5 Misconceptions About Car Engines!

[@totallyrandomuser5760]

Ok, you promised a transmission video. I'll be waiting for it

[@BladedAngel]

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[@ems9029]

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[@mahuba2553]

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[@schoeni3140]

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[@eggy7346]

Bladed showing off the bike every chance he gets and I'm all for it

[@BladedAngel]

BeCuZ BiKE In actuality, it's because their engine is exposed, so it's much easier to show the location of major engine parts. If I had an engine lift and 2 dedicated homies, I would've finna dropped the crate outta my Vette if I could, but the Harley was literally sitting right there XD

[@DoubleTeaMedia]

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@@BladedAngel try a rotary engine bike, you'll be happy

[@thebigbirb]

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[@SexyBearwithunderwearonmyhead]

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[@MyntyFwesh]

Even if modern cars don't need to "warm up" I still like to give it a minute to get itself primed, and then gently coast it out of the neighborhood to get it up to temp a little faster without murdering it. Its just a little mental comfort I have always kept with me.

[@DAN007thefoxx1]

In a pushrod engine the cam is one of the first things to get lubricated. That combined with electronic ignition and fuel injection is part of what makes LS's as reliable as they are?

[@Perry....]

I don't give a shit what anyone says, my owner manual literally says to let my car warm up for at least 60 seconds. Bare minimum

[@jdcjdc1993]

I let it warm up at least 2 if not 5. So the whole engine can be at the same temperature. I doubt it helps but reduces the chances of early warping in my mind lol.

[@killer13324]

​@@DAN007thefoxx1isnt the LS a dual overhead cam?

[@DAN007thefoxx1]

@@killer13324 No. It's a pushrod design which is dated but it does work.

[@engineeredtofail6746]

The gas consumption has actually been a topic i'm used to talking about, I drove an '89 Century with a 3.1 v6 and some people were like "so, you must be just running to get gas every morning then" and then I'm like "nope, it gets me 18 mpg mixed and around 26 to 28 on highway" and this usually blowed their minds like "my 1.5 struggles to get that way in highway, how does that old thing gets that mileage" and usually the explanation is "well, my car can easily idle at 50 mph, and it goes smoothly to 75 when your car has to go all crazy on the revs to get there"

[@__dm__]

It’s because environmental regulations made it harder to hit efficiency targets, ironically. Back in the day they made cars with no VVT that did 50-70 mpg with small engines because they could get better gas mileage at the cost of bad emissions.

[@engineeredtofail6746]

@@__dm__ well, i'd much rather burn down gas faster than to release that sweet lead into the environment but, something true is that regulations backfire more often than we would like, as a matter of fact I really expect some negative effects on the push for electric vehicles, not out of being mean but because the guys that want to ban ICE's seem to forget how much pollution do EV's release at their first year after production.

[@LePedant]

What 1.5L can't get 27MPG on the highway? The Honda Fit has a 1.5L that gets 40MPG on the highway and over 30 in the city. The Ford Fiesta gets 43MPG highway and over 30 in the city with a 1.3L. Also, 28MPG highway with a V6 is kinda low. Most V6 can get over 30MPG highway. This has been true since the early 2000's. Subpar gas mileage is not mind-blowing.

[@engineeredtofail6746]

@@LePedant It does depend, reported data by the OEM's are given under very specific circumstances, I've heard people claim their 1.2's not making it over 30 mpg when I could do a 45 in a 2.5, you take into consideration altitude, environment and driving habits, and yeah, the fact that I'm 6500 feet above sea level means engines without forced induction lose around 20% efficiency

[@LePedant]

@@engineeredtofail6746 Yeah, the 6500 elevation does ruin efficiency. People who aren't getting over 30MPG with a 1.2l must be driving full throttle everywhere. While driving, my roomie's 1.5l Fit my avg MPG is ~40, when she drives it, it's closer to 30MPG. lol

[@Highrxsk]

i didnt understand why rotaries were so bad with mpg, but bro went "dorito drink too much mtn dew" and i instantenously understood why.

[@BladedAngel]

It's taht God damn Baja Blast!

[@hugoku8755]

Because they have three chamber per rotor, they drink 3 times more. In addition, the lack of torque make him an hi-reving engine (so it make the economy worse), there is a lot of friction and its not as hermetic as a standard motor, so a smaller part of the fuel energy is used.

[@Mike_Rogge]

Its because of the larger surface area of the "Cylinder", more heat goes into heating the block rather than expanding the gas, its also why they need more cooling than equivalent piston engines (example being the rx-8's radiator; it's mounted diagonally to have a larger one and takes up half the engine bay).

[@rickcupola6262]

1:52 The pushrod's leverage into the valves do not produce the torque, but the way its head design flows air into the cylinders, and the way pushrods have longer engine stroke. Pushrods have fewer and larger valves, and those are what helps with air velocity and fuel mixing, resulting in low-rpm torque, but it sacrifices high rpm performance. This is also the reason why pushrods are usually longer in stroke in general. Engine designers made the best use of the short rpm range of the pushrod by increasing stroke. But remember that DOHC can produce low-end torque, too, by using valve trickery such as VTEC, having variable length intake manifolds, or just having a long stroke. 2:44 Fuel economy depends on many factors, like gearing, BSFC (Brake-specific fuel consumption), and aerodynamics. BSFC is basically fuel consumption of your engine divided by power produced, and it's what separates the good all-around engine design from the rest. Aerodynamics, on a separate note, is often misunderstood. To get less aerodynamic drag, you have to have a streamlined surface ALONG with a small frontal (surface) area, and that will calculate to your effective frontal area - same principle as throwing a basketball compared to a baseball. That's why the Tesla Model X is very efficient in its range, because its effective frontal area (Cd x frontal area) is very similar to a Lotus Elise, but it will never beat the Volkswagen XL1, in terms of aero. (Edits because of spelling and clarifications)

[@__dm__]

yeah, pushrods are objectively worse in performance metrics AFAIK. more rotating mass means the valvetrain needs more effort to open and close, which means heavier components to withstand the extra stress, which makes the problem even worse. I was really confused by Bladed's explanation because normally he's correct about technical topics. The torque has everything to do with cylinder pressure and bore size, and pushrods don't really change that. I thought he was talking about how pushrods allow greater flexibility in the head design, but that wasn't the case.

[@braziliansheetbox2497]

engines that have a ton of low end torque also have a really good BSFC at low RPMs, that why the corvette have similar mpg than a gt86 with his high RPM engine

[@FramebyFrame-q5y]

exactly, i was trying to understand why leverage of the pushrod had any effect on torque

[@__dm__]

I thought about this some more, and it might be originating from one of the misconceptions in the car community--low revving engines (pushrods generally are low revving) have to have more torque to produce the same power than a high revving engine. high revving engines should be driven at a higher rpm, that's just how it works; if you're shifting at 3000 rpm for a 6000 rpm car, you're driving about 50% of the engine's total output, whereas if you're shifting at 3000 rpm for a 9000 rpm car, you're driving about 33% of the engine's total output, which is one of the prime reasons when people say they hate high revving cars like the S2000 for having low torque, I just laugh at them. You just have to "scale up" the RPM to fit the max RPM if you want a fair comparison. It's fine if you want to shift early, but come on man. Hence, people associate pushrods for having high torque, since pushrods have lower RPM.

[@TheTISEOMan]

@@__dm__ Pushrods are strangely more fuel efficient than DOHC engines, and VVT black voodoo can help with fuel economy, it does add significant extra weight to the car and more maintenance required. Again, it's one of these things where there's no real definitive choice of what's better, because they both have their reason for existing that either system can't truly replace and do better in all regards.

[@flameburstgt6503]

Your take on the Rotary engine is on point. Many non rotary engine car guys and girls think rotary engines are unreliable because they never did research on how to take care properly of the engine (eg. Checking oil regularly, premixing, redline it daily etc) and mostly bought the car (eg. Rx7) for clout and when something vital fails like the apex seals which require an engine rebuild. That’s a lot of money down the drain so they start saying rotary engines are so Unreliable

[@nowiecoche]

I’ve never owned a rotary, but I’ve also learned that every single car has its own particular needs when owners care for it and maintain it. Rotaries are no different. Learn what the rotary engine needs to keep it running like learning what the EJ boxer needs to keep it running.

[@flameburstgt6503]

@@nowiecoche exactly, but many owners especially after the first one fail to do this because most of them just bought the car for clout these days

[@PURENT]

@@nowiecoche A lot less you need to do when you got a typical inline or v configuration piston motor. Rotaries need the attention and maintenance of an Italian V12 for the power and torque of an F20C. And at the end of the road at 100,000 miles, it still ends up failing.

[@nthgth]

That sounds a lot like what people say about the infamous EJ255/7 (which I have in my STI). And I have no reason to doubt it. I guess it's that some engines require more careful preventative maintenance than others (this could be considered a measure of good engine design), but if maintained accordingly, should be fine.

[@afoxwithahat7846]

@@PURENT the difference is that you can actually service the rotary and you'll actually find people that did over 250k miles on it.

[@hel_-1695]

babe wake up Bladed posted a new video

[@harrisrajpoot.4336]

Fact’s

[@Rpzz0]

Facts indeed

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

I’m up! I’m up!

[@LordVegi]

She’s a dude 😂😂

[@WilsonsWonders]

No way she's interested if she's not a dude...

[@nikopalonen92]

I love that someone else actually have noticed that the politicians nowdays just make assumptions, but doesn't research the subject thoroughly and just doesn't believe the politicians blindfolded. That's worthy of a like and subscribe!

[@nthgth]

That's not just nowadays and definitely not just with transportation! 👍🏻

[@LaneyTheOne]

The new larger engines get better fuel economy because some have a cylinder deactivation feature practically making it a smaller engine

[@bongo4720]

been watching u for a hot min. i like the way u logically explain problems in the car community and make fairly simple and understandable analyses of technical aspects. keep it up

[@iuanterry6642]

After recently putting my Mazda into the dealership for a once over I asked about rotary parts and the bloke in the service department (who also had a couple fully built rotary engines at home) said that Mazda is apparently going to try start doing what Toyota do and manufacture the parts for 12A, 13b and 20b engines along with some other parts for older Mazdas like my mx6.

[@filmandfirearms]

That would be amazing if that were true, but I somehow doubt that. Not saying you're lying, or even that the guy at the dealership was, but it's probably just wishful thinking. So few rotary designed cars still have a rotary today. Most of them have been LS swapped or something like that. Unfortunately, as more and more people buy RX-7s to just burn out the engine and throw an LS in instead, there will be less and less incentive for Mazda to make rotary parts

[@thatcornfedrx8guy372]

Mazda has been doing this for a while, I don’t know why this is news to you

[@D15b2lui5]

I always thought v8s were gas guzzlers no matter what, thanks for teaching me something today bladed

[@MagnumLoadedTractor]

Fuel economy of semi trucks is weird...

[@AK.__]

Dodge's Hemi V8 able to work in V4 mode shutting down half of the cylinders when the power is not needed, by this saving tons of fuel.

[@LePedant]

They are gas guzzlers. In the city, the Corvette gets 15MPG! On the highway, The Corvette shuts off half of its engine to save gas, turning it into a 4 cylinder. It's the only reason it's even close to 30MPG. The reason the Vette got better MPG than the Stang is because the Vette had more 2 more gears. The Vette was in 8th gear, while the Stang was in 6th.

[@TheDuckTeamYT]

@@AK.__The about of fuel it saves is not huge. Those cylinders might not be firing but the pistons in those cylinders still have to travel up and down and that means there is still friction, those at least the valves are left open so there is no resistance from the increasing pressure. The other cylinders that still fire will need to have more fuel injected into them to make the same power, so the only real difference in fuel economy comes from the lack of a force resisting the piston movements in the cylinders which aren’t firing.

[@TheDuckTeamYT]

@@LePedantThe amount of gears means nothing. Just adding additional gears won’t give you better fuel economy.

[@udpbooter]

One thing I did agree on is the waiting for oil. Yes the oil will get where it needs to go but it won’t be thin enough to get to tight clearance spots such as main bearings. Also your oil pressure is typically lower than operating temperature since the oil is thicker hence it’s harder to move which then the oil may not get to where it needs to be as it will be to heavy to flow onto certain parts of the engine other than that I agree

[@filmandfirearms]

Yes, justice for the rotary! I had an FC and the only issues I ever had with it were clutch related. Biggest mistake I ever made was selling that car

[@GoopRoppongi]

Thanks i was thinking on buying one

[@filmandfirearms]

@@GoopRoppongi Don't do what I did and buy the cheapest beater RX-7 you can find. She was sound mechanically, but the interior was in horrible condition, and I had to replace just about every light bulb in that car at some point

[@filmandfirearms]

@The Real Cat of 2020 Round about 150k, if memory serves, but that was about 3 years ago now and a lot has happened since then. I had her for a year and a half, but I put on about 30k miles in that time. Engine didn't even have any minor problems. The spark plugs were on their way out when I sold her, but for a car of that age, you have to expect that sort of thing

[@GoopRoppongi]

@@filmandfirearms thanks man i'll remember your advice

[@loganlovelace1045]

My friend’s fb broke almost everything besides the 13b. It’s a Barnfind and most of the parts were original from 1984, like the seized differential and transmission. His brother was under the assumption that rotaries were unreliable and tried to stop him but good thing he followed his dreams of getting his dream project car though. We all love it because it skoots around town and the countryside and you feel like you’re on a roller coaster despite only being at the speed limit. I love these old school rx7s, they’re awesome!

[@VeilsideTofu]

Rotaries were a commercial failure but a major succes in official racing. People simply cant be bothered to properly maintain them and just blame the engine instead.

[@damonchorlton552]

The 2 things that kill an engine are lack of lubrication, and being to cold/overheating. Engine clearances are shrunk down when cold, and expanded when hot which results in uneven wear if it goes on for too long. Always wait for your engine to warm up.

[@Appletank8]

I think Bladed's point is that modern engines warm up decently enough for proper lubrication within a minute of starting up.

[@__dm__]

So let me get this straight, you don’t want your car to be cold, so you’ll just leave it idling for 5 minutes, during which it will run cold. Just drive off man, it’s the same shit, and at least when you drive you’ll warm the engine faster.

[@realyopikechannel]

@@__dm__ depends on the car, if you drive super slow and don't rev faster than you engine revs at idle then yea it makes sense. however if you have a car that can rev really high revving high while cold will cause excessive wear compared to letting it warm up at lower revs.

[@nthgth]

@@realyopikechannel it's called a happy medium. "Just drive off" implies gentle acceleration. Rev higher than idle of course but not "high." My last car revved to 7400 RPM but in gentle acceleration, 2000 would do, with light throttle (no lugging), warming the engine faster than idle but not stressing it.

[@a64738]

Actually on some engines waiting in form of idling makes it worse, they should be driven slowly and carefully until warmed up, but not stand on idle waiting for it to warm up.

[@GozuTenno962]

Fun fact mazda is still producing rotary parts fresh from the factory

[@AKseorangmanusia]

3:16 (Shows a Malaysian insurance company infographic) As a Malaysian I agree wholeheartedly with what you just said. Though it's more than just the government, it's also the stigma in Malaysian society. So ingrained was this fact to the point where we consider 1.8 liters, yes, 1.8 LITERS, as BIG. Also, here's a road tax comparison: My dad has a 1.3 liter hatchback, which is RM70 (US$15.9) annual road tax. He also has a 1.5 liter sedan (probably will be my first car hand-me-down), which is RM90 (US$20.4) annual road tax. He used to have a 2.4 liter minivan, which is RM700 (US$158.5) annual road tax. Notice the exponential increase in annual road tax from the 1.5 to the 2.4? Despite this, both the 1.3 and 1.5 are 5-speed manuals with pretty short gearing, and gets roughly the same fuel consumption as that 2.4. In some cases the 2.4 actually gets better fuel consumption than both the other engines (so much so that for the 1.5 sedan, it was retrofitted with a separate NGV system so it can run more efficiently with NGV but still can switch to regular fuel for more power. NGV stands for Natural Gas Vehicle) Speaking of stigmas, people here usually think that cars with big engines are only for the rich (this ties back to the annual road tax, for example, a car with the VR38DETT engine has to pay RM5730 annual road tax, the average Malaysian couldn't reliably afford that). As a Malaysian teenage enthusiast I really want our government to research into the road tax and put higher taxes on gas guzzlers instead of fuel-sipping giants. If you're wondering, the 1.3 hatchback is a Proton Satria, the 1.5 sedan is a Proton Wira, and the 2.4 minivan is a Toyota Estima (with automatic). Also please transmission video Bladed ;)

[@nthgth]

Great example of totally misguided automotive law. It's very similar to many other countries. And more broadly, many other topics - it's easy to convince people of things that are easy to believe without any real thinking.

[@MrJamesshipman]

My car is tuned. I did the tune. I went way out of my way to set the constrain statements on the ignition timing. (the minimum amount of advance) It was a lot of road testing and data logging to make this work with no misfire but using the knock frequency tables i now have a "auto tune" 87 93 pump gas tune.

[@ThePapaja1996]

95 octane baby(usally the only petrol alternativ in sweden 98 octane exist in a few places to )

[@Summit900]

My 2000 Trans Am 6-speed got 22mpg with a 9" fabbed rear end with 4:11 gears. When it was still on the stock rear end and gears, I got 31pg while breaking in a new clutch. I owned it since 2013 and loved it, but it got to the point where I wasn't even putting 200 miles on it a year. Instead of watching a fun car meant to be driven waste away in my garage, I sold it earlier this year and bought a 2015 Lexus GS350 awd for a commuter car.

[@EricspeedGaming]

I'm so glad you made this point!! I always hear biased people say "My big ass v8 has more cylinders than you, so i make more power"

[@supershinobi3]

I'm a simple man I see Bladed's new video, I watch and smash the like button.

[@Mrdja7]

You're one of the reasons i love cars

[@sarimali1399]

Shhhh let everyone think rotaries are unreliable. We don't want another Crown Vic situation on our hands. I need to buy at least 5 more RX-8's while they are worthless. Also, you can actually still get a whole 13b-msp block from Mazda, and have a dealership install it. The biggest expense is fuel and premix in the long run, especially if you aren't the most delicate driver and average 12mpg. I still find it funny that the RX-8 uses the same size oil filter and same amount of oil as an NB Miata.

[@Tachyon836]

Most cars have the oil flowing in the first few seconds, but the truth is that oil hasn't reached it's proper viscosity to lubricate properly at all rpm ranges right away. Oil that is still like 60 degrees isn't gonna lubricate properly if you redline it from only a few seconds of warming up. I do drive an older car, so I let it sit for a good minute or so before making any boost or anything like that and I don't get on it until my oil temp reaches operating temp. As you said, this is a more harmless one as no harm ever comes from letting it warm up and letting it reach operating temp no matter how old the car is.

[@UndercoverVictini]

Damn, man managed to add to stuff I learned in my engineering classes, good stuff bladed!

[@jerryglennie5375]

@Bladed Angel as a Dorito boy I appreciate an intellectual like yourself explaining smiles per mile and reliability instead of listening to most pointing rotary engines are trash. Great points on the rest of the video

[@chaseogden34]

thanks for teaching me this stuff and finally giving the rotary justice

[@funkycarlover]

i subbed back before you riced & unriced the yellow vette and i’ve been here since :) love the vids

[@DatPenguin97]

To that Engine and MPG one: My first car was a 2002 Hyundai Getz 1.6, the biggest stock engine available out of a 1.1, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6. Even the official numbers said the 1.1 got worse MPG, despite the Getz weighing just a bit over 1000kg. Every Car has that it's own "balanced" engine option

[@JupiterxBlues]

Some engines have more torque than horsepower and vice versa. The reason why small engines get bad gas milage is that there is an ideal hp and torque minimum that is needed to propel a car at a given weight forward and sustain its speed. If an engine is too small, the engine has to work harder to meet that minimum requirement. Larger engines meet that requirement easily so they work less. The short(made up) easy example is that a 2.0 liter with 100 hp/100torque at moving at 5000rpms in a 3000lb car will get the same mpg as a 4.0 liter getting 200hp/200tq at 5000rpm, however, the rpms just need to drop to 2500rpm to get the same milage and thats all about gearing a.k.a the transmission and wheel combination. As a bonus, the larger engine "can" have a longer lifespan, due to less engine movements AND it "can" be a quieter ride with those lower rpms. Emphasis on "can" because most people drive them hard.

[@DatPenguin97]

@@JupiterxBlues exactly. It is logical, but so many people need to have the basic concept explained to get it.

[@nthgth]

@@JupiterxBlues this, plus a bonus: that hypothetical 4.0 probably has more cylinders. This also adds smoothness (if done properly).

[@hikkamorii]

I own 2006 Getz with 1.4, it's hilarious how in city it consumes more than Volvo C70 with 2.0 engine (although it may be unfair to compare diesel and gas engines).

[@ArikaStack]

Ayyyy, nice desktop background you got there.

[@keeganhache6667]

The whole no replacement for displacement is true because for a smaller engine to make the same power it needs forced induction. However if you put a supercharger on a 5.0 you can make 800hp very easily. Same goes for any of the other newer gen v8

[@a_shrxydud]

lets say its EITHER bigger displacement or forced induction. a turbo 3 litre v6 making the same power as a NA 5 litre v8 means that there is a replacement, as its more efficient when it needs to be and just as powerful when it needs to be

[@swim3530]

Forced induction IS an increase in displacement. You are pushing more air into the cylinder, increasing it's effective displacement.

[@nthgth]

@@a_shrxydud at the expense of... expense lol

[@afoxwithahat7846]

Smaller internals can rev much higher, making more power than bigger engines could for much less weight and most importantly, size. It's not viable for road cars but big engine race cars are just rare these days.

[@nthgth]

@@afoxwithahat7846 you might be surprised at the size and weight difference between a "big" LS engine and a "small" dohc V-6 or even inline 4

[@93gamrx]

As someone who has dabled in engine blueprinting and auto performance technology, I appreciate the truth in the video. Well made sir. Well done

[@mathiastheapprentice]

On warming up engines, you can generally hear/see when the RPM drops after cold start. When they drop to normal after a bit you’re set. Like he said it’ll take about 10-15 secs, but i’d say give it 30-40 secs on a cold winter day. Like he said again, by the time most people are done setting the radio n stuff, you’re good to go.

[@hugoku8755]

Yes, and with the motor this change a lot. Like the 1.6 of the 306, he need a lot of warming (a few minutes) to be safe.

[@BladedAngel]

This too. I always listen for the sound dropping or in Motorcycle's case, feel for the vibration smoothing out!

[@mathiastheapprentice]

@@BladedAngel its a bit easer with my Volvo since its cammed, but only chops when completely cold…

[@roplusbee]

On a 40 degree day I need roughly 2-3 minutes for my idle to normalize. At this point it may be safe to drive away, but no fluids are at operating temperature. I would rather wait the few minutes to get coolant and oil up to temp before driving. Twin turbo HR 350Z that doesn't sound like a trumpet.

[@TwinbornMist]

My mother drives semi trucks, it was common practice to turn on the truck and wait for it to idol down indicating it was warmed up

[@DingusYi]

the “warm up” thing isn’t about oil getting places, it’s about oil viscosity

[@LaneyTheOne]

And the thermal expansion of components

[@MapleMan1984]

bruh

[@BladedAngel]

bruh

[@seanmurray2494]

Bruh

[@Mrdja7]

bruh

[@mr.electro4674]

Bruh

[@bluerazor7049]

Bruh.

[@henryr.6259]

Thank you for saying this about rotaries. I'm at 120k miles on mine and has not needed any work in the engine at all, no rebuilds, no issues.

[@thatcornfedrx8guy372]

nice man I got my series 2 rx8 a few months ago supposedly the better more reliable rx8 has 67k on it no issues either, my buddy with a 2004 series 1 has 230k on his first engine makes me think how much further my series 2 can go

[@paradose9291]

comparing a piston to a rotary isn't really fair, rotary's aren't developed over a century and a half like a piston engine is, new technology will make cars more efficient size still hinders efficiency

[@nthgth]

2:39 this whole segment. THIS. THANK YOU.

[@josephmartinez2973]

i love your videos! they help me learn about the things i love!

[@thehotboi5874]

8:02 i spat my damn drink out seeing those airplane wings lmaoo

[@eddiedeleon0915]

Bruh I’ve been recently thinking about the mpg and started thinking that my LT1 has better hwy mpg than my civic. This video jus proved my point a bit

[@BladedAngel]

A Civic, depending on year, should still beat a LT1 in fuel economy. Not by much surprisingly. My Bro's LT1 Camaro got like 30 HWY MPG and my buddy's Civic SI gets like 33-35ish HWY MPG. The base Civics can even get 40MPG, but Type-R's can actually get worse MPG than Pushrod V8's, it's kinda hilarious lol. I have two Type-R Friends who hate how my Z06 hyper miles better than them.

[@PhantomCheddar]

the crash at 6:55 literally had me like: *nodding along, listening* “this is some good info. hey, bro. watch your jet. watch your jet, brO WATCH YOUR JE-“

[@Kevin-dt9xm]

To be fair, all else being equal a larger engine will use more fuel per revolution because its flowing more air. However, that doesnt take into account that a big, torquey engine doesnt have to rev as much to keep a car at a given speed or accelerate at a given rate, meaning on balance they can use the same or even less fuel to accomplish the same movement.

[@nthgth]

That, plus they need less throttle (technically MORE throttling) for a given power output so they aren't even flowing more air except in spirited driving when nothing is economical anyway

[@LaneyTheOne]

Plus some are equipped with the cylinder deactivation feature

[@GCTSK]

Everyone: *talking about the transmission video, rotary engines or Bladeds bikes* Me: *appreciates that Bladed is a fellow NFS Unbound player*

[@FALLOUT20rads]

You had me up until 10-15 seconds to warm up an engine. Its not just about oil being pumped. Its about the expansion of engine components and the tolerance between them.

[@dabigboom8140]

I had that thought too. You can move it once the oil gets flowing but you shouldnt push it until it fully warmed up for that reason. Which I guess he did kinda brush over it without directly mentioning it. I usually let my car idle for a minute regardless and take it easy until the coolant is upto temp

[@avincombat939]

So fun fact, Mazda still manufactures rotary engines and you can order one brand new directly from them.

[@MattMatt77]

5:33 Everything you just said is very very true but at least to a problem that people always Buy stuff that they don't need. How many people have a full size pick up truck or SUV and don't really use the 4 sides pick up truck or the full size SUV is only taking one person to work day today. If you're gonna be driving around the city then a hybrid would be best. If you're gonna do mostly long distance travel then a bigger engine with a fairly sized car would be best for gas mileage yes. But people want everything in one package and that leads to a problem and they also don't really think about what they actually need.

[@BladedAngel]

Nah bro, One step even further. I just use a C125 Supercub for Local trips, Motorcycle for Any trip with Good weather, and Z06 if I carry something. I'll never buy an EV or Hybrid so as long as 155MPG Scooters exist. They're Super fun!😀

[@MattMatt77]

@@BladedAngel ... didn't know we where talking about scooters MPG when you was talking about cars the hole video. But ok. I still think my opinion stands. To add the U.S. doesn't use bikes in anyway for true transportation for a number of reasons.

Perfect about the displacement! Here in Brazil, there used to be a car called Symca Chambord, it had a V8, 2,4L and made 84 HP. Nowadays, there are 1L engines that make 84 HP

[@rotarded1983]

Haven’t even started watching the video yet but rotaries are fantastic and are dead reliable if you know how to care for them. My father daily drove his RX-7 (now mine) for 12 years without a single issue. All he did was oil changes. No premix just premium gas, and drove it hard regularly

[@FlyBigBenz]

When people trash talk them i just say look up 787b... nuff said

[@tiagobelo4965]

This has to be some kind of satire

[@TheTISEOMan]

@@FlyBigBenz I mean, that's where rotary engines succeed. Apex seals are what everyone usually turns to for 'lack of reliability', but in reality rotaries need to be seen as an engine that is stuck with over-specialization. They are perfect for high speeds and constantly be run. Which is why the 787b was able to be so reliable (Also, all the other cars in the field had such horrific teething problems with 3.5 liters that the 3.5 liter rule had to be delayed until they could get the rampant mechanical issues under control.) You got a small compact powerhouse that's useful for screeching out power, but due to the engine using ports and not valves, you're basically kinda stuck with that configuration for the engine while with valves you have a bunch of adjustment. Not only that, the Apex seals are under such tight tolerances that if you let the car sit for way less time than a normal engine and not use it, those apex seals will rot through. When it comes to the average person, and even for some car enthusiasts, a Rotary is a clingy girlfriend who needs your attention all the time or else she'll shut down and she's a heavy eater. It's just a massive combo for being unsuited to almost literally anything else besides racing.

[@hugoku8755]

Yes. And for apex seals, people just dont understand that this is like the timing belt : not a reliability problem, but the way this engine is built.

[@TheDriver-ne2qc]

Honestly, i didn't have too much experience with Rotary Engines in the practical way, so i didn't actually know all that information about the right use and maintenance of these. Thanks to all you!

[@LePedant]

The Corvette gets better gas mileage at 80mph than the Mustang because it has more gears, it has nothing to do with the size of the engine. A fair comparison would be comparing the 2.3L Mustang vs the 5.0L Mustang. The 2.3L Mustang get around 25% better fuel economy than the 5.0L. This is true for EVERY car that offers multiple sized engines, the smaller engine always gets better MPG.

[@PrototypeSpaceMonkey]

Also, one is a highly aerodynamic sports car, the other is a slightly rounded brick.

[@ronaldc.4047]

Right I disagreed with him on that part.

[@nthgth]

Then explain my old Camaro getting better mileage. Same amount of gears.

[@thegoynextdoor]

Rotaries are one of things you won't understand the appeal for until you experience one for yourself. They're such a dream to drive with how they rev so effortlessly and smoothly.

[@majroo9168]

As a proud rotary boi, iam not offended hahaha well played`

[@flipy516]

watched hoping to learn shit I prolly already know, came out learning that politicians are less mechanically inclined than my paraplegic stepuncle who puts raw corn on the cob in his gas tank saying “its that corn fuel I keep seeing on them gas stations”

[@nthgth]

The ones who make gun laws are about equally as knowledgeable about that subject too

[@7sins979]

ok there is some things wrong in this video 1: torque output is not determined by how the valves are actuated but is more a function of intake volume and shape, valve geometry, engine configuration, and geometry. the way your car behaves in over run conditions is more likely due to ecu calibration than torque output, in fact a higher torque engine should compression brake better than a lower torque engine of similar design. think about trying to lift a piston with progressively longer sticks and you will get the idea. 2: rotary engines are absolutely still supported by mazda and you can still get a brand new keg, direct from mazda, not reman, new for the 3rd gen rx7. turbo rotaries tend to be short lived but n/a varieties can live quite a long life excluding the dumpster fire that was the rx8. the reason parts are so expensive is due to the availability of vehicles to put them in. i.e. they didn't make many rotary cars in the first place and many of them are destroyed so the market is small which means niche manufacturing and high prices. at the end of the day, whatever engine configuration gets you going, enjoy it while you can because pretty soon we might all be forced into driving hoovers around.

[@derbyjr]

Thank you for FINALLY pointing out that small engine ≠ good MPG. I drive a 1997 Ford Thunderbird. It has limp dick acceleration, it has minimalist power and it develops an electrical problem every week. My mother has a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. 2.0 liter 4B11U, Jatco CVT and 300lbs lighter than the Thunderbird, yet they both get the same highway MPG of 27. My mother refuses to accept that because my car has more power is the reason. I only have *205* horsepower but I have about 300 ft lbs of torque, literally double what the outlander makes. And I have 3.73 gears in the Thunderbird, to the car is barely as 2500rpm at 80mph. By contrast, the Outlander’s CVT is in its highest possible ratio at 80mph and buzzing at around 3000rpm. An engine with a redline of 6600 where the 4.6 in the bird only goes to 5500.

[@nthgth]

Makes sense. But in the very specific, unflinchingly rigid conditions of the gov't tests, the Mitsubishi probably gets (so Mitsu can advertise) higher mpg.

[@Bobis32]

you should let your oil get up to temp if your doing hard driving such as towing but if your just going a to b 15-30s is plenty of time

[@Juanguar]

With hybrids you don’t even need to do that You can drive on electric power while it warms up That is as long as you don’t floor it and force the engine to send power

[@nthgth]

@@Juanguar will the engine run while you're driving on electric? Maybe just when it's cold so that it can warm up, then it shuts down if you still don't need its power once it's warm?

[@Juanguar]

@@nthgth yup that’s exactly what happens It runs to warm up but will not connect to the gear unless you absolutely floor it or it reaches optimum temp At least that’s the case with Toyota hybrids I don’t know how the rest work

[@nthgth]

@@Juanguar that sounds really smart. For this and other reasons, if I ever get a hybrid it'll be a Toyota. I'd also hope there's a way to tell the engine not to bother if you know the trip is going to be a short one. Then it'll just stay off (if the battery is charged enough for electric drive) and only fire up if the batteries get too low.

[@miniotgf]

We need more people like you in this community

[@lions_official7944]

My brother and I made a 300Km drive averaging 120Kh/h roughly I was in a 2010 Mercedes E550 4-Matic (5.5L V8) and he was in a Hyundai Tucson AWD (2.4L I4). I got 7.8L/100km his fuel economy was 9.3L/100km. It was hilarious to me because the E550 was at like 1700rpm at 120km/h his car was at like 3300rpm at the same speed. Also there is obvisously a difference between aerodynamic of a sedan and SUV that effect it too but still more than double the displacement.

[@nthgth]

Awesome car, and a great example of one reason it's such a shame that SUVs have taken over so much.

[@robertvanderlinden2813]

an aircooled boxer 4 engine that sits in a beetle from the 70's gets around 22 mpg on modern fuel, that isn't bad when you realise the compression is only around 6:1 and with a carb

[@DoubleTeaMedia]

In terms of the fuel efficiency point, gearing is an important factor too I think. For instance, I drive a 1986 F150 with the 302 (pushrod V8) with the factory 86 AOD 4 speed auto. This was during the time the federal max speed limit was 55. Plus automatic transmission technology was pretty primitive compared to modern vehicles. It'll engine brake no matter where she's at on the RPM. The modern automatics don't really do that. I'm not a transmission expert, so I don't really know how to explain it, but transmissions have definitely evolved and its definitely a contributing factor to fuel efficiency

[@DoubleTeaMedia]

Maybe I should a finished the video before commenting. Though, to be fair, you only talked about gearing ratios and not advances of how they work. Though that's kind of out of the scope of this video

[@dailydrivensedans4875]

By far best mileage ive ever gotten was in my 350hp 400lbft 2.0 4pot mk7 gli with a 7spd dsg. At 2k rpms it cruised at 80mph. I averaged 28-32mpg all time(over 62k miles). Im a very fast driver. At 70-80mph it would cruise at 30-40mpg. On spirited backroad runs maintaining speeds of 50-150mph id still average 20mpg. Lowest maybe 16-18mpg. Its a poor example because it is a small engine. But its because of all the torque it made down low. Could haul ass never touching 3k rpms. For many people especially me the overwhelming factor of milleage youll get is torque numbers. I drove a prius and got 7mpg once. My b9 s4(600tq) averages 16-22mpg(on e85)~20-25 hauling ass everywhere. I had a 2000 chevy silverado 5.3 310tq and got abysmal mileage (10-15mpg). Well my grannie has one same year but a 4.3l v6. Cant even graze 10mpg in the real world. Its down 2 cylinders and a liter yet the real world milleage isnt even comprable.

[@dailydrivensedans4875]

Somewhere i have a picture of the dash showing 43mpg on that vw. Thats double what a prius actrually gets. That 43 mpg was delicate but not annoying to achieve i just have a heavy foot and with its tuned it really liked to jump into boost

[@nosc0pe]

This is one of the miata moments of all time!

[@cordellsmith1523]

Subaru’s specifically say in the manual to let them warm up enough for the low temp light to turn off. Every vehicle is different, you can’t just assume because it’s fuel injected that you can just get in and drive, just wanted to put this in here since numerous people say that boxer engines are unreliable.

[@nowiecoche]

Time to read my owner’s manual again.

[@nthgth]

"Low temp light?" Do they mean the temperature gauge?

[@nowiecoche]

@@nthgth Believe it or not, run-of-the-mill econobox Subarus do not provide us with any temp gauges. I am lucky to own one of the top trim level that will give me an option to display the temp gauge on the center display.

[@nthgth]

@@nowiecoche oh wow. Cheap out much? I knew I was not in a Toyota anymore when the doors refused to unlock on my STI in the upstate NY cold, but damn. I wonder if the new WRX has one

[@sametihsanarslan7332]

The fact that you added the turkey tax prices at 3:25 and its more than twice what it was in the video says a lot.

[@menuahovhannisyan4358]

I feel as though one of the bigger reasons that the lawmakers are also forcing the taxes and laws against high displacement because of the "terrible gas mileage" is also because they want to put everyone into an Econobox / electric / hybrid car. Mostly because they are lobbied to push these beliefs, that's how I feel as though this goes, but I honestly do not know.

[@Supraifyification]

Why would they do that? Who is lobbying them? if anything its big fuel companies that for all in the world don't want to push the sales of EVs. Also, more sales tax and import tax on more expensive bigger displacement cars and more money for the state in road taxes. They push it because its good for the environment, which will get them the votes of people who care about the environment. Chill with the conspiracy theories if you cant back it up.

[@PURENT]

In non-oil producing states (Europe), it's to keep fuel prices as low as possible so they don't need to import more. The 70s oil crisis pushed lawmakers to enact higher fuel efficiency standards leading to widespread economy cars which they have today. Americans also faced the 70s oil crisis, and they did all sorts of weird things like 55 mph speed limits and some limited fuel economy standards, but what ended up happening was Japan capitalized by selling efficient Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords to the Americans. Today it's more of the same thing happening in Europe, but their demand has not grown nearly as much thanks to higher fuel efficiency so they aren't having nearly as much as a problem as they did in the 70s, although it is still significant. As for the Americans, their demand has grown excessively and they're dealing with the issue by drilling their own oil to the point where they've become the world's largest oil producer. Problem is that the American consumer doesn't get cheaper prices as American oil is a free market compared to the likes of the Saudis where the Saudi consumer gets a subsidized price from the nationalized oil industry. If the Americans didn't drill for oil, it'd be worse than the 70s right now.

[@christiancompton2326]

My brother is horrible with treating cars and gives me shit all the time. I have an old supercharged AMG and I let it warm up a bit before setting off and drive it in a conservative manner until everything is at op-temp, but he constantly complains, "Why don't you just GO!?" What he does in his 05 Corolla is immediately when he starts it up, he drives the piss out of it so he can get to where he needs to be quickly, keep in mind, it'sDecemberand I live in Michigan. It's cold! Not too long ago, the car throws a misfire and AFR code and acts a little finicky under throttle at certain points. He wonders why my old AMG is running perfectly and his "bulletproof" Toyota is acting up. Let that sink in

[@nthgth]

Neither here nor there, but that's the problem with cars that are both cheap and reliable: they invite people to treat them poorly. (Even just cheap, really)

[@TheNewChevyRoll48]

I got you. You promised a transmission video and I bet a 1000 other guys have beat me to this. Maybe also a tier list to see what's worse than a rotary? Granted it'd be opinion, but still.

[@autozone5695]

The real red pill is that all modern engines are reliable

[@thefalconwillriseagain]

This made me remember the times I used to go down to "warm up the car" when I was young and my father and I had beheld it as a ritual whenever we went anywhere.

[@noahfrye4583]

Warming up a car is mostly for racing. You don’t want to be revving at 6k rpm’s when the oil isn’t the correct viscosity

[@RedLine_Renesis]

Mazda still makes the 13B engine for RX-7 and RX-8. Costs around 6K brand new in Europe

[@sonwar5458]

Always a welcome surprise when a bladed vid is on my feed

[@MegaJani]

5:42 No-no-no, you see, the taxes are this way for a reason If you have a fuel efficient engine, you pay less for gas, so you have more money left, so you can be taxed more

[@guyderagisch4964]

OG 12a Rotory had a 36k mile rebuild maintenance cycle.

[@ajaj1263]

Bro really sounded like the voice in my head trying to talk me out of buying a rotary.... But funny brap brap will always steal my heart

[@findRED]

Warming up a car, for me its more about getting the windows defrosted and interior bearable. My crossfire warms up quick, but my work vehicle, a '21 Ford Escape with the 4 cyl. is unbearable unless I let it warm up at least 10-15min on the cold days. That's not including the extreme cold of 0 def F or negative that we can get. I don't care about emissions of an idle vehicle, I care about being comfortable enough to be a safe and aware driver.

[@potat1011]

2:53 compare piston engines to piston engines, not pistons to rotors. All rotaries get bad mpg

[@dontwaste111]

Incredible video. In the first semester of a high performance engine program right now and this answered a really solid handful of questions I had

[@MattMatt77]

7:20 Also that's a 100% not true. The problem with these engines aren't that everybody is rushing out to buy parts for them that could be a problem but it's not the main problem. The main problem with these engines is that they're overall a very different kind of engine kind of like how a 2 stroke is very different than a 4 stroke. To add most mechanics don't really know how to even fix your average engine so if you get them a rotary and it's not working they're not going to know how to fix it. But side-by-side a road reengine is very much more simple than a piston engine. The problem with the road reasons that they don't get that much mile per gallon.

[@shajukurian1146]

Every bladed video just tells me how much I don't know about cars

[@Emil22231]

Amazing background music especially when you explained engine work, always like to read and learn about car's systems by listening to Gran Turismo music, thanks again for amazing video! I wish there was double/super like ; )

[@BladedAngel]

but it's Scarlet NExus Music XD

[@Emil22231]

@@BladedAngel The vibe is the same :)

[@Kat-Kobold]

"smaller with motorcycles usually" I love the exceptions to this pattern, like the Fiat Maluch 126 (Tony from Garbage Time) with it's 126cc 2banger

[@matejadjokic682]

You seem like a genuinely good dude, I'll subscribe.

[@DrewMestel]

Pretty off about the warm up topic... It's not about oil reaching all locations, it's about it reaching proper operating temperature. That takes time. Also the warm up procedure doesn't end after you pull away...your transmission and other components need to warm up and you must ease gradually into full functionality.

[@nthgth]

Giving me flashbacks of my FR-S and how in the cold, it did NOT like to shift into 2nd until several minutes into the drive lol

[@alastor8091]

>Be me >learn nothing >cant understand shit >still liked >still subscribed

[@jeremytheimer7443]

I have been a car enthusiast for a while now but I still fell for the bigger engine = more fuel consumption. what matters is not how big the engine is, but how much of the fuel going into the engine gets turned into useful energy and how much energy is actually requested from that engine.

[@seafooddiablo5686]

Totally agreed man my camaro ss gets 24.5 mpg highway and it baffles people how. I drive 80 mph on a major highway as my basically entire commute to work and back.

[@ischwhit6747]

The reason why you need to put the right octane fuel in your car is to PREVENT SPARK KNOCK AND DETONATION/PREIGNITION. that's literally it. Run what the manufacturer recommends (unless your aftermarket tune says otherwise), because they know what they're talking about.

[@-leprincemkii-8118]

10:15 thanks for saying I did good while starting and just waited for oil to get to warm during peacefull ride

[@steverossen2816]

Someone’s mad at the government. I love you even more now that I’ve heard your anti politician rant.

[@bsn0730]

You had me at "politicians are stupid, idiot liars who don't research crap"

[@Blitzkrieg_Wolf]

Normies: "Bigger engine means moar powah!" K series, JZ series & RB series engines hailing from Japan: "Allow us to introduce ourselves."

[@toesmasher21]

One of my work mates owned a Hyundai Getz, He warmed it up by turning the key with his foot at 100% throttle, and kept it on the limiter until it was at operating temp. It lasted 5 years, decent engine, many tyres were lost

[@a1phamalestud]

With number 3 you could put any German car people think their unreliable and they break every week

[@Shashin54]

"Haha dorito drink tons of mountain dew". I lost it lol 😂

[@martyr7595]

That hidden "Lena best girl" lmaoooooo irony that I named my Red 86 Lena, and strongly considering Itasha'ing it with her

[@RyuusanFT86]

I always tell people "Rotaries aren't unreliable, they're maintenance heavy" They last as much as any car with the same power per liter, hell even more. My cousin's FD lasted 112k ported with my RX8 not having compression drop until 115k. It's all about standards and if you wanna get a sports car but treat it like a commuter, don't get one.

[@vanttujaara3042]

If you compare a rotary to any other japanese tiny capacity inline 4, rotarys are weak. If you maintain those "normal" engines you can easily get 190 000 miles out of them. Im from Finland so I converted kilometers to miles, so I meant about 300 000km. Any older, traditional Japanese car is expected to make it at least that far, and even then the problem is propably rust, not loss of compression. So looking at rotarys as a Finn, id say those things are pretty unreliable.

[@RyuusanFT86]

@@vanttujaara3042 You didn't read what I said. I've seen orginal engine rotares hit 200k and run better than those cars you're talking about. Those were usually lower power detuned models.

[@vanttujaara3042]

@@RyuusanFT86 Well yes, but you said that you suffered compression drop after 115 000 miles, and i make the assumption that you know how to take care of one. And if we talk about high mileage examples, ive seen hundreds and hundreds of old toyotas and nissans with tiny engines going strong with over 400 000km on the clock (about 250k miles) running as good as new. The fact is, that rotarys are fantastic engines with good power, but you just cant expect high mileage out of those.

[@RyuusanFT86]

@@vanttujaara3042 @Vanttu Jaara Read it again. Compression drop, at 115-120k miles in ANY car is expected, especially cars that are tuned. It's because my maintenance was meticulous, but most cars start to lose compression at 75-100k miles unless BABIED by a purist or some shit and even then age and how you drive those miles matter. You can have garbage compression and still 'Run Strong' as well. You're ignoring how an engine is tuned as well as power relative to engine size not to mention maintenance and driving habits. Those engines you mention are larger than Rotaries, built and tuned for economy driving and aren't usually pushed past merging on the highway like an 80 year old. Basic physics also prevents these old ass econ shitboxes to "run like new" even if taken care of properly. Any engine can run properly, have no oil consumption and good gas mileage with technically failing compression while also getting the shit kicked out of it here and there. Even Rotaries. The reason you don't see many Rotaries last long is because of their design leading them to be extremely maintenance heavy as well as poor service bulletins. That heavy maintenance, just like on any other car, increases with how you treat it. If you still disagree with these things in mind, we're done here.

[@vanttujaara3042]

@@RyuusanFT86 Well, you have your oppinions, Ill have mine.👍

[@denimpantz]

When I “warm up” my car, I usually mean have the inside warm up, bc I don’t wanna sit in a cold interior. And that’s what everyone I talk to(so far), think of it as well

[@Arkovic]

thanks for all the info you gave me this video, i'll absolutely ECU tune my Fiat right away