4 Car Mods I REGRET Doing Late!
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We all have regrets in our lives. Some because of mistakes, but others because of misguidance. In truth, it's better late than never and boy do I REGRET getting to these Car Mods as late as I did. I should've listened to all those "First Car mods you should buy" videos that kept telling me to Lower my car because seriously...how the heck did Past Me, or really any of y'all MF's put up with massive wheel gap ESPECIALLY if you got like 5 billion other cosmetic mods on the car. How the heck you gonna smack louvers, quarter louvers, spoilers, wickerbills, bolt on fenders, crazy vinyl wraps, vortex generators, AND STILL be on Stock Wheels and Stock Fitment.
I ain't even got room to talk...you see Lucina in her early days? The one when she had all them louvers and Anime Wrap, Aventador lights, but stock fitment?? NGL, I still think Louvers and Lights are cool, BUT YOU GOTTA LOWER IT TOO. Otherwise it just seems so unfinished, y'know?
Funnily enough, lowering a car first, doesn't give it that "unfinished look" I'd rather have a lowered Stock Cosmetic Car, than a Cosmetically Modded but not lowered car. Also fixing C7 Z06 cooling was overdone too. Sheesh, what I was slacking. My poor girl was hurting her engine up until 38K miles when I finally addressed her cooling rebuild. She feels so much more consistently snappier too. None of that "Lag" or "loss of Power" feeling I got after my 3rd pass through Blue Ridge Scenic Byway, or heck, even 1 pass through Wolf Mountain.
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Can I ask what brand wheels you have on the corvette? I just bought a e350 from a guy that curbed both passenger side wheels and I’m 99% they are the same wheels I saw when you showed us your back tire/wheel. Thank you I assume it’s not easy trying to respond to all the followers
I haven't done anything major to my car but its a 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera with a 3.3 V6.
I just mainly done a change to the air filter because the stock one had never been changed. I had to change the ignition coils but plan on doing the spark plugs and the plug wires.
Edit: changed the battery today and got a easier starting engine thanks to a 920 crank amperage and 720 cold crank amperage.
Avalon king works great on glass too!
I wanna raise my mustang whenever I get one
Suspension should come before engine modifications as not only is upgraded suspension faster around the track faster than a turbo your car also looks better and the suspension is more stronger,looks better and is probably lighter and faster.
Cue 20 year old me using boutique suspension parts without an alignment for 2 months lmao
Exactly I upgraded every suspension component I could before I even thought about adding power. Brakes are another thing too
Had e seizure reading this
Depends on the track
@@Meekmillan Me rn because fedex lost my tie rod ends and sway bar links but I already put the coils on
The only car I think is ok to have stock fitment is a challenger because of how large it is. IMO it looks pretty good as is
yeah, it also looks really goofy lowered.
@@cheez__it___7015 it looks really goofy in general
@@cheez__it___7015 not really? Lowered challengers look great. Classic ones even more so
Rally cars looks pretty good on stock fitment like the evo,Celica,wrx to name a few
I disagree I feel a light lower looks great. I mean don’t slam it but just a 1/2 - 1 1/2 inch is not bad. But that’s my opinion.
Wheels, tires and suspension are the most worthwhile mods for sure, especially proper summer tires.
Also, less depreciation than engine mods
When I bought my 500 Abarth with some previous mods I have now, about 200ish hp maybe to the wheels, I went from worn summer tires to fresh, stiff side wall, excellent in the wet, all seasons and it was a horrible decision. They were a steal and they drive great under normal conditions like on the highway, and they even do ok on gently winding canyons or foothills, but driving hard is hysterical. I can light them up 1st through the end of 3rd from a stop, vs before only maybe half way through 2nd. Also on very, very sharp corners you really have to roll into it gently or risk the car yanking itself onto the sidewalk or into a ditch vs before it was pretty manageable to just stomp on it once you apex. The two tires have the same traction rating, but I guess that varies on all seasons vs summer tires. The difference seems much more obvious for FWD cars. This is the first time I have had a light, decently powerful FWD car, usually I have FR cars only, so I wasn't quite aware. Next set will be something a bit stickier for sure.
5:52 stock tuck so bad that bladed didn't put it in the video
Lmao, adobe glitched when rendering that bit
@@BladedAngel what software do you use bladed
If you are not already i may suggest davinci resolve my humble opinion
@@BladedAngel classic premier being shit
I didn’t know you got the s550 back, nice to see her again!
Call 'er Cali
Wait for real?
same
I was surprised to see Cali again 😁💪🏼
Never got rid of her. Most of his content is on his weeb vette though (not hating).
Suspension, wheels and tires are usually the first mods I do. Great way to personalize your car
My car’s black, so PPF + ceramic is critical to keep it from being a swirly mess. I love being able to do a foam bath + pressure washer to clean, rather than having to (normally) hand wash.
Love my Adam’s dryer, too. Of course, I am one of those people who want my car to be immaculate 100% of the time. 😂
Blade: You should lower your car.
Me: Raised my car as soon as I bought it (lowered by previous owner) because of our shit roads here in Brisbane, Australia.
Totally glad I did that too after the recent flooding as every road is full of potholes atm.
Hey bladed quick talk, these videos have been what's keeping me going. See the new video is what has brought a smile to my face so thank you. I'm not old enough where I have a lot of experience with cars or even own one but I still love them and I have a little knowledge about them. So every video I learn at least one thing, keep up the good work and once again thank you.
Man, living in the US must be nice. I could easily lower my car, but cops don't really like that, even if it's done with all the paperwork needed. Plus our roads are terrible, but bigger wheels can fix that
USA roads can suck in a lot of areas as well, especially in economically poorer states with crap infrastructure.
@@guyontheinternet8891 true I live in Wisconsin while most roads are fine, some of the roads in the cities are terrible specially in downtown areas
I live in Vermont, all the roads here suck.
That's why you lower the car and buy wheels and tires that make it look like it is still stock. You can get great summer tires in 16 and 17 inch tires with big sidewalls. These tires protect the fancy wheels and make people not even realize the car is lower.
This video has one of the very few sponsors that I don't skip and actually watch through the whole thing.
heres one to go along with fitment and wheels, adding Horsepower before upgrading the stock brake discs/callipers... especially on "grocery getters"
theres no point adding more go before you are confident you can stop
Better brakes don’t decrease stopping time. Grippier tires and weight reduction do.
I would argue the very first thing you do is FIX the damn car before you start adding more stuff that'll break anyway if you leave it as is. For me, new Brembos and coilovers were a fix for warped rotors and dead struts so it was a win-win, but just fixing what's absolutely necessary will make modding whatever else so much easier.
Great vid, Callie looks great :)
exhaust is a must do mod in imo, it make the car/bike more enjoyable and fun to drive/ride giving you motivation to have fun with it and modify it more
I agree
That's what I actually did for my winter driver! I got 55 tires for my prelude and the wheel gap is about two fingers and the ground clearance for Canadian winter is decent!
You videos are amazing! I love them! I appreciate the videos and the knowledge for cars. I thought I knew a lot before but wow there is so much more and I’m glad to learn this! Keep up the great work!
Suspension is the first thing I'd change in a car, even before brake upgrade.
Good set of coilovers will not only make your car look a lot better, but also perform much better and even ride nicer if you get good progressive springs.
My 9-3 Aero looks ok bc it's 30mm lower from factory and I put larger wheels on it, so the fitment isn't horrendous.
I'll be replacing front control arms soon so since I'm already doing that I'll get a set of nice coilovers and lower it a bit further.
After that Imma get better brakes. Was thinking 6 piston front and 4 piston back with larger rotors all around before I do any performance mods- they'll be useful bc I'm aiming for 500bhp.
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One lesson I learned from my first G37 was to focus on handling before cosmetics and power. I waited too long to replace the sway bars and control arms and its shocking how the car dynamics changed. Oh and you can ceramic coat your exhaust tips, but check with the manufacturer first.
When I told my friends that I increase tire wall to fill the wheel gaps on my WRX they think that I'm dumb. Little that they know that my car isn't like the mainstream, it's lifted.
Fantastic sponsor, while I wouldnt mind you taking stuff like mobile games this one is at a whole other level!
Thank you for that!
actually a good sponsor for his audience as well! Fits his channel more than those mobile games... Great product!
man the more i watch your videos the more excited i get to get my own car
I’ve found that a lot of dealerships around me run deals with private detail places that will discount the ppf and ceramic coating if you buy from them
Aw man that cooling advice hit home for me. I have a boosted (ka24de-t) 240sx and I kept losing power over a couple pulls and I decided to upgrade the radiator and thermostat instead of others telling me I need a boost controller for more boost blah blah, and it solved everything. One thing I'd like to add (in my experience) would be brakes. I mean if your car came with the power they have the brakes to deal with it but mine didn't haha. You can make all the power but without having a way to stop it is a problem (goes hand in hand with suspension/wheels/tires for road contact). Glad I stumbled onto your channel. Also was hoping for a "diesel guy" as I have a v10 tdi and wondered what your interpretation would be in your "Types of car guys" videos. Great videos regardless!
After that phase with all the itasha and irl vidoes finished of and the channel just went back to list videos I was a bit disappointed but I say all the character and personality that's put into the videos still makes them heaps of fun to watch. Keep up the great content hope for more irl / car meet vids.
I like how during the intercooler part, I got an ad for refreshing mints. Temporary human intercoolers :D
downpipe before catback on boosted cars. I decided I wanted more noise before power and when I finally got that downpipe (with a tune) it was an entirely different car in terms of responsiveness and power, I'm sure the tune did a lot but that downpipe really helped everything breath a lot better while adding way more exhaust noise.
i need to get some coilovers for sure. stock ground clearance is about 4.8 inches right now and im on stock audi 19's. never bothered to change them just powder coated and ceramiced them. theyre only 21-22 lbs each and couldn't justify spending thousands on lighter wheels when these are already so light. few power gaining mods done but cooling is a must for this car. with a downpipe and tune and few other power mods i get heatsoak like crazy in the summer.
GTI came with tired, dry PS4S’s, and they ate up nails and such. Had to eek it by with some used tires before getting new wheels and tires. I went from 18x7.5” 29lb wheels + 22lb tires, down to 17x8” 18.7lb wheels + 23lb tires. Saved at minimum 9lbs each corner. Switched over to ExtremeContact DWS06+, which made this car entirely viable in ANY weather; amazing tires.
My biggest is being in a country where you can't drive at 16 and where you still have to wait until 19 to actually drive a car more powerful than 95hp/1000kg and, even another two years to avoid paying triple for insurance because "I'm young and dangerous". But hey, I can appreciate more little changes in horsepower! I sure will be happy changing from 95hp to 120! I love your content, thanks dude.
My plan with my mx-5 NC1 is:
1. Catback (car is waaay to quiet)
2. Coilovers ( I need them so i can fit the wheels i want)
3. Wheels (I really like the look of the OEM Evo 8 wheels)
NGL I actually used some of your Advice in a Drifting Game and was able to squeeze like 1600+ HP and 1200 lb-ft of Torque on my RB Swapped Silvia
Yeah, wheels & tyre mods done right can be a godsend. I remember changing the wheels on my golf from a 18x7.5 to 17x8.5, after that my car could handle bends and potholes with ease.
Omg I don't agree with everything you've said mostly because of goal differences, but I love your channel so far. And this sponsor is something i would actually reasonablely buy and use I'm lazy constantly working on my car and the last thing I think of is detailing it gets done once in a blue moon and this is the exact product I'm looking for thank you.
3:40 Dude I have a few friends in Gwinnett County lol, I was there a few months ago, very nice place. I went camping with them in Helen in October, not that i travel much but some of the roads around there are the most beautiful and fun roads ive ever driven! But for future reference, i'd recommend blurring your license plate unless you dont mind people knowing it, ive heard its possible to get someones personal information from just their plates
The upsizing, the tire advice is so underrated because you do get a lot better look without many sacrifices
I want more vlogs, love all your vids my dude.
I went to the Avalon link and was wondering if the kit you used for yours was the same on the website I saw some spray bottles recommended also are they worth getting or is just the $70 kit enough. Thanks boss love the vids they make my day!
I agree, I recently fitted coilovers on my modified Audi A4 1.8t (front wheel drive) and by having the front a bit lower it really reduced the wheel spin I had significantly, I just need some sticker tyres now
seat time for me, wish I went out on track earlier. more power and better suspension? shit I can't even push the stock car to it's fullest lol.
been enjoying it a lot more and seeing how I progress and the small mods I build up with and how they affect it, so good
That frame repair had to be expensive but it’s good to see cali back on the channel
Holy shit I never realized that after all these years you finally got a sponsor
First thing I did after buying my Z was order some Tein coilovers for her. Had them on before she was even licensed so idk how stock feels. What I can tell you, she feels like hot glue on asphalt. Everything is tight and feels precise AF
First thing i did to my 2005 merc slk350 was a dinitrol anti-corrosion treatment. Preventive maintenance...is the best maintenance.
Overbuilt cooling isn't good for wear either though(if you can't get the oil up to temperature, the oil will add resistance to the motor, which can increase stress and rob power). Install a thermostatic bypass(something like a Mishimoto thermostatic oil sandwich plate) so that it cuts off flow to the oil cooler under its operating temperature. Once temps are where it needs to be, it'll flow again and you can avoid having the engine run cold for too long.
love that GT4 music in the background ^^
my dad has a old vw beetle he build himself by stripping 3 junk beetles down and using the best parts, then he made it sporty with an bigger engine, Empi wheels and lowered it to the point that it nearly can't drive up or down our driveway
Finally got sponsored, good for you man.
first of many I am sure!
I'm gonna buy wheels, tires and suspension for my NB Miata this year if I can afford it, I should be able to with the summer jobs I have lined up (still a student rip). Hoping to seriously improve the look and driving experience!
it's a miata. make sure the wheels and tires are on the lighter side. Adding weight there will absolutely destroy the way the car drives.
@@Xander1Sheridan I've spoken to many Miata owners and they said they couldn't tell the difference between heavy and light wheels, I'm still getting lightweight wheels because even if it's a small improvement it's still an improvement and it's a sign that the wheel is well made. Currently looking at the Konig Countergram
ahhhhh............Bladed has sponsers now, good job👍👍
Suspension and tires depend on the car (I wouldn't lower a GT350R or S207). Also, if you're changing your tire diameter, make sure your speedometer is still accurate.
it won't be. As long as you know how it is off it is fine, and there are plenty of free apps to tell you your actual speed.
@David Silva you can fix this with a tune on modern cars. With sct you can go into the device and change the gear ratio and tire diameter so it corrects your speedo if you change one or both.
I’m a off-road guy but still into street cars biggest thing for off-road is gearing and locking diffs went from struggling up slick Rick slabs to walking up them from just higher gearing and lockers which then supports larger tires
Bladed got sponsored!? Heck yeah! Avalon King sounds like a great product
You can do paint correction yourself if you're comfortable with power tools. I just fully detailed my 2001 f150 ( it had tons of industrial fallout on it to clay bar off) and it makes you feel so much better if you do the work yourself. Plus I ceramic coated it too after compound and polishing it.
Hey do you still have the truck? i also have one as a work truck do u think its worth it
Yes, if you're willing to do it I don't see why not.
Wheels. And wishing I would have been more knowledgeable about cars and parts before I started burning money. Getting some Konig Lace wheels and seeing how fast my car goes with Steelies on (Wish I would have swapped first) I am excited to see how acceleration will be drastically improved as well as braking with them as opposed to the heavy steelies.
Lowered suspension has been nothing but a pain for me. Previous owner put lowered suspension in the front to simulate the Shelby drop or whatever. Everyone ven after I reduced the wheel size and width to more of a stock size, they still rub when I turn, and speed bumps, railroad tracks, shitty pavement spots, driveways, etc, I always tag my clutch housing. It took me years to figure out why my clutch kept squeaking unless I depressed it, even after I had totally replaced it (over 2 grand, BTW). And it was because I was hitting things thanks to the lowered suspension.
This video deserves a like just because the first pic you used was a TL ❤
That advert for that PPF company was slick, very well merged in
i had a 03 Sentra XE with the 4 speed auto. got a transmission cooler for a class 7 truck and a 2.5l radiator. that little QG could run all day at 110 the big boys would heat stoke. the look on there faces with i catch up and pass them was funny.
"Down after every a couple runs where its heat soaking so badly the car enters limp mode or hurts itself or even worse, is significantly slower." 😂😂😂
On the topic about making power for a few passes, stop building engines that make absolute peak power and don’t have power under the curve. A buddy had a poorly tuned WRX with a 19STI engine that made 450 wheel, and I totally believed it when it hit boost. The issue is that it took 3 seconds to build boost and my stock Veloster N was already a bus ahead. He couldn’t even close the gap because his powerband was so narrow.
Already done all of these apart from coating it because it's 15 years old and needs paint before I coat it.
Probably going to fit a bigger turbo once I have finished dialling in the suspension.
my first mod on my 2023 mazda 3 hatch is gonna be a cold air intake followed by a catback exhaust and a dyno tune if we got one nearby
Bladed's first sponsor 😭😭 get that bread 😂😂
Way past due as Bladed Angel puts out great content!
Great video!
I do regret not doing coilovers right away on my rx8 (didn't notice either that my rear shocks were blown) and the ceramic coating/PPF that I still didn't do and yeaaah. Winter did its job on the paint 🙃
Brakes and tires were my first go-to (EBC and Michelin PSS) as well as a cold air intake and a "tune" to lower the stock fans tun-on temp (it's ridiculously high on stock RX8s)
Wheel fitment... I screwed up my winter wheels one, they are way too tucked in :')
My boy got a sponsor🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 Keep it up bladed
The first of many!
4:37 Me: Why is he passing on the left?
Also me: Oh….
1:34 - Low ground clearance, meet pothole. Wallet, meet "Damage to the underside and suspensions, cracked rims, popped wheels, smashed wheelpit" :)
2:10 Bladed, why are you talking about her to the past?
BLADED !?
Oh no
The wrap was removed because he got rear ended a few months ago. That's why the car is yellow in the video at the driving segments
You are so ridiculously late to this news lol...
@@BladedAngel oh no I never noticed, sorry to hear about that
bro thanks for making me happy :)
Lowered and stock also make dialing in fitment easier 🙏
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I finally bought coil overs, sways bars and strut braces for my 5.7 Charger and of course this is after Exhaust, Supercharger and Brake mods over the past 7 years. My goal was to build it up over time. Next year or two I'm going to either stroke and cam it or just forge the internals with a cam and up the boost to 10 lbs and see what she puts out!
Cooling was the first upgrade I did. Changed everything
He did it! He finally did it!
He got a sponsor!
Way past due but we are proud to be his first one!
Lowering my ram was definitely one but I'd say for me definitely interior work because that's where you spend a lot of time in
simple reason lowering springs are my first mod. the oem front left spring broke :)
I regret buying a non running car as my first project, it's taken 5 years for me to actually be even a little close to actually driving my car. I should've just bought that dodge colt that ran and drove.
Sorta unrelated but found out the junk yards around me don't even have 90s model vehicles which sucks so that makes getting my car running a lil more expensive
nice corvette you have
I really want to ask this question! I've got a 2021 Challenger T/A 392, which has both satin stripes and satin painted hood. How would ceramic coating effect the satin finish?
That gran turismo 4 music in the background tho!
Bladed is way underrated.
My regret not doing sooner: brake pads and fluid that resist higher temperatures.
Got spongy brakes, down a long twisty road, scary af
I will absolutely agree with the lowering thing, except for when you have a 4X4, in which case, its kinda useless lowered, and no i don’t mean an AWD (Subaru, Evo, etc) i mean a proper 4X4 that is designed to go and explore trails etc.
The only 4x4 I can even think of that people lower are escalades. And a ton of those are 2wd. Most of the lowered AWD are subies tho.
exhaust. i got a high flow muffler for like $100 and its the most worthwhile mod i've done
Sounds like a fitment industries video. But the first 3 are pretty much the first real mods I'll be doing. Air ride, hypergrams, and ceramic coat. I'll get a paint job down the line but for now I'll do some polish and compound till I get a new bumper.
I totally agree that suspension, wheels and tires should be the first mods (quality ones not cheap ones). A good suspension will do wonders for car handling and good tires will do the same. For people going the DIY way I suggest lowering springs over coilovers because it's easy to set coilovers wrong without noticing, car may handle worse and not better or the car may act unpredictable under certain conditions (it was expensive for me to learn that). For people doing coilovers get them set up with someone that knows what they're doing. One thing I disagree with this video is upsizing or downsizing the overall diameter of the tire (not talking about tire wheel size or sidewall size), a bigger diameter tire will throw off the speedometer reading and show a lower speed than the car is actually doing and a smaller diameter tire will show a higher speed than your actual speed (and will also affect the mileage numbers).
to each their own, personally I enjoy a little more wheel gap on my car, Im also more into rally modding and stuff like that just cause I live in a mountainy area, also certain car (imo) look really good lowered and others look really good with more of high stance, camber I wont touch on lol
Missed Callie, glad she is back! :)
Gran Turismo 4 Music, Nice😂
Aye that gran turismo 4 background music
I like "old fashioned muscle car" style mods. Raise it in the back, big fat tires, tall tires, small rims, glasspacks
I want to lower my 4th gen TL, not slammed but idk i’m scared it wont look good, Any opinions? I’m not a stance guy or any of that i just thought it might make it look a little better. Ontop of getting rid of the bird beak front
Finally the s550s back
So what other cooling mods can you think of for an s550 with a supercharger other than the VMP 3 phase Radiator?
New coolant
The lift springs crying in the back of my subie while drew is telling everyone to lower their cars
Fuck fitment
Man I can tell you have a roots blower.... I'd never heard or thought much about heat soak till I tried the worst boost ever (roots blowers). Up until I got a roots blower I used good power adders that don't generate tons of heat like turbos.
Long story short I love and hate my noise and heat making thing I bolted to my engine.
some cars have ajustable suspension so its free mod i its in ur car and also deatailing its very good if u want make ur car look very clean for wheels and tires u dont have to buy them very cheap bcs they could break easly, wheel gap ist very iportant too reducing ground clearence and wheel gap its great and cooling ist better for cars have a lot of power that are boosted otherwise the engine will overheat a lot