Throwback: The 1,029hp Minivan – Speedhunters

2024 Intro

Bisi Ezerioha and his firm Southern California-based firm Bisimoto Engineering, want no introduction.

For years, Bisi has been cooking up vehicles which can be each quick and fascinating, and again in 2014, Larry and Mike featured one among his most iconic creations – a Honda Odyssey packing four-figure horsepower output. What’s this minivan on steroids all about? Let’s test it out in one other throwback put up from the Speedhunters archive…

2014 Function

Bisi Ezerioha is aware of the way to construct a quick and fully practical vehicle, and the way to do it with present car-like consideration to element and aesthetics. In a world more and more targeted on stance and looking out cool, Bisi is all about holding efficiency alive in a giant means.

The factor I like most about Bisi is the best way that he likes to play with unconventional autos. Positive you’ve seen his unbelievable Porsche builds, however it’s not all sports activities vehicles and exotics for him. The person is simply as well-known for creating extra uncommon vehicles like his Honda Perception drag automotive or widespread Honda Civic wagon venture.

And in the event you’re in search of unconventional, this Bisimoto venture is about pretty much as good because it will get. It’s a 1,000+ horsepower Honda Odyssey minivan, and from the second we noticed it on show at the 2013 SEMA Present, we knew we would have liked to pay money for it for a full characteristic.

Fortunately, Larry was capable of spend a while with the van on the streets of Southern California and now we will share the complete story on this one-of-a-kind creation.

Bisi likes nothing greater than blazing new paths, and when the minivan construct began, the objective was to show that any automotive could possibly be made enjoyable – even when it was initially designed to haul households in consolation.

So beginning with a showroom-fresh 2014 Honda Odyssey, Bisimoto started working on constructing one thing for the horsepower-hungry racer who occurs to have a household.

The principle concept was to construct a radical sleeper out of this minivan, and to be trustworthy an Odyssey with even 4 or 5 hundred horsepower could be greater than sufficient for loopy reactions and big grins on the road.

However that is Bisimoto, and the plan wasn’t simply to construct an Odyssey that was deceivingly fast, however to construct one thing fully off the wall. Look underneath the hood of this van and also you’ll discover the identical J35 V6 that powers the inventory model, however that’s about the place the similarities finish.

The motor was torn down and fully rebuilt in Bisimoto’s climate-controlled clear room with heavy-duty elements like Arias 9.0:1 solid pistons, R&R rods, Golden Eagle sleeves and ARP head studs and bolts. Up high, the heads acquired a full porting job and the engine was additionally fitted with a set of Bisimoto/Net Stage 2.4 cams and a valve practice from Supertech.

The entire engine work was executed to organize the motor for a wholesome dose of compelled induction, which might come within the type of a Bisimoto {custom} turbo package that makes use of an enormous Turbonetics BTX7265 turbine, RG45 wastegate and Godzilla blow-off-valve.

The package additionally contains an infinite Spearco intercooler that dominates the van’s entrance finish. It’s one of many few exterior indicators that trace on the Odyssey’s efficiency.

Elsewhere, the engine is managed by a full AEM Infinity 8 system and is full of high-end PurOl Elite artificial motor oil. It’s additionally been constructed to run an E85 flex-fuel system.

Since this can be a avenue automobile, the increase and energy may be set at varied ranges, with the excessive increase setting placing out a mind-bending 1,029hp. That’s not simply sleeper standing, it’s pure madness!

One of many largest challenges on the venture got here not from the motor, however from the transmission set-up. Like all minivans, the Odyssey is barely offered with an computerized transmission – so Bisi went by the super activity of changing the van to a guide utilizing a 6-speed gearbox from an Acura TL Sort S.

The transmission swap was removed from a bolt-in affair, contemplating the routing of the pedals and the location of the Odyssey’s shifter. Positive it may need been simpler to get the 6-speed in there nevertheless they might, however the objective was to have all the pieces look as manufacturing facility as doable – whatever the work concerned.

Whereas the van is placing out an unbelievable quantity of horsepower, the Odyssey was designed for the road – so loads of effort was taken to make it look as cool as doable.

If it weren’t for that vast intercooler coming out of the entrance bumper, you may simply be fooled into pondering this was only a VIP-inspired avenue cruiser.

Quite than operating a stiff competitors suspension, the Odyssey has been fitted with an adjustable set-up from Air Trip Gear, which might make the large van hit the deck with the flip of a change.

Serving to much more within the type division is a set of Tarmac R40 wheels from Fifteen52.

The custom-built wheels measure 20 inches in diameter and are wrapped in 255/30R20 Toyo T1 Sport tires at every nook.

An necessary a part of the imaginative and prescient for the construct was to have a van that was not solely quick however might carry a household round in consolation – simply as the usual Odyssey does.

Not solely does the minivan have all of the creature comforts of the inventory mannequin, however it’s additionally bought some cool luxurious touches like full leather-based upholstery from an outfit referred to as SOS.

There’s additionally a one-off Bisimoto 4-point roll cage with {custom} powder-coating by RJ Coatings.

Let’s not overlook the household goodies, like the real Honda roof-mounted accent field and the Recaro youngster seat.

As with each automotive that Bisimoto builds, the eye to element is simply top-notch – whether or not it’s the location of the air suspension controls within the heart console.

Or the Racepak IQ3 sprint system cleanly set into the manufacturing facility instrument hood.

The results of Bisimoto’s work is photos like this: a minivan destroying its entrance tires on the road. Even at every day driver increase settings (600hp), there’s no traction in gears 1-3 and at full increase, you received’t discover traction in any gear.

As Bisi says, that simply means much less stress on the drivetrain!

Even with all of the loopy vehicles he has constructed, we’re advised the Odyssey has been the store’s hottest venture but. When you concentrate on how off-the-wall this factor is, it’s not stunning in any respect.

Mike Garrett
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Images by Larry Chen
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