Another Built Masterpiece • Nissan 400 Z w/ Ayden Copham

Added: 2026-05-10

[00:00:11]First First start up, baby. First start up. This is the first start up.

[00:00:15]What?

[00:00:16]It runs.

[00:00:16]>> first start up already?

[00:00:17]>> We did You missed it by like literally Was it Was it >> Not even Not even 5 minutes. Was it a success? Yeah.

[00:00:25]It runs, dude. It's a success. It's a running car. Warm and smoky. The first of many startups.

[00:00:31]Smoke top boxing the whole shop.

[00:00:35]>> [laughter] >> Damn, look at this configuration.

[00:00:39]This [ __ ] is crazy.

[00:00:43]That's some work by the boys at Forsberg Racing. This [ __ ] is insane.

[00:00:48]So, you can see the You can see the oil flowing through it when it's running.

[00:00:54]Then I can look in there.

[00:00:54]>> Is it new? Yeah. That we're using? Yeah.

[00:00:57]And then you can look in there and see there's, you know, a little bit of RTV Just started it up with.

[00:01:02]Oh, man. Yeah, that's pretty good. Yeah.

[00:01:16]What was the intake like?

[00:01:18]Little audible jar noise or whatever.

[00:01:32]Quite a success.

[00:01:34]But like every time it starts up it's Yeah, the VCTs VCTs lose their oil pressure every time. You've heard our demo cars. It sounds like our demo car.

[00:01:43]This thing sounds insane, more than It sounds different Oh, well, obviously it's a different manifold design, different manifold material, different exhaust design, so it's going to sound different. Yeah. But we literally had no [ __ ] idea what it was going to sound like. Yeah. Could have been really bad.

[00:01:58]And it sounds pretty good so far. Yeah.

[00:02:00]I'm too.

[00:02:07]I'm so excited.

[00:02:10]Well, I'm ready.

[00:02:13][ __ ] is alive.

[00:02:14]>> had a late night last night. Yeah?

[00:02:16]I don't I don't think it was too late, but we were tired cuz we're 2 hours ahead. So, we're like sitting there like, "Oh my god, we're so tired."

[00:02:24]No, it feels good.

[00:02:54]It's She's running, baby.

[00:02:57]Hell, yeah. It goes in reverse, too.

[00:03:01]This is crazy. This is a surreal moment, dude.

[00:03:04]>> or what?

[00:03:06]If it wasn't so damn expensive, dude.

[00:03:08]Minnesota's like This is like three times or more, dude.

[00:03:11]>> even eat every day? Dude, I I honestly could not tell you. I mean, we're out here for a week and like my pockets are hurting. I'm like, "Damn, dude. This is crazy out here." So, >> bro. So, to kind of explain, Trey, my spotter and like my best friend, really wants to move out here. Yeah. And we were walking uh we walked here from a restaurant last time we were here and there's a house that looked identical to his. Like, completely identical.

[00:03:32]>> Same same size human beings here. Yeah.

[00:03:34]Hey, little guy. We fit We fit exactly the same. I wondered how you were sitting in that seat.

[00:03:38]>> [laughter] >> I really crawling in it this morning.

[00:03:40]I'm like, "This [ __ ] little ass motherfucker."

[00:03:44]>> [laughter] >> Look how cute Jackson looks in I'm like hitting the steering wheel, I'm hitting the roof, hitting the seat. I'll tell you who's going to be pumped on this car is Cam. Oh, yeah.

[00:03:51]>> [laughter] >> What about after Cam? Yeah.

[00:03:54]Jackson gets to drive mine. Cam will drive Aiden's.

[00:03:58]Oh, yeah. So, he wants to really move to California. And we're walking down the street and there's a house that looked identical to his. Like one garage and then like it I completely identical. And his house he paid like 290 for and we checked the price on it and it was like 2.5 million. And we're like, yeah, no, we're not moving out here for a little bit.

[00:04:17]Triple say he ain't moving here no time soon.

[00:04:20]He said quadruple quintuple whatever times five.

[00:04:25]It was crazy, bro.

[00:04:27]I know. He's been he's been saying it for like 2 years. Like we're going to California until you look at the price.

[00:04:32]Rent a room is the size of a backseat of the M like that. Like My apartment is same cost as my three-bedroom house, bro.

[00:04:41]That don't make sense. Well, we got weather year-round.

[00:04:44]That's why Chris won't leave. It's always sunny out here, dude. He's never leaving this [ __ ] I don't know what they're talking about, dude. It's never sunny in Philadelphia compared to this. I came from there.

[00:04:55]It's got I'll say it's got like a snap to it. Yeah. Uh when he was doing the revs, we're saying it's cuz of Inconel.

[00:05:02]Oh, that's what it is. Yeah. That's crazy. It's only people thin wall Inconel. So, it's like letting it all through instead of like Yeah, you can hear it roar. Yeah.

[00:05:13]Got a color on it?

[00:05:17]Look at that color. Can we sell it or Yeah. We can remodel this.

[00:05:21]Yeah, this is good to go. How many per barrel?

[00:05:24]Oh my god, that light, dude. The full face intake set up. The the what? Oh.

[00:05:30]Yeah, it's cool, man.

[00:05:32]Well, cuz like I know the only thing we learn is like AITs very important.

[00:05:37]What's an AIT?

[00:05:39]Uh air intake temps.

[00:05:41]Delete that from the question.

[00:05:43]>> [laughter] >> Go ahead.

[00:05:45]And so, um So, yeah, we um, we were running the we're running our filters down there and it makes a huge difference. But then on Aiden's car, we built new Inconel manifolds with Ticon uh, here in the shop and we have the turbos further forward so we have better access to the alternator as well as uh, less heat around the alternator um, because DC power they take care of us but you know, if we're melting them down from the inside out um, you know, we wanted to try and help manage that.

[00:06:17]They also worked with us to get different pulley sizes and a few other things so that is not an issue now but with this new design the turbos are so far forward that we basically come right off the turbo to get out from behind the intercooler. And so instead of just like sticking a filter right on there, sending the AITs through the roof we got our little dump pipes.

[00:06:50]Dude, little baby cars.

[00:07:37]I don't think I've ever seen your hair blow in the wind.

[00:08:00]>> [music] >> This car is absolutely insane. I can't believe I'm about to be driving it in like 2 hours from here at Autobahn Speedway. I don't know how much boost they're at right now cuz I can't really talk to Chris cuz the car is so loud and I don't want to talk to him, but I think it's at 640 what does it say? 580 pounds of torque and I mean they're still going up with it. So, this car is absolutely insane. Like I just I can't wait to get in the car and feel it out.

[00:08:33]>> even feel real to you? No.

[00:08:35]No. No, I was I don't think I've ever supposed to have anything this nice. I mean my my dad passed when I was 12 years old and I mean he would be so excited. I mean he's mechanical engineer and been building cars since he was like 10 years old. So, I mean to see this car and I mean he would just be ecstatic for me and what my family has given me. I mean this is it's a it's unreal. This is a crazy surreal feeling for me from what I'm used to back home in Michigan.

[00:10:01]>> Now Christopher, how was it? What?

[00:10:03]>> Dude, [snorts] sounds freaking Long time coming.

[00:10:05]>> Awesome. Yeah.

[00:10:07]Sounds freaking great. I know that.

[00:10:08]Sounds better than my car.

[00:10:10]Um Only because of what though?

[00:10:12]The Inconel manifolds, dude. Gives it that zing.

[00:10:16]Sounds really crisp. But um No, it was awesome. John Reed is just an absolute menace on the laptop. We got the Link Neo 4, which is a faster processor than their typical G4 units.

[00:10:29]So, he's pretty stoked on it. Our car runs MoTeC, but because of Pro Spec, you have to run on a Link. And so, this is the like one of their latest and greatest ECUs. So, the Neo 4.

[00:10:40]No issues. That one little hiccup you saw on the dyno, that was just it hitting boost cut because, you know, John's working the parameters up together. So, as he raises the boost, he raises the cut at the same time so that we don't get any, you know, runaways.

[00:10:52]And uh yeah, this thing's ready for the track. So, wrapping up.

[00:10:56]Hit the road.

[00:10:57]Sounds a little better than my V8. Do a little body swap.

[00:11:01]I I know it of course it does, dude.

[00:11:02]Yeah. There we go.

[00:11:04]>> [laughter] >> What do you mean what? Yeah, it does, dude. It sounds so sick.

[00:11:08]>> Yeah, better. It sounds unreal.

[00:11:10]Can you Can you take a card or can I pay David? Okay. Yeah, let's do that.

[00:11:17]Can you add guys?

[00:11:20]But he's been like this is mine. You don't get any.

[00:11:23]Wow. Look at that. Look at that.

[00:11:28]You don't We to Raising Cane's livery.

[00:11:33]We are about to test the car. We are here at ABS and this will be I mean I don't know how many sets of tires we have, but we got a lot. So, we're just going to be driving, get comfortable in the car before Atlanta. And I'm really excited to feel what this car so it made What was it? 885 708 pounds of torque.

[00:11:50]So, that's about 200 more horsepower than I'm used to, but we'll we'll figure it out. It's going to be a really good time. This is a cool track I've driven before cuz I did the drift zone booking with it. Yeah, I've been here one time before I did the drift zone booking and I was only in second gear just banging limiter. So, this will be a little bit different experience with this much power in this car. So, I'm super excited. We're not in the bathroom at Grange all that much.

[00:12:12]>> [laughter] >> Heard it's great.

[00:12:17]Now, we got ABS, dude. Everyone knows this track now.

[00:12:20]It's funny uh I've still only been here like four times ever.

[00:12:25]Crazy cuz I've been here with you now three times.

[00:12:27]>> I know.

[00:12:28]>> [laughter] >> That's a cool track. I like it.

[00:12:41]Show you all the secrets. Such as push the gas pedal.

[00:12:46]Turn the steering wheel.

[00:12:48]Sometimes turn it back the other way.

[00:12:51]ABS first official test and um car was absolute shredder on the dyno.

[00:12:57]Dude, every time we get the power couple of John Reed and a dyno that's 3,000 miles away from him.

[00:13:04]>> [laughter] >> It's a beautiful thing. He made this big cam jump.

[00:13:09]And I was like, "Ooh, I like that." And he's like, "Well, we lost a little on the top end." And I'm like, "We haven't added boost yet." He's like, "Oh, good point." We added like 50 pounds of torque. He did like a big swing on the uh VTC and it just woke the thing up and it just it flattened the curve out, right? So, it like took like 20 out of top and it added 50 in the mid-range.

[00:13:25]And then once we just started putting boost back into it, just raised the whole map and this thing's doing What was it? 880 wheel? What's the most powerful car you've ever driven?

[00:13:34]700. Okay. That's good.

[00:13:36]>> I mean I just drove a thousand horsepower car, but it was not no not good. Not good. We got Oh, yeah, yeah, the other one.

[00:13:42]No, no, this is This will be perfect for these tires.

[00:13:45]Chris is going first. I'm riding with And we're just going to go around and show you the front. He's going to make sure everything's mechanically compared to his car. And then And I'm up And I'm up Then I'm up. We'll check back after after I'll come back for the first time. Man, he's hyped as hell cuz don't even don't listen to him.

[00:14:02]He's trying to sound professional now.

[00:14:03]He's hyped. No, I'm I'm hyped. I'm hyped. I just I'm going to be more hyped after I drive it. Like I'm just I'm I'm just Don't don't want to get too hyped until until I feel it.

[00:15:15]Now, this one here Yeah, this one works pretty good, too. No, it's it's great. I was kind of driving it a little weird on purpose. Just like trying to find lock, trying to hit things, check for rubbing, check for like over centering, all the all the nonsense. Yeah. Hard on the brakes, hard on the e-brakes.

[00:15:32]Um definitely not trying to qualify.

[00:15:34]Just like, you know, shaking it down.

[00:15:36]Feels really good. It sounds [ __ ] insane. It sounds so good.

[00:15:41]It sounds so good.

[00:16:22]I'm just touching the car, you know.

[00:16:25]You guys are doing great.

[00:16:30]All right.

[00:16:33]We got 524 big on top.

[00:17:12]Go ahead. Keep going down.

[00:17:15]Go. Go. Go. Go. Go.

[00:17:16]All the way. Hold it. Yep, clear. Back up. You're good. Clear it out.

[00:17:23]I mean, we've only done this a couple times, so that's why I was like, "Hey, just help us get this thing off and on." So, that's the hard part.

[00:17:35]You get the nuts all the way off and then pull the ring. Chuck.

[00:17:49]10 seconds.

[00:17:52]See, here's the thing I don't understand about the delay valve.

[00:17:55]Like, how does it It's like a smaller sized orifice.

[00:17:59]You know, but I don't necessarily understand it what So, it's kind of like it's like a orifice th- like check valve. Yeah. And demo cars, it's never had one of those. No, hasn't.

[00:18:09]I'm just trying to think about differences. I mean No offense, it could just be getting used to the car. It's not being used to the clutch engagement, just dumping it a little harder.

[00:18:19]I mean, [ __ ] happens. Yeah.

[00:18:21]I mean, it's all good. Just Or it could have been the [ __ ] shaft had a hairline crack in it.

[00:18:27]You know? [ __ ] hard to say. Yeah, the the clutch engagement is definitely a little bit higher, so I mean, maybe when I dumped it like That's what I was saying like when when it gets loaded, I'm like, "Don't like what pad the thing." I was like, "Just like give it like a this."

[00:18:40]Like, use the clutch like you would use the gas. Like, the clutch is They they These things grab cuz they have to because of the horsepower. It's good practice to like work your feet like this. Don't like you know, it's not it's not like you're trying to wake up a VQ. It's like just like a little like cuz the difference is these clutches have so much cl- clamping force to hold the power, you don't need to like dump it like in fear of it slipping. It's It's going to slip. You know what I mean? So, like if you breathe on it, it's like instead of like like just like the hard hits like you would do on a stock car because if you if you do that with like a six puck or an organic, it's going to be gone by the end of the day. Single disc, twin disc, those you can those you can melt down. If you're in the pedal and you like let it out like this slow, it'll be like just full spin and it'll glaze up and it'll run through it. Not going to happen on this one.

[00:20:58]That's pretty clear. Here we go.

[00:21:00]Yeah.

[00:21:02]Get that cat back on her.

[00:21:14]>> Pretty [ __ ] funny.

[00:21:15]>> That's funny. That's like What do you think of your child in his new car?

[00:21:20]I think if it stays together, it'll be good.

[00:21:24]I'm stressed. That's how I think.

[00:21:51]>> [music] [groaning] >> What's up, cuz?

[00:22:18]I can't even I don't even got words, dude.

[00:22:21]That is the Let me Let me get out of this >> Hey man, you know how you look out there, bro? Do I Do I look pretty cool?

[00:22:26]I feel I feel pretty cool, dude. I feel really cool. I'm super excited for you this year and everything you're going to do. Man, you are the [ __ ] best. Dude, that is the craziest feeling car. Like I get way more adrenaline driving that thing than like skydiving or anything, dude. Like >> get in. I'm like get in. I'm like get in. I'm like get in. I'm like get in.

[00:22:42]I'm like get in. Dude, we were in the car just screaming. Like after the run, we're like We're just absolutely screaming in there. That's like the best time I've ever had in my life, and I'm so I'm just so blessed. Like to >> You've earned this [ __ ] but if this isn't a [ __ ] dream come true, like This is for sure a dream come true. And like I got my my best friend as my spotter in my ear. I got a super supportive family that loves drifting and I mean meeting Chris Forsberg. Like I don't know what happened. I'm really happy I chose a Nissan as my platform cuz we would not be here.

[00:23:12]>> [laughter] >> But if I drove a E36 or something we definitely not be here. [ __ ] no, you'd be somewhere blown.

[00:23:17]>> [laughter] >> Side of road, cuz these [ __ ] change [ __ ] in 10 minutes.

[00:23:20]All All I get is Trey. He drives an E36.

[00:23:22]I know, but he here.

[00:23:26]Hey Manny, E46, I feel you bro. Trust.

[00:23:29]Hey, but we'll talk to him things later.

[00:23:32]>> [laughter] >> That's crazy, bro. I'm I'm just every lap I'm just feeling the progression and just like feeling the car a little bit more and like just riding the edge of the track. It's crazy, dude.

[00:23:42]That's That's wild. That [ __ ] is fire.

[00:24:21]You love me, don't you?

[00:24:22]I tried to left foot brake and not handbrake on that corner.

[00:24:26]I didn't want to.