Looking Inside My Toyota Prius Engine that EXPLODED after Nitrous

[@HooviesGarage]

Thanks J&J Auto wrecking for the parts. Check them out for all your weird auto parts needs! www.jandjautowrecking.com/

[@edwardgreenjr167]

You should make a post to the justrolledintotheshop subreddit if you haven't already.

[@davidgraham2959]

Hoovies Garage CMON MAN! all you have to do is put it in maintenance mode and you can do burnouts and drift

[@markh2005]

@Hoovies Garage Why not pitch the show to Motor Trend? Gotta lol at the Prius! Less than a second of nitrous and it commits hari kari!

[@stephenhunter70]

That is definitly a holly motor! Pun intended

[@johnstenlund472]

Only question is when we are going to see a Citroen DS or maybe a SM. The land yachts of Europe.

[@Spencer481]

3:46 "do not Nitrous a prius" that's the sort of gold standard advice I come here for.

[@MianCowell]

nah, just do it in the dry and keep your foot planted.

[@samlung2724]

Also do not nitrous an eclipse.

[@flagmichael]

@@MianCowell It is not traction that killed it; it is almost impossible to overspeed a Prius engine because of the transaxle design. The 14:1 compression engine does not play well with any sort of boost.

[@seanharris2320]

I think he's like we all are, so I figured he'd just get it rebuilt then say "we're going to try this just ONE more time", and he'd nitro it AGAIN. I was surprised that he sort of vowed to not do it. I was hoping he would do it again. Why not buy a crappy/cheaper one at auction and just try it again, Hoovie? I DO like seeing what's going on with all the other cars. Should do that more often or as often as you can.

[@mylesgray3470]

This is disappointing news. That means I will have to install a turbo instead of Nitrous. I was hoping to do both and get up to 200hp. I’d be running sub 10 second 0-60’s lol

[@FrigginRakins]

How to convert your Prius hybrid to full-electric in ONE SECOND!

[@lefthanded3446]

Tiger K That’s a good one :D

[@anthonyconville43]

😂

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Now an excuse to do a turbo build, mmmmmmmmmm On the Miata, burn the Prius.

[@firefoxuser2557]

spending 40k on an actual electric car? Hoovie will do it for you for a couple hundred bucks!

[@ColinFox]

Put a Tesla motor & drivetrain into it. Ultimate Prius sleeper :)

[@tomb.595]

Raindrop, rodknock, there’s a hole in my engine block

[@SuperCookieGaming_]

Tom B. pop pop pop

[@Cliffdog01]

And that was when he knew he fucked up.

[@mitchellgildea6944]

@@Cliffdog01 And that was when Hoovie knew: he fucked up

[@justinrobert6573]

You win :)

[@waltercox4577]

there's a hole in my block block

[@robertmartin1116]

Buy a second microphone for your guests, please Hoovie.

[@chrisfi3d]

He addressed that common request. Reason: too much work in post production to make it work.

[@chrisfi3d]

GrimmR34PER555 - yeah that’s what I thought too. There was a long period there when his spoken audio was an issue and he was stuffing around with different single mics (supposedly expensive ones too) and being frustrated that they didn’t work for him, for whatever reason. He probably couldn’t be bothered with syncing up two.

[@elesjuan]

@@chrisfi3d It's really not that much work. At all. Start recording with both mics and either use a time code, or clap three times. The three claps make it CAKE to match the audio up. It would actually be easier to do this than what he's currently doing of increasing the volume when his guests speak. Oh, and his recorder? It's not expensive. You can see it hanging out of his right pocket. It's a zoom pocket recorder. They're like a hundred bucks.

[@hakandokuzlar6632]

Next video I bought the cheapest microphone in the world

[@garethonthetube]

Time to employ a Sound Wizard

[@phillijp]

You can disable the traction control on a Prius: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Select, Start

[@IntelGoesHard]

It's actually like this lol

[@mistress313]

Contra!!!!

[@JC-11111]

Fuck yes! 😎😆

[@a1phamalestud]

You just spawned in a Apache

[@fitch099]

Cheat codes 999

[@capth00k]

Next on Hoovies' Garage -- how long will JB weld hold my engine together pt 1

[@descolero1]

Lmfao!

[@biggaywizard]

Dude! My older brother did that! The motor held and he sold it that way! Even told the new owner, how crazy is that?!

[@elesjuan]

So.... funny story. I actually did this. The Wastegate boost reference line exploded on my '95 turbo miata and I neglected to enable overboost protection. Needless to say, a stock miata 1.8L can't handle 30+PSI of boost. Bent 3 rods, broke one all to hell. I was a little bored and had a stick welder, so I made a plug from another block and welded it up. Found a huge crack on the other side and jb welded it shut. Here's an album on imgur of it: imgur.com/a/60Tnc Found an extra set of rods, a spare piston, ran a hone through the cylinder that got beat up a little bit by the broken conrod. Threw it all back together, turbo and all. Unfortunately.... I was in a bit of a rush assembling the motor because it was getting dark and I tightened but didn't torque down one of the rod cap nuts. Sadly it only ran for about an hour and I didn't get to go pwn any slow v8 cars with it. :(

[@nickgehr6916]

When lambo has see-through engine cover, Hoovie's prius got a see-through engine *take that Lamborghini*

[@wanamen6125]

Hahahahahahhaaa

[@stristan6302]

Wizard’s theory... “The motor wasn’t set up for nitrous”. Well, there’s your problem.

[@castirondude]

The Atkinson cycle just means that it holds the intake valve open during part of the compression stroke, which reduces power but also reduces losses at low load. I don't see how that relates to the failure.

[@jamiemorris5177]

So wizard says you can’t fit nitrous to these types of engines but he’s the one who fitted it 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@aaronlopez3585]

Wizard's defense is a Hannah Barbera cartoon quote "But he told me to, he told me to"

[@gertraba4484]

better than the road runner /Coyote toons BEEP BEEP!!!!

[@ghosttoast8326]

Really it's just have the nitrous go into the intake of the engine, it's not gonna be a supercar level of nitrous injection but it works

[@kealke]

Wizard also knew he'd be able to sell him more stuff at his ridiculous prices, so he did the right thing. For his own wallet.

[@TheCobruhAlienat0r]

I think the issue was that they probably didn't tune the car so that it can properly manage having NOS dumped in it. It probably just dumped the whole thing into the engine and it blew up cause it dumped it all at once.

[@CrashOut7]

Make it a Tesla powered sleeper Prius. You'll smoke anyone that pulls up at the light

[@wiktorixgaming8014]

Smoke?

[@AlkisKamikaze]

@@wiktorixgaming8014 hehe

[@marquiswilliams6251]

@@wiktorixgaming8014 vaporize?

[@xinlinwu4572]

@@wiktorixgaming8014 Electricute?

[@dieselgeezer18]

@@wiktorixgaming8014 only gasoline engines can smoke!

[@GrandGrizzly51]

You should turn the blown engine block into a glass coffee table. Not as cool as a supercar engine, but it would mean something to the channel and it would be a cool conversation piece

[@Poopsticle_256]

Just like Top Gear!

[@MrBlockoh]

Doesn't Tavarish owe someone an engine block table, and they're both Toyota sooo

[@digitalrailroader]

And display it in the new hooptie headquarters!

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

♪Jessica♪

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Interesting conversation piece: The only Prius engine in existence known to have N02 holes in it

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Clearly the problem was an inadequate dose of nitrous. I'm thinking a 250 shot would have been just about right.

[@firstnamesir6698]

Wouldn't that have literally exploded the entire the car?

[@chuckschillingvideos]

@@firstnamesir6698 Yes, indeedy. Oh, yes indeedy.

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Yes, it only reached one cylinder. Your calculation is correct, with a smidgen more for safety.

[@urgetodrive]

Chernobyl reactor #4 on a smaller scale...they had the AZ-5 button, you had the NOS button. Same ending.

[@HooviesGarage]

Great series!

[@simbyote8755]

Lol just watched that this week too, was good!

[@enquire422]

Chernobyl was a hoax, go do some independent research!

[@miralemnermina142]

@@enquire422 wat

[@titansteelful]

I literally just finished episode 5 about 17 minutes ago.

[@AntonioTFernandez]

you can turn off traction control by IGN→acc2x→N→acc2x→READY or something like that. PriusChat knows everything

[@technocody9296]

Mine 2013 can get traction control deactivated after one fuse pulled. Even abs disabled too. I was thinking about add wire into fuse then add switch with fuse so I can deactivate driving assists anytime I want.

[@dave1135]

Tyler Hoover, funding the wizard's retirement plan one car at a time. Lol

[@bradlemmond]

I think The Wizard also has a daughter in college. Plus he recently embiggened his business quite a bit.

[@adambanas6365]

"Hooptie fleet update done!" ...never left mechanic's shop...

[@GeesDrive]

Just need a few overnight parts from Japan?

[@tanjaridder8277]

Yep, it will decimate all arfter hoovie puts about 15k or more.

[@triple7gaming]

Was that fun?!

[@pinchesancho0192]

Well put it on Hoovies tab at Harry’s.

[@ShainAndrews]

Wait... Prius is equipped with traction control? I'm starting to think Toyota has a wicked dry sense of humor.

[@04dram04]

You must not know how much instant torque the electric motor produces

[@SuitOne]

@@04dram04 It's still just 100hp. It's more just for traction in bad road conditions.

[@Brandon_Makes_Stuff]

It's literally the worst part of the car. Even on dry roads if you stomp on it from a stop it'll chirp the tires and kill your power. Then re engage full power and chirp the tires and kill the power again. It's terrible.

[@JackMott]

@@Brandon_Makes_Stuff yeah, borderline safety issue sometimes.

[@ourtime-downhere6931]

If they really didn't include a switch to turn that off they must be morons, 100hp or not. Any vehicle with traction control should have the ability to shut it off.

[@Tjockisen]

So... Tavarish is rebuilding a Prius engine next!?

[@Questchaun]

Don't think that guy is even remotely technical for that.

[@RyanBurnsRed]

@@Questchaun even if he was he'd never complete it since it's not a lambo

[@rick9364]

Thought freeze plugs where to prevent the block from cracking if the cooling fluid freezes. Presure makes the plug pop out instead of destroying the block.

[@mothernature6763]

That’s a myth

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Depends how much the ice continues to expand after solidifying, if you go -20 deg C or more without ethylene glycol the block gets split in two by the ice expanding.

[@p-townshankzilla2654]

Hoovies, we need more videos of pushing these cars. Even if they grenade.. it DEFINITELY is MUCH MUCH more entertaining then burying them....

[@seberous]

That calls for a V6 Prius I think 🤔 do itttt!!!

[@turnerbullock6093]

Seberous actually no they should LS swap it lol

[@HUNKragor]

V8 or nothing

[@HUNKragor]

It's got amazing aerodynamics tho

[@MayheM_72]

Palpatine says "Dew it!"

[@gosportjamie]

Hooptie fleet update: Everything's broken and the Car Wizard is planning the imminent purchase of a new private jet with all the money he's going to make fixing them...

[@norumbega5897]

If you watch the wizards channel he explains that he clearly warned Tyler Hoover in advance that adding nitrous would likely destroy the engine. Tyler accepted this risk from the very beginning in case anyone watches this but doesn’t realize the back story.

[@GinToni_]

Fast and furious.. ehm...slow and explosive

[@Carstuff111]

Hahahahaha!!!

[@youxkio]

Call it Fart and furious instead.

[@kwedog2373]

Every time I see the look on Hoovie's face when the motor blew, I start laughing....a lot. LOL

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

Especially when he runs over the filter lmaoo

[@technocody9296]

His face is like he just pulled a trigger on shotgun when engine went bang.

[@LearningFast]

An Atkinson cycle engine has a very high absolute compression ratio. It changes the timing so that it doesn’t use the full compression volume during the compression stroke. This allows it to utilize a high expansion stroke without the knock risk. Your nitrous basically acted like a turbo in a very high compression ratio engine. It probably ignited before top dead center and grenaded your block.

[@TheRealKoolguy007]

To expand on that. The combustion chamber is extremely small when the piston hits TDC. I think he hydrolocked it with nitrous and fuel.

[@famousdave7219]

nm, started with a 50. Without a window/wot switch. What an idiot.

[@avongil]

@@TheRealKoolguy007 I'm going to double down on the hydro lock since spark was probably also knocked out during traction control engagement. That was a violent "come from together" at low rpm (4K Ish...). Also wondering if the electric motors had enough time to react and cause more locking. I imagine a certain amount lead or lag is programmed into motor 1 and motor 2 for acceleration and deceleration. This is all speculation, i do no t approve this message.

[@snappy452]

I love how the Wizard gave you that instinctual WTF snap look when you mentioned warranty repair after obvious driver induced damage even though youre obviously joking because hes been through this crap before.

[@JohnnyMrHattersmith]

Just install a new oem prius engine. Then add more nitrous and hit the drag strip.

[@gavinhogberg]

2:26 If part of the problem is that it's an atkinson cycle engine, I wonder if converting it to otto cycle by swapping the cam would work. Of course that would raise the compression ratio a LOT, so you would want to either run premium or just convert it to e85. Personally I'd say go the extra (quarter) mile and convert to e85 because Mo' Powa, Babeh

[@johnnydeville5701]

That Grand Wagoneer and Imperial are definitely 2 of Hoovie's better purchases!

[@repnatl]

Damn y'all butchered my last name btw lol Should have put the Prius in maintenance mode so the gas engine stays on and also turn traction control off. All very easy to do watch a KZbin video on it or the Prius forums. YES YOU CAN TURN TRACTION CONTROL OFF yourself no special tools or scanners needed. Just an fyi lol you just converted to an air cooled Atkinson cycle.

[@Hotlog69]

They also butchered your engine. 🤣

[@JonnyBeoulve]

Sup Atkinson.

[@davidbenji1]

Hey Chris! Are you my brother? David Atkinson

[@repnatl]

@@davidbenji1 could be related lol did you help build this engine lol

[@JokerisWild4]

Even if they turned off TC and kept the engine running, an Atkinson cycle engine isn't designed for NOS and it would still have problems.

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Pro tip: Use turbo's, boost is a natural thing for an engine. In fact that's what the Corolla hatch uses currently on the 1.2 Atkinson cycle power plant.

[@RAFAGaming11]

Put a 2ZZ-GE in it, its a VVTLI 1.8 liter engine. It should make about 190hp

[@tedarcher9120]

Better 2.0 honda engine with 10000 rpm

[@wtfizzjus]

Is it a direct swap for the 1.5? I'm guessing there isn't that much space under the hood to custom mount it easily.

[@RAFAGaming11]

@@tedarcher9120 nah, keep it toyota

[@RAFAGaming11]

@@wtfizzjus 1.5? Isnt the prius a 1.8??

[@samiraperi467]

@@RAFAGaming11 I know the 1st gen wasn't. The dinosaur engine was a 1.5 liter 70-something hp unit. 2ZZ sounds like a great idea. :)

[@justgrayyy105]

Put the Nitrous in the LeBaron. *YOUR NITOUS PRESSURE IZ LOOW*

[@dreadpenguinlord340]

"Your Nitrous is in a Jar"

[@paulwilcox9045]

Well...if your going to mess something up, mess it up so bad, people will wonder how you did it.👍👍👍👍👍😎

[@TheTarrMan]

Freeze plugs are also so if you neglect your coolant and it freezes it won't crack the block. Not too much of a common issue these days but back before the 1980's shops would fill up with cars with this issue every winter.

[@Spencer481]

The paint job isnt the only thing that blows chunks on that prius!

[@gertraba4484]

yeah, YUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!!!

[@aaronhoward5467]

Lol right now it's worth more than the car lolololz

[@Paxmax]

To sum it up poetically correct: If it ain't cycling like a proper Otto don't play the nitrous Lotto!

[@sw0cb]

poetry

[@TheFirBall]

NOS it again. Spray at higher speeds in dry weather

[@jasongunn7336]

To add power to the Prius you have to add more cell packs I’m running three cell packs on mine it will keep up with the best of them. But be ready to send some money on update the transmission to handle it. And turn off the traction control.

[@jaydoesstuff9807]

A “freeze plug” isn’t just where sand comes out of a casting... if the coolant ratio is too much water and freezes the plugs push out.... saving the engine block from cracking!

[@jonsmith1259]

Wizard does not just stand behind his work, he pushes it into the bay for you!

[@scottracing8161]

Can you mic up the wizard in these videos? Feel like we always miss out on his wizardy nuggets of gold. Love the videos :)

[@therealboofighter]

Scott Racing I never understand why he doesn’t do this?

[@bernardodandrea1254]

He's already explained it, 2 mics make the editing take way longer, not worth for him.

[@justinb6373]

Just got back from Car Issues, and I'm going to be back next saturday. I love the transparency with the entire buying and repair progress compared to other shows, and the general attitude, like with the breifcase!

[@Mamac2006]

looking into that engine hole feels like watching a chernobyl documentary

[@extec101]

atleast its not radioactive and need a confinment buildning.

[@callumsykes1307]

He pressed AZ-5

[@mindspinn311]

8:00 DUDE! That 1990 Miata is a gem I can’t believe how low the mileage is and how clean the car is! I may know a buyer for you when you sell.

[@SpiritualStuntman]

Watching these videos are like hanging out with good friends. Love your spirit, your style and your creativity. Keep on rockin in the free world!

[@RobertVivian]

And blow a weak engine.

[@TheEmpoleon123456789]

Hey, you actually can fully disable TC on the Prius by putting it into Diagnostics mode. There are other videos on KZbin that detail this, but it's one of the methods by which people autocross Priuses.

[@vikingofengland]

*Wizard:* Let me install another money making device on your car. *Hoovie:* Yeah, sounds good, let's do it!

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

I know how to defeat the traction control! You need to put it in diagnostic mode, which is a silly number of inputs, but it turns off traction control among other things. Here's how you do it: 1) Turn the car to ignition by pressing START twice without pressing the brake. 2) Floor the gas pedal two times (two full top to bottom pressings) 3) Make sure the parking brake is on, and while pressing the brake pedal put the car into NEUTRAL 4) Again press the gas pedal two times 5) Push PARK and press the gas pedal two more times 6) Now put your foot on the BRAKE and press START one time while holding the brake down.

[@ThaMythbuster]

A 2JZ swap for this thing would make it the ultimate sleeper! :D

[@revmatch4515]

LS SWAP

[@SydneyChromatic]

Sleepers are gay these days

[@carlthefriendlyllama2126]

@@SydneyChromatic how so?

[@visekual6248]

It's impossible to put in crosswise and lot of work to put in the longitudinal

[@SydneyChromatic]

@@visekual6248 nothing is impossible with a welder and some elbow grease

[@kevinmajor2483]

2jz swap it.. that would be amazing

[@arcticpuzzle8901]

Remove the rear passenger seats and place the engine in the middle. Fuel tank in the front. RWD.

[@masashiiino6914]

Someone did it with 1jz kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn-QiaF4msiqjKs

[@Rico_MLG]

Next Video:CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL ENGINE SWAP WITH A PRIUS!

[@maxrockatanksyOG]

Oh...this would be heaven...a 6BT swap

[@rapalo89]

This, or 2JZ

[@muznick]

Damn, I typed the same thing a few minutes ago and scrolled down to see you beat me to it.

[@samuelwoolwineiv7886]

You did the right thing by changing the timing belt on that Miata; the rubber ages the same whether it's driven or not.

[@Holdeenio]

Scrap the hybrid motor and 1.8 engine in that prius and install a custom 2JZ. It's about time you do a custom build with the weeeeeeeeezard?! 🎉

[@shazbot199]

Samuel Holden the 911

[@Thissandthat]

The second gen Prius cuts engine power to almost nothing when the tires brake loose. People have complained over the years because people would pull out of a parking lot on to a busy highway and punch it and the car would almost completely stop! The 3rd gen fixed this problem. So if you cut power via computer to the power split device (the tow electric moters that work as a transaxle) connected to the gas engine, the engine is going to blow if you're forcing it to move.

[@gabrieljin8326]

bruh I didn't expect to get an upload until like 2 days later, this is lit

[@albertnario4877]

Toyota Prius can be fully electric?, replace the ICE into battery.

[@highvoltage12v]

Matt Farrah wants an engine block coffee table. Could this be suitable.

[@ryanschaff123]

Matt Farrah would never use a faggot Prius engine block.

[@coffelt683]

honestly it would make an interesting conversation piece.

[@bobsacamano251]

As Hoovie is telling how he blew up his engine, Car Wizard is trying really hard not to laugh 😂

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

*what is this?* *That’s my oil filter and part of the block!*

[@nostickpeople]

Many years ago i saved a buick park ave that the plastic timing chain disintegrated on and replaced it! It had rod knock 2 weeks later. Put a brick on the pedal and let it rev till it popped! Way fun

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

It wasn’t set up for a very long stroke. You had a sudden burst of power and felt it in your seat. Then an explosion. That was my takeaway from the video. 😬

[@tazicus]

I don’t comment often but i believe your issue was 2 parts, first is the wizards statement long stroke and all that... but also the motor is not directly attached to the drive train, so one little hit of the laughing gas let the motor spin WAY beyond a rpm it could sustain, and let Rodney out of the engine.

[@alexwilliams2677]

Run the nitrous to a purge kit, all the look (comical or not) but no attachment to the engine.

[@TheVikingamerican]

Hoovie, since your family (in law) already got a Prius..... would you consider donating this Prius to a good cause? I have a disabled friend (who has an adult son with autism) and her old Honda Accord.has gone south (it will cost over 3k for the repairs needed). She needs a car to go to doctors appointments and to the hospital..... and is truly worthy of a car that runs (& gets good gas mileage). She is on a fixed income, so she ca't afford any of the junk for sale in the Chicago area (she has maybe $500 towards a running car - almost impossible to find around here.. I'm sure you hear questions like this all of the time,..... it never hurts to ask tho.

[@HackingDutchman]

Now the engine of the Prius is already dead, LS swapping it will be even easier.

[@mjrc123]

HackingDutchman yes, I’m slightly devastated he’s swapping with another original Prius engine. Now that his family member has the Prius they want, this should definitely have 300+ horsepower.

[@randolfo1265]

'What do freeze plugs do?' Well, what Wizard said about manufacturing, I learnt something new. Thanks Wiz But also this: It's in the name; Freeze plug. If the temperature goes super low, like it will here in the north, and the coolant is mixed with too high water ratio, the water expands and the frost plugs, as we also call them, will pop out instead of cracking the engine block. Keep doing crazy stuff like this Hoovie, the limits need to be pushed sometimes. And yeah, that car still worth fixing!

[@michaelcuff5780]

Welp! Now its time to go to Copart and buy a Hyabusa engine and install it.

[@mattdagger1480]

The reason the freeze plug corroted is Electrolysis. :) that's why u need to check your coolant for voltage. No lie. Sounds crazy that a liquid can develop a electrical charge. Ask the wizard about it next time you see him. Pretty interesting topic

[@ArnoSchmidt70]

Just married and immediately has to take care of all his wifes family. I've heard that before. They'll bleed him dry. Poor Hoovie.

[@jommoner]

Replace the 1.5 engine with the non-hybrid version, then get a turbo kit for that (they exist). Also, your engine was at redline, and MG1 was at redline; the NOS over-revved the engine suddenly, also it would have over-revved MG1. Traction control cuts power to everything (it is really ‘gearbox protect mode’) and the engine was free to ‘idle’ with no rev limit! Do fix this car; a stock 1.5 Yaris or corolla engine + turbo would be good fun!

[@danielwilliams8533]

You CAN turn off the traction control on the Prius. -Past 16 y/o Prius driver

[@nestam6844]

Tasteful Transportation how?

[@danielwilliams8533]

@@nestam6844 russ.alman.us/2011/01/12/disable-traction-control-prius/ It takes a whole sun ritual and 15 minutes

[@Willg95]

You can, I had a friend try drifting his prius after he turned it off

[@Sorent1993]

It wasn't TC cutting power, it was because the engine ran out of the rpm range og the hybrid drive

[@MultiSandrosandro]

Power your car in ignition mode, fully depress gass pedal 2 times, then shift to neutral and again fully depress gas pedal 2 times. After that do the cycle again and BAM, TC is off. BTW be sure to have e-brake engaged.

[@henryatkinson1479]

Prius uses my engine cycle. I hope this does not make me responsible for the engine nuke... Also that 928 looks good.

[@tortron]

As long as you don't put it on a diet

[@harleyjones5200]

man these little things are the perfect example of being engineered perfectly for their task....look after them and keep them standard and they will do 1.5 million miles on the original engine etc.....put a tiny shot of nos on them and they will do a few hundred feet before lunching themselves.

[@doublagesdelanaudiere3700]

Yea

[@James_Hough]

Standard ring gap + super lean mixture = boom

[@tl1024]

Doesn't that melt pistons & burn rings? Not snap connecting rods in a quarter second. I think it was just as simple as rod failure.

[@James_Hough]

T L I’m spitballin’ here, but when the ring gap isn’t opened up in a boosted or nitrous engine, and goes super lean, the heat expands the ring, the ring ends touch and seize the pistons in the bore. The momentum of the crank snaps con rods and causes them to ventilate the block.

[@owainwilliams4162]

The thing didnt run long enough to overheat anything!!

[@James_Hough]

@@owainwilliams4162 Detonation happens almost instantly in this situation.

[@boostedmaniac]

On older cars I believe the traction control works by cutting ignition, essentially causing a misfire to cut power.

[@jbizzle8491]

Let's get Hoovie to a Million subs!!!! 👍

[@zhiqiandu3110]

It could be a hydro lock. It was in a rain and humidity is high. Nitrous cool the intake air too much so that vapor condense into water and get into the cylinder. As the piston reach TDC it hits incompressible water and break the rod. The condensed water could be accumulating in the cylinder during several strokes to reach a significant volume.

[@markst.germain9286]

I thought the freeze plugs were to prevent engine damage in the case of inadequate antifreeze coolant expanding in freezing weather

[@davidsewell3477]

It is you are correct. Freeze plugs pop out if the water freezes and expands . i commented on that myself. im shocked a mechanic didn't know that ... mmmmmmm

[@earl4238]

That is not their purpose. Wiz is right, they are party of the casting process. However, depending on orientation, temp and antifreeze content, they might, MIGHT, save a motor from cracking.

[@K31TH3R]

Atkinson cycle holds the intake valves slightly open during the exhaust phase. This allowed nitrous to rapidly accumulate in the intake manifold and that 50 shot pretty quickly turns into a 100 shot, then a 150 shot, then a 200 shot, then an engine shot. Potentially you could trickle a wet shot on an intermittent switch. The power delivery would probably feel awful too and buck the car around until you get the timing right. And eventually you'd probably get a big nitrous back fire and blow up the plastic intake manifold. Every way you could make this work would not be worth it lol.

[@damonparnell6144]

It would be cool to see a turbo 1zz, manual Prius

[@mrflamewars]

Stock powder metal rods would explode, but it might burn up all the oil first. Not Toyota's finest effort. The Prius has a 1NZ(?), I'm not aware of any use of a ZZ engine in the Prius.

[@zeppelin7752]

Prius experts, please correct me of this is wrong but: It sounded like the engine over revved badly when you hit the nitrous. My theory was that the massive increase in power overcame the prius's MGU that couples the engine to the wheels. Because the engine is not directly coupled to the wheels (parallel hybrid), the motor-generator was unable to hold the engine rpm down during the power surge causing to over-rev and blow up. Does that sound feasible?

[@billwilmington8284]

I like how Tyler pays the wizard by the book prices and gives him so much exposure, but doesn't get discounts or anything in return. Then you have J&J Autowrecking who has given Tyler thousands in parts just for a couple simple shout out.

[@holden8239]

Wizard seems kind of greedy.

[@bobvlaudville826]

He charges him 45 an hour for labor... that's hardly greedy

[@secondopinion6654]

Cannot compare a parts supplier(endless supply and can serve hundreds of customers in 8hrs) to a mechanic(10hrs day at most). Wizard could have 100,000 cars lined up wanting to do business and he still only has 10hrs available. Next step is hiring other mechanics. Either way it's very finite on the labor end. Even if it helps the Wizard's channel it's not a moneymaker just yet. Imagine the shop rate is $75 and Hoovie's rate is $45...on ANY car ever made. Impossible deal. They both know that the mechanic's labor cost is meaningless when most of Hoovie's videos are doing 5 figures in ad revenue.

[@christophersimpson6815]

Yes there is a way! It’s called “maintenance mode” it turns off the traction control and also keeps the engine running. Google it because it’s complicated

[@BauTekIndustries]

Wait... Hoovie and the Mighty Car Mods boys were both in Europe recently, the latter hinting at a collab episode. 🧐

[@beckyholmes1658]

I watched both episodes of Car Issues on Saturday night with my husband and we loved it. Bring on more!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DanCMadsen]

As a Toyota hybrid certified master tech... I knew the motor was going to blow... I just wanted to see which part gave up first lol

[@NewPhone-bs7mt]

How do you suggest making it go faster? Please respond

[@DanCMadsen]

@@NewPhone-bs7mt you take the hybrid system out and put a built turbo engine from a Yaris in it with a manual.

[@NewPhone-bs7mt]

@@DanCMadsen will it still work as a hybrid or will only the engine power it?

[@DanCMadsen]

Yup...

[@NewPhone-bs7mt]

@@DanCMadsen which is it?

[@toddudell8497]

I truly enjoy their friendship and their low key jokes and pokes.

[@jeremiahgaskins7205]

"Let's have a look inside my Prius engine"... Removes front tire for a better view "inside". 😮

[@enjoythesho1992]

Wow only a 50 shot blew it up I thought any engine would handle that

[@stage3muppet]

Been waiting for the aftermath video hoovie 😂😂 Awesome 👍🏻

[@RobertVivian]

I don't know if you know, but putting nitrous in an engine is basically putting much much more power into it, and if you have an engine that isn't strong enough to handle it, it blows. Engines that are strong can take this power stock. This is what makes the 2JZ so good, it has a cast iron engine block and aluminum head so you can slap on a lot a power and it will be strong enough to handle it. The Prius engine is not meant to take almost any more power. A lot of things can go wrong, like breaking the crankshaft in your case. I'm not an expert, but I knew it would not work in the first place. Though if you put a smaller dose in, it could've worked.

[@elmtz20]

Hoovie just exploted the only know weakness of the Wizard. Shine a flashlight in his face lol

[@Carstuff111]

You leaned out the engine when the traction control kicked in, is what it sounds like to me. Well, this is just one of many reasons I am glad my car does not have traction control. Though, I also do not plan to use nitrous on my car either, rather have a turbo or supercharger.

[@Busta76]

Please consider a collab with the Boosted Boys for a turbo honda conversion.....

[@cripplingdepression8889]

The Toyota prius uses a CVT for the gas engine, so the gas engine runs pretty much always at the same rpm, you can't really go full throttle at a reasonable speed on those engines so nitrous was injected at low rpm, causing the engine rpm to suddenly ramp up (nitrous has a similar effect as injecting pure oxygen in the intake), causing the ECU to considerably throttle down the engine which might have broken it. Can't really tell though, the prius is a pretty unusual car tbh