Why Did our 350Z Blow Up? An Investigation

We blew up Lowcar. But the question is: WHY? Today we found out.

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[chknnuggies]

Shoutouts to Nolan for sacrificing his dignity to get entertaining High Low episodes out on time

[cbfabulldogs]

Love when you guys do these heavy deep dive mechanical videos! The funny videos are great but these deep dive technical videos are what puts Donut in the S tier of youtubers. Keep up the good work guys!

[dauf]

Jeremiah being all technical is a breath of fresh air! I like your funny videos, but these kinds of videos really hit the spot.

[dulantha]

I think there are a few mistakes. Detonation (knock) happens when pockets of air/fuel mixture burns BEFORE the spark plug fires. A lean condition can cause detonation. The piston hitting the cylinder wall is called piston slap. Two separate issues.

[pxxney]

there was nothing more heartbreaking than watching it blow up after watching every episode of it being built

[ronaldmacdonald]

Nolan should get a raise for being such a good sport by putting up with all this roasting

[babaenver]

Fixing the engine before swapping it to sell it for a good price while creating content for YouTube. Well played Donut Media.

[TimnParks]

Jerry and Zack bring so much to the channel, but I never see anyone compliment Justin on how well he stares longingly at the camera while others talk. This is what I come here for.

[vcrew]

As a mechanic that does investigation work this episode was excellent. I think it makes a great point that there are many things that Do It Yourselfers might overlook and not take into consideration when installing parts or modifying their vehicles. Location is a big thing.

[JohnBaleshiski]

I'm 0:36 seconds into this and I have all the proof I need. It was Nolan. Yep, from the right seat, definitely was him lol. Seriously though, I love that you are diving into the failure so we can all learn.

[hawaiianboy]

I miss these type of videos with Jeremiah going deep into explanations. And then the pictures and animated engine parts are a great help too. I’m a visual learner so when you both show and tell us what your talking about it makes it 100x better. More if these please!!

[realjclar]

Jeremiah has become one of my fave hosts lately. Love him and Zach on Tool Party! Also stoked to see these Z's coming back for High Low!!

[bassmanbn]

It's great to see a video that isn't a 'something needs to chill out' or 'we bought a bunch of random stuff' video. These educational videos or vehicle history videos have always been my favorite. Hi vs Lo vids are great too!

[bene.]

As a DE owner myself, a turbo in a DE is a recipe for disaster. These blocks require so much work to handle boost reliably you're better off with a swap. The internals just can't handle it. There's a reason Nissan didn't offer them with a turbo.

[adamk]

More like this please. I wanna hear and see you guys think man. I like the jokes and stuff but when you guys get into the meat and potatoes, I think it's what sets you guys apart from others. You guys mix knowledge, humor, and great editing and graphics to help bring it all together. There are other channels that go deeper into detail with what they're actually doing but it isn't supplemented by the great editing and presentation. Please teach us more Jeremiah!

[ricardoe]

Really loved this new format, very educational, easy to understand graphics and very well explained! I'm a very klutz dude and been a long time i didn't see a so we'll explained video, wouldn't be surprised to see these used in schools, and I hope so too. Keep it up guys! Speedy recovery to low car! 💙

[TravisWebb]

1. Jeremiah is amazing. More of this.
2. Because of Donut, I am building my own car from scratch.
3. I have never even owned a wrench before.
4. Pray for me.

[jmewhit]

Jeremiah is just an all around great presenter. Honestly such an asset to the channel

[stathisbikos]

7:30 as a general rule, I would not exclude the valve sealing as a reason for complete lack of compression. I've seen an engine ingest a bolt out of the throttle valve that completely mangled a single valve on a single cylinder and caused pretty much this exact pattern of compression.

[Maddawgbob]

the amount of knowledge I've learned from y'all is insane. could never thank y'all enough for it