Yo, *The Wheel Pyramid at the end wasn't made by me.* 9:34 I do not stand by what it says, the whole point of that entry is show what "Toxic Elitists" think of your wheels. Just wanted to clear that up. I thought the context I provided was sufficient to show I'm RIDICULING the elitism, not adding to it. (I show a photo of a dented brain then pretend to act like a $7K Wheel elitist) You want any of the wheels on or off that pyramid? Go for it. I'm not going to fly a plane to unbolt your wheels off your car.
I not a car guy by any stretch of the imagination but I think Iknow how to rectify your previous mistakes. Instead of challenging them on stuff they should know for them to copy. Coerce them into actually buying things to put for said builds while telling them they're stupid and don't know how to be cool by actually going fast and having parts that work well together. Usually when you challenge someone's intelligence they are very quick to try and prove you wrong. Make sure to humiliate them enough in a race and post it (posting it will ruin them mentally) when that is said and done they might actually make the effort into doing things the right way in retaliation. A bit of reverse psychology. Make sure when taunting you tell them exact specs so they can actually have something worthwhile. MAKE IT POPULAR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. That might work. Clout really starts off with you don't have what i got. Do that enough times and eventually they WILL get to a point with you. Also just call them broke. Saying they don't have enough money for said things also work. This seems very complicated but IMO I think it would actually work 😂.
bladed got me into cars when i got my license like 5 years ago and today i start a new job as a tech at an auto shop. thanks for the inspiration bladed!
I'll say it again: buy mods YOU want, not what the crowd wants. As for the wheels. Let me be real y'all; with a lot of these chasers' driving habits, I'd rather they get off-brand imitation wheels, because they'll likely curb, scuff, and destroy them with their driving "skills".
@@MyLungsStillBurn he has written it in the video. He thinks it’s grammatically correct. I mean it’s no surprise bladed is not the most intellectual person, but yeah that’s funny territory
Bladed, will you ever attend a historical racing event? It's got a bunch of really cool stuff to see at these events and not too many clout chasers... Yet
@@BladedAngel ah that's a real shame. I'm lucky enough to be only 2 hours away from the Le Mans classic event. And honestly I have more fun in racing car culture than I do in the more regular car culture.
thats probably because clout chasers cant maintain antiques. And I really hope they don't try. also I dont think anyone can even fiance a antique car like you can a modern car.
@@Mr.Redview the event happens over half a week. This year there were like 100k people attending. There are multiple races happening with groups of different periods, each race is about an hour long. And something really cool is that the Bugatti layout is turned into a massive parking lot where the race cars are being attended to.
@@a-lambo-boi a once famous TH-camr who turned out to be a p3d0 He refused to take responsibility for his actions instead of apologizing and seeking therapy and to this day he still avoids talking about his past Edit : he also made a shitty “apology” video in which he just gave shitty excuses instead of actually addressing the issue
@@BackFortyTV "Commit Su1cide" Kermit Sewerslide. It's used by many TH-camr's to talk about said subject. If we say the actual word, our video gets delisted from recommended and then when ppl click the video it shows a warning, "Sensitive topic" that you must click before even letting you watch it. There is no way you haven't seen that at least once yet on this site. It happens even with older music videos that say that word. I had so many bangers in my playlist, but YT won't autoplay videos with that Su1c1de warning.
I say all mods are okay as long as they don't put other people in danger. I feel as though we (The majority of Car enthusiasts) are killing it for people who might have wanted to get into it.
ok well like I agree. but it's mfs who talk their shit up judt to have like a carbon fiber hood on a camry and think their the shit. it judt so happens that camry owner thinks that take overs are cool
@potatoe1bread358 I don't like street takeovers either but so who cares if they want to have a fake carbon hood. If they think they are cool just say OK bro and walk away they ain't worth arguing with.
This is the definitive channel that got me into cars. Because of you, i just took my car apart to fix it instead of taking it to a mechanic and are the reason im currently porting the heads and intake. Thank you for your services
I feel so alone here in my hometown because the few car guys I used to hang out with have just turned to ricers and clout chasers. In the end I didn’t even feel like we had anything in common anymore. I wanted to restore my car and make it look original but with beneficial performance upgrades here and there, while they only cared about camber, led’s and big wheels with rubber and tires. The worst part about it, is that it’s the majority of young “carguys” who end up like this AND they’re also the ones painting our picture. When I tell people I spend most of my time on my car, they immediately think I’m one of those… I wish I was young before social media game and ruined every nice thing.. not only in the car community
What car are you restoring? I also have no interest in performance mods or camber either. As a still new guy to the car scene, keeping my cars running and driving reliably is all I can do and is also what I feel is most important.
@@nowiecoche I’m restoring an E46 Coupe. I’m a huge fan of TH-camrs like M539 Restorations if you know him. Nice you got into cars mate. Keeping your own cars alive instead of bringing it to the mechanic over smallest things, is an achievement too!
Man I feel that honestly I'm working on a 74 Javelin I got from a junkyard and all the guys I've told at car meets about it either don't know what it is or say I should just LS swap it when it's completely original💀
1: Drags belong on the track. I'll admit I'm a bit guilty of this but not entirely. I bought a 3rd gen Camaro that the previous owner ruined trying to make it a drag car. That thing had drag rims and the tires were in horrible shape. Bought the car because cheap. Bought exact treaded tires for those rims because it was cheaper than new rims and tires. 2: The muffler is your friend. Same story with my Camaro. Dude removed the muffler under the trunk. Bought a new one with tips. Couldn't weld, didn't have the tools. 3: I feel like doing this just to protect the paint. But it's weight. I just do Red Bubble stickers. 4: Read #1.
Wheel Elitists are actually the worst. I have a set of like $1200 flow form Aodhans which weigh less than most forged wheels. I can literally go through 5 sets of these before "investing" in some forged wheels would have made sense financially.
Don't tell them that Rauh Welt groups here in SEA use ROTAs when doing long drives. Or how they are used in motorsports, or how Keiichi Tsuchiya uses them for punishing drift tracks. LMAO
unfortunately it attracted all the wrong attention. I'll cherish the photos of the wrap...but the memories it brought are now also tainted. I hated most the unhinged weebs who went out of their way to find me.
@@Tornado2409 eh as a none american otaku/anime fan from the outside looking in it seems like the types of weebs that are over there are a mixed bag, I met a bunch who were pretty chill and reasonable over there but also some that are the unhinged types described in the video seems like the balance aspect for alot of the western anime fans is sometimes missing but otherwise I find it a bit unfair to generalize an entire fandom as one thing especially considering just how big otakus are in general
@@BladedAngel Truthfully I think your experience had more to do with being known on youtube than it did having an itasha. I daily an itasha. Taken it to meets too. Sure I run into cringelords every now and then, but I can't say its any worse than everyday life.
This was an awesome video. I was lol the whole time. "Brief" responses. Tires: I'm running a 312 HP miata with a PWR of .13. I'm only running 225/40R15s on the rear. The tires are Kumho Ecsta V730 Performance summer tires. I use them for all season, but I live in South Texas. That guy in the Z is all about the clout. Some wider than stock performance tires would work out just fine. Nothing wider than 285 for that car without forced induction. That's the width on the 350hp Nismo 370. He can switch to drag tires when he's pushing an excess of 500hp. Most of the guys who need drag radials are pusing 900hp+ Exhaust: I'm running a turbo, to a 2.5" exhaust with 2 resenators. The sound is a low droning sound at idle. It doesn't whine at all. Downshifts will sometimes cause a slight backfire if engine braking from a high enough RPM. I'm focused on exhaust gas flow and backpressure prevention. The turbo has an internal wastegate and all the exhaust dumps to the same pipe. I should address this in the future as the wastegate is pretty restricted at the moment. A different downpipe would solve it. More people need to use X pipes, H pipes, and glasspacks. I might switch to glasspacks in the future. Wraps: Don't have any. I thought about a livery, but I just like the clean two-tone look. Gloss Black hardtop, powder coated black vents, white car with a bit of a facelift. No angry eyes, no racing stripes, no numbers, or decals of any kind. Those are all on the inside of my trunk lid where they belong. "Sewer-slide". Lol. My response would be "you do that". I don't feel sorry for these people... At all. Wheels: My wheels are so low tier that they aren't even on the pyramid, lol. TR Motorsports 15x9s Donut Media told us everything we needed to know when it came to comparing the durability between $1500 wheels and $4k wheels. They had to throw the wheels off a roof just to put a dent in them. They had to run into a parking barrier at 30mph to barely leave a scrach on the cheap ones. LOL. They convinced me that I didn't need to spend more than $1500 on a set of wheels. Application is key here. You need to consider speed of impact and type of impact that is expected. Even expensive 2-peice wheels will be damaged when hitting a steel jack at 70mph. Granted, they'll handle potholes better, but so will fatter sidewalls. Value is a huge consideration here. If someone is putting $4k or $7k wheels on $10k cars, they should probably shift that money into something more productive like performance upgrades. Unless the build is a show peice and it's a trailer queen, or the car is doing track time seeing an excess of 150mph, there's no need. Therefore, seeing these clout chasers at meets deserves a hefty belly laugh at them. Because such a combination is laughable. If it were me, I would use a torture/endurance test to know if better wheels are even needed. My car can only muster around 120mph at redline in 6th. My wheels are just fine for this car. Don't let the stalkers get you down. Cheers.
Which miata do you have because an n/a miata with 312hp is death but 312hp in a n/d miata is less of a death wish due to safety and stability management systems,just asking.
@@richardbhagan8949 NB It handles really well. I haven't been able to snap oversteer the car yet. It also doesn't oversteer. It just tracks. Even at full boost with the rear tires breaking traction, the car is still really stable. It doesn't skid or lose control in the rear like an old mustang. Even when overtaking it's really easy to control. I am running 225s on the rear at a slight negative camber, which makes the rear really hugh the corners. 90deg corners at 40mph only causes the rear to kick out slightly until you let off the throttle. Then it easily corrects itself. The main difference between the NC and the NB/NA in terms of handling is the feel of the road. The NC obsorbs a lot of bumps, while in the NB/NA, you feel them all. Construction zones reveal this the most. Lane paint that has been scraped off leaves grooves behind. An NA/NB will be subjected to that line and the whole car will be jerked around. Whereas an NC will be less subjected to this. Honestly though, I love being able to feel every inperfection in the road. It makes you feel more connected to the car. You'll find yourself saying "ow" when hitting hard bumps. Not because it's painful, but because you feel for the car. Overall, this has been the best handling car I've ever driven. I do need to push it more... I need a trailer.
@@richardbhagan8949 lol, been on my to-do list. I need a strech of road and draggy. Just haven't gotten around to it. The local drag strip shut down several years ago. Only thing around here now is rally circuits, mud races, gocarts, offroading mud bogs, and motocross. For a real track, I have about a 2-3hr drive. 3hrs realistically. The 2hr away track is a motorspeedway. The closest track is members only. I really need a trailer. I might look for a used one. Can't use a tow dolly, need a car hauler. Aluminum would be ideal. I'm lone-wolfing it out here. The scene is mostly stock cars who ride the left lane. I got this car to embarsss them back into the right lane where they belong. Some stock, or e85 tuned guys try play leapfrog on the highway. Had a charger pace me through traffic once. Until he nearly missed his exit. "Always lead, never follow"
I grew up loving big wheels, but my dad was always a fan of OEM mods Now as an adult with a 03 Honda Element, I actually got the 19’ OEM wheels from the 9th Gen Accord (The Star wheels) and I love them. I got big (no they’re not 20 in + but 19’s are still Big) wheels that look good AND are OEM. I feel like the culture has pushed companies (Honda at least) to make bigger cooler wheels and I love that cause I got them for like $400 total WITH tires on them I don’t have a lot of money to spend modding my car either so they make me so happy when I see them And in the winter (I live in MN) I keep my winter tires on the stock wheels so I have two sets which I always wanted as well
I didn't know Itasha Wraps had an actual name. I really love how they look, but I couldn't imagine getting one, even more so now that I have heard your experience with having one.
i think the issue, most of the time, with western itasha is their liveries do not have that balance between the decals and the waifu you're basis the livery on. now i'm not saying all are bad, as you mentioned, yup it feels like its made for clout because there is no effort put in achieving that balance
bro, I used to think this mattered, but it has nothing to do with the wrap itself. Some "good wraps" have can have AWFUL DRIVERS and AWFUL PEOPLE inside. Being an insufferable weeb isn't exclusive to P2W. Basically bro, separate the car from the people. The Car no matter how good, can still have bad people. I put up with them for years bro. I ain't even going to pretend there's any silver lining. Any Itasha car has a 50/50 chance of being owned by a clout diseased owner. Even the "Good looking ones"
Man, remember when car culture used to be alot more fun. Back in the good old days of early 2010s, when clout chasers weren't a issue, When cool and fun cars were cheap instead of having their value artificially inflated to ridiculous levels by clout chasers and car dealers. Better times
I recently got a cat back for my mustang and while we were taking the old one off I decided to see how it would sound straight out of the cats, no resonators. I revved it to like 4K rpm and it made a pretty sizable pop. I couldn’t imagine driving it like that everyday with just a straight pipe. Tone matters a lot more than just loudness.
3:38 exhaust is actually less efficient when it's velocity is very high, pressure loss down a tube is proportional to the velocity squared, the goal of an exhaust is to have a large enough exhaust velocity to decrease turbulence, but also not have the exhaust velocity so large it causes unnecessary loss, while you are correct in this situation, it's probably more accurate to say exhaust size should be tuned to the engine and modifications you have, having too large or too small pipes are BOTH detrimental. Of course this golden size is dependent on which RPM you would like to see the highest volume trim efficiency, so people will often put things such as x pipes to increase low end exhaust scavenging with a detriment to high rpm scavenging, no matter what these clout chasers seem to think an exhaust will give you better performance at any RPM when in reality it could actually move that efficiency band to an RPM range that is above redline.
Don't let those idiot clout chasing jackasses ruin you Blade or the rest of the car culture. If anything, those idiots will give up or have an accident that will wisen them up, natural selection at it's finest. When I get my first car, rather than modify it, I just plan on keeping it clean and serviced like it should properly be done so not only does it look great, the next owner I sell it to will know they aren't being screwed over.
Been apart of the Car&Community for sometime now, an I got to say you're spot on. I roll with the Itasha wrap and people hate on me, or act really weird around me. As of late, I just been too myself due to people being clout, pretty much not being genuine at all. I like GR86 because I am a fan of initial D, my first car was the AE86 - so I moved up to support the years of my first car.
My favorite anesthetic mod is just debadging, or false badging. I have a 95' GSX, run a factory RS sticker, and painted the grey to match. It has the short wing, and smiley face front bumper, but 25 psi later... I also do this w/ my e46. It might be a 2.5, or it might be a charged 3.5. It rocks a 1776 badge in place. Both have quiet, high flow exhausts and silenced recirculating BOVs. There are visual tells though. The eclipse is in a constant cheetah stance because of the painted sideskirts and has its teeth knocked out, so you can see the front mount. whereas the e46 looks stock af, as long as you don't look at the tires or brakes too hard. I even run it close to stock ride height with stock wheels.
I literally say the owners said, "There were no spooly bois hiding" I checked both positions (I literally have like 10 friends with Fairlady's I know this shit) And again, the owners themselves admitted it.
TH-camrs: “cars/mods that are actually acquirable and cool” * clout chasers ruin the market and style * TH-camrs: “I can’t believe clout culture ruined this, how could this have happened”
Blade have you discussed the issue of squatted trucks yet? I feel like it’s an issue that really needs to be discussed. I know you’ve seen them living north ga as you’ve mentioned. I actually live like 30 minutes north of you. You can’t hardly go anywhere without seeing them. It’s gone to far and this disease needs to stop spreading
On the other hand, clout introduces some people to new spheres of interests, like them thicc drag tires, some people might stick with them because they might actually get interested in drag racing, others will leave drag tires as soon as trend shifts to other part.
That's like saying vans shouldn't be worn by non-skating people, because they are made for skating. But, they look nice, and skater trend in 2018ish year introduced a lot of new people to the sport, and now it's an Olympic sport, and vans are great daily shoes that look nice with different outfits. Same I think with drag racing tires.
@@brobdrobEh a better comparison would be if it just randomly became cool to be barefoot like instead of places where it’s convenient(like at a beach) just being barefoot ALL the time Just like being barefoot, theres a place and time for drag radials. They’re only convenient for cars that have high Power/weight ratios. Putting a drag radial on a stock sub 250whp car is destroying the drivability and high risk of a wreck in the rain so theres literally no benefit other than looking faster than you really are…
Fair point, but still, I think chasing looks isn't bad (kinda makes you a poser (vans analogy)), and safety is neglected on many other car aspects that are more dangerous than using drag tires to drive on a highway (I doubt that they drive their car fast on curvy roads or in other unsafe conditions)@@ALYXTANKBACKPACK
Last time I watched you was when you put all the rice stuff back on your corvette and glad to see you haven’t changed st all lmao Edit: haven’t realized it’s been TWO years 😭
I’ve asked an itasha owner about their character before where they replied “idk I haven’t watched the show”. If that isn’t the epitome of clout chasing then idk what is.
I watched this video yesterday then two hours later saw a mostly cosmetically upgraded S1 95 mustang on full welds and slicks, it’s not necessarily snowing here but still that’s something I wouldn’t drive around on in the winter
When i got new tires on my car, i really wanted to put Michelin Pilot Sport tires on there for the sake of handling thinking it would grip the road much better and I could launch harder, but in reality, I ain’t gonna launch that hard in a sedan with only 263hp, and it probably isn’t worth sacrificing the longevity. So I bought Michelin Defenders instead.
My way of judging itasha owners is how dirty their car is the dirtier in terms of dust the dirtier it is the higher the chance they might be chill up to a certain degree bumped my chances to 60 40
I'll agree with you about the exhausting. When I bought my Hyundai from my neighbor it was basically straight piped and sounded horrible. I did got out my cat. And I went with a yonaka cat back exhaust. So it still has a nice tone to it. But it doesn't sound like a fart cannon. Ans the wheel elites are assholes
I think people also don’t realize what they driving no your 04 Altima doesn’t need any exhaust work it’s not a performance car my G just drive the car as intended and save up to get something that’s worth modifying
Gahhh dangit Bladed I legit just got Mickey Thompson's for the Staggered/Shackled look for my Chevelle (that and it also really sucks at putting its 500hp to the ground) and then I see number one on the list 😂😂 edit: also the only vehicle that actually benefits from a straight pipe is the older dodge Cummins 12 valve 5.9's it helps them breathe better, but thats about it. Demo derby headers too, but technically that qualifies as a hood stack, and thats to get all the heat out of the engine bay.
At 3:20 to 3:30: I feel like I have to correct you here, @BladedAngel. When it comes to exhausts, back-pressure is always bad. What helps with gaining power however, isn’t just putting a freaking massive steel pipe after the exhaust collector. That’s just dumb (especially since you’d need to flow a massive amount of exhaust gas to justify that). Most smaller passenger cars I know of don’t have very large exhaust pipe diameter (most I’ve seen are about 2.5 inches)- this is also at the exhaust collectors, which are (as far as I know) the same diameter as the pipe. When you put a huge 5 inch diameter pipe on there, it messes up how pressure waves move through the pipe and interact with one another, which affects scavenging, and thus, power and torque. This doesn’t necessarily mean big pipe = bad though. If your engine and exhaust are properly set up and tuned for it, you can unlock some big power. Of course your engine will have to rev high to take advantage of it and your entire power band is going to be up high. This means your engine will be peaky. The inverse, smaller pipes, Will sacrifice some of that top end power to lift up your mid range as well as bottom end. of course, going too small just straight chokes your engine to begin with. If you’re wondering where I got this from, I will point you to @d4a.
I dont know much about them, but I like the way how Hole Shot wheels look. Idk how much they cost, what quality they are in and I dont have a car that runs them (I dont even have a car), all I know is that they are in Forza Horizon (didnt play all parts, but they were in 1 and 5 so I guess they also existed in between) and they look good on a lot of cars. they look good on -muscle cars -JDM cars -SUVs and Pickups basically anything, that isnt a Super/Hypercar or from a luxury-brand.
Yo, *The Wheel Pyramid at the end wasn't made by me.* 9:34 I do not stand by what it says, the whole point of that entry is show what "Toxic Elitists" think of your wheels. Just wanted to clear that up.
I thought the context I provided was sufficient to show I'm RIDICULING the elitism, not adding to it. (I show a photo of a dented brain then pretend to act like a $7K Wheel elitist)
You want any of the wheels on or off that pyramid? Go for it. I'm not going to fly a plane to unbolt your wheels off your car.
here's your reward: DEEZNUTZ @EMR_Racing11
np, all wheels have a point . . . Unless you are using DUB's on something that is not a SUV or Lorider
@@BladedAngelwhen?
I not a car guy by any stretch of the imagination but I think Iknow how to rectify your previous mistakes. Instead of challenging them on stuff they should know for them to copy. Coerce them into actually buying things to put for said builds while telling them they're stupid and don't know how to be cool by actually going fast and having parts that work well together.
Usually when you challenge someone's intelligence they are very quick to try and prove you wrong. Make sure to humiliate them enough in a race and post it (posting it will ruin them mentally) when that is said and done they might actually make the effort into doing things the right way in retaliation. A bit of reverse psychology. Make sure when taunting you tell them exact specs so they can actually have something worthwhile. MAKE IT POPULAR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. That might work.
Clout really starts off with you don't have what i got. Do that enough times and eventually they WILL get to a point with you. Also just call them broke. Saying they don't have enough money for said things also work. This seems very complicated but IMO I think it would actually work 😂.
Id still rather not been seen on replicas so thise list help me
bladed got me into cars when i got my license like 5 years ago and today i start a new job as a tech at an auto shop. thanks for the inspiration bladed!
It's a real pleasure seeing how he's grown as a creator.
Much respect brother 👍🏻
Can i get an oil change there? And not just on paper
Glad to see you became what i couldn't. I have transitioned onto computers...
Good for you, man! I finally got my first car. (It is a miata with pop up lights and it’s name is tony)
I'll say it again: buy mods YOU want, not what the crowd wants.
As for the wheels. Let me be real y'all; with a lot of these chasers' driving habits, I'd rather they get off-brand imitation wheels, because they'll likely curb, scuff, and destroy them with their driving "skills".
Clout chasers or jzx100 chasers 😂
Bladed is the only TH-camr (that I know of) that can actually make a decent apology video
No
Because he would never do anything to apologize in the first place
He literally did it right at the beginning of the video... @@vtec494
Bro said “shouldn’t of”. He literally does not understand people say “shouldnt have”
@@aidarsaysaccents..?
@@MyLungsStillBurn he has written it in the video. He thinks it’s grammatically correct. I mean it’s no surprise bladed is not the most intellectual person, but yeah that’s funny territory
This guy is literally if moist critical was a car guy i love this man on levels that a multitude of dimensions wouldn't understand
Oh my god youre actually right
Dude this is so accurate, even the voice intonation sounds similar
As a Lexus LFA I would like to say that I hate clout chasers
As a 1092 foot long USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier, I approve this message.
@@BladedAngelas a 3500 BC horse pulled bronze chariot, I approve this message (ignore my pfp)
As a AzN Gigachad Terminator I approve of this message
As an average miata IG clout chaser sad boi, I approve of this message.
As a Panavia Tornado GR4, I can relate.
I really hate the F-22 fanboys.
Bladed, will you ever attend a historical racing event? It's got a bunch of really cool stuff to see at these events and not too many clout chasers... Yet
none near me unfortunately. I do go to Local Grassroots stuff. oval ring racing, drifting, plenty of nice people there!
@@BladedAngel ah that's a real shame. I'm lucky enough to be only 2 hours away from the Le Mans classic event. And honestly I have more fun in racing car culture than I do in the more regular car culture.
thats probably because clout chasers cant maintain antiques. And I really hope they don't try. also I dont think anyone can even fiance a antique car like you can a modern car.
@@RukaGoldheartThat's crazy! So you must live in France. How is the event over there like how is it celebrated/watched among the people?
@@Mr.Redview the event happens over half a week. This year there were like 100k people attending. There are multiple races happening with groups of different periods, each race is about an hour long. And something really cool is that the Bugatti layout is turned into a massive parking lot where the race cars are being attended to.
At least there is no clout chasers in modded interiors culture
lmao good point. They aim for exterior mostly cuz thats what people see. Whats on the inside is mostly enjoyed by you.
chrome hearts?
Got my rpf1's specifically for track work. The fact that i liked the look and that they were on sale for
It's not like you want to spend too much on a set of wheels - just in case you end up bending them anyway on track or touge
One mod that will never see the clout bois enter the “Maintenance” mod
LMFAO the predator pic had me spitting my drink
glad to see him still dragged today
lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Who even was he?
@@a-lambo-boi a once famous TH-camr who turned out to be a p3d0
He refused to take responsibility for his actions instead of apologizing and seeking therapy and to this day he still avoids talking about his past
Edit : he also made a shitty “apology” video in which he just gave shitty excuses instead of actually addressing the issue
@@Juanguar ok.
1:02, never scare me like that again
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Bruh imma get nightmares for decades 😢
These people are like locusts. They move from hobby to hobby, raising prices.
No way someone said they'd Kermit man hole slide your friend bro.. That's fucked up frfr
I assume he means but, eff, his manhole. I’m in the comments looking for this explanation lol😂
Commit DC comic book movie squad
@@BackFortyTV it was "kermit sewageslide" aka unaliving yourself at 8:11 lol
@@BackFortyTV "Commit Su1cide" Kermit Sewerslide. It's used by many TH-camr's to talk about said subject. If we say the actual word, our video gets delisted from recommended and then when ppl click the video it shows a warning, "Sensitive topic" that you must click before even letting you watch it. There is no way you haven't seen that at least once yet on this site. It happens even with older music videos that say that word. I had so many bangers in my playlist, but YT won't autoplay videos with that Su1c1de warning.
@@BladedAngel I swear. I’d never heard it or seen it until this.
I say all mods are okay as long as they don't put other people in danger. I feel as though we (The majority of Car enthusiasts) are killing it for people who might have wanted to get into it.
ok well like I agree. but it's mfs who talk their shit up judt to have like a carbon fiber hood on a camry and think their the shit. it judt so happens that camry owner thinks that take overs are cool
@potatoe1bread358 I don't like street takeovers either but so who cares if they want to have a fake carbon hood. If they think they are cool just say OK bro and walk away they ain't worth arguing with.
This is the definitive channel that got me into cars. Because of you, i just took my car apart to fix it instead of taking it to a mechanic and are the reason im currently porting the heads and intake. Thank you for your services
“Like a horrible horrible predator”
Picture: Craig Thompson
Alias: “Mini Ladd”
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ouch. the parasocial bit got me thinking about some of the folks i used to have around me. yikes.
I feel so alone here in my hometown because the few car guys I used to hang out with have just turned to ricers and clout chasers. In the end I didn’t even feel like we had anything in common anymore. I wanted to restore my car and make it look original but with beneficial performance upgrades here and there, while they only cared about camber, led’s and big wheels with rubber and tires.
The worst part about it, is that it’s the majority of young “carguys” who end up like this AND they’re also the ones painting our picture. When I tell people I spend most of my time on my car, they immediately think I’m one of those…
I wish I was young before social media game and ruined every nice thing.. not only in the car community
What car are you restoring? I also have no interest in performance mods or camber either. As a still new guy to the car scene, keeping my cars running and driving reliably is all I can do and is also what I feel is most important.
@@nowiecoche I’m restoring an E46 Coupe. I’m a huge fan of TH-camrs like M539 Restorations if you know him. Nice you got into cars mate. Keeping your own cars alive instead of bringing it to the mechanic over smallest things, is an achievement too!
Man I feel that honestly I'm working on a 74 Javelin I got from a junkyard and all the guys I've told at car meets about it either don't know what it is or say I should just LS swap it when it's completely original💀
1: Drags belong on the track.
I'll admit I'm a bit guilty of this but not entirely. I bought a 3rd gen Camaro that the previous owner ruined trying to make it a drag car. That thing had drag rims and the tires were in horrible shape. Bought the car because cheap. Bought exact treaded tires for those rims because it was cheaper than new rims and tires.
2: The muffler is your friend. Same story with my Camaro. Dude removed the muffler under the trunk. Bought a new one with tips. Couldn't weld, didn't have the tools.
3: I feel like doing this just to protect the paint. But it's weight. I just do Red Bubble stickers.
4: Read #1.
1:01 caught me off guard with mini ladd
Wheel Elitists are actually the worst. I have a set of like $1200 flow form Aodhans which weigh less than most forged wheels. I can literally go through 5 sets of these before "investing" in some forged wheels would have made sense financially.
Don't tell them that Rauh Welt groups here in SEA use ROTAs when doing long drives. Or how they are used in motorsports, or how Keiichi Tsuchiya uses them for punishing drift tracks. LMAO
I am surprised that Bladed would include the Neon-Edition 370z from Asphalt 9 as the thumbnail. My day has been brightened.
The Lucina wrap was fire, even though I'm a Tharja man myself.
unfortunately it attracted all the wrong attention. I'll cherish the photos of the wrap...but the memories it brought are now also tainted. I hated most the unhinged weebs who went out of their way to find me.
@BladedAngel I hate weebs in general
Well, there _are_ some exceptions...
@@Tornado2409 weebs are a VERY mixed bag...and this is why im scared of conventions or random weebs lmao
@@Tornado2409 eh as a none american otaku/anime fan from the outside looking in it seems like the types of weebs that are over there are a mixed bag, I met a bunch who were pretty chill and reasonable over there but also some that are the unhinged types described in the video seems like the balance aspect for alot of the western anime fans is sometimes missing but otherwise I find it a bit unfair to generalize an entire fandom as one thing especially considering just how big otakus are in general
@@BladedAngel Truthfully I think your experience had more to do with being known on youtube than it did having an itasha. I daily an itasha. Taken it to meets too. Sure I run into cringelords every now and then, but I can't say its any worse than everyday life.
0:27 already started with the one that hurts the most huh
This was an awesome video. I was lol the whole time.
"Brief" responses.
Tires:
I'm running a 312 HP miata with a PWR of .13. I'm only running 225/40R15s on the rear. The tires are Kumho Ecsta V730 Performance summer tires. I use them for all season, but I live in South Texas.
That guy in the Z is all about the clout. Some wider than stock performance tires would work out just fine. Nothing wider than 285 for that car without forced induction. That's the width on the 350hp Nismo 370. He can switch to drag tires when he's pushing an excess of 500hp. Most of the guys who need drag radials are pusing 900hp+
Exhaust:
I'm running a turbo, to a 2.5" exhaust with 2 resenators. The sound is a low droning sound at idle. It doesn't whine at all. Downshifts will sometimes cause a slight backfire if engine braking from a high enough RPM. I'm focused on exhaust gas flow and backpressure prevention. The turbo has an internal wastegate and all the exhaust dumps to the same pipe. I should address this in the future as the wastegate is pretty restricted at the moment. A different downpipe would solve it. More people need to use X pipes, H pipes, and glasspacks. I might switch to glasspacks in the future.
Wraps:
Don't have any. I thought about a livery, but I just like the clean two-tone look. Gloss Black hardtop, powder coated black vents, white car with a bit of a facelift. No angry eyes, no racing stripes, no numbers, or decals of any kind. Those are all on the inside of my trunk lid where they belong.
"Sewer-slide". Lol. My response would be "you do that". I don't feel sorry for these people... At all.
Wheels:
My wheels are so low tier that they aren't even on the pyramid, lol. TR Motorsports 15x9s
Donut Media told us everything we needed to know when it came to comparing the durability between $1500 wheels and $4k wheels. They had to throw the wheels off a roof just to put a dent in them. They had to run into a parking barrier at 30mph to barely leave a scrach on the cheap ones. LOL. They convinced me that I didn't need to spend more than $1500 on a set of wheels.
Application is key here. You need to consider speed of impact and type of impact that is expected. Even expensive 2-peice wheels will be damaged when hitting a steel jack at 70mph. Granted, they'll handle potholes better, but so will fatter sidewalls.
Value is a huge consideration here. If someone is putting $4k or $7k wheels on $10k cars, they should probably shift that money into something more productive like performance upgrades. Unless the build is a show peice and it's a trailer queen, or the car is doing track time seeing an excess of 150mph, there's no need. Therefore, seeing these clout chasers at meets deserves a hefty belly laugh at them. Because such a combination is laughable.
If it were me, I would use a torture/endurance test to know if better wheels are even needed.
My car can only muster around 120mph at redline in 6th. My wheels are just fine for this car.
Don't let the stalkers get you down.
Cheers.
Which miata do you have because an n/a miata with 312hp is death but 312hp in a n/d miata is less of a death wish due to safety and stability management systems,just asking.
@@richardbhagan8949 NB It handles really well. I haven't been able to snap oversteer the car yet. It also doesn't oversteer. It just tracks. Even at full boost with the rear tires breaking traction, the car is still really stable. It doesn't skid or lose control in the rear like an old mustang. Even when overtaking it's really easy to control. I am running 225s on the rear at a slight negative camber, which makes the rear really hugh the corners. 90deg corners at 40mph only causes the rear to kick out slightly until you let off the throttle. Then it easily corrects itself.
The main difference between the NC and the NB/NA in terms of handling is the feel of the road. The NC obsorbs a lot of bumps, while in the NB/NA, you feel them all. Construction zones reveal this the most. Lane paint that has been scraped off leaves grooves behind. An NA/NB will be subjected to that line and the whole car will be jerked around. Whereas an NC will be less subjected to this. Honestly though, I love being able to feel every inperfection in the road. It makes you feel more connected to the car. You'll find yourself saying "ow" when hitting hard bumps. Not because it's painful, but because you feel for the car.
Overall, this has been the best handling car I've ever driven. I do need to push it more... I need a trailer.
@christopherlowery855 Have you ever timed your car? e.g 0-60,0-100
@@richardbhagan8949 lol, been on my to-do list.
I need a strech of road and draggy. Just haven't gotten around to it. The local drag strip shut down several years ago. Only thing around here now is rally circuits, mud races, gocarts, offroading mud bogs, and motocross. For a real track, I have about a 2-3hr drive. 3hrs realistically. The 2hr away track is a motorspeedway. The closest track is members only.
I really need a trailer. I might look for a used one. Can't use a tow dolly, need a car hauler. Aluminum would be ideal.
I'm lone-wolfing it out here. The scene is mostly stock cars who ride the left lane. I got this car to embarsss them back into the right lane where they belong. Some stock, or e85 tuned guys try play leapfrog on the highway. Had a charger pace me through traffic once. Until he nearly missed his exit. "Always lead, never follow"
Unrelated but thank you for all your videos explaining car mods. Very helpful!
Im glad they help! I try my best to keep it simple.
I grew up loving big wheels, but my dad was always a fan of OEM mods
Now as an adult with a 03 Honda Element, I actually got the 19’ OEM wheels from the 9th Gen Accord (The Star wheels) and I love them. I got big (no they’re not 20 in + but 19’s are still Big) wheels that look good AND are OEM. I feel like the culture has pushed companies (Honda at least) to make bigger cooler wheels and I love that cause I got them for like $400 total WITH tires on them
I don’t have a lot of money to spend modding my car either so they make me so happy when I see them
And in the winter (I live in MN) I keep my winter tires on the stock wheels so I have two sets which I always wanted as well
they have 18’s just on your basic civics now. of course the last type R had 20’s but the new 19’s actually look nicer
They do: Honestly I LOVE the wheels Honda has been making@@DrRyan82994
I didn't know Itasha Wraps had an actual name. I really love how they look, but I couldn't imagine getting one, even more so now that I have heard your experience with having one.
i think the issue, most of the time, with western itasha is their liveries do not have that balance between the decals and the waifu you're basis the livery on.
now i'm not saying all are bad, as you mentioned, yup it feels like its made for clout because there is no effort put in achieving that balance
bro, I used to think this mattered, but it has nothing to do with the wrap itself. Some "good wraps" have can have AWFUL DRIVERS and AWFUL PEOPLE inside. Being an insufferable weeb isn't exclusive to P2W. Basically bro, separate the car from the people. The Car no matter how good, can still have bad people. I put up with them for years bro. I ain't even going to pretend there's any silver lining. Any Itasha car has a 50/50 chance of being owned by a clout diseased owner. Even the "Good looking ones"
@@BladedAngel makes sense, didn't realise the driver part
That picture of the guy kissing his waifu is such a popular meme. It caught the literal translation of itasha and ran with it. I think its funny asf
Top tier
i remember being in high school watching bladed angled and now i’m knees deep in engine bays at 20 w a toolbox and snap on wrenches.
I remeber subbing to him when he was so small watching his best cars for young car enthusiasts. Good times I miss those times
Man, remember when car culture used to be alot more fun. Back in the good old days of early 2010s, when clout chasers weren't a issue, When cool and fun cars were cheap instead of having their value artificially inflated to ridiculous levels by clout chasers and car dealers. Better times
Best part about owning a 1988 Pontiac Firebird, no one knows or cares if my Crosslace GTA Wheels are real. (They aren't.)
our class from m&t (a practical school subject about cars and transport) is going to a carshow in brussel in a week
I love the section of highway that you recorded your driving footage on (I live in the area and I take this highway down to the lake a lot)
I recently got a cat back for my mustang and while we were taking the old one off I decided to see how it would sound straight out of the cats, no resonators. I revved it to like 4K rpm and it made a pretty sizable pop. I couldn’t imagine driving it like that everyday with just a straight pipe. Tone matters a lot more than just loudness.
3:38 exhaust is actually less efficient when it's velocity is very high, pressure loss down a tube is proportional to the velocity squared, the goal of an exhaust is to have a large enough exhaust velocity to decrease turbulence, but also not have the exhaust velocity so large it causes unnecessary loss, while you are correct in this situation, it's probably more accurate to say exhaust size should be tuned to the engine and modifications you have, having too large or too small pipes are BOTH detrimental. Of course this golden size is dependent on which RPM you would like to see the highest volume trim efficiency, so people will often put things such as x pipes to increase low end exhaust scavenging with a detriment to high rpm scavenging, no matter what these clout chasers seem to think an exhaust will give you better performance at any RPM when in reality it could actually move that efficiency band to an RPM range that is above redline.
Don't let those idiot clout chasing jackasses ruin you Blade or the rest of the car culture. If anything, those idiots will give up or have an accident that will wisen them up, natural selection at it's finest.
When I get my first car, rather than modify it, I just plan on keeping it clean and serviced like it should properly be done so not only does it look great, the next owner I sell it to will know they aren't being screwed over.
In class bladed upload literally saving me
Bro, don't get caught by the teacher watchign me. I don't want them to play my video in front of the class 💀💀💀💀
@@BladedAngelwould be hilarious, tho.
I'm now just imagining people drifting their cars everywhere like in Initial D, and I can't help but see that as a win.
Bladed is the reason idgaf what people think about my car
Been apart of the Car&Community for sometime now, an I got to say you're spot on. I roll with the Itasha wrap and people hate on me, or act really weird around me. As of late, I just been too myself due to people being clout, pretty much not being genuine at all. I like GR86 because I am a fan of initial D, my first car was the AE86 - so I moved up to support the years of my first car.
Daddy Angel blessed us with another video!
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Weirdo
I just don't let clout culture make something not fun for me, I do what I wanna do and not care what anyone else thinks, and I enjoy it
Bro just saved an hour of my life watching 4 videos where you mentioned all of 'em(it's 1 a.m. in my time zone rn)
My favorite anesthetic mod is just debadging, or false badging.
I have a 95' GSX, run a factory RS sticker, and painted the grey to match.
It has the short wing, and smiley face front bumper, but 25 psi later...
I also do this w/ my e46.
It might be a 2.5, or it might be a charged 3.5.
It rocks a 1776 badge in place.
Both have quiet, high flow exhausts and silenced recirculating BOVs.
There are visual tells though. The eclipse is in a constant cheetah stance because of the painted sideskirts and has its teeth knocked out, so you can see the front mount.
whereas the e46 looks stock af, as long as you don't look at the tires or brakes too hard. I even run it close to stock ride height with stock wheels.
Theres one type of straightpipe I respect. Exhaust valve mods. Loud for track fun and to elude cops a little. ;)
8:11 love the background music from gran turismo 2
I recognised that Z from Asphalt 9
Hey! That's me 4:09! I'm a primary source*, that's neat.
*I am not a primary source.
I will say Bladed Z have tight engine bays so most fast Z's either do a mid-mount kit or a rear mounted turbo
I literally say the owners said, "There were no spooly bois hiding" I checked both positions (I literally have like 10 friends with Fairlady's I know this shit)
And again, the owners themselves admitted it.
TH-camrs: “cars/mods that are actually acquirable and cool”
* clout chasers ruin the market and style *
TH-camrs: “I can’t believe clout culture ruined this, how could this have happened”
There are ppl who dont have a brain at all 😅
sweet! new video, just recently watched the first one lol
Ain’t gonna lie, I screenshot yoinked the Botan “Say ahh”. That got a good laugh outta me
Damn when you used the dark souls reference made everything click clack together
Even when I’m not looking at commentary channels about how predators I can’t escape them, always lurking under my bed
I'm looking at a set of Enkei TS10s. They're under 1000 for a set and look super strong and lightweight.
I am a proud set owner of TAIKYU ROTA WHEELS for 4 years now.
I never had any issues with them even after all the scratches from daily use and abuse.
constantly got told my proxies RA-1's were bald tires, people would just not believe me they were race slick's =(
1:02 damm, i was not expecting that 😂😂😂😂😂
What's that guys name I forget
I stuck in the middle too, had some sparco ff-1 wheels
Am impressed you didn't mention "Underglow"
Me with forgestars on my r8 couldn’t be happier with the wheels they have held up great
My Crown Vic has steel has OEM wheels with Chrome Lug Nut cap.
Looks awesome. I have no desire to change them.
Blade have you discussed the issue of squatted trucks yet? I feel like it’s an issue that really needs to be discussed. I know you’ve seen them living north ga as you’ve mentioned. I actually live like 30 minutes north of you. You can’t hardly go anywhere without seeing them. It’s gone to far and this disease needs to stop spreading
Just like NC. I can probably count about a dozen trucks in about 5 minutes if I were to leave my house right now
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Jesus Christ, even after all this time Mini Ladd is still getting flamed XD
Fully deserved.
On the other hand, clout introduces some people to new spheres of interests, like them thicc drag tires, some people might stick with them because they might actually get interested in drag racing, others will leave drag tires as soon as trend shifts to other part.
That's like saying vans shouldn't be worn by non-skating people, because they are made for skating. But, they look nice, and skater trend in 2018ish year introduced a lot of new people to the sport, and now it's an Olympic sport, and vans are great daily shoes that look nice with different outfits. Same I think with drag racing tires.
@@brobdrobEh a better comparison would be if it just randomly became cool to be barefoot like instead of places where it’s convenient(like at a beach) just being barefoot ALL the time
Just like being barefoot, theres a place and time for drag radials. They’re only convenient for cars that have high Power/weight ratios. Putting a drag radial on a stock sub 250whp car is destroying the drivability and high risk of a wreck in the rain so theres literally no benefit other than looking faster than you really are…
Fair point, but still, I think chasing looks isn't bad (kinda makes you a poser (vans analogy)), and safety is neglected on many other car aspects that are more dangerous than using drag tires to drive on a highway (I doubt that they drive their car fast on curvy roads or in other unsafe conditions)@@ALYXTANKBACKPACK
gotta love how the car in the thumbnail is taken straight form asphalt 9
Last time I watched you was when you put all the rice stuff back on your corvette and glad to see you haven’t changed st all lmao
Edit: haven’t realized it’s been TWO years 😭
“Despite being a decently size meet, you know, wasn’t super large”
RiP.
Real car people: mod their cars because they want to
Clouts: mod their cars for attention
I’ve asked an itasha owner about their character before where they replied “idk I haven’t watched the show”. If that isn’t the epitome of clout chasing then idk what is.
I see your strategy to fight the clout chasers. ik you know. good work...
ahh yes my fav automotive youtuber uploads on my bday, thanks bladed!!
I watched this video yesterday then two hours later saw a mostly cosmetically upgraded S1 95 mustang on full welds and slicks, it’s not necessarily snowing here but still that’s something I wouldn’t drive around on in the winter
When i got new tires on my car, i really wanted to put Michelin Pilot Sport tires on there for the sake of handling thinking it would grip the road much better and I could launch harder, but in reality, I ain’t gonna launch that hard in a sedan with only 263hp, and it probably isn’t worth sacrificing the longevity. So I bought Michelin Defenders instead.
My way of judging itasha owners is how dirty their car is the dirtier in terms of dust the dirtier it is the higher the chance they might be chill up to a certain degree bumped my chances to 60 40
I got GAB sport 2 pc wheels for my summer set on my 91 Civic Si and steelies as my winter set. The car is gorgeous on the GABs.
about the wheels point, there's a guy locally who has a home Depot orange Tacoma with like 25" rims on it in the summer, and they just looked absurd
1:33 The "sleeper look"
Sorry, but that was too funny!😀
I'm gonna wrap my car of bladed's wrapped car on it
4am rn where i live, blessed to see that bladed posted
I'll agree with you about the exhausting. When I bought my Hyundai from my neighbor it was basically straight piped and sounded horrible. I did got out my cat. And I went with a yonaka cat back exhaust. So it still has a nice tone to it. But it doesn't sound like a fart cannon. Ans the wheel elites are assholes
I think people also don’t realize what they driving no your 04 Altima doesn’t need any exhaust work it’s not a performance car my G just drive the car as intended and save up to get something that’s worth modifying
OMFG you used Mini Ladd when you said predator lol. Good Choice
This is proof that posers will do anything to look cool, while simultaneously being cringe.
And disgusting
the spite shoutout was dope
Worst wrap i saw had pickachu dabbing with comic sand font "SWAG" underneath. I was tempted to switch lanes into oncoming traffic
I don’t have a problem with loud cars as long as it sounds good so idk what you on bladed😂
The 4th one is mostly tied to the stance community from my experience.
1:27 Nah man really pulled out the highschool "The Odessey" By Homer here Hubris
Gahhh dangit Bladed I legit just got Mickey Thompson's for the Staggered/Shackled look for my Chevelle (that and it also really sucks at putting its 500hp to the ground) and then I see number one on the list 😂😂 edit: also the only vehicle that actually benefits from a straight pipe is the older dodge Cummins 12 valve 5.9's it helps them breathe better, but thats about it. Demo derby headers too, but technically that qualifies as a hood stack, and thats to get all the heat out of the engine bay.
Bladed is the only automotive youtuber I watch and Now i want to get into cars
All I can say is "welcome to hell"
And also poverty
At 3:20 to 3:30: I feel like I have to correct you here, @BladedAngel. When it comes to exhausts, back-pressure is always bad. What helps with gaining power however, isn’t just putting a freaking massive steel pipe after the exhaust collector. That’s just dumb (especially since you’d need to flow a massive amount of exhaust gas to justify that).
Most smaller passenger cars I know of don’t have very large exhaust pipe diameter (most I’ve seen are about 2.5 inches)- this is also at the exhaust collectors, which are (as far as I know) the same diameter as the pipe. When you put a huge 5 inch diameter pipe on there, it messes up how pressure waves move through the pipe and interact with one another, which affects scavenging, and thus, power and torque.
This doesn’t necessarily mean big pipe = bad though. If your engine and exhaust are properly set up and tuned for it, you can unlock some big power. Of course your engine will have to rev high to take advantage of it and your entire power band is going to be up high. This means your engine will be peaky. The inverse, smaller pipes, Will sacrifice some of that top end power to lift up your mid range as well as bottom end. of course, going too small just straight chokes your engine to begin with.
If you’re wondering where I got this from, I will point you to @d4a.
I dont know much about them, but I like the way how Hole Shot wheels look. Idk how much they cost, what quality they are in and I dont have a car that runs them (I dont even have a car), all I know is that they are in Forza Horizon (didnt play all parts, but they were in 1 and 5 so I guess they also existed in between) and they look good on a lot of cars.
they look good on
-muscle cars
-JDM cars
-SUVs and Pickups
basically anything, that isnt a Super/Hypercar or from a luxury-brand.
My man said horrible and lut an image of mini ladd im dead. This is why we love ylu man
Did you need to jumpscare us with that pipe falling
man is still my fav car guy (somewhat of a new carguy btw)
0:59 shout out papa pyro