African GENIUS makes Old Engines outdo Modern Engines!

[@knowledgeinkenya]

Peter Mbiria/Voltarent KZbin Page: www.youtube.com/@PeterMbiria1/videos

[@arthursmith5409]

I am literally joyful seeing this Man operate! For so long I've wanted to change my 1981 Honda 650 motorcycle to fuel injection but no one is offering a conversion for this engine. I look forward to this man getting his company growing and manufacturing and selling products online.

[@modobadibadi1162]

How much is a kit for w124 200e .I'm in South Africa ❤❤❤

[@tonikyalisima997]

Nice

[@joewanjau5438]

Hello Peter. I have a problem with my diesel injector pump for my Nissan terrano 1999 model. How can you help me. Thanks.

[@joewanjau5438]

I'm in mombasa

[@fvhrenheit4813]

...and he uses a ThinkPad! this man knows what real reliability is.

[@Pertev777]

Immediately thought the same, after seeing the first seconds. Nothing goes wrong if you use a ThinkPad, especially an old one

[@amjan]

Or maybe there was nothing else available in Kenia.

[@BensleyDRAKE]

@@amjan Stop your ignorance man lol

[@ag201245]

And every time I pass through airport security check, TSA agents dust my T420 with extended battery for explosives.

[@emanueltoma8945]

That's why the best tuners around the world use ThinkPad too?

[@beatkidd]

I'm a programmer and i can relate the joy in his face after the code works

[@saddammalima8458]

How does he get them to know when to give signal for injection and spark ignition

[@AbstractSurrealist]

​@@saddammalima8458Go learn programming you will be amazed how coding works

[@lightsfoundry]

​@@saddammalima8458 that's what the sensors are for

[@trs4u]

@@saddammalima8458 Is the distributor base at the front under the radiator hose at 1:20, under a new-looking shiny metal barrel with bolted bracket? Some kind of rotary encoder in there, I guess?

[@cassk9999]

Me too what a feeling

[@adalbertoabade]

This guy needs to be know all over the world. He is the description of the word "Engineer" in full mode.

[@Ronald_from_McDonalds]

This already exists 😂😂

[@TheGreatest26]

​@@Ronald_from_McDonalds try doing it yourself

[@dikshant7030]

​@@TheGreatest26 aye yo i dont wanna say this but this actually actually exist from a very long time and companys have been using it for a very long time

[@mattg7952]

@@TheGreatest26 In the US you can get an efi kit for pretty much any American carbureted engine ever made. Literally install with basic tools in a day and they even have self learning computers that will correct air/fuel ratio etc just like any new car

[@nima20031]

​@@dikshant7030Yes no shit it exists, what do you think every modern car runs on? An EFI setup with fuel injection. The impressive part is that he engineered and manufactured his own ECU. He didn't just go to the store and buy one. He designed everything from the PCB to the code. That's extremely impressive.

[@nicoldengenyakeye6905]

Protect this man at all costs

[@antwainebarkley9765]

From what??

[@nowheelspin]

Maybe from cars who will attack him after he converts them to fuel injection? 😅​@@antwainebarkley9765

[@nicoldengenyakeye6905]

@@antwainebarkley9765 Charlene Ruto 🤣

[@SimbaZharoCC]

@@antwainebarkley9765 you know they talk nonsense lol. always victim mindset

[@DenselAdams]

Good morning lol o yes certainly he is a wiz definitely superb input to the world.

[@estonoboch]

As someone who knows Peter Mbiria personally, I can say with authority that this guy is a genius!

[@RaiRiver-i1x]

We'll trade you 5 million MAGA Trumpers for him. No? 10 million? 20 million? Take them all?

[@hekenohome]

Ss wewe siasa inakujaje huku kwa engineering. Mm ni electronics electrical engineer na business man pamoja na MAGA.... usiseme utatuuza kama watumwa au commodity hiyo ni kauli ya mtu asiyetumia akili yake.... chuki ni dhambi. 💖🙏🏾💖

[@diligenceeke3023]

​@@RaiRiver-i1x Take your stupidity elsewhere. This is a tech new for Pete's sake!!!

[@LethallyReptarded]

@@RaiRiver-i1xhow about just you mate, you clearly aren't using your brain and I wouldn't mind someone useful instead

[@ZoltanHercules]

I don’t doubt it for a second.

[@philipgrobler7253]

"Personally it has to impress me" - this kind of work ethic is a rare gem in the modern world.

[@francisbeauttah7828]

Successfully designing an ECU is no small fete. Massive congratulations to Peter!

[@jimbainianmonkey182]

Feat no?

[@tramenari]

Feet*

[@AfonsoBucco]

Maybe he started from a freeware or opensource project like Speeduino which also uses Arduino as a start point. But it's still a great job building all the hardware. And simply making it fit in different cars is not that simple. I mean theory is about the same for every car. But rarely you find "plug and play" parts to fit them, specially on those old Mercedes and French cars, I guess.

[@KuntalGhosh]

That Arduino mega open source ecu existed for over half a decade. 😂 Plans are available for free to download online.

[@hereticxhexen]

nice tech but late in game... as worldwide are electrifying its line up & by 2030 i think .. all gas only engines will be prohibited from selling used & new .. there for .. EV kits are more desirarable than a univirsal ECU... like converting an different power trains to EV that would be install in engine place on same gearbox from FF FR MR AWD 4WD F4 4x4 manual automatic etc... & can handle the weight of triple diffLock on a 4x4 etc... non the less enjoy this final 5~7 years for pure gas cars xD

[@dondominic7404]

Absolutely brilliant! Designing an ECU from scratch is no easy task. This man has absolutely smashed it. All the best for your future works.

[@paradiselost9946]

actually, it is quite simple. knowing a bit of programming helps, but the basics of EFI is very simple. open an injector for a certain length on time on every cycle in a cylinder by estimating the volume of air with that cylinder to maintain an ideal stoichiometry. yes, i HAVE done it myself... using absolutely NO "existing" software or procedures. FFS, i can do it with a 555 timer chip. ive done it with a pic12f683 as no existing system was suitable for my requirements. the HARD part is dealing with the actual programming, interrupts, 8-bit mathematics in binary. the "flow" of the program. how to write a fuzzy logic calculation in assembly language. i had to teach myself programming in an "obsolete" language and think in a new way. the limitations of an injector and its delivery rate at the two extremes of operation, idling and full RPM, around 12,000 rpm for my project... again, the actual basic concept of EFI is very simple. extremely simple.

[@dondominic7404]

@@paradiselost9946 The concepts of EFI is very simple, but to fine tune a system to get better fuel economy, response and power than a factory tuned carburetted engine requires skill.

[@twoeightythreez]

@@dondominic7404mostly patience. The parameters which make it run are pretty universal for any gasoline engine. His prices are quite reasonable too :) Ive done custom efi on my own car, installation and tuning, but i did buy an ecu. Kudos for saving old iron, need to keep it alive.

[@RandoWisLuL]

@@dondominic7404 fine tuning isnt THAT hard. Hes done amazing things, especially for where hes located. But i mean other companies exist that do this, Haltech being one of the big ones. Haltech makes plug and play ECUs and they have 10 universal models as well. Not too hard to take one of those and do what you want with them.

[@lightsfoundry]

​@@RandoWisLuL you can't compare this mans work to haltech, haltech is a MUCH bigger organisation with a whole rnd division and inhouse manufacturing, probably the biggest name in custom engine control, and they have the massive advantage of being in a first world economy. This man is doing incredible work considering the opportunities that may have been available to him.

[@stevenmahuntin6866]

Mechanics in America can definitely learn from this guy

[@chrishenniker5944]

Kenya doesn’t want aid, it wants to do business. Africa has some of the most entrepreneurial people around, let’s buy his stuff. I’d buy his stuff and invest in his shop.

[@blackshatemyplaylist8643]

Thanks for the Virtual signaling …Kenya is a third world country

[@andya2636]

Advancement can't be withheld forever.

[@todydn]

Kenya is actualy second world and they have alot of smart people one of the few african countries with its shit together ​@@blackshatemyplaylist8643

[@todydn]

Id buy it if he made one to common rail inject an old 12 valve cummins

[@allahsnackbar9915]

@@todydn you can do that yourself if you pick up his spirit and have a go at it

[@james-xo8qg]

I'm an electronics engineer from sydney and i'm pretty impressed, it's one thing to get the code working, layout the board from the schematic and everything, but to actually follow through with it.. that's some effort. from this point, his ECU will only get better and better. good work man

[@bling86]

When you have passion and enthusiasm you can really create wonders!!

[@johnnystoka6625]

If you were an engineer you would realise he uses an Arduino as his ECU and all he has done is create a power supply and a ancillary outputs which is extremely basic especially using software to design this and the code for this is public access so all he has done is stolen public access code .

[@bling86]

@@johnnystoka6625 well basic is working isnt it? 😆 am not seeing many people enhancing older engines to run better except via efi systems that arent applicable on all cars. Creativity isnt in how basic your solution is its how applicable it is to a common issue among older engines.

[@james-xo8qg]

@@johnnystoka6625 it didn't look like speeduino to me, even still.. it's an achievement to get that going. Also, speeduino is open source gpl 2.0 and cannot be stolen, you can sell it commercially. Like this clever man is doing, exactly as was intended by the creators.

[@james-xo8qg]

@@johnnystoka6625 speeduino is open source, gpl 2.0. you're able to sell it commercially, so its not actually possible to 'steal' it. It's a lot of work to follow through on. If you had experience with any control systems, you'd realise what's being said to you.

[@DaveXYZ369]

Bro is just doing what he loves and not listening to what is possible or not. Pls keep doing what you do. Greetings from Germany.

[@Floreatmajestus]

🙏🏽

[@sureshkishore]

Hi i am from India. He has engineed the entire fuel and ignition of the car, that to its not some generic stuff, each build is made ground up from scratch. Here a remap of an ecu itself costs 400$ most of the remaps rely on available data which at max would be fine tuned. The efforts that this man does for his build is amazing and charges reasonable amount for this hard work. Think the application on old cars may not be lucrative for him. I think he should expand to other areas like performance tuning of existing ECUs. It will give him much higher profits with lesser effort. But i must admit the level of satisfaction in doing something unique is at another level. Money is secondary. 🎉❤

[@babouinga]

yes,,,good for fun but for making money

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

If he can market it to the Classic, restored, and Hot Rod enthusiast, there is absolutely a huge business potential. Taking a 60s musclecar and adding EFI is massively expensive now. Undercutting the market leaders with a product designed for daily use, it'll sell!

[@keeblertime1486]

He's using ignition coils that are already produced. Same with the fuel injectors. There are companies that have been doing this for other engines for decades. This is nothing new. I would hope that someone that went to school for electronics engineering would be able to build and program some electronics.

[@mikem5475]

This idea is very very old, not original or from scratch. It's called a "speeduino" system. He just put his own brand and name on it.

[@sulaak]

@@mikem5475 That is called entrepreneurship

[@mwadhara]

The black benz is clean 👌

[@Shadaole]

That is exactly what I thought.

[@mphonakedi9009]

it looks new even the engine sounded like its new

[@socialhostage8534]

Love it, would probably be worth more in the western world as a classic than what it's worth in Africa. In this state at least.

[@vctor6768]

Superb

[@datadavis]

Stolen from a white guy

[@domingonavarro1288]

I work with two Kenyans. They’re serious people. Both have professions; RN, BSN. Both are in post graduate programs. Super nice, engaging people who have great personalities.

[@hegeliandianetik2009]

Kenyans take education very seriously, our government is full of looters and murderers which makes progress insanely difficult as a Nation

[@barodsgroup3330]

People like these should be National treasurer, and running National automotive ventures to inspire and teach new generation

[@bills6093]

Please explain what is new about replacing a carburetor and points with fuel injectors and electronic ignition? This has been a common old car modification for at least 30 years.

[@nbhaulage1948]

That will never happen GOVERNMENT WILL NEVER ALLOW SMART PEOPLE WITH COMMON SENSE INTO POLITICS , THERES MORE STUPID PEOPLE THE. THERE IS PEOPLE LIKE US , and THE PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY CLEVER AND ARE NOT CLEVER ARE SNAKES THEY WILL DISCREDIT YOU ALL DAY PUT YOU DOWN TO UR FACE CALL U NAMES CALL WHTEVER GOUR DOING RUBBISH LAUGH WHEN THINGS DONT GO TO PLANE ( there’s allways going to be f’uckups when designing from scratch or just in general ! I know how hard it is to get ur own product of the ground And deal with gov it’s why a fought the gov got a whole GANG BEHIND ME AND NOW THE DONT FEEL THE NEEDTO SELL DRUGS N ARE ALL BUILDINGROADS AND INFUSTRUCTURE HA BACKFIRED ON WHITE MAN , I’m not rasicist I just can’t stand PEOPLE IN GENRAL WHO THINK THEY ARE BETTER I AGREE WITH YOU ALL DAY BUT THE PROBLEMIS HES A DANGER TO THE PROFITS AND UNPAID TAXS SO LOOK EITHER WAY ME JUMPING ON HERE SAYING A FEW THINGS WILL INFACT STIR SOME HALF TRUTHS FROM OTHER. ORPERSTIONS AND WILL WORK IN HIS FAVOUR IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THIS GUY PLEASE SOMEONE GETAHOLD OF ME ASAP IM GENUINELY WORRIED A LITTLE BIT ,we’ve sceen. Shit like this before Stanley Myers Was knocked killed ! In 1998 He’s not the only one - I’ve got a Inge room removes all water from air 99.9 % I must admit - I’d do re take of this video don’t open the fuken box u show enough on one car running on a engine that was designed to run on ke injection I got a 380sel paid a ounce off weed for it bought it off a old school mate Cause his flats mate was sick head a nark my mate was fuming is Mrs as well lol haha good job anyway I can tell you I had trouble getting bk to its formal glory I thought it was slows to have points ignition to so I called merceades asking for head mechanic Napier New Zealand on Sunday morning the head mechanic semi retire man came out to my house unpaid - out of I greet as to why such a young fella had gotten his hands on the old Gurl the number plate was inhale was a drug dealers car My mate told me it’s the same as biggie smalls The only thing electric was lights ignition indicators The seats head rests window all run of air n puematic eltrical over air system really don’t know why they did this The car was very heavy I got it to run but if the dwell Timi was outa hair folical Or the points gap was it would not run The mechanic was godbsmaked as to how I got it to run Took me 3 x saterday Sunday my days off 12-16 hour I was that keen and little by little got further everytime The me ha if pointed to the passenger side said see that square box there I knew right there that wasn’t for light or some old timers thing and that I fact it did require electronic ignition This is before advancements like dohc wich Daimler created HONDA RE EGINEERD THAT AND MADE VTEC AND NO OTHERMANUFACTURE CAN COPY VTEC THEY SAY THEY DO HAVE VERAIBKE VALVE TIMEING LIKEMIVEC NISSAN NEO ECT UT ITS ALOUD OF SNAKE SALES TEQNIQUES THIS GUY NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL MAN I WAS ALLMOST KILLED BY SOME DICKHEADS IN AUSTRALIA. AND IF I DIDNT BECOME INCORPARATED I WOULDNT BE HERE TO WARNTHIS MAN

[@inVAINwetrust]

@@bills6093 ok now try doing it in a poor estate and environment and doing what these big companies do but you design, wire, program, code, do the mechanical, install and tuning with not much resources but a strong will and focused mindset

[@StopTeoriomSpiskowym]

its expensive not for all

[@johnwebber4885]

@@bills6093🤦‍♂️

[@wesandy22]

This is why African countries need honest patriotic leaders who have vision and great ambition for their nations. This is great African talent right there. ...And there is a lot more such talent all across Africa. Africa could become another China with the right leadership.

[@WISHBONEL7]

The United States Of Africa

[@willemhaifetz-chen1588]

We need that in every country. Or almost no government.

[@liamgross7217]

I just wish African countries could have better government, so much talent and resources wasted.

[@KaizerTG]

the day that happens across Africa good night to the west

[@timothylollathin9371]

​@@WISHBONEL7 didn't the United States of America bombs them with freedom the last few times there was a leader who tried to unite and build up Africa? Fingers crossed with this new push, there's a lot of Chinese investments in Africa now so hopefully the USA doesn't meddle to protect it's interests

[@TaboraMusic]

This type of breakthrough would not come from the big car manufacturers, because for them it is profitable that we throw old cars away and buy new ones. But this is so necessary, what a great invention!

[@mattg7952]

That’s why there’s tons of companies that have created aftermarket efi systems for not only classic cars but systems that can be adapted to almost anything already

[@Mixmasterted2024]

Does this man know what he has ?the ability to make an ECU/run old vehicles etc this man can make the car industries lots of money,please protect,this man at all lengths

[@KOAP33]

Clearly this man is a genius but you are wrong about car industries they do not want this invention to exist I am pretty sure that if they want this they could build it already this is not in their interest as they want you to buy their new cars.......

[@p.informatico1320]

@@KOAP33 This is basically a fuel injection conversion, and has been invented for long, but it really doesn't make sense anywhere but in Africa... Almost every car since 1990 is already fuel injected, and those before that date are considered classics, so people tend to value their originality over the fuel efficiency. Africa is different because they have been importing old vehicles from Europe for decades, and they are running daily a lot of cars which would be considered classics in Europe (specially Mercedes), and so a fuel injection conversion makes sense for them. Making his own ECU is a remarkable achievement for this engineer, but it isn't groundbreaking for the industry.

[@megamanguy]

Yes, but no, their technology is waaay more advanced than what this man has built.

[@p.informatico1320]

@@megamanguy back in the 90s, when this kind of devices made some sense in the US, several companies made their own fuel injection conversion kits, and i know about a few Ferraris which went through this process.

[@Membreins]

@@KOAP33 Its not an invention. The vehicles are about 40 to 50 years old. He is adaptaing current fuel injection tech to engines where the technology wasn't available. Tuning an engine with a stand alone ECU is nothing new. 80's and 90's were filled with modified Hondas, Mazdas, Toyotas, etc, using software and hardware that would totally rewrite the factory fuel map. This man is basically applying that same tech to older mechanical injection or carburated engines. But it is definitely no small feat, and takes a lot of work to fine tune a motor that was never meant to run on a programmed map to be more powerful and more fuel efficient.

[@mrozboss]

As an 40 year veteran mechanic I can only say wow buy this man a beer he is genius push the limits mate you are gifted and blessed

[@solcmedia]

This man enjoys his work, the smile and the laugh is infectious.

[@bobkids009]

Brilliant guy with high electronic knowledge/skill in automotive engineering application . Well done youngman .......Greetings from the Far East ......

[@davidhollenshead4892]

The one catch is that if his work runs too lean the exhaust valves will drop. Making me wonder if he also has an exhaust analyzer...

[@CGW11]

Finally someone is using cheap and general available hardware as an ECU for old engines.

[@wanteds13]

Not to talk down this man's achievement, but we already had cheap and general available hardware as an ECU with Megasquirt and Speeduino. Doesn't make what he designed any less impressive!

[@CGW11]

@@wanteds13 Are any of those solutions open source? GitHub?

[@trw8777]

​@@wanteds13i think it does since the ooensource speeduino can run much more complicated modern engines. His ecu has no support for any sensors. There's literally only a few mosfets in there, not even proper filtering.

[@Syncopia]

​@@trw8777 So proper Africa spec!

[@wanteds13]

​@@trw8777 to build and design your own ECU based off a Arduino that can actually run an engine, with the limited resources he has, is an impressive feat none the less.

[@samuelkamau8829]

The sheer excitement in how he speaks and everything he does. You can tell he is a passionate man. Happy for him. God bless

[@cleenlivin]

I thought custom tuning a car with an existing ECU was the epitome of taking existing automotive technology to another level until I saw this gentlemen design, build, program and tune his own ECU. Very impressive! What a way to integrate new technology into old.

[@Walkerjet200]

From drawing board, to making of components, to practical implementation. That's e REAL engineer!

[@mog7501]

As an electronics engineer amd car guy, this guy is so awesome. I totally get the excitement every time it starts up, it just never gets old! Great work Peter

[@Czechbound]

Hello from Prague, Czech Republic. I applaud Peter's dedication and expertise. The reliance to keep at it until success is a great personal trait that we can all learn from. Each car whose life is extended by this great invention is saving tonnes of CO2 because a new car doesn't have to be made to replace the old one. It's fantastic !

[@wanikhan4787]

Yep reduced carbon footprint and gave the old car a new leash

[@Dondolini94]

As much as i'm a proud owner of a solid Skoda Felicia from 2000, 1.3 petrol engine, and i can really appreciate an old solid car, the next issue in line even if you improve the car's performances like this is safety. And i know because my car doesn't come fitted with airbags 😅 Still i would love to fit one of those units on my car! Safety is a point i always struggle with when arguing with anyone about viability of old cars... as much as you can drive with your eyes open, there could always be someone distracted that hit you, maybe with a brand new SUV, and utterly ruin you, your family, and your car while he comes out almost unscathed. Also in italy for example, people drive like maniacs on highways, that is something i can confirm after spending holidays in germany and coming back.

[@Czechbound]

@@Dondolini94 Yes, I think retrofitting 3 point harnesses or air bags is a great idea.

[@BlackBearShadow]

Peter Mbiris should have his own KZbin channel! It would help thousands of people and he would make millions!!! We should help this guy to get recognized worldwide, he should be in one of the best racing teams in the world!!!

[@skyw4278]

I would subscribe to his channel

[@theperfectkingcake4374]

He has a KZbin Channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKncdmqVnJmEjLs&ab_channel=PeterMbiria

[@spetsru2906]

Peter Mbiria - is his channel name

[@skyw4278]

@@spetsru2906 thanks....I have subscribed to his channel

[@gumarobertson-xk9ob]

They will diss alive him

[@chumamakasi6682]

When he said, 'it has to look good for me', 5:56, only creatives can truly relate with the fulfillment and satisfaction you get from that level of finesse in one's work.

[@arum360]

i agree 100%...........

[@oyebrocomoestas]

this man is happy and succesful, i'm looking forward to be like you

[@fatihgumus6753]

Instead of a few thousand stand alone ECU just Arduino DUE, this is true ingenuity.

[@blow0me]

Speeduino is already an arduino based engine ecu.

[@Rok_Satanas]

Speeduino has been available from 2015, and it's an open source arduino based ECU. The guy definitely knows his stuff, but this is nothing new.

[@wrth]

@@Rok_Satanas I’m sure this guy in the video has been working for years now too. He’s got several cars working on his ECUs. Very impressive when you consider it’s a man in Kenya and his little desk with just an electrical engineering background.

[@Rok_Satanas]

@@wrth I congratulated the dude in a separate comment, my issue was more with the video and reporter making it seem revolutionary. The dude even acknowledged speeduino and even brought up the difference between them using a Mega and him a Due. Speeduino porting to Due work started in 2017, but not sure if it went anywhere. Mad respect to the dude for doing it.

[@wrth]

@@Rok_Satanas fair. they do make EI and EFI conversions seem innovative when it’s been a thing for over 20 years.

[@DonBSeleh]

Fantastic! Finally positive news from Kenya 🇰🇪...

[@Syxty9yN]

'personally, it has to impress me' that has always been my mentality. May you live long and prosper sir! Brilliant stuff

[@jamessithole8988]

I am speechless . A true genious . I bet everyone is wishing they had his service available in their country . Well done man

[@RAW-With-JESUS]

Yes, he would be loved here in United States Virginia. I would buy one just to support him. I can read people very well from being a bartender for many years and he is smart and a good person.

[@Jacobtheunwise]

​@@RAW-With-JESUS they have multiple brands exactly the same as this in the states...

[@traclpackage5075]

​@@RAW-With-JESUSlol he will take one look at the NoVA house prices and dip back home.

[@alaingustavesawadogo907]

You are 1000% correct for me at least. I'm just caressing the idea of turning my 2009 Toyota Highlander to a car with much more mpg, which can help me keep it and pay for the children's school at the same time. Anyway, I'm happy for Kenya and those who will benefit from his unbelievable know-how.😊

[@iamchaunceman]

A true genius doing something the big manufacturers don’t want otherwise we don’t need new cars every year.

[@TerenceKearns]

This guy is the worlds leading environmentalist as far as I am concerned. He is extending the life of existing transport tech and thereby commuting the need for the spurious manufacture (which is the real environmental cost) of new vehicles. In the process, upgrading old vehicles to be far more fuel efficient. This is leading environmentalism because there are hundreds of millions of cars that can potentially benefit from this. There are literally graveyards of EVs that have never spent their life transporting people. They are insanity. This tech is the polar opposite of that. This is how it's done. Somebody give this guy a medal, an obscene amount of money, and a mandate to roll this out to all old vehicles.

[@keeblertime1486]

What about all the other people that have been making EFI kits for old vehicles for the last 3 decades? What makes him so special?

[@mike60521x]

@@keeblertime1486 nothing special about it - EFI is old tech, been doing it for decades - I have not had a carburated engine since the 80s

[@chrishart8548]

​@@mike60521xthe worst thing ever invented was the automatic choke. Nothing ever caused such a high rate of failure before. And it solved a problem that never existed. Manual choke was brilliant unless you were a complete idiot.

[@efremteenagebento6701]

💯 ❤🎉🎉

[@cockiesun]

This guy is freaking awesome. But what you're saying is simply not true. You can like ICE cars _without_ having to bash EVs; it's not a competition. New cars are fokking boring anyway compared to these old beauties. So back to your argument: an EV recoups the extra CO2 released during (battery) production between 1 and 2 years. Even if the energy mix is dirty, you have to consider that a power plant is way more efficient than an ICE. And, new (long-range) batteries are being developed as we speak, look up Toyota's plan for solid state. In any case, congratulations to this man for keeping these beautiful old cars alive.

[@yannisairlines]

Mister Mbiria you are a legend! Wishing you all the best.

[@dennism7813]

So impressed with this man. New life into old engines. What's not to like? Wish him every success.

[@vitaminq4348]

3:50 Now THAT is passion. That's the little laugh of a man whose pursuit has married mind, heart and hands. Very well done. And listen to how that W111 Mercedes purrs. 😍🤯🙌🏾

[@johnadede3742]

This is great. Kenya has great people and great potential. What’s your dream?

[@degol5692]

To be a TikTok star.

[@GoodToGoIndustries]

​@@degol5692The best thing about being a tiktok star is that you can fart in a mason jar and sell your farts for thousands of dollars.

[@GM-l1c]

​@@degol5692😂😂😅😅😅

[@rocketsalad]

@@degol5692 hope you've got a backup plan

[@techbuild5514]

I met Eng. Mbiria way back when he was in TUK, I was amazed with his electric wheelchair. This dude is a genius.

[@MaggieKeizai]

OMG, this guy kicked K-jet in the nuts? HERO! The Volvo 240 world is gonna be ecstatic!

[@MurimiMbaabu]

This is exceptional. As an Engineer, it has made me re think my life choices.

[@hakankursunmusic]

Wow, congratulations, the engines sound happy, synchronized and smooth! Wonderful!!!

[@canonbangpowell]

Peter Mbiria is not just a genius, he has such an amazing range of skills. What an awesome achievement!

[@heliarche]

The guy loves what he's doing. I like carburetors but there's no denying the benefits of EFI and this dude is building it from scratch.

[@abrahamedelstein4806]

I hate Electronics for the simple reason that it's a cheatcode to cram overly complex systems into tiny spaces that don't need them, such as making car go burr, yes you can squeeze all the marginal benefits out of direct injection with electronic controls but it's the pinky you give up that will cost you your whole arm, as we've seen with cars in the last 30 years with canbus systems that will brick your whole car over a bad tail light.

[@heliarche]

@@abrahamedelstein4806 I'll stick with carbs and breaker points if I can. If something starts acting up, chances are I can at least get myself home. Even if I have to tow it home, once I'm home I can deal with all manner of nonsense. EFI, if a resistor or a capacitor goes out I'm probably done for. I'm not skilled or equipped to deal with electronics, nor do I enjoy them. This guys is loving it though and that's fine for him. Just keep it off my vehicles.

[@TheAdatto]

​@@abrahamedelstein4806you're really black/white. Full canbus or efi fuel management are very different

[@josiasnolasco2607]

@@abrahamedelstein4806world keeps advancing and your knowledge needs to advance so hating it probably stops you from doing what Peter does Electrical will only get much more complex and turning away isn’t fixing anything or learning anything The more you know the more you’re skills = value = success

[@FnD4212]

​@@abrahamedelstein4806This electronic failure you talking about will serve as a learning experience to prevent similar ones in the future. They will undoubtedly learn from this minor issue to prevent a complete system failure.

[@sanamandingra]

I hope that you, your mind, your enthusiasm, and your technology becomes all that you could ever imagine and dream of. You are a wonderful person for what you've done here. Bless you!

[@AbooKhan-m5b]

Absolutely brilliant !!!! This guy deserves to be helped and promoted . Genius !!!

[@CelataForCongress]

This is freaking AWESOME! Using this guys boards we could REPLACE ECU'S IN MODERN CARS TO BYPASS THE MANUFACTURES LIMITATIONS!!!!! This is so freaking cool!!!!

[@alexklein455]

Uuh many people are doing this already lol

[@FnD4212]

​@@alexklein455Its still cool.

[@moseskipraisi3542]

Does your product come with warranties?

[@habaneropepper4156]

Very impressive work! Happy for this guy. Humbled by his dedication and intelligence.

[@LolkeDijkstra]

Look at the joy this man has! Absolutely great 👍👍

[@kangimalack2548]

The way he’s happy when the engine roars! 😊I want this kind of happiness

[@josephmigwi8304]

With this workmanship , I can now own a 1985 Range Rover classic 3.5l V8 without worrying on consumption..

[@Hellsong89]

Yeah just need to worry about government using climate hysteria as excuse to steal your money so you are unable to operate the reliable vehicle and have to get shitty new car instead.

[@rocketsalad]

Consumption will still get you in the end - I'm talking about the pulmonary disease, of course.

[@josephmigwi8304]

Well, I'll cross the bridge when I get there, but I'll strip it and build it up from scratch as a project car...

[@Jacobtheunwise]

​@@josephmigwi8304barely will make the fuel consumption better they are just thirsty engines

[@josephkamau3162]

Kenyan auto industry lucky to have this wizard

[@lukeramtonic1900]

Brother, give Glory to God for giving you this wisdom 🙏

[@dinosoho3762]

The engineering is great but what greater is the contagious contentement he speeads❤🎉

[@bond12]

Crazy Tech!!!! Who Needs EVs With This Technology???🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@SuperDirk1965]

Anyone wanting their car to run on electricity instead of petrol?

[@ats-3693]

? He's upgrading old cars that have engines with carburettors and distributor ignition to make them injected multicoil electronic ignition engines controlled by an ECU which is how basically all modern car engines function now, this is very clever he's definitely a switched on guy and it's a great idea to modernise old cars and make them more efficient and reliable particularly in developing countries where there are still a lot of old tired inefficient cars like this in use, but it has nothing at all to do with the subject of EVs vs internal combustion engine cars.

[@boerieza]

This guy is legit. He has a super bright future ahead!

[@antonyl1386]

Brother, you are a genius, big up to you, ❤beautiful work.

[@vctor6768]

Wa Kenya tulikosia Mungu nini , just look at the brains we have in this type of economy....Good bless you young man.

[@njuenjagi4983]

Imagine if this guy was running a whole factory doing what he loves

[@vctor6768]

@@njuenjagi4983 those would be jobs created💯

[@damiew1708]

He has firm knowledge of the process; genius

[@kashonder]

God bless you mister Mbiria, your job is unbelievable. There got so many old fantastic cars, but they got problems with the old engine controls.

[@williamkyule9733]

Its just how when the engines turn on and the smile on his face can tell it all

[@as-sb3vp]

Well done. See what an education can do. Impressive

[@JustYohannes]

Very good job brother converting carbed cars into fuel injection with coil packs instead kf a distributor. Im converting my silvia to coils from distributor soon to. I am amazed you made a ecu and programmed yourself great job! I am still scared of electric, wiring, and your finishing skills are nice. Nice wiring, nice finish covering the wires. Writing a ecu from scratch is amazing and difficult. Start building ecu to tune high horsepower sports cars and you have a real money maker on your hand. Its more liablity but i feel you can do it. Become one of the tuning companies in kenya and keep pushing the car scene until its like japan or america.

[@Christophkop]

Farmer is a genius! He makes it a mechanical ignition, an electronic ignition also from the mechanical injection he makes an electronic! Greetings from Europe. We need people like you

[@mydropbox123]

Exceptional skills…exceptional outcomes! 👍👍👍Wish you much success and abundant blessings.

[@zebote]

What a legend. Hats off to you genius Peter.

[@unatiboloti9655]

What I love is the cleaness of your work u make me run crazy bro these are the things I want

[@flowerywisdom]

Seeing this man do his craft with such passion, skill, precision and joy is truly inspiring.

[@isaac198428]

Dude is gifted! Of all the supposed ‘geniuses out of Africa’ videos I’ve watched, this is an actual masterpiece showcasing his skills as proof. Respect to you brother. 👏

[@kingroll7026]

He is a genius very Smart. Im a chemist myself i know engineering is very tough. Kenya u got an asset.

[@reaper110588]

This is good stuff. The ingenuity is level 10 for sure I enjoyed watching this and feel inspired to keep going and trying

[@mobilearun8746]

How do you not love this man he’s enthusiasm is infectious and rightly so. 🎉

[@KmcholdingsKenyaLtd]

Huyu ni mkali wao ! Now all vintage masterpieces of old have a new lease of life

[@Hellsong89]

Those vintage masteroeaces work just fine how they are. Only issue is finding spares in some cases, but those still work and fuel with ever artificially increased costs of operating like fuel and taxes..

[@familydiscount-ne5nz]

Salute my guy, I’m proud of you! This deserves recognition from around the world

[@FPVREVIEWS]

The combination of older Mercedes with his individual cylinder control is quite remarkable. It’s not trivial to create an ECU of clean sheet design. I hope this man gets properly funded and promoted for continued research and development as well as distribution of his products! Somebody should introduce him to Jay Leno.

[@bigsmoke4568]

Lol except he didn't create it himself, he took the design from Speedruino 😂

[@fangacaccccccccc]

@@bigsmoke4568 There is nothing new under the sun.

[@bigsmoke4568]

@@fangacaccccccccc This is a bit different. Not only did he not create anything new, but he took someone else's work and passed it off as his own lol

[@fangacaccccccccc]

@@bigsmoke4568 Does not matter to us. See haters replies and you're notice a trend. We are used to.

[@ingalook]

Putting it into a easy to bolt on kit at a great price IS revolutionary, so much so that existing aftermarket ECU manufacturers would definitely NOT want this guy competing with them in the market.

[@matthiasmartin1975]

Wow, I expected one of those funny "African tries to build airplane, hilarity ensues" video. This guy is legit!

[@omaradamu8979]

One-day it'll happen

[@benedikthassel]

seriously me too, but he's a gem! yeaaah drifting! 😂

[@realredirect]

@@benedikthassel lol he sounds so happy when he said that

[@panafrican.nation]

Those guys are many because most are dirt poor with little relevant formal education. The sacrifices and great lengths they go to even make those contraptions are incomprehensible. The supply of people with a combination of: i) enough theoretical & practical education ii) resources to pursue hobby projects and iii) entrepreneurial drive to do stuff out of the formal school/work system is very low. But there are very many people with the inherent capability that would flourish in the right conditions. When incomes improve (as well as educational infrastructure etc), there will no doubt be many people working on legit products. Creativity is high

[@RobHealy1]

1:02 A distributor is the successor to the carburetor may confuse many but he's talking about a Bosch K-Jetronic fuel distribution system more widely known as manifold fuel injection.

[@amsf1]

Much love and respect from Fl. U.S.

[@SimonGachigiMuriithi]

A man fully doing his purpose. I admire his work. The car revving at 6:10 is too good for the ears!

[@jesfordmajalap4928]

Well done. May God bless you with good health and good fortune for your future endeavour.. Good luck.

[@paulaspinall919]

What enthusiasm. What knowledge. Inspiring.

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

he should do his ECU conversion using the factory wiring, like the BMW e30. PnP (plug an play) models using the original computer wiring, for performance applications. He could do a lot of business from clients from other countries.

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

Temperature considerations hopefully he's using military or commercial grade electronics.

[@brianshorey]

The older the car the less factory wiring and sensors there are. He’s got to add some of his own. On something like that K Jetronic system it’s much easier to toss it and write everything from scratch. This guy is on the ball!

[@delenejohannes6961]

Tremendous respect for this genius.

[@adrianqx]

Love seeing someone who likes his job

[@AapVanDieKaap]

I was loaned a 1966 230S like that for a month once. It was maroon though. Also beautifully restored. It handled like a boat but the engine is really good. Must have been well ahead of its time.

[@stdjs]

Well done Sir I think your work is wonderful. Thank you I am happy for you having those skills and that you get to employ them. Br, Dylan

[@LopuDesigns]

That start of the old 280 was very smooth 🙌

[@BubaDavids]

Absolutely. Marvelous.From. Mnzansi Africa. 🇿🇦

[@helmar_rudolph]

Contact him. Bring to Mnzansi! Would love to see it there.

[@brianicia]

Enjoyed this from the Caribbean.

[@hazimreitz]

The man is a genius!!! Not saying he is the first to do it, but to implement it to the public is a public service. Fuel saving and increased power without internal modifications.

[@MohamedAshraf-oo5wd]

Absolutely, Amazingly, God gifted genius guy, congratulations Peter, 👏👌👍♥️

[@maximilianb.260]

This is so dope, keep up the excellent work Mr. Mbiria!

[@X3R0CAST1]

This guy is really quite smart. I commend him for being able to build his own ECU that works on a wide array of cars. But I have to say that just smacking a ECU onto an old car won't make it perform as good as modern vehicles do, there is no variable valve timing, direct injection, forced induction, etc... being added. He's just bettering the engine control by adding a computer and fuel injection. Some of the last carburetor cars had carbs on them that worked so well that you would barely get a percentage of better fuel consumption / power / drivability by converting to an EFI system. I would however like to see more of how his ECU works, safety controls, safety protocols / modes and such. We really do take ECU's for granted, they do way more than most people realise.

[@CmdrTobs]

Agreed, but just a kit a eliminating carbs and having a 'criuse' closed loop lamda sensor mode as well as better idle control (which is what cars do a lot of the time in the developing world) it's worth it. I doubt his code is MISRA safe, but then these are old low reving cars and the ECU is just doing fuel and ignition on non-interfence engines. The local road quality poses more of a risk

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

That is brilliant, so many of these old engines need to be upgraded to EFi. Old 1960's, 70's cars with the Bosch early fuel injection and the later 'K'Jetronic systems will do well with full electronic conversion. One question, what sensor inputs go to the ECU (computer) for max efficiency? For example, is there a lambda sensor input to control the injector timing, or ignition timing. I have not seen anyone upgrade the old engines to EFi on the internet.🦁

[@Kj16V]

You would need: Crank speed sensor Manifold pressure Throttle angle Intake air temp Coolant temp Wideband air/fuel ratio (preferably)

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

@@Kj16V I was thinking of the other 'basic' inputs as those found in early generation 1 vehicles. The crank speed, I think he gets from the modified distributor as shown in the clip, and I think he has the coolant temp input as well. The Arduino memory capacity, not sure how much it can handle, and for minimum 7-10 sensors must be more higher. More information from the man is required.☘

[@DavidTeleiosis]

That engine turns over so smooth, and sounds great. no misfires. great job