Missed an Oil Change, and the Engine Smokes? Pressure-Wash It, and It's Better Than New
10 Jul 2023, 14:06 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Russian piston nerds clean a filthy engine with nothing but water, and the results are beyond belief; it shows that water in the engine can be a good thing
Best Spark Fluid: Water or Gasoline? Russian Ghetto "Scientists" Have the Answer
5 Jul 2023, 20:58 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Siberian piston heads wonder what happens if standard wiring for the ignition system is swapped with liquid-filled tubing; science doesn’t flinch
Straight Outta Russia: Old Lada Sedan Gains Square Sliding Front Wheels Because Why Not?
25 Jun 2023, 09:31 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Russian mechanics build motionless square wheels, put them on a car, and take it for a spin; sometimes physics isn’t enough to repel out-of-the-box engineering
Russian Vlogger-Mechanics Smelt Cans and Forks for Pistons; Engine Destruction Is Swift
17 Jun 2023, 21:33 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A Siberian team of automotive YouTubers tried their hands at homemade aluminum pistons; the test-drive session is short, fragmented, and predictable
Cast Iron Skillet Discs Are Perfect for Smoking Car Brakes – And These Russians Prove It
28 May 2023, 13:28 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A team of mechanics from Siberia with an appetite for crazy motoring experiments made brake discs out of cookware, but it didn’t end well
These Guys Made Exhaust Valves Out of Old Soviet Coins, Are They Made of Stalinium?
19 Nov 2022, 21:23 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If it were this easy to make a set of valves for a Small Block 350 Chevy motor, we bet you'd never see one in a mechanic's shop ever again
Remembering the Ice G-Wagon, the Coolest G-Class Tribute That Ever Was
27 Sep 2022, 06:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Making a piece of functional art is not easy, especially if that piece of art happens to be a G-Wagon SUV tribute with a body made entirely out of ice
Russian Experiment Shows What Happens When You Put Coke and Mentos Inside a Car Tire
14 Mar 2022, 12:51 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Can you actually inflate a car tire by mixing Coca Cola and Mentos? This video reveals the answer, so you'd better hit that play button
Can You Change Engine Oil Without Turning Off a Motor? We Now Have an Answer to This
10 Feb 2022, 14:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / In the long series of people wondering if they could, instead of if they should, a team of gearhreads from Russia attempted an oil change with a running engine
Russians Deep Clean Moldy Soviet Car From Every Conceivable Angle, Results Will Shock You
8 Oct 2021, 05:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Hailed the Soviet answer to the rear-engined Porsche 911 and Chevrolet Corvair, the ZAZ Zaporozhets essentially served the same purpose as the original Beetle
Insane Tire Experiment Aims to Achieve the Speed of Sound on Makeshift Device
26 May 2021, 10:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Not exactly scientific, but as always quite entertaining, this new episode from the Russian “Garage 54” channel on YouTube takes us spinning on an adventure
Co-Welded Ladas Are so Next Level Widebody That Even Russians Track Test Them
7 May 2021, 09:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / You certainly know that cars have been modified beyond anyone's belief when somebody in Russia doesn't dare take the contraption on the public streets!
All Parallel Parking Problems Disappear If You Add a Fifth Wheel to Your Car
17 Jul 2020, 09:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Russian gearheads add a literal fifth wheel to a beat-up Fiat, prove that parking in very tight spaces is indeed possible, as is making a U-turn on the spot
Here’s a Lada Walking on Hind Legs, Because Everything Is Possible in Russia
29 Jun 2020, 04:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Resembling Theo Jensen’s world-famous Strandbeest, this Lada falls short in terms of grace, beauty and speed. But at least it’s able to walk for a while
Awesome Automotive Content: How Do You Extract a Lada From a House?
26 May 2020, 04:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Gearheads take a car apart and weld it back together inside the house, and then have to find a way to get it out. The outcome is predictable, still awesome
Hummer H2 With 13-Inch Wheels Looks Ridiculous, Won't Off-Road Anywhere
14 Apr 2020, 20:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Fitting 13-inch wheels on the Hummer H2 isn't only a bad idea. It's also a safety risk given the tire's load rating and the weight of the gas-guzzling SUV
Garage 54 Builds Russian Tesla Cybertruck Replica With UAZ 469 Underpinnings
16 Jan 2020, 22:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Garage 54 is one of the most popular automotive YouTube channels in Russia, and their current project is certainly up Elon Musk's alley