How To Suck Less At Modifying Cars

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  • čas přidán 14. 05. 2024
  • Looking to support your friends vs. big corporations when building your car? Then head over to MartiniWorks :) - martiniworks.com/
    I only learn because i've made so many mistakes. From my time of learning that aftermarket wheels are mostly all made in the same place, to realizing that car trends aren't always as bad as they seem, here are some tips for anyone that's looking to suck a little less at modifying cars. Or not, i'm not your dad.
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    Timestamps
    0:00 How Do You Suck Less At Modifying Cars
    :50 Car Tip #1 - Stop Rushing Your Car Build
    1:58 Car Tip #2 - Don't take away functionality
    3:00 Cart Tip #3 - How To Buy The Right Parts Without Spending Too Much Money
    4:25 Gram Lights Debate
    5:10 How To Determine Car Part Values
    5:40 When Trend Following Is Ok
    7:15 Build Threads Are The Future At MartiniWorks
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Komentáře • 69

  • @AlexMartini.
    @AlexMartini.  Před měsícem

    What's your top tip for modding cars? Let me know below and of course, thank you so much for the support

  • @Underpantsniper
    @Underpantsniper Před 2 měsíci +12

    Upgrades should go as follows:
    1.Wheels and good tires
    2. Brakes
    3. Suspension
    4.Transmission
    If you make it to step 4 then
    5.add more power.

  • @Alex-vz2jz
    @Alex-vz2jz Před 2 měsíci +22

    First thing to do before you mod your car is to understand what car you have.
    Your first mod should be one that will improve your cars reliability.
    I've only owned Rotary cars and the first mod anyone should do to a rotary car is get an Aluminum radiator.

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci +2

      What rotary do you have?,

    • @Alex-vz2jz
      @Alex-vz2jz Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@AlexMartini. two Rx7 Fc. And recently bought a Rx8

  • @beardedkupp
    @beardedkupp Před 2 měsíci +23

    People shouldn't be wearing a harness unless you have a HANS on. Period.
    Love your videos dude!

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci +4

      Totally agree haha, but I know it’s cool to looks at but dear god it sucks to own

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci

      Look at*

    • @beardedkupp
      @beardedkupp Před 2 měsíci

      I feel that. My mk5 supra is a track build and I have 2 six point Schroth harnesses, but also the OEM belts for comfortable off track travel.

    • @nate13b
      @nate13b Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@beardedkuppive got the same setup on my rx8 its great i love it

  • @Fredrik_ST_wagon
    @Fredrik_ST_wagon Před 2 měsíci +27

    Just bought a foxbody mustang with my girlfriend! Taking notes on how to suck less on the mods.

    • @Jwcars174
      @Jwcars174 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Hope you enjoy your new build

    • @Fredrik_ST_wagon
      @Fredrik_ST_wagon Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@Jwcars174 Dude, thank you.

    • @jacobasuncion3132
      @jacobasuncion3132 Před 2 měsíci +3

      That’s sick bro I hope u and ur girls build goes well 🙌🏽

    • @theniceneighbor
      @theniceneighbor Před 2 měsíci +2

      You picked it and she paid so it both of y'all's. 😂😂 maybe she'll let you drive it sometimes

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci +3

      Hell yeah dude! Good luck and send me pics when you’re done!

  • @ThomasJaegar
    @ThomasJaegar Před 2 měsíci +7

    Holy crap …that’s my build thread you show as an example at the end of the clip !!!
    Very cool ..thanks Alex for making my day

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci +1

      Thanks for supporting the ol brand dude! Really trying to make something special so it means the world

  • @ianstradins
    @ianstradins Před měsícem +2

    Not the most knowledgeable on cars, but I'm a student of knowledge in general. Very easy to understand by someone (me) not fully in the industry. For this I thank you

  • @freewilly5073
    @freewilly5073 Před 2 měsíci +4

    If I could do it all over again with my civic I probably wouldn't have bought it. Harsh to say but to me an 8th gen si is just a civic at the end of the day. You need to spends a lot of money to push high hp and tq. Decent fun daily, but it got old quick for me and now I am looking for something faster and nicer interior wise. I would should've bought a 340 or a is350 at the time, but 30k was also triple my budget. Along the way I have to say the biggest mistake to the car was air suspension. Not the kit inherently but how it was installed by the shop. It was on soft dampers at 70 psi squared and ended up damaging the bottom end of the block after the oil pan collided with a manhole on the highway cause of road construction. Wouldve cleared, but the suspension didn't rebound in time so the car was too low to make it past. The kit was 6k with install and the damages came out to be around 9k parts and labor. The repair alone basically totalled the car but I'm keeping it for now till I find something faster and sell the car for a loss.

  • @Carlos.Rivera
    @Carlos.Rivera Před 2 měsíci +9

    You can't be wrong building a car OEM +

  • @GLL2006
    @GLL2006 Před 2 měsíci +4

    His hair looks fuller, respect

  • @dubiousf00d
    @dubiousf00d Před 2 měsíci +3

    Valley fair catchin strays out here😂. Totally agree tho. Dont put harnesses in unless you're actually going to track it.

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci +1

      One time my dad and I went to Valleyfair in Minnesota and I remember we went on a Wednesday. There was literally no line because we showed up at 8am. One of my core memories with my dad

  • @DustinHasVideos
    @DustinHasVideos Před 2 měsíci +8

    This guy has a lot of wheel opinions, but how would he know? He should bring in an expert who has spend years and years at a company that specializes in wheels and tires. /s

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci +4

      This guy is onto something…

    • @tylerfitzgerald266
      @tylerfitzgerald266 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I was just telling my friend that /s needs to become more of a thing outside of Reddit. Glad to see it used here!

  • @SquatPenguin2
    @SquatPenguin2 Před měsícem +1

    I wish i knnew how mean people would be about my car. In my car's community its a cool one but in the overall car world people hate on it.

  • @julians7268
    @julians7268 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank God Ive found you again! You still making Fitment Industries videos? Idk, but your wife is smokin' btw with a sick ass BMW. Im sure you were not aware so I figured Id step in and help out. Thats what subs are for man, dont mention it.

  • @Official_MikeyT
    @Official_MikeyT Před 2 měsíci

    Wheels, tires, brakes, aero. Don't do anything else because the manufacturer can do it way better than you will ever be able to.
    If you are going to change the suspension you better do it with a highly reputable suspension manufacturer like KW, Bilstein, JRZ or Öhlins.
    "Make it adjustable and they will adjust it wrong." - Collin Chapman

  • @dmrsdump3994
    @dmrsdump3994 Před 2 měsíci

    On the topic of trend following. I occasionally see people give others flack for running certain wheels or bodykits or whatnot. Calling them unoriginal. And yeah. It isn't exactly mindblowing to be the owner of the 9 millionth Miata on RPF1's. But who cares? If you like it and it fits what you need then just do it. Just... yknow, don't delude yourself into thinking you are doing something original when you aren't

  • @804MRMAN
    @804MRMAN Před 2 měsíci

    Suspension should be the #1 topic of this video. It's usually the first thing people do when modifying a car.

  • @thegarbear05
    @thegarbear05 Před 2 měsíci +3

    is there a list of all these wheels that are from the different places

  • @Matty_mccfly
    @Matty_mccfly Před 2 měsíci

    Taking notes for my 3rd gen taco.

  • @lalalandtopg
    @lalalandtopg Před 2 měsíci

    WHY ARE YOU TROLLING MAT ARMSTRONG 😮😮😮😮😮😮😅😮😅😅😅

  • @Anonymoose0913
    @Anonymoose0913 Před 2 měsíci

    Alex make a video talking about tires please

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci +2

      I’m on it!! 🎉

    • @Anonymoose0913
      @Anonymoose0913 Před 2 měsíci

      @AlexMartini. Appreciate it man going to be buying some soon and need the experts advice 🤘🏼

  • @arefinlabib4630
    @arefinlabib4630 Před 2 měsíci

    Do one where you do mods to make the car as lightweight as possible without chopping/ruining it

  • @901ran
    @901ran Před 2 měsíci +1

    Most of the time Less is more or simple is better

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci

      It’s always a safe bet. Plus, a proper build with oe style is straight 🎉🎉

  • @TheRunningCameraMan
    @TheRunningCameraMan Před 2 měsíci +2

    Wich car is on the thumbnail?

  • @K_Swap_The_World_69
    @K_Swap_The_World_69 Před 2 měsíci

    What A Great Title 🤣😂

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci +1

      I didn’t really know how to title it…so here we are

  • @tommynobaka
    @tommynobaka Před 2 měsíci

    Biggest things is using the right tools 🤣🤣 man I can't tell you how much time I wasted because I wanted to save $40

  • @chefcc90
    @chefcc90 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I feel attacked that you used an RX8 in the thumbnail...

    • @AlexMartini.
      @AlexMartini.  Před 2 měsíci +1

      I knew I would catch some eyeballs. Maybe a few hands as well 😂

  • @Ashenhope
    @Ashenhope Před 2 měsíci

    so you're saying we're not getting march madness this year? aight aight aight

  • @Captin47.
    @Captin47. Před 2 měsíci +1

    yooooo

  • @Brokeniphonechris
    @Brokeniphonechris Před 2 měsíci

    Weight reduction works but at what cost (memories of sitting in a chair 🪑 in my Miata sized car with only the frame protecting me from meeting God) 😳

  • @soapa4279
    @soapa4279 Před 2 měsíci

    First thing for new “builders” is to stop calling their cars a build after one bolt-on or slapping on some stickers.

  • @thompsonbutz5354
    @thompsonbutz5354 Před 2 měsíci

    69th like

  • @amadali987
    @amadali987 Před 2 měsíci

    "How To Suck Less At Modifying Cars" from a guy who sucks at modifying cars, seems legit? ~ From everyone's least favorite f.I.b
    Should I create a youtube channel, called "everyone's least favorite f.I.b" and then I'll go Jjjacksonfilms on your sssnaperwulfe a$$. then everyone loves internet beef! drama 4 bidness?
    Lets talk about to manufacture "beef" for business