UPGRADING MY CIVIC…

0:00 Joyce, did you fix the Civic?

0:01 Just fix the Honda, bro.

0:02 Where the hell's the Civic?

0:03 I got a question.

0:04 What happened to the Honda?

0:04 What's the Honda Civic?

0:06 What happened to the Honda?

0:08 [snorts] Guys, guys, guys.

0:10 You want to know what happened to the Civic?

0:11 Okay, fine.

0:12 Let me tell you.

0:13 So, in my last video, I said the head gasket was leaking.

0:15 Well, it turns out it was actually the water neck, and that's an easy fix.

0:19 And instead of fixing it, I decided to keep driving it like nothing happened.

0:22 But, of course, something completely unrelated happens.

0:24 So, bam.

0:25 I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden, I hear a loud bang.

0:28 And then my car starts swerving.

0:29 I started drifting like Tokyo drift style side to side.

0:32 Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam.

0:34 Bam.

0:35 So much fun.

0:35 And then I pulled over to the side and it turned out that my tire popped.

0:40 Now, a lot of you guys were telling me to sell this car.

0:42 But I think this is a perfect opportunity to upgrade it.

0:45 Let's go.

0:47 So, the first upgrade I'm doing is the long-awaited wheels.

0:50 Oh, this is so clean.

0:52 Look at this, guys.

0:53 Oh, yeah.

0:54 And it's lightweight.

0:55 Curl.

0:56 For the rims, I decided to go with the Koig Deco Grand.

0:58 This is the perfect time to put them on since my car wheel tire popped.

1:01 Anyways, my sister's going to try curling it.

1:03 I'm telling you guys, it's at least [music] 60 lb.

1:05 Go ahead.

1:06 Go ahead.

1:07 What the [laughter] What did Thank you again to Koig for sending me these rims,

1:11 and I can't wait to see how they look.

1:12 Let's go to the shop, guys.

1:14 [music] And now with the wheels done,

1:22 I drove back to my apartment cuz I moved out if y'all didn't know.

1:25 And it was time for the second upgrade.

1:27 [snorts] Now, before I continue, I want to show you guys this device right here.

1:33 Picture this.

1:34 You make a bet with a friend, she loses, and suddenly she's like, "Bet?

1:37 What bet?

1:38 Bet?

1:38 What bet?" And you're left sitting there like,

1:40 "What the heck?" And that's where this comes in.

1:42 This is the Plaid Note Pro.

1:43 It's basically the world's smartest notetaker.

1:45 This tiny thing records with just one tap.

1:47 It's slim, portable, and fits perfectly on the back of your phone.

1:50 Now, my phone has a little backpack.

1:52 How cute.

1:52 This device captures anything it hears.

1:54 then transcribes and organizes everything for me.

1:56 So yes, I can use it to prove to someone that we actually made a bet.

1:59 Now you might be wondering, Joyce, I can record audio on my phone.

2:02 Why should I buy Plaude?

2:04 Why should you buy Plaude?

2:05 Well, Plaud is not just for recording.

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2:07 Using their app, I can use Ask Plaude to summarize and provide insightful help.

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2:15 Whereas for my phone, I'd have to upload the audio file,

2:17 transcribe it, feed it into an AI model, type prompt.

2:20 Claud can also work as your personal control F in real life.

2:22 You know that annoying moment when you're looking

2:24 for one tiny quote in a 2-hour long meeting?

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2:30 so it doubles as a wallet locator through Apple Find My.

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2:35 click the link in the description to get a Plaid Note Pro.

2:38 So, today we're doing some pretty freaking big upgrades.

2:40 We got a brake kit and a capback exhaust.

2:46 So, here we have this capback exhaust from Yonaka Motorsports.

2:50 Shout out to them for sending me this.

2:51 I'm actually unsure what kind of sound difference it'll

2:53 make cuz right now my car is just straight piped.

2:58 So, without further ado, let's open this bad boy and install it.

3:02 Oh.

3:03 Oh, let's see this bad boy.

3:06 Two license plate brackets.

3:08 Nice.

3:09 Some hardware for the exhaust pipes.

3:10 Some stickers.

3:11 Nice lanyard.

3:13 Oh, guys, I kind of forgot, but because I'm now working in my new apartment,

3:18 I kind of have to be quiet.

3:19 I have neighbors.

3:20 And not just neighbors next door.

3:22 These neighbors share a wall with me.

3:24 So any noise I make, they can hear.

3:25 So if for any reason I start banging on this car,

3:27 the people next door are going to be like, "Wo, who's that banging next door?"

3:32 What?

3:31 So let me just keep that in mind moving forward.

3:33 We're going to open up this one first.

3:36 Ooh, that does not sound good.

3:43 I'm in my garage working on my car.

3:47 I'm going to drive this very, very far.

3:51 [laughter] So, here we have the resonator.

3:53 Here we got the muffler.

3:54 And here we have the mid pipe.

3:55 It should be a pretty easy install.

3:57 So, let's get my car up on jack stands.

4:05 [music] I did it.

4:08 I did it.

4:08 Okay.

4:18 We got it.

4:20 One day I'm going to buy one of those car lifts

4:22 so I don't have to keep jacking up my car every time.

4:23 But now that we got the car jacked up,

4:25 let's go under there and remove the old exhaust.

4:27 Of course, before I go under, I have to do the mandatory shake test.

4:33 Okay, seems fine.

4:35 As expected, when I got under the car,

4:36 there was some damage from all the floor scraping.

4:38 Other than that, it looks pretty straightforward.

4:40 As you can tell, right now, it's just completely straight pipe.

4:43 Let's see how fast I can speed run this.

4:47 Now, I'm just going to follow this down and see what else I have to unscrew.

4:51 Oh my gosh.

4:54 Oh So, we got both of the bolts off,

4:57 but now I have to remove it from this hanger here.

4:59 And there's also another one here.

5:02 What the heck?

5:04 Oh.

5:04 Oh.

5:05 Oh.

5:07 YAY.

5:08 [screaming] I did it.

5:10 I did it all by myself.

5:12 Now, let's get the muffler off and then we

5:14 can install the new exhaust and it'll be awesome.

5:17 Oo, let's go.

5:19 Bro, there's another one right here.

5:21 Are you kidding me?

5:22 Okay, let's do this again.

5:27 Yes, we did it.

5:27 Let's go.

5:30 I feel like I could pass off as a boy.

5:32 Was good, Shotty.

5:34 [laughter] So, that took me a little over 40 minutes,

5:38 which is longer than expected, but nevertheless, we got it out.

5:41 It looks like our old muffler is from the brand Vibrant.

5:44 What I will say is the welding job here is very questionable.

5:47 Hello.

5:48 Did they even try?

5:49 It literally looks like a big blob here.

5:50 Anyway, we're going to be replacing this with this bad boy.

5:55 Oh, yeah.

5:55 Look at this.

5:56 Brand new.

5:57 Look at this amazing welding job.

5:59 Good quality all around.

6:01 Sick welds, bro.

6:02 We got the Yonaka Sport branding here.

6:04 Hello, my name is Joy.

6:06 So, this is the straight pipe that just came off my car,

6:08 and I'm 99% sure the previous owner DIYed it cuz this welding is terrible.

6:13 Terrible.

6:14 I don't know much about welding, but this does not look right.

6:25 Unfortunately, this is when I realized that I got a catback exhaust.

6:29 And I don't have a cat.

6:31 I don't have a cat.

6:32 I literally don't have a cat, bro.

6:40 I'm a freaking Chud.

6:41 Wait a second.

6:43 Wait a second.

6:44 I've always wanted to see what the car would sound like with no exhaust.

6:47 So, let's go.

6:52 Oh my god.

6:57 That's insane.

6:58 That's insane.

6:59 HOLY YEAH.

7:01 WELL, time to go on Facebook Marketplace.

7:06 One hour [music] later.

7:07 So, I literally can't find it anywhere online.

7:09 So, plan B is to go to an exhaust shop and have them welded on for me.

7:13 That's a good plan.

7:14 It's a very good plan.

7:15 Okay, I found a shop and it's like 30 minutes away.

7:17 But the question is, am I allowed to drive without an exhaust?

7:22 No.

7:21 In BC, this can get you a noise ticket, vehicle inspection order,

7:25 unsafe vehicle ticket, cop telling you to park it and tow it.

7:30 Okay, let's do it.

7:33 [music] Hello.

7:37 Hello.

7:37 Do you guys take walk-in appointments?

7:40 Uh, for what type of All right.

7:43 Thank you.

7:43 See you.

7:44 Okay.

7:44 Thank you.

7:45 BYE.

7:46 BYE-BYE.

7:47 [screaming] OKAY.

7:47 Let's go.

7:48 Let's go.

7:48 Let's go.

7:48 Let's go.

7:49 Get ready with me to go to the exhaust shop.

7:51 Let's go.

7:51 Let's go.

7:51 Let's go.

7:53 I feel like a douche right now.

7:54 It sounds so stupid.

8:00 Like, holy moly.

8:08 No, this is actually embarrassing.

8:15 What the heck?

8:18 [music] [singing]

8:23 When I finally got to the shop, they welded on a custom test pipe for me,

8:26 and the after tax total came out to $500 Canadian, which is about $365 USD.

8:31 All right, guys.

8:31 We are now done with the exhaust install.

8:33 And take a listen.

8:36 Oh, wait.

8:36 You can't hear anything.

8:37 My car is actually so quiet right now, it's insane.

8:43 Are we serious right now?

8:45 I'm going like boom, boom, and it's not making any noise.

8:48 Hallelujah.

8:50 Now listen, here's the thing.

8:52 I've been driving this car for like a year now,

8:53 and I'm honestly sick of that loud.

8:56 [screaming] Especially on the highway, dude.

8:59 It's actually torture.

9:00 So, I really don't care if you guys think loud is better,

9:02 cuz to me, this is much much better.

9:06 [crying] [screaming] [music and singing] eyes of your lady.

9:29 Woo!

9:29 [screaming] Boo!

9:31 Yeah, let's go.

9:33 Yeah, let's go.

9:35 We are now done with the exhaust, and now it's time to move on to the brakes.

9:38 We could still potentially do this in one day.

9:40 It's only 8:00 p.m.

9:41 right now, so if I speedrun the brakes, we should be good.

9:43 Now, the problem is I have never done a brake job in my life.

9:47 So, I'm going to be winging this and hopefully it goes well.

9:50 [music] You just remove the rotor, put on the brakes,

9:53 bleed the brakes, and you should be good.

9:54 By the way, guys, when I was getting my exhaust

9:56 put on, there was this old dad at the shop,

9:58 and he was just asking me about life stuff,

10:00 like if I'm going to school, when I'm studying, etc.,

10:04 and he kept asking me when I was getting married,

10:07 if I was going to get a boyfriend, what ethnicity boyfriend I would get.

10:12 This is exactly what I looked like, by the way.

10:14 Plus, my hands are dirty as hell.

10:16 Honestly, I'm shocked he thought I was a girl.

10:18 Honestly, I'm just shocked he didn't think I was gay.

10:20 So, anyway.

10:21 Ooh, gay.

10:23 So, anyway, I went there and I paid and paid the money to fix my exhaust today.

10:27 M cuz I sle.

10:31 Okay.

10:30 Oo.

10:30 Wo.

10:31 Are these carbon fiber designed?

10:33 Imagine carbon fiber calipers.

10:35 That would be crazy.

10:36 Winning is not only achieved by power and acceleration,

10:38 but also the ability to break later and harder with the utmost confidence.

10:42 Period.

10:53 A little sneak peek right here.

10:55 It's not carbon fiber, but it's a beautiful bright red,

10:57 but not as beautiful as everyone watching.

10:59 You guys are all so beautiful and gorgeous.

11:00 And if you guys agree,

11:01 please subscribe to my channel right now and drop a like and comment down below.

11:05 We [music] are gorgeous.

11:06 We are beautiful.

11:06 WE ARE KIND.

11:07 OH MAN.

11:09 Oh man.

11:10 Oh man.

11:11 Thumbnail time.

11:16 It also came with gloves so I can put it on without getting my hands dirty.

11:20 That's what I like to see.

11:22 Nashing.

11:23 This one's heavy.

11:24 Sweet.

11:25 Hey, big shout out to Nashen for sending me this brake kit.

11:27 So, boom.

11:28 Brake kit installation.

11:29 You just take off the wheels.

11:31 You take off the calipers.

11:32 You take off the rotors.

11:33 Then you do the brake lines,

11:34 yada yada, and everything should go smoothly, right?

11:38 No, [sighs] [laughter] big problem, my friends.

11:41 So, the passenger side was pretty easy, but the driver's side,

11:44 the previous owners completely rounded off the screws.

11:47 So, the only option here is to drill these bad boys out.

11:49 So, bam, I started drilling and finally it came out.

11:55 [cheering] And then it was time for the brake line.

11:56 Just a quick little PSA for this nut right here.

11:58 You want to use one of these flare nut

12:00 wrenches because if you just use a regular open-ended wrench,

12:02 it's going to actually round off the nut.

12:04 As you can tell, I am speaking from experience.

12:06 So, boom.

12:07 Grab yourself one of these.

12:08 Put this bad boy in here and just get in there.

12:11 And now, just give it a quick little yankeroo.

12:14 Ooh.

12:15 Okay.

12:16 So, boom.

12:16 Then I connected the new brake lines, new rotor, new caliper,

12:19 tighten everything down, put the wheels back on, and we are done.

12:22 Let me know what y'all think about the new wheels

12:23 and the new brake kit in the comment section down below.

12:26 Also, let me know if you guys are messing with the new exhaust.

12:28 In the next video, I'm going to try to bring the Civic

12:30 onto a track and then run it down until the motor blows.

12:32 And then we're going to do a K swap.

12:34 Let's freaking [music] go.

12:46 [music] [music]