Deploying Parachutes While Still Racing! How Much Does it Ruin Laptimes?

[@TheHoonigans]

Did this work better or worse than you thought it would?

[@MB-yt2wo]

TheHoonigans yes.

[@35WT]

yup

[@thedudeprime4677]

TheHoonigans better, somehow 😂

[@michaeldickerson8470]

We need a "Smoke With Brad" please

[@adriane7841]

Parachute Spoilers will be a thing for 2019

[@kunu98]

Not gonna lie, that crossfire doesn’t sound terrible

[@XxiMcRAzYLaZyxX]

They sound even better with a Supercharger whine 👌 love my srt6

[@B3owulf1000]

Yeah no joke...sounded pretty good. looking these things up price is not bad and its like 90% mercedes SLK so there is some aftermarket for them. might make a good sleeper because no one will take you seriously

[@XxiMcRAzYLaZyxX]

Yeah high 11s low 12s with a smaller sc pulley and tune

[@signlsirchir2156]

just a rebadged c class iirc.

[@Sens23Bruins]

Yes it does...

[@writtenincode_]

If you have a 300hp car and a 600hp car, how much weight do you have to add to the 600hp car before the 300hp car can beat it in a race?

[@Javierm0n0]

Needs more concrete test settings.

[@EL00EL]

Drag coefficient would come into play as well

[@OhSleeper11]

Also turns

[@edwinwx260]

We need this test to happen 😆

[@NoOne-ye5jf]

Assuming same chassis and a 1/4 mile track. My best guess would be that the 600hp car would need to be at least twice as heavy, right?

[@Havok412]

Maybe the parachutes proved that over driving a car will give you slower lap times. The chutes just forced you guys to drive a bit slower which actually will improve your lap times instead.

[@TheHoonigans]

Exactly

[@dakdewolf]

Maybe that, OR they didn't do any practice laps and were just naturally getting faster. Most people can pick up about 5-10% in lap times over the first few laps.

[@fuckeththou8925]

Or maybe it's both of these?

[@ccaptaindavid]

Intelligence 100

[@TheDwightMamba]

My theory is a 2 parter. 1st) Faster lap times happen the more you do laps. 2nd) The chutes improve braking, but don't really fight off acceleration. Better braking always leads to better times.

[@ccaptaindavid]

Hert and Vin: the best duo since Sharkboy and Lavagirl

[@TheHoonigans]

And they said it couldn’t be done!

[@ccaptaindavid]

TheHoonigans If anyone can prove them wrong it’s y’all lol happy new year guys

[@TheHoonigans]

Happy New Year dude!

[@notorioussneaky678]

😂

[@r4ng3k03r1]

Hert and Rob is also a great duo lmfaooo

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

Why all the hating on the Crossfire? Especially by all the couch racers that have probably never driven one, just as I haven't! It's basically a Mercedes SLK, 6 speed manual, RWD, goes around corners, does burnouts with big skins, is cheap & decent looking in my opinion! What's not to like!

[@lb9gta307]

I always thought they were good looking cars minus the ribs on the hood and silver trim around the windshield. Hated dealing with the German engineering from a repair/maintenance standpoint. They were fun to drive though.

[@octane613]

Its a chrysler. Thats reason enough. Its the worst parts of MB, and Chrysler, in a car no one asked for in a time no one cared.

[@2382-h1n]

It’s good but it’s ugly

[@stuartreilly96]

@@octane613 It may be ugly and a wombo combo of german complication and chrysler unreliability, but I've gotta say, it's still a rwd v6 with a 6 speed, and those chrysler/daimler v6s are pretty bulletproof. Just sold our '03 E320 that had 180,000 miles (bought at 106,000) and we only did oil changes and a serpentine belt. Still ran flawlessly and could get 32 MPG averaging 86mph.

[@petergriffin4629]

My dad bought an SLK 320 6 speed manuel for me and my bro as our first car. It's definately not as bad as some people say, but it consumes a lot of fuel for not being fast, it understeers like shit, I mean like real bad. So if you want to do some donuts you have to use the handbrake or really twirl it around cause driving in a circle and popping the clutch just makes it understear somewhere, even in the rain. And they fitted the legendary Mercedes Benz grandpa wobbly steering to it. It has play, it's the opposite of progressive. But for the money you pay, ours was 7000€ you get a rwd V6 with 200hp, AC, cruise control a decent stereo and you can drive without a roof. So I loved it.

[@LoudGuitar14]

So, the Crossfire is gaining rear down-force because of the lever created by where they attached the parachutes. Cool experiment in Scumbag Labs!

[@Dan-Black]

5:39 - Who's a grippy boy now? _Who's a grippy boy now?!?_ *I'M THE GRIPPY BOY!!!*

[@clumsyninja9132]

6:52 grippy boy?, grippy boy? Who's about that grippy boy?!

[@Fallen7Pie]

Who needs motor mounts when you've got ratchet straps

[@Corvona]

Who needs brake calipers when you have parachutes

[@frankiem749]

The reason you guys posted better times with the chutes is because they slowed the car down enough to where you took those corners with a smoother line.

[@AA-nj4co]

I kinda dig the crossfire

[@OverpassVisuals]

yeah, same.... we must be weird 🤔

[@paulbarranco9904]

love the crossfire idea. find an HHR

[@MX304]

Based on a half way decent Mrecedes chassis too. They make better cars than people think with the right mods.

[@RobPTK]

They should make this a new project car.

[@Javierm0n0]

Same dude.

[@JDHBASS2448]

Scumbag Labs testing with a Chrysler-badged, Mercedes-based, VQ-esque sounding Crossfire? I'm so down.

[@DOVADED]

I know right?? Glad I'm not the only one that thought it sounded like a VQ.

[@waider]

I think every car guy thought it sounded like a vq, it even made me doubt these cars came with a vq for a second.

[@Z4G.]

Sounds good tho

[@colesnyder4739]

I love the sound of crossfires though😍

[@enriquepastor3626]

Cole Snyder yeah sounds surprisingly good haha

[@colesnyder4739]

Almost sounds like a VR6

[@OM-jt9nk]

m112 engine, mercs, even used in older amgs

[@zacelder46]

Look up a freakin straight pipe vq35de that come in the 350z and almost anything Nissan/Infiniti wanted to put it in sounds the same as any other v6

[@brettrobinson7486]

Also garage garage the crossfire and have brad make it into a mad max hot rod thats be dope asf😂

[@BotchedGod]

with some dope chrome truck mirrors since its now missing one lol

[@roguetorino]

Make it happen

[@MaaveMaave]

If it survives any more videos

[@ashketchum8046]

It will be the CrustFire

[@NeighborDave]

Shout out to that brake caliper lol!

[@thedudeprime4677]

I think I need to bleach my eyes after seeing that Crossfire 😂

[@TheHoonigans]

Just wait until you see the next episode of Scumbag Labs...

[@thedudeprime4677]

TheHoonigans ah jeez 😂

[@imperlast2]

hey need to need to have hurt drift it, and it will be no more and he can take out agaist it

[@TestaFranco]

Im from Argentina and a car like that for us is like a dream come true.. a life changing thing... it hurts to live here work x3 all your life and have no chance of having a car like that.

[@enriquepastor3626]

TheHoonigans will it involve a fiat multipla or a Pontiac Aztec?

[@andreaseie8650]

I never thought I would need this sort of information, but I was wrong

[@TheHoonigans]

We never thought we needed this information either.

[@danielsulc701]

Guys, you forgot about really important thing... Without parachutes is car starting on 0, with parachutes car is already moving at the start.

[@djconeyjoe]

🗣Nobody makes me bleed my own blood!!”

[@OskarasNauseda]

I thought Hert bled premix i was wrong

[@TheHoonigans]

Nah, just regular old blood!

[@OskarasNauseda]

@@TheHoonigans Happy New Year by the way

[@richdiscoveries]

Scumbagary never gets old!! Happy New Year's guys, and remember 2019 is the year of not dying, so be safe out there LOL

[@TheHoonigans]

Don’t die, got it!

[@richdiscoveries]

@@TheHoonigans yep, that's pretty much my philosophy in life LOL

[@georgeeno_2815]

RICH DISCOVERIES actually everyone’s

[@richdiscoveries]

@@georgeeno_2815 lol, fair enough!!

[@tomagee]

Chill, safety 3rd ! ;)

[@benitoestudillo3808]

They went faster with the parachute because they had a speed head start instead of starting at a dead stop

[@kid_withabike7920]

Yeah but they kinda have to cuz you don’t really want to drag them on the ground

[@joealex65]

What a good way to end the year with some good ol' Scumbag Labs!

[@TheHoonigans]

Best way to end the year!

[@Sasquatch6936]

You have proven 3 things: 1. Crossfire is fugly 2. Crossfire is built like crap 3. Parachute racing might be a thing?

[@ihavehiddenyourkeys]

coming in 2021: Formula Chute presented by Toyo Tires

[@colebunner8105]

1 and 2 are wrong, crossfire is nice😂

[@1zzKolby]

Hert IS one grippy boi

[@TheHoonigans]

Hert’s trying to be THE grippy boi!

[@kevinclark8764]

I've heard plenty of people say they've driven the breaks off of something but I haven't actually seen it.... Love it!

[@georgeeno_2815]

Tell me the crossfire didn’t sound like a gtr

[@scope9485]

Thats sound like a gtr frl😂

[@moreatari3479]

Thought the same thing

[@jonasr.3083]

V6 is V6

[@tombstonejones9581]

0:51 Add 'expermiment' to the book of Bradology, courtesy of Hert.

[@TheHoonigans]

Added!

[@FatherlyAdvice44]

As a crossfire owner (a badass one I might add) this hurt my soul

[@lop8828]

Does your rear brakes have automatic ejecto seat built in too ?

[@FatherlyAdvice44]

B00steDevil they do not 😂

[@kendalhayes6780]

the faces at 4:25 show how real it is and how much fun they are having living their life tearing up the road: Straight Hoonigan

[@ProTreeVideos]

Hey random person scrolling down the comments.. Happy New Year, and all the best in 2019 :)

[@cannonlove2]

I think the reason it's not as crazy a diff. As we would think is because usually people aren't using these to slow down until they are trapping 160+

[@Innovative_Mic]

Sometimes you be got to go slower to be faster

[@TheHoonigans]

This is becoming a common theme on SBL. Slow the boys down a bit and drive they smoother and actually become faster.

[@Dutch.F31]

I think that the real reason why you guys where faster with the parachutes, is that you're driving faster when the timer starts. With the control laps, you started like 20 meters (yes I'm European) in front of the starting line. So you never have the speed that you'll have after the whole straight. Maybe you guys had to make 2 control laps instead of 1 lap. But keep up the good work! I'm enjoying all the content!

[@oldschoololdsfool]

I completely agree with you.

[@aguythatlikesmemes8785]

make a shart kart outta it

[@gdhfg9086]

the Reverse Parachute would be a great gadget in the game. A chute that makes you faster by deploing it

[@XskiXedgeX]

Love these videos.. but they make me want to do scumbag things with my E30 😆

[@TheHoonigans]

Do it.

[@XskiXedgeX]

@@TheHoonigans ROGER THAT. 😎

[@kincaidharrison9289]

You guys inspired me to build my own truck. And now because of You were negative influence I just replaced my transmission and transfer case because I shredded them from doing burnouts, jumps, and Off-roading

[@kincaidharrison9289]

FYI it’s a 1989 k1500 with a 4 inch lift, lockers from and rear, 33x10 maxis tires. It had a souped up engine but I blew out my head gaskets when I decided to put too much boost though it so it’s back to NA, which actually sounds better

[@theirishaxe9405]

There not faster with one parachute there faster because they have a whole lap of speed built up when they did without the chutes they started from a stop

[@17industries42]

John Smith they’re*

[@seriesioo374]

I feel that the parachute mounting height is critical. A Lower one for the corners and one mounted well above the car for rear wheel traction during straight sections. Potentially moveable while driving to get the best of both worlds.

[@civicsr2cool]

Ok, this is epic

[@brantbrown49]

I honestly don't hate the crossfire at all like a lot of people do, get the 2006 srt6 in matte black, rwd, supercharged, making 330 hp, looks and sounds dope

[@joshbacon8241]

*WHO’S EXCITED FOR 2019?!?!*

[@TheHoonigans]

✋✋✋

[@joshbacon8241]

I am! *2019, HERE WE COME!*

[@supraman2755]

Hypeee

[@WhuDhat]

2 years ago already? Woah

[@ipodkid24]

Why is everyone hating on the crossfire so much! its a great fun car to drive around, i have one and i like driving the hell out of it! all of you other guys dont know shit! you have bad taste in cars then! stop hating on everyone thing!

[@lb9gta307]

The import guys hate it because they think it's a Chrysler. The domestic guys hate it because it's a Mercedes.

[@Mr.clintontoney]

Wow. I wasn’t expecting that. Awesome work guys , also I’d like to point out that with all the problems the crossfire had , that’s a tough car. Especially taking the beating you guys gave it 🤣🤣

[@ccfalcons58]

Pack the bong

[@lildad559]

Ain't even gonna lie I like the body style of the cross fire

[@inlangford]

That crossfire is made by Mercedes. Ugly yes, lame no..

[@surgeonso4345]

ddw1977 I had a 2007 W203 w/ the AMG package. I did a resonator delete and straight piped it and it sounded almost exactly like this.

[@cablessleeping]

Please make a video with any updates on new garage/lot when you guys can find a space. We definitely all miss the sick lot donuts and burnouts.

[@that_loud_tundra7025]

Less worse 😂

[@MrPowellw]

I dig the custom helmets for the drivers. Jon Chase should make a special set for this series for all of the Sci-Hoons.

[@Kyle86910]

lol this test is so inaccurate because you have 2 drivers who have no where near enough seat time to get actual results. Main problem is their first two stints were sloppy af, no consistency, no proper data if your that new to racing so every time you go out your obviously going to get faster because your still learning the track lol if you want to do these type of tests hire a damn driver who knows wtf their doing

[@mustafazaidi3614]

The show is called scumbag labs it’s just for fun

[@CUJOtheMASTER]

Are you new here?

[@MJTAUTOMOTIVE]

Krk 1291 What are you talking about. Vinny is very competent driver. He tracks his Bmw all the time. He was out at a road course last weekend. Also I don't think this was supposed to be that serious.

[@Havok412]

Yeah obviously this wasn't to be taken too serious like a mythbusters test. That being said I'm sure the lap times were better with the parachutes because it forced them to not overdrive the car. Without it they were sliding around the track like crazy losing time.

[@lazartsaprev2580]

Happy new year and I love how real is your race for the grippiest boy

[@cable-njh586]

I think the chutes are adding down force to the car making it faster This is a great episode too

[@abdulkadirthecarguy1948]

They didnt start with speed at dry run...

[@housegoth]

These are the most off the wall experiments ever! Scumbag labs is just the kind of lab I wanna work for.

[@a456987]

I really don't think the Crossfire looks that bad... but yours is another story

[@vancity_coaster]

That caliper though!!! 😂🤣🤣 couldn’t even do that again If you tried. That’s some science 🤣🤣 wicked stuff🤙🏼

[@ihavehiddenyourkeys]

I liked the intimacy of the Donut Garage yard (RIP), but it's pretty sick to see you guys actually rip a track

[@HexlGaming]

I love how it looks when they are seriously trying hard to win; driving "letzte Rille", so pushing 💯

[@knightwing4]

I think you guys should build that Crossfire.

[@SillyDillysTunes]

Have to say. The cross fire doesn’t look ugly. It sounded pretty dope. And it wasn’t slow either. Get a nice Srt6 next time. That chassis is a cornering beast.

[@NeilRobicheau]

Best one yet... Not even finished and I'm in tears... "Grippy boy?"

[@HForceClan]

The big improvement from first round was the learning curve kicking in. If you didn't have a ratched strapped engine you should probably do more like 5 laps per round for better consistency. ;)

[@BudgetGroundPounder]

They should do the 3 parachutes, but differently. Like you pull your chute then release it in front of another driver. So it covers the front of there car & windshield to slow them down. That would be pretty cool.

[@0bast0]

You guys is the Mac Daddies :) Cheers and Happy New year. Keep them Vids coming :)

[@tjkoenig1387]

I love the crossfire. Easy to hoon. Cheap. And very different and uncommon

[@AndrewMalkin]

Because they mounted the parachutes up high, they are adding downforce. Drag too, but it seems that the benefit of the downforce (or extra time in the car) wins out.

[@jacklemke3325]

Gotta love hert he makes the videos worth watching

[@dsmraver]

Another angle... The way that the chutes were set up with a cantilever to the body, likely made the car understeer a LOT less than it did in stock form by shifting weight off the front tires during cornering like a swaybar or spring change would.

[@anthonyhobbs4724]

Grippy boii 😂😂 you can see redemption in Vinny’s eyes on his first parachute run! Hahaha

[@30psiCTR]

Holy shit, you guys actually beat the brakes off the crossfire

[@jamesherrick1999]

This didn't work as expected because the parachutes drag force cantilevered the yellow frame arrangement towards the rear of the car thus pressing down on the rear of the car. Just like a big chav wing would do. mount them at bumper height and it will drag straight back on the body of the car and not apply rotational force to the frame. Which will slow you down.

[@joelmoreno6983]

Nothing but love for Hoonigan😂

[@TheRMSAndre1]

I actually really dig the sound of the crossfire, sounds really good, like the hoonitruck xd

[@kblaylock9244]

The baseline runs were from a dig. The runs with parachutes time wasnt started until the car passed the starting line, already at speed, with the parachutes deployed.

[@jdm132]

One of my favorite series

[@alecfleming373]

I laughed so hard at the entire motor mount and repair scene. That was great.

[@hsv14295]

I feel like you should try different tyres on the ute, like from a standing start, burnout start and proper drag start. All using different tyres

[@SharkyMoto]

chutes are putting more weight on the front of the car wich allows for faster turning. thats why drag racers pull the chute and stay on the throttle until they feel it fully deploy. if you dont do it, it can lift the back of the car up and things could go horribly wrong

[@lungshenli]

in the Hot Wheels Acceleracers Series they have multiple gadgets. apart from nitrous they can deploy hooks etc. but everytime they win a track they get a new ability for later. most of them are too outlandish to do irl but idk maybe Brad can do some magic.

[@ryanezyt1034]

That crossfire sounds like a Nissan 350z

[@jhagge2]

For the base line you need to do several laps and average out the times. Because one lap cant set a measure of central tendency. This should also apply to the parachute runs as well, so you get accurate statistical dispersion of the times.

[@Podwojniak]

Hert "I hate this car" Also Hert

[@xerodelacroix5552]

I got scared by the thumbnail because I thought it was the FC and I was like "NO DON'T DO IT".

[@pedrovalenciasalazar144]

They didn't do enough control laps with the crossfire, so the first lap was slowest because they weren't used to the track and didn't know the lines well enough, by the third parachute they had known the track very well and were able to get a good laptime

[@austinsharpley1733]

Surely the parachute will give the back wheels more traction until its huge. I think you guys should step the chutes up in size until something breaks or takes off

[@m.g.v.]

What about ultimate grip. When driving, spray glue that they use on drag strips on the tires and see if it is faster

[@Sube-Tube]

So... I actually kinda like the look of the crossfire. And now that i know they sound that good, i want one

[@MX304]

That result is all related to where the chutes were mounted. You basically created a long lever arm that was pulling the back of the car down and adding lateral stability. The extra drag wasn't a factor on such a short track. Try that at a full size road course and the results would be much different.

[@JustPerkinEnt]

I have an idea for merch. What about.... Not a Brad idea! (Instead of not a bad idea). I'm sure the design daddy can cook something up! I'll be wait for my check in the mail!

[@marciszd]

I was not expecting the car to survive. That shitfire took some beating.

[@brndnktt6647]

The jumping jacks out of the license gadget would be cool. Its from some old movie.

[@MadCarTK]

I will admit that the Crossfire does sound pretty good.

[@franklinpaul2152]

Hert and Vinny being favorites now

[@D-Man_Jam]

That Crossfire is actually pretty fast. Dunno why it gets so much hate...

[@MicahDiaz]

Amazing! Hert and vin are impressive

[@tphvictims5101]

I’m sold on the 420 smoke screen. 😁👍🏻

[@OM-jt9nk]

m112 engines are actually really solid. They were even used in amg merc's a while back

[@emmanuelferguson]

Honestly I think it's a good gadget, morw traction+obscure opponents vision