Highway Performance and Mechanical Concerns

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LSA Monte Carlo: First Test Drive After 3 Years! (It Might Blow Up)

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While driving on the highway, the creator describes the vehicle's behavior. He notes the engine previously cut out unexpectedly when driving aggressively. He performs a brief acceleration, confirming the car's power but also identifying a noticeable drivetrain vibration and transmission slippage, particularly in third and fourth gears. He also mentions the exterior mirrors are being blown out of position by the wind, indicating they are not securely fastened. Due to the combination of issues, he decides to exit the highway to prevent further damage.

Goal: Test highway performance and identify major mechanical issues

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Custom-built car — The vehicle being tested on the highway

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it took seven gallons so it was definitely low i put a couple gallons of random stuff into it the other night to help it start it was probably like e 70 or something this is not a flex fuel car but i'm like i have a you know little burn off anyway i'm feeling exploratory here so we're going somewhere but we're getting on the george bush turnpike this is like a great driving car i know it does not handle very well like steering wheel wise but just rolling down the road i mean the windows are up these pipes mufflers are not very loud they make noise when you reef on it but aside from that they really don't like it's cruise is really quiet converters locked up your stuff rattling i think that's a driveline vibration everything in here is pretty questionable and i really should not be getting on the highway because i may not get off the highway under my own power but if something were to happen and i get stuck then it just makes the video better so we're just gonna send it we're spinning already i'm barely barely breathing on this thing 55 miles an hour at 1750 rpm converter locked it's got 373's in the back and like a 28 inch tall tire around 20. it's like 28 it's like 27 or something it's not a tall tire it needs more tire the wind is blowing my mirror over so i have to roll down my window and fix it i need to like tighten that up a little bit i'm yeah to lay into it because i really don't know what it's gonna do but it scoots and it's got a driveline vibration that i really don't like so i'm gonna get off the highway before we really mess something up and all my mirrors fall off goddang that is loud all these dang mirrors need to get tightened they all fall over that's really annoying yeah i gotta find a transmission for this thing like today i still got it man i swear this car is gonna get me in trouble it is way too easy to swing it around and just not even care like i don't know if you can tell i was just like [Music] it just slides i'm not gonna make it a drift car but you will certainly see me drifting this thing around when i absolutely should not be doing it because actual drift cars get wrecked into other drift cars you see i won't know if the transmission actually slips or not because the tires don't stick to the ground how about that it does not like to go

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