Mighty Car Mods is an independent automotive series created by a couple of friends, Marty and Moog who started filming videos on Martys mum's driveway in 2007. They've come a long way since then but still have an unwavering focus to show their viewers fantastic automotive projects that they can do themselves at home. The MCM boys make cars, and they make movies. In fact they do it all, including the music, editing, and automotive with some help from their friends along the way. Being completely independent, the boys don't have to answer to anyone except their own creative spirit and their focus is on quality over quantity. It doesn't matter if you have a brand new turbo charged beast, or an old banger found in your grandfathers shed. Mighty Car Mods openly embraces anyone who wants to better themselves and their cars through involvement with the MCM Community.
I have an idea what you can do with this car rather than conventionally boosting it - 8 years ago, you guys made a video, mythbusting electric superchargers. Basically a fan in the intake which did fuck all. Nowadays, they're actually in use in some of the newer German cars (stock) to reduce turbo lag. Companies have made them well enough to work properly - like phantom electric superchargers and torqamp electric turbochargers. I think it'd be awesome to see one of those on this civic, just to see how far the tech has come in those 8 years!
You got to fight, for your right, to drive cool cars! Even if they discontinue internal combustion engine cars, we should be able to drive around in our old cars like the heritage railroads that still continues to drive steam trains, so should we, to keep the knowledge and parts flowing for having our ICE cars running.
I used to fly racing drones and the sensation of instant torque with electric is immense, but the noise from an engine and turbo or even vtec gives you a different sensation of pleasure.
YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY CLUE IN ENTERING A CAR SHOW ... FIRST THING CLEANLINESS OF THE CAR ... TOP, BOTTOM, SIDES, AS WELL AS INTERIOR ... IT MUST BE IMMACULATE CLEAN !!! If I were you, STOP YOUR ENTRY !!!
Electric cars = zero driving pleasure. No manual greabox, no shifting the gears, no clutch pedal, delicate operation of it, no rev matching, no heel and toe. No sound of the engine, of the exust. No power delivery with the rpm increase (with electric motor, the higher the rpm the lower the power)...
The texture is important when we eat. The sound is important when we drive. I don't mind electric cars and I don't mind change. But there is something about it that kick-starts my heart with the explosions in the engine, just like when I enjoy a crisp sallad or a meaty stake.. Think of it like eating a "soup lasagne". Great taste, but no texture.. Fullfilleed?, no..
I respect an electric engine but I'd never get one. The acceleration aspect is incredible but I just prefer a genuine engine. I'll go petrol/diesel at worst a hybrid until the UK culls off petrol and diesel with stupid prices at the pumps. The sounds of the vehicle is what keeps me buying cars, take away the sound and you've got the opposite of s Honda Civic 😂 No noise but super fast acceleration
It's surreal to see how much our habits and perception have changed in a year. Man I'm so tired of all this social distancing crap. You truly don't know what you have until it's gone. Even as basic as shaking hands and talking face to face.
The entire experience of a petrol engine is what drives me to love cars. It's a full sensory experience minus maybe the taste. Electric is cool for a novelty of "Oh wow it just goes and fast" but that's just one piece of the experience. I fear more and more that my hobby of cars will be killed by corporations lobbying for environmental change while they can't seem to practice what they preach, and by countries that pollute heavier than my entire city over the course of a week in a few hours.
As far as the engine sound goes I'm a fat American in my 50s and I love the sound of a V-8 with a four barrel carburetor. I also love the sound of a smooth, small displacement, fuel injected four (bonus with a turbo!) as well as the feel of an electric car. Even relatively low power electric cars give a good shove in the back at low speed. I want them all!
Nice to see I wasn’t the only one who bought an ultra street manifold (years ago) and had to grind it to fit around the alternator bracket and knock sensor, then only to be told by skunk2 that my engine was the problem, not their intake.
I've been a car guy for a long time, owned some fast cars. Moved to a silent tesla that will spank any car I've previously owned. I don't miss the sound at all. It does have a little whine, no explosive exhaust. I can hear my music and not draw attention.
Come on Marty you know your workshop is haunted.. why can't you just admit it like Moog, yes I've seen the slapped ham video. Is it because you might think if you give it recognition things will get worse? I can understand that actually mate but come on lol
I love how you guys will spend days and days on swapping an engine, putting new wheels, suspension, wiring, ECU.. but not ONE minute on detailing or washing those wasabi soy sauce armpit smelling JDM's!
Know what you can throw in the Bin? Take that 2wd out and throw that in the bin, then convert it to a 2 door 4wd Civic. A 4 door civic hatchback would be better for Car Camping though, putting down the back seats you can stretch out more.. chopping the roof at the back a bit like the crx on an slight angle would be pretty cool.. only need a thick mattress for the cold nights.. A window mesh like on a tent would be useful too, I woke up once with half of my face absolutely covered in mosquito bites having left a window a bit open.. 🦟 Nah, you're right, put it all in the Bin and get an "older" VW Toureg 4 door.. best AWD/4x4 setup available as well as the highest towing capacity in its class.. It is the most versatile
