As car enthusiasts, leaving our cars stock is simply not an option. We always need to be tweaking and making changes to make our cars our own. Anyone can modify their cars but there is an art to modifying them well. Todd and Sylas talk about what they have learned from their own journeys of modifying cars and what they think is the proper order of operations to make a well modified automobile. 

Cold Start Hint: It has a modified exhaust

Answer to Episode 50 Cold Start: Porsche 991.2 GT3RS

There has been an interesting phenomenon that has been sweeping the nation in the motorsport industry. More and more "country club" racetracks have been popping upper to cater to the uber wealthy car/racing enthusiast. This business model has become so popular that even some public tracks have started to make the transition to go private and more exclusive. The guys explore this topic and discuss its long term effects on the grassroots enthusiast and motorsport industry as a whole. And they also answer the question of if these exclusive racetracks are even worth the hype. 

Cold Start Hint: The perfect starter car to go with your track membership

Answer to Episode 49 Cold Start: 2005 Dodge Ram SRT-10 

The guys are back with more difficult decisions of Automotive "Would You Rather?" In this episode, they get a little more... eclectic in their comparisons. Decisions get harder and arguments get fiercer as they try to come to an agreement of which car would be the better choice. Listen to hear how Sylas and Todd made their decisions, and see how your opinions stack up. And remember, if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice! 

Cold Start Hint:  Is that the car or the truck?

Answer to Episode 48 Cold Start: 1979 BMW M1 Procar Racecar

The BMW M1 is an iconic car within the BMW lineage because it represented the beginning of ///M and was the first time that BMW created a car specifically for racing and then turned it into a street car. The guys talk about the story of the M1 Procar, the racecar version, and its rise to fame in the late 1970's and how a rule change in homologation almost terminated the project but actually resulted in one of the greatest single make racing series of all time. The M1 Procar series will go down in motorsport history as one of the best "Plan B" decisions ever made. 

Cold Start Hint: Designed by the Italians, powered by the Germans 

Answer to Episode 47 Cold Start: 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL

BMW celebrated 50 years of art cars in 2025, so Todd and Sylas decided to reflect on the 20 official cars that make up that collection and talk about their significance in the automotive community. What started in 1975, turned into an iconic blend of art and motorsports throughout the decades but some were more iconic than others. The guys talk about their favorites and even touch on some of the art cars that some may have never known about. They also may get a little philosophical on what art really means -- listen, and find out! 

Cold Start Hint: Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na

Answer to Episode 46 Cold Start: Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series

We have all played the game "Would You Rather?", so the guys decided to play the automotive equivalent: pitting automotive icons against one another to see which would reign supreme in their dream garages. See what cars they can agree upon -- easy choices -- and where some more questionable choices have to be justified. 

Cold Start Hint: It has a V8 with an accent

Answer to Episode 45 Cold Start: Straight Piped 2000 Honda Civic

You took a perfectly good car and did what to it?!? Modifying your car is almost a must as a car enthusiast but there is most certainly the right way and the wrong way in changing things on your car. Todd and Sylas go through a list of the automotive "no no's" when it comes to modifying your car. If Dante Alighieri was a car enthusiast, he would categorize levels of hell based on these horrid modifications. So if you're an offender of bad modifications, just leave them in 2025 and remember that sometimes the better mod is no mod at all... keep it classy.

Cold Start Hint: The rev bomb king

Answer to Episode 44 Cold Start: Dodge Charger with Notifications turned on

The new age of technology is upon us, and you might be scared to find out how much your car knows about you. Privacy and cyber security are not the first things you think about when you think about cars, but it may be time to start paying more attention to those Terms & Conditions agreements when setting up your new car's infotainment system. Now that modern cars are connected to the internet, it changes the way we engage with our cars and most importantly how the manufacturers are engaging with their consumers. In this episode, dive into the world of the technologically advanced automobiles and learn how modern cars are becoming more computer than machine, and how this affects us as car enthusiasts.

Cold Start Hint:  Your Stellantis car has an update

Answer to Episode 43 Cold Start: Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh

Todd and Sylas get into a heated debate on whether downforce makes for better or worse racing. There has been a long pursuit of making racecars more efficient through the air and utilizing more downforce to making them faster around a track – but does that make for better racing? There are two forms of philosophy when it comes to what makes racing exciting: the first is that the technology and engineering of the cars is the forefront of the entertainment and seeing what is possible; the second is taking the variable of the car out of the equation and putting the drivers at the forefront. Both have their benefits and downsides, you decide if you are team aero or not.

Cold Start Hint:  World Standard LMDh

Answer to Episode 42 Cold Start: 2019 Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 F1 car

A lifelong motorsports fan, Sylas finally made a personal breakthrough in 2025 and became a dedicated Formula 1 racing fan. His connection to F1 started back at the US Grand Prix at COTA in Austin, and his passion for the sport has only increased ever since. Todd couldn't be happier about infuencing Sylas into becoming passionate about the premiere league of formula car racing. During this recap of an exciting F1 season, hear the guys' reflections on what was exceptional about 2025 in terms of drivers, teams, and racing -- and their insights about the evolution of this top tier of open wheel formula motorsports. 

Cold Start Hint:  From Minardi the team to Lindblad the driver

Answer to Episode 41 Cold Start: BMW 8 series Gran Coupe