Chevy Alternator on a Turbo Drift Trike??

[@Zach_A]

I feel like Ike drives a different vehicle every episode.

[@dream2sea]

Yes he does.

[@articat568]

Usually chevys, Some times you see shit like civics and you're like wtf Ike bow tie till I die lmfao

[@CarsandCameras]

Next up: EFI installation! Finally.

[@demariocornelius9034]

keep up the great work BRO

[@williamwright5131]

Happy birthday John

[@kartsnbikes6608]

+carsandcameras YESSSS

[@joeyd1721]

i got a offroad go kart ill sell yall. +CarsandCameras

[@fjjkiv4504]

Would it have been easier to just use a larger battery to power the efi? Is that possible?

[@nathanielcleveland2133]

you guys were the reason i got my mini bike and inspire me. keep up the great work guys!

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

thanks

[@joshuapearson2857]

but of constructive criticism for y'all. the alternator was unnecessary. if you remove the flywheel from the engine and take of the stator coils, you can rewind them to operate at much higher current or voltage, thereby removing the need of an alternator altogether. it's a mod that myself have done on a couple of occasions. it'll make the kart lighter and less busy as well. and you'll also be charging the battery all the time instead of only when you're in motion. that pens up a lot of possibilities for bling, like lights perhaps.... that is also a mod I would recommend for the off-road kart find as well, as I noticed that the lights would get dim if the engine came down to idle.

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

we will look into that. thanks

[@joshuapearson2857]

Trying to help brothers in need! See y'all soon!

[@robertmiles9488]

Can you explain more on what your talking bout? Just installed a electric start on my cooler scooter with a predator 212 and was looking at a charging system

[@martystratton5818]

Hey Joshua , could you show us how to do that or point us to a link ? Thank you

[@HiroshimaSpirit]

John's only 21? Now you can (legally) crack open a cold, rewarding beer after finishing a project. Happy Birthday, man! I'm convinced that the drift trike is going to receive so many mods that it'll eventually just become a car. lol

[@MCMonsterbuilder]

Yeah right? I thought he was like 25 or so as he looks way older than I do but turns out he is only about two weeks older than me. Crazy.

[@smallenginedude71]

thats legal at 18 years old here in australia :P

[@benjaminwhitworth216]

+smallenginedude71 same with Canada :D

[@HiroshimaSpirit]

We're a bunch of squares, here in America.

[@Loger01]

16 here haha. Beers and ciders etc.

[@dlutner8142]

That alt setup is awesome! You guys should do that on some of your other builds that need electric start and lights and so forth. Great job! Great idea!

[@jeepcollector91]

With all this rain we are having I think it's time for that amphibious kart build or Predator jet boat build...

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

dont steal my ideas

[@jeepcollector91]

Okay. And I won't steal your idea to replace a 1.6L in a Miata with 8 212 predators, or maybe 4 420's, or even 3 670's. Use the engines to direct drive a shaft (like a go-kart axle) which would be used as a crank shaft to drive the cars transmission. Using a Miata with an auto might be easiest. Just make your own little engine cradle to mount to the original engine mounting location. Then you can mount the axle (crankshaft) and predator's to that. Wouldn't be too difficult to mount the flex plate to that axle and fab up some mounts for the bellhousing. Of course you could use clutches on each predator and direct drive a manual transmission with that same axle/crankshaft idea. Would be fine for first and maybe even work out with just letting off the throttle for shifting. If it doesn't disengage fast enough for 2nd thru 5th then just learn how to float gears if you don't already. And then enter a 24hrs of Lemon's race...

[@dylanobyrne4142]

Your videos are the reason why I am buying my first dirt bike next week! Thanks you guys

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

thanks for watching

[@johnsmith-gk3ek]

Stay away from loose sand(flying over the handle bars and face planting will put you in a bad mood). My leg got trapped between my dirt bike exhaust and a fallen tree one time when I was wearing shorts so I recommend wearing pants. Gloves... I seldom ever wore them but I’d think most people don't like blisters on the knuckle of their thumb(from twisting the throttle) also they should keep your palms protected in a fall. Just thought I should pass on something I learned the hard way so you wouldn''t have to.

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

thanks

[@pllumajsgarages9149]

You remind me so much of Hank hill it would be amazing if next episode you said propane.

[@aaronlammas9767]

hey Ike and John I love gaming and that stuff but you guys are my favorite channel to watch. Thanks for making me feel better when I'm sad 😃

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

thanks for watching and cheer up

[@aaronlammas9767]

Isaac it'll be fine Thanks you made my day

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

cool

[@TheScottsawesomeart]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!

[@CarsandCameras]

Thanks

[@ajhedge]

Happy Birthday. All I did for my 21st birthday was buy a six pack and watch episodes of ER all night. I'm a bit boring, but was never into the bar scene. This was 10 years ago. I'm 31 now. All I can say is enjoy your 20's because they go really fast. Can't wait to see the EFI on the 420. I hope it all works out in the end. I enjoy the vids and look forward to every Monday.

[@dumpsterdan88]

Happy 21st, John! hope you had a fun night!

[@CarsandCameras]

Thanks!

[@steveskouson9620]

John, what day was your birthday? My 58th was Saturday. (Got you beat by just a couple years.) steve

[@nautilus9008]

+Steve Skouson mine was Friday! lol happy birthday to you and John

[@eyonpower6606]

I love this channel because y'all say " It will be fine" when it is and isn't fine at all!

[@skasev]

It'll be fine, Ike is destined for motortrend or the likes, I look forward to it because, it'll be fine

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

thanks

[@chriskientz2263]

more please I love this Chanel I look forward for the efi installation

[@o0julek0o]

Every time you say 'yeah buddy' it sounds like 'jebany' (Polish for 'Fucking' [adjective], and you can say it by itself to say 'fucker').

[@adamwolfy4826]

curwa mach I think 😂

[@o0julek0o]

Adam Wolfy I know what you were trying to say, but are you implying that's what 'kurwa mac' means and not 'jebany'?

[@adamwolfy4826]

+o0julek0o I dont know, its the only Polish word I know 😂

[@carsonk3]

OK well I was just sharing my experience with those alternators keep up the good work love watching you guys show

[@MattBacchetti]

Happy birthday bro

[@CarsandCameras]

Thanks

[@silveravnt]

HBD! Have a virtual beer on me!

[@mrchilled85]

happy birthday john and you guys are great me and some friends have not long started building a turbo kart useing a honda gx 390 13hp motor

[@ShaneMatthews27]

If you are ever able to I would totally love to see an electric kart!

[@badazzsher]

They've already Made one

[@NoWinIntended]

They did but it was pretty lame

[@blasterthinktank1877]

Electric karts of equal/more power than a gas kart are quite expensive.

[@badazzsher]

+AD 5 yeah I agree they need to do a better one

[@j-tuned1955]

+AD 5 Not necessarily. I helped a friend build one for less than 300 that did 50 mph with a hella range. I don't know distance but we would thrash it around for 5 hrs straight.

[@JANDLWOODWORKING]

Happy Birthday John!! Keep up the Great videos you guys!!

[@krausrepair1171]

You should turbo and EFI the 22 horse motor and make a drag-cart! Complete with 40 series torque a verter.

[@thorne79us]

I love your builds ... I am more impressed with the fact that you guys still have a piggly wiggly

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

lol

[@skylermitchell5725]

Happy birthday John.

[@CarsandCameras]

Thank you

[@skylermitchell5725]

No problem

[@themagicaldeath7804]

Happy late birthday john! Keep up this great thing we call... Cars and cameras! But remember, it'll be fine!

[@smallenginedude71]

i would have used a small DC electric motor for the alternator. make some sort of small belt system, a bridge rectifier on the output and a 5000uf capacitor and you would be all set!

[@Chickennuggetjoes]

You'd blow up the battery without a voltage regulator, and an automatic shutoff to prevent overcharge would be necessary

[@smallenginedude71]

The Piscis ah yes a voltage reg and a 2n3055 pas transistor. that would work.

[@Chickennuggetjoes]

I don't know all the specifics, but from what I've read that is only a transistor, not a voltage regulator, but I'm sure you could find a couple of heavy duty voltage regulators that you could run in parallel. Also why a bridge rectifier, dc motors should output dc current

[@adubs.]

a brushless DC motor still operates off an AC like signal, but either way to induce a current in a coil continuously you'll always have AC because of how induction works.

[@Chickennuggetjoes]

ph4nt0m well brushless dc motors are really ac motors with a circuit in them to conver dc to ac and brushed dc motors should produce pulsed dc, so it wouldn't need a bridge rectifier, just a capacitor to smooth out the current

[@djs_projects_repairs]

Have been watching since the preditor swap on the forst mmb 80 and still love yalls awesome builds

[@EmJay6977]

Oy! Make a diesel cart. please mate.

[@EmJay6977]

and name the drift trike "smoke show"

[@dustinallen8609]

Dude that is what I am thinking about doing I want to get the biggest smallest diesel engine turbo charger it Efi live it of coarse make a custom frame but I want to make a buggy frame lights horn big sub front and rear independent suspension all around disc breaks, it would probably cost around $20,000 LOL also I would put a dual hardly Davidson exhaust pipe on it so you will have a turbo diesel Harley sound buggy drift kart LOL

[@life-te7to]

Diesel engines are too big

[@MyLonewolf25]

+9914life ope! Dude you can get old 2-71s that are tiny or even a 1-71 Detroit diesels ( 2 strokes ) they wend from 1-24 cylinders and had a cylinder displacement of 71 ci

[@life-te7to]

+MyLonewolf25 old Detroit engines are kinda shitty

[@MoondyneJoe]

Happy 21st John I hope this year is fantastic for you be safe respect others and have fun I remember 21 i was 35 at the time!

[@a1media885]

please make better turbo pipes

[@1kamikazefish]

Happy birthday John and looks like you guys have too much fun...so keep it up!

[@1kamikazefish]

Omg! When I started the video your subscribers were at 190,350, I refreshed out of curiosity after I watched it and you're at 190,406! Congrats on the rapid growth!

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

thanks

[@ninjawarrior821]

You should of gone with a motorcycle alternator.

[@CarsandCameras]

We didn't even look into them. We went with this one because it was cheap and we could buy it locally.

[@jakubpolomsky]

You don't need to worry about parasitic power drain, because the drag depends on electric power demand. So if you hook up a lot at the alternator, it will need more hp from the engine. If you use it just to charge that small battery and an efi, it should be good to go and not drain more than let's say 100W from the engine :)

[@jakemccoy2887]

Propane

[@johnsmith-un7nc]

happy 21st birthday John. I'm a big fan and can't wait to see what you guys put out next P.S. when are you guys gonna start shipping from your store to Canada I want a shirt and some stickers to put on my racing mower

[@tommyacuna6384]

im 14 you guys have inspired me i love go karts even though i live in the suburbs

[@sammyrussell936]

GREAT JOB !!!... what a kick ass drift trike

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

thanks

[@benjaminkisha1829]

awesome install guys! keep on keepin on.

[@dashingkiller12_73]

I know it's a bit late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

[@superjim3998]

Happy 21st John, from Australia!

[@insertname290]

can't wait to see it all finished.

[@supersage1999]

happy 21st birthday john!...now you can crack a cold one while working on that drift trike...there's nothing like a cold beer while building things!

[@brandonwellz007]

can't wait for efi love this channel

[@MrChico809]

oh snap! Happy Birthday John!!🎉🎊🎆🎇🍻

[@OBrien62930]

Happy Birthday John. Better late than never.

[@reygar]

Happy Birthday John!!what a fun way to spend you birthday!!!"yeeeeeahBuddy..."!! lol!!

[@gertski772]

Happy Birthday John! Greetings from Berlin Germany

[@codywilson5473]

Happy birthday John! Hope it was a great one full of memorable moments!

[@james4v261]

when I have to study for final exams but cars and cameras is more important

[@arroyogerardo2228]

happy birthday john and have many other years

[@DappieKS80]

Yay Ike ! That was a whole box of donuts!

[@BillyBob-ko6lf]

Awesome video. Keep up the great work guys

[@pierreduplessis1507]

turbo drift trike must be a insanely fun thing too have. like too see more

[@BullyDawg84]

great video guys, looking forward to meeting y'all at the go pro motorplex. Happy birthday John!

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

sweet

[@crnjo9575]

I had a 72 VW beetle now I have a 74 fully restored beetle. Fun little cars. Thinking about swapping a Subaru EJxx turbo motor into my 74 to zip around. Can't wait to see the EFI on that motor!

[@dominiclubrano4122]

that turbo spool sounds sweet

[@dougbeckwith768]

oh yea, I am really enjoying you guys videos.... sad part is I wanna help and get involved .... keep them coming....

[@ryanfletcher7631]

At 5:06 John:... But it is huge. Ike:*whispers* Thats what she said... LMAO

[@s00p3rman]

hahaha I heard that too! freaking hilarious.

[@jorgerivera2674]

make more episodes about the trike I want to see more I'm hooked I'm thinking about buying one myself

[@nicolassykes6684]

hey guys gues what , I got two off road go karts for 75 $ . im going to fix them up and get them running . you guys are my inspiration . :-)

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

thanks

[@iustitiae987]

happy birthday John hope you have an awsome time

[@dlutner8142]

When testing alternator regularly, the tester asks to hold throttle at 2500 for certain amount of time, so I'm assuming their setup will be just fine with a little trial and error.

[@nolansprojects2840]

happy birthday John!! Now you should try building a go kart while you are wasted!! XD that would be hilarious!!!

[@jonathanbauerle4422]

i have been waiting for ever for this! EFI!!

[@TheKomodo__Gaming]

Hey guys great videos' , Keep up the good work. Today's my 19th Birthday. :D Perfect timing on the upload. :)

[@dave691974]

Good stuff guys , like the build.

[@ModdingTech]

It's a shame you moved back to the garage, I was looking forward to watching you transform the barn into your workshop!

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

we havent givin up on it yet

[@BuzzedAldrin1]

That's one epic drift trike..

[@hallertyler38]

You guys inspired me to build a drift trike, I just need to purchase the axle from go power sports since it was the cheapest I have seen as a kit

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

cool

[@BlackCatRedScarf]

Greetings from Brazil. Happy 21th, mr. John! EFI's are pretty cool to work after you get use it. I use MegaSquirt MS1 on my projects around here, because it got a lot of features, it's easy to tune and it's the most cost-effective option available here. I can't wait to see what kind of EFI are you planning to use, but will be interesting. The project with the turbo looks pretty nice, but I would like to know how much pressure is actually being generated in the intake manifold... I believe with a programmable EFI connected to a notebook, you will be able to see MAP (manifold air pressure) sensor numbers. Another thing to keep in mind is the mixture... personally, I like to use lambda numbers instead of AFR, to avoid any unnecessary conversion due different types of fuel. With a good wideband oxygen sensor, it should be a piece of cake to set the correct mixture for the engine. Since it's not exactly meant to be an economic vehicle, but a high power vehicle, you can put 0.87~0.86 as lambda target value, but not sure if this value is valid if your fuel is mixed with oil. Does it need oil added to the fuel or not? Electronic controlled spark advance is another thing that can get some extra horsepower, but be careful to avoid knocking... the only times when I adjusted finely that was on a dyno. If the turbo, for some reason, don't work very, would like to suggest using a small roots blower (supercharger) on this 420cc engine. I used a M24 Eaton blower on a 1000cc Zetec Rocam and managed to bump the power from 66hp to 115hp... this particular blower is not exactly too big for the 400cc engine (if I recall correctly, it's ~375cc per revolution), but with the correct pulley setup it could generate a reasonable boost get some extra horsepower. Just to give an idea, while my engine was reaching 7000 RPM, the blower what spinning a little above 18000 RPM. It was generating 158 kPa of absolute pressure in the intake manifold (atmospheric pressure was 91 kPa at that day, so it was around 67kPa of boost) on a 1000cc engine. It was working at too high RPM and with very low efficiency, consuming around 15hp, but the power required to spin the blower goes practically exponentially lower when you run it at lower speeds. Good luck with this project! 😉

[@sahhdude9836]

happy birthday John it'll be fine

[@Dartanyon-pc8ee]

you guys are awsome!!!! THANKS FOR THE GREAT VIDIOS!!!!

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

thank you

[@King_Toyoter]

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY JOHN! (you spell your name the same way as me)

[@dcsk8er990]

That thing is super cool!

[@vwmetal66]

the only thing I hate about watching your guys videos is waiting for the next one. haha can't wait for the efi

[@albin0m0nkey]

Happy b-day John! Hope it's a great one!

[@TRX450RVlogger]

Another tip for you guys. Make a Non Vented Gas cap and put the Positive Crank Vent Breather Tubes into the Fuel Tank and it will Pressurize the Gas Tank and help the Fuel Delivery to the Carburetor.

[@xrc0857]

u guys are awesome I watched all ur videos

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

thanks

[@firemanjim324]

If you have a 6:1 gear ratio, you will need a 4" minimum pulley to have the alternator spin fast enough to get decent charge. Here is the math. 6:1 ratio at let's say 3600 rpm engine speed, mean your axle is spinning at 600 rpm. Now, with a 4" pulley, the pulley will turn at 2400 rpm.... Now divide the diameter of the alts pulley and that will tell you that pulleys speed.... at 3600 rpm engine speed. If it's a 2" pulley, you get 2:1 so 1200 rpm at the alt. OK, that won't work well either.... you need at minimum a 6" pulley to get 1800 ish rpm...... Any way, you get the idea...... 😂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, John!

[@tomhuest1300]

Happy birthday John :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

[@dakotahopkins84]

happy b day john love the trike guys

[@stevenv5390]

Happy birthday John

[@tomasartagaveytia]

Happy birthday and exelent project!

[@robertmccabe7800]

Yeahhhh budddyyyyy, been waiting for a build video

[@nathanbuckner7410]

Happy Birthday John !

[@BeerLeagueHockey]

Whenever I had to swap Chevy alternators, you can't go wrong with mid 80's IROCZ. More amps than a stock Chevy, for almost the same cost. Put them in all of my CJ's for running off-road lights etc.

[@dirtbikefreak9170]

Happy Birthday 🎂 mate keep up the good work living the videos

[@dirtbikefreak9170]

loving*

[@danielsessions7692]

Happy Birthday John!!!!🍻🍻🎉🎉🎉🎉🍻🍻

[@CarsandCameras]

Thanks!

[@curtiswilcock5628]

Happy birthday John on your 21st you should be in the videos more man

[@KiwiPowerNZ]

Alternators are less efficient at low revs. They are regulated so the slower you run it the more torque it takes from the pulley to generate the same power. Power = Speed x Torque. --> Low speed means high torque load, high speed low torque load. Also at low speeds a lot of power is going into the field winding and heating up the alternator, because it needs maximum field strength to maintain voltage at low speed. At high speed only a weak field is needed to maintain the voltage output so much less power is spent in the field winding.

[@JB2SM00V3]

Happy birthday brotha love your vids and it bonk you should get a two stroke dirtbike engine and put it in a go cart like a 85cc two stroke

[@aaronlammas9767]

and happy birthday John

[@leevans9693]

We use them all the time for generator replacements on old tractors. Runs about 100$ at auto zone. Or advance auto parts. The one wire Delco remy.

[@dannypeters4184]

happy birthday John and nice bike

[@e3sgaming143]

Happy birthday john!! I think you guys should try to make a Nitrous kart. If it is possible then you can make a video on your turbo vs nitrous drag race

[@garrettx2471]

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY JOHN! IT'LL BE FINE!!!

[@tedsclassiccars537]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JHON!!!!!!!!🎉

[@Fr3nchFR135]

I would weld a 1 inch pipe to a thick washer you can put over the clutch, then you would have a constant charging system. you would probably loose less power that way because that would be hooked directly to the output shaft. it's just a thought and plus you'd have the room for the battery and ECU on that side. you could weld a keyway sticking out from the washer on the opposite side to keep it from slipping.

[@colemusic8263]

Happy birthday buddy. btw it will be fine.