(welder crackling) - Oops.
Fire, fire, fire.
God. (honking)
(upbeat music) - $800 hydraulic handbrake.
- Vers $1,500 hydraulic handbrake.
- Does more expensive really mean more better?
- Let's find out.
That was one for the books, dude.
- That was great. - That was one
of the best ones we've ever done.
(hands thud)
- [Nolan] We bought two nearly identical Nissan 350Z's.
Then we modified them to be fun, daily drivers
you can take to the track.
- And then, we broke them.
(people gasping) (sad trombone plays)
- Yeah, and now, we're transforming them to be fun,
daily drivers that you can go drifting in.
- In theory. (words chime)
(dollars chime) One Z gets expensive parts.
(dollar sign toots) - And one Z gets cheap parts.
- [James] And then, we test them
to find out which components
are worth spending your hard-earned money on.
- This was a great decision.
Last time, we added drift-specific suspension kits
to both Z's, which lets us fine-tune our geometry,
and make them nice and slidey.
- But today, we're taking it one step further
to be the slidiest boys that ever did slid.
(snake tail rattles)
- We're adding the final variable to our drift equation,
hydraulic handbrakes.
- This ain't your mom's E-brake.
- What do you mean it's not my mom's E-brake?
- Well, Nolan, I'm glad you asked.
Your mom's E-brake usually uses a cable
to lock the rear wheels up.
But they're not built to be constantly abused,
and can be unreliable and inconsistent for drifting.
Plus, a lot of times they're placed really awkwardly,
like in these cars.
- Hydraulic handbrakes operate completely independently
from the car's braking system.
They have their own brake fluid reservoir,
rear brake caliper, and new, bigger brake lever
allowing you to lock the rear wheels
with a quick flick of the wrist,
making it much easier to initiate a drift.
Plus, they look sick.
(car revving)
- They look really sick.
(upbeat music)
- Here at Low Team, we spent $740 on a universal handbrake.
- Pretty basic.
(Nolan laughs)
It's all you need.
It's a pipe with a nice finish.
- Mounting plates, some performance brake pads,
a rear caliper bracket.
- Which High Team doesn't need
since our sick new suspension kit from our last video
already included an additional mount.
- Here's our stock brake caliper,
which we'll be installing on there.
- [James] So this is in addition to the stock caliper
that's already on there? - Yes.
- So you're gonna have two big old calipers
on the back of your car.
It's a lot of weight on one.
That's a lot of weight.
- Yes. (man grunts)
You're gonna have a lot of a lot of weight.
- I think mine are lighter.
- We'll see.
We'll see, we'll see. - We'll see, we'll see.
We'll see.
- We got a Wilwood brake reservoir here,
that's pretty nice.
- That's top tier.
- That's a name I recognize.
That's cool.
That goes right in there.
And some GK Tech brakelines as well.
(plastic packet thuds)
- Where are you pulling that out?
Like a Mary Poppins bag?
- I still have my secrets, James.
- I think for most people, this is what you would go for.
750 bucks and you've upped your game immensely.
Now, let's see what twice as much money gets you.
(hip-hop music)
High Team is getting $1500 worth
of top tier handbrake parts,
including a Sikky handbrake kit.
- [Children] Ew.
- It's sick, it's in the name,
I don't make the rules.
The grip looks like a freaking cleaver.
It looks like a nice chef's knife.
(Nolan laughs)
We also got mounting plates, brakelines
and four piston Wilwood calipers,
and pads to match our current brake setup.
- [Nolan] That's just over the top.
- A four piston E-brake, dude.
- It's just excessive, James.
Should we compare the weights?
- Yeah.
(whistle blows)
Yeah, dude.
- Is it?
- Yeah. (laughs)
This is aluminum.
- And that's like cast. - This is pig metal.
Hold mine.
- Okay, that's pretty light,
that's pretty good.
(whistle blows) Yeah.
(James laughs)
Stupid cast iron.
- It's what you call distribution, weight distribution.
- Obviously, your parts are a lot nicer and cooler looking,
but I think functionally,
they'll probably perform similarly enough.
I don't think that it's gonna perform twice as better.
- Twice as better?
- Yeah.
(crickets chirping)
- Well, let's find out. (laughs)
(moderate hip-hop music)
- All right, so we're inside Low Car.
And as you can see already. (squeaks)
Convenient, I know where it is, easy to grab,
whereas going down here,
your arm's in a weird situation.
You don't want to put undue strain on your shoulders
while you're in a motorsport situation.
That's how you get a sports injury.
(game character yells) We don't want that for you.
So, we've got this mount plate right here.
This is made by GK Tech,
this is a different company.
Therefore, they do not exactly mount together easily.
We're gonna have to figure out a way
to mount our handbrake to our mounting plate.
(metal bangs)
(grinder buzzes)
GK Tech does make a complete kit,
so you don't have to do this.
But we got the cheap handbrake,
so we do have to do this.
(grinder buzzes) (moderate hip-hop music)
As well as clear out some room in the transmission tunnel
for our brake fluid reservoir.
(grinder buzzes)
Looking forward to another long day.
(sighs) Only a few more days, Nolan,
only a few more days.
(grinder buzzes) (moderate hip-hop music)
(welder crackles)
Okay.
(mounting plate chiming)
- Okay, so here I have a stock rear caliper for any Z,
and this fancy GK Tech adaptor kit,
just allows us to bolt another one on.
It came with new hardware and everything,
so then all we have to do is plumb in the hydraulic line
to the E-brake.
I think this is pretty cool and worth every penny.
(moderate music)
(game sound effect chimes)
It looks all the way in, right?
- [Phil] Yeah.
- Can you imagine the insurance premiums on a car
that came with two calipers on the rear?
(metal bangs)
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(car revving)
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(upbeat music) (grinder buzzes)
- Since we're replacing the knuckle,
and all of our suspension bits with Wisefab stuff,
it actually comes with two locations
for mounting brake calipers.
So we're set up to do a second caliper for a handbrake,
except for one thing.
The brackets for the Wilwoods don't quite line up
with the Wisefab stuff.
There's a little bit of interference with the bracket,
and these ears on both of them,
so I'm gonna have to do a little bit of trimming
to the brackets.
It's gonna take a little time,
but it's gonna be cool once it's all done.
(moderate music)
(metal banging)
- Pop.
(metal clicks) There we go.
Okay, we're back in the car.
Let's test fit the one piece, handbrake, bracket combo.
(steering wheel chimes)
(Nolan revving)
Oh it doesn't sound like a VQ anymore,
it's more like. (revving)
(lever clanks) (Nolan revs)
Sick, dude.
We've come a long way, you know.
There's been a lot of shots
of you shooting through window at me,
where I'm usually mad.
(scene flashes) - [Cameraman] You good?
- No.
And right now, I'm feeling pretty good.
The setup console box opens.
(hip-hop music) Dude, this is sick.
This is gonna be sweet.
(upbeat music)
- All right, so I whipped up a little bracket here
for the master cylinder for the handbrake.
And basically we just need to weld it
to the tunnel here, now.
- [James] Then we're gonna do some skids.
- Skids for the kids, that's my new charity,
please donate.
Gotta scrape out all the seam sealer,
and all the flammable stuff,
then sand off the remaining paint,
so we get some bare metal.
You know the drill, you guys have been here before.
(hip-hop music) (welder crackling)
Oops.
(alarm chimes)
Fire, fire, fire.
God. (honk)
(hip-hop music) (welder crackling)
Okay, that looks pretty good.
We're nice and straight in line with the handbrake,
so our rod will connect well.
And I'm lined up with this hole in the bulkhead here,
so I can run my line right out that, down the bottom
to the brakes.
Now, we just gotta shorten our rod,
so the length is right.
(welder crackling)
Whoa, buddy, that's what happens.
I didn't turn on the gas.
What a boner I am.
(moderate music) (welder crackling)
(rod sizzling)
Yeah, we shortened up this rod and now it should fit.
And then it's time to do the lines.
The most boring, worst part.
Boring, dirty, think I'm gonna quit.
(music stops)
Yeah, I'm out of here.
- [Phil] Thanks for your work.
- It's been real, you guys.
Have a good life. (soft music)
Bye.
(metal clanking)
- All right, I'ma loosen it up a little bit.
(wire thuds) (metal clanking)
Ow.
Maybe I should have done this before I put the caliper on.
(moderate music)
Another nice and convenient thing about this GK Tech kit,
the lines are labeled.
To-T piece, to caliper.
There's no guessing. (metal clanks)
I'm using our old E-brake line as a pathway
for our brand new hydro E-brake line.
That way we have no issues with clearance or anything,
'cause it's just following something the manufacturer
originally installed on the vehicle.
So in theory should be no problems at all,
we should be good to go as soon as I hang this thing up.
- [Nolan] In order to feed the line that Justin
has so cleanly placed under the car,
we gotta drill a fat freaking hole
in our transmission tunnel so we can feed
the line-up through.
Look at that. - [James] It's bought.
- [Nolan] Clean.
- [James] All right, watch those edges though.
- [Nolan] And once we install it to the handbrake,
we can cover it with the center console,
and it'll look very clean.
(vacuum humming)
- Oh God, it stinks.
Wassup, Nolan?
- Jimmy found a perfect grommet.
- [James] Oh wow.
(James laughs)
- (laughs) I was like what the. (honk)
(Nolan laughs)
I was trusting you as the director.
- [James] I guess he needs that shot real bad.
(upbeat music) (machine humming)
- Yatsi.
Okay, we got a path,
now we just gotta put the parts through it.
- [Phil] Thought you said you were gonna leave.
Change your mind?
- Yeah, I don't know where I am,
I don't really have anywhere to go.
I just came back.
I was hoping you'd forget.
(fast-paced music) (line rustling)
Just keep pushing and eventually you know how it'll go.
Can you see how I do that with my hand all wonky,
just to give you the shot?
You see that, Phil?
You know how much I care about you.
(fast-paced music)
Okay, that'll work.
The lines are run.
Now I need to tighten up all my fittings,
make sure we don't have any leaks,
and then it's time for fluid and bleeding.
(ominous music)
Bleeding sucks anyway you think about it.
Bleeding your blood, not really usually very fun.
Bleeding brakes, not a good time.
If only we didn't need to bleed.
(hip-hop music)
- All right, let me fill it.
We're going to add fluid to the hydraulic braking system.
But in order to get fluid in,
you have to bleed the air out of it,
so that it works effectively.
Holding.
- [Nolan] Okay, cranking.
- So the idea is to keep pumping this handle,
and then the fluid inside the reservoir
goes down into the lines, pushing the air out
where Nolan's bleeding it on the caliper.
- And closed.
I think we're probably...
Let's do one more.
- Hold on, I gotta top it off.
- Okay.
And we wanna go until this line
is totally free of bubbles coming out,
otherwise your pedal's gonna feel a little spongy.
- All right, I'm pumping.
- Okay.
Opening.
And closed and that is a job done.
Heck yeah, boys.
(heroic music)
- Okay, the handbrake is fully installed,
it feels awesome, all the lines are run,
the calipers are on and we bled everything.
So feels like it should work.
But I mean, we should test it, right?
I'm gonna start the car, put it in first gear,
get the rear wheels spinning and then put the clutch in,
so they're just kinda coasting.
Then I'll yank the handbrake and the wheels
should come to a screeching halt.
I mean, after all I installed this. (honk)
So. (laughs)
(car engine whistling)
(car engine revving)
(sci-fi music)
(lever chimes)
Did it work?
- [Phil] Yep.
- Hell yeah, let's go skid.
(hip-hop music) (falcon hawking)
- [Nolan] We loaded up and headed out
to the track for our final testing day
with the now fully drift-ready Z's.
Today, it was back to the skid pad
for some super slidey tests and comparisons.
(car engine revving)
- Time to test our handbrakes.
Down there is Nolan in the Low Car.
Right here is a line.
Nolan is gonna try and lock up the tires of that car
as close to this line as possible,
then we're gonna do it.
Whoever's closer wins.
(techno music)
(car engine revving) (tires screeching)
- It looked like his rear tires locked up
the second he pulled the stick which is what you want.
(car engine revving)
(tires screeching)
I'm sure you guys are as impressed as me.
Their handbrake works and it looks like it works good.
- That was just with a single piston caliper.
So I'm really curious to see
how High Car's four piston handbrake works by comparison.
- Time to see how High Cars does.
(techno music) (car engine revving)
(tires screeching)
- I think it's taking a while to engage.
(tires screeching)
(car engine revving)
(tires screeching)
Well, with a lot of force it seems to work.
Nolan, how much effort would you say it took you?
(James laughs)
- I mean, it was pretty much as soon as you pull it,
you feel resistance and you trust it.
- I think, yours' worse, was a lot less effort.
- Yeah.
- Once we get back to the shop,
I do want to dig into it,
and see if we can get it to be a little bit better.
As it turns out, our massive four piston calipers
were a bit more than our handbrake could handle.
The force of me pulling on the lever
was spread out over a wider area.
So the rear wheels were a little bit sluggish
in coming to a complete stop.
But it still worked way better than the stock handbrake
that was in High Car.
(car engine revving)
(Jimmy grunts)
(Jimmy grunts in slow motion)
That's both hands pulling.
(Nolan laughs)
It don't work.
So to see who would fare better
in a real life drifting scenario,
we set up this reincarnation of the Buff Horseshoe
from last season.
- It's kind of like the final showdown here
between Low Car and High Car.
- [Jimmy] As a control, each car would initiate
a slide without the handbrake,
and then they'd run it a second time,
and initiate with the handbrake.
- And to see if we can see a difference,
he's gonna see if he can feel a difference.
- And we're just gonna try to see which one looks cooler.
- I mean, that's really what drifting is about.
- It really is.
- What looks cooler.
(electro music)
(car engine revving) - Stop, kick and clutch.
- Stops.
(car engine revving) (tires screeching)
Okay, he's taking that good angle,
taking it close to close.
Oh this thing's hot. (car engine revving)
(tires screeching)
That was pretty sick.
(tires screeching)
- Well, that was pretty good.
Now, let's see what Low Team can do.
(tires screeching)
(car engine revving)
(tires screeching)
(car engine revving) (tires screeching)
(hands clapping) - All right, Nolan.
- He nailed it.
(tires screeching)
- Did pretty well without the handbrake.
- Yeah.
- Let's see if it's any cleaner,
or any easier with the handbrake.
(car engine revving)
(tires screeching) (car engine revving)
- That was cool.
I think it looked cool because he locked it up,
and then went to the oversteer.
So it was like, there's a drift.
- I mean, the handbrake feels a little bit lazy,
to be honest with ya.
So the entry wasn't as sharp as I'd like.
You know, when you kick out nice and strong,
but it worked.
I think his E-brake initiation is gonna go
a little bit smoother than mine.
Really had to yank on it to get it out,
which kinda sucks.
(tires screeching) (car engine revving)
- Damn, dude.
- That's my boy. (hands clapping)
You saw those rear tires just lock up,
just like you want,
and then he just coached her right through.
- The transition from handbrake sliding
to getting on the power and having the rear step up
feels really natural.
I feel like I got pretty close to the cones,
at a decent angle.
This thing rules.
Drifting is awesome, I wanna do it again.
(electro music) (car engine revving)
- Boys, does more expensive mean more better?
(everyone grunts)
- I don't think so. - Don't think so.
- Don't really think so. - Unfortunately.
I wanted to.
- Thank you for watching this video,
and every other video on Donut Media.
(techno music)
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And you should make stuff.
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