1 00:00:04,944 --> 00:00:06,704 So Tory, here's the procedure, 2 00:00:06,739 --> 00:00:08,637 you see that button right there on the dash? 3 00:00:08,672 --> 00:00:11,157 That arms your nitrous system, you arm that, 4 00:00:11,192 --> 00:00:12,848 -and when you're full throttle. -Yup. 5 00:00:12,883 --> 00:00:14,816 That's when you hit the nitrous button 6 00:00:14,850 --> 00:00:16,335 and pull the baling wire 7 00:00:16,369 --> 00:00:17,922 and then keep your foot on the floor, 8 00:00:17,957 --> 00:00:19,717 wide open throttle is very important. 9 00:00:19,752 --> 00:00:21,443 -And we got to hit 16 seconds. -For 16 seconds. 10 00:00:21,478 --> 00:00:23,549 We are trying to recreate that one part 11 00:00:23,583 --> 00:00:25,482 in the myth to see could that actually happen? 12 00:00:25,516 --> 00:00:29,002 -Right. -If you ever feel uncomfortable, at all. 13 00:00:29,037 --> 00:00:31,004 -Power through it. -No. 14 00:00:31,039 --> 00:00:32,903 -Accelerate out? -Let off. 15 00:00:32,937 --> 00:00:33,904 -All right. -It's... 16 00:00:33,938 --> 00:00:35,112 -Safety is key. -Yeah. 17 00:00:35,147 --> 00:00:36,769 All right. You guys ready? 18 00:00:36,803 --> 00:00:38,115 -Are you ready? -Oh, totally. 19 00:00:38,150 --> 00:00:39,979 -Okay. -Let's do this. 20 00:00:40,013 --> 00:00:42,015 [engine starts] 21 00:00:43,465 --> 00:00:45,640 [upbeat music playing] 22 00:00:45,674 --> 00:00:46,641 -Yeah! -Yeah! 23 00:00:46,675 --> 00:00:47,642 [narrator] Meet the team. 24 00:00:47,676 --> 00:00:49,126 Yeah. Woo-hoo! 25 00:00:49,161 --> 00:00:51,611 There's a potential that I could get electrocuted. 26 00:00:51,646 --> 00:00:53,544 [explosion] 27 00:00:53,579 --> 00:00:55,615 [narrator] With the mechanical expertise. 28 00:00:55,650 --> 00:00:58,584 More oxygen, more fuel, that makes more power. 29 00:00:58,618 --> 00:01:01,552 [narrator] To test all things automotive. 30 00:01:01,587 --> 00:01:03,175 [Bisi] It's almost like surgery, 31 00:01:03,209 --> 00:01:06,178 if I make a mistake, we'll blow up the engine. 32 00:01:06,212 --> 00:01:09,146 [narrator] This is Motor Mythbusters. 33 00:01:09,181 --> 00:01:12,391 This is our time! 34 00:01:12,425 --> 00:01:16,395 [narrator] Where science meets the streets. 35 00:01:17,844 --> 00:01:20,502 [upbeat music playing] 36 00:01:20,537 --> 00:01:22,228 [engine revving] 37 00:01:35,448 --> 00:01:37,588 [Tory] Dude, this car is sick. 38 00:01:37,623 --> 00:01:39,901 [Bisi laughs] Thank you. 39 00:01:39,935 --> 00:01:41,213 [Tory] Did you build this? 40 00:01:41,247 --> 00:01:42,559 -[Bisi] Yes. -[Tory] Is this one of your... 41 00:01:42,593 --> 00:01:44,077 [Bisi] It's one of our 935s that we put together, 42 00:01:44,112 --> 00:01:46,735 a lot fun, 900 horsepower, runs on ethanol. 43 00:01:46,770 --> 00:01:48,185 [Faye] So shiny. 44 00:01:48,220 --> 00:01:49,738 So Bisi, you brought this car in 45 00:01:49,773 --> 00:01:51,050 -for a reason I'm guessing. -I did, I did. 46 00:01:51,084 --> 00:01:52,431 -I love... -Not just to show it off? 47 00:01:52,465 --> 00:01:54,087 Not to show off. I love turbocharging, 48 00:01:54,122 --> 00:01:55,917 it's a great way to make lots of power, 49 00:01:55,951 --> 00:01:58,920 it's a great way to go fast, also use modern electronics 50 00:01:58,954 --> 00:02:01,854 to control my boost, however there's this movie 51 00:02:01,888 --> 00:02:04,753 that's always bothering me. Fast and Furious. 52 00:02:04,788 --> 00:02:05,996 I love The Fast and The Furiousmovies. 53 00:02:06,030 --> 00:02:07,687 [Bisi] Okay. The eighth installment. 54 00:02:07,722 --> 00:02:08,964 -Big Vin Diesel fan. -[Bisi] Yeah. 55 00:02:08,999 --> 00:02:10,863 Vin Diesel's character, Dom went to Cuba 56 00:02:10,897 --> 00:02:13,797 and to win this race, he did more boost 57 00:02:13,831 --> 00:02:16,213 and to do that, he took this soda can tab 58 00:02:16,248 --> 00:02:19,009 and a baling wire, connected to the vacuum line 59 00:02:19,043 --> 00:02:20,631 that leads from the turbo to the wastegate, 60 00:02:20,666 --> 00:02:22,115 -you find this interesting. -Mmm-hmm. 61 00:02:22,150 --> 00:02:25,153 Pulls it, it increases boost like crazy. 62 00:02:25,188 --> 00:02:26,741 And mayhem happens. 63 00:02:26,775 --> 00:02:28,984 I got to see this movie soon. 64 00:02:29,019 --> 00:02:31,332 [narrator] There's no high tech electronics 65 00:02:31,366 --> 00:02:33,955 in this automotive movie myth. 66 00:02:35,612 --> 00:02:37,614 Can he win a Cuban drag race 67 00:02:37,648 --> 00:02:39,581 unleashing insane amounts of boost 68 00:02:39,616 --> 00:02:42,239 from a turbo charged engine? 69 00:02:42,274 --> 00:02:43,447 Look at the size of that turbo. 70 00:02:43,482 --> 00:02:45,000 -It's massive. -It's huge. 71 00:02:45,035 --> 00:02:46,933 A turbo that's bigger than my freaking head. 72 00:02:46,968 --> 00:02:50,765 [narrator] with just a length of wire and a soda can tab. 73 00:02:50,799 --> 00:02:53,112 -[Bisi] Look at that. -[Tory] Oh, he just pulled it. 74 00:02:53,146 --> 00:02:54,527 [narrator] Would this budget friendly, 75 00:02:54,562 --> 00:02:55,632 low tech technique, 76 00:02:55,666 --> 00:02:58,393 ever work in the real world? 77 00:02:58,428 --> 00:03:00,395 All right. What exactly do we need to do 78 00:03:00,430 --> 00:03:02,846 to test this crazy-ass poor man's turbo? 79 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,675 Well due to the Cuban embargo, 80 00:03:04,710 --> 00:03:06,401 they were not able to get any new parts. 81 00:03:06,436 --> 00:03:07,816 So I feel like we've got to stay true 82 00:03:07,851 --> 00:03:09,128 to the spirit of the myth, keep the car 83 00:03:09,162 --> 00:03:10,578 as true to the myth as possible. 84 00:03:10,612 --> 00:03:11,993 And look how big that turbo was, 85 00:03:12,027 --> 00:03:13,374 I mean, we're gonna have to find something 86 00:03:13,408 --> 00:03:15,859 quite similar, like, uh, from a boat I guess. 87 00:03:15,893 --> 00:03:17,654 Oh, that would be cool because it would be 88 00:03:17,688 --> 00:03:19,242 just like the one in the movie, 89 00:03:19,276 --> 00:03:21,485 plus that's kind of like the brilliant ingenuity 90 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,107 -that the Cubans would use. -Absolutely. 91 00:03:23,142 --> 00:03:25,351 Yeah. Totally, and they also had a nitrous system. 92 00:03:25,386 --> 00:03:26,732 Think about what nitrous does, 93 00:03:26,766 --> 00:03:28,112 I mean, it's like a chemical supercharger, 94 00:03:28,147 --> 00:03:29,873 it puts a lot of oxygen into the mix, 95 00:03:29,907 --> 00:03:31,978 allows the engine to become extremely efficient and fast 96 00:03:32,013 --> 00:03:34,843 but they also use a very cost-effective way 97 00:03:34,878 --> 00:03:38,330 of increasing boost by using a baling wire and a cola tab. 98 00:03:38,364 --> 00:03:40,401 And pulling the reference line to the wastegate, 99 00:03:40,435 --> 00:03:42,989 that was bananas or at least that's what the movie says. 100 00:03:43,024 --> 00:03:44,336 And that's what we're gonna test, 101 00:03:44,370 --> 00:03:45,578 we're gonna pull the line 102 00:03:45,613 --> 00:03:47,649 just like Dom did in the movie, 103 00:03:47,684 --> 00:03:50,997 and we should get the boost to maintain for 16 seconds. 104 00:03:51,032 --> 00:03:53,621 -Wow. That's a long time. -It's a really long time. 105 00:03:53,655 --> 00:03:55,278 There's no way it's gonna last that long. 106 00:03:55,312 --> 00:03:57,728 But you know what, when you pull this baling wire, 107 00:03:57,763 --> 00:04:00,559 very strange things happen in the turbo system. 108 00:04:00,593 --> 00:04:02,181 Boost increase and then decreases, 109 00:04:02,215 --> 00:04:04,148 and I'm curious to what will happen in the field. 110 00:04:04,183 --> 00:04:06,910 -Me too. -Do you guys think it's gonna catch on fire? 111 00:04:06,944 --> 00:04:09,292 -[Bisi] Oh. That's not good. -[Tory] Oh, now it's on fire. 112 00:04:09,326 --> 00:04:11,742 In order to replicate the car just like it was in the movie, 113 00:04:11,777 --> 00:04:13,468 with that massive turbo, we're gonna have to make sure 114 00:04:13,503 --> 00:04:15,194 we got enough air, we get enough fuel, 115 00:04:15,228 --> 00:04:16,920 supporting modifications, 116 00:04:16,954 --> 00:04:18,956 fabricating all that charge piping, 117 00:04:18,991 --> 00:04:20,544 adding the nitrous system, 118 00:04:20,579 --> 00:04:23,064 like, this is gonna be a huge project. 119 00:04:23,098 --> 00:04:25,480 I have a vehicle in mind that may suit the bill. 120 00:04:25,515 --> 00:04:27,206 -[Faye] What you got? -How about a Monte Carlo? 121 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:28,241 -Oh. -Oh, perfect. 122 00:04:28,276 --> 00:04:29,277 You can find those everywhere. 123 00:04:29,312 --> 00:04:30,865 -Yeah. -Love it. 124 00:04:30,899 --> 00:04:33,108 [upbeat music playing] 125 00:04:35,076 --> 00:04:37,734 [engine starting] 126 00:04:49,573 --> 00:04:51,264 Ah, stop it. 127 00:04:57,823 --> 00:05:02,068 Okay. So now I have found this beauty of a car. 128 00:05:04,070 --> 00:05:07,350 A 1973 Monte Carlo. 129 00:05:10,732 --> 00:05:13,114 There's nothing beautiful about this car. 130 00:05:13,148 --> 00:05:15,944 It's absolutely ugly 131 00:05:15,979 --> 00:05:18,188 but it does a great job 132 00:05:18,222 --> 00:05:20,811 in fulfilling what we need for this myth. 133 00:05:20,846 --> 00:05:24,539 Now it has a 350 which is great, 134 00:05:24,574 --> 00:05:26,299 the engine bay has tons of room 135 00:05:26,334 --> 00:05:28,543 so we can do lots of modifications, 136 00:05:28,578 --> 00:05:32,167 but how will it handle the rigors of racing? 137 00:05:32,202 --> 00:05:35,757 [upbeat music playing] 138 00:05:35,792 --> 00:05:37,966 [Bisi] Oh, no. 139 00:05:38,001 --> 00:05:40,486 Oh, no. 140 00:05:40,521 --> 00:05:41,556 Oh, I think it's dying. 141 00:05:41,591 --> 00:05:42,799 Oh, come on. 142 00:05:42,833 --> 00:05:44,973 Yeah, it just cut off. [laughs] 143 00:05:45,008 --> 00:05:47,562 [upbeat music playing] 144 00:05:49,944 --> 00:05:52,084 I'm gonna try and roll as far as I can, 145 00:05:52,118 --> 00:05:53,810 I'mma keep going, and keep rolling, 146 00:05:53,844 --> 00:05:56,088 keep rolling. 147 00:05:56,122 --> 00:05:57,572 [laughs] 148 00:06:03,578 --> 00:06:05,062 Okay. 149 00:06:06,892 --> 00:06:09,584 Hopefully something simple. [laughs] 150 00:06:16,902 --> 00:06:20,077 That is a beast. 151 00:06:20,112 --> 00:06:21,458 Okay. 152 00:06:21,493 --> 00:06:23,115 Tell me you didn't pay for this? 153 00:06:23,149 --> 00:06:25,497 Well, actually I did. I'm quite proud of my find. 154 00:06:25,531 --> 00:06:29,190 -My God. I could hear you like a block away. -[Faye] Yeah, I could 155 00:06:29,224 --> 00:06:31,019 -smell you a block away. -[Bisi] And that was the intent. 156 00:06:31,054 --> 00:06:32,504 -No, I... -Woo. 157 00:06:32,538 --> 00:06:34,264 -It's burning ranch. -Woo. [laughs] 158 00:06:34,298 --> 00:06:36,335 [Bisi] I know she doesn't look that great 159 00:06:36,369 --> 00:06:38,613 but look under the bonnet. 160 00:06:38,648 --> 00:06:40,546 Under the bonnet you say? 161 00:06:40,581 --> 00:06:41,685 Yes. 162 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:43,135 -Whoa. -Look at all that space. 163 00:06:43,169 --> 00:06:44,377 -[Faye] Well, definitely... -[Tory] Giant. 164 00:06:44,412 --> 00:06:45,413 [Faye] ...a little bit more space 165 00:06:45,448 --> 00:06:46,587 that I'm used to working with. 166 00:06:46,621 --> 00:06:48,036 -That is a... -I could raise a small family in here. 167 00:06:48,071 --> 00:06:49,521 [Bisi] Look at this engine, this 350 is perfect. 168 00:06:49,555 --> 00:06:50,936 [Faye] How does it run? 169 00:06:50,970 --> 00:06:53,145 [Bisi] It runs actually quite nice and sometimes, 170 00:06:53,179 --> 00:06:54,526 -it stops on its own. -I don't believe you. 171 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,010 I don't believe you. I don't believe you. 172 00:06:56,044 --> 00:06:57,149 [Bisi] It's like autopilot, you know. 173 00:06:57,183 --> 00:06:58,668 -[Tory] Yeah, right. -[Faye] Great. All right. 174 00:06:58,702 --> 00:06:59,945 So what do you guys think, do you think 175 00:06:59,979 --> 00:07:01,153 this is a good candidate 176 00:07:01,187 --> 00:07:02,775 for what we're trying to achieve? 177 00:07:02,810 --> 00:07:04,018 I'm not saying if it's gonna work, 178 00:07:04,052 --> 00:07:05,502 I'm saying could we actually build it 179 00:07:05,537 --> 00:07:06,986 the way they did in the movie? 180 00:07:07,021 --> 00:07:08,574 Uh, yeah. We can build it the way 181 00:07:08,609 --> 00:07:10,473 -that they did in the movie. -I think we build... 182 00:07:10,507 --> 00:07:13,130 But, uh, getting it to last that 16 seconds. 183 00:07:13,165 --> 00:07:14,407 -Yeah. -It's a whole another story. 184 00:07:14,442 --> 00:07:17,272 [upbeat music playing] 185 00:07:23,175 --> 00:07:24,797 [Tory] The movie car we need to replicate 186 00:07:24,832 --> 00:07:28,180 is first stripped of any unessential components. 187 00:07:28,214 --> 00:07:29,837 Power to weight ratio is everything 188 00:07:29,871 --> 00:07:31,459 in a Cuban drag race, 189 00:07:31,494 --> 00:07:33,841 well any race for that matter. 190 00:07:33,875 --> 00:07:35,221 -Absolutely. -So this is gonna go, 191 00:07:35,256 --> 00:07:36,533 -this is gonna go. -We're just gonna do it 192 00:07:36,568 --> 00:07:38,397 Vin Diesel style. 193 00:07:38,431 --> 00:07:40,399 In the movie, he just starts tearing it apart. 194 00:07:40,433 --> 00:07:43,436 Well that's weight reduction at its finest. 195 00:07:43,471 --> 00:07:45,404 -[laughter] -Oh, my God. 196 00:07:45,438 --> 00:07:46,647 All right. Well, I'm no Vin Diesel 197 00:07:46,681 --> 00:07:48,234 so I'm gonna have to get some tools. 198 00:07:48,269 --> 00:07:49,684 Before we start, let's figure out 199 00:07:49,719 --> 00:07:50,927 what we wanna take off. 200 00:07:50,961 --> 00:07:53,377 -Fenders for sure. -Yup. 201 00:07:53,412 --> 00:07:55,103 [Faye] Oh, my God, what? 202 00:07:55,138 --> 00:07:56,484 -All right. Watch yourself. -[Bisi] Oh, my God. 203 00:07:56,519 --> 00:07:58,003 [Faye] All right. 204 00:07:58,037 --> 00:08:00,281 Tory's gonna take off that one his way. 205 00:08:01,524 --> 00:08:02,490 Oh, my God. 206 00:08:02,525 --> 00:08:04,009 -Uh, hood. -Hood. 207 00:08:04,043 --> 00:08:07,219 [Tory] Come on, we're Vin Diesel, let's go. 208 00:08:07,253 --> 00:08:09,290 I'm not used this way of treating things, you guys. 209 00:08:11,534 --> 00:08:12,845 This is actually kind of hurting my heart 210 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,192 a little bit to be honest. 211 00:08:15,227 --> 00:08:17,298 Who needs tools? 212 00:08:17,332 --> 00:08:18,989 [Faye] Me. 213 00:08:19,024 --> 00:08:21,198 I see this as like this gorgeous blank slate, 214 00:08:21,233 --> 00:08:23,822 like, this has the potential to be fully restored 215 00:08:23,856 --> 00:08:26,479 and turn this thing beautiful. 216 00:08:26,514 --> 00:08:27,722 [Tory] Yeah. 217 00:08:27,757 --> 00:08:28,999 While everyone else is working, 218 00:08:29,034 --> 00:08:31,001 Vin Diesel's character, Dom, 219 00:08:31,036 --> 00:08:34,004 pulled out the battery on the car. 220 00:08:34,039 --> 00:08:35,903 The battery is what allows me to start the car, 221 00:08:35,937 --> 00:08:37,456 and also it keeps the vehicle running 222 00:08:37,490 --> 00:08:40,493 by providing 12 volts but it needs that motion 223 00:08:40,528 --> 00:08:42,012 to be able to create electricity. 224 00:08:42,047 --> 00:08:43,151 So I'm gonna start the vehicle up 225 00:08:43,186 --> 00:08:44,359 and take the battery off. 226 00:08:44,394 --> 00:08:45,429 You ready for me to start the car? 227 00:08:45,464 --> 00:08:47,086 Yes, please. 228 00:08:50,814 --> 00:08:52,229 [Tory] Come on baby, you could do it. 229 00:08:52,264 --> 00:08:53,299 A little gas. A little gas for me. 230 00:08:53,334 --> 00:08:55,992 [Tory] Yeah. 231 00:08:56,026 --> 00:08:57,752 So this car shows Bisi. 232 00:08:57,787 --> 00:08:59,098 -[Bisi] I know. -[Tory laughs] 233 00:09:02,274 --> 00:09:03,378 -Woo. -Sorry. 234 00:09:03,413 --> 00:09:04,759 -[Faye] Yeah. -That was good. 235 00:09:04,794 --> 00:09:06,381 [Tory] That was rad. 236 00:09:06,416 --> 00:09:07,831 Maybe we should put a blower on this. 237 00:09:07,866 --> 00:09:09,799 [Bisi laughs] 238 00:09:09,833 --> 00:09:11,835 [engine revving] 239 00:09:13,630 --> 00:09:15,598 [Bisi] Now I'm gonna take off the battery, 240 00:09:17,461 --> 00:09:20,016 look it's running, here's the battery. 241 00:09:21,534 --> 00:09:23,295 [Faye] Okay. So that was a fun demo 242 00:09:23,329 --> 00:09:24,986 but unlike the movie, we plan on using a battery 243 00:09:25,021 --> 00:09:26,850 for the field test. 244 00:09:26,885 --> 00:09:28,680 [Tory] This is magic. 245 00:09:28,714 --> 00:09:30,474 [Faye] But we still wanna strip it down like Dom did 246 00:09:30,509 --> 00:09:33,305 to achieve a better power to weight ratio. 247 00:09:33,339 --> 00:09:35,410 -That was awesome. -[laughs] 248 00:09:35,445 --> 00:09:37,067 Are we cool with taking the doors off? 249 00:09:37,102 --> 00:09:38,310 -Oh, absolutely. -For sure. 250 00:09:38,344 --> 00:09:39,760 Okay. 251 00:09:39,794 --> 00:09:41,969 -[Faye] What the? -That's a fire. 252 00:09:42,003 --> 00:09:43,384 -[Faye] Woo! -[Bisi laughs] 253 00:09:43,418 --> 00:09:44,765 Carry on, don't mind us. 254 00:09:44,799 --> 00:09:46,076 [upbeat music playing] 255 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:49,804 It's like the 4th of July. 256 00:09:52,013 --> 00:09:53,152 [Faye screams] 257 00:09:53,187 --> 00:09:55,499 Oh, that was awesome! [laughs] 258 00:09:57,156 --> 00:09:58,330 [Tory] Yeah. 259 00:09:58,364 --> 00:09:59,607 Building stuff. 260 00:10:00,332 --> 00:10:01,989 [clanks] 261 00:10:02,023 --> 00:10:03,300 American made. 262 00:10:05,130 --> 00:10:06,614 -Look... -Look at this, it looks cool. 263 00:10:06,649 --> 00:10:08,340 -It looks badass already. -For real. 264 00:10:08,374 --> 00:10:10,411 Fast and the Furious got nothing on us. 265 00:10:13,483 --> 00:10:16,486 [upbeat music playing] 266 00:10:18,868 --> 00:10:20,766 -[Tory] Oh, wow. -[Faye] Look, we got an engine 267 00:10:20,801 --> 00:10:22,250 -over there. -[Tory] This is awesome. 268 00:10:22,285 --> 00:10:24,114 [Faye] Whoa. 269 00:10:24,149 --> 00:10:25,840 All right. So this is not the junkyard 270 00:10:25,875 --> 00:10:27,462 like I was picturing in my mind, 271 00:10:27,497 --> 00:10:29,292 like, you know, an automotive junkyard. 272 00:10:29,326 --> 00:10:31,156 -Here's a little engine. -[Tory] Yeah. 273 00:10:31,190 --> 00:10:33,434 -Oh, that's cute. -[Faye] Oh, it is cute. 274 00:10:33,468 --> 00:10:34,849 That's not turbocharged though. 275 00:10:34,884 --> 00:10:37,334 [Tory] No. You wanna check this one? 276 00:10:37,369 --> 00:10:39,474 -You mean like go inside? -[Tory] Yeah. [chuckles] 277 00:10:39,509 --> 00:10:41,994 -Wow, look at this. -[Faye] Whoa, look at the size 278 00:10:42,029 --> 00:10:43,444 -of that turbo... -[Tory] That is huge. 279 00:10:43,478 --> 00:10:44,963 ...that's exactly like what we're looking for. 280 00:10:44,997 --> 00:10:46,550 -You got a wrench? -[Faye] Wait, what? 281 00:10:46,585 --> 00:10:48,173 -Are you serious? -No. I'm kidding. 282 00:10:48,207 --> 00:10:50,382 We should get off this boat before we get caught. 283 00:10:50,416 --> 00:10:52,004 [Faye] Why a boat yard? 284 00:10:52,039 --> 00:10:54,420 Well in Cuba, they couldn't get new parts 285 00:10:54,455 --> 00:10:57,216 so they'd use whatever they could find 286 00:10:57,251 --> 00:10:58,977 and it's assumed that in the movie, 287 00:10:59,011 --> 00:11:00,633 they used a turbo from a boat engine. 288 00:11:00,668 --> 00:11:02,635 So that is why we're here. 289 00:11:02,670 --> 00:11:04,154 [Tory] Makes me kind of wanna go sailing. 290 00:11:04,189 --> 00:11:05,708 [Faye] You know, I lived at a boat once. 291 00:11:05,742 --> 00:11:06,985 -[Tory] Yeah? -And I realized 292 00:11:07,019 --> 00:11:09,056 -I got incredibly seasick. -Um... 293 00:11:09,090 --> 00:11:10,885 Look down there. 294 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:12,922 -There we go, bingo. -Got a whole bunch of engines 295 00:11:12,956 --> 00:11:14,613 -there against the wall. -Bingo, we got engines. 296 00:11:14,647 --> 00:11:16,753 -All right. -And not a bunch of sailboats over here. 297 00:11:16,788 --> 00:11:18,686 -Yeah. That's not gonna work. -Yeah. 298 00:11:18,721 --> 00:11:24,036 [Tory] Oh, Faye, I think we found our candidate. 299 00:11:24,071 --> 00:11:27,039 -That looks perfect. -I mean... 300 00:11:27,074 --> 00:11:28,834 -I mean, it's big enough. -Let's see. 301 00:11:28,869 --> 00:11:30,698 Uh, I mean, yeah. It's, like, it's about the right size. 302 00:11:30,733 --> 00:11:32,665 -Yup, it's spinning. -[Faye] Oh, nice. 303 00:11:32,700 --> 00:11:35,323 -There's no corrosion. -It's the perfect candidate, really. 304 00:11:35,358 --> 00:11:36,877 -Yeah. -[Faye] It might need 305 00:11:36,911 --> 00:11:38,741 some cleaning up but it matches the movie 306 00:11:38,775 --> 00:11:42,089 for size, for look, and for Cuban resourcefulness 307 00:11:42,123 --> 00:11:44,885 of using whatever spare parts they could get their hands on. 308 00:11:44,919 --> 00:11:47,888 [upbeat music playing] 309 00:11:49,890 --> 00:11:52,927 -[Bisi] No. -Look how big it is. 310 00:11:52,962 --> 00:11:54,895 -It's gonna... -Now that's a proper turbo. 311 00:11:54,929 --> 00:11:56,793 Why don't you guys work on this, I'm gonna go... 312 00:11:56,828 --> 00:11:59,140 -Wow. -...source some nitrous oxide. 313 00:11:59,175 --> 00:12:00,901 -Good luck, you guys. -All right. 314 00:12:00,935 --> 00:12:02,765 [Bisi] Oh, this is gonna look so badass when we're done. 315 00:12:02,799 --> 00:12:04,421 -I'm really excited about this. -It looks so good. 316 00:12:04,456 --> 00:12:05,871 -Cool. -I'll take this beautiful. 317 00:12:05,906 --> 00:12:07,114 I'll start on this exhaust manifold. 318 00:12:07,148 --> 00:12:08,805 [Bisi laughs] 319 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:10,427 [Faye] Okay. So we have to install the essential 320 00:12:10,462 --> 00:12:12,533 components to support that massive turbo. 321 00:12:12,567 --> 00:12:14,259 After that we add the nitrous, 322 00:12:14,293 --> 00:12:16,261 that'll give us a healthy boost of horsepower. 323 00:12:16,295 --> 00:12:18,401 So when we pull that line, we know that we're running 324 00:12:18,435 --> 00:12:20,403 the engine at its maximum capacity 325 00:12:20,437 --> 00:12:22,336 just like they did in the movie. 326 00:12:22,370 --> 00:12:24,165 All right. So one of my biggest concerns 327 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,340 is that we're gonna be breaking off every single one 328 00:12:26,374 --> 00:12:28,687 of these exhaust studs because this is the hottest part 329 00:12:28,721 --> 00:12:30,723 of the engine right here and these bolts have seen 330 00:12:30,758 --> 00:12:33,450 some epic heat cycling. 331 00:12:33,485 --> 00:12:35,280 [Bisi] So this is a factory carburetor 332 00:12:35,314 --> 00:12:36,799 but we're now gonna take this off. 333 00:12:36,833 --> 00:12:39,249 Oh, look at that. Replace it with a four valve 334 00:12:39,284 --> 00:12:41,562 carburetor that will feed this boat-size turbo 335 00:12:41,596 --> 00:12:44,254 an appropriate amount of fuel. 336 00:12:44,289 --> 00:12:45,497 [Faye] Huh? 337 00:12:45,531 --> 00:12:47,326 [Bisi] I like... I like that sound. 338 00:12:47,361 --> 00:12:48,741 -I like it a lot. -Three for three. 339 00:12:48,776 --> 00:12:50,260 Three for three, baby. 340 00:12:50,295 --> 00:12:51,917 All right. So I think I just finally got 341 00:12:51,952 --> 00:12:54,402 the last bolt off of my exhaust manifold 342 00:12:54,437 --> 00:12:56,232 and the reason why I've got to get this off 343 00:12:56,266 --> 00:12:58,303 is because we've got to put a different exhaust manifold on 344 00:12:58,337 --> 00:12:59,649 in order to accommodate our new turbo. 345 00:12:59,683 --> 00:13:02,169 That's so close. It's so close. 346 00:13:02,203 --> 00:13:04,585 Oh, my God. It just wants to come. 347 00:13:06,242 --> 00:13:09,624 [Bisi] Yay, look at that. The trophy. 348 00:13:09,659 --> 00:13:11,730 [Faye] This is the passenger side exhaust manifold. 349 00:13:11,764 --> 00:13:13,663 And what I was struggling with here is actually 350 00:13:13,697 --> 00:13:15,838 one of the ports for a very primitive emission system, 351 00:13:15,872 --> 00:13:17,978 it's air injection basically into the exhaust. 352 00:13:18,012 --> 00:13:19,462 If I get an air leak a little bit, 353 00:13:19,496 --> 00:13:21,464 too much air in the exhaust, we could think 354 00:13:21,498 --> 00:13:24,018 that the vehicle's running very lean and that could, 355 00:13:24,053 --> 00:13:25,295 of course, give us false readings. 356 00:13:25,330 --> 00:13:26,849 We don't want that, this is science. 357 00:13:26,883 --> 00:13:29,541 Almost. Almost. 358 00:13:29,575 --> 00:13:30,956 [Faye] It's such a little puzzle. 359 00:13:30,991 --> 00:13:34,201 -[Bisi] Oh, yay. Yeah. -[Faye] Oh. Woo! 360 00:13:34,235 --> 00:13:36,030 [Bisi] So we just took off both manifolds 361 00:13:36,065 --> 00:13:38,205 on bank one and two, took off the carburetor, 362 00:13:38,239 --> 00:13:39,585 we don't need air conditioning, 363 00:13:39,620 --> 00:13:41,070 now it's time for the hard work. 364 00:13:41,104 --> 00:13:42,347 Yeah, then we can start fabing. 365 00:13:42,381 --> 00:13:44,763 You will just rip it? Oh, yes. 366 00:13:44,797 --> 00:13:47,041 Oh, man, that thing's kind of heavy. 367 00:13:47,076 --> 00:13:49,181 Imagine the weight we're saving with that. 368 00:13:49,216 --> 00:13:52,253 [upbeat music playing] 369 00:13:53,427 --> 00:13:55,394 -It's crazy. -[Bisi laughs] 370 00:13:55,429 --> 00:13:57,431 -Oh, my God. I'm so stoked. -Can you believe it? 371 00:13:57,465 --> 00:13:59,951 -Gorgeous, right? -[Faye] It's gonna be a shame to blow it up. 372 00:13:59,985 --> 00:14:01,780 You... It's not gonna... They don't blow up. 373 00:14:01,814 --> 00:14:03,437 -[Faye] Mmm-hmm. -[Bisi] The fuel pump, 374 00:14:03,471 --> 00:14:05,025 exhaust manifold, or should I say 375 00:14:05,059 --> 00:14:06,854 -turbo manifold? -Turbo manifolds. 376 00:14:06,889 --> 00:14:08,856 We have everything, daily logging equipment. 377 00:14:08,891 --> 00:14:10,271 -Oh. -Look at that... 378 00:14:10,306 --> 00:14:11,894 Look at the size of that exhaust pipe. 379 00:14:11,928 --> 00:14:13,792 -[Faye] Look at it. -[Bisi] It's like a sewer, 380 00:14:13,826 --> 00:14:15,552 it's crazy. Oh, that sounded pretty good. 381 00:14:15,587 --> 00:14:17,865 So we have two options here with the manifold. 382 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:19,694 You can put it as factory which means... 383 00:14:19,729 --> 00:14:21,558 -[Faye] Mmm-hmm. -...that we have it this way 384 00:14:21,593 --> 00:14:23,906 or we can have it above and they have to join together 385 00:14:23,940 --> 00:14:25,908 -to go to turbo flange. -I was thinking it'll have 386 00:14:25,942 --> 00:14:27,840 a lot of air flow over it and kind of keep it from, 387 00:14:27,875 --> 00:14:29,704 you know, burning up our butts. 388 00:14:29,739 --> 00:14:31,534 And that means we can position the turbo 389 00:14:31,568 --> 00:14:33,087 just like they had it in the movie, 390 00:14:33,122 --> 00:14:36,539 it's gonna look so freaking cool and keep it cooler. 391 00:14:36,573 --> 00:14:40,543 Does everyone have this much fun at work or is it just me? 392 00:14:40,577 --> 00:14:42,683 So the part you have is very critical 393 00:14:42,717 --> 00:14:44,271 because now it can give us an idea 394 00:14:44,305 --> 00:14:45,548 of where we can place the turbo. 395 00:14:45,582 --> 00:14:47,412 [Faye] Exactly. 396 00:14:47,446 --> 00:14:49,241 So the aftermarket headers are in place, 397 00:14:49,276 --> 00:14:51,450 and now we need to fabricate from scratch 398 00:14:51,485 --> 00:14:53,452 a heap of tubing and flanges. 399 00:14:53,487 --> 00:14:56,455 [upbeat music playing] 400 00:14:59,355 --> 00:15:01,909 [Faye] To get a head start, we roped in our lead builder, 401 00:15:01,944 --> 00:15:03,980 Rose, and her team. While Bisi and I 402 00:15:04,015 --> 00:15:05,740 do a little turbo 101. 403 00:15:05,775 --> 00:15:07,742 [upbeat music playing] 404 00:15:07,777 --> 00:15:09,779 [machine whirring] 405 00:15:12,126 --> 00:15:15,129 [Bisi] In the early 1900, Dr. Alfred Buchi came up 406 00:15:15,164 --> 00:15:18,029 with this wonderful concept, the turbocharger allow 407 00:15:18,063 --> 00:15:19,823 the opportunity for more efficient 408 00:15:19,858 --> 00:15:22,171 internal combustion engine because he felt that 409 00:15:22,205 --> 00:15:25,001 internal combustion engines with atmospheric pressure 410 00:15:25,036 --> 00:15:27,693 weren't efficient enough. 411 00:15:27,728 --> 00:15:30,282 How does this power come to be? 412 00:15:30,317 --> 00:15:32,422 [Faye] So, it actually is using, 413 00:15:32,457 --> 00:15:34,355 what I like to think of, as waste exhaust. 414 00:15:34,390 --> 00:15:36,944 -[Bisi] Absolutely. -[Faye] It's exiting the engine anyway. 415 00:15:36,979 --> 00:15:38,704 [engine revving] 416 00:15:38,739 --> 00:15:41,535 [Faye] Why not harness that energy and use it 417 00:15:41,569 --> 00:15:44,331 to drive the air going into the intake. 418 00:15:44,365 --> 00:15:46,160 We have the opportunity to use exhaust gas 419 00:15:46,195 --> 00:15:49,336 to turn a turbine wheel which is directly cogged 420 00:15:49,370 --> 00:15:51,821 to a compressor wheel, which then turn, 421 00:15:51,855 --> 00:15:54,444 creates pressure in the intake. 422 00:15:54,479 --> 00:15:56,377 [Faye] So we're able to make the air more dense, 423 00:15:56,412 --> 00:15:58,207 so we're getting more oxygen molecules 424 00:15:58,241 --> 00:15:59,967 into our engine more oxygen. 425 00:16:00,002 --> 00:16:01,865 -[Bisi] Yes. -[Faye] You can add to more fuel. 426 00:16:01,900 --> 00:16:03,798 -Absolutely. -And that makes more power. 427 00:16:06,732 --> 00:16:09,080 [upbeat music playing] 428 00:16:09,114 --> 00:16:10,874 [Faye] But you only reap the rewards 429 00:16:10,909 --> 00:16:13,049 of that recycled waste after you constructed 430 00:16:13,084 --> 00:16:15,776 from scratch a pressure sealed system 431 00:16:15,810 --> 00:16:17,329 with hundreds of sections of tubing. 432 00:16:17,364 --> 00:16:18,572 [Bisi] Perfect. 433 00:16:18,606 --> 00:16:20,160 So this is where we're gonna end up, 434 00:16:20,194 --> 00:16:21,747 -you're good with that? Okay. -Oh... 435 00:16:21,782 --> 00:16:23,094 -That's great. -...my God. 436 00:16:23,128 --> 00:16:25,372 -That's awesome. -[Faye] Each picon elbow 437 00:16:25,406 --> 00:16:28,030 precisely designed to combine the flow of exhaust gasses 438 00:16:28,064 --> 00:16:31,240 from each of the manifolds back to the turbo. 439 00:16:31,274 --> 00:16:33,897 So this carburetor is extremely important 440 00:16:33,932 --> 00:16:36,797 because it allows us to give the appropriate amount of fuel 441 00:16:36,831 --> 00:16:40,007 for the amount of air that's not gonna be ingested by the engine. 442 00:16:40,042 --> 00:16:41,940 If Faye and I were silly enough 443 00:16:41,974 --> 00:16:44,184 to keep the original carburetor on the car, 444 00:16:44,218 --> 00:16:46,393 and try and force and induce with that, 445 00:16:46,427 --> 00:16:48,395 we will experience the lean mixture, 446 00:16:48,429 --> 00:16:51,777 and that result in an engine catastrophic event. 447 00:16:51,812 --> 00:16:53,572 In other words, we'll blow up the engine. 448 00:16:53,607 --> 00:16:57,059 Yeah. I'll try and actuate that. 449 00:16:57,093 --> 00:16:59,061 -Bring up the throttle. -[Bisi] Oh. 450 00:16:59,095 --> 00:17:00,752 -Oh. -[Faye] Really? 451 00:17:00,786 --> 00:17:02,719 She's showing off now. Look at that. 452 00:17:02,754 --> 00:17:04,963 Oh, yes. 453 00:17:04,997 --> 00:17:06,275 Nice. 454 00:17:08,104 --> 00:17:09,795 Isn't that beauty? It's so beautiful. 455 00:17:09,830 --> 00:17:13,316 It's absolutely gorgeous. How awesome is that? 456 00:17:13,351 --> 00:17:15,594 So, on top here, we have created 457 00:17:15,629 --> 00:17:17,320 this wonderful pipe that's gonna allow us 458 00:17:17,355 --> 00:17:20,530 to put force induced air from our turbo into the engine. 459 00:17:20,565 --> 00:17:23,292 And these small little four holes here are venturis, 460 00:17:23,326 --> 00:17:26,226 the more air we push through, the more fuel siphoned out, 461 00:17:26,260 --> 00:17:28,952 and create amazing reliable power force. 462 00:17:28,987 --> 00:17:31,990 [upbeat music playing] 463 00:17:34,337 --> 00:17:35,511 [Faye] We're so close. 464 00:17:35,545 --> 00:17:38,341 [upbeat music playing] 465 00:17:38,376 --> 00:17:40,309 [Faye] We've sourced what we need, a boat turbo, 466 00:17:40,343 --> 00:17:41,758 we've installed the manifolds, 467 00:17:41,793 --> 00:17:44,658 the carburetor, and the fuel pump. 468 00:17:44,692 --> 00:17:46,453 Bisi will pressure test the charged piping 469 00:17:46,487 --> 00:17:48,282 and as soon as Tory gets back with the nitrous, 470 00:17:48,317 --> 00:17:50,353 we hook that up, calibrate the sensors, 471 00:17:50,388 --> 00:17:52,562 tune it up, and fire it up. 472 00:17:54,599 --> 00:17:57,049 Now, I'm about to perform a very critical test 473 00:17:57,084 --> 00:17:58,948 when putting together a turbocharger system, 474 00:17:58,982 --> 00:18:00,467 and that is checking for leaks. 475 00:18:00,501 --> 00:18:02,641 So, this is a smoke leak tester, 476 00:18:02,676 --> 00:18:05,851 which what it does it pressurizes an environment 477 00:18:05,886 --> 00:18:07,819 inside this contraption, 478 00:18:07,853 --> 00:18:10,891 heats up coils with a nice viscous fluid inside 479 00:18:10,925 --> 00:18:15,033 to create smoke, and that will go into our turbo. 480 00:18:15,067 --> 00:18:16,724 If we have any leaks, guess what? 481 00:18:16,759 --> 00:18:18,761 We have a ton of inefficiencies. 482 00:18:18,795 --> 00:18:20,659 Oh, I see some smoke right here. 483 00:18:20,694 --> 00:18:23,386 So we're getting some smoke in-between the compressor 484 00:18:23,421 --> 00:18:27,908 housing and the back plate, so we need to fix that. 485 00:18:28,771 --> 00:18:31,394 Yeah. Yeah, I see it right there. 486 00:18:31,429 --> 00:18:34,121 Uh, I love turbocharging. 487 00:18:34,156 --> 00:18:35,536 I think this meant because it... 488 00:18:35,571 --> 00:18:37,193 It's true and dear to my heart, 489 00:18:37,228 --> 00:18:39,195 taking something that is unloved and creating 490 00:18:39,230 --> 00:18:41,266 something absolutely spectacular from it, 491 00:18:41,301 --> 00:18:43,544 I mean, this was on a piece of paper a few weeks ago 492 00:18:43,579 --> 00:18:47,203 and now it's come to life, it's so exciting. 493 00:18:47,238 --> 00:18:51,034 Okay. I fueled up the compressor housing, 494 00:18:51,069 --> 00:18:53,451 tightened up the hot side very nicely 495 00:18:53,485 --> 00:18:55,280 as it joins to the intercooler, 496 00:18:55,315 --> 00:18:57,558 and now look, we have no leaks, 497 00:18:57,593 --> 00:18:58,732 everything is active. 498 00:18:58,766 --> 00:19:01,769 [upbeat music playing] 499 00:19:04,255 --> 00:19:05,911 All right, so, I went and got some nitrous 500 00:19:05,946 --> 00:19:07,154 from the performance shop. 501 00:19:07,189 --> 00:19:08,742 Oh, that works, that'll work indeed. 502 00:19:08,776 --> 00:19:10,433 How much horsepower is this gonna give us? 503 00:19:10,468 --> 00:19:12,194 You know, I'm thinking about a 50 shot, 504 00:19:12,228 --> 00:19:14,644 and when I mean 50 shot, 50 horsepower. 505 00:19:14,679 --> 00:19:16,267 So how is it gonna be connected in? 506 00:19:16,301 --> 00:19:19,270 Well, we have this, distribution block right here, 507 00:19:19,304 --> 00:19:20,995 that goes right into the intake, 508 00:19:21,030 --> 00:19:24,827 and one port has fuel and the other port has nitrous. 509 00:19:24,861 --> 00:19:26,829 So we're gonna take that bottom mount in the rear, 510 00:19:26,863 --> 00:19:28,831 and you activate it and hits a button 511 00:19:28,865 --> 00:19:31,730 is gonna energize two solenoids. 512 00:19:31,765 --> 00:19:33,974 So fuel and nitrous will go right in here, 513 00:19:34,008 --> 00:19:36,390 go into the engine and, oh, hold on. 514 00:19:36,425 --> 00:19:37,805 [laughs] 515 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:39,428 [Bisi] It's gonna be a fun ride. 516 00:19:39,462 --> 00:19:41,464 Boom. 517 00:19:41,499 --> 00:19:44,916 NOS or Nitrous Oxide is all about volumetric efficiency. 518 00:19:44,950 --> 00:19:47,263 We have a set volume in each one of the cylinders. 519 00:19:47,298 --> 00:19:48,989 We're gonna burn more fuel, 520 00:19:49,023 --> 00:19:50,922 more efficiently by adding more oxygen. 521 00:19:50,956 --> 00:19:53,580 The nitrogen actually releases from the oxygen molecules, 522 00:19:53,614 --> 00:19:55,271 and when liquid turns into a gas, 523 00:19:55,306 --> 00:19:57,549 it also cools the temperature of the cylinder. 524 00:19:57,584 --> 00:19:59,310 What happens when it cools down? 525 00:19:59,344 --> 00:20:01,898 More density, you can jam more molecules of air and fuel 526 00:20:01,933 --> 00:20:03,659 into the cylinder at the same time. 527 00:20:03,693 --> 00:20:05,764 More fuel, more air, more boom, more power, 528 00:20:05,799 --> 00:20:07,076 like, freaking awesome. 529 00:20:07,110 --> 00:20:08,664 Right. 530 00:20:08,698 --> 00:20:10,976 With the engine built to the specs of the movie, 531 00:20:11,011 --> 00:20:13,669 it's time for the myth critical maneuver, 532 00:20:13,703 --> 00:20:15,912 the poor man's Turbo wire pool. 533 00:20:15,947 --> 00:20:17,983 All right so, the most important part of the myth 534 00:20:18,018 --> 00:20:20,296 is the tab, hi-tech equipment. 535 00:20:20,331 --> 00:20:21,884 -There you go. -[Tory] And the baling wire. 536 00:20:21,918 --> 00:20:23,817 [Bisi] Ow, no, I'm kidding. [laughs] 537 00:20:23,851 --> 00:20:26,475 It's a old trick Buster used to use. 538 00:20:26,509 --> 00:20:28,546 This is a key component in this myth, 539 00:20:28,580 --> 00:20:30,133 the wastegate itself. 540 00:20:30,168 --> 00:20:32,722 That controls the boost and the entire turbo system. 541 00:20:32,757 --> 00:20:34,897 Which as we've seen uses exhaust gas 542 00:20:34,931 --> 00:20:36,795 to increase pressure, and then 543 00:20:36,830 --> 00:20:38,487 converts that into horsepower. 544 00:20:38,521 --> 00:20:40,143 [engine revving] 545 00:20:40,178 --> 00:20:42,007 [Bisi] But that pressure has to be controlled, 546 00:20:42,042 --> 00:20:45,010 and too much, the engine could explode. 547 00:20:46,495 --> 00:20:49,739 The wastegate is a control system 548 00:20:49,774 --> 00:20:51,431 and when that's removed in the scene 549 00:20:51,465 --> 00:20:53,502 where he pulled the baling wire, 550 00:20:53,536 --> 00:20:54,848 all hell breaks loose. 551 00:20:54,882 --> 00:20:57,022 [crashing sound] 552 00:20:57,057 --> 00:20:58,679 [Tory] Okay. Ready for a dry run? 553 00:20:58,714 --> 00:20:59,680 [Bisi] Yes. Sounds good. 554 00:20:59,715 --> 00:21:00,992 All right, here we go. 555 00:21:01,026 --> 00:21:02,959 Starting the engine [makes sound] 556 00:21:02,994 --> 00:21:06,446 I'm flying 45 seconds into a race [makes sound]. 557 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,518 I hit the nitrous [makes sound]. 558 00:21:09,552 --> 00:21:12,831 The engine's hold up now, I pull the vacuum line. 559 00:21:12,866 --> 00:21:14,316 Hey, it works! 560 00:21:14,350 --> 00:21:15,627 And now I am flying. 561 00:21:15,662 --> 00:21:18,181 And 16 seconds later, I'm on fire, 562 00:21:18,216 --> 00:21:19,666 but I'm not jumping out of this car, 563 00:21:19,700 --> 00:21:22,047 I'mma finish this race because I'm Vin Diesel. 564 00:21:22,082 --> 00:21:24,256 -[laughing] -Whoa. 565 00:21:24,291 --> 00:21:25,706 I don't know, it looked pretty well for me. 566 00:21:25,741 --> 00:21:27,467 I need a seat but other than that, 567 00:21:27,501 --> 00:21:29,400 what could possibly go wrong? [laughs] 568 00:21:29,434 --> 00:21:31,574 -All in the name of science. -[Bisi] Yup. 569 00:21:31,609 --> 00:21:33,576 Now all we got to do is start it up. 570 00:21:33,611 --> 00:21:35,785 [Bisi] It's a quite a project configuring this turbo 571 00:21:35,820 --> 00:21:38,616 to work with an almost 50-year-old engine, 572 00:21:38,650 --> 00:21:40,238 and our build team has really stepped up, 573 00:21:40,272 --> 00:21:43,172 so I'm excited but also terrified at the same time 574 00:21:43,206 --> 00:21:45,519 because anything can go wrong. 575 00:21:45,554 --> 00:21:47,970 Also in the same token a lot can go right. 576 00:21:48,004 --> 00:21:49,351 [Tory] I like the headlight. 577 00:21:49,385 --> 00:21:50,490 It's like the Cyclops. 578 00:21:50,524 --> 00:21:51,801 -[Bisi] The Cyclops? -Yeah. 579 00:21:55,495 --> 00:21:57,911 [engine starts] 580 00:21:57,945 --> 00:21:59,533 It started. 581 00:21:59,568 --> 00:22:00,569 That's a plus. 582 00:22:00,603 --> 00:22:02,571 [engine revving] 583 00:22:02,605 --> 00:22:04,020 My God. 584 00:22:04,055 --> 00:22:05,815 That sounds amazing. 585 00:22:05,850 --> 00:22:07,576 Best sounding Money Carlo in the world. 586 00:22:07,610 --> 00:22:09,578 Oh, it's beautiful. 587 00:22:09,612 --> 00:22:10,751 It's beautiful. 588 00:22:10,786 --> 00:22:13,375 [engine revving] 589 00:22:24,696 --> 00:22:26,698 [laughs] 590 00:22:32,463 --> 00:22:35,258 Oh, my God. 591 00:22:38,192 --> 00:22:40,954 My heart rate just went like through the roof, 592 00:22:40,988 --> 00:22:44,095 -that was insane. -[laughs] 593 00:22:44,129 --> 00:22:45,441 You're stoked to ride this thing or what? 594 00:22:45,476 --> 00:22:47,029 -Oh, my God. -Whoa. 595 00:22:47,063 --> 00:22:48,513 I'm just smiling. My cheeks is hurting 596 00:22:48,548 --> 00:22:50,032 because I'm just happy you have no idea. 597 00:22:50,066 --> 00:22:51,689 Oh, my gosh. This is so awesome. 598 00:22:51,723 --> 00:22:53,415 Seeing this car altogether now, 599 00:22:53,449 --> 00:22:56,314 it's incredible how much work went into it. 600 00:22:56,348 --> 00:22:58,385 -I know right? -[laughs] 601 00:23:00,698 --> 00:23:03,390 Tomorrow we have to shake down this vehicle. 602 00:23:03,425 --> 00:23:06,255 The insane power means we have some safety concerns. 603 00:23:06,289 --> 00:23:08,775 [upbeat music playing] 604 00:23:12,399 --> 00:23:15,540 Oh, I've been... I've been waiting to do this 605 00:23:15,575 --> 00:23:17,508 since we've got this car. 606 00:23:17,542 --> 00:23:18,957 [Bisi] Does this old car have the structure 607 00:23:18,992 --> 00:23:20,994 and integrity to handle the horsepower? 608 00:23:21,028 --> 00:23:22,513 We're going to ease in 609 00:23:22,547 --> 00:23:24,204 to make sure there are no surprises 610 00:23:24,238 --> 00:23:27,069 when we take it to the track for the real test. 611 00:23:27,103 --> 00:23:29,485 So Tory, take it easy, okay? 612 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,073 It's not on my vocabulary. 613 00:23:31,107 --> 00:23:32,419 [engine starts] 614 00:23:32,454 --> 00:23:34,110 -[Bisi] Good luck. -[Tory] Thank you. 615 00:23:34,145 --> 00:23:35,042 [laughs] 616 00:23:36,699 --> 00:23:39,219 [engine revving] 617 00:23:44,120 --> 00:23:45,846 [Tory] This thing is insane. 618 00:23:52,819 --> 00:23:56,719 Yeah. So, when I took off, 619 00:23:56,754 --> 00:24:00,171 just rolling into it slowly, 620 00:24:00,205 --> 00:24:01,552 and not just mashing it, right? 621 00:24:01,586 --> 00:24:03,312 So, it's just, like, feathering it in. 622 00:24:03,346 --> 00:24:05,487 [engine revving] 623 00:24:05,521 --> 00:24:06,902 It's perfect. 624 00:24:09,249 --> 00:24:10,664 -That's good for you guys. -And that's like 625 00:24:10,699 --> 00:24:11,769 without the NOS. 626 00:24:15,635 --> 00:24:18,292 -Yeah. Imagine with that... -Ooh. Ugh. 627 00:24:23,125 --> 00:24:24,160 -Oh, it's gonna be on. -Forget it. 628 00:24:24,195 --> 00:24:25,852 [laughing] 629 00:24:25,886 --> 00:24:27,267 [Tory] Oh, I got chills. 630 00:24:27,301 --> 00:24:28,268 [laughs] 631 00:24:29,787 --> 00:24:32,410 [Bisi] So a ton of work plus a boat turbo 632 00:24:32,444 --> 00:24:35,206 and the Money Carlo looks solid. 633 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:36,725 How it's gonna handle the movie myth 634 00:24:36,759 --> 00:24:38,554 race conditions on the runway? 635 00:24:38,589 --> 00:24:41,833 We're about to find out. 636 00:24:41,868 --> 00:24:45,734 -[upbeat music playing] -[owl hooting] 637 00:25:05,823 --> 00:25:07,825 Now to test the poor man's turbo 638 00:25:07,859 --> 00:25:10,655 we needed a long distance because we're gonna be going 639 00:25:10,690 --> 00:25:12,208 at some crazy speeds. 640 00:25:12,243 --> 00:25:13,727 So we found three miles 641 00:25:13,762 --> 00:25:16,454 here at Vandenberg Air Force Base. 642 00:25:16,488 --> 00:25:18,007 Yeah, the landing strip is freaking perfect, 643 00:25:18,042 --> 00:25:20,458 there's like plenty of like wide open terrain. 644 00:25:20,492 --> 00:25:21,666 There's nothing out here 645 00:25:21,701 --> 00:25:23,288 that you could possibly bump into. 646 00:25:23,323 --> 00:25:25,636 [laughs] I like... I like it when she says bump into. 647 00:25:25,670 --> 00:25:27,016 And with the speeds you'd be going, 648 00:25:27,051 --> 00:25:28,155 oh, my goodness, safety is key. 649 00:25:28,190 --> 00:25:29,398 -Yeah. -Are you ready? 650 00:25:29,432 --> 00:25:31,089 -Oh, I'm so ready. -I'm not ready. 651 00:25:31,124 --> 00:25:32,297 -You're not? -No. 652 00:25:32,332 --> 00:25:33,816 -Don't worry... -Are you ready? 653 00:25:33,851 --> 00:25:35,991 ...I'll take care of you. And oh, hello, sir. 654 00:25:36,025 --> 00:25:37,302 We have... We have a guest. 655 00:25:37,337 --> 00:25:38,683 Hello. And what is your name, sir? 656 00:25:38,718 --> 00:25:40,167 My name is Lieutenant Schuhler. 657 00:25:40,202 --> 00:25:41,513 -I'm a Responsible Engineer... -[Bisi] Ah. 658 00:25:41,548 --> 00:25:42,653 ...for the Space Force out here, 659 00:25:42,687 --> 00:25:43,792 Vandenberg Air Force Base. 660 00:25:43,826 --> 00:25:45,172 I'm an irresponsible one. 661 00:25:45,207 --> 00:25:46,622 -Oh, no, irresponsible one. -[laughs] 662 00:25:46,657 --> 00:25:48,141 That's why we're gonna shut the wastegate 663 00:25:48,175 --> 00:25:49,832 as Tory's driving down your beautiful tarmac. 664 00:25:49,867 --> 00:25:52,732 So technically you're an actual Rocket Scientist? 665 00:25:52,766 --> 00:25:54,285 -Yeah. So... -Wow. 666 00:25:54,319 --> 00:25:55,527 -Ah. -It's rare that you meet 667 00:25:55,562 --> 00:25:56,528 -like a real one. -[Bisi laughs] 668 00:25:56,563 --> 00:25:57,529 What do you think of our car? 669 00:25:57,564 --> 00:25:58,876 I think it's awesome. 670 00:25:58,910 --> 00:26:00,705 Surprisingly not all too different 671 00:26:00,740 --> 00:26:02,293 than some of the stuff we use on rocket engines. 672 00:26:02,327 --> 00:26:03,570 [Bisi] Oh, do tell. 673 00:26:03,605 --> 00:26:05,192 We have things called pre-burners, 674 00:26:05,227 --> 00:26:08,092 and those kind of help generate some exhaust gas 675 00:26:08,126 --> 00:26:10,819 that goes from turbos and then instead of pumping air, 676 00:26:10,853 --> 00:26:12,510 we actually pump our liquid fuels 677 00:26:12,544 --> 00:26:13,649 into the main combustion chamber. 678 00:26:13,684 --> 00:26:15,375 -Wow. -So after this test, 679 00:26:15,409 --> 00:26:17,653 you think maybe we should strap some rockets to this? 680 00:26:17,688 --> 00:26:18,999 I think if you can make it go faster, 681 00:26:19,034 --> 00:26:20,104 the better, right? 682 00:26:20,138 --> 00:26:21,692 [Bisi] Oh yes. I like this guy. 683 00:26:21,726 --> 00:26:23,348 -You guys ready? -Ready. 684 00:26:23,383 --> 00:26:25,143 All right, let's do this before 685 00:26:25,178 --> 00:26:26,869 -Faye changes her mind. -Okay. 686 00:26:29,423 --> 00:26:31,840 With this metadata is key and we'll monitor 687 00:26:31,874 --> 00:26:33,531 important power meters for the engine. 688 00:26:33,565 --> 00:26:36,396 We're measuring the exhaust gas temperature. 689 00:26:36,430 --> 00:26:38,847 You know, you saw in the movie that it glowed red hot. 690 00:26:38,881 --> 00:26:40,849 We're gonna capture that data and see what happens. 691 00:26:40,883 --> 00:26:42,367 We're also taking air fuel ratio which is... 692 00:26:42,402 --> 00:26:43,403 -Right there. -...really important. 693 00:26:43,437 --> 00:26:44,680 [Faye] Because we wanna know, 694 00:26:44,715 --> 00:26:46,164 like, can the engine actually handle 695 00:26:46,199 --> 00:26:47,545 exactly what we see in the movie? 696 00:26:47,579 --> 00:26:49,547 And if so, what's our top speed? 697 00:26:49,581 --> 00:26:50,686 [Bisi] Perfect. 698 00:26:50,721 --> 00:26:53,724 And we have, uh, lovingly named 699 00:26:53,758 --> 00:26:57,797 this beautiful car the, uh, the Money Carlo, 700 00:26:57,831 --> 00:27:00,316 it's like, ahh, little sprinkle. 701 00:27:01,766 --> 00:27:04,251 [engine revving] 702 00:27:18,438 --> 00:27:20,267 So Tory here's the procedure, 703 00:27:20,302 --> 00:27:21,613 you see that button right there on the dash? 704 00:27:21,648 --> 00:27:23,236 That arms your nitrous system. 705 00:27:23,270 --> 00:27:24,651 -You arm that then... -[Tory] Got you. 706 00:27:24,686 --> 00:27:26,308 ...you begin your ascent. 707 00:27:26,342 --> 00:27:28,931 -Don't do that in the end. -[laughing] 708 00:27:28,966 --> 00:27:30,105 [Tory] Then I'm just gonna smash it. 709 00:27:30,139 --> 00:27:31,451 I'm gonna smash the accelerator. 710 00:27:31,485 --> 00:27:33,833 Yes. And when you're full throttle... 711 00:27:33,867 --> 00:27:35,282 That's when you hit the nitrous button. 712 00:27:35,317 --> 00:27:37,388 -[Tory] Yup. -And pull the bailing wire. 713 00:27:37,422 --> 00:27:38,941 And then keep your foot on the floor, 714 00:27:38,976 --> 00:27:40,494 wide open throttle is very important. 715 00:27:40,529 --> 00:27:42,600 [Tory] And we got to hit 16 seconds. All right. 716 00:27:42,634 --> 00:27:45,603 If you ever feel uncomfortable at all. 717 00:27:45,637 --> 00:27:47,605 -Power through it. -No. 718 00:27:47,639 --> 00:27:48,779 Accelerate out. 719 00:27:48,813 --> 00:27:50,090 -Let off. -[Tory] All right. 720 00:27:50,125 --> 00:27:51,643 -It's... Safety is key. -[Tory] Yeah. 721 00:27:51,678 --> 00:27:53,231 -You guys ready? -Are you ready? 722 00:27:53,266 --> 00:27:54,336 -Oh, totally. -[Bisi] Okay. 723 00:27:54,370 --> 00:27:56,131 Let's do this. 724 00:27:57,546 --> 00:27:59,513 [Faye] Okay. So what is a successful 725 00:27:59,548 --> 00:28:01,515 poor man's turbo gonna look like? 726 00:28:01,550 --> 00:28:03,310 We're getting [indistinct] 727 00:28:03,345 --> 00:28:06,175 [Bisi] Yup, that's it. Done. 728 00:28:06,210 --> 00:28:08,005 [Faye] Well, after Tory pulls that line, 729 00:28:08,039 --> 00:28:10,490 the boost pressure should rise way past through PSI 730 00:28:10,524 --> 00:28:13,665 keep on going for 16 seconds until the exhaust pressure 731 00:28:13,700 --> 00:28:15,357 sets things on fire, 732 00:28:15,391 --> 00:28:17,531 hopefully the fire trucks are on standby, right? 733 00:28:17,566 --> 00:28:19,326 Oh, my God, I'm so nervous. 734 00:28:19,361 --> 00:28:20,500 -Don't be. -I'm so nervous right now. 735 00:28:20,534 --> 00:28:21,501 He'll be okay, he's a good driver. 736 00:28:21,535 --> 00:28:22,709 I feel like I'm gonna... 737 00:28:22,744 --> 00:28:23,848 No, he's a good driver, he's good. 738 00:28:25,747 --> 00:28:27,852 All right, here we go. 739 00:28:27,887 --> 00:28:30,890 In three, two, one. 740 00:28:30,924 --> 00:28:33,409 [engine revving] 741 00:28:38,173 --> 00:28:40,140 [Faye] Oh, my God, okay, there he goes. 742 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,249 Okay. Gaining speed, full throttle, 743 00:28:45,283 --> 00:28:46,871 I'm hitting the nitrous. 744 00:28:53,050 --> 00:28:55,569 Gaining a little more power. 745 00:28:55,604 --> 00:28:59,884 [Faye] He seems to be picking up speed pretty fast. 746 00:28:59,919 --> 00:29:01,921 [Tory] Still picking up speed. 747 00:29:03,543 --> 00:29:06,097 Hundred and fifteen miles an hour. 748 00:29:06,132 --> 00:29:07,547 Woo-hoo! 749 00:29:07,581 --> 00:29:08,859 [Faye] He's going so freaking fast. 750 00:29:08,893 --> 00:29:10,584 [Bisi] Oh my God. 751 00:29:10,619 --> 00:29:14,312 [Tory] Sitting at a hundred and fifteen miles an hour. 752 00:29:14,347 --> 00:29:17,315 The engine is maxed out, this is it, 753 00:29:17,350 --> 00:29:19,870 grabbing now the poor man's turbo, here we go, 754 00:29:19,904 --> 00:29:22,044 I'm about to pull the line in three... 755 00:29:22,079 --> 00:29:23,597 [Faye] He's freaking hauling. 756 00:29:23,632 --> 00:29:26,393 [Bisi] Oh, my God, I hear that Tory screaming. 757 00:29:26,428 --> 00:29:32,089 [Tory] ...two, one, bombs away. 758 00:29:34,436 --> 00:29:36,403 What's happening? 759 00:29:36,438 --> 00:29:38,095 It's slowing down. 760 00:29:39,993 --> 00:29:42,513 Oh, now it's accelerating. 761 00:29:42,547 --> 00:29:44,826 Yeah, it's going down again. 762 00:29:46,068 --> 00:29:47,414 Boost. 763 00:29:47,449 --> 00:29:49,623 The bombs and boost. 764 00:29:49,658 --> 00:29:53,904 I'm getting boost and then it slows down. 765 00:29:53,938 --> 00:29:57,942 Oh, man, I thought I was gonna be taking off like a rocket. 766 00:30:01,981 --> 00:30:03,603 -[Faye] Hey. -So I hit the nitrous... 767 00:30:03,637 --> 00:30:05,122 -[Faye] Yeah. -...felt a kick, 768 00:30:05,156 --> 00:30:07,089 got a little more top end speed. 769 00:30:07,124 --> 00:30:09,402 Keep my foot all the way down, 770 00:30:09,436 --> 00:30:12,129 but when I pulled line, I just started losing power. 771 00:30:12,163 --> 00:30:14,407 I would get these intervals of boost. 772 00:30:14,441 --> 00:30:16,754 I'd be driving and it'll be like [makes sound] 773 00:30:16,788 --> 00:30:19,688 then I'd go back to slow and it'll be like [makes sound]. 774 00:30:19,722 --> 00:30:22,208 [engine revving] 775 00:30:22,242 --> 00:30:24,141 -[Bisi] I know what it is. -[Faye] What's that? 776 00:30:24,175 --> 00:30:27,592 When the line was pulled with this boost leak, 777 00:30:27,627 --> 00:30:29,077 the pressure is escaping, it's not going... 778 00:30:29,111 --> 00:30:30,319 -[Faye] Absolutely. -...to the engine. 779 00:30:30,354 --> 00:30:31,873 -[Faye] Yup. -[Bisi] It's coming up. 780 00:30:31,907 --> 00:30:34,668 The turbo pulls even faster to compensate, 781 00:30:34,703 --> 00:30:36,947 and it spikes up and then it leaks right out again. 782 00:30:36,981 --> 00:30:39,087 All right, so, you know what, I feel like 783 00:30:39,121 --> 00:30:41,813 we pushed this engine hard enough today, 784 00:30:41,848 --> 00:30:43,539 maybe we can go back to the shop, look at the data 785 00:30:43,574 --> 00:30:45,541 and see if there's anything we could do 786 00:30:45,576 --> 00:30:47,578 to make this system work. 787 00:30:47,612 --> 00:30:48,924 Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. 788 00:30:48,959 --> 00:30:51,444 [upbeat music playing] 789 00:30:57,829 --> 00:30:59,003 [Faye] We turned an old beater 790 00:30:59,038 --> 00:31:01,247 into a Mad Max mean machine. 791 00:31:01,281 --> 00:31:03,283 [engine revving] 792 00:31:03,318 --> 00:31:05,596 [Faye] But the question is what is exactly happened 793 00:31:05,630 --> 00:31:07,322 when we pulled that line. 794 00:31:10,187 --> 00:31:11,843 And in science repeatable results 795 00:31:11,878 --> 00:31:13,984 are crucial to confirm your hypothesis. 796 00:31:15,675 --> 00:31:18,574 I've never had a car this, uh, 797 00:31:18,609 --> 00:31:20,991 interesting on my dyno. 798 00:31:21,025 --> 00:31:22,371 [Tory] So we brought in a dyno, 799 00:31:22,406 --> 00:31:23,821 we're gonna put the car on it, 800 00:31:23,855 --> 00:31:25,685 and recreate what happened 801 00:31:25,719 --> 00:31:27,618 and see if the car behaves the same way. 802 00:31:30,034 --> 00:31:32,554 [engine revving] 803 00:31:32,588 --> 00:31:34,383 [Bisi] The key number will be tracking the pressure 804 00:31:34,418 --> 00:31:35,729 generated by the turbo. 805 00:31:37,386 --> 00:31:38,836 [Tory] Ready? 806 00:31:48,363 --> 00:31:49,364 [Bisi] Pull the wire! 807 00:32:01,479 --> 00:32:02,653 [Tory] What happened? 808 00:32:02,687 --> 00:32:03,757 [laughs] 809 00:32:05,725 --> 00:32:07,589 So, this was a great test. 810 00:32:07,623 --> 00:32:10,040 I saw you cruising at two PSI. 811 00:32:10,074 --> 00:32:11,282 [Tory] Yeah. 812 00:32:11,317 --> 00:32:12,628 When you pulled the bailing wire though, 813 00:32:15,977 --> 00:32:19,014 -it was oscillating badly. -[Tory] Yeah. 814 00:32:19,049 --> 00:32:22,707 You jumped at 6.7 but it kept going 6.2, 6.1. 815 00:32:22,742 --> 00:32:24,709 Interesting. 816 00:32:27,022 --> 00:32:29,335 You didn't go faster, you went slower. 817 00:32:29,369 --> 00:32:31,716 I feel like we did everything just like in the movie. 818 00:32:31,751 --> 00:32:33,511 We found that badass car. 819 00:32:33,546 --> 00:32:35,720 [Faye] Oh, the perfect car and you got a massive 820 00:32:35,755 --> 00:32:37,895 boat turbo which is like perfect just like the movies. 821 00:32:37,929 --> 00:32:39,621 And we lightened the vehicle up, just like Dom did, 822 00:32:39,655 --> 00:32:40,898 you even ripped off the fender. 823 00:32:40,932 --> 00:32:42,865 Yup. We put in the nitrous system, 824 00:32:42,900 --> 00:32:44,695 we got it out to the track, 825 00:32:44,729 --> 00:32:48,009 I've floored it, hit the nitrous, 826 00:32:48,043 --> 00:32:49,907 but when I pulled that backing line 827 00:32:49,941 --> 00:32:52,530 we did not get any crazy boost, 828 00:32:52,565 --> 00:32:54,877 in fact it did the opposite and it just fizzled out. 829 00:32:54,912 --> 00:32:58,088 I feel like we gave this car the best possible chance 830 00:32:58,122 --> 00:33:01,263 of working and it didn't. 831 00:33:01,298 --> 00:33:03,645 [upbeat music playing] 832 00:33:03,679 --> 00:33:05,716 [narrator] But if you think the team is giving up? 833 00:33:05,750 --> 00:33:08,615 You must be new around here. 834 00:33:08,650 --> 00:33:12,067 Cue the ingenious MythBuster method 835 00:33:12,102 --> 00:33:15,726 to ensure movie magic is made a reality. 836 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:17,452 [Bisi] Okay. So, we've tried 837 00:33:17,486 --> 00:33:19,454 what happened in the movie and I thought about it, 838 00:33:19,488 --> 00:33:21,283 what would it take to be able to have 839 00:33:21,318 --> 00:33:23,458 some type of success with components 840 00:33:23,492 --> 00:33:25,736 that would be available in Cuba at the time, 841 00:33:25,770 --> 00:33:30,741 it hit me, a rat trap, 842 00:33:30,775 --> 00:33:34,469 using a rat trap to control boost. 843 00:33:34,503 --> 00:33:37,679 When Tory pulls his bailing wire, 844 00:33:37,713 --> 00:33:39,750 look at that, a proper pinch. 845 00:33:39,784 --> 00:33:42,822 Now, there's no boosting, no going to the wastegate, 846 00:33:42,856 --> 00:33:44,444 and they cannot vent to the atmosphere, 847 00:33:44,479 --> 00:33:47,447 it gives us a perfect sealing opportunity. 848 00:33:49,518 --> 00:33:52,556 Now that's done, let's see what happens at the track. 849 00:33:52,590 --> 00:33:55,145 [upbeat music playing] 850 00:33:57,871 --> 00:33:59,597 [Tory] This is it. 851 00:33:59,632 --> 00:34:01,944 We found another airstrip to do our final test. 852 00:34:04,292 --> 00:34:07,157 This is my favorite part, after busting a myth, 853 00:34:07,191 --> 00:34:09,020 coming back and seeing what it would take 854 00:34:09,055 --> 00:34:11,057 -to actually get it to work. -What did you do? 855 00:34:11,092 --> 00:34:12,886 Well, in the spirit of Cuba, 856 00:34:12,921 --> 00:34:14,750 -I used something very clever. -What? 857 00:34:14,785 --> 00:34:17,201 A rat trap to pinch off the signal to the wastegate. 858 00:34:17,236 --> 00:34:19,169 -[Tory] Genius. -[Bisi] Thank you. 859 00:34:19,203 --> 00:34:22,344 [Bisi] So Tory, get ready, it's gonna be a wild ride. 860 00:34:22,379 --> 00:34:24,829 [upbeat music playing] 861 00:34:31,181 --> 00:34:33,044 What could possibly go wrong? 862 00:34:33,079 --> 00:34:34,667 With a support team like us, you can't fail. 863 00:34:34,701 --> 00:34:35,668 [Tory laughs] 864 00:34:40,742 --> 00:34:42,019 [Faye] Nitrous, good to go. 865 00:34:42,053 --> 00:34:43,607 [Tory] Okay. 866 00:34:43,641 --> 00:34:45,056 I'm leaving you now. Have fun. 867 00:34:45,091 --> 00:34:46,437 -[Tory] Thank you. -Oh, my God, 868 00:34:46,472 --> 00:34:48,059 -this is gonna be amazing. -[Tory] I'll see you 869 00:34:48,094 --> 00:34:49,820 at the end of the track. 870 00:34:49,854 --> 00:34:51,477 All right, starting the engine. 871 00:34:53,927 --> 00:34:56,723 [engine starts] 872 00:34:56,758 --> 00:34:59,588 [Tory] This is poor man's turbo final test. 873 00:34:59,623 --> 00:35:02,557 In three, two, one. 874 00:35:04,835 --> 00:35:07,320 All right, I have the accelerator pinned. 875 00:35:11,773 --> 00:35:13,637 -Oh. There he goes. -Oh my God. 876 00:35:14,914 --> 00:35:17,882 [Tory] A hundred miles an hour. 877 00:35:17,917 --> 00:35:19,884 Hitting the nitrous. 878 00:35:19,919 --> 00:35:21,783 [screams] 879 00:35:21,817 --> 00:35:25,235 Oh, he must hit the nitrous look at that. 880 00:35:25,269 --> 00:35:29,998 Pulling the rat trap, in three, two, one. 881 00:35:30,792 --> 00:35:32,276 Oh, my God! 882 00:35:34,002 --> 00:35:35,210 -Oh, it's smoking. -Oh. 883 00:35:39,249 --> 00:35:41,423 [Tory] Poor man's turbo, what? 884 00:35:43,667 --> 00:35:45,116 [Bisi] He did it. 885 00:35:45,151 --> 00:35:48,223 -Please don't catch on fire. -Oh, he's fine. 886 00:35:48,258 --> 00:35:50,018 [Tory laughing] 887 00:35:53,194 --> 00:35:54,885 I got it to a hundred and thirty. 888 00:35:54,919 --> 00:35:55,851 Can you believe that? 889 00:35:59,338 --> 00:36:01,236 -Oh, Tory. -Hey! 890 00:36:01,271 --> 00:36:02,651 -[Bisi] You were flying. -[Faye] How did it go? 891 00:36:02,686 --> 00:36:03,790 [Bisi] Oh, my goodness. 892 00:36:03,825 --> 00:36:07,138 This thing is crazy, 893 00:36:07,173 --> 00:36:11,142 like, I hammered down, hit the nitrous. 894 00:36:11,177 --> 00:36:13,938 -Oh, how did it feel? -It was like, waaa. 895 00:36:13,973 --> 00:36:16,147 [Tory laughing] 896 00:36:16,182 --> 00:36:18,184 And then, as soon as I hit the rat trap 897 00:36:18,219 --> 00:36:19,530 it was like, boom, you felt the boost. 898 00:36:19,565 --> 00:36:21,152 [Bisi] Nice. 899 00:36:21,187 --> 00:36:22,499 [Tory laughing] Oh, my God! 900 00:36:25,087 --> 00:36:29,540 That was the ultimate finale to this whole myth. 901 00:36:30,576 --> 00:36:33,682 [Tory] Poor man's turbo, what? 902 00:36:33,717 --> 00:36:35,408 [Bisi] Look at that. 903 00:36:35,443 --> 00:36:37,928 So you start off at almost three PSI, 2.8 to be exact. 904 00:36:37,962 --> 00:36:39,309 -[Faye] Yup. -[Bisi] Look what happened 905 00:36:39,343 --> 00:36:41,725 when the rat trap just shut, boost spiked up. 906 00:36:41,759 --> 00:36:43,451 -[Tory] Awesome. -[Bisi] And hit the sevens, 907 00:36:43,485 --> 00:36:45,729 -and it stays at that time. -[Faye] Seven PSI. 908 00:36:45,763 --> 00:36:48,456 That is respectable with that sized turbo. 909 00:36:48,490 --> 00:36:50,112 Who knew we just needed a rat trap? 910 00:36:50,147 --> 00:36:51,562 -[Bisi] Wow. -[Faye] I know, 911 00:36:51,597 --> 00:36:54,116 ugh, if only they had done that in the movie. 912 00:36:54,151 --> 00:36:55,601 [Tory] Oh, my God! 913 00:36:57,637 --> 00:36:59,812 It's not exactly what happened in the movie, 914 00:36:59,846 --> 00:37:01,227 that's what happened in real life, 915 00:37:01,262 --> 00:37:04,817 and should've been what Dom did in Cuba. 916 00:37:04,851 --> 00:37:06,474 [Tory] All right, so this one's still busted. 917 00:37:06,508 --> 00:37:08,061 -[Bisi] Yes. -[Tory] But we were able 918 00:37:08,096 --> 00:37:09,373 -to replicate the result. -[Bisi] Absolutely. 919 00:37:09,408 --> 00:37:10,754 [Faye] In a Cuban spirit exactly. 920 00:37:10,788 --> 00:37:12,065 -Nice work you guys. -[Bisi] Thank you. 921 00:37:12,100 --> 00:37:14,827 So it was not so fake after all. 922 00:37:14,861 --> 00:37:16,898 -Eh, ish. -[laughter] 923 00:37:16,932 --> 00:37:19,418 [upbeat music playing]