This series has accidentally been the most compelling "Under absolutely no circumstances should you buy a Subaru" advertisement ever.

This series has quickly become a season of money pit

Nolan's "that's my boss" straight up broke me 😂😂😂😂

I’m glad Donut still does high quality videos like this and not solely easy click bait / reaction stuff. This channel has blown up but it’s still maintained what brought me in the first place.

"If it's leaking oil, it still has oil in it" -Subaru Tech that I used to work with

despite 7 or 8 engines being ruined they're still trying to keep this series going, that's dedication right there

im really glad they listed all the supporting mods they needed to get to make this work. I was always curious in previous builds

This season of HiLow has accidentally become an extra season of Money Pit

For anyone wondering about the slimy bags, it’s a coating of oil the manufacturer puts on to prevent them from rusting while they sit in warehouses and shipping containers for several months or even years.

I love how every episode just about has required a new engine. This is an expensive series 😂

I half rolled my 06 wrx in poor conditions last year on November 11th 2021 at 257k miles. I didn't have the funds to repair the roof and A-pillar but I had my spare 04 2.5rs shell that was WRX swapped by the previous owner. Sometime in October a couple months back I finally got the motivation to see if the engine was still saveable, did an oil change, primed the oil system and after plugging the fuel relay back in she fired right over. Ran her through a few heatcycles to rule out any possible gremlins and she checked out. Still felt excruciatingly hopeless considering it was the factory longblock that I refreshed the heads on at 239k and added some reliability focused upgrades/mods. When I drained the oil I was pleasantly surprised to find no shavings or excessive metal indicating any failure. Coolant was old but clean of any foreign contaminants So ive been in the process of swapping my 06's engine, drivetrain, subframe's, engine/chassis harness and full interior (dash and all) into the 04 shell after doing a full teardown on that one too. I've owned my 06 since 2015, she's my heart and soul and ever since i wrecked her ive been lost. So I revived her into a new body so she can live on and be alive once more. I'm so close to finishing the swap, at the end of today she will breathe life once again after the seats are installed, rear subframe, drivetrain, engine, and new whiteline suspension components. Yeah Subarus get a bad rep, but they tend to find THEIR owners. Ones who will love them unconditionally and take care of them. You can still have so much fun and get so much enjoyment out of these cars but the important points to achieve that are PRIORITIZE PREVENATIVE MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY FOCUSED SUPPORTING MODS. You have to start with a solid foundation before you can build on it.

I believe this series really puts it in perspective how little these guys research before going into a project.

I have no idea what the financials of Donut Media look like but I get so scared every time they have to replace an engine or anything like that. I really love this series and I hope it stays financially viable for the foreseeable future!

This just turned into the real money pit series

Pro ( not a pro ) Tip - but it’s always a good idea to do a oil change before doing a major upgrade . Even if u may have to drain the oil again you will find issues like metal in oil and save yourself a lot of time not having to take new parts back off . Done multiple upgrades over the years and this saved me atleast a days worth of work twice so far .

This series is just the most compelling ad for an evo in the history of cars

Donut has singlehandedly cured me from ever wanting a WRX

You guys should give out awards at the end of the year. Categories of “best mechanic,” “best driver,” “fan favorite presenter,” and “most likely to wreck a car.”

Hell yeah, love to see these guys working together on such cool projects, makes it look easy

Remind me to never buy a subaru.

Shout out to Nolan, whos noticeably learned and changed a ton since the start of these series. Props to you man.

I'm not a car guy, crease monkey, motor head, or any other way to express that I know anything else beyond a google search with cars. These videos are soo fun to watch and I greatly appreciate all he work put into these videos. Thank you!

"Its Turbo Time!" Do you know you quoted a movie right there? A Christmas movie at that, way to go Donut getting into the holiday spirit!

I miss the breakdown at the end where Nolan and James talk about the benefits of both and discuss which one is actually worth it. We all obviously expect to see the more expensive parts to perform better, but having people actually sit down and say whether they'd spring for the more expensive parts feels way more genuine.

As a owner of one of these myself this series has made me feel so much better knowing this happens to everyone

Few things you guys needed to know before jumping into a subaru platform. These cars are usually reliable at stock power, and the ej engines start to run into issues when you increase the power without proper support mods + good tune. When you bring it to the track, there are a few things that need to be addressed right the way. 1st, Oil temperature issue, boxer engines make a lot of heat, and they heat up the oil real quick. So, getting an air to oil cooler is highly recommended. 2nd, unlike straight 4 configuration engines, gravity does not help boxer engines drain back the oil as well as the straight 4 engines. So it's best to have a larger baffled wet sump to keep the oil at the pickup tube. 3rd, ej25's pickup tube is known to crack easily. Hence, you see lots of aftermarket companies sell baffle oil pan + pickup tube as a package deal to address this issue. 4th, it's just the nature of a turbo charged engine, where lots of positive crank case pressure is being built up. Such that factory PCV system doesn't really help combat recirculating oil fuel mixture back into the combustion chamber, which can potentially cause detonation during the compression stroke. So, ej turbo charged engines need an AOS system (catch can) to separate positive crank case air pressure from its oil fuel mixture. With all the mods, ej engine would become quite reliable until you run into older ej engine's gasket issues or the newer ej engine's ringland issues at a high boost. But what I concern most about the next issue would be the dodgy wrx gear box. Unlike the sti gear box, the base wrx gear box is built of Swiss cheese, so now that you guys are running at high power output, the dodgy gear box will give eventually. You're warned.

That first drag down the track is what these videos are all about. Love it!

This is easily the best depiction of what happens when a kid buys a subaru for the first time and starts slapping parts on it. Thank you!

Dude I can’t imagine the frustration all of you went through just to not give up on the series. I appreciate it a ton and will buy a couple shirts just cause you earned my respect 100%

This series is a great example of why you don’t just throw random parts with no knowledge at a Subaru, do zero maintenance, no break ins and expect it to work. You blow them up if you don’t know what you’re doing.

You guys should have shown the dyno graphs to show how these spooled. How similar were the technical specs like trim and AR ratios in these turbos? Just curious about the minutia.

This is the first series not just with donut but anywhere that I feel obligated to financially contribute.

Moral of story: subie life is indeed the hard life. Filled with pain. It’s legit crazy how many motors they’ve gone through for this series and I love it

Love donut! Makes learning so much about cars a great time!

As someone who did the Ebay turbo swap on an 02 Wrx, I can say the cheap turbos do great powerwise, as I could make 22 psi of boost on 91 octane on the stage 2 cobb tune

Maintenance is the most underrated mod.

As someone who went through 3 EJ motors in 7 years, I’ve never felt more connected to you all. Hits me right in the feels…😔

"Hey bro, is your car leaking?" "Yeah, so what?" 😂 I felt that.

TLDR: $230 turbo: +100 horsepower $3,200: +181 horsepower

For next weeks video our transmission fails, tune in to find out if a new transmission is better than a rebuilt one!

This series had proved to me that Nolan is a way better driver than I thought, he continually posts good times even when driving low car

This video is awesome!! , currently running a cheap turbo on my z33 and for the price honestly it’s still extremely fun and has been very reliable! More expensive definitely means more better in this case however you can still have a ton of fun with a budget build!

Watching this makes me appreciate the skill level of people able to keep their Subaru running each week.

I’ve been gone for a little over a year. Coming back and being able to watch Donut and catch up on all the vids has been amazing!! You guys have stepped it up even more! Keep feeding me content!!!!!!

Literally a new engine/car every episode, I'm sure donut finance team love this :)

Dedication, Inspiration, and multiple subi engines is what carries this show to greatness

This series is so much fun

This series has me in tears and makes me love my evo so much more 😂😂😂.

I have such an extreme respect for the entire donut media team, even the ones who edit everything to make it all happen, this has been an the best advertisement to not buy a Hawkeye wrx I’ve ever seen, and all of you at donut are just the most motivated people I’ve ever seen to keep bringing people good quality real content.

The greatest show crossover of all time- HiLow meets Money Pit

"if i dont trim it my girlfriend will leave me" quote of the year

I’ve never heard a more accurate merch plug for a car channel🤣

i love how jobe always explains complicated things so simply

Nolan deserves a chance to be Hi Car one season!

Nolan:well technically you wrecked one and we had to buy a third.. James:ONE CAR WILL GET EXPENSIVE PARTS

“We will rebuild, and then we’ll be back. And then we’ll blow em’ up. And then we’ll rebuild. And then we’ll be back, and we’ll do that for the rest of our lives, because we’re subi boys now” James is definitely a subi boy now

"I wouldn't be surprised if we made it 7, 8, 9 miles" was just *so funny*. Always excited to see a new Hi-Low.

I know it's been said many times already, but I really appreciate the commitment to this series and how honest you guys are when it comes down to issues such as the engine. Most other car shows and channels kinda gloss right over these sorts of problems but seeing you guys tackle it head on is very refreshing for viewers like me.

Zach looked like he was out for revenge at the drag lol

I feel that Donut needed more support from Subaru professionals working on this platform. There are people who know how to build them in a right way and they are realible when pushed hard, with first try. Mentioning that suggest I HCR in Eastern Europe. IAG in USA. ( I believe there are many more)

I like how in Money Pit they're like "make sure your car is safe to turbo before you do!" And here Hi Car is down like 30hp and they're just sending it.

12:20 As a Subaru owner, I sincerely hope Low Car's center differential is still good after towing like that. The owner's manual recommends flatbed towing, but allows for manual transmission models to be towed with all four wheels still on the ground with the transmission in neutral. If you tow it like you did with the front wheels in the air you will cause the viscous center differential to spin and heat up. Good luck with the rest of this series. Hopefully nothing else goes wrong.

This is becoming my favorite channel. The fact they use Imprezas is my favorite part!

Been watching these boys since the pandemic, providing fun car facts while locked in the house

You guys are single-handedly driving the demand and prices down for these Subies and I'm here for it.

I love the little time lapse at 16:23 with the dog just standing there and then sitting down.

Excellent series! Great way to start my weekend 😎

3:32 James has that look like “damn..we’re going to have to replace this engine before we’re even done”

What about a new series that teaches James and the crew to drive better? Like does driving lessons beat buying parts? Not saying this in a mean way, just think it would be a cool series to watch! I say this as I have a lot of faith in James’s ability to improve and think it would be cool to see his progression over a couple of episodes. Thanks for all the amazing content you provide, keep doing you, we love it as fans!

On this Episode of high-low: Zach dodges car fluids, Jerry puts his finger in a nasty hole, Nolan makes a lowcar a manual lowrider, and James crashes another Subaru

This series has painted Subaru in such a negative light, watch Smeedia’s video on this series.

I don't know a thing about cars in till I started watching this channel I feel like I've been learning a lot since I found this channel a couple weeks ago.

I love how hi lo is now turning into money pit x2 😂

This segment has been a mix of money pit and hi/ low😂

Lol on the series, owner of a sti over here and need to add a high/low tune on the cars. 😂😂 thanks for the content

their cars aren’t cursed, they just don’t know what they’re doing with them, a fresh motor requires engine break in, etc, they’re tuning with Cobb and using tgv deletes, they’re using garret turbo as the high option, they’re using TEIN coilovers as the high option, they have no clue what they’re doing with Subarus and that’s okay, but the bad light they’re shining is their fault

I’d love to see a Donut Media episode of up to speed with the whole team. The camaraderie y’all have built is the reason I watch this channel. It’d be interesting to see how it all came to be!

I’ve never seen a series of videos more accurately capture the highs and lows of car modification.

"We'll rebuild and we'll be back, and then we'll blow em up, and then we'll rebuild then we'll be back" - James, 2022 what a classic

Should have went with a IAG closed deck for high car and def need a AOS on both cars

High five to Donut for these expensive "supporting modes" overview and installation here. Other UKpostsrs would make a separate episode about each of them. Zack's work is not forgotten and still appreciated: episodes about similar mods on Miata in MoneyPit were great.

I love how consistently clapped Hi Car is in this season. Even with the chassis swap.

It's so cool having a bunch of friends to work on your car with I need more friends

Ironically my pre-video ad was a donut ad

As someone who is enjoying this lil series, I appreciate how much y'all are going through just to continue and finish through with it

I've been thinking this for a while, but I really believe a third car which gets the agreed best value parts would be super interesting and add new perspective on the parts together versus separately

This is great for me because i am 16, and I'll be getting a car soon, and i plan on making it go fast. im glad there is yt people like you guys, lots of love

James giggling like a little kid at the launch made all the engine failures worth it

Respect for not just canning the entire Subuwu series but speeding it up - before blowing a bunch more motors! Lol

Whenever I find myself wanting a Subaru, I'm going to come back and watch this series again to remind myself that's a BAD idea.

Oiling and semi-closed deck blocks are the most understated problems with Subaru builds, you have to have better oiling and better cylinder support than you get from factory, even the 257 block isn’t closed deck. There are great closed deck blocks out there but they start in the 3k range.

What a Challenge boys! this is a great video, all the modifications were great!

Watching this makes me appreciate the skill level of professional race teams ability to keep their cars running week after week

This season has been the culmination of every fear I have of working on a car stuffed into one omg

Given that the bottom end was completely replaced on both cars and no dyno chec after said replacement, there was no baseline. Also the addition accessories attached to both cars during the turbo swap are not the same therefore again no baseline. In theory both tubos are near equal as far as creating additional power however the cheap unit probably doesn't have the longevity of the higher price model and will probably blow up and take your engine with it.

I feel the pain, worked on a 03 wagon with the same repeating issues....my subi ptsd is flaring up again just by watching this season

Really makes the phrase "just get an evo" sparkle

So, wholesome seeing the dog just happy to be there and watching in the time lapses. Whoever's their owner is a lucky guy!

You should do a front mount turbo vs rear mount turbo comparison and test

I like the way they integrate ads, makes u wanna watch it