​The Mazda RX-7 was the best rotary engine JDM tuner ever made. It was lightweight, nimble, and had an amazing turbocharged rotary engine that was a delight to tune. If you were to try and find one now, you’ll find that all of them are gone. The RX-7 had many problems, such as rust, but it was one of the most classic cars of its time.

​The Mazda RX-7 has the distinction of being the best rotary engine JDM tuner ever made. It came into production in 1989, but it was phased out in 2002 and hasn’t been seen since. There have been attempts at bringing the rotary back in the form of the RX-8, but it failed miserably. If you’ve ever wanted to put a rotary engine in your car and take it on the racetrack, you should consider the Mazda RX-7, it was light, agile, and had a turbocharged rotary engine that was a delight to tune. When the RX-7 first came out, it was expensive for the period, so there weren’t a lot of them on the road. However, they were well built and put a lot of power down with ease. The rotary engine was in the same bracket as the Honda Civic Type-R in terms of performance.

​The Mazda RX-7 was amazing. It’s little turbocharged rotary engine was lightweight, sporty, and the low hanging parts were particularly well suited for rotary engines. This meant that you could extract maximum power out of it, but even at its highest turbo boost levels, it would never be a performance juggernaut, which was what was always expected. In fact, all of the tuning world thought it was so much of a failure that every time one of them went up for sale, it was quickly snapped up. That was until it happened to be modified. I recently went to a demo day for a JDM tuning shop. At this demo day, it’s where you get to see what makes your jdm company tick. JDM tuning is basically taking cars from the mass market and making them more powerful, better looking, and more extreme.

​Here's the simple part about the RX-7: it was brilliant. As I will be the first to admit, I'm a bit biased toward all things Mazda, but the RX-7 is one of my favorite cars ever built, no doubt. It has a unique silhouette, its interior is simple but elegant, and its two-seater proportions make it one of the rarest kinds of cars out there. In 1986, the road going RX-7 was totally redesigned from the ground up, with a brand new front end with large air dams, sharp-looking headlights, a sharp-looking grille, a modern taillight design, and a standard wheelbase. The rotary engine that powered the RX-7 was at the heart of the car. And it was a beast. It had a twin-rotor configuration, meaning two small rotors stacked together at the base of the engine that were fed by a supercharger. The only problems worth noting is rust issues which car be fixed.

Car magazines such as Car and Driver devoted endless space to the RX-7, and we gave it the most pages of any car in our “10 Best List.” The rotary engine produced over 300 horsepower, and with only 365 horsepower produced by the 4-cylinder power plant, the rotary was king. One of the reasons this engine was so amazing is that it required so little parts to build. The OEM plastic pulley cover, fuel tank, and gearbox all need to be replaced. If you find a manual for the RX-7, you’ll see that these parts only come in packs of ten. There were only 500 rotary engines made, and there are only a few on the road. So, who was the best rotary tuner out there? Anyway, your best bet in finding one is in junkyards or private car auctions.

​The Mazda rotary engine was a technical marvel. The technology was amazing, the sounds were astounding, and the car was basically unbeatable on track. However, the RX-7 had a major problem: it was underpowered. By today’s standards, the rotary is very slow, so it would often use too much fuel and a lot of wear and tear on the engine. It was tough to drive hard, and the handling was awful. For a Japanese manufacturer to use a rotary engine in a domestic market is still very rare, and even today it is a dream to find a car that is both cool and fast. How much was the magic of the rotary engine? The simple answer: it was the best Japanese engine of its time.

​In the last 5 decades, the Honda Civic has become the most iconic JDM tuner car in history. It’s the vehicle that has been tuned to perfection and has been the starting point to numerous race car builds. This article is all about the Honda Civic and the different tuner options available for this JDM icon.

​You know about the Honda Civic because it’s considered one of the most popular cars in the whole world. It was developed in 1973 by combining the earlier S800 and S600 engines to form the CSX800. The car went on sale in the spring of 1974 and had many different engine options. In 1990, the Civic Type R was launched, where a version of the D2X engine was fitted. The car came out of the factory with the all important 2-pedal setup and the 5-speed manual transmission. The car’s design has been changed many times over the years, and when I say changed, I mean seriously changed. For a start, the original CT100 design was dropped for the CT100N (sometime between 1986 and 1989), the car’s front-end was a redesign and it was fitted with a more recent variant of the S13 engine, the CB20.

​The Honda Civic Hatchback is a 2 door four-door hatchback. It was launched in 1975 and it’s the best selling compact sedan car of all time. There’s no question that this is the most iconic JDM car and there’s no reason to believe that it will be affected by the change in the market or by a change in the trend. The car has seen a multitude of different styles and has undergone a lot of changes over the years. The Tuner Options for the Civic Hatchback The Civic Hatchback is the quintessential hatchback of the JDM tuning scene. You can still get a Civic Hatchback today with a range of different styles, body styles and body kits.

​To start off, we are going to take a look at the first generation Civic Coupe which was first released in Japan in 1973. From the outset, the Civic Coupe was a huge success in Japan due to its engine downsizing which made it an excellent vehicle for tuners. In fact, the first generation Civic Coupe was tuners’ goldmine. The first time the car came into the spotlight was in 1974 when a civic coupe equipped with a Cosworth BDA 1.8-litre engine won the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race which was then only the second time a Japanese car had won that famous race. The above picture was taken on November 8th, 2016 when Honda had its 40th anniversary celebrations at the Osaka Motor Show.

​The Honda Civic Type R is the performance version of the ubiquitous Civic family. It’s the perfect car for a small compact hatchback with 1.8 litre engine making 306hp, and 400Nm of torque. It has been built for power and it also has the most comfortable and sporty cabin on the road. The Type R has got a lot of good build materials inside the car, including a Nappa leather interior, Recaro sport seats and upholstered door panels and center console. As for the performance, it’s also impressive with a top speed of 233km/h (143mph) and acceleration 0-100km/h (0-62mph) in 5.8 seconds. The Type R is incredibly easy to drive, plus it can do over 250km/h (155mph). It has no option for manual transmission but a very economical 1.6L i-VTEC engine has been used to make its power.

The Honda Civic has been involved in so many different types of Japanese tuning and has been a driving force for Japanese car tuning. This article aims to showcase the best of the best of the Honda Civic tuner scene. This article will hopefully serve as a reference guide for the tuners who want to enter the JDM scene. Find more information on the tuner world and tuning as well as the stuff that goes on in Japan.

​There is a new 'super' car in town! If you have watched The Black Panther then I'm talking about King T'challa's car.In the widely watched Marvel movie, the 2018 Lexus LC 500 is paired with the superhero, played by Chadwick Boseman, a sign of royalty!

​Well, of course as a JDM enthusiast, your interest is beyond the glory painted in the film and you want to know what the machine can actually do.Mere word of mouth is not your cup of tea and so here we talk about the features and capabilities of this new, possibly very cool ride.

​The superhero movie is the perfect way to introduce the superhero car, which is clearly off the charts. For starters, only 100 units will be manufactured! So, this will definitely be a car for very few lucky ride owners around the world.It will be draped in a particular sparkling shade of blue that was manufactured in eight months. It has been described as having carbon-fibre plates, white interior, an alluring sommelier set,21-inch cast alloy wheels.All these work together in bringing out the flashy aspect of this amazing car.

​To make it just as intimidating as the Black Panther, it's engine's power comes from vibranium cores.Vibranium is also used to reinforce the body-work, thus making it bulletproof.

​The new 2018 Lexus LC 500 is capable of putting out 471 horsepower at 7100 rpm! It goes from 0 to 60 miles an hour in 4.8 seconds! This is impressive, and a very attractive feature for those of us who live for speed. The car also has a gas base engine with a capacity of 5.0 Litres.
This is what the lucky 100 owners will be driving, now we all know.

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​JDM engines are well known for their reliability and for being very powerful. This is the reason many car enthusiasts won’t stop preferring them to any other engines. These engines are light, quite small with efficient power production. I am very positive that you will totally agree with me after reading through the list below, that these 10 are definitely the best engines in JDM.

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• Honda B Series

B18 and B16 are obviously the most famous and popular too. The engines in this series produce between 137 to 200 horsepower.

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• Mitsubishi 4G63

This motor became the workhorse for many of the Mitsubishi cars. I have to say that my all-time favorite is still the turbo model. For this engine, the power is between 200 and 300 horsepower.

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• Subaru EJ20

This engine set a new standard for Subaru till date. It is the basis of the current EJ class. This engine can literally handle anything that you throw its way.

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• Toyota 4AGE

Drifters out here, did you know that this engine was in the car that introduced the world to drifting? Now you know! This engine has a twin cam setup and 16 valves. It only produced 128 horsepower; it was however perfect for the Toyota cars because of their lightweight nature.

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• Honda K Series

These are known for more power and larger displacements. These engines are found in the Accord, Odyssey, TSX, RDX, Civic, CDX and other models. The power ranges between 140 and 300 horsepower.

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• Nissan SR20

This is part of the larger Nissan SR. The engine has the best combination for a motor design; we are talking about the displacement of 2 liters, the Turbo charger, fuel injection that is electronic and the overhead cam that is dual. The power produced ranges between 201 and 250 horsepower depending on the car model.

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• Mazda 13B

This engine is tiny but not laughable at all! With just 1.3 litre displacements, it produced between 225 and 280 horsepower.

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• Toyota 1JZ

This engine is on this list because it possesses the three essential factors for an effective engine; it is reliable under stress, it has plentiful parts and very easy to handle in case of anything. It is still very popular!

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• Toyota 2JZ

This was once referred to as the king of JDM engines for a long time. It produces power of between 276 and 321 horsepower. It has six cylinders and twin turbo. The engine is still used today in various variants.

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• Nissan RB Series

The engine is made of a block of iron and its head is made of aluminum. The head has four valves for each cylinder and dual overhead cams. It produces 276 horsepower.

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