Got a turbo? Do these mods for MORE POWER!

[@Snoopi25]

The intercooler harp playing is NEVER gonna get old, I actually was hoping u guys would do more of it, and I was glad it happened this go-around 👌

[@q1337]

a legitimate instrument of the modern era

[@danielberthou5673]

Still waiting for the album, Moog intercooler harPenist virtuoso.

[@Synthetic-Chicken]

As a truck mechanic, doing drums and shoes is almost daily, when you said needing a hug cause you flung the spring into the next suburb, I felt that haha.

[@llaughton69]

As a non mechanic that works on my own cars and trucks, I felt that statement deep in my soul hahahaha

[@MrHaggibear]

I've only done it once on my wifes old Ranger... Felt like enough for a lifetime xD

[@ToreDL87]

In my opinion, with the right tools, they're not so bad, disc brakes can be really b****y. Another thing is, disc brakes are harder to get parts for the older the car gets, for instance I can always get new rear drums and slave cylinders for my Toyota TA40 and TA60 Carina's, but not new calipers for the fronts, nor for any end on my E46. I'd rather have SOMETHING I can service, than something better I can't get parts for at all.

[@joelmate4071]

Im a truck mechanic and light vehicle mechanic ill just say that doing truck drum brakes are way easier than car brakes. When i did my trade upgrade to trucks everytime i did a set of brakes i felt like i had forgotten to put something back on as it was so quick and easy in comparison

[@trafficsau.]

opening up with "sports car" in front of that running gag rx7 and then panning over to a copen is something... still love your tiny car vibe!

[@Sf_Mason]

Best thing for doing springs on a drum brake, besides the long nose pliers and the tools for the half turn washers, is a round shoe lace or a length of round cord. Hook it into the springs and you can pull on the springs SO much easier and the pliers are used to guide the hook in. Absolute life changer.. from a fan in the UK and mechanical engineer / former tech.

[@mightycarmods]

That’s an excellent tip thank you!

[@wobblysauce]

Also, the spring doesn't go sprong when undone.

[@Sf_Mason]

@@mightycarmods More than welcome, Enjoyed the videos for years, brought your signed book and a few stickers when it came out. BMW in my profile has a chopped sticker on the window :D

[@jonasholzem2909]

Whoa, this is a game changer!

[@OddBawZ]

I absolutely ADORE my HKS Turbo Kit Copen. I've a fair few cars but the Copen stops the most people for a chat. Grab a non-rusty one while you can, lads!

[@jamesjohnson8924]

Odd? Love your vids man, glad to see you vibe with MCM too!

[@timXJ220]

Or weld all four corners on a rusty one 🙉😭💀

[@MaepleeVT]

Never expected to see you here! hahaha

[@monaro34]

Copen vs HSTV-L race on the cards now Odd? im sure Spooks has one laying around.

[@smirkingrevenge6]

Those intercooler moments are just getting better and better.... Bin kickin' for the winnin'!!!!!

[@Rob.Salta90]

I added my pet snail to the engine bay. Is that a mod?

[@angeloah]

As long it goes choochoo psh psh.

[@Francis-yv6hc]

That's garys mod

[@RubberDino]

A snail is a snail. It’s a mod.

[@alfonzo9289]

Yes. +50 hp.

[@alfonzo9289]

If you snail can make a *"Tsssssst"* sound than yes

[@Elmanret]

The harp music never gets old hahaha love it

[@The_One_Over_There]

Such a good video, straight from the best drum brake channel on KZbin.

[@joshevans4529]

I know building cars like the Gemini or the RX7 can take a toll on you but I'm glad to see your Copen.

[@ethonvernon1285]

I like that thing you guys did with the old inter-cooler , liked the music too😂

[@pudermcgavin4462]

When doing drums never do both sides at once so you have a reference! Learned that the hard way!

[@YOEL_44]

Or record the process to have some reference.

[@michaelrichey8516]

I can only imagine that somewhere, someone watches you playing the intercoolers and thinks "they're so talented" They're not wrong, I love your channel(s) - but more for the comedy than the impromptu intercooler sessions.

[@phuzz00]

I assume that Moog makes all the noises himself anyway, although I'm not sure if he has a real harp, or it's some synth wizardry.

[@Ocean1ccc]

Just wanted to say I love it every time you guys use or make a metal tune for the show, a lot of car videos we see on Instagram or TikTok these days have niche rap songs and I like those too but there’s nothing better than flying down the highway to some heavy metal, or hardcore.

[@sergiogomezorias]

That's why I love MCM, I'm tired of the 1000whp Supras, even the wrecked Lambos, but a Copen? A true Sports Car like the masterful Daihatsu Copen? Love that!

[@GregWellwood]

Drum Brakes: Use a pair of side cutter pliers to push the e-brake spring back and clamp to the cable itself; you'll never cut through the cable, no worries. Might as well use side cutters to grip and remove the castle nut cotter pins too - so much easier to grip and lever them out than the needle nose pliers. Cheers from Canada!

[@dGCyanide49]

I work at a clutch and brake place, what i found was easy for the hand brake cable is to use side cutters to grab the cable itself, and use a second set to slide the spring back and then tighten the grip to lock the spring back and then drop the side cutters grabbing the end of the cable and slot it in.

[@PhineasPhlob]

As soon as I saw that new intercooler I knew you'd get a good tune out of it.

[@nastybun]

I love the intercooler bit, never stop being you, you two.

[@JAJPL]

Omg I haven’t had a video recommended in so long!!

[@mightycarmods]

That’s how KZbin rolls these days

[@YOEL_44]

Then use your subscriptions tab, the feed is useless.

[@feenyx6394]

The trick is to never look at recommended until you have exhausted your Subscriptions tab and are actually looking for NEW new stuff. KZbin has the dumbest algorhithms sometimes, I swear.

[@JAJPL]

@@YOEL_44 I know I know but the app just pushes you away from it.

[@JAJPL]

@@feenyx6394 absolutely agree

[@robo1000]

Knew a guy who would adjust drums by driving in reverse and slamming on the brakes, seemed to work.

[@jdlackey88]

Can confirm, works bruh. 😄

[@Twocent10]

I second this

[@goclunker]

Works on SOME cars, the adjusters work in reverse on some models. Not all

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

Some cars are adjusted with pulling the parking brake.

[@Jacobtheunwise]

Works on alot of cars but only adjust them to an extent and doesn't help when they're completely worn

[@overtonesnteatime198]

Dear Mighty Car Mods. We the people need more video's.... 10 a week should do fine. Cheers

[@daveamies5031]

🤣

[@OhLiQuiDz]

The soundtrack to this episode is awesome, lovely stuff guys

[@Tagomago12]

From the UK, love this channel.

[@38skippers]

Reminds me of working for Daihatsu back in the late 80's early 90's.

[@xPLZxPPLxWAKExUPx]

That hug line... 😂😂😂😂 Best automotive youtuber line ever.. Also, episode released on my birthday. Lovin it. Cheers😂

[@bradleyburns255]

Thank you for fitting Project MU pads and shoes to your copen as it makes me feel a little less silly for putting brembo pads and shoes on my 1.4TDCi 06' fiesta😭

[@Didymuss1]

Fuck yeah, dude, more Copen! It's a shame there's only like four sports Kei cars since they're so cool.

[@ChrisDADLUX]

Best intercooler test by far 😆 love it

[@austinkendall9123]

Use the wire cutting end on your long nose plires and put between metal end and spring on the brake cable, then hold the metal tip and use the cutter and slide the spring up the cable lightly squeeze the plires on the cable to hold the spring, the parking brake lever and or clip can easily be put on to the cable and release spring. Great video marty!!!!!!!!

[@harry1558]

No better way to start my friday morning! Quick dose of MCM and turbo copen nuggets before work

[@whitewalker9622]

We all need more small mad cars

[@bradleyburns255]

A simple and really effective tip for doing brake shoes: Remove both drums but only strip down one side so in the instance that you didnt take a photo or you cant see something in your pics, just refer to the opposite side and mirror it on the side your building.

[@jaroslavmrazek5752]

0:40 you are forgetting the Honda S660

[@stevenloynds3691]

This is probably my favourite channel I've been around from the very beginning since poring urine over cars in Martin's mums drive and probably watched most episodes a few times over.. I can't believe, well actually I can seeing the sub count close to 4m that's crazy but definitely well earned 👏 👌...What I love the most is you boys have remained grounded building and fixing nuggets where most other famous/popular KZbinrs end up rich as "F" and once they get a taste of super/hyper cars they never do relatable cars for the viewers again...selling us VPNs or Keeps 😉 you don't try selling us anything other then merchandise to support yourselves...luv to u boys...

[@Onbatman]

I love the color of the pads

[@Wally_boxcar]

The bin kick addition to the inter cooler harp symphony was so gorgeous

[@keio5274]

Honda beat owners triggered at the start 🤣🤣

[@chrismurphy110]

i do love the harp cooler tunes

[@Chadsstickystuffakaglue]

Great to see the parts from Japan are working

[@STAG162]

an intercooler interlude always makes things better.

[@adamgroszkiewicz814]

2015 Civic's could still be bought with rear drums. The shoes usually last about 110k miles.

[@GraysonZimmer]

Yes Moog, I noticed that the kick was in perfect sync with the video and you're amazing.

[@jvepps]

Colder plugs don't remove heat they are just more resilient at soaking up heat which reduces the chance of them becoming glow plugs and causing detonation.

[@LesCamionsDeThomas]

11/10 episode. Love the radiator songs, as a long time follower, these clips are the best laughts! About episode. What about weight réductions, adding caméra and led bars!! The little car that could!

[@tecguru100]

Most dash cams use a "usb mini b" type socket same as sat-navs. (I'm UK based) Meaning you can buy an adapter for your sat nav where you plug your cigarette lighter fuse in to the adapter and plug the adapter into the fuse slot and it powers both the cigarette lighter and the dash cam/sat nav. It is about £20 but well worth the money. I've used mine for the last 4 years with no issues so we'll worth the money

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

£20 for that is an absolute rip off.

[@tecguru100]

@@SoulTouchMusic93 not really for a plug and play for an adapter. Especially if your not handy with soldering iron

[@JudyPatootie]

My daily driver, 2000 Dodge Caravan base model, has some carbon ceramic pads on it. I'm kind of a race car driverist myself. I live my life a quarter mile at a time. And for those 27 seconds or more, I'm free.

[@Alijay01]

Just when I was scrolling for something to watch, bang on time 👍🏼

[@ChristopherHallett]

I still remember fondly when Volvo trucks went from drums to discs - I was working at a dealership at the time, and from a couple of hours of hard dirty shitty work doing a brake reline to ~15 minutes for a pad slap was fucking amazing.

[@adambeckett9921]

Handy to grease contact surfaces on brakes. Keeps them working correctly over time and stops squealing. 👌🏼

[@devivoman]

Hell yeah Marty, my favorite band is TooL because of all the drum breaks!😂

[@MrRippinonyou]

Reminds me of the drums i did on an imported Hi-Ace van .... biggest jigsaw puzzle ever made , way too much going on !

[@ChristopherAllen-l8e]

That inter cooler jig was impeccable.

[@dinosoarskill17]

7:16 is pretty amazing. i love that detail where you're staying true to what youre plucking

[@Ronanelm]

S660 and beat are also great competitors :))

[@bandwagon240]

When I woke up today, I did not expect to see a Daihatsu Copen riverdance intercooler battle. Thanks for that, gents.

[@tomcardale5596]

That intercooler tune was a particularly great one.

[@AgentLokVokun]

Drum to rotor upgrade would be fun!

[@sebsshenanigans]

A lot of time and work for not much gain. As he said, the tears really don't do that much breaking for such a light car and all the weight at the front anyway

[@autobootpiloot]

Drums have just as much braking power as rotors but they overheat faster. For a car like this, drums are more than enough. A lot of new hatchbacks still have drum brakes, both from Japan and Europe. And they are not only much heavier than a copen, they also work just fine.

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

​@@autobootpilootwrong. Drums have way bigger shoes, hence more area, more stopping. They wear out slower because way more material and they're way less exposed to the elements so they are less likely to break. They also don't get as much water in them messing with your braking in wet. They won't break when you try to brake. But yeah, they heat up and don't cool fast at all. Disks are made to cool really really fast.

[@autobootpiloot]

@@SoulTouchMusic93 surface area doesn’t matter. The force applied by the hydraulic brake system is equal in all cases. When the surface area is larger the pressure gets lower and when the surface area gets smaller the pressure gets higher. For performance purposes there is no difference. Things that do make a difference is the size of the rotor or drum because the distance to the centre is greater. And for longevity you obviously want as much material as possible so larger is better as well. There are way more reasons to have large brakes with lots of surface area but pure brake force isn’t one.

[@Kinann]

Have Project Mu pads in my NSX and am on the 3rd set. Great on the track, absolutely love them!

[@calmac2002]

I must say the Garlic plate is quite fitting for the look of the car ;) - Another great vid as per usual! Pleasure to tune in once more! Keep it up chaps!

[@Ginga7r]

A wee tip for you, chap use a decant-sized pair of snips on the handbrake cable put them in between the the spring and the end block then slide the snips up the cable compressing the spring then grip the cable lightly that holds the spring compressed, and makes it very easy to get the end of the cable through the hand brake actuator arm.

[@aussiefirestorm]

Marty, blunt side cutters are the best thing for pulling and holding the handbrake spring up the cable. Also side cutters on split pins grips good to pull them out.

[@TheSaw410]

GARLIC number plate 😂 g4RLIC

[@BaMenace]

It's a 9

[@TheSaw410]

​@@BaMenace I'm very well aware. Looks like garlic is the point.

[@BaMenace]

@@TheSaw410 it's meant to. The car looks like a garlic bread

[@tsm5856]

​@@BaMenace🤡

[@joshuamorehead6124]

​@@BaMenaceNo not garlic bread, it looks like a clove of garlic lmao

[@kalied441]

Kei cars are mad underrated, sure you're not gapping anything other than another kei car, but it's just a time to be alive. planning on getting a HA36S suzuki alto works awd within the next couple months, and can't wait to rip it

[@kylepasta]

Step 1 - Jack up your car

[@GeneralBeugs]

Step 2 - lose the 10mm

[@lowintellecttrash6737]

Step 3-??????

[@GeneralBeugs]

Step 4 - “hey guys it’s Chris Fit here”

[@garycrofts1421]

Step 2....Give up and put it on the lift, but forget to edit out the trolly jack use...

[@ZoranMalbaša]

I really missed your music. That is something makes me smile always 😉

[@garycrofts1421]

Marty....needle nose pliers on the brake cable, just behind the nipple, get normal pliers and pull the nipple so the cable slips thru the jaws of the needle nose pliers so the spring is compressed then grip with the needle nose, you've now got a good inch of free cable to easily slot into the shoes handbrake lever

[@eddietorres112]

Home sick today. Thanks for providing top-notch entertainment for me while I wallow in misery. 😅

[@ddraidex6842]

The little car looks so good. I can’t wait to see more of it in the future.

[@tyronestock379]

That Mazda and Daihatsu Copen is The best Sports Car Well Done Marty 👏👏👏

[@letsgopedal4249]

"Generally you shouldn't pad slap." -the guy that pad slaps every single jdm nugget he's had in 5+ years. What a guy. Been there. More times then I've watched mcm

[@mightycarmods]

i hardly ever pad slap... almost always new discs

[@adrianzmajla4844]

​@@mightycarmods You're wasting disc rotors, almost as much as wasting the internet! Haha!

[@localsocietymember]

that light install and advice is great

[@batterybuilding]

I’m looking forward to more one wheel drive content!

[@zubiddydoodoopop]

The rear suspension looks awfully similar to my old Celica GTS. I kinda liked it because it let the car handle more like a rear wheel drive car. It's also the only fwd car I was able to powerslide in the snow without the hand brake. They're underrated imo which is great because they're still affordable. Just upgrade the sump if you guys ever own one and inevitably mod it becasue those sumps will suck up air just like the new 86s if you ever push them too hard on the track

[@michaelcameron4693]

Tip for the future, losen the handbrake adjustment where the two cables meet. Once loose really helps with those springs

[@theenglishtrucker1849]

Anyone else click LIKE before even watching? Every episode is great no matter if you like the car or not. 👍

[@leroysaint3004]

I absolutely love this show.

[@joshdakota01]

Super nice fd in the background

[@ArmaturaRecords]

So funny. After all these years. Love ya~!

[@AaronScott-qb4yq]

Handy tip for reinstalling the shoe retaining springs is use a set of small vice grips on the little plate instead of pliers minimize the chance of the plate slipping and disappearing into another dimension

[@aarondyess4884]

I never look at intercoolers anymore without thinking, "I wonder how that sounds"

[@rexmcstiller4675]

Some drum brake have inspection openings in the bag. A perfect spot to add brake cooling.

[@mediocreman2]

Love the license plate. 1994 relic. It looks good for its age.

[@kevinwilliams4403]

Safety glasses Martin!!!! Sorry to be that guy lol I have have had face injuries from angry shoe springs refusing to cooperate. Love the turbo nugget!🎉

[@vigilante351]

That was a fabulous Harp Twins intercooler strumming. In The Bin shirt will sell out!

[@wrestlevania]

This channel is slowly becoming Marty's Kei Mods, and I'm here for it.

[@GetOffMyLog]

Yes amazing! Copen content is sick.

[@d0ub1ex]

Just walked past a sick Copen today in Nara! They’re so cool.

[@ThePatrickKable]

On the cable spring, if you take some needle nose vise grips and pull the spring back, you can clamp it right in front of the spring and hold it in place. Then you can hook the shoe a little easier. Don't need to clamp it very hard, just try not to fray the cable. 5:08

[@petrolhead81]

oooo stepped up the I/C harp gag! love it!

[@zod9765]

Great video lads. Hopefully an FD RX7 video isn’t too far away? Copen is still cool though 🤠👍

[@zeeton5330]

I dont know who is editing your videos but he needs a raise for sure

[@Ionlywatchyoutube]

Yesss! Ive waited so long for an Intercooler Harp-off.

[@youremostwelcome]

That intercooler is just the cutest little thing.

[@jdmnuggets]

You missed the honda beat in your intro, geez marty common😂

The noise when you threw the old cooler in the bin 😂

[@Believeinyourself-BIY]

0:18 We would like more Cowbell too, please.

[@SayYEWWwithBen]

Such a rotary troll. Love the Copen, but keen for the RX7 episodes 😂

[@OutsideDuhBox]

Tired of MKM...Mighty K Mods 😅

[@Popovich16]

Marty car mods back at it again!

[@ChristopherHallett]

Love the literal kick drum, lads.