And, of course, Subaru enthusiasts will be most displeased if you don’t take the flat-four into consideration. The traditional four-pot is also in with a shout, with everything from the Honda K20 and the Mitsubishi 4G63 to the Nissan SR20 running the numbers for legions of fans. And if you open out the angle a bit, the V6 has much to offer – just ask the owner of any R35 GT-R. If you wanted to talk about the archetypal JDM performance format, your go-to would probably be the straight-six – after all, Toyota’s 2JZ and Nissan’s RB26 are pretty much the aftermarket’s favourites, both have become legends in their own right. But fear not – the Meguiar’s team are here to save them, one Lexus at a time. V8 luxo-barges get abandoned in barns, that’s just a fact of life.
