I love this build too and I also can't drink milk, eat cheese, ice cream or yoghurt. Oh and I can't eat beef or else I'll have a giant acne breakout that would make my face look like a badly done paint wrap
@@ixm2unvrz if you have access to small farm go buy some honest small farm free range grass-fed beef. It's so different you probably won't like it at first but you will come to realize it's the way meat is supposed to be without it being packed full of drugs pesticides Etc. I'm sensitive to any store-bought red meat but anything that's true beef I can tolerate no problem
Suzuki really dropped the ball by discontinuing the Kizashi!! That motor would’ve been perfect in that car. If they were really serious, they would contacted all these people who have made a V8 out of two Hayabusa motors, and threw a 3.6 L V8 in it!!!! WRX killer… Civic SI killer, Audi RS4 killer…. It would have been an absolute monster.
@@Noo-This-Is-Patrick why do people hate scats so much? I just made enough money to be able to afford one and I just see people shitting all over them... kinda makes me feel bad about my purchase ngl
@@MattAF0414 It shouldn't. Are you happy with it? You like it? F*ck what anyone else says about it. Just like any other community, there's naysayers here too.
That back camera angle on the inside of the car is amazing!! It really gives a good sense of speed. It would be amazing if you could include that in future videos. Awesome vid!!
How about a smart car with 600HP? Flip a switch, and that's what this one becomes. (and yeah that'd scare the hell out of me - 300HP is already plenty scary)
Crazy weird shit like this or builds that people would never think to do are what appeal to me now. Car culture has basically turned into something thats just so void of personality and uniqueness in terms of builds. Its all basically copy and paste with builds now. I can honestly see how theres a growing number of people who are falling out of love with the car community. Theres really no room for new ideas because many now think the car world is about being fast for the internet, takeovers, caring about only buying light cars to modify, throwing body kits on everything and just seeming very one dimensional and a walking stereotype. I really checked out of many car youtubers years ago when Paul Walker died just simply because they wouldnt drop it 2 or more years into his death. That and so many of them wanting to live that F&F fantasy life also got to me. Like I said, many in the car community just come off as very 1 dimensional when it comes to cars.
Its Des Moines man. Semis here are insane. You either boost past or they will crush you or force you off the road. Des Moines is a major trucking artery. Central to Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas city, and a major step off for the Dakotas. But yeah that little bug of a car moves!
I never thought I would fall in love with a smart car, but I would have this in my driveway before a lot of other cars. The troll level, the sleeper status, the audacity. Savage!
Likely all factory stability controls are not in place anymore. I had a diesel smart car, with all its 40 HP, when stability/abs system was off (due abs failure) it was real sketchy… granted on snow and ice. Back end would drift at ease and once it goes, spin out most every time, due such short wheel base.
This is awesome! Kinda the same reason I love driving my Abarth (It is not fast, this is actually fast, and the Abarth doesnt even come close in power). You look at it and think it should be quiet and slow, then you get in and it's just loud and shakes everything and feels fast (this car is fast). Everytime I drive and put my foot into the gas hard, I just get a huge smile on my face.
The immediate laughter after flooring it..you know that car is insane hahah. I love how the front lifts, that's nuts. I've always thought the dudes who ride these turbo charged 'busas were insane, the power to weight ratio is unreal but it looks like even in a car it's madness hahah
I’d love to see you interview Eric on how he built it and if he has plans to sell a kit for a DIY guy like me? I just bought a 2008 Smart Car and would love to do the same, yet without the turbo and I love the quality build he did!❤️❤️❤️❤️ Amazing!!!
Motorcycle gearboxes are basically sequential gearboxes. You could clutchless shift this by pre-loading the shifter and letting off the throttle a little, but it does wear the gearbox a little faster same as on a sequential. Best option would be installing a quickshifter, they're very common on bikes.
Annnnd this is why I don't review bikes. Thanks for clarity my dude! The owner Eric told me to clutch in JUST incase. I just was the monkey behind the wheel and said "okay I'll do that in this insanely scary wild car." lol
@@waylon7371 my neighbour has a Ducati Panigale V4R ... he can also put a setting on that helps with it... but is afraid to try hahah I don't blame him!
@@g60force his bike should shift like butter with his qs! He doesnt have anything to worry about.....hell as much as those bikes cost they should take u to the perfect lean angle in curves themselves! 😂🤘
This thing is so freaken rowdy!! The way the whole body bucks on every shift looks fun but also terrifying. The exposed exhaust also gets like 2 inches shorter under heavy load too. 😂😂
this is amazing. exactly the type of ridiculous off the wall build that really made me fall in love with cars. I'll never build or drive anything like this but that thought is still there.
The funniest thing is that he could put a motorcycle quick shifter into it and make it a clutchless sequential, it would make it flat shift also so he wouldnt lose boost and it would pull even better
Depends on how old the gixxer motor is but I was thinking that too. I love the sound of a quickshifter banging through the gears. I wonder if he could rig some kind of solenoid to the shifter linkage and build paddle shifters onto the wheel that way he wouldn't have to let go of the wheel to shift.
@@szypki_zygi Oh durr. I was thinking it had to be fuel injected for some reason. I forgot it just pauses spark. Hmm... that gives me hope for my bike!
@@salazam i guess that this hayabusa is already fi so that wouldnt be a problem, you need electronic throttle control if you want to have a blipper downshift
@@salazam idk dude I've started last summer on a clapped out gixxer thaw from 2001 and it clutchless shifts like a boss. Apply light pressure on the shifter and blip down the throttle a bit. It just snickets into next gear. Makes you feel like a superhero.
I have always wanted to do something like this, smart cars are the ultimate sleepers. Like I've met enough Civics in my life to know if one rolls up to me I'm not going to trust that it doesn't have 800 horsepower, but I don't think anyone would expect this from a Smart Car. Hahaha
@effortless2650 bro Chrysler has got yall to keep them in business with a car that hasn't had a change in 9 years slap a new motor and call her good champ.. this thing is above cool.. there's probably 100 of these and 50k cats lol who's cooler the smart car without trying 😅
I haven’t enjoyed any of your videos this much since the dodge Omni that tried to kill you a few years back. This is insane, dangerous and absolutely amazing. I love stuff like this
You can tell how fast it is from the clip of you doing the pull next to the 18 wheeler 😳. Not going to lie I would be scared to drive that thing without a cage 😂.
Doesn't need one. The Black accent along the side is actually the exposed tridion safety cell, which is essentially a reinforced steel cage. The car is arguably one of the safest modern designs in the industry
Damn this is so cool! Last year I had a Brabus Smart during service and with its 80hp or so it was already fun .. not fast but fun... now this is on a different level!!! A brabus body kit would probably look awesome on it too
I love this! Keep the Smart bike engines alive, build more! 2:52 Rear is not the only place, here in Phoenix AZ I made an AWD hybrid from an electric Smart and but the GSXR in front.
@@mikeoxhard3826 Mine is very odd, it's an electric Smart and I added the bike engine for extra range and fun 😀, I had no choice but to put it in front because the electric drive is awesome torque. So I have the only PHEV Smart all wheel drive hybrid in the world
I pulled up next to this guy on my Harley Sportster at the intersection of Hubbell and Guthrie in Des Moines. Pulling up behind him you can see that it is not a normal smart car by the exhaust and the sound I could hear from a block away He was laughing at me as we headed up to Hubbell. I have screaming eagles exhaust on my bike, you could not hear my bike at all going up Hubbell. He left me pretty quick. Not saying we were speeding Really cool.
I have had thoughts of something similar with a small Fiat. And I noticed today that the standard zero-turn mower at the store already has a bigger engine than the older small Fiats! That would be a tune!
I agree with others. You held my attention. I love the way you talk, As if we are right next to you. I just was enjoying seeing you enjoy every sec. Of that beast. A big shout out to Nick, For supplying the the engine for David to sit on 😂
I'm 6'5" 285 and when I drove one, I had plenty of room. Feels like a go kart and that your rear is one solid pothole away from contacting asphalt. Fun to drive in factory spec even. One I drove had paddle shifters.
It's surprising how we haven't seen other relatively small cars gettin the hayabusa swap on top of the rear axle...Sound like it would be killer for motorsport.
For real though you only ever see these swaps in drag spec go-karts. Imagine a 500hp turbo hayabusa swap in those tiny Kei cars. They'd kill supercars on the street.
@ 1:52 responding to what the owner told you about power levels - its surprising the engine can be turned up that much. I can only imagine that car just wanting to kill you at 600hp.
This strikes me as one of those cars, after the crash, you tell your friends, "it just got away from me when it left the ground". Also, the motion in the video reminded me of an extremely fast motorcycle.
I love that build! I probably would have made some bushing mounts so the vibration wouldn't be so bad, but super clean! It looked like you had a ball driving that one!
I have seen this car around DSM and it's always kind of funny to hear it go. It seems like it be super fun, but prolly terrifying at the really high power levels.
As a Scion xB enthusiasts, I would love to get a Scion iQ, and get that sport bike engine swap, and a transmission swap. That’s the ultimate,hilarious, and badass to drive. Pure fun Go-Kart ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
@@24ecko either one would be awesome move. An engine swap, for more hp and remain naturally aspirated, get a 1.8L corolla eco engine. It’s the only those with 2015 corolla models that have 142 hp. Compare to turbocharged.
Try 607 whp.. I've been racing and turboing Hayabusas for 17 years. I've got the RCC ultra turbo kit. Ryan Schnitz built and tuned it. Made 607 who at 33lbs on c16 . Makes 403 whp on pump gas. I'll do rolling 180 mph burnouts. We run 6.8 at 210mph in quarter mile and go on cross country rides
For those that have never driven a regular smart car - when trucks pass you on the highway you get pulled in towards them 😂 It’s a no joke terrifying car to drive. I can only imagine this swap!
Apart from the shift pattern being backwards IMO, this is an exquisite and epic build. Props to mans. If only it had a slightly longer wheelbase. (and maybe a quickshift/autoi-blip setup)
That looks like so much fun! I was going to sell my smart car but I might just keep it to do this one day. I’d love to see the engineering that went into this! Does it have a reverse gear?
Before, they only told us there are two things to avoid on the highway: A 'Vette with a parachute and a Lambo that's missing a rear bumper cover... Now you're telling me we have to avoid unassuming Smart Cars? Jokes aside, WOW...
I have a 2008 Gen 2 Hyabusa, so I know it's fast. This looks like it would be a hoot. I kind of assume since this is going in a car that you had to fabricate a ton of custom to make it fit and work?
I love this. I remember watching the first smart car Hayabusa engine swap back in high school on O.G. TH-cam back in ‘08. It’s like reliving that awesome moment but better video quality 👍
Haters are only lactose intolerant
I absolutely love this build bro and I still can't drink milk.....🤷
I love this build too and I also can't drink milk, eat cheese, ice cream or yoghurt. Oh and I can't eat beef or else I'll have a giant acne breakout that would make my face look like a badly done paint wrap
@@ixm2unvrz why does beef do that to you?
@@ixm2unvrz if you have access to small farm go buy some honest small farm free range grass-fed beef. It's so different you probably won't like it at first but you will come to realize it's the way meat is supposed to be without it being packed full of drugs pesticides Etc. I'm sensitive to any store-bought red meat but anything that's true beef I can tolerate no problem
Does it makez sense to waste money on a smart ? No
Is it dope ? Yes
I hate smarts
Rarely does video actually capture how fun something is to drive... now I'm searching for a salvage smart car.
This comment is 100% right. It's so insanely tough even after all these years to give that "sense of speed"
This thing is just rowdy ALL the time.
Yeah right
@@Type_r_jacob whats your instagram ill show you.
@@jamesroberts4073 whats yours i wanna see too
@@jamesroberts4073 let me see that!
imagine pulling up in a 5.0 or a scat and just getting walked by a smart car lmao
as a 5.0 driver i would be having the time of my life lmao
@@Markustempest yea if I got walked by one in one of those cars I'd be trying to pull the dude over to find out what is powering it lol.
Suzuki really dropped the ball by discontinuing the Kizashi!! That motor would’ve been perfect in that car. If they were really serious, they would contacted all these people who have made a V8 out of two Hayabusa motors, and threw a 3.6 L V8 in it!!!!
WRX killer… Civic SI killer, Audi RS4 killer…. It would have been an absolute monster.
Not gunna lie, I’d be pretty bummed if I got walked by that in my G80 M3…
Imagine rolling up on a smart car in your M3 and getting absolutely smoked
Getting trolled by An Hayabusa-swapped Smart.
I would love to clap the cocky people in scat packs in this
As a person who lives in Iowa and owns an M3 I would be so ecstatic
@@Noo-This-Is-Patrick why do people hate scats so much? I just made enough money to be able to afford one and I just see people shitting all over them... kinda makes me feel bad about my purchase ngl
@@MattAF0414 It shouldn't.
Are you happy with it?
You like it?
F*ck what anyone else says about it.
Just like any other community, there's naysayers here too.
The trucker at 7:28 was like
" i truck all night, i truck all day.....HOLY MARY MOTHER OF JEEBUS, WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?!? "
As a UK trucker I've got startled 3 times by the same flame spitting turbo mr2.
I noticed that too buddy
A 600hp capable turbo motorcycle engine in a car that weighs less than a ton....yeah I'd be pretty terrified to drive it myself
Now that’s the ultimate drag car
it’s actually really safe
@@random13627 lol
@@random13627 economy cars are made to be safe…with less than 100hp😂😂
I'm blown away at that only being 300hp... it can make double that power?!?
I like how simple & clean Eric's engineering is.
Go watch my new SmartCar vid when you get a minute🤙🏼
That back camera angle on the inside of the car is amazing!! It really gives a good sense of speed. It would be amazing if you could include that in future videos. Awesome vid!!
Gave it a whirl! It really did help with this car for sure.
@OD PRODUCTIONS Be quiet.
@@ThatDudeinBlue. Will you sell the car ?
@OD PRODUCTIONS go watch someone else then, bud. Sometimes we like to see who’s talking to us.
@@ThatDudeinBlue yeah that angle was awesome, especially in this car!
I couldn't imagine a more terrifying car than a smart car with 300HP.
A Model T with 300hp
@@damarcuz1 I have a model T with a hell cat engine with normal tires on Forgiatos
@@Grandpaneedsblood I'm jealous
How about a smart car with 600HP?
Flip a switch, and that's what this one becomes.
(and yeah that'd scare the hell out of me - 300HP is already plenty scary)
Totally..... he should have went with a 88-91 Honda crx..... around the same weight and would handle way way better!
I like how it isnt unreasonably widened and half the car cut off like many other builds. Tis truly a sleepy one
Glad to see all of these crazy builds, I’m kinda of tired of seeing Supras and GTRs
💯
Crazy weird shit like this or builds that people would never think to do are what appeal to me now. Car culture has basically turned into something thats just so void of personality and uniqueness in terms of builds. Its all basically copy and paste with builds now.
I can honestly see how theres a growing number of people who are falling out of love with the car community. Theres really no room for new ideas because many now think the car world is about being fast for the internet, takeovers, caring about only buying light cars to modify, throwing body kits on everything and just seeming very one dimensional and a walking stereotype. I really checked out of many car youtubers years ago when Paul Walker died just simply because they wouldnt drop it 2 or more years into his death. That and so many of them wanting to live that F&F fantasy life also got to me. Like I said, many in the car community just come off as very 1 dimensional when it comes to cars.
@@joshuakhaos4451 📠📠📠📠📠📠📠📠
The JDM "community" has become so toxic
@@rclova7474 Yep. Everything has to be all about drifting, F&F, Supra this, GTR that, RIP Paul Walker or just constant quotes from him.
7:39 man the way the semi truck passed him in the background is when you know how fast this thing accelerates
Its Des Moines man. Semis here are insane. You either boost past or they will crush you or force you off the road. Des Moines is a major trucking artery. Central to Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas city, and a major step off for the Dakotas. But yeah that little bug of a car moves!
I never thought I would fall in love with a smart car, but I would have this in my driveway before a lot of other cars. The troll level, the sleeper status, the audacity.
Savage!
The best way to describe it Tiny Devil or Pocket-Rocket or the Rocket-Bunny ..
Also the driveway space! You can get this and two motorcycles in the space of a Mustang.
It's even more wild that he made it look so natural and kept it so stock.
For a few years I’ve had a dream of making a one seater f1 style “go kart” from a smart car chassis. This made my heart happy.
why not make it
Chop the top and stiff the underbody, good luck
i got that dream too, but not the wherewithal
Wheelbase is too short for that
@@amazin7006 cut the chassis and fabricate an extension!
Id prefer a car like this over a super car. A car that drives like a gokart, but is this fast, sounds insanely fun to drive.
7:45 I’d never think I’d see warp speed in a smart car
I'm not even going to lie that camera angle was so sweet
You just have lol
I've been wanting to do this exact swap for years now, glad to see someone bring it to life
I cant imagine how sketchy that speed feels with that short of a wheel base brave man
Likely all factory stability controls are not in place anymore.
I had a diesel smart car, with all its 40 HP, when stability/abs system was off (due abs failure) it was real sketchy… granted on snow and ice. Back end would drift at ease and once it goes, spin out most every time, due such short wheel base.
The front end lift on acceleration must also add to the factor. The fun with that car is mainly for going in a straight line.
My butt is clenching with the mere thought of that engine in the actual bike
@@TheDonCucaracho as a biker i would be scared more in that little smart car
This is awesome! Kinda the same reason I love driving my Abarth (It is not fast, this is actually fast, and the Abarth doesnt even come close in power). You look at it and think it should be quiet and slow, then you get in and it's just loud and shakes everything and feels fast (this car is fast). Everytime I drive and put my foot into the gas hard, I just get a huge smile on my face.
I feel like people will be like abarth sucks >:(( but I totally know what you mean those things are cool
One of the most fun days ever.
I have an adrenaline rush just from watching this, holy crap dude!!!
The immediate laughter after flooring it..you know that car is insane hahah. I love how the front lifts, that's nuts. I've always thought the dudes who ride these turbo charged 'busas were insane, the power to weight ratio is unreal but it looks like even in a car it's madness hahah
The high RPM in a car immediately makes your brain go "f1 engine" but its just a bike engine and that's hilarious.
Right 🤣
You know it's a scary (and yet very well done) car when David goes Sailor Mouth.
Good cars = all the dolphins
I’d love to see you interview Eric on how he built it and if he has plans to sell a kit for a DIY guy like me? I just bought a 2008 Smart Car and would love to do the same, yet without the turbo and I love the quality build he did!❤️❤️❤️❤️ Amazing!!!
Motorcycle gearboxes are basically sequential gearboxes. You could clutchless shift this by pre-loading the shifter and letting off the throttle a little, but it does wear the gearbox a little faster same as on a sequential. Best option would be installing a quickshifter, they're very common on bikes.
Annnnd this is why I don't review bikes. Thanks for clarity my dude!
The owner Eric told me to clutch in JUST incase. I just was the monkey behind the wheel and said "okay I'll do that in this insanely scary wild car." lol
Yea i dont ever use my clutch on my GSXR 1k up shifting
Quicker shifter would make it perfect
@@waylon7371 my neighbour has a Ducati Panigale V4R ...
he can also put a setting on that helps with it...
but is afraid to try hahah I don't blame him!
@@g60force his bike should shift like butter with his qs! He doesnt have anything to worry about.....hell as much as those bikes cost they should take u to the perfect lean angle in curves themselves! 😂🤘
It may not be everyone’s cup of tea but there’s no denying that this is an insane build.
he should do an AWD version, that thing would be insane.
So u mean an Yaris GR?
@@MiyagiDo9 Well, this thing is much smaller and lighter.
@@MiyagiDo9 bro, I really hope those come to the US. FR the first JDM car that I might buy new, instead of 10+ years old used like I normally do lol
@@von... Good news, you get the GR Corolla in the USA.
You should check the Giannini 350 GP it’s basically it lol
Wow. Thank you and the owner for sharing this video. Awesome
Well... This seems like it's only moderately life threatening to drive. Love the video David!
Only because the power is reduced by 1/2!
Actually these Smart Cars have a full. Roll cage.
This thing is so freaken rowdy!! The way the whole body bucks on every shift looks fun but also terrifying. The exposed exhaust also gets like 2 inches shorter under heavy load too. 😂😂
this is amazing. exactly the type of ridiculous off the wall build that really made me fall in love with cars. I'll never build or drive anything like this but that thought is still there.
The funniest thing is that he could put a motorcycle quick shifter into it and make it a clutchless sequential, it would make it flat shift also so he wouldnt lose boost and it would pull even better
Depends on how old the gixxer motor is but I was thinking that too. I love the sound of a quickshifter banging through the gears.
I wonder if he could rig some kind of solenoid to the shifter linkage and build paddle shifters onto the wheel that way he wouldn't have to let go of the wheel to shift.
@@salazam there is no difference if it's the first year or the last, healtech solution would be fine with any of them
@@szypki_zygi Oh durr. I was thinking it had to be fuel injected for some reason. I forgot it just pauses spark. Hmm... that gives me hope for my bike!
@@salazam i guess that this hayabusa is already fi so that wouldnt be a problem, you need electronic throttle control if you want to have a blipper downshift
@@salazam idk dude I've started last summer on a clapped out gixxer thaw from 2001 and it clutchless shifts like a boss. Apply light pressure on the shifter and blip down the throttle a bit. It just snickets into next gear. Makes you feel like a superhero.
I like the way it squats down when you get into the gas. Really sweet build. Looks like a blast to drive.
That thing is dangerously fast. Love it!
I have always wanted to do something like this, smart cars are the ultimate sleepers. Like I've met enough Civics in my life to know if one rolls up to me I'm not going to trust that it doesn't have 800 horsepower, but I don't think anyone would expect this from a Smart Car. Hahaha
Exactly
kinda hard to be a sleeper when you got a drag slick on the back and can clearly hear what it is.
@@RonnieRawdawg yeah but you're looking around for a crotch-rocket when you hear it come up on you.
@@MrStacy1974 nope not if theres a smart car right there. im wise to the game
Yeah it’s like those old sleeper bugs back in the day
I wanna see it 60-roll a Hellcat 😂
don't push your luck.
Door blown off on the hellcat
Maybe a 0-60 not a rolling star tho
@@effortless2650 did u see that thing lol. Id say smart car wins by two cars
@effortless2650 bro Chrysler has got yall to keep them in business with a car that hasn't had a change in 9 years slap a new motor and call her good champ.. this thing is above cool.. there's probably 100 of these and 50k cats lol who's cooler the smart car without trying 😅
I haven’t enjoyed any of your videos this much since the dodge Omni that tried to kill you a few years back. This is insane, dangerous and absolutely amazing. I love stuff like this
His pure enjoyment tells me everything I need to know.
I WANT ONE!!
You can tell how fast it is from the clip of you doing the pull next to the 18 wheeler 😳. Not going to lie I would be scared to drive that thing without a cage 😂.
Doesn't need one. The Black accent along the side is actually the exposed tridion safety cell, which is essentially a reinforced steel cage. The car is arguably one of the safest modern designs in the industry
Motorcyclists don’t have cages lol
Damn this is so cool! Last year I had a Brabus Smart during service and with its 80hp or so it was already fun .. not fast but fun... now this is on a different level!!! A brabus body kit would probably look awesome on it too
I love this! Keep the Smart bike engines alive, build more!
2:52 Rear is not the only place, here in Phoenix AZ I made an AWD hybrid from an electric Smart and but the GSXR in front.
@@mikeoxhard3826 Mine is very odd, it's an electric Smart and I added the bike engine for extra range and fun 😀, I had no choice but to put it in front because the electric drive is awesome torque. So I have the only PHEV Smart all wheel drive hybrid in the world
I pulled up next to this guy on my Harley Sportster at the intersection of Hubbell and Guthrie in Des Moines. Pulling up behind him you can see that it is not a normal smart car by the exhaust and the sound I could hear from a block away He was laughing at me as we headed up to Hubbell. I have screaming eagles exhaust on my bike, you could not hear my bike at all going up Hubbell. He left me pretty quick. Not saying we were speeding Really cool.
I have had thoughts of something similar with a small Fiat. And I noticed today that the standard zero-turn mower at the store already has a bigger engine than the older small Fiats! That would be a tune!
I agree with others. You held my attention. I love the way you talk, As if we are right next to you. I just was enjoying seeing you enjoy every sec. Of that beast. A big shout out to Nick, For supplying the the engine for David to sit on 😂
This has got to be one of the most unique and fun things I've seen on the channel in a while. That thing must be an absolute blast to drive.
0:01 Yes officer it stock.
Rear engine, RWD two seater, yet it is dirt cheap. This would be a smart purchase.👏👏
As an overgrown ogre who loves small cars, I feel it is my duty to drive something tiny and obnoxious like this. I love this thing!!
Go watch my new SmartCar vid when you get a minute🤙🏼
I'm 6'5" 285 and when I drove one, I had plenty of room. Feels like a go kart and that your rear is one solid pothole away from contacting asphalt. Fun to drive in factory spec even. One I drove had paddle shifters.
It's surprising how we haven't seen other relatively small cars gettin the hayabusa swap on top of the rear axle...Sound like it would be killer for motorsport.
For real though you only ever see these swaps in drag spec go-karts. Imagine a 500hp turbo hayabusa swap in those tiny Kei cars. They'd kill supercars on the street.
I did saw a Smart with an R1 swap for sale in the Netherlands, was quite fun to see aswell
Geez being a smart car owner once, knowing how slow they are. This makes me laugh seeing the pulls from the back angle.
Go watch my new SmartCar vid when you get a minute🤙🏼
You know what? The engine is quite decent, all things considered, it that factory semi-robotic transmission that is an absolute pain in the neck.
Literally can’t think of a better swap for this platform 😳🔥🔥🔥
An engine from a semi. If someone could figure out a way to make it fit. Fit being relative of course
@@thenthson A semi truck engine weighs double what the car weighs from the factory lol
@ 1:52 responding to what the owner told you about power levels - its surprising the engine can be turned up that much. I can only imagine that car just wanting to kill you at 600hp.
I would love to see a Smart Car with a rotary swap
th-cam.com/video/QFbYUKxQSas/w-d-xo.html There you go!
th-cam.com/video/BzkVrCg5NtI/w-d-xo.html
Another!
There is one made in Puerto Rico
th-cam.com/users/shortsdJOyc---XjQ?feature=share
The rotary would probably fit but the issue is the transmission
This strikes me as one of those cars, after the crash, you tell your friends, "it just got away from me when it left the ground". Also, the motion in the video reminded me of an extremely fast motorcycle.
that thing doesnt even look sketchy, thats a testament to the builder
This is the best video you ever done!!
one of the coolest custom builds I've ever seen. I want this so bad!!
I love that build! I probably would have made some bushing mounts so the vibration wouldn't be so bad, but super clean! It looked like you had a ball driving that one!
I have seen this car around DSM and it's always kind of funny to hear it go. It seems like it be super fun, but prolly terrifying at the really high power levels.
He'll, it looked terrifying at 300 lmao!!
I’m out all the time but I’ve never seen it. Now I can’t wait until the day I get to this around town!
@@parkerlee7757 Only seen it briefly and it's gone. I am sure if it's down at off the line they wouldn't be upset if ya stopped by to check it.
I think I saw him speeding on 235 for the b roll. Pretty ballsy with those speed cameras.
The milkjug plate is such a funny and great touch
This car needs to be on « This vs That » with the Hoonigans
Please yes lol 😂
I never had any idea what Flipper was saying to the Ranger and his two boys on TV back in the day. Thanks for clearing that up.
Now I want to see that motor in an ae86 making like 350hp at 12k rpm
That thing is so fuckin fast dude 😂😂😂😂 this is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen
As a Scion xB enthusiasts, I would love to get a Scion iQ, and get that sport bike engine swap, and a transmission swap.
That’s the ultimate,hilarious, and badass to drive. Pure fun Go-Kart ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
I haven’t seen one of those econoboxes in a while.
@@markm0000 I see them once in a while.
An an owner of the XB's smaller sibling, the XA, I would also love to either get an IQ or eventually swap my XA too lol.
@@24ecko either one would be awesome move. An engine swap, for more hp and remain naturally aspirated, get a 1.8L corolla eco engine. It’s the only those with 2015 corolla models that have 142 hp. Compare to turbocharged.
Nice. Now try it on a motorcycle 😉 I’ve got a 270whp turbo Hayabusa. Car bois think they know fear lol
Lmao get smoked in every corner boi
I've seen videos of turbo busas popping power wheelies with just a light throttle blip at 120+mph. I don't know how you people are still alive, lol.
See you in heaven
its a bit different meat crayoning your self down the road in a 2000lb car vs a 600lb bike
Try 607 whp.. I've been racing and turboing Hayabusas for 17 years. I've got the RCC ultra turbo kit. Ryan Schnitz built and tuned it. Made 607 who at 33lbs on c16 . Makes 403 whp on pump gas. I'll do rolling 180 mph burnouts. We run 6.8 at 210mph in quarter mile and go on cross country rides
Doesn't matter what kind of car gets a bike engine swap, if you know that it has one, it will be a fun build.
on Hoonigan they had a honda s600 and man that thing was sick inspired me to do my own swap im thinkin rabbit golf tbh 😅😅
Not if it weighs over 3000lbs.
@@fondfarewell2 my man do u know what that car is its probably under 2 haha😂😂 look it up sick ass car fr 💯💯
when u really strip it its not gonna way anything
@@ibeentossinaunties I'm not talking about this car. He said Any car with this Hayabusa swap.
🤣 Dude those things are scary to drive in baby stock form, let alone when they've grown into a superbike!! Must be incredible haha
Go watch my new SmartCar vid when you get a minute🤙🏼
For those that have never driven a regular smart car - when trucks pass you on the highway you get pulled in towards them 😂 It’s a no joke terrifying car to drive. I can only imagine this swap!
That is so awesome bro. I love it :)
Imagine a police chase involving this…
“We are on board of the helicopter, and errr…we are being outrun by a smart car’
7:45 The way this moves, I'm happy it wouldn't be allowed on German streets.
But how’s that fuel economy?
"Closed Course". LOL, as cars go by in the other direction. Still looks like a fun little sleeper.
Apart from the shift pattern being backwards IMO, this is an exquisite and epic build. Props to mans. If only it had a slightly longer wheelbase. (and maybe a quickshift/autoi-blip setup)
One of your best car video since your first terminator video!!!!👏🏾👊🏾
You know it's a fun build when there are multiple bleeps in the video.
The look and sound of the exhaust kills the sleeper status, but it's still super cool.
Go watch my new SmartCar vid when you get a minute🤙🏼
@@CollinOtten Lame.
@@DonziGT230 Yeah?
That looks like so much fun! I was going to sell my smart car but I might just keep it to do this one day. I’d love to see the engineering that went into this! Does it have a reverse gear?
It's light enough, just lift the front end and turn it around 🤣
I think my biggest fear would have been the aerodynamics and flipping that thing head over heels like one of those offshore superboats.
I've seen this car in person. It is as wild as it seems.
Searched “turbo smart car”… was not disappointed.
I would be so terrified of flipping that thing 😭😂😂
That's so dope it's still chain driven and the clutch is by your foot! That's a cool azz milk jug
Even with the motor in a smart car, the hayabusa is a good beginner bike lol
"The motor is good for 600 horse power." Next shot: BWWAAAAAAAAAAAAH
I hate to say it, I want one NOW! 🤣🤣🤣
Before, they only told us there are two things to avoid on the highway: A 'Vette with a parachute and a Lambo that's missing a rear bumper cover... Now you're telling me we have to avoid unassuming Smart Cars? Jokes aside, WOW...
I have a 2008 Gen 2 Hyabusa, so I know it's fast. This looks like it would be a hoot. I kind of assume since this is going in a car that you had to fabricate a ton of custom to make it fit and work?
yea i mean he says it in the video. the Owner did all the shit himself
Props to Eric for building his car. So many chumps out here with cars and stuff they don't turn a single wrench on themselves.
Can it reverse?
Truly a Q-ship. If you don't notice the back tires or the exhaust, it looks 100% stock. Love it!!!
I'd imagine even a 650 in this car would be very fast with the correct gearing!
I love how the car just lifts in every gear. \m/
Fun fact. The actual name of this car is the Smart ForTwo meaning it seats 2 people. Smart also sold the 4 seater ForFour in Europe.
Omg that cars fabrication is incredible. Wow that looks factory. Great quality
I’ve wanted to do something like this but with a Mitsubishi Mirage for ages, this makes me want to do it even more now
I've got one for sale ;) dirtgeartv has a sand rail conversion with a decked 3a92 turbo. He's going for 350-400 wheel.
I love this. I remember watching the first smart car Hayabusa engine swap back in high school on O.G. TH-cam back in ‘08. It’s like reliving that awesome moment but better video quality 👍