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BlueDriver Pro OBD2 Review: The Bluetooth Scanner JDM Tuners Keep In The Glovebox
A Bluetooth OBD2 dongle is only as good as its app. BlueDriver builds its own — here's how the Pro version handles JDM-specific diagnostics and live data logging.
FOXWELL NT201 Review: The Budget OBD2 Scanner That Actually Reads JDM Codes
Sub-$40 OBD2 scanners are a minefield. The FOXWELL NT201 is the one we keep in the glovebox — here's what it actually does, and where you still need something fancier.
K&N Air Filter Review: Real HP Gains or Marketing Myth on Modern JDM?
K&N cotton-gauze filters have been in JDM garages for four decades. We tested one on a B18C Integra and a 2JZ Supra to separate the real-world gains from the forum-lore exaggeration.
Toyota 3S-GE BEAMS: The Altezza Engine That Revved to 7,700 RPM NA
The 3S-GE BEAMS is the final evolution of Toyota's legendary 3S-G family — a naturally-aspirated 2.0-liter inline-four with 5 valves per cylinder (Yamaha-influenced head), variable intake runners, and a 7,700 rpm redline. It's the engine that powered the Altezza RS200 (1998-2005)
Toyota 7M-GTE: The Forgotten Turbo Inline-Six That Preceded the 2JZ-GTE
Before the 2JZ-GTE, there was the **7M-GTE**. Toyota's first modern turbocharged inline-six production engine, introduced in 1986 for the Supra MK3 (A70 chassis), was the step between the 5M-GE (NA straight-six of the early 1980s Supra) and the 2JZ-GE/2JZ-GTE that powered the leg
Mazda 20B-REW: The Three-Rotor Wankel That Powered the Cosmo Unicorn
The 20B-REW is one of the rarest production engines ever built. It's Mazda's **three-rotor Wankel** engine — essentially a 13B rotary with one extra rotor bolted on — and it appeared in exactly one production car: the 1990-1995 Eunos Cosmo, a luxury coupe sold only in Japan.
Nissan VQ37VHR: The VVEL-Equipped Evolution of the Legendary VQ V6
The VQ37VHR is the mid-2000s update to Nissan's VQ V6 architecture. Introduced in 2007, it added **VVEL** (Variable Valve Event and Lift) — a continuously variable valve lift system — to the proven VQ35DE platform. The result was a 3.7-liter V6 making 332 HP in the 370Z Z34 witho
Nissan VQ35DE: The Wards 10 Best V6 That Powered Three Generations of Z Cars
The VQ35DE is the most-produced Nissan V6 of the 21st century. It's the 3.5-liter naturally-aspirated V6 that powered the 350Z Z33, Infiniti G35, Altima SE-R, Maxima, Murano, and over a dozen other Nissan and Infiniti vehicles from 2001 to 2018. It won **Wards 10 Best Engines** s
Honda C30A / C32B: The All-Aluminum NSX V6 Co-Developed by Ayrton Senna
When Honda introduced the NSX in 1990, they made a statement to the world: Japan could build a supercar. The C30A V6 at its heart was Honda's most technically ambitious production engine to date — all-aluminum construction, titanium connecting rods, VTEC valve control, and precis
Nissan VG30DETT: The 90s Twin-Turbo V6 That Powered the 300ZX Z32
The VG30DETT is the engine that almost everyone forgets when they list great Japanese twin-turbo powerplants from the 1990s. Overshadowed by the 2JZ-GTE, the RB26DETT, and the 13B-REW, it nonetheless powered one of the most beautiful Japanese sports cars of the era — the Nissan 3
Nissan VR38DETT: The Hand-Built Twin-Turbo V6 That Powers R35 Godzilla
The VR38DETT is Nissan's answer to the 21st century supercar. It's the engine at the heart of the R35 GT-R — a 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V6 that's hand-built by a single Takumi (master engineer) at Nissan's Yokohama Plant, signed with a plaque, and capable of holding together a
Toyota 1JZ-GTE: The Smaller Twin-Turbo Inline-Six That Drift Scene Loves
The 1JZ-GTE lives in its bigger brother's shadow. When car enthusiasts say "JZ engine," 99% mean the 2JZ-GTE. But the 1JZ-GTE — Toyota's 2.5-liter twin-turbocharged inline-six, produced from 1990 to 2007 — is arguably the better drift engine, the more affordable tuning platform,