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Motor Mythbusters

Motor Mythbusters

Searching for truth behind popular automotive myths in an attempt to answer some great unknowns.
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Season 116 of 16 Episodes

  • Tory, Bisi and Faye test a myth from a popular movie franchise that claims you can increase boost and win a Cuban mile drag race from a turbocharged engine with just a length of wire and soda can tab.

  • The team sets out to fulfill Tory's childhood dream of building a full-scale "Flintstones" car; they test if it's possible to overcome the friction and inertia of a two-ton, wood and stone vehicle using just the power of their feet.

  • Seeing if an EV can drive through water and still work.

  • The team finds out if it's possible for someone to loosen a vehicle's brake lines so precisely that the brakes will fail after two complete stops.

  • The team investigates whether birds prefer pooping on red cars more than on other colors.

  • The team tests a classic mafia movie myth by seeing if a plate under the driver could withstand a car bomb.

  • In true Ferris Bueller fashion, the team finds out if it's possible to roll miles back on an odometer using a variety of cars from different eras.

  • The team test the dangerous myth that trailer sway can be corrected by accelerating.

  • The team tests whether adding a turbo to a hybrid makes it more fuel efficient.

  • In true hot rod fashion, the team tests the myth that chopping the top of a vehicle will make it go faster.

  • The team investigates what happens to the performance of an electric vehicle when the battery is depleted.

  • The team tests whether opening the window closest to the person who farted is the best way to remove the odor from the vehicle.

  • The team tests the myth that urine can be used as radiator fluid by pouring pee in a truck's radiator and seeing if it can drive without overheating.

  • The team tests multiple EV myths when they take a Ford Mach-E to the track and test how the battery life and range are affected by using the AC and heater, mechanical braking versus regenerative braking, and charging a cell phone.

  • Tory, Bisi and Faye revisit some of the work they have done, including never-seen-before footage, favorite moments from the series, and myths they enjoyed the most.

  • Tory, Bisi and Faye use an electromagnet and a jet engine to re-create the presence of a UFO to test how it affects automobiles.
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Searching for truth behind popular automotive myths in an attempt to answer some great unknowns.

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Bisi Ezerioha, Faye Hadley, Tory Belleci, Robert Lee

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