FAST & FURIOUS: The First Race - Who Really Won?

[@evilnyne]

7:08 look what every first letter of each car spells 😂

[@MadDuckofAus]

Holy crap that's pure gold

[@bigretardhalo]

JP Laurent - most underrated comment here I wish I had more thumbs up to give 👍😂😂👍

[@AnthroGearhead]

Hey hey JP , hows it hanging

[@JrVtec]

It takes a certain amount of high to notice these things lol.

[@akiraibrahim6247]

rice

[@duaneaaron2267]

So you're telling me the Eclipse did not have a NOS fogger system, a T4 turbo, an AIC controller, direct port nitrous injection, or a stand-alone fuel management system? :o

[@lockonstratos7787]

Well,at lest now we know Brian never had t on warry about blowing himself up

[@sh0ryualfa393]

At least we know Brian didn't spend 10 large, overnighting parts from Japan for his Eclipse. 😂

[@PACKERMAN2077]

Not a bad way to save $10,000.

[@emveezee]

@@lockonstratos7787 period!

[@DriftxKingGTR]

Striker Alpha One except the Eclipse is actually American made... unless if it’s a GSX with the Evo’s 4g. Lol

[@dham99]

"Dude, I almost had you!" "Almost had me? You never had me. You never had a turbo!"

[@bluecomet1109]

its "you never had your car".......dingus

[@COD4soldier56]

@@bluecomet1109 joke flew so far over your head it reminded me of 2f2f bridge jump scene

[@josmith213]

@@COD4soldier56 yea and he was slap jack with the gold supra

[@justinshivrattan2391]

😂😂😂

[@cckiller0053]

"Running all engine not boosting like you should."

[@yaajmane]

You forgot the fact that these cars were equipped with a 20 speed manual transmission.

[@felixleyva5112]

Ger Yang they had semi truck transmissions lol

[@86Fallowcp]

@@drivenbypassion3634 Did we ever know what they were for? I watched the movie again last week but I don't remember if it was explained.

[@drivenbypassion3634]

@@86Fallowcp Nah i think it was just for plot, cause that's how they found out about the engines with the Asian bikers ands stuff.

[@blackmetalbreadstick]

god this made me cackle haha

[@chrispennington6890]

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[@DuDaX]

Craig, when 2F2F launched in DVD, I remember buying it and only watching the behind the scenes with you talking. I watched the movie once, but remember watching those videos about the cars over and over and over again, just like these videos you are posting! I just loved hearing you talk about cars, and all the little things about them. I learned a lot through you. Just wanted to let you know and thank you for fueling my passion for cars as a youngster and progressing to my adult life now!

[@austinismadcrunk]

I watched the build of the Evo 8 probably 100 times.

[@Forgan_Mreeman]

you gay for Craig

[@chumbawaumbacumpa]

Forgan Mreeman is right.

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

"Dude, I almost had you!"

[@IntellectualHazard]

Haha.. Repeating the same comment lol

[@8bit_bryan]

"You almost had me? You never had me! You never had your car!"

[@Gerarghini]

Victory cancelled 🆘

[@BlindMansRevenge2002]

Midnight Club Still Cancelled Soz cops cops cops

[@StaredownGames]

Moooonicaaaa!!!

[@Xx1SailorScoutxX]

So, basically, the car mods and racing on F&F were like modern day wrestling: staged and faked for entertainment. Let me tell my 13 yr old self that

[@mikejensen6172]

ha, same!

[@treshmiranda699]

just a whole bunch of jabronies (as the rock/hobbs, would say)

[@chriscars3224]

Yes but some stuff COULD have been done .

[@GTIngold]

They even put bodies on the back of semis for race scenes. These cars were garbage and slow.

[@jasonb23]

Not at all the builder of these cars explained where and how the engines were build idk his first name but his last name is lieberman

[@Adventurous]

But don't forget, no matter what Danny had under the hood, Hector was running 3 Honda Civic's with Spoon engines and Motec exhausts

[@yourfather5324]

Adventurous stop just stop

[@deedle6073]

Paid in all cash

[@champ9896]

deedle And has green glow

[@xxxVJ300xxx]

I was worried that I wasn't going to see a comment about Hector and his 3 Civic's. But here it is.

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Enough with this fucking comment on every video

[@save16thave]

"You owe me a 10 second car". Yeah right, 0 to 60 in ten seconds maybe.

[@NoOne-hx9ir]

Right?!

[@JamesRussoMillas]

The RX7 would've taken the other 3 to gapplebees 😂

[@allmotorfg2437]

Until the apex seals let go at the 1/8 mile mark

[@southernstyle8835]

Michael Risner you must be one of those rotary engine haters and don’t know shit about rx7’s

[@allmotorfg2437]

@@southernstyle8835 It's a joke not a dick......don't take it so hard.

[@EmptyCheetosBag]

Drift Garage wow look at this kid not knowing how to take a joke

[@eriv4735]

Drift Garage And you must be one of those delusional “tuners” who claim that the wankel is “the best motor ever” without knowing shit yourself

[@AdamNRG316]

Knew the RX-7 would have destroyed them but I love watching these videos. All these years later and I'll never forget watching this for the first time. Absolute classic.

[@StaredownGames]

I'll never forget exiting the theater to a different world. It was crazy! Donuts, street racing, burnouts. I'd never seen anything happen like that.

[@jgurr469]

Also, a lot of people didn't realize that the drag race basically looped over at least four times if you noticed carefully, seeing the rx7 in the lead crossing the finish line each time. Yeah, I'm still scratching my head about that floor pan, and someone had mentioned in the comments one time about Dominic getting in the passenger side and not having his feet fall through the bottom. Thank you for the explaination of these videos, really interesting. And compliments to your car collection.

[@Delm21]

Damnit Craig. Your hurting my youthful ignorance with your real life smarts

[@AnthroGearhead]

Dont be , we all know these cars are slow

[@coreychambers416]

Haha I know right I had all my money 💵 on the green car 🙂 dang it

[@mattlastnamehere6403]

VinWiki lead me here. This is rapidly becoming my favorite youtube channel to binge-watch!

[@abdulabdanahib9617]

Mine too

[@Shan_____s]

Man if only that Eclipse was GST or GSX...still i felt in love with her,i was a kid when i first saw it and i didn't know what car was that,i searched in Gran Turismo till i find it,it was my dream car and now i own one since i was 16,i will never sell it

[@SHADOWZXF]

@fabaum22 good pun haha

[@unseenufo]

I used to have a galant vr4 that was smoking. Back in 2000 something. I miss her.

[@rogerpedrosa1854]

Oh man you brought it back I remember the GSx and GSt eclipses 👊

[@7fstuned]

Glad they didn't tbh since Universal likes trashing cars.

[@sarmatiancougar7556]

Oh man, the JDM legends and classic muscle cars. People don’t quite remember that getting and keeping a 700+ horsepower Supra, RX7, Eclipse, Charger, basically anything back in the days was no cheaper than owning a Lambo. They were and still are great cars but we kind of overglorified them. A bit. On a side note. Those vinyls were pretty good looking but were given a bad name because of ricers.

[@chriscars3224]

The floorboards lol. Was Dom Fred Flinstoning that shit when Brian picked him up?

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Chris Cars yea I always wondered about that specially when they jumped the hill in the road

[@vontavius01]

The thing that makes it funnier is that, in reality, that generation of Eclipse is unibody. The frame and body of the car are one giant piece, meaning it shouldn't have bolted on floorboards.

[@negativeindustrial]

I’ve done it before. 1980’s Buicks rarely had floorboards by the end of the decade. I remember my aunt just throwing her cigarettes out the hole in the floor while driving with me in no seatbelt and smoking with the window up.

[@mattvmani]

“0-60 wizzes by at 9 seconds” LOL

[@Conner.sebastyn]

This is like learning santa and the Easter Bunny aren't real

[@timp21117]

I hope my son doesn't see this! I have him convinced that if he speeds in his EcoBoost Mustang, the floor pan will fall out.

[@JrVtec]

LMAO I like that!

[@HLGJammer]

Well it IS a Ford...

[@lllBASlll]

What a power dad joke. Thanks for the laugh.

[@PlymouthNeon]

Get a ford with a straight 6 or 8. No Ecoboost

[@northwestmechanic8991]

That's screwed up in a funny as hell way 😂😂😂😂

[@dinokejs34]

"Granny shifting not double clutching like you should!"

[@flyggenheimer]

I Know right? instead of sayin': Granny shifting not flat shifting like you should... -.- Double clutching during a drag race?!? WTF!

[@dinokejs34]

@@flyggenheimer i think the right way would be "...not power clutching like you should!" But thats the same thing as flat right?

[@67buick]

Double clutching is for non synchroed dump trucks.

[@dinokejs34]

@@67buick i know what it is...but clearly not for racing :D

[@apomtaylor8054]

The funny thing about this line is that when it shows Dom shifting he clearly isn't double clutching either 🤣🤦‍♂️

[@Aquilius_Caesar]

Mr. Lieberman, thank you for sharing all those videos on F&F background information! This is so much fun to watch, despite being disillusioned of so many things.

[@TheSoundofSpeed]

I used "Danger to manifold" as my overboost warning on my last 700hp 911 turbo build haha. Oh, and nitrous bottle pressure is reduced as it's used because the bottle cools down, so a sudden spike is very unlikely unless the heater overheated the bottle somehow.

[@mitchelllipshus]

I just checked it out, mate. You owned two of my favourite Porsches!

[@kingt4785]

So heres what makes Craig this shit. 1) No clickbait. At all. None. 2) Very knowledgeable. 3) Wach video keeps me interested to the point I binge watched them. 4) No bullshit. Thank you for all the work you've done on the movies and most of all, making these videos. I remember seeing them in the theaters. I remember everyone zipping out all crazy after it ended in their body kitted, neon lit, fart can screaming cars lol. I always had a big truck. Then got a 350z. I also always had a crotch rocket. Kinda wished they showed more bikes in the movies but whatever. Thanks again man.

[@miadeathwish]

I'll always remember calling you out in gran turismo at nopi as a kiddie. And then you accepting and my pops never bringing me back lol. Still one of my car heroes nearly 24 years later!

[@KoTM25681]

So in other words Brian really never had his car...

[@donovanwilliams9122]

The hero 1 car of the eclipse looks really nice

[@sukhdevr3489]

Facts. Most underrated car in the franchise.

[@MrJRD827]

Ppl probably don't understand how much of a balance it is to tell the truth, keep the viewers/fans happy and not burn bridges by shitting on the producers. Giving us all the benefit of the doubt. Still the best movie of them all, it changed my life as a teen. Thanks Craig!

[@seekingtruth3228]

Great analysis and content. I remember when my son was 2 years old we would watch the "live my life a QTR mile at a time " race to beat the train at the end of Fast and Furious. We must have watched it 100 times and my son would say "watch again - I want to see the black car crash". Good times....Keep up the good work.

[@TonyTheTruckGuy]

It’s awesome to see all the specifics and behind the scenes stuff like this even so many years later. There may have been unrealistic moments from time to time, but for the most part they did very well considering most cars weren’t any powerhouses lol

[@8bit_bryan]

Thank you for keeping the cool inside knowledge coming! Big time fan of your work Craig!

[@GIOVANNITH3G35FAN]

We all knew the RX-7 would of won the race, but the way the movie made the eclipse look to find out it would of got last place. In the words of the chick that tells Edward after the race " WHATS YOUR PROBLEM (BLEEP) YOU DIDNT WIN"

[@allanransom8518]

watching this again for fun. "caution overboost" would have definitely made sense to the general audience. but "danger to manifold" lives on as comedy gold royalty.

[@IntellectualHazard]

Respect this dude who has created so many dreams in the hearts of us Car Guys!

[@_i-kr6eg]

Hate it when people think their so called car enthusiasts. But never change a tyre or tires. Do you even have a car you are working on !! ?? I guess not.

[@_i-kr6eg]

Snowflake keep playing your gaming console in your parents house . Maybe get a job too

[@vdochev]

@@_i-kr6eg They never had their cars!

[@_i-kr6eg]

@@vdochev what that made no sense. Ok kid . What every that meant

[@_i-kr6eg]

@@vdochev ok troll account

[@amirnobar2003]

your clips are absolutely perfect! I really enjoy watching them! thank you for the Information which no one can find anywhere!

[@Albert-lj5jb]

Still love this film, I was about 12 when it first came out and I saw it, and even back then on my first viewing, the one thing that always stood out as completely rediculous to me though is how there were so many cars lined up on the side during the drag race... There had to be like a thousand cars there!

[@drewb427]

Was the PlayStation 2 actually installed in Yamato’s civic?

[@hystarpro2470]

db BountyHunter ps1

[@zAqRpS13]

I second

[@hystarpro2470]

Zack Hubbard ok

[@BOLIS]

Its doable

[@drewb427]

BOLIS of course it’s doable. The question was whether there was one actually installed in the civic or whether it was clever camera work and external power sources etc

[@H8onG]

Your Maxima is the reason I bought a 99 Maxima gxe 5 speed and put on a nitrous kit on it while everyone else I knew had a Honda. The good old days.

[@derekv275]

I was just out of high school when this movie came out crazy how time flies and the car fads change lol I never ever put under glow on my 80 camaro 🤣

[@Turborulla]

What about that CGI scene of Rx7's motor. 20B and it rotates in wrong direction🤪

[@roystanifer2243]

Exactly lol

[@SubCultProductions]

Thank you for all these videos, i grew up on these movies and they influenced me more than any other films ever.

[@incrediblehonky1]

I feel bamboozled! Next your gonna tell me Mia’s tunafish is actually good?!?🤔

[@GreenTheScreen123]

All I got to say is these movies were my childhood thank you for making this video I've always wondered who would win thank you thank you thank you

[@richardpadilla499]

You explain everything the way it is, great video man

[@Jayeeyee]

Danger to Manifold but then nuts and bolts fly out from under the dash. Most accurate and factual car movie, ever.

[@Ganbala]

That Red Acura look Sick //// i was 20 years old when i saw this movie ///wao ! cool time.... VTEC time. Time fly .... Now i have Kids ,House,Dogs, SUV,Sedan but i still missing A vintage VTEC

[@grasshoppercreations9308]

Look up Doughnut Media, last week they did a vid about it, bumper to bumper. I was 18 if I recall when the movie came out.

[@battlechris8463]

They still couldnt take Hector! 🏎💨

[@paularmendariz3163]

I actually laughed at those scenes in the movie theater and you'd be surprised how many people were like what's so funny? Lol

9th edit: If y'all wanna know why Craig hasn't been uploading, He has been moving houses.

[@peterdelaat273]

Fun fact: the exact Civic you showed in the video at 5:34 is or was in the Dezer collection in Miami. I saw it there two years ago. I looked kind of rough so I'm not sure it was a hero car. There was also an RX7, Eclipse and Integra from the movie along with a lot of other movie cars, it's a collection definitely worth visiting. I believe the collection has since moved to a new facility in Orlando. Thanks for the videos, really enjoy them.

[@timothy__tt]

I'm not sure if the whole scene would've been so memorable, and such a classic for me to this day, if it wasn't for the iconic technobabble and the acting. Maybe it wasn't realistic at all, but god damn, watching this race cracks me the hell up everytime. Then the race ends, Brian picks up Dom, and I end up watching the whole movie again. Such a classic.

[@WhiteDwarfVR4]

Not surprised, I always knew Brian's Eclipse was an RS given the rear drum brakes and funky valve cover. Why the decision was made to not acquire a GSX I will never know. Should have at least started with a GS, that way they could at least throw stupid amounts of boost at it and just suffer the traction and torque steer deficiencies. What did come as a surprise is that the Integra has USF plates, meaning to me, he's a local as I live in Central Florida. Never been a huge Honda fan but that's still pretty cool.

[@OVRCOME]

Love your videos! I really look forward to them! Thank you for keeping them honest to not only what happened in the "story" but what real life was or would have been! THANKS!

[@richardgarza3267]

Craig... you are too Cool!!! You just tell it how it is..... and I FREAKIN LOVE IT!!! I can just see your facial expressions and hear your sighs, when you first saw the movie’s BS!!!

[@Fedethedangerous95]

I can't believe you put DIYMike footage ❤ I should definitely catch up with him and the guys' videos, but I loved the Pink Widow "10s on a budget" adventure

[@callmeFlly]

I mean, to be fair, although the Danger to manifold system is funny now, I didn't know much about cars when this movie came out (was around 7 years old). Still one of my favorite movies today, much love and respect from Iowa Craig!

[@happinesshotel5375]

I’ve already watched nearly twenty videos from This channel before work! Great content, and I’m not even a fan of the fast and furious, I just like cars. Keep up the good content!

[@codybrock3855]

I remember a magazine feature with I think a Honda Accord with R34 Sedan taillights. Those days started it all for me.

[@charlesriston8972]

I remember a 2-door, late 90's banana yellow vtec accord in my city when F&F came out. Loved the body lines!

[@sgtdomimixedcontent6384]

So basically the mazda 6 of my mom could have participated there too? NOICE

[@Floordford]

Can we understand in the back of our minds that when the camera angle shifts sometimes that was a different angle a few moments ago. So it was a layered scene and not end to end. It would be cool to see someone do a multiple image representation syncing up how it would have played out in real time. It'd be funny if it were a 20 second race.

[@EquiliMario]

Possible but extremely difficult unless you take some assumptions. Definitely not a bad idea though

[@BRZguy]

@Floordford After seeing your comment I edited the race down so that it was a real 10 second race. Take a look here kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4ndn6Nvq6iMo5Y

[@TrueSkyl1n3]

6:50 I don’t know why but the thought of a race with just a bunch of cars going full bore slamming on the limiter for miles on end is hilarious 🤣

[@thatoneguy985]

Ive seen the rx7 and eclipse stunt cars at the hollywood cars museum in vegas. Super awesome

[@vdochev]

It's been a while, Craig. Great story as always! Can't wait for the next one!

[@FabioDias-sd6oy]

O love these videos thanks for sharing... F&f big fan from Portugal

[@83craigshag]

Awesome vid, ur so right some minor tweeks would have made the film even better.

[@logueraps]

I lost it at “8 mile race” 😂

[@nizam_mr]

Dont forget the movie with long ass airport strip 😂

[@typhoon4545]

You are a hero to me now Craig!!

[@Jeremy_Hill_2020]

4:47 I find it funny when you say curse words 😂😂 even though Brian's Eclipse had those actual mods for the movie, still looks nice though 👌

[@jeroen2686]

Thank you for making these intresting video's! If it wasnt for you, who would? As a Fast and the Furious 1,2 and 3 fan i couldnt ask for more.

[@kuznapi]

Thank you so much for these videos I love the first fast movie I have the collectors edition on DVD and vhs

[@ValladolidArde]

LOVE THIS SERIES, you should do your own movie with Paul Walkers Brother with a correct script, the last movies are disgusting, and living off the franchises first movies fame. Maybe a hardcore true to life cold script

[@mad_like_a_hatter5469]

Thank you so much for he videos please keep them coming

[@edwint1780]

"Born to Race" is probably the most realistic street racing movie I've seen. The plot is not too bad either. Highly recommended.

[@nismo3871]

i love that movie

[@chazzreinhold5903]

@Krahnik89 it’s on yuyu.

[@54SCV8]

I would personally rather watch " Street of Legend". The Honda Civic in it really is a 10 sec car.

[@54SCV8]

I like Born 2 Race also.

[@vinewood8295]

I know when I saw the movie for the first it was tough because I was calling out all the fouls as they were going such as this first street race & how long it was, the only thing I wasn't sure about then but I know for sure now is Brian bringing his car to redline in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, I didn't know big that parking lot was back then but I live in Los Angeles now... Thanks Craig, great vid as always buddy, you should come out to 742 Race Wars this weekend at Fontana Auto Club

[@arprecisionmodshop-1446]

I love the great detail you go into with these videos. Great job. Keep up the good work.

[@robertmoreland7527]

Really enjoy the videos!!! Keep them coming, I’m always interested to see what you come up with next.

[@davidellis7305]

Thanks Craig! Love the video! Keep up the details!

[@eliasramsey90]

I think hearing Craig Liberman say "gapplebees" has been the highlight of this day lmaooo

[@zippy0099]

If the cars had the power represented...speculatively it would have been much different. #1 GSX #2 RX7 #3 Type R #4 Si

[@davidcraig7771]

You can make anything fast with enough money.

[@LuckeeManiac]

I love these videos by Craig. Really appreciate it. I think YOU should make a new movie...for the old f&f fans. (without the Rock/Submarines/Space shuttles/ jet packs etc)

[@JesusChrist-uu2te]

Yeah the new fast and furious movies became action movies and not car movies. Can't stand them.

[@HMCarReviews]

Thanks for another interesting video Craig.

[@JakesVooDoo]

Love these videos keep them coming.

[@hitmixhyepock9405]

Maybe the eclipse blew a turbo seal or boost leak....could tie into the manifold part of "danger to manifold" warning as well lol.

[@beckman8582]

Love your videos Even you crushed all my dreams

[@darianthescorpion1132]

6:24. With all things considered if all 4 racers had traction problems at launch, Brian also had a late launch.

[@Angrybutcher]

Nice plug for DIYMike. He's the best!

[@watchandjewelryloft4713]

FUN FACT: A LOT of 4 banger owners were upset by bone stock cars. I would know, I was laughed at in the early 2000's when I drove a 1998 Seville STS. Took it to the drag strip. Before the "V" stuff started. Everyone laughed. "You can't race a Cadillac." "That's an old man car." They'd rip their interior out. Remove their spare and jack. I'd race full weight, and bone stock. I didn't win every race. But, I won more than I lost. And upsetting the ricers was hilariously fun. And, I could just leave and go home after I was done. Meanwhile, the ricers had to put their cars back together and find an air compressor to fill their all season tires back up. 😅😂🤣😅😂🤣

[@bedlamite42]

I remember watching that first race, then returning the DVD. Never finished the movie.

[@YoYoGuyRob]

Awesome info as always man, thanks for sharing it all with no bs

[@fuse8052]

Another great video man!

[@DblOSmith]

I remember seeing this movie when it came out. I had my modded 1990 Celica GT-S at the time. I hated F&F so much. lol.

[@dylanvandevelde6454]

Awesome video's keep going with this i love it. Thankyou!

[@GHOST-im3xh]

The fact that in the movie Dom is pressing the clutch and reving the engine while pressing the brake pedal all at the same time LOL

[@WilliamPeka]

A video on the yellow R33 would be awesome!

[@rubioifi]

Are you gonna talk about the Dodge Rams from 2F2F?

[@Chukijay]

He’s mentioned them before. They were basically cosmetic only builds for a few scenes. No big deal.

[@charlesriston8972]

The lightning shop truck was Da Best!

[@ToyotaCorolla-md3nu]

and who would've won if one of the racers drove a corolla?

[@craiglieberman]

1998 Toyota Corolla everyone else.

[@alexandersarvanski]

Straight up. My parents had a 2001 Corolla in stick and I would bust that ass in my 97 Maxima GLE auto every single time without turning off overdrive and the Corolla redlining in every single gear. Or at least close to redlining by the sound since the good people in Canada decided not to put a tachometer on a manual car but did so for the automatic ones.

[@_Zekken]

Well that answer heavily depends on whether the corolla driver was blasting Eurobeat or not

[@tycobandit]

If you were running a E120 Corolla in XRS trim. the engine with that package was the 2ZZ-GE with a 6 speed MT. Those engines were good for about 170-180 hp. It would have put you neck-n-neck with the integra. Getting more power out of it to hang with an FD RX-7, however, would have been challenging given the engine was never really taken too seriously by tuners or the after market (outside of Japan and Lotus in the UK because the used them in the Elise)

[@_Zekken]

@@tycobandit depends on the gearing honestly. And the weight difference. Im not sure about the GSR but the integra Type R has super close gearing specially designed for that engine to keep it exactly in its power band in every single gear. If the GSR is similar, and the corollas is set longer for daily driving, adding in the weight differences, teg would still smoke it

[@donnydiaz9527]

Great Videos! Keep up the great work!!

[@Eclipse_Ninja]

I remember being 6 or 7 when the movie came to DVD, i used to rewind this scene dozens of times thinking the outcome would change and the Eclipse would win lol

[@funkynerd_com]

Loving these BTS vids, Craig. Keep 'em coming. :)

[@edwardnygma2702]

Craig Liberman is like a wrestling booker, giving out the secrets disappointing a lot of fans. I thought Brian's Eclipse made at least 300 hp and did 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. The only expensive work on the cars are the paint jobs.