Turbo B18 Bug Almost Ready for PFI Speed! RUNS AND DRIVES!

[@1leafsfan6]

Keep up the good work, I can't wait to see the reaction from Brent and the boys at PFI.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Me either haha thanks!

[@Cekmore]

Brent is gonna say "man that is So Rad! Gonna be so much Fun!"

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

cekmore Gato haha nailed it

[@sataneatcheese6243]

Came up in my suggested. Not disappointed.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

SaTaNeAtChEeSe IV glad to hear! Thanks!

[@GarageRats]

@Deer Gut Ditto. This is something I can get on board with!

[@mikejones3486]

facts why haven't I seen this sooner than now.

[@miltongimenez45]

Same

[@joshuasutton2535]

When you find a new build on you tube so now u have to spend an hour watching the build from the beginning lol. Brent and the shonuff build i have been watchingsince the start and now finding this today. hey you have new suscribers because ill be sharing this one for sure .

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Joshua Sutton thanks man!! Much appreciated!!

[@MrAhhsum]

Truly a unique build. I'm so glad you pushed past the hate and did what you wanted to. Alot of us have been anxious I'm sure, to see this finish successfully! Congratulations, stay Ahhsum.

[@themightyjesseable]

congrats on the first drive & on all the hard work paying off!!!

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Jesse Smith thanks!!

[@Mr.Saephan503]

I can see Brent tuning that car with one of the biggest smile he can make.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Mr. Saephan haha I hope so

[@ellyboos177]

Beast build can’t wait to see what Brent and Pficrew do 👍💯 stumbled on your channel from KZbin recommends not disappointed 👍

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

elly boos awesome!! Thanks!

[@abymondesir23]

Incredible build on badass car much respect, made my day

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Right on! You should see what we’ve done to it now!

[@pawpatina]

Another Colorado KZbinr!!!! Awesome work! Colorado Springs here!!!

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Right on!!

[@Peachan123]

You guys are crazy, but only in the best way! Keep up the good work!

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Dale Engles thanks!!

[@camdavies5530]

That thing is going to be super cool when it's done. I've always wanted to do a 3cylinder watercooled turbo conversion on an old school bug

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Cam Davies that’d be sick!!

[@camdavies5530]

@@GARAGEIdiotS yea there's a company in aussie that makes lot's of different conversion bell housings for off roaders. I seen one that would adapt a old diahatsu charade gti motor (twincam turbo 3cylinder) to a bug & thought that would make a great combo

[@c7uk]

Ah, Bug pedals and on/off clutches - gotta love it 😁

[@MODeration_nXS]

Awesome chassis/powertrain combo! Looks like a blast to drive!

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Need to get used to it but it’ll be awesome!

[@joshwetzbarger7947]

Sick ass bug an i like the lsx jeep i have seen it a bunch i drive past your shop every day to an from work

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Nice man!! Thanks!!

[@polishedturds6677]

Came across this in my suggestions nice build brother you got another sub

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Thanks man!

[@kurtwyatt1118]

That old bud looks sick fenderless & with that motor I imagine it is going to be pretty quick.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Kurt Wyatt it is quick haha really weird to drive

[@waynep8007]

PFi as in Brent and the Boi's... Can't wait to see that thing get tuned, Frigging interesting as hell

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Wayne P yes sir!!

[@jesussavescars807]

Ok now this is gonna be nuts Brent will have it fast in no time lol

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Haha yea he will

[@captnjaygreybeard6394]

Looking good, I might want to try and change the location of the radiator to something in the back, keep a clean "sleeper" hood. Looking forward to more videos, thnx

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Thought about that but I really like how it’s set up haha

[@captnjaygreybeard6394]

100% custom and one of kind car, cheers

[@steelovaldez2513]

Hell yeah man...I hope next video it will be put together fully

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Steelo Valdez that’s the plan!

[@richardlucas1223]

This thing is so bad ass bro glad i could help you! Cant wait to see it in person. And you are pretty close im 1 hour south of junction so im 5 1/2 hours from you

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Thanks again man!

[@sideshow45]

This thing has potential man. Sick build. Do you have a video showing what you used for shift linkage setup??

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

No Budget Racing yea if you go back through our videos the first bug video is a walk through of everything we did!

[@macdrea822]

I’m guessing a U welded on linkage

[@marspen629]

F$@k yea cant wait to see the builds that come out of this shop....

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Thanks!! Well try to keep them exciting!!

[@DaveDavis126]

Keep up the good work guys, good videos

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Thank you!

[@laid-backgarage4412]

This is awesome. I have my own beetle project that I'm working on, tho its far jankier and a bit scarier to drive. Its a beetle body on an international scout chassis.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Wow that’s way cool!!

[@laid-backgarage4412]

@@GARAGEIdiotS I have some videos of it on my channel if you haven't seen them already. Yours is gonna be wicked cool when its done.

[@alecfleming373]

If you plan to keep it fenderless I highly reccomened extending the front wheels out more for the rat look. Really does help the beetle like look ;) my opinions of course :)

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Havnt decided yet but good thinking!!

[@zuestoots5176]

Coming from a guy who grew up building VW bugs, its hard to wrap my head around the sound of a honda coming out of a bug. I'm still not sure how i feel but damn, will that be quick.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Josh Shaw haha I was worried I’d upset some of the VW guys, but yea it’ll be crazy!

[@Cekmore]

I'm stoked that's going to so fun!

[@K1lostream]

Are the rear wheels in the right place? I'm not sure if they're too far back, or it's just how it looks without the rear wings fitted, but that area doesn't look right to me!

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

K1lostream yea we accidentally made it about 3” longer haha so the rear wheels are off a bit as far as front to back goes

[@kwasg3]

@@GARAGEIdiotS ... You mean you extended the wheelbase expecting the dynamics of a launch on slicks to require that..... ha...

[@N0ENEMIES]

Favorite quote , "I think the fuel lines are dragging."

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Hahaha yea.... we’ll fix that haha

[@kwasg3]

cool concept. Plug the o2 bungs with plug or old junk sensor, your tuner will thank you...

[@MikhailScottKy]

I just found your Bug conversion video and I have only one question. If you had the original roof from the first body why did you not stretch the bug so the shell would give you more interior room for the engine and riders? The body could have been cut directly behind the door pillars and material added. The reason I mentioned the original roof is that you could have used that material for the roof lengthening.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

We didn’t have the roof unfortunately, had I thought ahead 6 years that would’ve been a great idea haha I was in high school when we cut that poor first body up

[@boostedred_473]

Incorporate the intercooler as a old Porsche spoiler that will be cool

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Oh man that’d be sick!! Great idea!

[@erik61801]

itll be cool when the turbos are actually hooked up

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

erik61801 agreed

[@offgridas]

I love it! Such a weapon

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Thanks!!

[@shanelawrence2530]

prettty slick given people ideas this will be done again and again now im assuming

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Haha maybe!

[@Nihil1st1347]

While I watch this, I get great ideas of how to style the front fenders and headlights differently to the original, to give the whole car a mean expression.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Message us on Instagram! @garage_idiots

[@ninablatchley842]

also when I say speedometer hooked up I mean speed sensor on transmission​ it has to be hooked for VTEC solenoid to kick in awesome project tho shit is going to fly should make 300 wheel hp easy even more on e85 assuming engine is stock ad rods pistons and arp studs sky is the limit great build

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Nina Blatchley gotcha! Thanks!!

[@Codethe_Road]

SICK. These are the kid of videos I want to see on KZbin, what a sick vehicle. The editing style is pretty decent too; but, could trim and pace it better.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Furness Prime good to know! Thanks!

[@SlowsG]

keep up the good work

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

SlowHype thanks!

[@GODSGUNSGLORY]

Subbed! the vw bug is my childhood dream car, and being a honda guy i had to sub to yall. keep up the good work.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

GODSGUNSGLORY right on!! Thanks!!

[@eg2331]

Nice build. New subscriber here

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

E G right on! Thanks!

[@alltheboost5363]

Well if the turbo can handle free spooling under that kind of RPM. they'll definitely handle making boost... talk about getting the turbo up to their Max RPM trying to make boost with no ability to make pressure. I hope the gates aren't hooked up. I've seen people do that and fins go shooting through the compressor housing... I'm guilty of it myself after blowing couplers.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

all the boost wastegates were wide open, turbos are fine

[@JnixMarshel]

Very cool man.

[@miltongimenez45]

Cool idea ,new sub here ,what base map does the hondata have GSR? Sounds like the map needs to be clean up some but the hardest part is done ,it's swapped and running ,now take ur time putting it together and get the pedal asambly lined up it will be more confident inspiering to driver feedback .can't wait for more content ,do clean work no rice buisness what are the power goals ?

[@drmachinewerke1]

Interested in building another one.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Maybe in the future but not until we perfect this guy

[@westernslopehonda]

Great vid.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

western slope honda thanks!

[@countryboy140]

Good job bro👍

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Thanks!

[@rickdarris2294]

You're in the Rado? Cool

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Rado?

[@abymondesir23]

Mad Max!!!!

[@souayang7982]

keep it up, vids are dope

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Thanks!

[@happygilmore1111]

Mighty Mods built a STI volks build. I wanna see them race.

[@oscararias2362]

Vtec definitely not kicking in

[@miltongimenez45]

Not at all .that ecu needs some pfi love for sure 😏

[@410kane]

Vtec didn't kick in yo😂

[@ELLeeOh]

OK that's the end of the video bye then the evil creepy laughing starts 👍👍 from this guy

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Haha Mena’s laugh killed me

[@ELLeeOh]

👍

[@dustinmiller7278]

I want to see this race AZN,s dung beetle

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Dustin Miller haha that’s be so cool! We have some work to do if we want a chance haha

[@wayneandrew5107]

Honda all the way.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Wayne Andrew yeaaaaaaa

[@calebzuniga1416]

You need to hook up the intercooler

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Yea I know haha

[@calebzuniga1416]

@@GARAGEIdiotS it's pretty cool overall though

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Thank you!

[@calebzuniga1416]

@@GARAGEIdiotS No problem

[@winchracing64]

it's a cool build but why did y'all put PFI on the door ??

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

We do a ton of work for them and have become good friends with them. The stencil I used for the door was just an extra for a valve cover I painted for them

[@winchracing64]

GARAGE IdiotS oh ok are you the one that painted that one valve cover they showed on the channel like last yr ? I think it was filmed at that other dyno shop ?

[@winchracing64]

Atlas I think

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Yup!

[@shobud7561]

Does it drive straight on the highway ? How about vibrations " HANG ON ???

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Don’t know yet!!

[@truemanrep3267]

twin turbos are cool but for a 1.8 L just use one. That size of engine can not spool them to there potential.

[@mikeg8773]

He already addressed this. he's not going for efficiency he just wants twin turbskies

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Yea the original plan was one but then I bought two and fell in love with the idea haha I’m sure down the road we’ll switch it up

[@ninablatchley842]

ray rep it will spin those small turbos just fine there are actually several Honda race cars running twins now one that size and one way bigger the orange crx on pfi channels for instance was and I think still is

[@truemanrep3267]

@@ninablatchley842 well I am in the process of building a twin system with a oem T3 ford mustang SVO application turbo that will spool at 1500rpm and at 18psi The second bigger turbo called a T61 takes over above 3500rpm to 8000rpm. The small turbo fills in the bottom end that the Big turbo can't. Some builds just use Nitrous to get the big turbo to spool sooner but the cost of always needing nitrous is a con. Maybe that is what the Honda team is doing. I will look into the Orange crx though.

[@annnguyen9663]

🙌🏼

[@ninablatchley842]

maybe could have used one O2 for wideband half to have one

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Nina Blatchley yea I was thinking about that

[@fasted7604]

You suckin in a lot of fumes in that thing? Think your shop is next to my buddies, Sheridan and 53rdish?

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

We’re at 60th and since there is no windshield or rear window right now the air flow was great haha

[@simongowan9845]

U shood tri a motorcycle back box ul love it on ur car

[@dirkdiggler9082]

BEEETLE B series fuck yes!!

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Haha glad you like it!

[@iovak4444]

First i thought that the engine was weird sounding volvo, but then i realized that b18 meant also honda engines.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Iovak haha I didn’t know Volvo had a b18??!!

[@iovak4444]

I think they never sold them in America, its pretty popular ''tuning'' engine here in scandinavia.

[@adriankaren351]

Did you take the rags out of the turbos before starting??

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

ShakenBacon Garage rags??

[@adriankaren351]

I noticed at 5:51 when you put the down pipe on, there was a rag in the turbo

[@imSchwaggy]

ive always wanted one of these because you can put some FAT ass wheels on them lol

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Haha yea I love how it looks

[@NI__ER]

You transformed a beetle into a turtle

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Ricky Anderson haha how

[@NI__ER]

It is slow

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Ricky Anderson haha 2 things, 1 it’s not finished and turbos weren’t hooked up. 2. That Honda engine make almost THREE TIMES the HP as the factory Vw engine. So your statement is not true haha

[@jeffringer530]

Cool that you Honda swapped it so it would still sound like shit..lol. Jk. Its awesome. Interesting build...bet its fast and handfull when you push it hard with that weight distribution and added power.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Yea it’s super weird to drive haha it’ll sounds decent when the exhaust is finished

[@thomasbarzycki10]

sounds vtec isnt engaging ... do you guys have the speed sensor wired up ?

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

In all honesty I don’t know haha we didn’t have any o2s hooked up so Dennis put an open map on it so it would run rich before it ran lean, so it by no means was running good. We’ll have a new update video on Sunday if all goes according to plan

[@axeman6560]

Are the turbos hooked up yet?

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Not yet! Waiting on a 2 to 1 coupler, wastegates and injectors, all of that will be in the next video!

[@axeman6560]

@@GARAGEIdiotS cool all the best, I like this a lot because you guys are very real. Nice to see people having fun and not on a massive budget.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

I really appreciate that man! We try to be transparent, clearly we are learning and are far from experts so might as well show you our mistakes!

[@carlostrujillo3854]

How hard was the bswap? They say the kswap is much easier because the motor/crank turns counter clockwise same as vw so the the mounting is straight forward unlike the b motor? Yes b swap are much more budget friendly but may spend more than intended on custom fabricated parts? Boxer and rotary engines are popular with these vdubs and preaty simple...

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Carlos Trujillo we didn’t want to spend money building vw transmissions so we literally cut the front of an Integra off and basically welded it to the rear of the bug. So we are using full Honda engine bay, b18, b18 trans and axels

[@carlostrujillo3854]

@@GARAGEIdiotS nice job I am thinking about a simple 13b rotary swap using Kennedy adapter to run the vw trans...but looks like your project is coming along..

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Carlos Trujillo a rotary would be sweet! Probably a lot easier and overall better power to weight!

[@PhobosPlace]

all them exhaust fumes going to kill someone

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Lol no windshield and no back window, it has plenty of airflow

[@PhobosPlace]

@@@GARAGEIdiotS all well and good until you on the drag strip or driving on a public road where both are required.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Mike LoneWolf Logan yea that’s why we made a firewall for it, watch the newer videos it’s almost finished!

[@PhobosPlace]

@@@GARAGEIdiotS ahhh i guess i should have checked for updated vids before saying anything , my bad.

[@gageblackstock1162]

You can't build any boost when you don't have the compressor side of the turbo connected to the intake manifold

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Yes we know lol we don’t have our wastegates yet so we just drove it with nothing hooked up

[@mikeg8773]

DOOOOOPE

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Mike G thanks!!!

[@westernslopehonda]

Western slope honda. And we're only 4 1/2 hours deep into the moutains.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Haha okay!

[@davidmills5740]

How about a tripod, I’m getting seasick watching your channel.

[@2is_BUGZEE]

Whats good fam #1hawaiifan

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

What up!!

[@2is_BUGZEE]

Cant wait to see this bug give gap insurance

[@onebad64impalawagon23]

#OahuGrown

[@2is_BUGZEE]

One Bad 64 impala wagon chee kauai grown my bradda

[@seudechrist]

One word. 1"wheelspacers. Or two words. Offset rims

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

okc 306 the front has adaptors to make the lug pattern 4x100, rear is just the stock width of the Integra

[@seudechrist]

@@GARAGEIdiotS appreciate the reply. With even a couple extra inches of width i think this car would look ten times meaner.. Also attach front fenders to knuckles like a prowler

[@seudechrist]

Of course its my 2 cents only

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

okc 306 oooooo I like that fender idea!!!

[@paperbackwriter4145]

Totally stupid but i love it.

[@jon5895]

What a difference to your channel views when you put something so simple as PFI in the title haha

[@miltongimenez45]

It worked to just gained a new sub because of it lol now let's see where this goes and what type of commitment is actually going to back it up

[@jon5895]

@@miltongimenez45 iv subbed have you

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Crazy right?!! We’re in this for the long haul

[@miltongimenez45]

@@jon5895 not only have I subbed but dare I say I also hit the bell icon 🔔

[@jon5895]

@@miltongimenez45 haha same here can't miss the progress of the B18 bug

[@davidbrandon4578]

Put a k24 in it

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Lol it’s way too late for that

[@captaininsano2777]

Colorado legalizes weed. Cars like this get built. Coincidence? I think not!!!! Lol

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Lol none of us smoke haha

[@ninablatchley842]

VTEC for sure is not worked make sure speedometer is hooked up alot of times if ecu want read speed sensor VTEC want work also make sure solenoid is hooked up and clean inside screen cause u would for sure here VTEC with a open exhaust and it's not coming it it will be a huge power difference u wouldn't be like I think VTEC came in u would be like HOLY SHIT VTEC came in lol just trying to help

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Nina Blatchley ok! Well see what’s going on!

[@Manos13lilvalley]

why twins? lol

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Just for fun haha the car is so weird already we thought why not haha

[@Manos13lilvalley]

@@GARAGEIdiotS touche lol, cool project for sure man, looks like it doesnt like to turn though?

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

The wheels run at full lock haha sooo we need to fix that

[@Manos13lilvalley]

@@GARAGEIdiotS rear steer from an old prelude? lol

[@isaacshively6705]

To bad B18's are made for fwd cars so every time you take off from a stop the oil goes to the back of the oil pan

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

As I mention all the time, we are not experts and we learn as we go

[@axeman6560]

Still facing the right way, not sure what you mean.

[@NI__ER]

Fuck that things slow.

[@jajabinksGG]

@0:19 deez nuts ? Sorry I had to .

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Jaja Binks hahahaha well done sir haha

[@davidbrandon4578]

K Series

[@blackwhiteghost7898]

Your laugh...scary

[@austindoud273]

That's a good way to overspeed your turbos

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Austin Doud overspeed our turbos?

[@austindoud273]

@@GARAGEIdiotS turbos are only designed to spin so fast ava w/out a load they will spin way to fast and could be damaged just a heads up probably didn't hurt em

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

The wastegates were wide open, there’s no way they were spinning enough to cause damage, good thinking though!

[@afroman5531]

@KZbin Chb2 Chb2 KZbin i dont think it was judgment, id like to know if i could have little turbo fins being sucked thru my motor lol

[@ricerneon399]

Not worthy for pfi. Clean everything up wires. throttle. rust. I would feel bad bringing that to brent

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

rasta wizard hahahaha 3 things. 1. Brent has seen the bug multiple times and absolutely loves it. 2. The car has no rust 3. It’s not finished yet and there are clearly bigger tasks to finish first before we clean up the wiring and other little things. Thanks for the comment 😁

[@ricerneon399]

@@GARAGEIdiotS fair enough

[@RidgeAZ520]

Ur stuff is cool and all but u shudnt be rapping on this without the tune. Sounds so rough.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Turbos weren’t hooked up, all engine on a stock gsr map

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

The exhaust is super weird and it’s running rich so that why it sounds goofy