Pablo Mini : FWD Racer, Real Street, Sick Week, How To Handle The Oil Down Issue | TCBP EP114

[@SPTuning]

Thanks for having me on Cooper! Always a blast to talk cars with good people.

[@ClintsScion]

I'm excited to get to know you.

[@2jzkatie]

I like the limit the block rule

[@kallday4584]

Like listening to your knowledge Pablo. Great interview.

[@SPTuning]

@@kallday4584 I’ve got a lot to learn. Thanks for watching 🙏🙏

[@victorcruz4249]

Great podcast 👏...send it papi..❤🇵🇷

[@mitchellpierce9372]

You need to bring the JBR guys on the podcast theyll give you a lot more detailed info for sure.

[@patrickoleary6379]

Pablo is an awesome dude. We've talked a bit over the years. He's a super smart dude, very down to earth and open to learning. He WILL go far, mark my words.

[@kyleosbun]

Mini cooper pod

[@Van_wints]

Best comment!

[@KevronsEye]

Great episode!! Happy to see Pablo on here!! SPTuning!!!!

[@That_1_guy69]

Thank you for giving me the entertainment to get me through the work day, Coop. It’s nice listening to the conversations you have about racing and cars in general, and I’m proud to see how far you’ve come. Lastly, thanks for doing your part in keeping racing relevant. You’re a G.

[@derneuburger546]

8:00 Fun fact: The inline 5 cylinder engines from the IMSA Audi 200 in 1988, they had tension screws going from the crankshaft maincaps all the way up to the cylinderhead.

[@VeeDees]

Source? I tried finding an article about the engine but couldn't, sounds interesting.

[@derneuburger546]

@@VeeDees kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKjXoph3r6xlna8 It's a german Video, at 15:37 they talk about the engine

[@rottedandmodded]

Them Honda guys be gettin' wild. I admire their spirit. I don't hate myself that much. Enough, but not that much...

[@wolfemancola]

Talking about auto's in FWD, The world's quickest Dodge Neon SRT-4 was Darrel Cox Racing 7.90et @ 188 MPH back in 2006 using a 3-speed auto

[@randoawesomemix9501]

Kiggly racing has done 7.87 at 183 in a FWD eclipse auto, door slammer car.

[@Grumpy_Stiltskin]

Jamie did have his shield down, but didn't have his head-sock on.

[@BogettiStudios]

My bad, I misremembered

[@H3110NU]

Jamie said somewhere he’s looking at a skirted helmet to avoid forgetting the sock.

[@earlmoorhead5555]

PFI speed only broke one block on an oil down they where replacing motor to save parts from oil pressure issues, but I get it oil down suck for spectators and fan wanting to watch a race event and knowing x front wheel drive will be a half a day class with all the down times makes everyone pissed off knowing the next pass after clean up will happen again 😮

[@ClumsyCars]

The last IFO i went to a guy held the gas until he hit the sand trap, they shut the track down after that lol!

[@joshkelly3743]

​@@ClumsyCars he held it or it got hung up?

[@ClumsyCars]

@@joshkelly3743 he held it, it was 11 pm. he had a bad launch and bogged it until about the 330 ft some how then just held it all the way

[@krustycorvette1796]

The easiest solution is to have fwd race start on the Tuesday following WCF.

[@FroManGarage386]

I still have PTSD to this day from Sick Week 😅

[@SPTuning]

😂😂😂 next time we’ll do better 😂❤

[@jamiepfispeed]

My visor was all the way down it’s always been down since I saw someone get burned last December at orlando

[@nickcollins1528]

The oil downs were absurd

[@uknterror508]

track team would bring out the clean up crew even with no oil downs, if youre racing they mark your ticket for every oil down and several teams that had a failure that caused a delay, didnt get marked as there was no actual fluids on track, the belly pan caught all of it, which they are required to have. i got there on sunday and just chatted with a few teams because thats all i heard about on saturday, just to pick their brain and probably 7/10 teams that grenaded their motor, never put anything on the track aside from a little debris

[@nickcollins1528]

@uknterror508 they should race their own weekend no one's cares about watching them anyway

[@blackphillbuilt8382]

@@nickcollins1528you are crazy. Sfwd is basically what started world cup and what sells it out.

[@uknterror508]

@@nickcollins1528 you couldnt be more wrong about that but alright

[@DolphinDivingChamp]

I like this guy, really good on podcasts

[@frankfrosolonejr7010]

I’m hoping this next season I’ll be racing and fighting the steering. Custom ls4 gxp I’m building nice drag coefficient

[@EBKperformance]

Great video! But I believe m1 all motor record is actually 9.15

[@NoClassic]

I was really surprised how many holes Jaime had in his firewall and still passed tech. Is there no rule to have it sealed in these classes? Also it seems crazy to not have a fire system that activates automatically. If you are unconscious and only have a manual system its game over.

[@Grumpy_Stiltskin]

@@NoClassic They're not even required to have a fire system 🤯

[@nocohcin]

Only solution is to go oilless.

[@randallmason9687]

Pack the engine full of Lucas Red, and Tacky grease!

[@christopherjones1483]

😂😂😂😂

[@NCMATT]

Run xrwd on Wednesday and Thursday q1 & q2 on Monday q3& q4 on Tuesday Sima finish on sat and Finals Sunday. All week class

[@SLOGOAT219]

Coop they check the oil on cars in class racing also because just putting old oil from a top fuel car in any engine will give it more power ppl have found out. Believe someone even proved it on a dyno.

[@rgreerjr]

Jamie only broke 1 block (iirc) and it was a b18a/b LS block which is extremely inferior to the GSR block, in terms of the casting, that he usually runs.

[@wesley8599]

Facts and bumped. They tried to turn it down because of this and it didnt happen.

[@MrMyrakle23]

@22:00 that’s incorrect, 8.15 All Motor was done on NITRO, not on M1 fuel. M1 is not in the 8’s

[@SPTuning]

Yes! My mistake lol 9.15, Domi and his team are killing it !

[@Dave-but-why]

Stamping and lock wiring blocks has been commonplace in circuit racing for decades

[@MrDOHC1JZ]

Horsepower per cube of a 2000hp K24 is equivalent to a 5800hp 427 LS

[@wolfemancola]

yeah its pretty good for sure. A top fuel 500ci Hemi at 12000hp is too

[@scottgshomewrenching1352]

A happy Veterans Day to all my fellow vets and current service members

[@rgreerjr]

The entire Leroy vs Honda flickering beams thing, on things like that I usually think of Hanlon's Razor, Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

[@Mikewitthecoupe]

#hondapower let’s goooo 🔥🔥

[@dumbo3970]

You know you own a honda when you got to bring a trailer of engines just to get through 5 rounds of racing 😂.

[@squarebit]

Lower the turbo size. It's been creeping up over the years, and it's obviously beyond the point where the common hard parts can reliably handle it. It will also keep costs down.

[@GrantDolanMusic]

I feel for Jamie and I know everyone is trying their best, but all the oil downs really kill the flow of the racing. I feel like there should be a year penalty for individuals who oil down the track. They can’t race next year if their stuff destroys the track. Everyone would triple check everything and make sure every drop of oil is accounted for and has somewhere to go if something happens.

[@sirmonkey1985]

yeah that sucked for him. but i'm all for limiting block usage at least in qualifying up to the first round.. top 16/8 what ever the class field ends up being after the first round you then remove the restriction. you get both both benefits by limiting delays and low ET's when it matters, but also forces you to take care of your stuff.

[@jockobo]

Not allowing a motor swap is a pretty silly idea. It's been a spectacle in the pits for decades.

[@zippityzbrake]

They're not nitro cars and when there's other classes to run that might get more eyes in it the events should prioritize those and if this rule would help move along this class to keep the day on schedule it's a good idea

[@jockobo]

@zippityzbrake I'm okay with the class being gone from the event. It's not like there's many domestics in the class anyways. But I'm pretty sure it's a popular class that brings in a lot of people that aren't there to see them run slower.

[@wesley8599]

​@@zippityzbrakeracing is giving every class their runs, its up to the track to keep up. Invite them or don't, they know what they invited.

[@BurntToast1703]

Yoooo noti gang

[@scottb9868]

XFWD is easy to fix. You limit the Number of bullets they get. They treat these things like SRBs on the space shuttle, expendable. Needs to not be that way. would also bring the cost of competing down.

[@fahrvergnuugen]

Most of them let go at the big end. Why not make them all race 1/8th?

[@fakelewsea]

Because they'll have everything in earlier and harder and be popping them at the 8th. They're letting go at the big end because that's as far as these clowns are needing to run their blocks

[@christopherjones1483]

0-330ft slow. 330-1320 serious mph

[@pieflies]

⁠@@fakelewseaFWD is all in the big end because they can’t get enough traction in the short track. Smaller tyres + weight transfer to the rear at launch means they can’t get lots of power in early.

[@blackphillbuilt8382]

They only way to contain sfwd is for all the b series cars to have a billet block because they all blew up.

[@obsidian....]

1:16:48 This! Lmao. Victor and his tall tales 🤣

[@gasparsperformance9841]

Fwd Honda’s need more weight on the front end so why not make a aftermarket cast iron block?

[@wesley8599]

They concrete the blocks, what else you want? Most the parts are aluminum, argument done

[@gasparsperformance9841]

@ concrete is to support the sleeves not make the block stronger. Been concreting stock sbc blocks since the 90’s and would still crack them in half with a bunch of nitrous.

[@mattrogers1902]

As someone that’s watched a lot of drag racing if there is one thing everyone should take out of this video is out your visors down. It should be mandatory for every team after burnout your partner gestures to put it down.

[@MissionRestomod]

Expensive, don’t last long with lots of power. Sign me up…. 😂 Different day is the answer. Let them mess up the track on their time.

[@gman201991]

Pablito

[@sameersmerchant]

Sweet

[@Spudstrodamus]

I think xfwd was 45 cars 32 car field

[@4familyman]

Smaller turbos. No nitrous.

[@TMR_]

Whay are you not interviewing some who races in XFWD?

[@BogettiStudios]

I have and will again

[@TMR_]

@BogettiStudios I know, looking forward to those interviews

[@wesley8599]

​@@TMR_wut

[@nickcollins1528]

They should race their own weekend so it doesn't ruin it for everyone else e

[@blizanthimum]

Allow XRFWD only one engine swap per event.

[@wesley8599]

Let it be known, no mid engine cars drag race at the high end for the same reasons front wheel drive break often. Learn your physics, tire shake close to the engine with no driveshaft is detrimental. Absolute ignorance in the comments.

[@josephking4461]

Roman grosjean is the f1 driver

[@russethridge]

Only way to fix them is to mandate electric motors lol.

[@ls_812]

Or just if your motor blows and you oil down The track you're eliminated for the weekend.

[@brandoncarroll1341]

Just make fwd go last every event so they don't mess everyone else up

[@eljonielfwd]

K series in sfwd is not even close the record on sfwd is 7.64 a 200 b series versus the fastest k series 7.8x k series is a better motor but in sfwd b are superior in the class... the tire problem is the weight in the nose plus the lot power they put in 1st in 2nd fighting with the traction control...

[@johnchartrand5910]

Out of event on second oil down

[@Dave-but-why]

Forklift racing 😂

[@Nchomeboy1]

It was hard to watch with all the oil downs

[@freedomfox8183]

25 passes on a set of rods for eagle if you're doing them every 15 it's because you can and you're paranoid but you can have a failure after three passes so it's really driver and team dependent but past 25 is pushing your luck

[@JohnBoyBuilds]

what im hearing is that fwds are perfectly reliable at 750 hp right?

[@brutalbasspro]

I was just thinking that, my RSX is making 300 on low boost its been good so far.

[@goukizx2]

Have everyone put $2500 into an escrow account before they can run and when they oil down the track they lose that money and have to put another $2500 into the account before they can continue.

[@wesley8599]

Like qualifying into WCF doesnt cost more than that. Come on dude

[@saxplayingcompnerd]

FWD is not a race car. It’s a money pit to go half the speed of a real car.

[@Dudino1776]

They run 7s tf are you talking about

[@7275vrt]

Ok. Idiot. Post your 7 sec car.. oh wait

[@km6832]

This is gonna get all the wrong responses

[@specializedbanana12]

Fwd sees much faster speeds than rwd of the same power.

[@thewraith6360]

@@Dudino1776 and it blows up every other pass who cares

[@frankfrosolonejr7010]

I’ve been trying to get my customers to do preventive maintenance my whole life lol it’s funny to see the race car community neglects their cars just like the common folk lol

[@7275vrt]

What

[@wesley8599]

You shouldnt touch a car if you dont understand an engine pushing 300-500 HP a cylinder can die despite regular oil changes lmao

[@frankfrosolonejr7010]

@ and here I thought you shouldn’t touch an engine if you can’t keep 300hp per cylinder engine alive or at least rebuild em… the preventative maintenance they talked about was doing heads and valve jobs… are oil changes the only thing you consider preventative maintenance or are you just assuming that by talking shit to a stranger on the internet? I’m confused

[@mitchellpierce9372]

K series is superior cuz it takes less boost to make same power. 50-60psi compared to 70-80

[@collinpaine2572]

Just move xfwd to another day, and problem solved.

[@KDT88]

having to make an engine go a full event to be reliable.... honda boiz youre out

[@Naptic]

just ban FWD

[@dumbo3970]

The hp per cyl argument is dumb they're fwd they literally have close to no drivetrain loss. Can't even compare that to a unlocked auto rwd car.

[@km6832]

Its not dumb lol on an engine dyno its still hp per cylinder. Look at the engine as a stand alone and not as a drivetrain + engine

[@dumbo3970]

@km6832 most domestic stuff at that power it's not blowing up every pass lol. Brett la Salas car is making more than that much power per cylinder with an oem block and not blowing up every pass. Not really sure what's the argument, honda owners always do this to justify their garbage.

[@km6832]

@@dumbo3970 maybe because brett has an extra 4 cylinders but idk i may be wrong. You dont like them so there is no point is trying to reason with you

[@dumbo3970]

@km6832 yeah your thinking about it wrong, it's an equatio. its the same whether it's a 4 cylinder or 8. If brets car was a 4 cylinder it would make more power per cyl than a honda 4 cylinder. We're talking each individual hole. The 4g63 stuff is alot more impressive when talking hp per cyl.

[@wesley8599]

The engine has much less buffer between the tires, so when they spin the engine feels that force so much more than a solid axle and driveshaft. If a mid engine rear wheel drive car made 1500hp and tried to launch like XFWD did, itd break every time. Understand drivetrain before claiming simple loss, and compare. Jesus.

[@jdias51]

the argument our 4cyls make so much more HP per cubic inch than V8S if you had a v8 engine that is beimg pushed to blow up every round and make serious HP thats called a nitro car lmao and they make 8000plus HP

[@brianhbinesh]

Jaime oil the track twice

[@4familyman]

Once. The one caught it all in the catch pan.

[@wesley8599]

Twice in two years. What class you race? What do you tune?

[@fakelewsea]

This talk of "horsepower out of a 4 cylinder" is such BS to be honest. Like - you're comparing the HP from a honda lawnmower to other 8 cyllinders and saying "oMfG tHe HoRsEpOwEr PeR cUbIc InCh"... and then replacing entire blocks and half their components every 2 to 4 passes.

[@Two4YT]

Obviously you don’t understand how that works, a Honda engine making 1500 horsepower would be equivalent to an LS based engine making 4000 horsepower, not going to live long at that power level either

[@sneezinhatch]

I'm working on a 4 cylinder that's based off a BBC it will be around 260 cubic inches and making 2000hp a safe tune 3000 hp will be pushing it

[@sneezinhatch]

That's the way it works through out every size motor no matter the size and how much power there's a limit even in the proline and pro mod motors that only run for 7 seconds per pass everything has a limit. Its the same as it was 20 years ago were 4 cylinders were only making 500 HP and a big ls was 1000 HP, parts will break with everyone coming out with new this and new that's 8 cylinder motors blow up just as much as 6 and 4 cylinders

[@lukelafave5300]

​@sneezinhatch no you're not.. that would be a 4.3 liter 4 cylinder... piston speeds and mass wouldn't allow that thing to even make 1000hp...

[@lukelafave5300]

@boercarlyle actually it's not... I'll put it into a better perspective for you.... 1hp+ per CC... to have an equivalent V8 you would need to make 5300 hp from a 5.3.... HP per cylinder is definitely a very valid metric for explaining how much power these motors make in comparison...