When the money isn't enough. You can sell the parts😉

@leksasdf

Жыл бұрын

Great irl advice if you're really doing this but would probably take a while for the video.

@dieselscartalk4146

Жыл бұрын

Add that to the budget!

@ramoncf7

Жыл бұрын

Or the driver.

@dieselscartalk4146

Жыл бұрын

That's brilliant

@asdxyz

Жыл бұрын

For me is a really interesting test. Don't think stock sti is a lot better than stock wrx wagon. And wrx sedan is completely the same than scooby wagon

Firstly I'd like to say that I love that you've gone for the "it's now a practical van" approach. Secondly: removing the sunroof and welding the hole shut could save a few crucial kg at the highest point of the car. Also: I can't exactly remember how adjustable the suspension is but I'd also suggest to retune it since it's now set up for a car that's 135kg heavier.

@Jonesy781

Жыл бұрын

I think they didn’t get the full suspension tune yet in that video because they had stuff like this in mind.

@Nbomber

Жыл бұрын

You can buy a fibreglass insert for it, im pretty sure. edit: i now see they covered that in the video.

@AlfaRomeo156SWGTA

Жыл бұрын

Car is to bouncy, which indicate to harshly dampening.

@porethoose

Жыл бұрын

Sway bars is about the only other costly upgrade.

@imnota

Жыл бұрын

@@Jonesy781 Yeah It'd be clever to make an episode like "how much faster is pro suspension tuning"

"We've borrowed dad's subaru" got me chuckling pretty hard

@Zaxaphone

Жыл бұрын

that car but in blue was my dads car for 15 years but it blew up in 2019 sadly.

@sufferr2914

Жыл бұрын

@@Zaxaphone my dad's subi blew up in 10

@omaralkharraz2410

Жыл бұрын

@@sufferr2914 must have been riding it really hard to blow it up in ten minutes

@isaacsrandomvideos667

Жыл бұрын

it’s weird because my dad has an identical car just it’s a saloon. Same colour.

@Vazquez12able

Жыл бұрын

@@Zaxaphone Was it an IED?

I was a few garages down from you guys in my Gtr! I wondered what you were up to! Absolutely brilliant 😂

@OVERDRIVE.studios

Жыл бұрын

We heard whenever you flew past!!

@jackmalpass9968

Жыл бұрын

@@OVERDRIVE.studios yes it’s rather loud haha! Look forward to seeing the result of this video! Bet it saves you a good few seconds

@jackmalpass9968

Жыл бұрын

@@Lofi.z34 Thankyou 😁

@auntonera1

Жыл бұрын

Lol awesome

Does selling the seats and interior parts add up to the 15k budget?

@grayaj23

Жыл бұрын

Fair play as far as I'm concerned!

@marioelburro1492

Жыл бұрын

@@grayaj23 i back it up as well

@StuffFilmedHere

Жыл бұрын

should be allowed really because realistically thats what someone would do

@driveslow48

Жыл бұрын

There's stuff there I'd buy lol

@0NoQuarter14

Жыл бұрын

I bid £80 for that passenger seat.

If you poke around behind the wheel arch liners (near where they meet the side skirts) you should find about 5kg of mud that will have built up over the years

@AimForTheBushes908

Жыл бұрын

😂 Great point

@mojojoji5493

Жыл бұрын

Lmao that’s funny and true same with the brz youll get some crud in the front fenders some how I had leaves in mines xD

@Jmenderinyo

Жыл бұрын

in my Kia Rio it was about that much (in total in the front and rear wheel arch liners) )))))))))))))))))))

This mainly shows that track knowledge and skill+experience is vastly more important than equipment

@justincase9471

Жыл бұрын

Fast driver in a slow car is often quicker than a slow driver with a fast car. Personally I actually prefer to drive slower cars fast as it's way more fun, requires a bit of skill and running costs are way lower 😆

@SpartanMJO12

Жыл бұрын

@@justincase9471 And it's easier to drive a 105 brake golf to the limit than it is a 400 brake GTR ;)

@justincase9471

Жыл бұрын

@@SpartanMJO12 Tell me about it! I am driving my shitbox diesel (130hp / 1460kg) on the Nordschleife and its hella lot of fun 🤣

@kantina4765

Жыл бұрын

@@SpartanMJO12 id be willing.ling to bet its easier to drive a gtr on the limit than it would be a clapped out go,d

@cranialnerv

Жыл бұрын

So true. The driver is 90% of the track time performance

You should really put that grey bar back in under where the rear seat was, you're probably losing more in body stiffness than you're gaining by saving 6lbs

@commandergeokam2868

Жыл бұрын

Maybe you have a big point here

@brandonfields5720

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing, why remove a rear sway bar? They also potentially messed with aero by removing the side fairings

@user-jk5rt4kd8q

Жыл бұрын

@@brandonfields5720 it was a body brace not a sway bar but yeah I thought the same about them removing the rocker covers

@brandonfields5720

Жыл бұрын

@@user-jk5rt4kd8q nomenclature certainly isn't my strong suit. Rip. But yeah, they definitely made some interesting choices

@flexinclouds

Жыл бұрын

Didnt make any sense to me.. removing something structually solid like that, essentially in a big empty tin can

@6:04 I wonder if this is not the underseat brace potentially providing some extra rigidity like a rear tower brace. Maybe it would be faster with it 😂

@CPERKINS141

Жыл бұрын

Yep, should definitely stay

@DeadRedRider

Жыл бұрын

That brace is for side crash protection for the rear seats. It does little to nothing for chassis rigidity.

@byb289

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I'm not sure why they removed it lol

@farnarkleboy

Жыл бұрын

@@DeadRedRider it does a fair bit in our experience

@farnarkleboy

Жыл бұрын

Thats exactly what its for , it'll handle worse now and probably wouldn't pass as road legal or insurable

I still think the Wagon still looks close enough to a rally-car if you squint enough

@JohnWiku

Жыл бұрын

Crouch and look at it from the front, totally a Subaru rally car

@Appletank8

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget to spray a bit of mud around the bumpers.

@salacommander2674

Жыл бұрын

A lot of actual rally cars are hatches

@rodfrancis9160

Жыл бұрын

or drink enough...

@wiegraf9009

Жыл бұрын

Can rally just fine in a wagon!

I think thicker ARBs and strut braces would be worth it after you fitted the coilovers. I did felt quite a difference after in my Subaru.

Love watching this Suba get quicker each episode, and how much fun the guys are having doing it.

@justincase9471

Жыл бұрын

I hope that they will stay away from tuning the engine 😉

@DoggosGames

Жыл бұрын

@@justincase9471 team supercar?

@alveolate

Жыл бұрын

i've grown attached to dad's subi now... it's like our little baby growing more ripped with each gym session.

10:25 It's a WRX wagon, that's completly normal phenomenom. I'm actually amazed that in the UK in a WRX Wagon there are still rear strut towers left!

You took a Subaru and turned it into every 90s JDM fan's Honda Civic 🤣

No A/C delete? I think that'd be another 10-15kg. And free as well.

@tomliddon8946

Жыл бұрын

Did it in mine 13 kg

@OVERDRIVE.studios

Жыл бұрын

You need to purchase a blanking plate, and we decided to save the cash.

@jimmyschwarz9075

Жыл бұрын

@@OVERDRIVE.studios but you could remove a Part of it couldnt you? Remove everything Exept the compressor so the belt is on tension. Or am i missing something?

@proxypanda4156

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmyschwarz9075 the compressor and tensioner are about 4kg probs.. As well you gotta properly degass the ac system, which a technician with right vacuum gear can do, and you pay for that. Back yard degassing is bad for ozone and big fines. But bad for ozone.

@jort93z

Жыл бұрын

@@OVERDRIVE.studios Ahh, I didn't consider that. Cheaper than replacing a seat with a racing seat though, and about the same weight saving.

You could also remove the sound deadening material on the floor of the car with dry ice and a hammer.

@TheTrooperMB

Жыл бұрын

it actually removes like 15kg in some old cars ! u need liquid azote

@PimSchouten

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTrooperMB15 kg?!?!

@TheTrooperMB

Жыл бұрын

​@@PimSchouten apparently theres that much in a car , at the back you have plenty on the rear struts , back seats ..

@PimSchouten

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTrooperMB yeah apparently. I’ve build racecars, but never came close to 15 kg, that’s why I’m so amazed haha

@TheTrooperMB

Жыл бұрын

@@PimSchouten someone removed as much on a sentra B13 .. was he lying .. i don't know :D

We raced an old alfasud, had the body acid dipped to remove all underseal etc, totally stripped the car, but added a full rollcage , got it down to 750kg from 900kg standard which I thought was fairly impressive and it made a huge difference to the performance from the 175bhp race motor....

Technically the things you took off could be sold and added to the budget

I have almost that exact same car (cloth interior instead of leather). The front passenger seat has been out for almost 1.5 years because I've been building a new house and from passenger wheel well to hatch I can get about 9.5 feet (2.9m) of lumber. On the rare occasion that my wife needs to ride, she actually loves the back seat with tons of leg room. WAY more practical without all of those interior bits!😃

I love this channel! This helps me have a better understanding on cars.

I'd definitely put that Chassis brace back in the boot. It's definitely worth the 3kg until you get a roll cage

@perpetualgrin5804

Жыл бұрын

I agree a rigid car allow the suspension to work as designed.

@perpetualgrin5804

Жыл бұрын

This is why the brilliant engineer's at Mitsubishi Australia designed the 380 with only a ski port and no folding rear seats.

Not bad for a clapped-out car eh?

I've finally subscribed! You drew me in with this build series. I love Scott's race analysis and commentary, but this addition is fantastic!

This is one of the best auto series I've seen on or offline. Really enjoying it chaps! 👌🤘

These videos are too short for how long we have to wait for each

Just a little tip to keep in mind. I noticed this even when i just put down the rear seats, the torsion resistance of the whole rear went down drasticaly, so i would strongly recomend some rear strut tower bar to regain it.

@maryginger4877

Жыл бұрын

Putting a cage in would make a dramatic difference to the stiff factor

across the water over here… I absolutely love this series. Top 3 on KZread for sure. Hope to see more of these in the future🔥👊🏼

Definitely do a dry lap time next time guys!! I really want to see the time difference!!

Gotta love a place where you can go back and forth between two circuits that have been used in F1 in a normal day.

Impressive! I would do the sunroof delete too though because it could help lower your centre of mass.

found this channel recently, really enjoying it. great video!

You guys are ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT TOGETHER!!! How has no one given you lot a series yet? Loved every second ❤ Cheers from St. Louis, Missouri USA 🇺🇸

Don't forget to remove the motors for the sunroof, rear wiper, and rear windows. Getting the A/C system properly drained shouldn't be too expensive. Either that or maybe the A/C already had a leak when you got the car. You could probably replace the sunroof with an acrylic panel and some silicone to seal it.

Owning two wagons in almost this exact spec makes me love your choice of vehicle even more :)

@flexinclouds

Жыл бұрын

As an owner of an 05 Saab 92x aero (wrx wagon) that I currently daily, but plan to make a track car.. I found this series awesome. I also have a blown-out front driveshaft boot that sprayed grease everywhere.. and a small crack in my windscreen, a nearly dead clutch, and i plan on getting those exact bc coilovers lol. And ive thought about doing 'some' weight reduction as-well. And always thought fully-stripping it would be epic if it wasnt my daily. Id keep the front door cards & both front seats though

Loving this series! All that weight was not helping the lap times. Shame the English weather robbed us of a time comparison but it looked fun on track.

Wow love these kind of videos! U have a new subscriber.

Sell the parts and get a sunroof delete kit to improve the centre of gravity a bit and maybe also a single bucket seat for the driver if you get enough money from the parts, as this will not only save a little weight but also keep the driver in a better, more stable position, which can also make a small difference :)

I'm afraid they went in backwards. You start by getting it to "fighting weight". Cage it and skin the doors. Then you get the suspension and tire compound working. Once you change the weight the spring rates will be all wrong and the tires might not heat properly. Also if you are light enough you might even downsize the brakes and wheel width because you are fighting less mass. Use a lawnmower/Honda size battery located centrally in the car. Cut 10 Kilos/20 lbs of copper wiring to accessories you aren't using out of the wiring loom. Lose the roof rack and the fog lamps. Remove the alternator from engine and run it off the rear diff. Moves weight lower and weight bias to rear.

@ivanquaglio2242

Жыл бұрын

Holy words... also maybe remove AC system and vents

@farnarkleboy

Жыл бұрын

spot on

This is fantastic, I have an '07 Subaru Impreza wagon of the same colour here in BC, Canada and it is totally amazing, especially in bad road conditions. This is so COOL!!

The video should be called Bell ends go wild. Love your work. But, the bar under the rear seats that weighs 3kg is a structural stiffness bar. You might want to keep that one. And in a Subaru weight in the rear is better. Removing weight from the front is more important. So, 86 the air-con system, relocate battery to rear, and plug and remove the moisture collector under the air box. Also, due to the loss of heat protection. I suggest cutting a section out near the a and b pullers on the inside of he front panels and putting another hole near the mirrors will vent the heat out. As a bonus your mirrors will not need to be defrosting. So you could get a practicality point from that. Oh, and rear Sway Bars in Subaru are more important especially in wagons.

There's another 100lb you could take out of that interior... sunroof, gut the doors and dash for starters. I gutted my Lexus LS400 and even with a full cage, full size battery and fire system its 2900lbs!

@thecompanioncube4211

Жыл бұрын

Loosing doors will most probably increase the lap time. Too much air faffing about without the doors. Removing sunroof and taping it off, taking away dash plastics would have been great though

@RRSmurf

Жыл бұрын

Tracking an LS400... I tip my hat to you!

@MetaPhx

Жыл бұрын

Ditch the air con and the stereo as well

@rdmz135

Жыл бұрын

lexus uses thicker steel

@maxwell5428

Жыл бұрын

@@thecompanioncube4211 gut the doors means take them all the way down to the skin. Window regulators and power locks out.

Maybe consider hardened titanium lug nuts , they actually make quite a difference. If you can get a solid used set , definitely do so! They are a bit pricey...

Great job guys! Now all you have to do is: Do it again in the dry! I think it will be REALLY COOL to see how things are in the dry, because the supercar owners are braver there and with Scott behind the wheeel, everyone will get the shock of their life when they see an old family car overtanking their expensive track toy.

LOVE this series!

Take off the sunroof and tape it off! Also to add to the others sell the components and add it to the budget Also the ac off please take even the vents off cabin air filter and i didnt see them take the stereo unit? Small stuff but adds up

Speaking about weight reduction, a set of very light wheels could be an idea? If not for this series, for a future video it'd be very interesting to see a comparison between very light and heavier wheels and how much it can actually affect the lap times

@flexinclouds

Жыл бұрын

I agree, especially because it's 'unsprung' rotating mass. It would effectively put more power to the ground & help it turn in/change direction better on top of just reducing overall weight. I believe for every (lb.) saved with wheels/tires, its equivalent to either 4x or 10x (dont remember which one lol) as much sprung weight

At 6:23, "I'm sorry Ms. Jackson, oooooo! I am for real!"

This series is so brilliant

If it's lighter now, you can lower the suspension and make the car even faster

@serenahansen2394

Жыл бұрын

Lowering the suspension without correcting the roll centres almost never makes the car faster because you actually generate more body roll and strange handling characteristics if you lower the car significantly.

I think these guys should be the new top gear

@flexinclouds

Жыл бұрын

Seriously. They have great chemistry together, very entertaining car content, and plenty of humor

Keep these coming!!!

I had exactly that car as our family car a few years ago. Was a superb car with the produce kit on it with 280bhp. Fuel bill was a bit pricey though.

You guys could sell the parts to a scrap yard and get a bit moe budget

I will give you guys a bucket seat with rails for a new age inpreza already on.

@OVERDRIVE.studios

Жыл бұрын

Drop us an email! It's in the About section on the channel.

@tomliddon8946

Жыл бұрын

Can't find an email address on the about

Love this ready for the next one.

I remember when you started this channel as a spin off of Driver 61. I wondered if it was worth it when you only had 20k subs, awesome to see you with over 260k subs now!

You guys should also remove the muffler and just leave the cat on, mufflers are super heavy. Also remove the sunroof and replace it with a thin piece of aluminum. You can also buy some used sway bars from an STI for super cheap that would help too. You could also put on a used, larger diesel turbo and get more power with a tune.

Less weight is free so doesn’t affect the modding budget. Get as much ambient air as possible blasting into the air box and intercooler

@XTR_NEELAN

Жыл бұрын

Actually its profit

@JohnWiku

Жыл бұрын

Less weight, more pocket change!

@spinnetti

Жыл бұрын

its not air in (there's plenty) its getting it out; need more exit area.

@nickcook7408

Жыл бұрын

The air that we want to bring in will get out through the cylinder, manifold, turbine and exhaust. I’m talking about getting ambient air to the compressor instead of hot. The duct will be sealed. You’re talking about air pressure in the engine bay generating negative downforce. Different argument with a different solution for a different reason.

do a pre set up and post set up by aligning and correctly adjusting suspension to the like of the driver, that's incredibly game changing

I love this video soo very much Top gear vibes Keep up guys

Does it have sound dampening and will you be removing that ? ChrisFix said his weighted quite a bit and was worth removing.

@salacommander2674

Жыл бұрын

I think it's glued to all the plastic trim they took out. I have the same car (USDM) and I had to take the trim off the rear hatch to replace the handle once.

@ivo

Жыл бұрын

@@salacommander2674 it would be Chrisfix froze his and broke it up with a hammer. Seems to need the same

@stevemartegani

Жыл бұрын

25lbs in my 93. A little bit more in that wagon.

After removing weight, you need to set the suspension ride heights and corner weights again.

@pogtuber5146

Жыл бұрын

That's actually a really good point

Being a kid born in 86, I was a junior in high school when the WRX and STi’s came to America along with the EVO and Dodge releasing the SRT-4. My best friend at that point in time had an 01 2.5RS that he kept N/A but added the obligatory intake and catback exhaust along with a cam and injectors. What he did that surprised everyone was spent $8k on the top tier suspension, brake and wheel/tire mods. That car, while in the straights would get its doors blown off by even a stock STi, more than made up for it with its ability to blow through corners with what felt like limitless grip and just the right about of over/under steer. Even at the limit that 2.5RS gave me confidence that even a 911 Turbo S couldn’t match in terms of subjective feeling. 36 years old now and I recently finished building my own 01 2.5RS but I went with the EJ25 route that’s relatively tame, however I took the same route as far as suspension, brakes wheels and tires and anyone who has driven it fails to stop smiling their entire drive

I love this Series I have an 03 WRX wagon that I’m going to be stripping down and making it into a street go kart type vehicle so basically cutting off the whole body and building a real cage I’m doing extreme weight reduction so it’s interesting to see the build on this and how much weight you lose with just interior stripping!!!

10:37 the ultimate weight reduction rust (some might say it's lighter than carbon fiber)

Really surprised at the amount of weight that came out of it, was expecting less than half that! Stock Subarus are FAT

Great vídeo!!!

With the suspension and tires an alignment and balance would make a huge improvement. Best bang for the buck in my opinion. Of course you need to add the lightness first.

you should've pulled that stuff out carefully and sold it all. Also, I'm fairly certain that bar for the rear bench is for added structural rigidity

@StarwindIV

Жыл бұрын

watching you destroy good interior pieces hurts...

Did I miss EP4?

This series is so so good

I really love this series

You gonna put some big aero wing on it to generate some downforce and faster corner speeds?

@spinnetti

Жыл бұрын

adds weight and drag on the straights.....

@radiocontrolcardevelopment7329

Жыл бұрын

@@spinnetti it's all about balance. A car can also be too light.

@berkaybilgin6084

Жыл бұрын

the track that they took the base lap times was a power track so less drag makes more sense but trying to beat a car that has at least 300hp more than you around a power track doesn't, if they can add some downforce and take the base laps in a downforce focused track, they will have more chance

Damn impressive that he was able to pass those supercars. Racing driver or not.

@daveclarke100

Жыл бұрын

Its really not impressive. It was probably a public track day and alot of expensive motors like that are driven very carefully and nowhere near their max performance.

damn, I love this series!!!!

In regards to todays sponsor, if someone wants to chuck me £10 I'll send you a pointless piece of paper that'll say you're a supreme leader which carries just as much weight as one of these buy online Lord titles.

@ahyaan2552

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the ritle things are shit

You guys should of done at least 5 laps each, cut the first two off then average the last three, Anytime my club has a meet or a timed event both the car and us warm up to the track in some cases going from 1:42 time to a 1:14 time lowest during the day with car running nominal the whole day.

I love this series!

Love these car before and after mod videos

This is like a professional copy of what CarThrottle did with their mitsubishi Spacestar, and I'm all for it

Everyone needs more than their salary to be financiaIIy stable. The best thing to do with your money is to lnvest it rightly because money left for savings always end up used with no returns.

@kainwarwick93

Жыл бұрын

Nicely said indeed, I think Mr Ryan Morrison is the best step to take following the current situation of the world economy, I have never believed in Bitcoin or crypto currency in all, but this has been a life changing encounter today!!

9:52 LMFAO

I've always wanted to see this tested irl!!! Nice!! I wonder how this affects MPG as well

1.29 is pretty good for that full weight, impressive . Was that with semi slicks? I got 1.32 in my stock 2001Subaru Legacy. Stock brakes ,tyre, suspension etc. So you’ve given me a new target!

My skyline r34gt-Four was 10secs to 100kph. After stripping and lightweight flywheel with full suspension overhaul it’s 7.8secs Weight makes a huge difference.

This channel is getting better by the week!

Cobb downpipe/20g turbo/turbo inlet pipe, Tomei equal length headers and up-pipe, Cobb Ti catback, fuel injectors and rails, fuel pump, front mount intercooler, radiator, intake, bypass valve, boost controller, custom tune. done

Weight reduction +£1 at the end had me creased ahaha

These video's are fun experiments!

Nice work lads!

Great videos but would love to watch in 60 fps, consider uploading it's much nicer watching cars drive! Also funny seeing you struggle with some bits that I could never figure out how to get off without watching a KZread video lol

Very educational guys but can't stop laughing. 🤣🤣🤣

Love how you guys are just Top Gear on KZread 😂 it's quite amazing!

That bar you guys took out from under the rear seat is a chassis brace and is considered relatively crucial for frame rigidity….great vid tho !!!

“….but it’s now a better van🤷🏼‍♂️” made me literally LOL. this has been an awesome series guys great job. Great to see the progression and what the effect on the time is.

I love this series

Keep going. Carbon fenders and hood. Lightweight exhaust and wheels. A couple of strut braces and a rear diffuser. Should slip through the air.

"I'm having too much fun, and I don't give a toss". Spot on mate :)

Damp track is a huge equalizer. My brother has FTD at the SCCA Chimney Rock hill climb once, driving a vintage Lotus type 61 Formula Ford, beating purpose-built hill climb cars from the likes of John Finger. The pros retook all the podia the next day of course, when it didn’t rain, but it was cool while it lasted.

These episodes can't come soon enough !!!