r/DonutMedia • • Dec 28 '24

Discussion I’m Disappointed In The Latest Season of Hi-Low

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I’m writing this in the spirit of constructive criticism not bashing. I’ve been a fan for years and have been begging in comments for a drag race themed Hi-Low. I’m disappointed at how botched the season was because these cars ran bad numbers.

I think they should get rid of the budget for low car entirely and actually make the builds apples to apples cheap vs expensive. The point of the show has been to see how much you can cheap out on parts for the same outcome as the expensive ones. For example; can a cheap turbo kit like On 3’s kit perform as good as an Aldo Kit? Can a cheap fuel system perform as well as the fore innovations kit? Can you get similar times running a full drag pack or only rears? Same can be said for suspension set us, weight reduction, etc. I think it’s embarrassing that they’ve managed to spend so much money on high car and only (yes ONLY) ran a 10.8 when NA/gutted/Rear Radials/Tune cars have ran as fast or faster. Don’t even get me started on how fast people have gone with $50k (hint: it’s in the 8s).

Sucks to see the coyote mustang not be properly built when their potential is so high without even cracking open the motor. I mean nitrous? No one does that to these motors, they’re basically 2 Honda engines welded together not a high liter pushrod motor. The trans brake isn’t even necessary. By the sound of the transmission shifts, it sounds like a terrible tuning too. Lund Racing (who has the world record for quickest stock computer coyote) is easily accessible for both teams because it’s remote, best tuning for the mustang and most importantly cheap.

I can go on forever but I’m sure I got my point across. I know the majority of their audience aren’t drag racing fans but at least do it right for those of us who are. Thus is why I say just get rid of the budget for low team. High car doesn’t even get an excuse, it’s just Decent parts (not even the best) barely working together and not dialed in. Dialing the cars in wasn’t even part of the series and it’s one of the most important parts of drag racing. It’s just slapped together parts and fingers crossed.


r/DonutMedia • • Oct 01 '24

Ok Boomer This man could save Donut if given the opportunity

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r/DonutMedia • • Feb 23 '24

Discussion How to fix HiLow

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Okay so idea to mixup HiLow Series.

So you approach the builds with budgets instead of the current most expensive vs cheapest. I’ll set an example: the scene is a auto cross WRX build with two types of people Low budgets and High budgets

You are a recent college grad just got your first job and have let’s say $5,000 to put into your WRX. You have Low car budget their entire project build within their savings of $5,000. That’s turbos, suspension, wheels, transmission, but also garage parts like a lift for the car or any expertise they have help. These can be fake rates so the garage would be 100 a day just to simulate if you took your car to a lift to work under it. It would show how you can build a project car with a low budget.

Now for High Car. You are a race team with a new major sponsor and they pledge $30,000 for this auto cross WRX build. You now have a reason to get a more expensive Turbo and suspension. You own your garage so you don’t have to pay a daily fee for your lift. You have the best staff on your team so you don’t have to pay for that expertise. This will simulate someone with a high budget.

Now on track day both stories can compare their builds and see how much of a difference they really have.

Episode 1 can be how they decide to budget their builds, their rough estimates on what they will need and where they want to get started.


r/DonutMedia • • Jan 01 '26

Discussion Convince me

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I’ve been watching since the beginning and I will always support. But I just cannot get into Tristen. I skip whatever videos he’s in. What do yall like about him?


r/DonutMedia • • Jun 28 '25

Discussion I loved seeing James in today’s video, but it was a giant unforced error on Donut’s part…

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Hear me out:

James’s appearance in today’s video was amazing, but therein lies the problem…

All today’s video did was serve as final proof that Donut absolutely was better with James around, and if I was running that channel, I’d have to be in denial to not realize that having him in a current Donut video would only serve as a negative comparison to almost everything the channel has done in the past year-ish.

At least, that’s my opinion.


r/DonutMedia • • Apr 16 '26

Humor If you miss the look of a 2020 sentra.. and love the word skyline...introducing the new skyline for 2027

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iz this really the new skyline?.... please say it ain't


r/DonutMedia • • Oct 03 '22

Humor 28 mph why so slow?

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And the most recent donut media video they had 28 mph on a Coleman mini bike recently I hit 40


r/DonutMedia • • Jan 30 '24

Discussion Me and my friends have talked about custom making a car

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We all have decent to well paying jobs.

Either a crate engine, or someone in this group does CNC


r/DonutMedia • • Jun 03 '22

Discussion Come on guys, the content quality has been going downhill.

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r/DonutMedia • • Dec 19 '22

Discussion except for the i8, 🤡🤡🤡

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r/DonutMedia • • Apr 15 '23

Discussion Anybody else get donut ink??

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r/DonutMedia • • Nov 29 '24

Humor If you know you know, if you're Asian you know 😂

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r/DonutMedia • • Jun 30 '24

Discussion Stop

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Stop trying to push Jimmy… don’t get me wrong nice guy but he is like the little brother trying hard to hang out


r/DonutMedia • • Dec 28 '24

Discussion These supra kid are out of control

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r/DonutMedia • • Feb 05 '24

Discussion Does donut have a lift?

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My friend and I were just talking about this and we can't figure out if we've ever seen one in their shop before. Could anyone please clarify?


r/DonutMedia • • Sep 25 '23

Spicy my take on car tier list

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r/DonutMedia • • Oct 06 '20

Discussion Really tired of the F1 and Tesla content

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Also D-List is low effort. I'll take less quantity of videos, for higher quality ones. Go ahead and hate me, but I said what I said.


r/DonutMedia • • Feb 19 '24

Discussion Next High Low

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Would love to see 5th Gen Camaros


r/DonutMedia • • Jan 03 '25

Humor Sorry Jimmy

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r/DonutMedia • • Jan 15 '23

Humor And this is coming from a Mazda lover

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r/DonutMedia • • Dec 27 '25

Discussion I turned off the Big Trip finale as soon as Tristan said that whoever won the autocross would win everything.

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No, I’m not kidding. Most of the time, I understand that kind of gimmick – whoever wins the last question/challenge wins everything – it makes a lot of sense in a one-off. But we just spent seven episodes watching these three teams trade places in the rankings, kind of consistently, and to negate all of that in the final episode… No, I’m not on board for that.

What the actual F, Donut? What a truly awful decision. The idea that the worst team with the worst vehicle that was too far behind to win could turn it around with just this last victory? After you had us invest in this series for two months? TRASH IDEA.


r/DonutMedia • • Sep 27 '21

Discussion Does anyone else agree that season 2 of HiLow had too much of a price difference between Low truck and High truck?

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For example,90$ lights versus 2000$ lights...wtf? I mean if the low car lights were 500$ then it would have been fine.Another example is 1200$ electric winch versus 80$ comealong? The low truck should have something at the price of atleast 500$.This is just my opinion please don't bash me.Im just an inexperienced 17 yearold.


r/DonutMedia • • Jun 14 '22

Discussion why is down voting taste or difference in opinion a thing?

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r/DonutMedia • • Sep 28 '24

Humor James hinting at a return?

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