Welcome to Mighty Car Mods Season 5!
We're excited to announce that this season is going to be massive, with new mods and new cars that will take your breath away! And we're kicking off the season with one of our favorite projects - a Nissan 180SX. But before we dive into the details, let's catch up with our mate Marty, who has been waiting patiently for us to work on his beloved 180.
So, what took so long? Well, it turns out that I had an arrangement with Marty, and there were some special conditions that I put in place before we could even think about working on the 180SX. And what did those conditions entail? None other than Marty having to purge himself of all Subarus! That's right, folks, he was required to get rid of every last Subaru from his collection, just so we could work on this Nissan beauty.
Marty no longer has a Subaru, and he doesn't own one. They're all gone, it was one of the rules, and that means now, he can be a proper Nissan owner. No more being like "I've got my Nissan, and my Subaru" - Marty is officially a Nissan driver from now on! So, with his new status as a Nissan aficionado, let's take a look at this incredible 180SX.
This car has been sitting for over five years, and it shows. It's full of rust, broken, and unregistered. But, we can't argue with the price - it was only $600! And what a find it is - this car comes with the infamous SR20 engine, which is the fifth car we've had with this powerplant. Our plan is to turn this into a drift car, but we're going to need some help from our mate Andrewwho's a bit of an Obi-Nissan Kenobi.
Andrewwhose S-14 Sylvia has over 400 kilowatts at the wheels and knows a little about drifting too. He's the perfect person to help us get this 180SX up and running, and into drift mode. But before we start on the drifting mods, we need to figure out what's wrong with the engine. And by "figure out," I mean we're not entirely sure - all we know is that it's blown.
So, let's take a closer look at this SR20 engine. It's got Flat4 technology, which means it's basically two cylinders next to each other, standing on their side. Well, obviously, it's not perfect - but hey, it's manual, so it swaps easily! And check out the previous owner - they've gone to town on it, with a front mount and intercooler kit to lose some kilowatts.
But wait, what's this? An aftermarket Turbo Charger! Serial number 739, that is a disco potato. So we've got a nice little bolt-on Garret 2860RS, rated to about 300 HP after market exhaust manifold. And the best part? It was only $1000 extra! But, let's not get too excited just yet - there are some signs of poor engineering here.
For example, the intercooler looks disgusting - and I've never seen rust on aluminium before. So, somehow, the intercooler has rusted. And to make matters worse, the piping is probably filled with blown engine oil. But don't worry, we'll worry about that later. What's really concerning us right now is this rubber hose over the exhaust manifold.
Is that something you'd normally recommend doing? No, of course not! That's just a recipe for disaster - it could possibly catch on fire. And let me tell you, that person who did this needs to be slapped in the face with...with a rubber hose, I guess.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enDrift Car Season5 Season 5 Premiere-Drift Car(Rock Music)(Rock Music)(Rock Music)(Rock Music)(Rock Music)♪ We've got so many things ♪♪ to make out ♪♪ But we've got so many more ♪♪ to hold on to ♪♪ we're going the distance! ♪♪ We've got all the reasons! ♪♪ We're coming out! ♪Welcome to Mighty Car Mods Season 5!proudly supported by Just Car insuranceIt's gonna be a massive season with new mods and new cars like, this oneYes now it has been a little while since we showed you guys the 180SXand now it's time to tell you why it's been so long!because I had an arrangement with Marty, there were some special conditions that I put in placebefore we could work on the 180SX.What did you have to do, Martin?I was required to purge myself of all Subarus... sign hereThat's right, you are hearing correctly! Stop the music.Marty no longer has a Subaru, he doesn't own one. They're all gone, it was one of the rulesand that means now, he can be a proper Nissan ownerHe's not like: I've got my Nissan, and my Subaruhe has to be a Nissan driverThat's right, I'm a Nissan ownerThat's right Marty... so it's been a long time since you've seen the car, obviously it's brokenSo it hasn't movedBut Martin, let me show you again, your new carGet excited mateLook at it!I love it, I've got such fond memories of driving around Castle Hill,Baulkham Hills, Glenhaven,Glenorie to Hornsby Heights in my 180Look at it it's all rusted. Everything is pretty rusted.It's got rust there, rust hereIt's got like... a bonnet that doesn't workIt's a proper, proper 180SX, it's full of rust, broken, and unregistered!Perfect. PERFECT!This is a Nissan 180SX and it's seen better daysIt's been sitting, undriven for over 5 yearsIt's full of rustIt's unregisteredIt smells like fruity ballsand I'm not talking about lolliesand to top it all off, it's got a blown enginebut we can't argue with the priceIt was only 600 bucks*Dramatic Music*The car comes with the infamous SR20 enginethe fifth car we've had with this powerplantOur plan is to turn this into a drift carbut we're gonna need some help from our mate Andrewwho's a bit of a Obi-Nissan KenobiHis S-14 Sylvia has over400 kilowatts at the wheelsand he knows a little about drifting too🎵🎵🎵The car hasn't moved for five yearsand all we know is that it's got a blown engineso we're gonna find out what's wrong with itbefore we start on the drifting mods.This is the look of a confused Subaru owner.Interesting Flat4 isn't it?How they've kinda stood it up on the side and put two cylinders next to each otherand then they've turned it around.And thats, you know...Using Flat4 technology.Well obviously it has a SR20DET, So that's a good start.It ain't NA, it ain't CA, it ain't rubbishIt's manual.Well, it is rubbishWell apparently it's blown, we don't actually know what's wrong with it yetbut we've cleaned it, which will help look at what's wrongbut, until we try and start it, who knows?But, the worst case scenario is if the engine has carked it, we can just pull it out,get another one for 1000 bucks, smash it in,so who cares? It's manual, which means it swaps easily.It looks like the previous ownerhas gone to town on it matethere's already a front mount in itit's got an intercooler kita pod filter to lose some kilowattsThat's probably worth as much as what we paid for the carAnd if you have a look at this, we have...CHA CHING!An aftermarket Turbo Charger!Right. Serial number... 739... that is a disco potato.So we've got a nice little bolt-on Garret 2860RSso, rated to about 300 HPafter market exhaust manifold is kinda cool.The exhaust is not very healthy so we'll leave that one.Standard air-flow meter,injectors are standard so it's probably got a standard ECU,so that'll limit power, but that's probably a good thing...we don't want to make too much power in a basic drift car.The intercooler looks disgusting...and I've never seen rust on aluminium beforeso, somehow, the intercooler has rusted.The piping is probably filled with blown engine oil...We'll worry about that later.What about this rubber hose over the exhaust manifold there?That's not something that we would normally recommend,is that something that you do with your builds?This could possibly be the stupidest...This is WORSE than rust.A RUBBER hose to a catch-can,over an exposed exhaust manifold...This WILL catch on fire.It's just a matter of how long.So the person who did this needs to be slapped in the face with...with a rubber hose, I guess.\n"
