First to Fix the Car, Keeps It!

TL;DR

Two subscribers race to diagnose and fix seven identical sabotages on two SN95 Ford Mustangs within 3 hours to win the car.

Key Points

• 1.The challenge pits two contestants against identical sabotages. Brian (18, 3 years auto shop) and Dalton (professional dancer, 16 years backyard mechanic experience) each had 3 hours to fix seven identical sabotages on 1996 and 1998 SN95 Mustang GTs.
• 2.Seven sabotages were hidden across both cars. Issues included blown fuses, a faulty ignition switch, bad spark plugs, a damaged starter connector, worn brake pads and rotors, failed ignition coils, and a leaking fuel pressure regulator.
• 3.Wrong part requests triggered a 2-minute timeout penalty. Both contestants burned multiple timeouts — Brian incorrectly asked for a fuel pump and idle air control valve, while Dalton asked for an ignition switch he didn't need initially.
• 4.A halftime 5-Hour Energy forklift challenge awarded 30 minutes of assistant help. Brian won the mini-game and received wrenching assistance from Steph for 30 minutes, though she could not diagnose or hint at sabotages.
• 5.Each contestant had two lifelines: a 5-minute Google session and a 2-minute phone call. Brian used his phone lifeline to call a friend named Vichy about low fuel pressure (0.5 psi reading), which pointed toward the fuel pressure regulator.
• 6.Dalton identified the leaking fuel pressure regulator as the decisive final fix. The regulator was visibly wet and leaking; after replacing it — with one O-ring tearing during installation requiring a backup — fuel pressure was restored.
• 7.When neither car was running at the 3-hour mark, the format was extended to sudden death. Dalton completed all seven sabotages first, bolted the wheels on, and idled the 1996 Mustang for 30 seconds in the parking lot to claim victory.
• 8.Brian received $1,000 cash as a consolation prize. His previous 1998 Ford Mustang Cobra had been totaled in an accident, and the hosts acknowledged his impressive performance at 18 years old; Dalton chose to keep the 1996 road car over the drift-built 1998.