i found that the biggest bang(performance factor) for buck upgrades are, tires, brake pads, anti roll bars,suspension (handling). Weight reduction, Final drive upgrade, exhaust (power). couple these with good engine oil, spark plugs. get used to how the car feels now first. After some time, progress into horsepower enhancement, with intake upgrades, engine upgrades, a tune with an ECU. But TAKE THINGS SLOW, as once u give your car in for tuning, there will be some new headaches.. which u may not want. because with the cost of secondary mods, you may end up ruining the car, with a hole in your pocket! So enjoy being a car enthusiast! but control the expense!
I like how this video was more driver oriented in a sense. I'll have fun with my tiny horsepower and sticky icky tires. Also all these guys commenting how stickers make more horsepower, smh, you have to get a dyno tune to get the most out of your stickers.
Rule of thumb, horsepower is the last thing you should upgrade. By far the biggest improvement in fun and laptimes come from handling upgrades. Especially tires and suspension, in the case of laptimes sometimes wings/Spoilers/splitters. This is a bit tricky but removing weight also helps. Significant weight reductions however can be pricy and remove safety/comfort features. But for a track car they make sense.
First kick everything out u don't need, then lower the car, then get widened steel rims and nice sticky wheels,then upgrade the brakes and your diff... You'll see for yourself that after these changes, horsepower isn't key for fun 😅
Engine mods 1. Swapped cast iron pistons ----> forged iron. 2. Swapped "I" beam connecting rods ----> performance "H" beam. 3. Swapped Overhead cams to high lift and changed my lifters to performance lifters 4. Ported both intake and exhaust headers. 5. Change exhaust manifold to ----> exhaust headers then wrapped with head-shield material. 6. Upgraded to a performance catalyst convert (High flow) and muffler. 7. Increased exhaust pipe diameter to 3.5 inches. 8. Precision Turbo 6262 Turbocharger kit to upgrade from N/A to ---> a Turbocharged engine. 9. Add a custom programmable ECU and map it. 10. performance clutch kit stage 3. The rest i.e suspension, tires and brakes is included in this video. The result, for VW Passat b5.5 2.0 N/A: a Jump from 115 Hp to ----> 569 Hp to the wheel. @ max safe boost which is 22 psi. I though is might help someone, somewhere
@@Haplo59 I didn't do these mods in one blow, I have a job but I am not rich, rather I took it slowly over the course of time. First the engine was prepped for turbo upgrade 1 to 4 on the list (took 6 months) Eating a way some of my salary. The turbo kit and installations (another 8 months) and so on. Add to that, I am a good DIY mechanic, so that saves a lot. The car has sentimental value to me, so it didn't really mater how much money I through into it.
@@dabigdrummer Thanks for the correction and it was a typo error. It is a 2618 Alloy (93.7% Aluminum, and the rest : Copper, Magnesium, Iron [1.1%], and Nickel)
paul anthony bulao true, it’s obviously a joke. My point it that so many people focus on mods and then don’t even change the engine oil or spark plugs on time - or use cheap crappy engine oil or drive around in under inflated tyres, a dirty MAF sensor or a clogged air filter...
@@josiahdavid7333 CAI have a lot of variety to them. You must have the right length, diameter of tube, profile of cone etc. to make it work. It is almost impossible to calculate at home and proper ones are done by more serious parts manufacturers and professional tuner shops. There is simple rule to CAI: universal models and cheap ones without tubing suck.
@@Smack_2 Not necessarily. The Subaru he mentioned already has front and rear sways. And they... like most sway bars from the factory, ARE SET UP TO BE UNDERSTEER BIASED. Let me repeat myself just in case you heard wrong The car is set up to understeer with the factory sway bars and alignment. Ie: unbalanced. Intentionally. By the people that designed the thing. commonly - they put a fat front sway on a car and run a smaller rear. So it is with WRXs and STIs By JUST replacing the rear bar and end links with something stiffer than stock you pretty much transform the handling bias of the car. You go from understeering pig to neutral or mild oversteer. Futher refinements can be had by doing a performance alignment. It is one of the best bang for buck handling mods one can do to a WRX or STI. Stiffer rear sway, with top quality end links. The Front sway is fine (maybe do the end links, just because) unless you are a track rat... But rear stock sway is a damn noodle on most generations of wrx/sti
If you are going to mod your engine. Start with the ECU. Put in a tune able ECU with preformance read outs. That way when you want to slap on new intake manifolds and turbos you can adjust how the engine runs making the car run reliably with mods and getting the most out of your mods.
Great recommendations. I put in oil cooler and transmission cooler for my VW 1.8t and 01m trans. Keeps the cars consistently cool and responsive even while charging up a hill.
B18BC5 I don’t like em for the street they’re great on like a road course but in traffic they’re not so good. Maybe a little lighter but I drove a car that was a super light flywheel and you had to rev it way out to start or else you would stall out. Now I’m used to trucks so I guess you get used to 3500 rpm starts but I much prefer 1000 rpm starts in my truck for daily traffic
Coilovers, 8.25x17s, slotted rotors w/ yellow stuff, Hotchkiss sway bars, and waiting on my tmw short shifter. All on my daily 07 Scion tC. It feels like a go-kart now.
ThatGodDamnPotato TRD parts work better than any other brand. Trust me - I have a few decades of modding Toyotas in my experience- I’ve made all the mistakes
I had the Hotchkis bars on my 09 xb too. The BEST mods I did to that car were a fidanza lightweight flywheel (REALLY woke the engine up) and a quaife lsd. That thing was a different car on the back roads after that.
Lynn Mckenney One of the cars that finished in the front pack of the 1st Texas Ralley was a 1st gen xB - kept up in the twisties with Celica GT4, MR2s and AE86s. Blew my mind.
What an awesome review on mods guys! Honest, clear and very informative stuff, your presentation had me glued to the screen till the very end! Keep these reviews coming.
Okay, so I've been watching videos on performance vehicles for many many years and have never commented on any of them. This guy had the most useful information on the fundamentals I've ever heard. I have a 96 Trans Am with 1000 mods. Some of which were done before me most of which I did. So I thought I knew it all. This video this video closed a lot of gaps for me
Rusty Zipper You my friend must be from the future, that kind of knowledge will have a less skilled driver killed!!! Those HP numbers would be astronomical
Yes! People need to learn their cars first before they have an overbuild that they don't know how to drive. I started stock, to springs, and now full suspension work. The difference was day and night with how I learned. It's like how Piccolo or Rocklee from DBZ and Naruto removed the weights in their fights.
Most of the time you can drastically improve your suspension by simply installing new shocks and struts. The factory shocks are only good for about 20-30k i've seen many cars beyond 100k that still have the factory shocks on them
Changed my front ones, was gonna do the back but decided to wait until coil overs the real surefire upgrades to do. Tires, shocks and struts, brakes rotors , cv axles, tie rod ends etc. Take care of the little stuff and you'll feel a major difference
All the mods here are certainly great. I guess I'd add a tune and freer flowing up/downpipes for the turbo folk, but not before adding the previously mentioned better brakes.
I'm surprised that sway bars were not on your list. That has to be one of the most effective suspension part to upgrade, decrease body roll is very noticeable
Thanks for the video. I have a ‘96 Cappuccino and, as much as I love her, hearing the little 64 HP engine cry when I’m above 65 MPH makes me cry for her and she deserves some love.
Best mod I've done is going for a set of Enkei EDR9 performance rims. They were about 1.5lbs lighter than the stock rims and they looked hella good at the same time
Had my car for like 3 days now, so mods that are my favorite, which are the only ones I've done 1. LED lights for mood lighting the interior (I absolutely love this one) 2. Pedal covers cause I thought they looked cool.
All jokes aside , I’m surprised he didn’t mention a tune .. granted a tune really o my works on cars with some kind of forced induction (turbo .. supercharger).. but in my experience with both .. I found a cold air intake is a great start ! It’s not terribly expensive and you really notice quicker response from the engine and a slight power gain followed by better fuel economy . Enough to where you’ll be seeing good fuel economy even when you drive the car hard. .. in most situations you NEED a cold air intake in order to support certain mods. Such as headers .. a tune .. or Ext. Car culture is car culture .. opinions aside the love for Cars is universal . Regardless of what you drive !
lxp3lxp3 any gains from a cold air intake are at high RPM, which you won’t be at on the street much. So yeah, he’s right, they’re a waste of money. I’d rather invest that money in headers, or suspension components.
Pretty much if you drive a Subaru and want to go stage 2 or higher is when the intake would be useful, combining it with a custom tune, exhaust, injectors, fuel pump, etc, it gets costly for all that but that’s when it’s worth having an intake. And besides, if you don’t even have any other mods it still sounds wicked awesome, like having a freaking hurricane under your hood.
Lol I love the sense of opinion ! But remember THE LOVE FOR CARS IS UNIVERSAL . Regardless of what you drive ! I personally had a matte gray Veloster turbo that I tuned and did a bunch of shit too.. and now I have a VW R32 that is also slightly modified so I’m boast toward hatchbacks and stuff .. but that’s what I love ! I also sell cars at Carmax .. and it’s taught me that All cars are cool lol just to different people :)
I got gains off my IE CAI for my mk6 gti in the mid-high rpm range. Plus whoosh with no bov is so lovely. I think Tony was talking in generalities tbh; most cars people tune are 90s and didn't come stock turbo like 240sx (ka24, were talking state side atm), integras, vr6 gtis (r32/mk4 gti) etc. So the CAI isn't going to be a big of an improvement on those over a car that 1) has forced induction 2) the ecu can adjust to the increased air flow (though as OP states, tunes can help with this and a CAI is generally needed for anything stage 2 or above)
Just bought a turbo 4 banger thunder chicken. Did coil overs, big brakes, new mounts, stock turbo just rebuilt with titanium impellers and a new intercooler, new cooling system with an aluminum radiator, new water pump, silicon hoses, ported and polished heads, new tires and cobra R wheels, and a new exhaust, also did all of the maintenance such as draining and flushing all of the fluids, and a bunch of weight savings like stripping headliner, and carpets, removed trunk liner, replaced most of the bolts in the body and suspension with titanium bolts, limited slip differential, seats by Bride, quick release steering wheel, 3 piece carbon ceramic clutch, new synchros, short throw shifter and a whole bunch of other mods.
I drilled loads of tiny holes in my pistons for extra weight reduction and to help the piston move faster, il let you know how it goes when it wants to run.
Catless exhaust, removed weight AND heat from the engine bay. Best mod I have done to date. My primary cats are right off the manifolds, so they retain a ton of under hood heat. This caused hot intake temps and poor performance until they came up to temp. So much heat that my hood was too hot to touch after even a short drive. A simple tune did away with the o2 code and no mufflers gave me a big smile. Now the engine can breathe and I can make pops and bangs all the time. Best mod so far.
Soon to be banned in UK.. They only Want electric and hybryd cars on our roads within 15 yrs... Many city centres already banned its crazy... Bloody gretta 😩
Cold air intakes work and will increase hp dramatically on large displacement engines *let's say 6.2 chevy truck and lt1-lt4 motors as well as 5.0's* I've seen someone gain 20 wheel hp on a new silverado on the dyno from just a cold air intake. Those were back to back runs, same climate and only an hour apart.
LSX_ moe I don't think he's talking about those type of engines. I think he is talking about people who are new to it all and maybe just bought a let's say e36
e36 also gains from cold air, even smart gains from cold air if u do it propertly.... I dont talk about a cone air filter but cold air intake, like a "demon"
Ill bite. I had an LS3. I put in a BTR stage 3 cam, upped the valvetrain components and put on LT headers. Significant gain on the dyno. Later, I put on a cold air intake and a "rod mod" to the intake manifold. Got it retuned and back on the dyno. No peak gain, tiny low end gain. I'll also include that the cold air intake that I put on actually had a housing that required me to relocate my windshield washer reservoir so that I can put on a metal "scoop" in its place just to push air from the front bumper onto the intake, effectively making it a RAM air intake. Rod Mod to IM - 300 Cold air intake - 400 Waste of 700 + 300 for a tune and dyno.
Good advice, except for the cold air intake though.. installed a cold air intake on my S3, definitely felt the gain in acceleration and overall top speed. Before the mod max speed was 260km/h, after mod 280km/h. Also had the exhaust redone with down pipe, most boxes removed except for one so the sensor doesn't throw a fault. For Turbo cars the cold intake will definitely help some gains, although with a naturally aspirated car, it might just make more noise then power. I agree with the overall video though.. great source of info from these guys.
Cold air intake itself does shit. It works great at almost all cars if you install full intake kit with tubing etc. Then this screamy cone is realesing serious power out of an engine.
They indeed do help and if it’s not for the extra 5-10 hp you get you also get better mpg. My Accord without one was needing to be filled up twice a week for the amount I drive and when I installed the air intake easily got 3 more miles to the gallon which adds up when you think about it, I think they’re overpriced yes but they have a place.
Best mod I’ve done to my $2k Porsche 944 so far is reworking the ignition system. New spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, coil, etc. Amazing how much of a power difference actually running on all four cylinders makes.
It is important to stop and handle well. For power mods, in order of general expense, start with breathing mods. (Intake and exhaust) Some cars see really nice gains with a tune at this point but you can see benefits without one. Cams are one of the best HP per dollar you can buy, but normally require a tune. Nitrous is pretty much engine abuse for a daily driver, and it runs out. You can stay naturally aspirated (heads, headers,...) or go forced induction, but both routes require engine components to be specifically matched to work well together. There's too much engine theory for a TH-cam comment. Keep in mind some stock clutches (and automatics) really don't take power well, and can cause a real big hole in you pocket when they break. Edit: All cars are engineered differently and respond to mods differently. Cars with poorly designed air boxes will see real benefits from an intake, and there's some cars that will lose power. Research on what others have done to your particular car is the best resource. Also regular maintenance and high mileage services should be done before any investment in power.
@@kylelaughinghouse1893 That's a good point, the diff ratio can change the car. You wont see it on a dyno because the operator is supposed to correct to 1:1 ratio to estimate horsepower at engine (minus drivetrain loss). But it can seriously effect acceleration. It's a real pain on my car, not only labor but requires ECU and TCU flash. And i'm happy at 3.38.
Yep thanks and its cheaper than the route in the video. I've never seen anyone start with suspension mods. Its a bad start unless you are tracking the car. He said CAI are a waste but failed to mention that no matter what you do to the engine you need to increase the amount of air that can go into your car if you want to maximize any power or torque gains. I agree 100% start with intake and exhaust faster in faster out.
I mean most people that this video appeals to speed does more of less come from the engine. I doubt most of these people are taking their cars to the track so coilovers and breaks are basically negligible. Traction is obviously important but in a straight line it's only going to get you so far. Most people looking to modify their car just want that surge of execration while they rip down an on ramp burning through gears, and if you drive a stock turbo charged car you can get away with throwing 1500 bucks at a stage 1 tune and be perfectly happy.
bro for me one of the best underrated mods i got is a cat back exhaust. so many people say u will not notice performance gains but if you look at the facts it logically makes sense you will get noticeable gains. My exhaust that came with my car was massive in weight just alone the muffler was a HUGE rectangle, after putting on a stainless steel magnaflow cat back with a way smaller muffler and mid resonator I lost so much weight and not to mention the restrictions I lost compared to the stock. Now combined with a upgraded high flow air filter and a chip tuner omfg this thing can go 50-100 way faster!
i mean you're not wrong but top speed is just engine rpms -> top gear in trans -> final drive ratio in diff -> wheel/tire size, those are literally the only things that affect the top speed of your car you could spend $15k turning a 200hp brz into a 900hp brz but if you leave the trans/diff/wheels at stock ratios/sizes all you're gonna do is get to 150mph faster (admittedly a LOT faster)
i have to say you guys are awesome. i am and automotive tech/collector and love all your videos so far. i own a 91mr2 turbo, 2001 S4 , 2008 S8 , 2005 subaru forester XT, and many more but you made me realize the jewels i have in my collection!
You guys should really make a video on what cars the Donut team daily drives.
John ‘Juice’ Shipper This is a great idea, I second this!
Great idea!
John ‘Juice’ Shipper yes please donut
Yes......Dilly, Dilly!!
There's enough videos of ballers in lambos and ferraris on the internet dude...
Put an SS badge on my 4 cyl malibu. Added 2 more cylinders.
So Secondary Sylinder?
You sure it isn't just a Chevy SS now, they look the same basically.
Seems like one of the S’s in the badge is bad, get a new SS badge. It should add 4 more cylinders not 2
my grandpa had an ss badge
I'll try adding an SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS badge, will upload news if not dead.
Had it stolen. The car was much lighter when I got it back.
MaxBrix 😂😂
A real story to my motorcycle
Thats because they stripped the entire interior
FREE WIEGHT REDUCTION
bet it sounded louder too
I got lighter windshield wipers... gained 1 hersper...
Take your key out of the car and throw that extra weight out, it will only slow you down
The Tez Man windshield wiper delete way to go
Walk next to your car to save weight.
Pull the tape out of those 80's cassettes for the civic, while still rocking a full tape holder of van halen to impress the chicks. 6HP atleast yo.
Remove ur door next
The Donut Media Channel is just getting better and better. keep up the incredible work guys.
Thanks dude!
I tinted my windows and I felt a 52.7 hp gain
I think you mean temp drop
Streamlined
That’s funny what % I did 15 up front 5 in the back and gained 42.3 buff horses..
i took the SE badge off my ford focus and put on a RS badge. added about 60hp
Fake M badge adds +12 speeds to bmw 320d
That focus “RS” could have like 500hp just add a supreme sticker
Add a superturbocharged sticker and a fake hood scoop and you'll scare everyone away from racing you!
Nah nigga putting a GT/5.0 badge on a mustang v6
trx 450r added a GT-R badge to my Nissan Sentra gained like 100 HP
i found that the biggest bang(performance factor) for buck upgrades are, tires, brake pads, anti roll bars,suspension (handling). Weight reduction, Final drive upgrade, exhaust (power). couple these with good engine oil, spark plugs. get used to how the car feels now first. After some time, progress into horsepower enhancement, with intake upgrades, engine upgrades, a tune with an ECU. But TAKE THINGS SLOW, as once u give your car in for tuning, there will be some new headaches.. which u may not want. because with the cost of secondary mods, you may end up ruining the car, with a hole in your pocket! So enjoy being a car enthusiast! but control the expense!
named my car, instant 37.5 HP gains,
What you name it?
pegazus
Did you know, naming you whip "Lightning" gives it at least 50hp 😀
I named mine the cocaine train.
@@baggedjt with "McQueen"
I removed the radiator for weight reduction, not a good idea...
It you only run 30 sec at a time... There's 40lbs off the front 💥
I removed my engine to save weight also did not go well
Thats a pretty hot mod
didnt u learn anything from the video
most effective weight savings is unsprung weight reduction
otherwise it's pretty hot tho
How your car will cool down lol
I like how this video was more driver oriented in a sense. I'll have fun with my tiny horsepower and sticky icky tires. Also all these guys commenting how stickers make more horsepower, smh, you have to get a dyno tune to get the most out of your stickers.
They discussed that in the replies
Wrong flag
Im not sure anyone flagged the comments
Rule of thumb, horsepower is the last thing you should upgrade. By far the biggest improvement in fun and laptimes come from handling upgrades. Especially tires and suspension, in the case of laptimes sometimes wings/Spoilers/splitters.
This is a bit tricky but removing weight also helps. Significant weight reductions however can be pricy and remove safety/comfort features. But for a track car they make sense.
First kick everything out u don't need, then lower the car, then get widened steel rims and nice sticky wheels,then upgrade the brakes and your diff... You'll see for yourself that after these changes, horsepower isn't key for fun 😅
Engine mods
1. Swapped cast iron pistons ----> forged iron.
2. Swapped "I" beam connecting rods ----> performance "H" beam.
3. Swapped Overhead cams to high lift and changed my lifters to performance lifters
4. Ported both intake and exhaust headers.
5. Change exhaust manifold to ----> exhaust headers then wrapped with head-shield material.
6. Upgraded to a performance catalyst convert (High flow) and muffler.
7. Increased exhaust pipe diameter to 3.5 inches.
8. Precision Turbo 6262 Turbocharger kit to upgrade from N/A to ---> a Turbocharged engine.
9. Add a custom programmable ECU and map it.
10. performance clutch kit stage 3.
The rest i.e suspension, tires and brakes is included in this video.
The result, for VW Passat b5.5 2.0 N/A: a Jump from 115 Hp to ----> 569 Hp to the wheel. @ max safe boost which is 22 psi.
I though is might help someone, somewhere
How many times the price of the car?
If you really did this, you are living my dream ;)
@@Haplo59 I didn't do these mods in one blow, I have a job but I am not rich,
rather I took it slowly over the course of time. First the engine was prepped for
turbo upgrade 1 to 4 on the list (took 6 months) Eating a way some of my salary.
The turbo kit and installations (another 8 months) and so on. Add to that, I am a good
DIY mechanic, so that saves a lot.
The car has sentimental value to me, so it didn't really mater how much money
I through into it.
Dude, that sounds so cool man!
You were helping others, so I shall help you with your typo. If those pistons are iron, the fact that it runs is a miracle 😂 aluminum man, not iron.
@@dabigdrummer Thanks for the correction and it was a typo error. It is a 2618 Alloy (93.7% Aluminum, and the rest : Copper, Magnesium, Iron [1.1%], and Nickel)
Best car mod: MAINTENANCE.
maintenance is not a mod. it's maintenance
paul anthony bulao true, it’s obviously a joke. My point it that so many people focus on mods and then don’t even change the engine oil or spark plugs on time - or use cheap crappy engine oil or drive around in under inflated tyres, a dirty MAF sensor or a clogged air filter...
Matt Bailey haha I cannot say I was a young mechanic in the sixties, but I was in the early 2000.
It really dose go a long ways
what's maintenance?
I removed my wife to save weight.
It will get even lighter when she gets half of the car
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@nonamefound68 lmao 🤣 yoh savage
Karl Fink Awesome!
Thats BOSS 🤯
Suspension and brakes were my favorite mods so far. Adds much more confidence in my car's abilities at any speed
Even a turbo for 30% more go-juice?
RAMCHARGERS
lol
That episode killed me
I_Am_Sam me2 man =))
it's starting to be a meme 😂😂😂
Armour Shooter you bet
5:58 - 6:08 I gave my girlfriend this exact same speech when we started dating.
I wasn't talking about cars though.
The reason I went into the comment section was to see if anyone else picked up on this😂.
Next level quality comedy
This is golden
I have a tiny horsepower : (
Truer words haven't been spoken😂
Couldn't be more wrong here pal. here's the real list.
1. cold air intake
2. NOS
3. turbo
4. a need for speed
5. a fast and furious driver
6. stickers
Decals
😂😂😂😂😂☝️😂😂😂😂
Real tuners install PVC pipe from their A/C Unit directly into the air intake
@@dirtymoneybuilds7976 fuck yeah, you may be having a heat stroke, but you'll feel that 3hp gain.
Matthew Mangiaracina whole engine rebuild to handle that
You forgot stickers and those pine tree air freshners
Word
No Cap Racing yes many many stickers
Wunderbaums*
And the giant spoiler, don't forget it. The bigger, the better
Fuzzy dice
"cold air intakes are a waste of money"
teenagers with civics: TRIGGERED
They be all over the place shouting "REEEEEEEEE"
If you get the right one and combine it with a tune, they are not a waste.
I feel attacked smhhhhh lol
@@cmdrdredd what do you mean "right one" every cai is the same... just a cone filter and a tube
@@josiahdavid7333 CAI have a lot of variety to them. You must have the right length, diameter of tube, profile of cone etc. to make it work. It is almost impossible to calculate at home and proper ones are done by more serious parts manufacturers and professional tuner shops. There is simple rule to CAI: universal models and cheap ones without tubing suck.
My best mod so far has been my lime air freshener from super cheap auto
mine was an accidental muffler delete when i ran over a ledge and it fell off
The best mod I ever did to my Prius was throw it away 🙏
Charley Comeaux yo dude I was having a bad day n I went to TH-cam to see what’s new n I see your comment and man this made my day XD
Glad to help you out 😂😂😂🤘
Lmfao
Hahahahahaha!
Lol 🤣
Let's talk about that dope AF tofu van on his monitor.
Scott Youngblood It’s only 1JZ ;)
When the wife says family but the heart says tofu delivery
Dope tofu van is dope
His channel is Paco Ibarra, love his van
SideWaysiscool or catch him on EXTREME DRIFT CAST
I took off the engine for weight reduction and got plus 420 hersper
Is that down hill
Christian Ruiz heck, I removed the entire car, +infinity hrsprs
Did you mention stickers?
Those are too OP tho...
[ZF]L3ngnd27 it's been patched
SomeDude 2873 thank god! That was really ruining the experience that the devs originally intended
What about rain guards?
That’s where I put my money!
Rear swaybar and end links on any Subaru I've owned has been one of the best bang for the buck parts.
thats true for a lot of fwd and awd cars
What are end links?
@@garrettmacmillan8276 they basically connect the sway bars to the rest of your suspension. King of like a joint on your body.
@@Smack_2
Not necessarily.
The Subaru he mentioned already has front and rear sways.
And they... like most sway bars from the factory, ARE SET UP TO BE UNDERSTEER BIASED.
Let me repeat myself just in case you heard wrong
The car is set up to understeer with the factory sway bars and alignment. Ie: unbalanced. Intentionally. By the people that designed the thing.
commonly - they put a fat front sway on a car and run a smaller rear.
So it is with WRXs and STIs
By JUST replacing the rear bar and end links with something stiffer than stock you pretty much transform the handling bias of the car.
You go from understeering pig to neutral or mild oversteer. Futher refinements can be had by doing a performance alignment.
It is one of the best bang for buck handling mods one can do to a WRX or STI.
Stiffer rear sway, with top quality end links.
The Front sway is fine (maybe do the end links, just because) unless you are a track rat...
But rear stock sway is a damn noodle on most generations of wrx/sti
@@stinkyfungus what about an 05 legacy wagon?
Added an STI badge on my wrx, + 1000horsepower
Jeremian Wong r u rarted it ad only 400 dumass
Mike Oxlong r/whooosh
* Lunaleon * bruh shut the fuck up
Did it reduce or increase trips to the dealer?
@@zwurka6826how bout you shut your little mouth kiddo cuz nobody cares about u bitching about shit
If you are going to mod your engine. Start with the ECU. Put in a tune able ECU with preformance read outs. That way when you want to slap on new intake manifolds and turbos you can adjust how the engine runs making the car run reliably with mods and getting the most out of your mods.
I put a Disney Annual Pass magnet on my car +15 hp 😎
MY GUY.
I put a jake and logan pual sticker on my car and it lost 300 horsepower
+TheLucky ChosN1 you ruined it bro
nate jimason how
+TheLucky ChosN1 Jake and Logan are cringe and they are overrated
6:20 I swear I thought the kid drove that e36 into the wall hahahaha
Well, he was blinded by tire smoke....
It was the Mondeo from Top Gear I think
Same
How much horsepower does a sticker make ???
Rusty Zipper 5 to 10
wrap the whole car will add 50-70 HP
Depends, adding just one only increases about 5hp, add stickers everywhere for serious gains
Catalin Manica - done!!!!💯
Ricardo Estrada - done 💯💯💯🏁
Don't forget exhaust, if it sounds like farts, you know you have a fast car .
old worm and everyone around knows as well😂
old worm 😂😂😂😂
You made my day 😂
makes that little glubbity glubbity sound ya know?
honda aye?
“Cold air intakes are a waste of money”
*Zach has left the chat*
Don’t forget stickers and red brake calipers
Upgraded the rear sway bar from 18mm to 26mm, made a huge difference in feel and general responsiveness
My best mod was this turbo I brought off eBay that went in my exhaust
Best handling mod I did for my S13...
Bought a Miata.
The Italian Tune-Up Pro best car ever made
Nice lol
The Italian Tune-Up Pro lol yeah
I LOVE MIATAS!!!!!!!
David Brambila me too
Pumphrey got roasted 😂😂
velcro on the gas pedal did it for me, super fast now
My favorite mod has been my $14 exhaust tip from autozone
Brennan Zoerb what was the tip?
Curly-fries-3 I think they meant a cover for the tip of the pipe. Like to make it look shiny
Mine was my steering wheel cover, so much better handling
i filled my wheels with helium so much faster
I got a $24 from supercheap auto
The best performance mod is a Donut Media sticker on my GTR in Need For Speed Payback😏👌
There is one wow :)
Devin Pinder '-'
[ Insert Name Here ] been there done that
The Sticker Adddssss 100000hp+
Man u suck. Proudly saying 'i play nfs payback': the worst game in recent history
Great recommendations. I put in oil cooler and transmission cooler for my VW 1.8t and 01m trans. Keeps the cars consistently cool and responsive even while charging up a hill.
Lsd and lightweight flywheel, prepare for your car to surprise you.
I was looking everywhere for a comment like this.
Lynn Mckenney
Add on an ignition as well get ready
Lightened flywheels suck on the street
B18BC5 absolute wank to drive on low rpms tho
B18BC5 I don’t like em for the street they’re great on like a road course but in traffic they’re not so good. Maybe a little lighter but I drove a car that was a super light flywheel and you had to rev it way out to start or else you would stall out. Now I’m used to trucks so I guess you get used to 3500 rpm starts but I much prefer 1000 rpm starts in my truck for daily traffic
Coilovers, 8.25x17s, slotted rotors w/ yellow stuff, Hotchkiss sway bars, and waiting on my tmw short shifter. All on my daily 07 Scion tC. It feels like a go-kart now.
ThatGodDamnPotato that sounds like pure fun.
Maikol Rodriquez I'm mulling over getting rid of the full glass roof, and dropping a couple of 100 lbs.
ThatGodDamnPotato
TRD parts work better than any other brand. Trust me - I have a few decades of modding Toyotas in my experience- I’ve made all the mistakes
I had the Hotchkis bars on my 09 xb too. The BEST mods I did to that car were a fidanza lightweight flywheel (REALLY woke the engine up) and a quaife lsd. That thing was a different car on the back roads after that.
Lynn Mckenney
One of the cars that finished in the front pack of the 1st Texas Ralley was a 1st gen xB - kept up in the twisties with Celica GT4, MR2s and AE86s.
Blew my mind.
I put bicycle tires on my car for weight reduction. Worked... Great
best mod out there for sure. If u feelin extra fast you can do a seatbelt reduction...trust me mate...insane weight reduction
*Making a prius fast?*
I'm stoned Paint it red and give it the ol' lightning sticker
+30 BHP
There's a dude in Columbus tuning one. It makes us laugh.
the legends say that it's actually possible
HAYABUSA SWAP.
Kerchooo
My best mod for my e90 gotta be the suspension Bilstein B16 with the M3 Control Arms upgrade. Car handles like a beast!
Andrew Castro I thınk you should drive audi quattro in snow. Snow is fun with quattro 😉
What an awesome review on mods guys! Honest, clear and very informative stuff, your presentation had me glued to the screen till the very end! Keep these reviews coming.
5:56 Im not sure we are talking horsepower anymore. I think we talkin d i c c
nah im pretty sure its *h o r s e d i c c*
🤣🤣🤣
You forgot the 2jz swap
Nah its gotta be ls6 swap, fam.
um no
@@daniellau5859
Daniel Lau 😂 the engine depends on the person
WE FOUND THE 12 YEAR OLD
Oh yea
“Wheels to make my Prius faster”- this destroyed me LMAO
Waste money like my ex girlfriend???
#Jessica
#Thicc
J E S S I C A ?
For turbo car. Bigger intake + catless downpipe + custom tune
Okay, so I've been watching videos on performance vehicles for many many years and have never commented on any of them. This guy had the most useful information on the fundamentals I've ever heard. I have a 96 Trans Am with 1000 mods. Some of which were done before me most of which I did. So I thought I knew it all. This video this video closed a lot of gaps for me
that little horsepower advice can make someone's day
Best mod for me has been racing driving school. Mod the driver, then the car.
Sounds like you need to go back
“It’s all about how you use that horsepower rather than how big your horsepower is.” Been telling girls this for years!
I give u props
a video that took some work to put together.
Loved it !
You're all wrong. Stickers don't do poop. Color does. I painted my car red. Now it can fly to the Mars. Why didn't Elon just paint his rockets?
kendall chung - what about a wrap, it’s kinda like paint and really a giant sticker. Then what if you put more stickers on the wrap???
ricer ricer ricer ricer ricer
Rusty Zipper You my friend must be from the future, that kind of knowledge will have a less skilled driver killed!!! Those HP numbers would be astronomical
What's your favorite suspension
"I dont have have one because no one sponsored this video."
lmao
Accurate af
Yes! People need to learn their cars first before they have an overbuild that they don't know how to drive. I started stock, to springs, and now full suspension work. The difference was day and night with how I learned. It's like how Piccolo or Rocklee from DBZ and Naruto removed the weights in their fights.
Wildchild_inc nice dbz reference
I didn't know another way to compare it to haha
Most of the time you can drastically improve your suspension by simply installing new shocks and struts. The factory shocks are only good for about 20-30k i've seen many cars beyond 100k that still have the factory shocks on them
Changed my front ones, was gonna do the back but decided to wait until coil overs the real surefire upgrades to do. Tires, shocks and struts, brakes rotors , cv axles, tie rod ends etc. Take care of the little stuff and you'll feel a major difference
Bolted my cold air intake on my turbo sounds amazing couldn't be happier with the sound. Plus added 11 hp without a tune.
I modded my ford escort by removing the radio. Weight reduction bruh
All the mods here are certainly great. I guess I'd add a tune and freer flowing up/downpipes for the turbo folk, but not before adding the previously mentioned better brakes.
I like how honest and truthful this video is.
I'm surprised that sway bars were not on your list. That has to be one of the most effective suspension part to upgrade, decrease body roll is very noticeable
When it comes to the best shocks, Bilstein is your only man 👍🏻
Here here. Got me some adjustable (coilover) Bilsteins on my TT 👍🏻
Thanks for the video. I have a ‘96 Cappuccino and, as much as I love her, hearing the little 64 HP engine cry when I’m above 65 MPH makes me cry for her and she deserves some love.
I buy 2 cans of energy drink nos everyday. One for me and one for my gas tank. Been getting about an extra 30 hp lately. Really do recommend 👌🏽👍🏽
Best mod I've done is going for a set of Enkei EDR9 performance rims. They were about 1.5lbs lighter than the stock rims and they looked hella good at the same time
Had my car for like 3 days now, so mods that are my favorite, which are the only ones I've done
1. LED lights for mood lighting the interior (I absolutely love this one)
2. Pedal covers cause I thought they looked cool.
Those aren’t mods 💀
All jokes aside , I’m surprised he didn’t mention a tune .. granted a tune really o my works on cars with some kind of forced induction (turbo .. supercharger)..
but in my experience with both .. I found a cold air intake is a great start ! It’s not terribly expensive and you really notice quicker response from the engine and a slight power gain followed by better fuel economy . Enough to where you’ll be seeing good fuel economy even when you drive the car hard. .. in most situations you NEED a cold air intake in order to support certain mods. Such as headers .. a tune .. or Ext.
Car culture is car culture .. opinions aside the love for Cars is universal . Regardless of what you drive !
lxp3lxp3 any gains from a cold air intake are at high RPM, which you won’t be at on the street much. So yeah, he’s right, they’re a waste of money. I’d rather invest that money in headers, or suspension components.
Pretty much if you drive a Subaru and want to go stage 2 or higher is when the intake would be useful, combining it with a custom tune, exhaust, injectors, fuel pump, etc, it gets costly for all that but that’s when it’s worth having an intake. And besides, if you don’t even have any other mods it still sounds wicked awesome, like having a freaking hurricane under your hood.
Cory Falcone haha cool story bro, I’m only 28 and I’ve forgotten more about cars in the last 3 years than you’ll ever know. Good try though
Lol I love the sense of opinion ! But remember THE LOVE FOR CARS IS UNIVERSAL . Regardless of what you drive ! I personally had a matte gray Veloster turbo that I tuned and did a bunch of shit too.. and now I have a VW R32 that is also slightly modified so I’m boast toward hatchbacks and stuff .. but that’s what I love !
I also sell cars at Carmax .. and it’s taught me that All cars are cool lol just to different people :)
I got gains off my IE CAI for my mk6 gti in the mid-high rpm range. Plus whoosh with no bov is so lovely. I think Tony was talking in generalities tbh; most cars people tune are 90s and didn't come stock turbo like 240sx (ka24, were talking state side atm), integras, vr6 gtis (r32/mk4 gti) etc. So the CAI isn't going to be a big of an improvement on those over a car that 1) has forced induction 2) the ecu can adjust to the increased air flow (though as OP states, tunes can help with this and a CAI is generally needed for anything stage 2 or above)
FMIC - first and foremost
CAI does work but needs a proper tune and the gains are minimal, but sounds awesome
They might be minimal but noticeable. And better mpg.
Just bought a turbo 4 banger thunder chicken. Did coil overs, big brakes, new mounts, stock turbo just rebuilt with titanium impellers and a new intercooler, new cooling system with an aluminum radiator, new water pump, silicon hoses, ported and polished heads, new tires and cobra R wheels, and a new exhaust, also did all of the maintenance such as draining and flushing all of the fluids, and a bunch of weight savings like stripping headliner, and carpets, removed trunk liner, replaced most of the bolts in the body and suspension with titanium bolts, limited slip differential, seats by Bride, quick release steering wheel, 3 piece carbon ceramic clutch, new synchros, short throw shifter and a whole bunch of other mods.
I drilled loads of tiny holes in my pistons for extra weight reduction and to help the piston move faster, il let you know how it goes when it wants to run.
Best mod: interior mounted fire extinguisher
sadams7114 if you drive a Ferrari. Lolz.
Every car especialy classics need theirs.
In PL this should be required
U nas to powinno być wymagane
Catless exhaust, removed weight AND heat from the engine bay. Best mod I have done to date. My primary cats are right off the manifolds, so they retain a ton of under hood heat. This caused hot intake temps and poor performance until they came up to temp. So much heat that my hood was too hot to touch after even a short drive. A simple tune did away with the o2 code and no mufflers gave me a big smile. Now the engine can breathe and I can make pops and bangs all the time. Best mod so far.
this is why american v8’s are great because you can rip it apart at home a rebuild it to be a screaming monster of an engine
Should get an Australian Barra Inline 6...superior to Yankee crap 😘
@@heckler3119 But its an inline 6. ROFL
@@ChefofWar33 I'm replying to this man on V8's.
Soon to be banned in UK.. They only Want electric and hybryd cars on our roads within 15 yrs... Many city centres already banned its crazy... Bloody gretta 😩
@@heckler3119 i mean top fuel dragsters use v8s not inline 6s. i dont see any inline 6s with factory warranty anywhere even close to 1000hp.
Cold air intakes work and will increase hp dramatically on large displacement engines *let's say 6.2 chevy truck and lt1-lt4 motors as well as 5.0's*
I've seen someone gain 20 wheel hp on a new silverado on the dyno from just a cold air intake. Those were back to back runs, same climate and only an hour apart.
LSX_ moe I don't think he's talking about those type of engines. I think he is talking about people who are new to it all and maybe just bought a let's say e36
e36 also gains from cold air, even smart gains from cold air if u do it propertly....
I dont talk about a cone air filter but cold air intake, like a "demon"
Streetspeed? And yeah I agree cold air intakes are not a waste. 10 to 20 more hp and is a good 1st mod you can do yourself.
LSX_ moe however it can trigger the engine check light, you wont be running an optimal ecu tune unless it comes with it or you do a dino test
Ill bite. I had an LS3. I put in a BTR stage 3 cam, upped the valvetrain components and put on LT headers. Significant gain on the dyno. Later, I put on a cold air intake and a "rod mod" to the intake manifold. Got it retuned and back on the dyno. No peak gain, tiny low end gain.
I'll also include that the cold air intake that I put on actually had a housing that required me to relocate my windshield washer reservoir so that I can put on a metal "scoop" in its place just to push air from the front bumper onto the intake, effectively making it a RAM air intake.
Rod Mod to IM - 300
Cold air intake - 400
Waste of 700 + 300 for a tune and dyno.
Exhaust doesn't really help the car drive better, but totally worth it! The smile on your face is priceless!
Good advice, except for the cold air intake though.. installed a cold air intake on my S3, definitely felt the gain in acceleration and overall top speed. Before the mod max speed was 260km/h, after mod 280km/h. Also had the exhaust redone with down pipe, most boxes removed except for one so the sensor doesn't throw a fault.
For Turbo cars the cold intake will definitely help some gains, although with a naturally aspirated car, it might just make more noise then power.
I agree with the overall video though.. great source of info from these guys.
Cold air intake itself does shit. It works great at almost all cars if you install full intake kit with tubing etc. Then this screamy cone is realesing serious power out of an engine.
They indeed do help and if it’s not for the extra 5-10 hp you get you also get better mpg. My Accord without one was needing to be filled up twice a week for the amount I drive and when I installed the air intake easily got 3 more miles to the gallon which adds up when you think about it, I think they’re overpriced yes but they have a place.
This is honestly one of the best videos for the topic.
The best part, No BS.
Best mod I’ve done to my $2k Porsche 944 so far is reworking the ignition system. New spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, coil, etc. Amazing how much of a power difference actually running on all four cylinders makes.
5:36 freaking hilarious, I missed it the first watch! 🤣
It is important to stop and handle well. For power mods, in order of general expense, start with breathing mods. (Intake and exhaust) Some cars see really nice gains with a tune at this point but you can see benefits without one. Cams are one of the best HP per dollar you can buy, but normally require a tune. Nitrous is pretty much engine abuse for a daily driver, and it runs out. You can stay naturally aspirated (heads, headers,...) or go forced induction, but both routes require engine components to be specifically matched to work well together. There's too much engine theory for a TH-cam comment. Keep in mind some stock clutches (and automatics) really don't take power well, and can cause a real big hole in you pocket when they break. Edit: All cars are engineered differently and respond to mods differently. Cars with poorly designed air boxes will see real benefits from an intake, and there's some cars that will lose power. Research on what others have done to your particular car is the best resource. Also regular maintenance and high mileage services should be done before any investment in power.
Best mod that you kids don't ever look at is ring and pinion gear
@@kylelaughinghouse1893 That's a good point, the diff ratio can change the car. You wont see it on a dyno because the operator is supposed to correct to 1:1 ratio to estimate horsepower at engine (minus drivetrain loss). But it can seriously effect acceleration. It's a real pain on my car, not only labor but requires ECU and TCU flash. And i'm happy at 3.38.
Yep thanks and its cheaper than the route in the video. I've never seen anyone start with suspension mods. Its a bad start unless you are tracking the car. He said CAI are a waste but failed to mention that no matter what you do to the engine you need to increase the amount of air that can go into your car if you want to maximize any power or torque gains. I agree 100% start with intake and exhaust faster in faster out.
This video has an eerie 90s vibe...
Solid video. I shared it for all my bonehead friends that swear speed comes from the engine
chris google84 90% of all street racing is in a straight line anyways so they're not wrong either
E & J you mean the boring, "mine is bigger than yours" pissing contests?
I mean most people that this video appeals to speed does more of less come from the engine. I doubt most of these people are taking their cars to the track so coilovers and breaks are basically negligible. Traction is obviously important but in a straight line it's only going to get you so far. Most people looking to modify their car just want that surge of execration while they rip down an on ramp burning through gears, and if you drive a stock turbo charged car you can get away with throwing 1500 bucks at a stage 1 tune and be perfectly happy.
Luke AOD even if only in a straight line, if you want to go fast, it's also important to slow down fast.
I am sure adding stripes to your car adds 100hp
Millen Rogers and if you play eurobeat it adds 50hp
Millen Rogers no wonder my prius beat a Toyota camry
wtf dude, it adds like 600 murican horsepower
100hp with stripes + 500hp with popup headlights. You already have a 600hp car.
fart cans can give up to 350 hp, did i also mention the stickers and red brake calliper.
bro for me one of the best underrated mods i got is a cat back exhaust. so many people say u will not notice performance gains but if you look at the facts it logically makes sense you will get noticeable gains. My exhaust that came with my car was massive in weight just alone the muffler was a HUGE rectangle, after putting on a stainless steel magnaflow cat back with a way smaller muffler and mid resonator I lost so much weight and not to mention the restrictions I lost compared to the stock. Now combined with a upgraded high flow air filter and a chip tuner omfg this thing can go 50-100 way faster!
A big Wang on a FWD is da best
Mohamed khalel And stickers
#BigWangGang
Well it actually is
it is if you want to corner fast. there is no weight in the back you need the down force for traction on high speed turns.
Don't forget the cut springs.
Excellent video, I swear I give this advice almost every week. Now I just have a link to send.
Glad we could help!
Best advice I've seen for a long time - straight up to the point !!
Best mod for my Datsun 240z was probably the high compression V8 I stuffed into it.
"making your car faster means improving on 3 principals of vehicle dynamics: handling, braking and acceleration"
top speed: am I a joke to you?
i mean you're not wrong but top speed is just engine rpms -> top gear in trans -> final drive ratio in diff -> wheel/tire size, those are literally the only things that affect the top speed of your car
you could spend $15k turning a 200hp brz into a 900hp brz but if you leave the trans/diff/wheels at stock ratios/sizes all you're gonna do is get to 150mph faster (admittedly a LOT faster)
i have to say you guys are awesome. i am and automotive tech/collector and love all your videos so far. i own a 91mr2 turbo, 2001 S4 , 2008 S8 , 2005 subaru forester XT, and many more but you made me realize the jewels i have in my collection!
Dont forget about painting your brake pads, they add 5 extra HP each.
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More importantly if there red lmao
5:48 anyone else notice the face?
Yeah fuck getting 60mpg and helping the environment amirite guys?
@@Metabrotropic get your environmentalist ass off here
this dude makes things look simple and easy and not rocket science thnx dude
I put a spoiler on my car that made it slower
Yung Border Patrol
Wow... I wonder why...
But dude it looks cool so who cares.
Looks like i got a bite.
Yea, the point is to put more downforce on the rear tires, which increases grip, but put a bigger load on the engine
Meely99 thx for the tip I also heard that it helps going faster down hill