A failed junkyard-engine plan sends the crew toward a supercharged V8, a difficult fit and an increasingly exasperated phone call.
On YouTube, Westen Champlin has 6,080,000 subscribers and 781,722,087 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 40,000 subscribers and 9,701,043 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "I Found A Diesel Baja Truck On Facebook Marketplace", with 2,941,985 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 478 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 10 of 224 in category "Cars and motoring". On Instagram, @westengw has 2,831,956 followers. The account gained 2,461 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 150,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 34,488,046 in the last 30 days
Instagram: The numbers today
@westengw · The account on Instagram
▲ 2,461 in the last 7 days
0.62% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cars and motoring | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 347 of 2,448 | 8 of 100 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Cars and motoring
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The rowdiest jeep there is, this thing still rips! | Reel | November 6, 2026 | 89,436 | 3,985 | 33 |
| I Tried to land an Airbus WITH an engine failure | Reel | November 5, 2026 | 2,092,366 | 15,635 | 101 |
| Another giveaway done! Thank you to everyone that entered! The Corvette will be… | Carousel | November 4, 2026 | - | 11,209 | 192 |
| The shop guys have officially met their biggest opponent: gravity 😂 The crown… | Reel | November 1, 2026 | 100,634 | 1,420 | 26 |
| Stopped by oreillyautoparts before heading up the mountain in colorado! | Reel | October 11, 2026 | 380,419 | 7,264 | 28 |
| I shouldve listened to the secret better | Reel | October 9, 2026 | 324,239 | 16,211 | 43 |
| SHOUT OUT TO CEASER! | Reel | October 8, 2026 | 1,222,145 | 56,744 | 160 |
| Took a back road with friends to Colorado…. Let’s just say its was one for the… | Carousel | October 8, 2026 | - | 34,629 | 118 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 9 Reels and 6 carousels.
As of November 11, 2026
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YouTube: What happened lately
November 8, 2026 passed 1M views Swapping A 700HP V8 Into A Japanese Car The video passed 1,000,000 views.
The Ford F-250 gets a road test, replacement tires and a rally-course outing in the week's only upload.
His only new upload has viewers proposing a Top Gear-style leaderboard for the ranch's vehicles.
The video drawing the most views now
Swapping A 700HP V8 Into A Japanese Car
- Video published
- November 6, 2026
- Video views so far
- 2,192,251
- Video views, pace per day
- 225,987
- Views on its first day
- 1,045,715
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cars and motoring | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 478 of 5,393 | 10 of 224 |
| By views gained this week | 695 of 5,274 | 7 of 224 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 764 of 5,043 | 12 of 221 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 2.4% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.7% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Cars and motoring
Views gained this week in the category Cars and motoring
YouTube: Trophy cabinet
Trophies on the overall chart
The overall chart ranks the most watched videos of all categories together: every day, every week and every month. A trophy goes to a video that reached No. 1, 2 or 3. To the chart ›
No trophy yet (one of the top three places)
Medals on the category charts
2
Each category, such as music, entertainment or sports, has its own chart. A medal goes to a video that reached No. 1, 2 or 3 on it.
No. 2 · The Cars & motors daily chart · November 7, 2026Swapping A 700HP V8 Into A Japanese CarThe second most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 2 · The Cars & motors daily chart · October 31, 2026I Found A Diesel Baja Truck On Facebook MarketplaceThe second most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days
Growth in percent since November 3, 2026, so both lines start from the same point
- YouTube · 6,080,000 subscribers +0.66% (+40,000)
- Instagram · 2,831,956 followers +0.09% (+2,568)
From November 3, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 6,040,000 to 6,080,000 subscribers (+0.66%), on Instagram from 2,829,388 to 2,831,956 followers (+0.09%).
YouTube rounds a large channel's subscriber count, so its line moves in steps.
The numbers by day
| Day | Subscribers (YouTube) | Followers (Instagram) |
|---|---|---|
| November 11, 2026 | 6,080,000 | 2,831,956 |
| November 10, 2026 | 6,070,000 | 2,832,122 |
| November 9, 2026 | 6,070,000 | 2,832,015 |
| November 8, 2026 | 6,060,000 | 2,831,724 |
| November 7, 2026 | 6,060,000 | 2,831,141 |
| November 6, 2026 | 6,050,000 | 2,830,548 |
| November 5, 2026 | 6,050,000 | 2,829,860 |
| November 4, 2026 | 6,040,000 | 2,829,495 |
| November 3, 2026 | 6,040,000 | 2,829,388 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 747,966,770 views → November 11, 2026: 781,722,087 views · average: 1,163,976 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swapping A 700HP V8 Into A Japanese Car | November 6, 2026 | 33:44 | 2,192,251 | 225,987 | 1,045,715 | 42,498 | 1,477 |
I Found A Diesel Baja Truck On Facebook Marketplace | October 30, 2026 | 40:00 | 2,941,985 | 99,109 | 1,039,608 | 53,442 | 1,845 |
I Built My Own Drag Strip At The Horsepower Ranch! | October 9, 2026 | 33:58 | 3,051,073 | 6,250 | - | 53,763 | 1,788 |
Cheap Diesel Trucks VS 800 Mile Road Trip | October 3, 2026 | 1:07:25 | 5,934,117 | 25,009 | - | 88,226 | 4,922 |
I Have to Sell Some Of My Car Collection | September 26, 2026 | 32:18 | 4,131,941 | 7,823 | - | 64,046 | 3,518 |
We Bought Temu TukTuks So You Dont Have To | September 19, 2026 | 34:57 | 5,748,598 | 16,023 | - | 77,818 | 4,100 |
We Built A Semi-Truck Boat (The PeterBoat) | September 12, 2026 | 31:47 | 3,203,782 | 6,320 | - | 59,103 | 1,977 |
We Put A 10.3L Engine In A 56 Year Old Car And Drove It Home | September 4, 2026 | 1:04:03 | 13,318,758 | 52,644 | - | 169,990 | 5,705 |
Introducing Project Happy - My AWD 1000HP Camaro | August 29, 2026 | 25:50 | 8,412,514 | 21,362 | - | 108,158 | 3,880 |
We Built DIY Drivable Chairs | August 22, 2026 | 32:06 | 2,524,892 | 10,000 | - | 61,363 | 2,666 |
First Drive In My $150,000 Amphibious Truck (SHERP) | August 15, 2026 | 31:02 | 2,187,827 | 3,723 | - | 65,923 | 1,820 |
I Surprised My Brother With A Junk Yard Lamborghini | August 8, 2026 | 30:35 | 4,574,336 | 12,672 | - | 97,256 | 3,677 |
I Bought A 40 Year Old Firetruck | August 1, 2026 | 27:01 | 1,953,568 | 5,445 | - | 60,668 | 1,818 |
I Bought A Broken SHERP And Tried To Fix It | July 25, 2026 | 32:26 | 7,156,317 | 22,117 | - | 132,092 | 3,939 |
I Bought a Fleet Of Drift Cars | July 18, 2026 | 27:53 | 1,619,201 | 2,394 | - | 50,349 | 2,896 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 17.2 in the category: 26.5
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.7 in the category: 1.5
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 4,596,744
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
I Supercharged My 1968 Dodge Charger....Will It Survive? | December 5, 2021 | 12:28 | 22,699,049 |
I Built a Backwards Truck To Confuse Police | July 23, 2025 | 29:59 | 13,114,873 |
We Put A 10.3L Engine In A 56 Year Old Car And Drove It Home | September 4, 2026 | 1:04:03 | 12,669,877 |
I Put a 2,000HP Built Engine in my Mustang | December 19, 2022 | 10:37 | 12,111,003 |
1,002 Miles Across Alaska In a Mini Truck Cabin | January 10, 2025 | 1:00:52 | 10,171,497 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
I Built The Ultimate Burnout Machine | May 29, 2022 | 0:39 | 25,654,749 |
Unstoppable Semi Truck Vs 30 cars | August 22, 2025 | 0:46 | 15,231,280 |
I Built a Backwards Truck To Confuse Police | August 5, 2025 | 1:25 | 9,722,996 |
Police Love the Unstoppable Truck | December 9, 2025 | 0:24 | 7,086,012 |
Putting a 1,000HP Engine In a Humvee | February 7, 2025 | 1:17 | 6,618,648 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneSwapping A 700HP V8 Into A Japanese Car The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneI Found A Diesel Baja Truck On Facebook Marketpla… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Stories
A failed junkyard-engine plan sends the crew toward a supercharged V8, a difficult fit and an increasingly exasperated phone call.
The Ford F-250 gets a road test, replacement tires and a rally-course outing in the week's only upload.
His only new upload has viewers proposing a Top Gear-style leaderboard for the ranch's vehicles.
His only upload of the week is running several times faster than the Temu TukTuks and a 10.3L engine swap behind it.























