5 Car Parts People STILL Think are Relevant!

[@nthgth]

Those aren't hubcaps, those are wheel covers. Hubcaps are the small shiny circles covering the lug nuts (on the hub) on the wheels of cars in the '50s. Also, steel is also an alloy, so "alloy wheels" is even _less_ impressive than that!

[@BladedAngel]

5:54 I put the Text on screen going over the various words used to describe Wheel Covers, including, Wheel covers.

[@nthgth]

@@BladedAngel ah guess I looked away for that part and missed it, my bad

[@bluspectre2042]

I've got a 2001 GMC with plastic GMC branded hubcaps. Certainly not common, but newer cars can Still have them.

[@wertbe1718]

Poverty covers*

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

Carbon isn't a metal, an alloy consists of 2 or more metals. Alloy, Noun, - a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, especially to give greater strength or resistance to corrosion

[@loganlitle3954]

Bladed: "painting is permanent " Well that is unless it is the GM factory paint

[@ForzaMonkey]

GM guy here, can confrim

[@devone529]

The paint is fine, it's the clear coat that goes!

[@mrsirford5844]

Yep. Especially a Pontiac sunfire.

[@rubbertoe.]

Gotta love when you buy a $100k corvette and it goes through the same painting process as a Chevy spark

[@RoughNek72]

Hahaha!!! Right!!!

[@dominictoretto7412]

…but what is relevant, is family

[@BladedAngel]

_Family will always be relevant_

[@knowingzachery8305]

Family

[@dylpepperino3746]

Family

[@diamondjolt]

Family

[@airborne099]

Family

[@umlautabuser2769]

Fun fact: LADA made cars with carburetors until early 2010's

[@bryanmartinez6600]

No need to fix what is perfect from the start. Lada

[@prankmonkeyxs650]

Nascar didn't stop using them till like 2011

[@thetrabantguy3934]

nah, they switched to Injected in '06 or so

[@joshmanis9860]

@@thetrabantguy3934 probably higher trim models

[@derdoctor1895]

ZAZ stopped using them in 2011.

[@loganlitle3954]

Also fun fact the first car to have a semi auto transmission was the 1912 1912 Bollée Type F Torpedo

[@61936]

Fun fact this is probably the only fun fact that isn’t terrifying

[@graywalters2129]

Fun fact: antennas can actually be folded to pick up radio waves, they used to be straight rods but now on things like your phone they’ll just have a squiggly wire or some phones use the actual case for the antenna

[@mynamesnotimportant6941]

from my understanding they don't work nearly as well, but are great if you are lacking in space

[@toxiik1829]

The carburetor thing was funny to me. Me and my dad have this joke that’s been going on for years that basically anytime something isn’t working (like a problem with a car, truck, go kart, lawn mower, tractor, etc) we are always like “oh maybe the carburetor needs rebuilt or clean or replaced” or something like that. What’s funny though is that I have had a ‘78 CJ5 jeep for a long time and until I actually swapped the carb. for efi, I constantly had issues with that stupid little box.

[@PrototypeSpaceMonkey]

Heh, my dad does something similar to me. He's always like: "It seems to be using a lot of oil, maybe you got a blown piston ring?" or " It sounds like it's not running on all cylinders" or "You're getting terrible mileage, it's probably a burnt valve" Very funny dad, I drive an RX-8

[@benc.3128]

@@PrototypeSpaceMonkey “dad, I don’t have *any* pistons” lmfao

[@masterbond9]

I have and drive often, an 84 dodge pickup, it does have a carb on it, which i had to replace because the charcoal canister started pushing charcoal into the carb, once i replaced it, i had no more issues, except for the choke mechanism - whatever coil they used to make it self-adjusting wore out. Other than that, the only times it has left me stranded was when it was late at night and i was too tired to think about the issue and could have fixed it right then and there had i known the problem.

[@0Heeroyuy01]

sounds like you dont know how to properly tune a carb. i too have a Cj5 and she runs like a top with the carb still going strong

[@masterbond9]

@@0Heeroyuy01 I do not, but it is a slow project, and there are a lot of other small things that i need to fix, but nothing that stops it from driving

[@mhdover2385]

Being a classics guy, I was a bit worried seeing carbs and ‘irrelevant’ together. Knowing you though I wasn’t too worried, knew your arguments would go the way they did. Matter of fact, working in parts retail for these cars, there are actually conversion kits for some of the first PI cars, either to a modern injection system or back to good old carbs as the systems used in the 70s do have their flaws obviously. I love the simplicity and the logic behind the way things were done to get cars moving 50 years ago

[@armoule8596]

Carbs are so genius that injection feels a bit like cheating. Just like not having to optimize the shit out of softwares because computing power is readily available

[@mhdover2385]

@@armoule8596 agreed. The fact that people managed to come up with the system is beyond me. I mean… they make sense! But the fact that someone thought of them is absolutely insane.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

yeah early petrol injection was a bit of a nightmare. At least for triumph.

[@mhdover2385]

@@isaacsrandomvideos667 exactly what I was thinking about! I mainly work with TR and MG parts so I’ve heard my fair share of stories from TR6 PI owners. Minis EFI models are great, but they only started building them in the early 90s so of course they were far more advanced by then.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

@@mhdover2385 yeah I thought so when you said “PI” haha

[@Willmanis1]

Lmao I'd rather have steelies than a cheap set of alloy wheels

[@BladedAngel]

FACTS. Some people got their feelings hurt, but I don't even feel bad man. They went up making a storm on my Wheels video going, "BuT mUH aLLOyS" Salespeople at Dealers must love gullible fools who will buy Alloy Chineseium instead of Full Forged Aluminum Wheels or Strongly Pressure Cast Steelies.

[@eggbag4182]

Steelies can look sick sometimes too

[@archygrey9093]

@@eggbag4182 I reckon that steelies (specifically sunraisers, the ones with the triangle shaped holes) look way better than alloys on a 4wd or offroading vehicle.

[@lewishamilton.f1.44]

@@BladedAngel i think you should just let those morons who believe alloy is cooler and stronger to it if something happens to it then its there own stuipd fault for believing its better

[@BogeyTheBear]

Steel is strong. The original point of non-ferrous alloy wheels was the make a wheel that was about as strong as steelies, but lighter in weight. That's the rub-- they _try_ to be as strong as steel, which is why the metals are alloyed. Steel is the top-tier in terms of strength, but is heavy. Alloy wheels try to be just as strong while adding lightness to the equation.

[@Thinginator]

Henry Ford used to justify cable brakes by advertising “The safety of steel from pedal to wheel!” Oh how the times change XD

[@orionyesliketheconstellation]

The idea is present, but execution is lacking haha

[@divinehatred6021]

well, if hydralics are leaking... which they would surely do in that era on manufacturing... yeah, no brakes.

[@radosawbusiak2002]

Ah, yes, the alloys. The best breeds of them all, the holy chinesium, so fragile that potato chips seems indestructible in comparison and stalinium, the strongest material on Earth* according to any World of Tanks and/or War Thunder players xd

[@CarelessGamer15]

Fucking stalinium

[@christcarscountry6870]

"You cannot have a carburetor without an engine." *You can, it just won't do anything* Thank you for that clarification lmao. Thought Holley was selling fairytales instead of carbs.

[@airborne099]

I'm just starting to get into cars, but I don't have much time to study about them, because of school, but Bladed honestly helps me somewhat enough, thank you Bladed, also could anyone recommend me about car channels that do entertaining videos, but you still learn alot about cars?

[@aziaat2198]

Im not bladed but a few are gears and gasoline, Chrixfix, maybe Adam lz and car throttle

[@airborne099]

@@aziaat2198 alright thanks!

[@loganlitle3954]

You should watch donut media they are a great car you tube channel

[@aziaat2198]

@@loganlitle3954 fuck how could I forget that

[@aziaat2198]

@@airborne099 also driven media and driver61 is heavily underrated

[@TheFurryMemelord]

I sent this to my non car guy friends faster than a Demon makes a quarter mile

[@Canalbiruta]

Oh no, Razor Callahan flashbacks!

[@dabigboom8140]

i work in a tire shop, one time this lady wanted a new tire and brought in her car on a donut. We pulled the car into the shop and looked around for the wheel to mount the new tire on but we couldnt find it so we had to call her. She came to the shop, opened her truck, pulled out a hubcap and said, "is this not it?"

[@eggbag4182]

People that use the word “carburetor” to look smart really intake manifold my catalytic converter.

[@Blitzkrieg_Wolf]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around how some guy just slapped a lawnmower Carb on a Ford 302 V8 and got 45mpg (at ~75 mph max).

[@MaddJakd]

Cables! Throttle cables need to come back! (Or at least they need to stop programming in throttle lag on everything that isn't a sports car)

[@knowingzachery8305]

The fact that a lot of people use carburetors to sound smart.

[@Thinginator]

To be fair, being able to tune a carburetor is actually quite impressive. I have a carbureted car and I usually need help tuning it. But yeah, those things are antiques lol.

[@ayumikuro3768]

@@Thinginator 1985 isn't that antique. I drive a car from 1985 with dual carburetors.

[@Sutman1019]

@@ayumikuro3768 as far as the automotive industry 1985 is pretty antique the field moves very fast compare the cars now to 1985 almost nothing is the same other than the ICE maybe even than there are differences. Not saying that the 80s cars are worse or anything but saying they aren’t getting to collector or antique status is a bit of a stretch

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

@@ayumikuro3768 that’s more like “retro”

[@knowingzachery8305]

@@isaacsrandomvideos667 yeah.

[@antjeeismann4684]

The first entry is especially funny if you live somewhere where the Diesel Car ownership rate is really high... Alot of people do not know that Diesel engines neeva had Carburattors on them.

[@R4M_Tommy]

Tell that to the 60s diesel cars.

[@antjeeismann4684]

@@R4M_Tommy you do realise that Diesel engines that where build before direct injection was a thing didn't used Carburattors? They instead used indirect injection. I Don't know what kind of system is used to get the diesel or crude oil into a hot bulb engine... Maybe this engine variation that has the ability to run on diesel uses a Carburattor... Maybe Not. Either way they aren't considered diesel engines, the use of diesel fuel alone is Not enough to be considered a diesel engine. Hot bulb engines are a category by themselfs.

[@antjeeismann4684]

@@R4M_Tommy i just did go the extra Mile for you to check myself... after looking up the Wikipedia page called: "Direkteinspritzender Gluhkopfmotor" (German Wikipedia) I learned that hot bulb engines that where build before direct injection was first tried on them also functioned via indirect injection.

[@Canalbiruta]

Or place like brazil, were most of the popular cars were carbureted till like 12 years ago, so most of car guys here nowadays still get amused by fuel injection somehow ajahhshshshsh

[@archygrey9093]

@@antjeeismann4684 Hot bulb engines are not diesel engines because they don't use compression to ignite the fuel, a hot bulb engine will squirt fuel into the super hot bulb at the piston down stroke where the heat will sizzle and vapourise the fuel, but it won't burn yet due to the lack of oxygen. It is ignited after the piston pushes up a new charge of fresh air into the hot bulb, basically the same way nitro engines (used in rc planes and cars ect.) are ignited using a hot wire.. There are actual carburettored compression ignition engines, typically found in model "diesel" engines used in the 60s for model airplanes, they have a little tap on top that allows you to control the compression ratio as a way of tuning them to autoignite at TDC.

[@86_E30_Blondie]

I like how there are still a fair amount of people that replace the fuel injection systems for carburators on older cars here in europe. With multiple carburators you can make lots of hp with a n/a engine, it sounds awesome, its super agressive on the throttle also looks super dope, buy it drains the fuel tank as fast like when you flush the toilet

[@i_am_terom4810]

6:32 "yea again, steel is a lot heavier than a little mom" -Bladed, 2022

[@andrecooper6466]

Fun fact : last carb motor in middle east was the toyota RZ engines almost all the way to 2005 with EFI being optional. (TOYOTA HILUX)

[@OmegaErkz]

That's wild. The middle east really did keep using carbs up until the very end, huh.

[@andrecooper6466]

@@OmegaErkz yup😂😂 My father had an 03 hilux with a carb motor😂😂

[@blizzcustoms2632]

May not be a car, but the new Honda xr650 is carbureted.

[@Nick-A1]

There's plenty of benefits to be had from carburetor swapping a non carburetor vehicle, that is if it isn't too much of a hassle. For 1) ease of tuning, if you learn carbs, they're incredibly simple to adjust the tuning of the air fuel mixture, and in turn, adjusting the power being made. 2) they're relatively cheap and easy to maintain. 3) they're very easy to fix/rig up. If you're driving a cheap build, and you break down somewhere, you can probably rig up the carb to get you by to the next stop, with efi when a part fails that's its. You gotta park the thing and walk your butt to the parts store. Moral of the story, don't sleep on carburetors kids, they're still very useful.

[@neovenom9833]

LOL at that wheels pyramid. Some of those tier 3 brand are actual OEM suppliers for certain big car companies.😅

[@WarriorOfEden3033]

Also Voxx isn’t that bad

[@Dominik189]

"Carburetors belong to the past" Me punting in my old ass Yugo that's still carbureted.

[@nicostenfors5690]

Yeah...i daily drive my MK2 Golf with a Weber carb. Best throttle response i've ever driven.

[@lukajdala]

before someone gets confused, yeah carbs are still used, but only in performance-driven motocross race bikes (if they have 2 stroke engine), the most efficient lightest solution for them, and it actually works well on those engines (personal experience for years, not internet knowledge of googling and being a smart ass). Don't know any other thing that would still use them because of their man issue, they age pretty badly. Also, bikes got hands of carbs a bit later thanks to a smaller impact on efficiency so last carburated bikes were on market about 2005 (anything not intended for racing and high power that still has carbs is some piece of chinese ****).

[@joshuaszeto]

I agree. I think for very specific applications where the engine is always going to be at a specific range of rpm, a carb is just as good if not superior. Race applications is a good example since most good drivers will keep the engine spinning within a narrow band of rpm. And a well tuned set of webers sound glorious

[@aghamuzammil6655]

actually honda,suzuki and yamaha still make carbeurator bikes in Pakistan . The reason for this is because they are much cheaper than fuel injection and in small bikes (all below 150cc) it doesn't effect the fuel average too much . although i will say that the hondas (cd70 and cg125) are based on very old designs (from the 80s). though the suzuki gs150 has still been in production since 2005 with no changes so i guess you point that most bike after 2005 are fuel injected still kinda stands the yamaha ybr 125 started selling here in around 2013 i think but i dont know when it was designed (probably much earlier cause the pakistani bike market isnt big enough to justify designing a bike specifically to be sold here they might have just took an efi bike and sold it with carbed engine oh and all these bike are basic commuter bikes so no frills and no electronics beyond the lights and ignition system (for spark plugs) the honda cd70 (with a 0.07 litre or 70cc engine) costs less than 500 us dollar honda cg 125 (125cc) costs at most 750 dollars probably if you want electric start and 5 gears instead of four then theres the cg125 special edition for 900ish usd and if you want a front disc brake along with five gear and electric start (rear is still drum) then you can get the yamaha ybr 125 or the suzuki gs150 for 950-1200 usd depending on which version of which bike you get a lot of people prefer the basic cg125 over the yamaha 125 and suzuki 150 cause of the "rumble" sound it has and its quicker acceleration due it being 15-20 kilograms lighter than its rivals also it is a over head valve engine (i think its also refered to as a pushrod engine , not sure on that tho) compared to more modern overhead cam engines in the ybr and gs

[@aghamuzammil6655]

also i think the honda navi is sold in the us and is carbeurated but it seems to be more of a reskined scooter than a bike

[@ItsDaJax]

You're a bit off on your statement. Carbs didn't cease in 05, but street legal 2t vehicles were banned by the epa in 05, one of the last 2t bikes built was the Kinetic TFR- a Vespa Ciao clone. Carbs are still a thing with motorbikes. Sometimes in weird choices made, like the Honda Rukus and Metropolitan use the same engine, but the latter is efi, I believe.

[@kimpatz2189]

Carbs are and still are a standard component on any motorcycle in Southeast Asia. Fuel injection just started out when the Honda Beat AT outsells the others. Yamaha with their old Mio was refreshed to have a standard efi. The suzuki raider 150 also has an efi as an option. For the Philippines, all motorcycles that have efi are at 80k php and up price range. Lower than that are their carb versions. And the mechanics are getting edgy on efi. Sometimes, not even accepting a job order when efi are being worked on. But the large amount of carbureted motorcycles still running and selling brand new keeps them busy.

[@anynonymous1585]

1:51 how you turn on that Xbox controller tho?

[@sarmatiancougar7556]

Carburetors are just better than fuel injection because of the sound. You hear the engine itself, not just the exhaust. That’s why any classic Hemi sound is ten times cooler than any modern Hemi sound. The former ones roar like monsters, the latter just make loud raspy farts.

[@Canalbiruta]

The only part i like about carbureted engines actually... The sound of it is fucking awesome, you cam feel the power of the fucking explosions inside the damn thing when you rev it up.

[@ElijahBobingerDragonogh]

I will never buy aftermarket wheels that aren’t made well - I bought roll-formed pressure-cast wheels, and they’re way stronger and lighter. I simply can’t turn back.

[@jimmyofthesea1883]

I feel really singled out here with my cable operated carbureted cars that have paint and antennae. LOL BTW cable brakes work just as fast as hydro. The difference is syncing the cables. Cables stretch which isn't a problem on a bicycle (or motorcycle), where the rear brakes a separate from the front. BUT car's have to mix front and rear brakes all at the same time. As the cables stretch one brake side can work harder than the other.

[@sehajkaler9285]

We should retire all engine sayings and just say “Time to get the driveline spinning!” 😆 *And then wheel-less cars start appearing*

[@gomilopez1]

You know... Regarding of what people say about steelies... There's a set of wheels from a Peugeot 106 Rallye that has steelies (which are actually made with magnesium and made by Michelin)

[@Canalbiruta]

to quote a peugeot in an american car channel is something that aways amusesme, it seems babes like 206 don't exist there.

[@chicknscratch]

To go a little further, the reason forging makes wheels (and parts in general) stronger, is because when you just cast parts, really small air bubbles form. Forging them and pressing the metal down into itself over and over pushes out that air. It’s also why forged parts are heavier, they’re much more dense!

[@Honcho40]

If I'll be real here. Wheels are just something I really don't care for. Sure they look nice and all, but thats when sitting still. Whenever I finally get a car, I won't really change the wheels. Tires will be changed for safety reasons, but I will most likely keep using the wheels the car comes with unless they break

[@driftracerr34]

Agreed. I would never spend 5K on a set of “real” wheels. Especially if you’re just daily driving it. Just get a set of wheels that look nice and won’t break on you within a year or two.

[@altairadelais3673]

The real reason people should get new wheels is for racing. It lowers the unsprung weight of the car equaling better power to weight ratio (as well as being able to fit different tire sizes best for your sport) so if you're not racing then you're right, no particular point except for aesthetic

[@ItsDaJax]

@@altairadelais3673 Lighter wheelset can help in increasing fuel.mileage, too. It doesn't just hafta be performance. Other than that, sure, aesthetic, since most factory wheels are ugly, and if it's not a five spoke, I don't want it on my car.

[@Racecor]

@@driftracerr34 well “real” wheels aren’t meant for daily driving. I mean of course it works but the target audience is people who take their cars to the track

[@driftracerr34]

@@Racecor I get that but that message needs to be relayed to the "wheel elitists" who trash any build that doesn't have a $5000 set of wheels. And these wheel elitists don't even track their cars, they just buy wheels that cost more than the car and go on bags to show off at the local meets

[@gamersinghking4167]

"Injecting fuel into the ground." "Sounds good to me."

[@malakhangelle]

Unrelated : I'm not a car guy nor an enthusiast tho, I just love seeing concept cars and prototypes.. So I just watch him because I like his sense of humor

[@Canalbiruta]

Join us, is kinda expansive but is therapeutic... And we have pizza! (I couldn't let that joke slip by)

[@malakhangelle]

@@Canalbiruta 😂

[@crazycoffee]

I like the simplicity of carburetors. My dad hated having a carburetor but he complains more about his fast EFI system. I like my land yachts so what's a land yacht without a fuel dumper.

[@RobertVivian]

The fuel injectors just use electronic tuning over manually adjusting the 3 main parts of a carb. It just depends on if you like mechanical systems over electronic systems. There are good things about each.

[@Azulyn]

Love the scarlet nexus music in the background I’ve been lookin to mod my car around this year but like I’m lazy aha

[@KikuraKun]

Musubi's - Where you hang out with your enemies.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

what car is it?

[@airadve]

how can someone confuse wheels and hubcaps? turbos vs alternators has entered the chat

[@RUNFROMONYX]

not to sound like an old head (im 19 and my '74 bmw e3 is carbureted) but we might have to go back to carburetors since companies like cobb are not going to be able to help us tune for much longer. the epa cant ban screwdrivers

[@BladedAngel]

rip Cobb. Oof EPA

[@orlandob69420]

this isn't exactly relevant to the video but after seeing the section on chrome paints and just paint in general, it reminded me of a video thumbnail I once saw which was "rich people being exposed as poor people", and in the thumbnail someone had seemed to rip off a gold chrome wrap off an expensive car, insinuating that rich people buy solid gold cars. .....as if manufacturers would legitimately go through with designing a solid gold car, from chassis to panels, just for rich people wanting attention. Jesus Christ

[@BladedAngel]

RIGHT???? Are people stupid? A full gold Car would WEIGH TONSSS. It's not people "faking" a look, but just a more realistic way to achieve it.

[@ayumikuro3768]

I think Ferrari did that for some of their Arab clients. You ordered a Ferrari and got a small 24 karat model replica with diamonds and stuff. Considering how they think that gold and diamonds on a car look good, that probably was an argument for buying a Ferrari for them. For Gold as paint: Unless you have some special gold leaf flake paint (which is insanely expensive, because applying it is labor intensive), you would probably electroplate the car. Much more durable. That being said, most "gold plated" things aren't electrocoated with gold, but with titanium nitride. It looks like gold, but is much more durable.

[@ZL1.jt_]

Love waking up to bladed angel videos😆

[@Rinyotsu]

Not related to the video, I wanted to thank you! I started going to meets because you told everyone to just go and today I actually got an invite to join a Pontiac day next month. Actually one of the guys setting it up actually approached me to invite me! The car community in KC metro is awesome!

[@magicmanv2658]

I always seem to struggle with car terms. But you deliver it in a way that makes sense along with proper visuals. Anyways, didnt i see that carburetors are actually making a return somewhat? Not like the original type of carbs were used to, but more like a refined model of what they are...

[@Canalbiruta]

Are they? Cuz like, the system is so... Outdated? That it would crazy to call carb if it is actually more efficient than fuel injection. Welp, i'm the kind of guy that args that if it rumbles good and drives good, i'm on it ahhahshaha

[@magicmanv2658]

@@Canalbiruta i thought i read something somewhere that was talking about a more efficient carb being in the works. I cant validify my statement because i cant find the source, but i thought it was weird

[@leightonlawrence8832]

I had this sjw nonbinary friend who told me they knew alot about cars because their dad, and proceeded to tell me she was sure that her car problem was due to a carburetor. That was cute

[@moussamiller4812]

Have people never seen their spare tire? It's clearly not plastic lmao

[@Canalbiruta]

I no joke thought the "plastic" stuff was just Hyperbole, like "of course ppl don't thing steel wheels are made of actual plastic"... My shock when bladed addressed it like ppl actually argued that seriously.

[@barnykirashi]

As a plane guy, Carburettors are horrible.

[@Juanguar]

today I learned from this video that ancient car brakes used wires instead of hydraulics

[@Canalbiruta]

Exactly! I got from "wait? Ppl think that car brakes are like bicycles?" To "wtf car brakes weren't aways hydraulic?"

[@alexbenjaminlubbers]

I was born in December of 1993 and my folks both drove late 70s Chevy trucks, meaning that even though a carburetor was irrelevant for nearly a decade by the time I was born, they were relevant to my childhood. Just saying

[@denisalexa4435]

"alloy wheels are stronger" potasium sodium aloy be like bro

[@Canalbiruta]

A wheel i would be crazy to see someone trying to drive with

[@a-lambo-boi]

​I present to you lead mercury alloy wheels.

[@shahzinshajid]

Worth mentioning that carburettors are still around in motorcycles; some dirt bikes and small displacement single cyl motorcycles in some countries still come with carbs, up until around three to five years or so ago where emission norms caught on and trickled down to motorcycle motors and fuel injection became the way. Although really dirt cheap motorcycles in asian markets could still come with a carb.

[@mrsirford5844]

Now what about cars that people think are relevant? I thought I saw just cars and not car parts. Close but still. But I feel like that would be a good video to see.

[@BogeyTheBear]

11:43 That brings up a question that's been nagging me, is there some real performance or maintenence reason why no one has hidden fractal/shark fin antennas in the mirror housing?

[@mpiloz8016]

Lol, I've seen people selling civics that came with fuel injection that have had a carb intake swap, and cannot understand why someone would add buy a carb imtake instead of a standalone ecu as they'll go around the same price in my region 😂😂

[@neftalidiaz8480]

This is the biggest problem with the car community why do you care what someone does with their car. It’s not your money or vehicle people don’t have to make their car the way you like it.

[@Racecor]

@@neftalidiaz8480 but it makes no sense to do a carb swap on a fuel injected car, it has no benefits

[@neftalidiaz8480]

Sim Man Stan doesn’t matter if they want to do it they I don’t care if they do it. It’s not my car if it makes him happy that’s all they need

[@neftalidiaz8480]

It’s like people who buy vinyls it’s obsolete but there’s a group who likes it

[@m1n3craftPCtut0r1al]

6:37 is the greatest prononciafion of all time! I mean that with all love! I’d rather people speak freely than focus on how to say things how others want them to. That’s what’s great about your channel!

[@KutsugeMindUrmoks]

Love your videos! Any idea when you are gonna be doing more real life stuff?

[@BladedAngel]

Whenever Stalkers stop stalking me or harassing my friends every time I do a vlog Honestly, I stopped IRL Content more so for the safety of my friends more than for myself. My IRL Content doesn't get much traction anyway, so I'll gladly trade privacy if it means missing out on a few meager views.

[@KutsugeMindUrmoks]

@@BladedAngel damn, alright no problem. Stay safe

[@jackmoore240]

He's right about most alloy wheels. I can actually attest to dodge rims. I worked in the plant that manufactured dodge suspension components and rims. They are hella checked before they even leave the plant, then rechecked by dodge techs before install

[@antjeeismann4684]

Hey bladed you should've mention that Carburattors are still a massive thing on (small) motorcycles. On these types of engines Carburattors will Always be the way to go.

[@asymsolutions]

Your XXR comment hits personally. I remember when I was in highschool and almost dumped money on them, then found out someone was selling 18x9 superleggera's for $500 for my 2nd gen tiburon (we all make mistakes), with old half worn Kumhos on them in 2007. A friend of mine split his rim XXR BBS clone open on a pothole and the rim barrel tore into the tire, I had a 1/4" bend on the same road with my supers. I sold them to my bud since 6th grade in 2016 for his WRX, which due to being a dumb teenager already seen a bunch of wear and tear, so they became his winter rims. The rex is gone but the wheels are in his attic, we are trying to think of what to do with them. Furniture was an idea, but I already have a nightstand made out of a TE37 left in an antic we found when moving a family member in. So it's kind of a weak flex next to that. Also my fun cars are all german so no 5x114.3 pattern use there.

[@kostasnls4566]

actually bladed, most econobox cars here in Greece (probably Europe too) still use steelies so for that type of car to get the trim with alloy wheels is kinda cool

[@BladedAngel]

I'm not saying Steelies nor Plastic Covers are bad. In fact, I'm saying those are BETTER than going onto crappily made Alloy Wheels Only good Alloy Wheels are worth switching too, otherwise, the Steelies are fine.

[@thesleepypiggy]

I have the same voice problem. When I was working, all the customers thought I was being condescending is what I was told to me by my coworkers.

[@adamhayden5152]

I miss when cars had the antenna wires in the front windshield. I always though it looked cool.

[@devinpitt]

Bud the carb is over half of what controls how good your mpg is and you realise you can tune your carb to more oxygen rich for more mpg or more gas rich for more power, the carb is a hugely important and crucial part to the perfect build

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[@BladedAngel]

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[@geniferteal4178]

Back in the day doing marketing research for I think it was Chilton's manual probably that other brand. This was the 90s. They were asking people what they thought and this guy was complaining he could never find anything in the index. So he says like for example distributor I can't find distributor. It was the aroura manual. One of the first cars to go distributorless with direct ignition. I was screaming on the other side of the one-way glass.

[@guiceboxx2528]

5:08 ik its practically impossible to list all rim manufacturers but what would be some opinions on Fifteen52 rims?

[@aakashsahani2991]

Steel itself is an alloy. So steel wheels are the OG alloy wheels.

[@hypnoticshield]

In India alloy wheels are still a selling point because most vehicles still have steel wheels.

[@ItsWillLee]

Yup, and pretty much everywhere in the world steel rims come as the base wheel, unless you are buying a sports/high class car.

[@Dzonnyg]

Bruh my 97 BMW don't have an outside antenna, that's not a "these days" technology 😂

[@loganlitle3954]

I use to think that all cars that were drive by cable or push rod engines used carburetors

[@BladedAngel]

Push rod merely means no overhead cams and 2 valve per cylinder. While Pushrods are an old fashioned simple engine style, they did advance enough to become Fuel Injected. Carburetor's are an engine part, not the entire engine. Meaning the engine can exist on it's own and evolve separately.

[@Typexviiib]

High integrity aluminum casting involves shooting 1500 degree aluminum into a die at thousands of psi. Often times special hydraulic pins are driven into the casting as it starts to solidify in key places to force it to become more dense in that area. The entire die is water cooled, with different areas receiving different amounts of cooling based on how quickly the engineers want the metal to cool in that area. After casting the part will sometimes go through a heat treatment process that can take several hrs in giant industrial ovens with carefully controlled heating and cooling cycles. Gravity cast aluminum is just melted and poured into a mold. This is the difference between a corvette sub frame part vs a basic cylinder head.

[@fill-a-pinot]

"You do not have fuel injection without an engine, you would just be injecting fuel into the ground" lmfaoooo

[@stevejazzy]

i'd like to make a sidenote on the gta carb thing. the vapid dominator and a plethora of other vehicles do have modeled carburetors, specifically most of them look (don't take this as fact) the chevy 305/350's (all those engines in between are basically the same). but hey if you say the same about one of the many other cars that you know are fuel injected fair enough

[@pturfagraberg3956]

Just thought about something. A unatached duel Injector is a fuel ejector

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

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[@Wbfuhn]

A guy took a lawn mower carburetor and put it on his 74 Maverick with a V8. He succeeded in making it run. Saying alloy wheels isn't good enough anymore. It's either forged or nothing. Paint may be the most expensive but it's also the longest lasting. Very good paint jobs will take tedious and meticulous work. People who do really good work will use fine grit sand paper or even wet sand paper to get reflective smooth finishes. Wraps on the other hand can be the best solution as long as the clear coat is durable and thick enough. The only reason for antenna's is to pick up radio frequencies. If you want to add a radio to talk on channels you could use your standard car radio antenna.

[@jasonrr9817]

Carburators were used well into the 80s but not at all in the 90s. Starting in 91 all us cars have some form of fuel injection. Sequential port fuel injection became standard in 96 with obd2. Now cars are also coming with direct injection

[@gerardoramon9270]

Personally id rather have steelies with hubcaps than alloys..mostly because i could care less about steelies..alloys are expensive to repair and dealers will try to upsell cars with alloys even if their cracked or scratched

[@likenem]

There were some older people arguing that putting a carburetor on a coyote was a good idea, which I thought was insane because of the power gains made by having control over the 4 cams.

[@OmegaErkz]

Just a fun bit of trivia; early production models of the Mitsubishi Lancer GLX (CS3A-SRJR 2000-2003) actually came with an ECU'd carburetor from factory, likely because Mitsubishi hadn't finished rearranging the EFI for it by release. EFI/MPI/GDI versions of this particular Lancer roughly 1/4 way through the life of the first release. All facelifted versions came EFI/MPI/GDI though. This specific carburetor was known to be super finicky and hard to work with too; people would often swap it out for one from an earlier model of Lancer and bypass the ECU. Also, people often use motorcycle carburetors as a cheaper alternative to installing ITBs on project cars. Sometimes, reality is stranger than fiction.

[@Itsarealone]

I thought it was cool that my 1974 Nova had the Antenna in the windsheild which was pretty badass for the time. Now my SAAB 9-5 has a dummy fin on top (onstar cars and nav used the fin) and my radio antenna is in the rear side windows of the wagon and back window of the sedans

[@Vivicect0r]

Fun things is that in Russia we name wheels as "stamped", "cast" and "wrought" (hammered) where stamped wheels are the steel ones. "Alloy" was a very weird name for me at 1st. What alloy? Steel? Allu? Mg? Also, having strong hammered wheels is not always a good thing since those heavy hits what could damage the other wheel types, will go though... and hit your suspension for some more expensive damage.

[@RyuusanFT86]

Carburetors are the most relevant with Rotaries. There's a lot of people who run Webers and even a lot of EFI to Carby conversions with 13Bs and some 20Bs. They're usually cheaper and easier to tune or at least get running.

[@nathandeetz6557]

Hydraulic brakes were mainly put in because if you had uneven brake pressure it would send the car to the side with the most force. So they had hydraulic systems to equalize, and send equal pressure to every drum or caliper, so the car stopped evenly.

[@Ur_local_dumazz]

I know avid1 are considered as reps and cheap but they are an aluminum cast wheel that are light and strong for a 15 x 8 (FOR MY 2500LB CAR)😅 and they were only $400 with a sport compound tire on it! And not rubber bands, a good 2” sidewall! (Idk bout you I think it was a good deal)

[@thatonecarkid.385]

Here's the thing with carbs, as awesome as fuel injection is, a carburetor actually DOES have some benefits that comes with them. for example; due to the fact a carburetor is a mechanical piece, it has an infinite amount of variation, allowing smooth power delivery and input. on top of that, when it comes to racing applications where fuel economy isn't relevant or emissions, carburetors are still used because of the lower cost, wide amount of aftermarket support, and tune-ability. keep in mind, i was also raised around old school V8 muscle cars with carbs on big block Chevy, so i am a little biased. we recently made a fuel injected turbo car that went faster than anything else we currently have, however we are likely going to build a blow through carburetor setup on a 6.2 LS engine. another benefit for turbo cars in specific, carburetors act like a built in intercooler, due to the sheer number of veins they have and bowls holding fuel, they are very good at not only absorbing but dissipating heat, causing the air to lose about 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

[@rayyanalikhan955]

Airbrushing it’s still very common on gassers and top fuel dragsters

[@nivesknight]

Half the vehicles I own have a carb...

[@Blaza303]

I'm not gonna lie, i thought the only non car people who knew what carburetors were would be in retirement homes by now

[@BladedAngel]

Somehow it's still in the vocabulary of Younger Enthusiasts.

[@bfs99x38]

0:58 how can that be the last production car with a carburetor when my 1995 GMC Sierra has a carburetor?

[@kilo8881]

I own two vehicles, and both have carbs... I feel very called out right now.

[@joshuaszeto]

At least they aren't calling wheels "mags" anymore. Although I would be curious to see what actually magnesium wheels are like to drive on. As for calling them "alloys", it is still sort of relevant even though it isn't accurate. Many cars are still sold with steelies and aluminum wheels are an upgrade option. And honestly even XXRs on a car that is just regular daily driven wouldn't cause them to fail catastrophically. I am a wheel snob and only buy oem+ quality wheels but I am also subjecting my car to driving conditions that go beyond normal daily driving. But in general, aluminum wheels are going to be lighter and lower maintenance than steel wheels. They tend not to oxidize in a way that would compromise the structural integrity like a steel wheel would.

[@GoldenCroc]

Steel wheels are honestly superior for normal people usage. I will tell you why: 1: They are generally lighter. Yes, really. Thats because of the structural design/material usage. 2: They can flex over harsh impacts better than aluminium ones. Also, corrosion is indeed a thing....but to the point in makes them dangerously weak takes several decades on a normal car.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

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[@joshuaszeto]

@@GoldenCroc in my experience, normal oem aluminum wheels are still lighter than a steel wheel of exact same size (diameter, offset, width). Even by lifting it and no scales, its obvious to me. But to make sure, i did look it up and i havent found a single article that says a comparable steel wheel is lighter. A lighter aluminum wheel also reduces rotational mass so it saves fuel on acceleration and decreases stopping distance on deceleration. As for corrosion, here on the east coast of Canada where even the fog is salty, steel wheels rust very quickly. The only advantage of a steel wheel is that they bend instead of cracking so repairing is feasible but given the price point of steel wheels it makes more sense to just buy another one. I have never seen an aluminum wheel ever fail from corrosion though.

[@GoldenCroc]

@@joshuaszeto Thats funny. I can admit I failed to take into account the North American market. My comment was based on the european market, and I didnt consider it would be all that different. But in hindsight, it seems pretty obvious it might well be, also when it comes to rims. I will tell you my theory why... American cars are generally larger. Sometimes much larger. The difference in car sizes and weights were larger the further back you go. This means the wheel have to be more sturdy to support the weight. Ameriucan cars also generally uses older technology of the "tried and true" kind. Therefore, it would not surprise me to learn steel rims for the North american market might be made differently, and with older technology that make them heavier. In contrast, aluminium rims of certain price groups are made in the same way just about everywhere. I have lifted many rims myself, though in europe, as I said earlier. steel rims are generally same-ish weight, or a smidgen lighter. Its a small difference, very small. But on average, steel rims are lighter here, so thats my personal experience similar to your lifting one. The "missing article" is interesting, I made a search myself. Indeed you are correct about it not being featured. However, there are a few reasons why that may be: First is the obvious one: Who benefits from such an article? Will it garned a positive reception? Does the journalists themselves even know this could be a question? Secondly: English articles are often US based, and as I said, I have no reason not to trust you, it very well could be as you said in the North American market. Thirdly: All the articles I found, does not quoted tested / weighed comparison numbers. They just throw a few numbers out like "20% lighter". If you are into science and experiments, you know this is a red flag.... Now here comes the kicker. I do have articles about steel rims being lighter, oldest one being from about 1993. I also have comments by people in the business of them saying this (since 1995). And to top it off, I got spec sheets from various manufacturer which states the steel rims are lighter. (These ones are newer, since early 2000s and up) Anyway, regarding the rotational mass, we dont disagree about the physics of it all, just which ones might be lighter in themselves. Lastly, I also dont consider the corrsion could be that heavy to be an issue. You must surely live in one of the worst places for corrosion on earth. My area is considered quite bad, for european standards, and we dont come close to what you say. As I said earlier, it takes several decades here for it to begin being an issue. 99,99...% (some ridiculous number of decimals) of cars are long off the road permanently before steel rim corrosion is an issue here. Anyway, I dont have every article of steel rims at hand, but I have quite good memory and can cite some text from memory from them if you wish. I can also dig up some which manufacturer have released spec sheets which shows "steelies" to be lighter, if you wish. Just say the word. Long post, but this is interesting to me. Cheers mate.

[@joshuaszeto]

@@GoldenCroc I remember when i was working for Toyota, they were saying how Toyota would send engineers from Japan to east coast canada and go to dealerships with a list of parts they want off of customer cars. They would implement new rust mitigation techniques and see how they hold up years later. So when a customer with the right year and right model comes in for service, the techs remove the parts and bag them up and replace it with a brand new OEM part and they send the used part back to Japan for analysis. Apparently a lot of manufacturers consider our region one of the most corrosive environments. We have very messy winters and we salt our roads with brine and actual road salt. Its very possible that our steel wheels are heavier in general to deal with the added weight of the bloated USDM vehicles. I personally drive small lightweight sports cars but I am around a lot of american vehicles (trucks and SUVs) and they are way too big and heavy for my taste. I haaaaate parking them because it's like docking a barge.

[@klemire9555]

Bro I just had to change my Flux Capacitor in my car last week… shit sucked. Can’t believe people don’t know about those!

[@95Sn95]

Yamaha still uses carbs on a few selects bikes... technically steel is an alloy.... It was never just alloy, alloy was correctly used in automotive world as aluminum alloy

[@Gaunafabandcustom]

A bit of fyi from a guy who works with aluminum a pure aluminum wheel would be terrible aluminum by itself is to soft to be structural that's is why alloys exist but I get what you meant and good alloy that make the aluminum stronger and more resilient to cracking while not being to soft and going through some sort of forming process would be a great wheel

[@youbobmaster]

My 1984 benz still has a carb going strong just needs 8,5l at 100km im ok with that

[@joshuadebideen22]

The carburetor was used in the South African Volkswagen Citi Golf until the late 2000's.There were still many carburetor fed cars made after 1994.....

[@GoldenCroc]

US market probably.

[@joshuadebideen22]

@@GoldenCroc Yeah,but people from all over the world watch this

[@GoldenCroc]

@@joshuadebideen22 Sure, but most his viewers are in US, I bet. Secondly, he is just a guy with some reasonable knowledge about cars that can make fun videos. No more, no less. I know quite a lot more than he does, (as I should because I have been into cars for way longer), but I still watch his videos because they are entertaining even if I seldom learn something new. We cant expect everyone to know much about global markets. He knows a lot more than most people watching, and not spreading any outright falsehoods from his US perspective. Thats ok by me, he is doing people a service. Just my opinion. Cheers mate.

[@joshuadebideen22]

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[@552jacki3]

Actually... 0:55 If we're talking about production vehicles and not just cars then that's wrong because the new Honda Navi has a carburetor...

[@sanderrehepapp5219]

I did a school project (dissertation) about my project car and one of the guys who was grading me asked if I modified the carburator, I answered that it's a car from 2004 and he made a confused face and asked it again, luckily a another grader explained to him that carburators haven't existed for 30 years

[@skyhager5953]

My 7.3 IDI diesel has one of those circular-majiggers on top! Thanks for finally helping me figure out what it was. I was too afraid to ask anyone and look stupid but now everyone's gonna hear about my carburetor!!!!! Hells yeah 😎

[@kuiper6926]

Diesel engines don't have carbs

[@skyhager5953]

@@kuiper6926 That is the joke.

[@kuiper6926]

@@skyhager5953 and my comment already acknowledged that, just being sarcastic about it

[@skyhager5953]

@@kuiper6926 Ermmmmm ok...