The Honda CVCC Engine Was A REVELATION (Full Documentary)

Honda's CVCC engine shocked the automotive industry at the time of its introduction and helped jumpstart the brand's fortunes in the American market. Honda went from an also-ran in the car business to a force to be reckoned with, and they can attribute at least part of this success to CVCC Technology. In this video, I'll go over what CVCC technology is, why Honda decided to develop it, and what it ultimately did for Honda and the industry as a whole.

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00:00 INTRO
00:31 SETTING THE STAGE
05:01 CHANGING TIDES
09:01 CREATION OF THE AP LAB
16:48 PLAYING THE FIELD
24:41 LINK TO THE PAST
33:38 TRUTH IN ENGINEERING
40:42 DETROIT RESPONDS
47:08 CVCC LICENSING
53:58 MARKET INTRODUCTION

[chrispompano]

Wow, after all these years I never knew exactly how my 82 Honda Accord worked. I just took that 3 barrel off & put on a Weber 33/36 DGEV carb on & the car came alive! I wished I could've understood it better to tune it better & dial it in.

[hipo]

Best engine in any car I've ever owned. Put 65k on it before any repairs (dirt in the carburetor needle & seat). Sold it at 80k miles; buyer put 20k on it before doing brakes. Put another 40k then did a clutch. Car got 37mpg combined with no computer or fuel injection - only car that got better mpg was my parent's Rabbit Diesel

[randallringwald]

I had a 1976 Toyota pickup. It also had the CVCC head. Loved it!

[barryphillips]

Very good, Honda have been world leaders in engine technology for many many years, i did not know about the Jaguar V12 using Honda technology to gain better MPG.

[JonathanBergmanGo]

You did an absolutely incredible job on this documentary, but please change the battery on your smoke alarm so you can continue to make more!!!

[smokesandalloy]

Awesome video. Very impressed with Honda and Mr. Honda with the more I learn.

[mtzhp]

Quite an interesting listen while I detailed my S2000 before a cruise today!

[drummerTBM]

I just found this channel and let me say what an amazing job you do in these videos. Keep going and this channel will continue to become more and more popular. Excellent job

[anonymousphoenix]

1:01:00 "Complex Monster"
As a owner of a 1984 Prelude, vacuum hose makes the car more hard to repair.

[EmirOzturk.]

Great content as always.Thanks for the video Barchetta :)

[zouniidesign]

4:09 bruh that smoke alarm battery needs replacing

[AllCarswithJon]

Absolutely fantastic video and a chronically underrated channel! Keep up the good work!

[deliciouslifetv]

Awesome video bro .. very educational and entertaining

[texaskidzuk]

Excellent video. Please do a video about Suzuki cars .

[carterlee]

The video was impressive!
The technology remains valid.
I’d like to see the easy conversion information concerning the Impala.
Some of us use carbs still and engines do go far bigger than giant 350CIs.

Loved the effort Red.

[beachesmountains]

"WHEN CONGRESS PASSES NEW EMISSIONS STANDARDS, WE HIRE 50 MORE ENGINEERS AND GM HIRES 50 MORE LAWYERS" -- MR. SOICHIRO HONDA...THIS IS THE MENTALITY THAT MAKES ME LOVE JAPANESE CAR COMPANIES AND FURTHER DESPISE LARGE AND CORRUPT CORPORATIONS. INSTEAD OF LOOKING TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY THEY LOOK TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH. NO DIFFERENT THAN OUR LOUSY POLITICIANS.

[shaeet]

The CVCC engine in my Mom's 78 Accord was super problematic and I've often seen that engine listed as one of the worst engines of all time. Sure it made emissions and fuel consumption good, but the overly complicated vacuum system and carb's sensitivity to different gas mixtures made it quite unreliable.

[TS-efgv]

In the fall of '78, after owning several used vehicles of varying descriptions and vintage, I was ready to buy my first brand new car. I needed something small with good gas mileage, and my budget was no more than $6k. I looked at pretty much everything on the market in the US at that time which met those parameters. The small cars made by the US automakers did not compare well to the imports IMO, so they were out of the running pretty quickly.

I looked briefly at Hondas but decided they were too small, plus there were some stories going around about problems with the engines and overall QC. The idea of a Honda car was still a new thing at that time, especially in the US, and they hadn't yet built up a lot of trust or a loyal following. They were still thought of as primarily a motorcycle company, and there was some doubt about how long they were going to be able to stay in the auto market, especially in the US.

I ended up buying a new Golf/Rabbit. I was able to splurge for the midrange model with a few minor options, but it had power nothing other than steering and brakes (I think). It had an AM radio, crank windows, stick shift, and of course no AC, which was pretty typical at the time even on new cars, especially econo cars. The AC option alone would have added ten percent to the price of the entire car (around $600), so it was a budget buster and I had to skip it. Houses and cars without AC were common then so it wasn't a big deal. I was able to get out the door just under $6k.

The VW was peppy and served me well for two years until I was making more money and could trade it in on something bigger and a little more luxurious (and with AC).

[bindiberry]

Please check the actual MPG of those cars instead of being misled by their narrations.

[miles]

1:24 car shown is s600 dipped down bumper and not an s500 grille.