaneous.
278
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Maybe we go up
to the mountains!
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That'd be great!
280
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TORY BELLECI: Now that we
have a baseline of the fuel
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consumption using only
the combustion engine,
282
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it's time to test it
in a real life scenario
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and give the car a chance to
utilize the electric motor.
284
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We're going to go 14
miles at 45 miles per hour
285
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and drive on two
types of roads--
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a flat road and
then one with hills.
287
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We're going to do
the flat road first.
288
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Since Bisi is going to
be doing all the driving,
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I chose a place
with a nice view.
290
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What do you think?
291
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Do you love this spot?
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BISI EZERIOHA: It's beautiful.
Good choice.
293
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TORY BELLECI: Yep.
294
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BISI EZERIOHA: 24.4.
295
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TORY BELLECI: And
we're just going
296
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to take it up to 30 pounds.
297
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BISI EZERIOHA: That is correct.
298
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Wow, you're good.
TORY BELLECI: Yeah!
299
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BISI EZERIOHA: That's good.
TORY BELLECI: Look at that.
300
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We're going to put it back in
the car, drive for 14 miles,
301
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come back, measure it again,
see how much fuel we burned.
302
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BISI EZERIOHA: OK.
303
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TORY BELLECI: All right.
304
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You ready for a
little road trip?
305
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I am.
But you know what's sad?
306
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What's sad?
307
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I have to look at
the speed and the road,
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and you get to enjoy the ocean.
309
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Ah.
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I promise I won't enjoy it.
311
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BISI EZERIOHA: [laughs]
312
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TORY BELLECI: This is
actually a really perfect road
313
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because it's just kind of
straight away, pretty much flat
314
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the whole way.
315
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You're not putting
a lot of effort.
316
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No.
317
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You're not putting
a lot of stress
318
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on the engine, which is good.
319
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All right.
320
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So this is our halfway point.
321
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BISI EZERIOHA: Yes.
322
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So we're gonna turn around.
323
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TORY BELLECI: Flip it around.
324
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BISI EZERIOHA: So we're
at 45 miles an hour.
325
00:10:31,172 --> 00:10:32,689
TORY BELLECI: Well,
that was a lovely drive.
326
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That was fun.
327
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What do you think, Tory?
328
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I don't know.
329
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It feels a little bit lighter.
330
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BISI EZERIOHA: Ha ha!
331
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Oh!
332
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BOTH: 28.1!
333
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BISI EZERIOHA: Oh my God.
334
00:10:43,275 --> 00:10:45,068
I'm going to do
some calculations.
335
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TORY BELLECI: I'm going to say
we did 45 miles per gallon.
336
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OK.
337
00:10:51,034 --> 00:10:53,172
So 1.88 is what
we set in pounds.
338
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And we know we have
6 pounds per gallon.
339
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So that being
said, divided by 6.
340
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0.313--
341
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Yep.
342
00:11:00,482 --> 00:11:01,586
--gallons is what we consumed.
343
00:11:01,586 --> 00:11:02,482
So-- and we covered--
344
00:11:02,551 --> 00:11:03,379
14.
345
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--14 miles.
346
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14 divided by 0.31333 recurring.
347
00:11:09,793 --> 00:11:10,896
That's not bad.
348
00:11:10,965 --> 00:11:12,000
I almost called it.
349
00:11:12,034 --> 00:11:13,068
I almost called it.
350
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44.7 miles per gallon.
351
00:11:15,896 --> 00:11:18,482
But on dyno I think we did 32.3.
352
00:11:18,482 --> 00:11:19,793
Yeah, it was pretty low.
353
00:11:19,793 --> 00:11:20,793
- Yeah.
- But it makes sense.
354
00:11:20,793 --> 00:11:22,586
Think about it.
355
00:11:22,586 --> 00:11:23,896
On the dyno we didn't have the
electric motor come in at all.
356
00:11:23,896 --> 00:11:25,172
Yeah.
357
00:11:25,172 --> 00:11:26,586
Here, we had
many opportunities
358
00:11:26,586 --> 00:11:27,793
for the electric
motor to help us
359
00:11:27,793 --> 00:11:28,793
assist with the petrol engine.
360
00:11:28,793 --> 00:11:29,896
Yeah.
361
00:11:29,896 --> 00:11:31,068
And we had momentum.
362
00:11:31,068 --> 00:11:32,068
So this is really good.
363
00:11:32,137 --> 00:11:32,896
Yeah.
364
00:11:32,896 --> 00:11:34,275
OK.
365
00:11:34,275 --> 00:11:35,275
I'll put it back together.
- All right.
366
00:11:35,344 --> 00:11:36,689
Let's--
367
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And then we'll
head to the mountains
368
00:11:38,068 --> 00:11:39,068
and do the same
thing all over again.
369
00:11:39,068 --> 00:11:39,655
Sounds good.
370
00:11:42,793 --> 00:11:44,275
This is perfect, Bisi.
371
00:11:44,344 --> 00:11:45,689
BISI EZERIOHA: Yes, it is.
372
00:11:45,689 --> 00:11:47,172
TORY BELLECI: We got hills.
373
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We got winding roads.
374
00:11:48,689 --> 00:11:50,103
BISI EZERIOHA: This
is a perfect location.
375
00:11:50,103 --> 00:11:51,000
We're going up,
we're going down.
376
00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:52,068
Yep.
377
00:11:52,137 --> 00:11:53,275
We're using fuel.
378
00:11:53,344 --> 00:11:54,689
We're creating some loads.
379
00:11:54,689 --> 00:11:55,689
We're using the hybrid
more efficiently.
380
00:11:55,689 --> 00:11:57,172
All right.
381
00:11:57,172 --> 00:11:58,379
Let's get this fuel
cell up to 30 pounds.
382
00:11:58,379 --> 00:11:59,896
BISI EZERIOHA: Yes.
383
00:11:59,896 --> 00:12:01,000
TORY BELLECI: And then
we'll run the test.
384
00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:02,586
BOTH: 29.62.
385
00:12:02,586 --> 00:12:04,965
TORY BELLECI: 30 pounds of fuel.
386
00:12:07,689 --> 00:12:09,379
All right.
387
00:12:09,448 --> 00:12:10,689
So we're going 7 miles down
the hill, turn around--
388
00:12:10,689 --> 00:12:12,000
Yes.
389
00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,793
--7 miles back
up to that spot.
390
00:12:13,793 --> 00:12:15,896
What's interesting now is, as
we're going downhill slightly,
391
00:12:15,965 --> 00:12:18,275
we're charging up
our hybrid batteries.
392
00:12:18,275 --> 00:12:22,482
So the electric motor is
acting as an absorption unit
393
00:12:22,482 --> 00:12:24,068
right now of energy
instead of a generator.
394
00:12:24,137 --> 00:12:25,275
TORY BELLECI: Interesting.
395
00:12:25,275 --> 00:12:26,689
It's gonna be interesting.
396
00:12:26,689 --> 00:12:28,172
This is going to be a tough one.
OK.
397
00:12:28,241 --> 00:12:29,379
We're now exactly at
our seven-mile mark.
398
00:12:29,379 --> 00:12:30,068
So I'm gonna bust a U-ie.
399
00:12:31,620 --> 00:12:32,793
TORY BELLECI: All right.
400
00:12:32,793 --> 00:12:34,000
Heading back up the hill.
401
00:12:34,034 --> 00:12:35,896
7 miles down, 7 to go.
402
00:12:35,965 --> 00:12:36,896
Here we go.
403
00:12:36,896 --> 00:12:38,586
45 miles an hour.
404
00:12:38,586 --> 00:12:40,000
Hit it.
405
00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,482
BISI EZERIOHA: Oh, my God.
406
00:12:41,482 --> 00:12:42,689
This hybrid does not
like this combination
407
00:12:42,689 --> 00:12:44,172
of elevation and hills.
408
00:12:44,172 --> 00:12:46,000
TORY BELLECI: This drive
is going to give us
409
00:12:46,034 --> 00:12:47,793
a very realistic way to compare
how a normal person would
410
00:12:47,862 --> 00:12:49,172
be driving.
411
00:12:49,241 --> 00:12:50,896
Because the myth
is, can we improve
412
00:12:50,896 --> 00:12:53,689
fuel efficiency by adding
a turbocharger to a hybrid?
413
00:12:53,689 --> 00:12:54,655
TORY BELLECI: Right.
414
00:12:58,586 --> 00:13:00,551
We are back.
415
00:13:02,724 --> 00:13:03,793
Oh.
416
00:13:03,793 --> 00:13:05,275
I can already tell.
417
00:13:05,275 --> 00:13:06,586
Oh, you can just tell
from lifting it up?
418
00:13:06,586 --> 00:13:07,379
I'm guessing 27.
419
00:13:07,379 --> 00:13:08,379
Yep.
420
00:13:08,448 --> 00:13:09,344
27 pounds.
421
00:13:10,482 --> 00:13:12,379
27.1 pounds right here.
422
00:13:12,379 --> 00:13:14,793
How much fuel did we burn?
423
00:13:14,793 --> 00:13:16,000
BISI EZERIOHA: Wow.
424
00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,000
BOTH: 27.5.
425
00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,275
That's 2.5 pounds we consumed.
426
00:13:21,275 --> 00:13:22,379
Here it is.
427
00:13:22,379 --> 00:13:23,586
The moment of truth.
428
00:13:23,586 --> 00:13:24,793
How many miles per gallon?
429
00:13:24,793 --> 00:13:26,275
33.59.
430
00:13:26,275 --> 00:13:27,689
So now we have a baseline
for a level road.
431
00:13:27,689 --> 00:13:28,896
We have a baseline
for a hilly area.
432
00:13:28,896 --> 00:13:30,586
Yeah.
433
00:13:30,655 --> 00:13:32,103
I think we can go back to
shop, slap a turbo system
434
00:13:32,103 --> 00:13:33,689
on this thing, and do it again.
- Yeah!
435
00:13:33,689 --> 00:13:34,896
Let's slap a turbo on it.
- I can't wait.
436
00:13:39,793 --> 00:13:41,068
All right.
437
00:13:41,137 --> 00:13:42,482
Now it's time to turbocharge.
438
00:13:42,482 --> 00:13:43,793
You see, I just
popped the hood already.
439
00:13:43,793 --> 00:13:45,103
It's for a reason.
- All right.
440
00:13:45,103 --> 00:13:46,275
So what are we going to do here?
441
00:13:46,275 --> 00:13:47,793
Everything is factory here.
442
00:13:47,862 --> 00:13:49,172
So first course of
action is to get rid
443
00:13:49,172 --> 00:13:50,689
of all this stuff,
all the induction,
444
00:13:50,689 --> 00:13:52,482
get rid of the exhaust
system, the bumper
445
00:13:52,482 --> 00:13:54,275
because we're gonna have to put
an intercooler in the front.
446
00:13:54,344 --> 00:13:56,068
And I'm thinking
about since this
447
00:13:56,137 --> 00:13:58,586
is going to be a hot rod hybrid,
place in the turbo right here.
448
00:13:58,655 --> 00:13:59,896
OK.
449
00:13:59,896 --> 00:14:01,482
I found the
perfect size that can
450
00:14:01,482 --> 00:14:03,172
allow us to have nice
boost, even probably
451
00:14:03,172 --> 00:14:04,896
double the power on this.
452
00:14:04,896 --> 00:14:07,000
I can just see the excitement
in your eyes right now.
453
00:14:07,034 --> 00:14:08,103
I'm happy!
454
00:14:08,103 --> 00:14:09,000
Like, putting a turbo--
455
00:14:09,034 --> 00:14:10,000
Yes!
456
00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:11,482
--on a hybrid.
457
00:14:11,482 --> 00:14:13,068
Like, is this like, the
best day of your life?
458
00:14:13,068 --> 00:14:14,275
I would put a turbo on
a bicycle, if I could.
459
00:14:21,517 --> 00:14:24,068
TORY BELLECI: Before we install
the turbocharging system,
460
00:14:24,137 --> 00:14:26,275
we have to pull the engine
apart just a little bit
461
00:14:26,275 --> 00:14:28,896
and figure out where we want to
position and mount the turbo,
462
00:14:28,896 --> 00:14:31,275
waste gate,
intercooler, and piping.
463
00:14:31,344 --> 00:14:32,586
BISI EZERIOHA: It's
good, isn't it?
464
00:14:32,586 --> 00:14:33,689
So what do you think, Tory?
465
00:14:33,758 --> 00:14:34,896
Like, right here.
466
00:14:34,896 --> 00:14:36,000
TORY BELLECI: [slow whistle]
467
00:14:36,034 --> 00:14:37,172
It's good, right?
468
00:14:37,172 --> 00:14:39,000
TORY BELLECI: Yep, I love it.
469
00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,689
Tory and I took apart the
whole front end on this hybrid.
470
00:14:40,689 --> 00:14:42,482
And now comes the hard work.
471
00:14:42,482 --> 00:14:46,068
I would love for this to
come a little bit high here,
472
00:14:46,068 --> 00:14:47,896
just-- just a little bit.
- OK.
473
00:14:47,896 --> 00:14:49,586
BISI EZERIOHA: I need the help
of our leader builder, Rose,
474
00:14:49,586 --> 00:14:52,379
to fabricate some tubing
from the exhaust to the turbo
475
00:14:52,448 --> 00:14:55,793
and from the turbo
to the intercooler.
476
00:14:55,793 --> 00:14:57,379
So to take full
advantage of this,
477
00:14:57,448 --> 00:14:59,482
we can use a very small
pipe and go straight
478
00:14:59,551 --> 00:15:01,586
to the manifold of the turbine.
479
00:15:01,586 --> 00:15:03,000
And I have a flange
for you here.
480
00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,482
And I have a flange
for you here.
481
00:15:04,482 --> 00:15:05,896
Yeah.
482
00:15:05,896 --> 00:15:06,793
This is the
turbocharger's dream.
483
00:15:06,793 --> 00:15:08,172
It is.
484
00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:09,586
Like a very compact
log manifold.
485
00:15:09,655 --> 00:15:10,689
It's perfect.
486
00:15:10,689 --> 00:15:12,172
So here's our issue.
487
00:15:12,172 --> 00:15:13,586
Oval and a circle.
488
00:15:13,586 --> 00:15:15,689
It's not quite round
peg, square hole.
489
00:15:15,689 --> 00:15:18,896
So this has to be put in
the vise and the press
490
00:15:18,896 --> 00:15:20,896
and forced into an oval shape.
491
00:15:22,689 --> 00:15:24,689
You can see that we
get pretty close,
492
00:15:24,689 --> 00:15:28,172
within just a little
bit of modification
493
00:15:28,172 --> 00:15:30,000
here in the vise for one side.
494
00:15:38,275 --> 00:15:39,689
Here it is.
495
00:15:39,689 --> 00:15:41,068
Now we've squished
it into this shape.
496
00:15:41,068 --> 00:15:42,586
No worse for wear.
497
00:15:42,586 --> 00:15:44,275
And there's the flange
all the way around.
498
00:15:44,344 --> 00:15:46,482
Four cylinders into
one 3-inch tube.
499
00:15:46,482 --> 00:15:47,689
It's beautiful.
500
00:15:47,689 --> 00:15:48,896
All right.
501
00:15:48,965 --> 00:15:49,482
Let's snake it back in.
502
00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,000
Oh my God!
503
00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,482
It's gorgeous.
504
00:15:54,551 --> 00:15:55,379
Smashing job.
505
00:15:55,379 --> 00:15:56,896
Thank you.
506
00:15:56,896 --> 00:15:58,586
BISI EZERIOHA: The
turbo is in position.
507
00:15:58,586 --> 00:16:00,793
But now we need to come up
with a creative way to snake
508
00:16:00,862 --> 00:16:02,862
the tubing to the intercooler.
509
00:16:04,517 --> 00:16:06,689
Oh, that went in so nicely.
510
00:16:06,758 --> 00:16:10,000
It's going to maybe take two
pies in this area to get there.
511
00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:11,862
I guess let's just
start with a slice here.
512
00:16:13,379 --> 00:16:14,689
BISI EZERIOHA: So
right now Rose Is
513
00:16:14,689 --> 00:16:16,482
doing something very special.
514
00:16:16,551 --> 00:16:19,482
She's creating pie cuts into
the aluminum tubing to give it
515
00:16:19,482 --> 00:16:21,896
a tight radius to go
from the turbocharger
516
00:16:21,896 --> 00:16:23,482
into the intercooler.
517
00:16:23,482 --> 00:16:25,068
Oh, look at that.
It's perfect.
518
00:16:25,137 --> 00:16:26,068
Look at that.
519
00:16:26,137 --> 00:16:27,896
[inaudible].
520
00:16:27,896 --> 00:16:29,172
BISI EZERIOHA: The exhaust rods
fabricated between the turbine
521
00:16:29,172 --> 00:16:30,379
and intercooler fits perfectly.
522
00:16:30,379 --> 00:16:32,068
Just a few more adjustments.
523
00:16:32,068 --> 00:16:35,275
And then we are this close
to the very first startup.
524
00:16:35,275 --> 00:16:36,241
OK.
525
00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,137
[engine starting]
526
00:16:46,379 --> 00:16:47,689
TORY BELLECI: Hey!
527
00:16:47,689 --> 00:16:49,172
Hey, it sounds cooler.
528
00:16:49,172 --> 00:16:50,689
Yeah.
529
00:16:50,689 --> 00:16:52,068
TORY BELLECI: Should
we see smoke coming
530
00:16:52,068 --> 00:16:53,896
out of the engine like that?
- Yes.
531
00:16:53,965 --> 00:16:55,275
Well, only because we put
some wrap around the manifold.
532
00:16:55,344 --> 00:16:56,689
Oh, so it's
starting to burn off.
533
00:16:56,689 --> 00:16:57,793
BISI EZERIOHA:
Starting to burn off.
534
00:16:57,862 --> 00:16:59,000
That's awesome.
535
00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:00,379
BISI EZERIOHA: I am so excited.
536
00:17:00,379 --> 00:17:02,172
Everything is
looking really good.
537
00:17:02,172 --> 00:17:05,172
Initial start-up, car starts
up very nicely, sounds good.
538
00:17:05,172 --> 00:17:06,586
Idling beautifully.
539
00:17:06,586 --> 00:17:08,172
The great thing now
is, I get to put
540
00:17:08,172 --> 00:17:10,000
everything back on the
vehicle, tidy everything up.
541
00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:11,378
I'm so excited.
This is good.
542
00:17:11,378 --> 00:17:12,550
This is really,
really, really good.
543
00:17:17,310 --> 00:17:19,000
TORY BELLECI: I'll
tell you what.
544
00:17:19,034 --> 00:17:22,172
Just adding the turbo
alone has made this hybrid
545
00:17:22,241 --> 00:17:23,586
a million times cooler looking.
546
00:17:23,586 --> 00:17:25,378
Well, thank you.
547
00:17:25,448 --> 00:17:26,482
Not only does it look cool,
it sounds really good, too.
548
00:17:26,550 --> 00:17:27,792
All right.
549
00:17:27,792 --> 00:17:29,172
Well, I guess the
question is, is
550
00:17:29,172 --> 00:17:30,793
it going to be fuel-efficient?
551
00:17:30,793 --> 00:17:32,586
Yes.
552
00:17:32,586 --> 00:17:34,000
But before we do that, maybe we
should weight it and see what
553
00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,275
it weighs compared to before.
554
00:17:35,275 --> 00:17:36,275
TORY BELLECI: OK.
555
00:17:36,344 --> 00:17:37,379
All right.
556
00:17:37,379 --> 00:17:38,482
The car's on the scale.
557
00:17:38,482 --> 00:17:39,896
BISI EZERIOHA: Yes.
558
00:17:39,896 --> 00:17:40,793
TORY BELLECI: So
before, it was 25.18.
559
00:17:40,793 --> 00:17:42,379
What!
560
00:17:42,379 --> 00:17:44,896
It's literally the same
exact weight as before.
561
00:17:44,896 --> 00:17:46,103
But that makes sense.
562
00:17:46,103 --> 00:17:47,793
I mean, we pulled parts off.
563
00:17:47,793 --> 00:17:49,586
And then you added parts.
564
00:17:49,586 --> 00:17:52,379
I mean, it's just amazing that
we hit the exact same weight.
565
00:17:52,448 --> 00:17:53,586
BISI EZERIOHA: It really is.
566
00:17:53,586 --> 00:17:55,172
Now it's time for the dyno.
567
00:17:55,241 --> 00:17:57,586
I want to tune the engine
as well as find out
568
00:17:57,586 --> 00:17:59,689
how much performance we
gained with the turbo
569
00:17:59,758 --> 00:18:01,896
compared to the stock engine.
570
00:18:01,896 --> 00:18:04,482
Looking at the dyno numbers,
the stock engine torque was
571
00:18:04,551 --> 00:18:07,068
89.10 lb-foot to the wheels.
572
00:18:07,137 --> 00:18:11,275
And with the turbo
jumped up to 127.43.
573
00:18:11,344 --> 00:18:16,482
So the torque increased
by 38.33 to the wheels.
574
00:18:16,551 --> 00:18:19,172
The stock wheel
horsepower was 84.87.
575
00:18:19,241 --> 00:18:23,379
But with the turbo, it
jumped up to a 133.58.
576
00:18:23,379 --> 00:18:27,482
So we got 48.71 more
horsepower to the ground.
577
00:18:27,551 --> 00:18:29,482
That's over 50%.
578
00:18:29,551 --> 00:18:31,379
TORY BELLECI: Now that
Bisi has tuned the engine,
579
00:18:31,379 --> 00:18:33,689
we're going to do another
quick test on the dyno
580
00:18:33,689 --> 00:18:36,068
and see what data we get
with the turbo install.
581
00:18:36,068 --> 00:18:38,103
Once again, because
it's on the dyno,
582
00:18:38,103 --> 00:18:40,379
the electric motor will
not automatically engage.
583
00:18:40,379 --> 00:18:43,000
So this will only be testing
the combustion engine.
584
00:18:43,034 --> 00:18:44,586
My guess is, we're
probably going
585
00:18:44,586 --> 00:18:46,103
to be burning a lot more fuel.
586
00:18:46,103 --> 00:18:47,275
All right.
14 miles.
587
00:18:47,275 --> 00:18:48,241
Here we go.
588
00:18:56,586 --> 00:18:57,551
TORY BELLECI: Oh.
589
00:18:59,275 --> 00:19:00,689
You can hear that turbo.
590
00:19:03,310 --> 00:19:04,965
Here we go!
591
00:19:08,068 --> 00:19:09,000
All right.
592
00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,689
We made it.
593
00:19:10,758 --> 00:19:13,172
Did the turbo make it more
fuel-efficient or less?
594
00:19:15,172 --> 00:19:17,000
That actually burned less fuel.
595
00:19:17,034 --> 00:19:19,068
I honestly thought
adding the turbo,
596
00:19:19,137 --> 00:19:20,896
we were going to
burn a ton more fuel.
597
00:19:20,965 --> 00:19:24,689
The fact that we've consumed a
little bit less is impressive.
598
00:19:24,689 --> 00:19:25,655
Yes, it is.
599
00:19:26,793 --> 00:19:27,896
OK.
600
00:19:27,965 --> 00:19:28,689
6 pounds per gallon.
601
00:19:28,689 --> 00:19:29,896
Yeah.
602
00:19:29,965 --> 00:19:31,793
And we consumed 2.3.
603
00:19:31,793 --> 00:19:34,068
So we got 36.5 miles per gallon.
604
00:19:34,068 --> 00:19:35,482
And the last time we got--
605
00:19:35,482 --> 00:19:36,896
32.3.
606
00:19:36,896 --> 00:19:38,793
So we improved our gas mileage.
607
00:19:38,793 --> 00:19:39,689
By 4 miles.
608
00:19:39,689 --> 00:19:41,000
Mm-hmm.
609
00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,275
I'm actually really surprised.
610
00:19:42,275 --> 00:19:43,586
I thought adding
the turbo, we were
611
00:19:43,586 --> 00:19:45,068
going to burn a lot more fuel.
612
00:19:45,137 --> 00:19:48,689
But we actually consumed
0.3 pounds less.
613
00:19:48,758 --> 00:19:50,103
That is correct.
614
00:19:50,103 --> 00:19:51,896
But in a lab setting
or in our cathedral,
615
00:19:51,896 --> 00:19:53,586
it could be one thing.
616
00:19:53,586 --> 00:19:55,068
The real world would dictate
what can actually happen.
617
00:19:55,068 --> 00:19:56,586
So I'm going to pull
this off the dyno.
618
00:19:56,655 --> 00:19:57,896
- All right.
- Let's head on the field.
619
00:19:57,896 --> 00:19:59,275
We'll take a test.
- Road trip.
620
00:19:59,275 --> 00:20:00,275
I love it.
- We'll see what happens.
621
00:20:00,275 --> 00:20:01,241
Road trip!
622
00:20:10,413 --> 00:20:13,172
When it was naturally
aspirated pre-turbo,
623
00:20:13,172 --> 00:20:14,896
we were here last time.
624
00:20:14,896 --> 00:20:18,068
And we did a drive 7 miles
down, U-turn, 7 miles back.
625
00:20:18,068 --> 00:20:21,000
And we consumed
1.88 pounds of fuel.
626
00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,068
TORY BELLECI: And we got
about 44.7 miles per gallon.
627
00:20:24,137 --> 00:20:27,689
I say we get it back up to 30
pounds, do the run, come back,
628
00:20:27,689 --> 00:20:28,655
see what happens.
629
00:20:29,931 --> 00:20:32,172
BISI EZERIOHA:
[inaudible] right there.
630
00:20:32,241 --> 00:20:33,482
TORY BELLECI: 30 pounds.
631
00:20:33,482 --> 00:20:34,758
Let's see if we
can save some fuel.
632
00:20:38,275 --> 00:20:39,482
Oh, boy.
633
00:20:39,482 --> 00:20:40,586
I don't know about this one.
634
00:20:41,689 --> 00:20:44,482
TORY BELLECI: So you're just
like, in cruise control.
635
00:20:44,482 --> 00:20:45,793
So far, so good.
636
00:20:45,793 --> 00:20:47,068
We haven't overheated.
- Yeah.
637
00:20:47,068 --> 00:20:48,689
That's good.
TORY BELLECI: Oh.
638
00:20:48,758 --> 00:20:50,103
BISI EZERIOHA: So now
the car is turbo. oh.
639
00:20:50,103 --> 00:20:51,379
TORY BELLECI: Feel
that turbo working.
640
00:20:51,379 --> 00:20:52,275
- Smooth.
- You hear that?
641
00:20:52,275 --> 00:20:53,896
Oh, boy.
642
00:20:53,965 --> 00:20:55,103
BISI EZERIOHA: But it's
only spooling, which
643
00:20:55,103 --> 00:20:56,482
does not burn additional fuel.
644
00:20:56,482 --> 00:20:58,000
At 45 miles per
hour, we shouldn't
645
00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,793
go into boost on the
flat road unless I floor
646
00:20:59,862 --> 00:21:01,655
it, which I'm not going to do.
647
00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,275
TORY BELLECI: All right.
648
00:21:04,344 --> 00:21:05,551
So this is our halfway point.
649
00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,482
BISI EZERIOHA: I'm really
curious about how bad
650
00:21:08,482 --> 00:21:10,172
the mountain drive is gonna be.
651
00:21:10,172 --> 00:21:12,000
TORY BELLECI:
That's going to be--
652
00:21:12,034 --> 00:21:13,379
BISI EZERIOHA: That's going
to be when we run out of gas
653
00:21:13,379 --> 00:21:15,000
by the time we get to the--
654
00:21:16,206 --> 00:21:17,137
TORY BELLECI: It'll
be fun, though.
655
00:21:19,172 --> 00:21:20,275
All right, Bisi.
656
00:21:20,275 --> 00:21:21,793
BISI EZERIOHA: Wow.
657
00:21:21,793 --> 00:21:23,000
I'm nervous because I
heard a turbo spool.
658
00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:23,896
Yeah.
A couple of times.
659
00:21:23,896 --> 00:21:25,482
Yeah.
660
00:21:25,482 --> 00:21:26,896
It just sounded like gas
was just, ah, depleting.
661
00:21:26,896 --> 00:21:28,586
OK.
662
00:21:28,655 --> 00:21:32,793
So last time, we burned
through 1.88 pounds of fuel.
663
00:21:32,793 --> 00:21:34,275
Yeah.
664
00:21:34,275 --> 00:21:35,689
BISI EZERIOHA: Oh,
that's so close!
665
00:21:35,689 --> 00:21:36,689
TORY BELLECI: Oh!
666
00:21:38,103 --> 00:21:40,068
1.8 pounds.
667
00:21:40,068 --> 00:21:41,689
1.83.
668
00:21:41,689 --> 00:21:45,586
So we got 44.7 miles
per gallon on the run
669
00:21:45,586 --> 00:21:47,000
without our turbo.
670
00:21:47,034 --> 00:21:48,068
BISI EZERIOHA: Yes.
671
00:21:48,068 --> 00:21:50,000
And now we're at 45.9.
672
00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,793
Almost 46 miles per gallon.
673
00:21:51,793 --> 00:21:53,379
But wait.
674
00:21:53,379 --> 00:21:56,000
Bisi, we did figure that
here on a flat ground--
675
00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,379
BISI EZERIOHA: Yeah.
676
00:21:57,379 --> 00:21:58,275
--it was probably
going to be close.
677
00:21:58,275 --> 00:21:59,275
Yes.
678
00:21:59,275 --> 00:22:00,896
That's correct.
679
00:22:00,896 --> 00:22:01,896
Because we're not
really using the turbo.
680
00:22:01,896 --> 00:22:03,172
It's so close.
681
00:22:03,172 --> 00:22:04,482
We consumed 1.88
before, pre-turbo.
682
00:22:04,482 --> 00:22:05,793
Yeah.
683
00:22:05,793 --> 00:22:08,586
With a turbo we improved 1.83.
684
00:22:08,586 --> 00:22:10,482
I am impressed.
685
00:22:10,482 --> 00:22:12,275
BISI EZERIOHA: Well, we
still have to go up the hill.
686
00:22:12,344 --> 00:22:13,793
So we'll see what happens.
- Yeah.
687
00:22:13,793 --> 00:22:15,000
BISI EZERIOHA: Oh, my goodness.
688
00:22:18,103 --> 00:22:21,482
As far as I'm concerned, this
is the test of all tests.
689
00:22:21,482 --> 00:22:25,068
This is going to be the
hard one because driving
690
00:22:25,068 --> 00:22:28,000
on a flat road, that was easy.
691
00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,586
Now we're going to be
going up and down hills.
692
00:22:30,586 --> 00:22:31,896
We're going to be making turns.
693
00:22:31,896 --> 00:22:33,586
This is going to
be the real test.
694
00:22:33,586 --> 00:22:35,379
You're right.
695
00:22:35,448 --> 00:22:37,000
Every time we go uphill, we're
going to be consuming fuel
696
00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,896
because the turbo is
going to kick in and push
697
00:22:38,896 --> 00:22:40,275
more air into the engine.
698
00:22:40,275 --> 00:22:42,103
And we may have a
bit of an advantage
699
00:22:42,103 --> 00:22:45,482
being that the electric system
may kick in and assist us.
700
00:22:45,482 --> 00:22:46,793
But I don't know.
701
00:22:46,793 --> 00:22:47,793
It could go either way.
- Yeah.
702
00:22:47,793 --> 00:22:49,172
Let's find out.
703
00:22:49,172 --> 00:22:50,896
So driving on a flat
road is one thing.
704
00:22:50,896 --> 00:22:52,793
Driving in the hills,
that's a whole other beast.
705
00:22:52,793 --> 00:22:54,379
So we're back here
in the mountains.
706
00:22:54,448 --> 00:22:56,379
We're going to drive
down the hill 7 miles,
707
00:22:56,379 --> 00:23:00,379
turn around and drive back up
and see if adding that turbo
708
00:23:00,379 --> 00:23:03,379
makes this hybrid
more fuel-efficient.
709
00:23:03,379 --> 00:23:05,172
It's going to be
an uphill battle.
710
00:23:05,172 --> 00:23:06,068
Get it?
711
00:23:06,068 --> 00:23:07,275
I get it.
712
00:23:07,344 --> 00:23:08,793
TORY BELLECI: All right.
713
00:23:08,793 --> 00:23:11,172
This is mountain roads
test hybrid with a turbo.
714
00:23:11,172 --> 00:23:12,275
BISI EZERIOHA: Yep.
715
00:23:12,275 --> 00:23:13,586
7 down, 7 back up.
716
00:23:13,586 --> 00:23:14,586
TORY BELLECI: Here we go.
717
00:23:15,931 --> 00:23:17,793
I feel like this test
is going to give us
718
00:23:17,793 --> 00:23:19,379
the answer we're looking for.
719
00:23:19,448 --> 00:23:21,068
See, we got a little
uphill climb here.
720
00:23:21,068 --> 00:23:22,068
BISI EZERIOHA: Yeah.
721
00:23:22,137 --> 00:23:23,275
Oh, boy.
722
00:23:23,344 --> 00:23:24,896
I hear that turbo working.
723
00:23:24,896 --> 00:23:26,379
BISI EZERIOHA: Oh, not good.
724
00:23:26,379 --> 00:23:27,793
TORY BELLECI: See,
it's interesting.
725
00:23:27,793 --> 00:23:29,172
I feel like the
turbo really didn't
726
00:23:29,172 --> 00:23:31,275
have a chance to
work that hard when
727
00:23:31,275 --> 00:23:33,482
we were driving near the beach.
728
00:23:33,551 --> 00:23:35,068
You're correct.
729
00:23:35,137 --> 00:23:36,896
Now we're giving him a
little bit of a challenge.
730
00:23:36,896 --> 00:23:39,275
BISI EZERIOHA: Plus that
little hill we did right now,
731
00:23:39,275 --> 00:23:41,275
all of my assist is gone
from the electric motor.
732
00:23:41,275 --> 00:23:42,896
My battery is
completely depleted.
733
00:23:42,896 --> 00:23:44,689
TORY BELLECI: Oh.
734
00:23:44,689 --> 00:23:46,275
So I need to get some down
downhill to charge it back up.
735
00:23:46,344 --> 00:23:49,586
But we're all petrol
engine right now.
736
00:23:49,586 --> 00:23:50,793
TORY BELLECI: So
on this downhill
737
00:23:50,793 --> 00:23:52,068
you could start charging.
738
00:23:52,068 --> 00:23:53,586
BISI EZERIOHA: So I am charging.
739
00:23:53,655 --> 00:23:54,689
So I got one bar to
my battery right now.
740
00:23:54,689 --> 00:23:56,379
TORY BELLECI: Good.
741
00:23:56,379 --> 00:23:58,172
So any of the energy I'm
then using for engine braking
742
00:23:58,241 --> 00:24:00,000
and throwing away, or
energy I'm using for braking
743
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,793
goes back regeneratively
into the battery pack.
744
00:24:02,793 --> 00:24:04,068
Yeah.
745
00:24:04,068 --> 00:24:05,275
That's the beauty of the hybrid.
746
00:24:05,344 --> 00:24:06,793
BISI EZERIOHA: Yes, it is.
747
00:24:06,862 --> 00:24:08,586
TORY BELLECI: But now
we've added a turbo.
748
00:24:08,655 --> 00:24:11,000
And that may have negated the
effectiveness of the hybrid.
749
00:24:11,034 --> 00:24:12,103
We'll see.
750
00:24:12,103 --> 00:24:13,275
TORY BELLECI: All right.
751
00:24:13,275 --> 00:24:15,068
We are at our turning point.
752
00:24:15,068 --> 00:24:17,000
Heading back up the hill.
753
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,551
Now the hard part.
754
00:24:19,689 --> 00:24:20,896
Oh, boy.
Oh my.
755
00:24:20,896 --> 00:24:22,689
OK.
756
00:24:22,689 --> 00:24:23,896
I don't think anything's going
to prevent us from consuming
757
00:24:23,896 --> 00:24:25,551
fuel on these hills.
758
00:24:28,310 --> 00:24:29,689
TORY BELLECI: We've
literally been going
759
00:24:29,689 --> 00:24:31,482
in turbo mode this whole way.
760
00:24:31,551 --> 00:24:32,586
I hear it.
761
00:24:32,655 --> 00:24:34,275
TORY BELLECI: Yeah.
762
00:24:34,275 --> 00:24:36,275
Hey, if anything, it looks
cooler, and it sounds cooler.
763
00:24:36,275 --> 00:24:37,689
BISI EZERIOHA: Yes, it does.
764
00:24:37,689 --> 00:24:39,000
This is one of
those things like, I
765
00:24:39,034 --> 00:24:40,586
never even thought about.
766
00:24:40,655 --> 00:24:43,172
And now I can't wait to
find out whether putting
767
00:24:43,241 --> 00:24:46,000
a turbo on a hybrid makes
it more fuel-efficient.
768
00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,793
TORY BELLECI: Will the turbo--
769
00:24:47,862 --> 00:24:49,068
BISI EZERIOHA: Oh, my goodness.
770
00:24:49,068 --> 00:24:50,482
TORY BELLECI: --make
a difference--
771
00:24:50,551 --> 00:24:52,689
On the hybrid?
772
00:24:52,758 --> 00:24:54,896
TORY BELLECI: We are
about to find out.
773
00:24:54,896 --> 00:24:56,586
I'm afraid.
774
00:24:56,586 --> 00:24:59,275
Tory, that was really
nerve-wracking.
775
00:24:59,275 --> 00:25:01,068
TORY BELLECI: You
know what, though?
776
00:25:01,068 --> 00:25:04,000
One thing I did notice, our
fuel gauge went way down.
777
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,586
Yes.
778
00:25:05,586 --> 00:25:07,000
That makes sense.
- Yeah, it does make sense.
779
00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,586
Because we were
going up and down.
780
00:25:08,655 --> 00:25:10,172
But how does it compare
to the pounds of fuel
781
00:25:10,172 --> 00:25:13,068
that we consumed last time
we were here pre-turbo?
782
00:25:13,137 --> 00:25:14,068
OK.
783
00:25:14,137 --> 00:25:15,896
27.2.
784
00:25:15,896 --> 00:25:18,482
So what do we get
miles per gallon?
785
00:25:18,482 --> 00:25:22,000
29.9 miles per gallon.
786
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:23,172
Pretty much 30
miles per gallon.
787
00:25:23,241 --> 00:25:24,275
Yeah.
788
00:25:24,275 --> 00:25:25,275
So we lost a few miles.
789
00:25:25,344 --> 00:25:27,000
All right.
790
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:28,586
Why do I feel that you're so
excited about these results?
791
00:25:28,586 --> 00:25:30,689
Well, I had a feeling
that adding the turbo,
792
00:25:30,689 --> 00:25:32,379
we would consume more fuel.
793
00:25:32,379 --> 00:25:34,793
And this actually confirms
what I was saying.
794
00:25:34,862 --> 00:25:38,689
But this is hard because it's
like, on a perfect driving
795
00:25:38,758 --> 00:25:41,482
situation on a flat
road, it was confirmed.
796
00:25:41,482 --> 00:25:43,172
Putting the turbo
into the hybrid
797
00:25:43,172 --> 00:25:44,896
actually made it
more fuel-efficient.
798
00:25:44,965 --> 00:25:47,172
But out here in the
mountains closer to even normal
799
00:25:47,172 --> 00:25:50,275
driving with undulations
going up and down,
800
00:25:50,275 --> 00:25:53,068
we actually consumed
more fuel, which
801
00:25:53,137 --> 00:25:54,586
doesn't really surprise me.
802
00:25:54,586 --> 00:25:56,275
Overall, the
aftermarket turbo kit
803
00:25:56,275 --> 00:25:58,068
removed restrictions
in the intake
804
00:25:58,137 --> 00:26:00,793
and exhaust that allow for
better breathability, which
805
00:26:00,862 --> 00:26:02,689
translates to more efficiency.
806
00:26:02,689 --> 00:26:06,586
On the dyno, the stock engine
did 32.3 miles per gallon.
807
00:26:06,586 --> 00:26:09,793
With the turbo, it improved
by 4 more miles per gallon.
808
00:26:09,793 --> 00:26:11,689
When the turbo was
in the real world,
809
00:26:11,689 --> 00:26:13,586
it only spooled
on the flat road.
810
00:26:13,586 --> 00:26:15,586
And the electric
assist did not kick in.
811
00:26:15,586 --> 00:26:17,896
So we saved 1.3
miles per gallon.
812
00:26:17,896 --> 00:26:20,379
Here in the hills, the
turbo was very active.
813
00:26:20,379 --> 00:26:23,379
And the electric motor also
engaged multiple times.
814
00:26:23,448 --> 00:26:24,689
But compared to
the stock engine,
815
00:26:24,689 --> 00:26:26,586
it lost 3.5 miles per gallon.
816
00:26:26,586 --> 00:26:28,103
Yeah.
817
00:26:28,103 --> 00:26:29,482
So I'm guessing maybe
we meet in the middle,
818
00:26:29,551 --> 00:26:30,793
and we call this one plausible.
819
00:26:30,793 --> 00:26:32,068
I agree with you.
820
00:26:34,275 --> 00:26:35,482
But you know
what, though, Bisi?
821
00:26:35,551 --> 00:26:36,896
Hmm.
822
00:26:36,965 --> 00:26:38,482
This is called
the hybrid hot ride.
823
00:26:38,551 --> 00:26:40,793
And this hybrid is far
from a hot rod right now.
824
00:26:40,862 --> 00:26:42,000
Yes, I agree.
825
00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,068
And adding a turbo is hot rod.
826
00:26:44,137 --> 00:26:46,172
And it gave us a gain
of 85 more horsepower.
827
00:26:46,172 --> 00:26:47,689
I think we should
take it back to the shop
828
00:26:47,689 --> 00:26:49,000
and do a little
bit of work on it.
829
00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:50,689
I have an idea, too.
830
00:26:50,689 --> 00:26:51,896
Just something else I want
to play with on this vehicle
831
00:26:51,965 --> 00:26:52,793
as well.
- Oh, yeah?
832
00:26:52,793 --> 00:26:54,379
What's that?
833
00:26:54,448 --> 00:26:55,482
You know, I haven't
touched the hybrid side,
834
00:26:55,482 --> 00:26:57,068
as in the electric side.
835
00:26:57,068 --> 00:26:58,172
So I need to play around
with that a little bit.
836
00:26:58,172 --> 00:27:00,000
TORY BELLECI: All right.
837
00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:01,379
BISI EZERIOHA: See if I can
eke out a little bit more power
838
00:27:01,379 --> 00:27:02,517
and make this even
more enjoyable.
839
00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:07,793
FAYE HADLEY: Now that we
have the results of our myth,
840
00:27:07,793 --> 00:27:09,896
it's time for our
biggest challenge--
841
00:27:09,896 --> 00:27:12,379
turning this horrifying
hybrid into a hot rod.
842
00:27:12,379 --> 00:27:13,793
But don't worry.
843
00:27:13,793 --> 00:27:15,172
We know just the
person for the job.
844
00:27:15,172 --> 00:27:16,896
Didn't you train
under somebody that's
845
00:27:16,896 --> 00:27:19,379
the master of all hot
rodders and like, car design?
846
00:27:19,379 --> 00:27:20,793
Yeah, I did.
847
00:27:20,793 --> 00:27:22,275
I trained under the
King of Customs.
848
00:27:22,275 --> 00:27:23,689
Gene Winfield.
849
00:27:23,689 --> 00:27:24,896
He's like an
automotive design god.
850
00:27:24,896 --> 00:27:26,068
That's what we need.
851
00:27:26,068 --> 00:27:27,172
We need like, his vision.
852
00:27:27,241 --> 00:27:28,379
Can you call him?
853
00:27:28,379 --> 00:27:29,275
See if he'd be up for this?
854
00:27:29,275 --> 00:27:31,172
I'll see.
855
00:27:31,241 --> 00:27:32,275
We'll see if you can go to the
desert hideout and pick him up.
856
00:27:32,344 --> 00:27:33,379
Oh, my God!
857
00:27:33,379 --> 00:27:34,896
I'll drive there now.
858
00:27:34,896 --> 00:27:36,275
You should drive this
there and pick him up.
859
00:27:36,275 --> 00:27:37,482
That's actually
not a bad idea.
860
00:27:37,482 --> 00:27:38,517
BISI EZERIOHA: He may love it.
861
00:27:42,275 --> 00:27:45,896
"Blade Runner" and
"Robocop" are two of my most
862
00:27:45,965 --> 00:27:47,000
favorite movies of all time.
863
00:27:47,034 --> 00:27:48,000
Yeah.
864
00:27:48,034 --> 00:27:49,379
That's great.
865
00:27:49,448 --> 00:27:50,896
What was your
inspiration as a kid?
866
00:27:50,896 --> 00:27:52,689
Like, how did you get
into building cars?
867
00:27:52,689 --> 00:27:56,000
First of all, when I was in
high school I was drawing cars.
868
00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,793
And instead of doing the
history books, you know, I was--
869
00:27:59,793 --> 00:28:00,793
I was drawing cars.
870
00:28:00,862 --> 00:28:02,172
And--
871
00:28:02,172 --> 00:28:03,379
You weren't paying
attention in class?
872
00:28:03,379 --> 00:28:05,689
Not at-- not at all.
873
00:28:05,758 --> 00:28:07,275
TORY BELLECI: Gene is
an automotive legend.
874
00:28:07,344 --> 00:28:09,896
And we're so excited to
have him in the shop.
875
00:28:09,965 --> 00:28:11,586
Nice to meet you.
876
00:28:11,586 --> 00:28:13,793
TORY BELLECI: I can't wait
to see what he comes up with.
877
00:28:13,862 --> 00:28:15,379
I'm like, my
hands are sweating.
878
00:28:15,379 --> 00:28:17,793
So Gene, what do you
envision for this automobile?
879
00:28:17,793 --> 00:28:19,896
Do you think of
something that's retro
880
00:28:19,965 --> 00:28:21,896
or something really futuristic?
881
00:28:21,965 --> 00:28:22,793
It's a piece of crap.
882
00:28:22,793 --> 00:28:24,482
[laughter]
883
00:28:24,482 --> 00:28:26,275
But-- but we can save it.
884
00:28:26,344 --> 00:28:27,379
BISI EZERIOHA: Oh, good.
- No.
885
00:28:27,379 --> 00:28:28,793
It's-- it's all right.
886
00:28:28,862 --> 00:28:31,068
It's typical of--
of today's car.
887
00:28:31,068 --> 00:28:33,275
There's so many of them
that look the same.
888
00:28:33,275 --> 00:28:34,586
Yeah.
889
00:28:34,586 --> 00:28:36,379
I've got some ideas already.
890
00:28:36,379 --> 00:28:39,586
TORY BELLECI: Gene sketched some
designs and then went to work.
891
00:28:39,586 --> 00:28:41,482
He started at the
front of the vehicle
892
00:28:41,482 --> 00:28:43,551
but focused mostly
on the rear bumper.
893
00:28:45,068 --> 00:28:46,689
You know how fortunate we
are to see this firsthand?
894
00:28:46,689 --> 00:28:47,586
Mm-hmm.
895
00:28:47,655 --> 00:28:48,689
Yeah.
896
00:28:48,758 --> 00:28:50,275
This is ridiculous.
897
00:28:50,275 --> 00:28:54,379
By cutting this back, the
bars will follow through.
898
00:28:54,448 --> 00:28:56,379
And then do you
see, like, the inside,
899
00:28:56,379 --> 00:29:00,275
once we cut this out, we're
going to have this empty space.
900
00:29:00,344 --> 00:29:01,482
Well, it's going
to be like this.
901
00:29:01,551 --> 00:29:03,172
TORY BELLECI: Yeah.
OK.
902
00:29:03,172 --> 00:29:04,793
BISI EZERIOHA: It was an honor
to have him work with us.
903
00:29:04,793 --> 00:29:08,275
And now that we have
some design inspiration,
904
00:29:08,344 --> 00:29:11,758
it's finally time to turn
this hybrid into a hot rod.
905
00:29:12,379 --> 00:29:13,896
OK.
906
00:29:13,896 --> 00:29:16,379
So I'm going to start
working on the design
907
00:29:16,379 --> 00:29:19,000
that Gene Winfield
helped us come up with.
908
00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,482
We taped up the original bumper.
909
00:29:20,482 --> 00:29:22,689
But now that we have
these fiberglass pieces,
910
00:29:22,758 --> 00:29:25,793
we need to tape these up and
actually cut and fabricate
911
00:29:25,793 --> 00:29:27,689
on top of this piece.
912
00:29:27,758 --> 00:29:29,689
So now that we've
got the design set,
913
00:29:29,689 --> 00:29:32,275
we have everything taped up,
it's time to start cutting
914
00:29:32,275 --> 00:29:34,275
our flat bar stock of steel.
915
00:29:34,344 --> 00:29:36,068
Once we have those pieces
cut, then we can weld
916
00:29:36,137 --> 00:29:38,172
them together, polish it up.
917
00:29:38,241 --> 00:29:40,896
ROSE: The hood is a little
bit wacky with this giant hole
918
00:29:40,896 --> 00:29:42,586
and the turbo sticking
out of the top.
919
00:29:42,655 --> 00:29:44,689
So we're going to
build in a hood scoop.
920
00:29:44,689 --> 00:29:47,068
So this is kind of an
Ed Big Daddy Roth thing.
921
00:29:47,068 --> 00:29:48,896
Big Daddy would use plaster.
922
00:29:48,896 --> 00:29:51,586
And he'd have a chassis with
the engine and the transmission.
923
00:29:51,655 --> 00:29:53,379
And he would just kind
of throw like, a drop
924
00:29:53,448 --> 00:29:55,000
cloth or something over it.
925
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:56,689
And then he would just
start loading plaster
926
00:29:56,689 --> 00:29:58,482
and sculpt the top of it.
927
00:29:58,551 --> 00:30:00,482
So for us, we're just going
to throw this tape all over it
928
00:30:00,482 --> 00:30:02,275
and cover the
critical components.
929
00:30:02,275 --> 00:30:03,689
BISI EZERIOHA: Rose
and Tory are making
930
00:30:03,689 --> 00:30:05,275
great progress on the bodywork.
931
00:30:05,275 --> 00:30:07,896
So I'm going to turn my
attention to unlocking more
932
00:30:07,965 --> 00:30:09,482
power in the electric motor.
933
00:30:09,482 --> 00:30:13,000
Now, I want to use a try
and true tuner secret, which
934
00:30:13,034 --> 00:30:15,586
is using resistors
to trick the factory
935
00:30:15,586 --> 00:30:17,793
ECU into doing things we want.
936
00:30:17,793 --> 00:30:19,586
In this case, I'm
going to put together
937
00:30:19,586 --> 00:30:23,586
what is known as a fooler
system so that the high voltage
938
00:30:23,586 --> 00:30:26,103
system can think that the
current it's receiving
939
00:30:26,103 --> 00:30:27,896
is less than it actually is.
940
00:30:27,896 --> 00:30:31,793
And by doing that, we'll get a
nice boost in electric power.
941
00:30:33,310 --> 00:30:35,689
I'm dealing with the high
voltage systems right now.
942
00:30:35,689 --> 00:30:37,586
And I'm taking a couple
of precautions that
943
00:30:37,586 --> 00:30:40,586
are critical to getting
access to these high panels
944
00:30:40,655 --> 00:30:42,000
and not injuring yourself.
945
00:30:42,034 --> 00:30:43,896
One, I'm using a
Class 0 glove, which
946
00:30:43,965 --> 00:30:45,586
protects me up to 1,000 volts.
947
00:30:45,586 --> 00:30:48,896
But there's one other parameter
I'm taking very seriously.
948
00:30:48,896 --> 00:30:51,068
Keeping my left
hand behind my back.
949
00:30:51,137 --> 00:30:53,482
That way, I do not complete
a circuit between myself
950
00:30:53,482 --> 00:30:56,172
and any grounding on the
chassis because, you know,
951
00:30:56,172 --> 00:30:57,896
really bad things can happen.
952
00:30:57,896 --> 00:31:00,379
If you do not have a working
knowledge of electricity,
953
00:31:00,379 --> 00:31:02,689
high voltage systems and
electrical engineering,
954
00:31:02,758 --> 00:31:04,068
please do not do this.
955
00:31:04,068 --> 00:31:07,275
This is seriously,
extremely dangerous.
956
00:31:07,275 --> 00:31:09,896
Nonetheless, it's
time to take this off.
957
00:31:09,896 --> 00:31:10,896
Whoo.
That's it.
958
00:31:10,896 --> 00:31:12,000
OK.
959
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,586
That's the computer.
960
00:31:13,655 --> 00:31:15,275
I'm going to get that
out and have some fun.
961
00:31:15,344 --> 00:31:18,000
The scoop is taking shape.
962
00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,793
I'm going to take a little
body filler and put it on top
963
00:31:20,793 --> 00:31:23,172
and give it a kind of a shell
so it gains some height,
964
00:31:23,172 --> 00:31:25,000
a little bit of clearance.
965
00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:26,586
We covered the turbo.
966
00:31:26,586 --> 00:31:28,586
We went from the center
to the back of the hood
967
00:31:28,586 --> 00:31:30,068
to make this transition.
968
00:31:30,068 --> 00:31:31,482
And that's kind of
what it's saying to me.
969
00:31:31,482 --> 00:31:33,000
It's saying, make it
small at the front
970
00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:34,241
and open it up at the back.
971
00:31:35,793 --> 00:31:36,689
BISI EZERIOHA: Wow.
972
00:31:36,689 --> 00:31:38,068
That's it.
973
00:31:38,137 --> 00:31:39,689
So now I have the ECU out.
974
00:31:39,758 --> 00:31:42,000
I'm going to open this
up, modify it accordingly
975
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:45,000
with simple resistors
to give it a nice boost
976
00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,689
of electrical power.
977
00:31:46,758 --> 00:31:48,172
TORY BELLECI: The design's
coming together perfectly.
978
00:31:48,172 --> 00:31:50,275
We just need to add a
few more bars across
979
00:31:50,344 --> 00:31:51,482
just to complete the grill.
980
00:31:51,482 --> 00:31:52,551
Gene would be proud.
981
00:31:57,586 --> 00:31:58,655
Yeah.
982
00:32:00,689 --> 00:32:02,275
BISI EZERIOHA: I knew it'd
be a challenge to turn
983
00:32:02,275 --> 00:32:04,000
this hybrid into a hot rod.
984
00:32:04,034 --> 00:32:06,482
But we did the best we
could with what we had.
985
00:32:06,551 --> 00:32:10,793
But hey, that's what the essence
of hot rodding is all about.
986
00:32:10,862 --> 00:32:12,482
With our modifications
complete, we
987
00:32:12,482 --> 00:32:14,586
gave it a "Motor
Mythbusters" paint job
988
00:32:14,655 --> 00:32:17,172
and took it to the
track for another test.
989
00:32:17,172 --> 00:32:20,793
[engines revving]
990
00:32:22,689 --> 00:32:23,793
Look at this.
991
00:32:23,793 --> 00:32:25,275
Just take a step back.
992
00:32:25,344 --> 00:32:27,896
I mean, look at how
beautiful that is.
993
00:32:27,896 --> 00:32:30,172
FAYE HADLEY: It's very like,
"Fast and the Furious"-esque.
994
00:32:30,172 --> 00:32:31,689
TORY BELLECI: Right?
995
00:32:31,689 --> 00:32:33,172
But it's a little bit
like "Mad Max" too.
996
00:32:33,241 --> 00:32:34,172
FAYE HADLEY: Yeah.
BISI EZERIOHA: Yes.
997
00:32:34,172 --> 00:32:35,689
Hand-crafted.
998
00:32:35,758 --> 00:32:37,793
Look at this beautiful
duct tape wrap.
999
00:32:37,793 --> 00:32:39,586
FAYE HADLEY: Oh, that--
1000
00:32:39,586 --> 00:32:41,482
that's probably my favorite part
of the entire aesthetic element
1001
00:32:41,482 --> 00:32:42,896
of the modification.
1002
00:32:42,965 --> 00:32:44,275
It was very, very
time-consuming.
1003
00:32:44,275 --> 00:32:45,172
But it was worth it.
1004
00:32:45,241 --> 00:32:46,482
Yes!
1005
00:32:46,551 --> 00:32:48,172
BISI EZERIOHA: A labor of love.
1006
00:32:48,241 --> 00:32:49,689
Well, above and beyond the
aesthetic appeal, in the rear,
1007
00:32:49,758 --> 00:32:52,689
I have what is known
as a proper fooler
1008
00:32:52,758 --> 00:32:55,379
to enhance the electrical
side of the hybrid system.
1009
00:32:55,448 --> 00:32:56,689
FAYE HADLEY: Oh.
How does that work?
1010
00:32:56,689 --> 00:32:58,482
BISI EZERIOHA:
Well, what it does,
1011
00:32:58,551 --> 00:33:00,000
it intercepts the signal to
the motor control module--
1012
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,482
FAYE HADLEY: OK.
1013
00:33:01,551 --> 00:33:03,000
--and tricks it
using five relays that
1014
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,896
allow for interruption
of signals and reducing
1015
00:33:05,896 --> 00:33:07,379
signals to the MCM.
1016
00:33:07,379 --> 00:33:09,172
And the controller
thinks, wait a minute.
1017
00:33:09,172 --> 00:33:12,068
I'm not getting as much power
as I want out of the motor.
1018
00:33:12,068 --> 00:33:15,172
So it sends more power to
it, hence getting fooled
1019
00:33:15,241 --> 00:33:16,275
and creating more energy for us.
1020
00:33:16,275 --> 00:33:17,793
Gosh.
1021
00:33:17,793 --> 00:33:19,379
So this thing must
actually do pretty good.
1022
00:33:19,379 --> 00:33:20,793
It's like electric nitrous.
1023
00:33:20,793 --> 00:33:22,172
Oh!
1024
00:33:22,241 --> 00:33:23,586
Do you think
this is a hot rod?
1025
00:33:23,655 --> 00:33:25,275
I don't know if
I can even imagine
1026
00:33:25,275 --> 00:33:27,379
anything hybrid being in the
same category as a hot rod.
1027
00:33:27,448 --> 00:33:29,000
For me, when I
think hot rodding,
1028
00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:30,586
I really think the spirit
of taking something that
1029
00:33:30,586 --> 00:33:33,103
is a certain way and
infusing your own DNA into it
1030
00:33:33,103 --> 00:33:36,068
and making it really hot
and cool to your own tastes.
1031
00:33:36,068 --> 00:33:39,689
So whether it's a hybrid, an
EV, an old school Restomod.
1032
00:33:39,689 --> 00:33:42,275
I think it all can embrace
the spirit of hot rodding
1033
00:33:42,275 --> 00:33:44,379
if it appeals to your
soul a certain way.
1034
00:33:44,379 --> 00:33:45,793
You know what?
1035
00:33:45,793 --> 00:33:47,275
I think we've talked
about this enough.
1036
00:33:47,275 --> 00:33:49,482
I think it's time we
race for pink slips.
1037
00:33:49,482 --> 00:33:50,586
I like that.
1038
00:33:50,586 --> 00:33:52,172
TORY BELLECI: Yeah.
1039
00:33:52,241 --> 00:33:53,793
The future versus--
TORY BELLECI: The past.
1040
00:33:53,793 --> 00:33:55,172
BISI EZERIOHA: --the dinosaurs.
TORY BELLECI: No!
1041
00:33:55,172 --> 00:33:56,896
The classic.
BISI EZERIOHA: Ah ha ha!
1042
00:33:56,965 --> 00:33:57,551
TORY BELLECI: All right.
BISI EZERIOHA: Sounds good.
1043
00:34:01,172 --> 00:34:02,275
FAYE HADLEY: All right.
1044
00:34:02,275 --> 00:34:03,896
And it's tradition.
1045
00:34:03,896 --> 00:34:08,862
The time has come to
christen the hot rod hybrid.
1046
00:34:10,482 --> 00:34:13,000
TORY BELLECI: Now, this clearly
isn't a very even drag race.
1047
00:34:13,034 --> 00:34:16,068
FAYE HADLEY: 3, 2, 1!
1048
00:34:16,137 --> 00:34:17,068
Go!
1049
00:34:17,068 --> 00:34:20,137
[motors revving]
1050
00:34:27,275 --> 00:34:29,241
TORY BELLECI: This Ford
Roadster dominates.
1051
00:34:33,688 --> 00:34:35,103
Nice work.
- Yeah.
1052
00:34:35,103 --> 00:34:36,688
TORY BELLECI: But
Bisi was so excited
1053
00:34:36,757 --> 00:34:38,068
about the modifications,
we wanted to give
1054
00:34:38,068 --> 00:34:39,585
them a chance to show them off.
1055
00:34:39,585 --> 00:34:41,585
So to make sure that
everything is set up,
1056
00:34:41,655 --> 00:34:44,793
in this car we have the
gasoline side and electric side
1057
00:34:44,862 --> 00:34:46,103
in perfect unison.
1058
00:34:46,103 --> 00:34:47,585
But I want to
optimize everything.
1059
00:34:47,585 --> 00:34:48,896
So on the gasoline
side, I'm going to put
1060
00:34:48,965 --> 00:34:50,172
everything in sport mode.
1061
00:34:50,172 --> 00:34:52,068
And for the electric
motor, I have
1062
00:34:52,137 --> 00:34:55,275
this fooler set up that acts
like an electronic boost setup.
1063
00:34:55,344 --> 00:34:57,275
So with a press of a
button, it's going to send
1064
00:34:57,275 --> 00:34:58,793
more energy to electric motors.
1065
00:34:58,793 --> 00:35:01,793
And I'll have a nice
amount of boost of power.
1066
00:35:01,793 --> 00:35:02,862
Are you ready, BC?
1067
00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:08,482
3, 2, 1!
1068
00:35:08,482 --> 00:35:10,000
[tires squeal]
1069
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,379
You got to wait
till we say go.
1070
00:35:26,275 --> 00:35:27,689
Time top hit the
electronic boost.
1071
00:35:27,689 --> 00:35:28,655
Here we go.
1072
00:35:37,482 --> 00:35:40,379
You cannot mess with technology!
1073
00:35:40,379 --> 00:35:41,379
Oh, my goodness.
1074
00:35:41,379 --> 00:35:42,379
It's perfect.
1075
00:35:42,379 --> 00:35:43,655
This is perfect.
1076
00:35:44,620 --> 00:35:46,379
That was probably the most fun
I've ever had with the hybrid.
1077
00:35:46,379 --> 00:35:47,482
Yeah.
1078
00:35:47,482 --> 00:35:49,068
I mean, it was fun.
1079
00:35:49,137 --> 00:35:50,275
I could really tell from
the look on your face.
1080
00:35:50,275 --> 00:35:51,689
Ha, ha!
He's so happy!
1081
00:35:51,689 --> 00:35:52,655
- Bet it all!
- It's not hard to see.
1082
00:35:53,827 --> 00:35:55,586
We should really be
proud of ourselves.
1083
00:35:55,655 --> 00:35:59,103
We took this vehicle that
was a factory ho hum hybrid
1084
00:35:59,103 --> 00:36:01,379
and made it into a
masterpiece involving
1085
00:36:01,448 --> 00:36:02,793
technology and aesthetics.
1086
00:36:02,862 --> 00:36:04,000
It's amazing.
1087
00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:05,000
And it's so much fun to drive.
1088
00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:06,379
It really is.
1089
00:36:06,379 --> 00:36:08,000
Building our own
hybrid hot rod.
1090
00:36:08,034 --> 00:36:09,586
This was just-- I mean,
it was so ridiculous.
1091
00:36:09,655 --> 00:36:10,896
But so much fun.
All right.
1092
00:36:10,965 --> 00:36:12,172
Should we head home?
- Yeah.
1093
00:36:12,241 --> 00:36:13,103
Sounds good to me.
- All right.
1094
00:36:13,103 --> 00:36:14,068
Race you.
1095
00:36:14,137 --> 00:36:15,689
Uh, sure.
1096
00:36:15,689 --> 00:36:16,896
FAYE HADLEY: We're going
to take the scenic route.
1097
00:36:16,896 --> 00:36:18,586
TORY BELLECI: Absolutely.
1098
00:36:18,586 --> 00:36:20,172
We're going to take it slow.
1099
00:36:20,172 --> 00:36:22,482
Enjoy the beauty.
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