4 Car Mods Ruined by Clout Chasers! 

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.

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".

As a Lexus LFA I would like to say that I hate clout chasers

Bladed is the only RU-vidr (that I know of) that can actually make a decent apology video

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

At least there is no clout chasers in modded interiors culture

1:02, never scare me like that again

LMFAO the predator pic had me spitting my drink glad to see him still dragged today

Got my rpf1's specifically for track work. The fact that i liked the look and that they were on sale for

These people are like locusts. They move from hobby to hobby, raising prices.

One mod that will never see the clout bois enter the “Maintenance” mod

No way someone said they'd Kermit man hole slide your friend bro.. That's fucked up frfr

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.

“Like a horrible horrible predator” Picture: Craig Thompson Alias: “Mini Ladd” 💀

Unrelated but thank you for all your videos explaining car mods. Very helpful!

ouch. the parasocial bit got me thinking about some of the folks i used to have around me. yikes.

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.

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.

This is proof that posers will do anything to look cool, while simultaneously being cringe.

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.

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

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 am surprised that Bladed would include the Neon-Edition 370z from Asphalt 9 as the thumbnail. My day has been brightened.

Daddy Angel blessed us with another video!

0:27 already started with the one that hurts the most huh

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

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.

Has anyone watched MF Ghost yet?

Bladed is penguinz0 (Moist Crutical) of cars

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

Real car people: mod their cars because they want to Clouts: mod their cars for attention

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

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

Best part about owning a 1988 Pontiac Firebird, no one knows or cares if my Crosslace GTA Wheels are real. (They aren't.)

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)

8:11 love the background music from gran turismo 2

Am I a clout chaser for wanting to put aftermarket wheels and an orange wrap on an '04 CR-V?

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.

1:02 damm, i was not expecting that 😂😂😂😂😂

1:01 Jesus Christ, even after all this time Mini Ladd is still getting flamed XD

Hey! That's me 4:09! I'm a primary source*, that's neat. *I am not a primary source.

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.

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)

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

our class from m&t (a practical school subject about cars and transport) is going to a carshow in brussel in a week

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

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 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

Ain’t gonna lie, I screenshot yoinked the Botan “Say ahh”. That got a good laugh outta me

Bladed is the reason idgaf what people think about my car

Clout chasers after putting 3 foot wings on a civic:😎😎😎

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.

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.

I remeber subbing to him when he was so small watching his best cars for young car enthusiasts. Good times I miss those times

sweet! new video, just recently watched the first one lol

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.

constantly got told my proxies RA-1's were bald tires, people would just not believe me they were race slick's =(

I see your strategy to fight the clout chasers. ik you know. good work...

I'm not gonna lie, I think underglow needs to make a comeback, not even being ironic.

Am impressed you didn't mention "Underglow"

Doing cosmetic drag parts on a bone stock civilian car is honestly worse than going to sema on 2023

Kemit sewer slide. Wow thats a way to say it

The mini ladd joke killed me

I recognised that Z from Asphalt 9

That would be like me saying I need drag radials for my saturn. All ~100 hp

Even when I’m not looking at commentary channels about how predators I can’t escape them, always lurking under my bed

Did you need to jumpscare us with that pipe falling

OMFG you used Mini Ladd when you said predator lol. Good Choice

Bladed is the only automotive youtuber I watch and Now i want to get into cars

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.

Ngl I fuckin lost it when you hit me with the minilad joke lmao

Unironically, I feel like the best wheels are stock oem wheels painted or plasti dipped

I'm gonna wrap my car of bladed's wrapped car on it

I'm looking at a set of Enkei TS10s. They're under 1000 for a set and look super strong and lightweight.

My Crown Vic has steel has OEM wheels with Chrome Lug Nut cap. Looks awesome. I have no desire to change them.

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

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

ahh yes my fav automotive youtuber uploads on my bday, thanks bladed!!

Them clout Bois be dying out of nowhere just cuz it's raining bruh 💀💀

the spite shoutout was dope

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 stuck in the middle too, had some sparco ff-1 wheels

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.

Worst wrap i saw had pickachu dabbing with comic sand font "SWAG" underneath. I was tempted to switch lanes into oncoming traffic

I want Apex wheels for the recent explosion in last few years, kniurled bead, construction, and half-price broken wheel replacements.

1:27 Nah man really pulled out the highschool "The Odessey" By Homer here Hubris

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.

1:03, i laughed way harder than i should have

0:59 shout out papa pyro

Everytime I watch your videos I'm just laughing and just surprised how you just perfectly sim everything up you don't miss even the slightest detail🤣🤣🤣 next topic should be "when did being into cars turn into a trend" honestly I think their is a population of being into cars just cuz it's "cool" and "trendy"

“Despite being a decently size meet, you know, wasn’t super large” RiP.

The Muv Luv lambo goes hard

yknow what bugs me? those trucks with those goofy high offset huge wheels and tires with super low profile tires

Me with forgestars on my r8 couldn’t be happier with the wheels they have held up great

man is still my fav car guy (somewhat of a new carguy btw)

Where i live (portugal) we cant mod most stuff cause the law here is very strict so we dont see this mods on the streets

like it or not, they are your legacy. this is the unfortunate future of the car community. i mean, it’s better than the trade dying