$13,000 Custom 350Z vs. $33,000 Custom 350Z | HiLow
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- $13,000 Turbo 350Z built with CHEAP parts vs. $33,000 twin-turbo 350Z built with EXPENSIVE parts. Does more expensive mean more better? We’re gonna find out once and for all.
Donut bought two identical Nissan 350z’s, and for the past few weeks have been modifying them to be FUN, daily drivers that you can take to the track.
Team Low (Nolan Sykes & Aaron Parker) got a bunch of really cheap parts and in the end got a slammed turbo z that shoots flames all for around $13,000.
Team Hi (James Pumphrey & Zach Jobe) on the other hand, got a bunch of really nice expensive stuff totaling an astounding $33,000.
Then we tested them to see which components are actually worth spending the money on. We’re gonna break down the cost of building these two cars, test them head to head on track, and decide which is better.
Low Car got a set of eBay coilovers of unknown origin, and Hi Car was treated to a set of KW V3s.
Next, we installed wheels and tires. Hi Car got some sick Advan RGIII’s wrapped in Bridgestone RE71s. Meanwhile on the Low Car, We bought some XXR 527s, and decided to run Federal RS-RR tires. In the end, both cars were able to achieve supercar-level braking distance by switching to super sticky rubber.
Nolan and Aaron installed more aggressive brake pads, steel braided brake lines, flushed and replaced the brake fluid, and bled the lines. Over on Hi Car, Zach and James replaced the car’s entire braking system with a 6 piston, 13 brake kit from Wilwood.
After that we went inside our Zs, installing racing seats. The Hi Car got two Sparco QRT-R seats, a Greddy steering wheel, and a hub to make it removable. Lo Car received some Corbeau DFXs racing seats.
Next, both cars were fitted with modified differentials to make sick skids easier. Hi Car got a very trick Kaaz 2-way differential. Zach spent a lot of time adjusting the spacing, making sure it was perfect. Over on Lo Car we took a different route. Instead of installing a new differential, we welded ours together!
After making a bunch of performance upgrades, it was time to alter the looks of our beloved Zs. Team Low decided to give Lo Car some plastidip.
Over on team Hi, they took their car to a professional vinyl shop.
Finally, we gave the Donut Zs some BOOST! Hi car got a Jim Wolf twin turbo setup that made it sound like a Baby GTR. And the low car got a single turbo kit by way of eBay.
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So what do you think? After all this, are you Team Hi or Team Low?
Make an evo8 hilow
Donut Media team Hi if I HAD to pick, but I’d go with a mix and match because those coilovers are so sick, and you guys need to do a pair of old WRX cars! Lets see hi-lo rally cars!
Team Mid
Make 4bangers hi low
L O W
we NEED more hi low, this was so entertaining and actual quality content most creators would never try
Agreed! Excited for season 2. And it's awesome they did this because this is something that you might expect from a high-budget production and not necessarily from a CZcams channel
Agreed. Hope they'll do a season two
Agreed
Why Dolan look like baby in thumbnail?
I'd love to see a truck version
Absolutely loved this series. The Hi-Low Z comparison was perfect. I would love to see this done with an S chassis Nissan, pair of honda s2k's, or on a pair of old toyota AE86's. Doing the hi-low on 80's and 90's drift cars would be the best and most watchable series.
theres no such thing as "low car s2000" everything for them is expensive
Vance Cook facts
AE86 would be impossible. It would be 2 rusted out crap cars that cost $20,000
Zacry Carmichael def no cheap ways to mod ae86 or s2k shit even Megan coilovers for a corolla are over 1k
Bro you need to do easier to attain cars. How tf are they gonna get 2 ae86s near identical
5:37 low car: free. Total: goes up by a grand 😂
it didn't actually, it summed up the 900 $ thing again from the value it had before so it went from 1650 to 2550(or sth like it) when the 900$ when they said it and then went down to 1650 and whent up to 2250 when they out the diff
@@MarcMas07 i'm so confused
Ben4TheWin the one before it lowered the total 100 when it should have raised it 900
Do a Hi-Low in Golf GTIs that would be epic
SECOND FOR GOLF GTI
THIRD FOR GOLF GTI
Yeah! That would be sick!
That would be awesome!
Golf R, get that AWD action
this is why I love this channel....they understand that most normal viewership doesn't have 30k$. please make more of these
@@carrickdubya4765 Id like to hear more about your build
This and money pit have me interested in the channel and cars in general again.
Because poor
Are You Watching The Same Video..?
Mr. Where’s WALDO Said, He Only Cares About Everyone Seeing The “White SPARCO”.
Anyone Can Build A Car With An Open Checkbook!
Give Nolan Hi-Car… Where’s WALDO, Would Be Screwed.
HE (Where’s WALDO) IS A POSER. 🤦♂️
Donut media: were gonna do a second season of HiLow very soon
Covid-19: how about no
They've got 5 or 6 different episodes posted on Facebook. Came here to see if they say why they're not posting on CZcams. Facebook sucks for this, they need to be posted on CZcams, mainly so I can watch on my work computer
@@dicedicerice69 oh that's cool, i didn't know that. ill have to check it out.
:( Tru
thank you ill check it out !!
@@dicedicerice69 They'll post here eventually, in the fall or so. I think they got some money from Facebook for a timed exclusive.
Donut has put out a lot of quality content over the years, but this takes the cake. ALL the cake. Well done, sirs.
At the end I really wanted to see each host 'build' their ideal 'middle' Z using either the high or low parts from each category. For examples here's mine:
Coilovers - HIGH
Wheels & Tires - LOW
Brakes - LOW
Interior - LOW
Diff - LOW
Exterior - HIGH
Turbo - LOW
That would put me at $11,350 for my ideal mid build
Man high turbo coz in low turbo yhey removed the Air conditioner
I highly agree on them building their "dream" mid car. That would certainly be entertaining.
bluexeyedxpassion i have a ‘low’ turbo kit for my 350 and I have ac...
nahh i’m gonna have to agree with you accept for the brakes and turbo i wouldn’t want to skimp out on that stuff especially since low brakes caught on fire and low turbo had boost leaks leading to very little power gaisn
gains
"like most things in life, being extreme on either side. You're wrong."
-James Pumphrey 2020
James for President 2020,
idgaf just make it happen.
Slightly different premise idea:
More expensive car w/ cheap parts
Less expensive car w/ expensive parts.
Each team gets the same total budget to work with.
Perhaps the performance version of a car vs the economy version of it with the same end budget?
This guy wins! I agree.
That sounds like a fun challenge
@@awcole86 you'd be stuck with a crappy engine with really low, non existent tuning potential. No matter if you forge the econobox engine and then add two turbos, you won't beat the high end engine even stock.
Me likey
Thank you guys for this series. This was a great project and I just started getting into cars so this was awesome all around. And you guys are very entertaining. Good show.
The most entertaining thing on youtube I've seen for months. Love this channel so much
This is one of my all-time favorite series. Great job making this-- seriously 10/10 entertaining and educational! More content like this please.
I’ve just watched the whole series.... this was amazing 👌🏼 so good and I hope there is another one
This series thing has been one of the best things I’ve watched in a while
Hell yeah
I would love to see a frs high low or Miata high low
Uziel Rodriguez Miata hi low!!
Miata
2:58 I don't know if I played to much with rc cars but this really looks like a rc car shot lol
I would love to see an E36 or an E46 on the next Hi Low!
Next time they should have:
High Car
Low Car
Reasonably Priced Car
Mid car would be a good reference point for low and high
Realistic price car instead of a reasonably
Agreed! But just call it Mid Car, and split the difference in investment between the Hi/Low cars for each segment. None of us want the cheap eBay car, but the real question is whether high car is actually better than mid car if you have the cash to burn to go for best of the best on every part.
Make it a Dacia Sandero.
No man its called Hi Low not Hi Low and Reasonable.
You should run tests with the car while it’s stock prior to adding modifications so we can have an idea of how much the parts actually affect the car. Also would love to see a WRX
Nick Souza YESSS 😍 a WRX!!
2015+ mustang gt! Pony card is where its at in case u guys didnt know
I was kinda thinking I'd just rather have one of the Zs before they molested them. Maybe a restomod, and just replace old bushings and mounts and struts with new.
Yeah they should
Nick Souza definitely WRX
“I make 4 mill a episode” “I can’t afford it”😂😂
Would love to see a HiLow season with prerunner/off-road builds
I’d love to see a pre runner build being that I’m building one
Budget rally build either with a golf gti or focus rs
Congrats on predicting the future
@@The-e thank you thank you
This comment aged like a fine wine.
Love the series. Keep it up.
Thought: Maybe conclude by doing a piece by piece summary on what worked/recommend instead of the “pick one or the other” choice?
Or maybe do a vs matchup where each team is given a budget to build the ultimate daily for a variety of competitions (1/4, drift, track, mpg, etc? Interesting to see how each team will decide on what is important and what to spend the budget on.
Excellent suggestions!!
I like this idea
They kind of rushed it, didn't they?
If you’re looking for different types of competitions I suggest you check out Hoonigan’s build and battle. They don’t start with identical cars but it’s still an excellent series
@@blackinblue11 I would say yeah the 40min episode was good they need more of those fastest 40min of my life
For season 2, Hi-Low should definitely find and modify one of the following
Miata
240sx
WRX STi
Civic
Mustang
miata or an acura for sure
Perhaps an audi tt quattro
mk4 supra
Definitely Mustang!! 👍🏾
Jai Naz what about a pt cruiser lmfao
Hello from Australia....Super entertaining series and format starring a bunch or legends! I want to see LOTS more HiLow....maybe a 4x4 one 🤘 keep up the awesome Donut Media work!
Missed opportunity! They should have done a Holden HiLow when Down Undah recently!!a
I don't know anything about cars. You all do such a great job of explaining things, and doing both cheap and expensive parts I've one, learned so much and two, makes me think I can buy a used car and work on it. Thank you for all you guys do!
Miata. Even “Hi Car” parts are still cheap. “Low Car” parts are like Dollar General.
as a miata owner, i approve
Agreed
Well then there isn't much mystery in that is there
Nah, it makes good sense to still have a spread but not break the bank on either the hi or low cars. It is relatable because many people could still afford either. I think the biggest issue would be large drivers in small cars. If that was a deal killer then maybe something like the acura tsx with the k24, would be a good option. Both hi and low would not break the bank. I’m not even a honda fan, but it would be a cool variation.
Yeah. Im not a miata owner. But I think miata is the answer for next Hi Low season
Possible options for next up?
- Honda Civic/Acura Integra
- Subaru wrx
- BMW e36/e46
- Audi TT
- late 90's to early 2000's mustang?
Would be cool if they did a hilow supra.
I'd like these too lol
Wrx definitely
Civic
late 90's to early 2000's mustang?
Y'all could really do something special with the HiLow concept. this could be your "JDM" seasons then have an american muscle season, rock climber season etc. have fun with it man, take it and run with it because it works. your real subscribers love it.
Wow... what a go series.. dont change the platform, i love every episode.
NEEDS a 2nd season, this was so entertaining to watch, for the nxt season a miata or a civic ek hatch, a brz or maybe an lancer evo
Zed Vallez id go brz or wrx
Miata for sure
Older wrxs are finally getting less expensive would be a perfect car for this
BRZ
Zed Vallez hell yeah BRZ/86/FRS would be a sweet one, very affordable cars and huge afternarket support bor them.
Does more expensive mean more better?
Nolan: *Well yes, but actually no*
nolan gonna replace the charecter from that meme
Like same same but different
What about an older BMW Z3? They aren't worth a whole lot right now and they are a ton of fun to drive.
Kingsummit or a 97-06 BMW e46 325i cheap fun and I can friends in the car
I did this 13 hours ago, and you do it now and get more likes?
2011 Ford Fiesta Hi/Low is what I’d LOVE to see. Just because it’s my personal car and I find it almost impossible to find parts to make it amazing. (Just an opinion)
So awesome to see that you guys came to New Mexico to test HiLow. We love you guys out here and would love to see you again in the future!
I wasn't expecting a roller coaster of emotions watching this series. Do ya'll have any plans for those Z's now?
For the next season I would love to see this:
Take a really cheap car and an expensive car, install the expensive parts on the cheap car and install the cheap parts on the expensive car. That'd be a really cool twist on the whole thing.
But those cheap parts would still have to be better than stock
Of course they would. But that isn't the point of this, is it. You could argue the same thing with this first season so I don't get your point at all.
That would make no sense to undue all the work on both cars, and then put more effort into another shitbox.
theyll go broke unless they get sponsored
Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not talking about undoing any work on any cars, never mentioned that. The idea is to see whether you can make a cheap car perform better than a more expensive car.
Cheap baseline vs expensive baseline
End up with roughly the same overall spend
Cheap car: $5000 initial buy with $30,000 in parts
Expensive car: $25,000 initial buy with $10,000 in parts
Both spending about $35,000 overall
Just as an example
Great episode, awesome series. Love the 350/370Z. Hi-Lo year 1 set the bar high. Look forward to your next series
Loved this series
Re-living what introduced me to this channel, love where it came from and where it's going!
id like to see a third person in hilow to cover mid range parts.
Car Suggestion:
civic
GT86 / Brz / Frs
Mx5
Wrx
I would love to see the Brz or the civic
K SWAPED HONDA FIT :D
Not a BRZ/86/Miata/MX5... So overdone...
MCM, Car Throttle, and everyone else on the internet already did them.
Totally down for an 86 hi/low
Damn i would like to see some old classic USA cars, like old Mustang or smth like that.
I'd like to see this series doing a rally car project
Would definitely like to see how much it costs to make hi/low cars with the only goal for them to kill it on the rally track
love this episode of hi and low cars.Great idea guys.
I didn't even start watching and I like it already 🔥👍🏾
It ain’t budget if it doesn’t have cut springs and is straight piped.
Day 64 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
This dudes channel is for real can't wait for day 69
Lol seen one of these every day hahhahahahha brilliant
hahaha I also want to see that
Lol
@@gqh007 maybe day 69 will be the last day
Great series!
I loved this HI/LOW so entertaining and informative specially for someone that is not a huge gearhead but that loves cars and is upgrading a truck and a car. I would love to see yall HI/LOW a Scion tC they are inexpensive to purchase TONS of aftermarket parts ranging from cheap to "I am not paying that to put on a 10 year old car!"
Anyway I would love to see yall do this again with any car but especially a Scion tC!
Next season recommendations:
Subaru Impreza
Mazda Miata
Perhaps some 90s era muscle cars (goal is a drag racer that can be a daily)
BMW M3 or M5
Mini Cooper
Volkswagen Golf
Hyundai Veloster
Ford focus or Fiesta
1998-2002 camaro/firebird for the muscle car part
Ok. OR....bear with me here.... VOLVO 740 TURBOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Maybe add a Hyundai Genesis coupe, 2013 Honda Civic, maybe a 3 series bmw instead of m cuz those are expensive
@@ogmudbone2334 yes! A turbo brick.
@@ogmudbone2334 Nice
conclusion of this series:
nothing.
purpose of this series:
_Entertainment_
did i fucking enjoy it: YES
I could probably do a faster time in a stock miata tbh... they would've needed a professional driver in there to do 20 laps in each then take the average for both to get a more "scientific" number lol. But who cares I enjoyed it.
Motorcycle series of hi low,
This was great content, we need more of hi low, more power baby🚀
You guys went with JDM for the first season which was a great way to start off hi low, but personal I’m a muscle bro. I’d love to see season two bring in some awesome hi and low American muscle. Keep up the great content
I'd like to see either a Honda Civic HiLow or something out there like a Ford Mustang
Or even a Miata
or a Honda S2000
Why not a pair of old jeeps?
Yes, the ubiquitous Civic, and the mustang and Miata are great choices as well. Also, I think anything from the best cars under 10k video would be good
Fox body street/strip cars would be cool
That would be perfect. I'm down to watch all three.
Do one with cheap drift car vs expensive drift car ?
Cars you can choose from:
Nissan 240sx
BMW E36
BMW E46
Scion FRS/Subaru BRZ
Mazda Miata
cheap driftcar is just gutted E36
BMW u gay bro?
Kenny Valdez MIATA
Ae86
Aatu whatuwantsumdick?
I would love to see another season of Hi and low on a:
1:Mistubishi Evo
2:Subaru Wrx
3:Ford Mustang
those are a bit pricey
Awesome series brothers
High-Low Car: 4 Bangers Edition
Do something 90s easier on the budget and way more drastic of a difference between hi and low 🤙
gen 2 Subaru forester XD
NA Miata.
SN95 Mustang GT
Really great series! I think a fitting end would be how much they sell for (dont know if it should be publicized until after, for accuracy). Seriously great channel! Thanks
awesome videos!
I vote old Volvo’s for second season. Anything with a redblock!
Volvo 240!
My man
Volvo 240 wod be dope
100% agree. Volvo 240 or 740 would be epic
Yess
They should do HiLow on 98 Honda Civics 😂
Rednek_gamer agreed
could not agree more
Good luck finding a single unmolested civic, let alone 2 of the same spec that aren't riced out to shit lol
@@GreyValkrie you're not wrong 😂
Very entertaining! You guys do a great job keep it up!
You guys brought it up in this last episode I think you guys should take on an older inexpensive Porsche the 911 996. you have many options that you can choose from as to which type of 996 and you can take on the IMS bearing issue the bore scoring issue all that stuff in your high low. Either way I'll be watching!
Awesome show, fellas! I have to agree, I'd definitely go somewhere in between. I like a comfortable ride and better handling over power, so I probably wouldn't skimp on suspension, while I could get away with lower-mid range stuff for everything else.
You guys should do an AWD car for the next season, like a Subaru or Audi. Supe up some Outbacks lol.
- any year mustang V8
- subaru gc8
- bmw 3 series 90's
- 90's mercedes
Big brain Geo prism
Subaru impreza sti wrx gc8 22b
BMW is the best idea
Mustang gt for the win
karolis pupis NOPE OML
Car: Breaks down
James: “I think we should drive it into the Grand Canyon”
😂😂😂
Dam nice you guys came to my hometown abq to test em 🔥
Yoooo, y'all should do a acura integra! ✌ love the content. I just bought one and would love to see the difference on High or Low.
Welding:
Low car: FREE
*Adss 1k to the money
Me:
ಠಿ_ಠ
Ákos B my guess is labor work...but idk if they added it for the rest of the mods
All the numbers added up correctly. My guess is they redid the graphic of the money for the last mod going up to keep the aesthetic of them both rising in cost. Or it’s just a mistake, idk
Idk but it looks weird they wrote FREE and adding 1k😂😂😂
Hi-Low Honda civic, there should be a lot of opportunities of being very low and very high because of the vast and open nature of Honda civics between 1990 - 2010 ish.
Yuuup
Why do ppl still not understand that Honda civics r not tuner cars and r river cars
juul juul no u don’t understand what tuners are
@@flavioarcher7813 explain how it is a ricer
After watching this series about 3 times all the way through this is the best show, also I would like to see kit cars, any like a fiero or something that can look and be drastically different
I need more hi low in my life I could watch these all day every day or even just how to videos on different car parts
This series has been awesome. The episode on the turbos was my favorite. Suggestions for next season:
- Honda S2000
- Mustang Foxbody
- Chevy Camaro 4th-gen
- Subaru Impreza WRX STi Wagon
- BMW 3-series E36
- Pontiac GTO 2004 (yes I know it's a rebadged Holden Monaro)
Also, as a challenge to Hi Team next season (and for added craziness), the The Hi Car should be twin-charged (turbo + supercharger).
I would not want to see them dedicate an Fbody Camaro. Let them molest the Aztec instead.
I love the pontiac but finding parts for that would be hard
@@kolelester834 But it would be really cool to see some Aztecs ready for the track.
Foxbody would be both funny and cool
Customizing new edge mustangs would be cool, or any v8 muscle, its very important that people know that i stand up to pee
James: I make 4 million dollars for every episode of Hi Low
Also James: I can’t afford the $33,000 car
Did he actually say that?
I believe he means views...
kevin smith i meant him saying he cant afford it
@kevin smith he might make more money by ads and sponsors? right?
He sang a song, said "that's why I get paid the big bucks", followed by the $4 million each episode line. He says a lot of things, that are jokes.
Hey guys great work, I would love to see you guys talking about the Hyundai coupe.
Thank you very much and keep with the good work
James: i make 4 milion $ on episode
Also James: can't afford 13 000 Z
he spends all his money on lube
I don't get how one can earn 4 million from a single episode
@@mysteriousmist7335 r/woosh
@@mysteriousmist7335 it was a joke lol
Yeah this is my favorite series on CZcams right now.
I literally looked every single day for the next episode.
A few good cars would be: (my suggestions are based on strong aftermarket options and support)
Mazda Miata
Ford Mustang
Subaru BRZ/Scion FRS
Subaru WRX
Chris Noblett which generation mustang ?
You could’ve just waited for every wednesday where they drop their episodes
same man, same.
The miata would be cool it's really cheap and available
Miata would be cool!!
"Does more expensive mean more better?"
Nolan: Yesn't
More expensive=more better?
Nos
Nice job man
This whole series feels like a Top Gear special and I fuckin love it.
Nolan: "Roll that sweet sweet footage"
*ad comes up*
Thanks Nolan!!!!!
This series was amazing! WE NEED LONGER EPISODES!!! Keep doing 30+ minute episodes please!!!
You guys are the next top gear! Amazon Netflix deals coming soon calling it now!
damn 1yr later and still no second season of hi-low
“Modern show off mussel cars that you could take to the quarter mile”
Thing like drag tires, blowers, ECU’s ext. , maybe two mustangs or challenger RTS. Just a suggestion.
S195 for sure
I'd love tto see them do a couple of Newedge Mustangs for sure.
This would be awesome.
M U S S E L
I'm Zintriqqs I was really about to suggest new edges, but built as drift cars, those things could do some damage I’d dialed in properly
James: "I can't afford one!"
Also James: "For HiLow I make $4,000,000 an episode."
uraveragecarkid I think it was sarcasm though. Do you think they make that much? Honest question
@@austinconverse3578 Dude i'm not that dumb, i'm thirteen i think i know what sarcasm is by now
Chris Semaan 13 is a the pinnacle of sarcasm. Its a new concept to them. Fresh and unbridled. 😂
Austin Converse bro he is a big boy of course he knows sarcasm smh 🤦♀️
Sarcasm? Whats that taste like?
I would love seeing a bmw e30 highlow
well this aged well
Bruh, definitely need to see a "hi-lo" Prius episode that would be so fun!
-said no one ever
James just here flapping his moose knuckle on interview.
hot
Twisting Terrain I’m not seeing what your talking about
Skonny oh bro I can’t unsee it. It’s there when I sleep, it’s there when I’m at work. Every time I close my eyes I see James’ cramped ballsack
This was a super fun series to watch. Really hope we see more like this in the future :)
Hey guys great job! For season 2 you should definitely do some offroad builds with the Lexus GX470.
Let’s see a BMW f10 Hi/Low season!! Awesome content fellas.. you’ve found a nugget!!
Season 1 - HiLow Track Edition
*Season 2 - HiLow Offroad Edition*
Season 3 - Luxury Edition
3rd or 4th gen 4runners would be sick!
I think small pickups would be cool. Something along the lines of Tacoma, S10, or Ranger.
Wranglers. Hilow!
HiLow BRZ, Miata or WRX!
*also Up to Speed on Jessica* looking at you PUMPHREY
yea rally builds
BRZ would be a good idea
Wrx would be fun
BRZ PLEASE
Mr-s got miata in pocket😂
Guys, for the next season you should do a mid-range build too. The spec you guys would pick if it were your own keeper car. Btw series you guys have done, subscribed just for this stuff! Can't wait to see season 2
I'm late to the party but I am happy to see you all here in Albuquerque and seeing people I used to know.
E36 or E46 M3's would be awesome for high-low!
Please do the BMW E30
I also wouldn't be mad at a Volvo
I really enjoyed watching this
I cried with you guys on that turbo episode... the PAIN! Just blew the crank pulley on my K24Z two weeks ago. I know what a crying man feels. 😩😂