I have been living in Japan now for a few years. The few I lived in Tokyo, I didn’t have a car. I know, Tokyo Drift shows Tokyo as this cool, fun place to drive. Well, their portrayal of Tokyo was about as accurate as someone who has never even heard of the place. In [...]
Posts Tagged ‘JDM Engines’
My New Roadster (JDM Mazda Miata)
Posted: 24th August 2010 by Nick in JDM Engines, Mazda Miata, Mazda RoadsterTags: evolution orange, JDM Engines, JDM miata, jdm parts, jdm performance, mazda miata, miata, miata roadster, roadster
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Real JDM Engines
Posted: 10th June 2010 by Nick in Featured Articles, JDM EnginesTags: high performance jdm, JDM Engines, toyota glanza, toyota starlet
It has been a while sine I have written on High Performance JDM Engines, but that is about to end. Since I actually live here in Japan, I will be posting about various tuned cars I find. When possible, I will be interviewing the driver/tuner and giving all the details of each car. The first [...]
Honda to Redesign and “Shrink” the Civic
Posted: 27th October 2009 by Nick in JDM MotorsTags: civic type r, honda civic, JDM Engines, new honda civic
Remember the days when the Honda civic was a small, inexpensive hatchback. I know it has been a while. Well, luckily Honda does. According to Autoblog, Honda is redesigning the civic to make it smaller, lighter, and more fuel efficient. The new civic will most likely be released to the Japanese market first. Japan, didn’t [...]
The Future Of JDM Engines: The Honda FCX Clarity
Posted: 16th January 2009 by Nick in hybrids, JDM EnginesTags: honda clarity, honda fcx clarity, honda hybrid, JDM Engines
Those of us who love cars have been having the feeling that the whole tuning thing my becoming to an end. With ever shrinking gas supplies and ever increasing pollution, manufactuers are looking away from cars powered by combustions and looking at alternative means. The cars that are being produced are focused more heavily on [...]
Why JDM Engines Are The Better Option
Posted: 27th November 2008 by Nick in JDM Engines, JDM MotorsTags: choosing a jdm engine, japanese cars, japanese engines, jdm cars, jdm engine, JDM Engines, JDM Motors
If you have a Japanese car and are interested in performance, then the thought of swapping in a JDM engine and other JDM accessories has probably crossed you mind. JDM Engines generally outperform their US counterparts in both output and reliability. Due to a much more competitive market, there are also a number of engines [...]
JDM Engines
Posted: 23rd November 2008 by Nick in JDM EnginesTags: jdm accessories, JDM Engines, JDM market
JDM Engines and JDM Accessories have become quite popular. JDM has become a buzzword for anyone trying to make their Japanese car faster or more unique. JDM is an abbreviation for Japanese Domestic Market and refers to both OEM and performance cars and parts made and sold for the Japanese market. So why are JDM [...]