How come everything in Japan is turbo, and we get all of this N/A crap. Yeah it's more reliable, but I'll take power over reliability anyday.

 

damn dude.. very impressive

 

Its because the Japanese are smarter on average than Americans. Why do you think we're driving their cars instead of them driving ours'? Look at all the drivers over there who are drifting experts. Turbos are reliable if maintained properly, but then there's those dumbasses who beat the crap out of their cars here. Could have a little bit to do with the fact that they don't have Pep Boys over there... they've got HKS, GReddy/TRUST, A'PEXi, RE-Amemiya, Signal, C-West, Veilside, Blitz, e...t....c......

I don't mean to offend anyone, but Asians just know how to take car of business. The old values of nobility are still in existence there and there is a large emphasis on success and performance. Its too bad, but hopefully our country will begin to grow back in that direction with the new flow of automotive engineering into the US. If only the Evo VIII would come with the viscous coupling differential and active yaw management. To them, its part of the car, but here, they rip it out and charge you an arm and a leg to have it installed. All about the money.

 

Mako, I would have to agree with you on alot of your points, especially about the japanese still maintaining an excellent value system when it comes to thier job... There business is family and one of the most shameful things that can happen to you is to get fired.... They really take pride in what they do which is why they are so successfull, however the reason they turbocharge and build smaller motors than the U.S., i think is because they have more of a sense of a complete car... Here they would throw a big V8 in it lighten the car by getting rid of creature comforts and not care about gas mileage, you may end up with a fast car but it is nowhere near complete... Not to mention the fact that it is hard to tell a GM or Ford to ditch the very thing that has made them billions of dollars.. On the bright side I think the domestic car manufacturers are getting better due in no small part to the influx of the younger engineers... Just my 2 cents

Shaun

 

Much of use of small engine sizes in Japan (and the far east in general. ex. in the early '90s, it was not allowed to import a Japanese vehicle over 3 liters to Taiwan) is more likely due to regulatory reasons (taxes on larger engines, etc). With goverment regulation making smaller capacity engines more widespread, manufacturers had to be creative to squeeze more hp out. This forced the Japanese manufacturers onto the bleeding edge of tech if you will.

Also, keep in mind that Japanese products were not associated with quality until after Dr. Deming and his concept of Total Quality Mangament influenced/revolutionized the Japanese manufacturing industry in the '50s. Since then, of course, Japan Motors Inc has been kicking the world's ***.

Despite stereotypes, human nature is human nature - we (humans in general) are inclined to do less if we do not need to (witness the US auto industry up until Japan Motors Inc nearly killed them off). So, it's likely that economics that forced the use of smaller engines in Japan and the need to make them reliable (and maintain that edge) at higher performance levels. As always, money makes the world go 'round.

 

sure sure what ever i want to put a f-16 motor in my rx7 and see what happens. hahahahaha


hey shaun hold off on all that **** for the rx7 i think i have it sold and if so i am getting my type-r back. guess what i am buying it for 5k less than i sold it for, plus it has the cp0-35s hahahaha rocks huh.

ill let you know what im gonna need for this car, you can bet it will be getting a new hood and some other ****. hopefuuly i can get the rx7 sold very quickly. send me an email you bitch!!!

good times on the srx. to bad it didnt make the 10s but damn its still not bad. when you gonna ship it to the new owners house??


later scotty

 

The reason we`re driving their cars and they`re not driving ours is because Japan has insane import restrictions imposed to strengthen basically all of its domestic manufacturers. The classic example of this was when the Japanese government tried to help its ski manufacturers by banning all imports of French skis (the leading producer at the time), claiming that they were unsafe because Japanese snow is different from French snow. Anyways, the protectionist policies are all part of what was a very successful cohesive economic policy that allowed Japan (and much of the rest of Asia under their lead) to achieve incredible growth until the bubble burst at the end of the 80s. As for Asians having stronger work ethic, that may be true in many cases, however I can personally say that the consruction workers I see every night lounging around the job sight on Shinjuku-dori here in central Tokyo on my way to the conbini over the last 6 months surely do not exhibit the stereotypical strong Asian work ethic, nor do many of the other individuals I see around the city. This isn`t to criticize Asians, or say that they are any better or any worse that anyone else, I`m just saying that some of the above statements are clearly stereotypes and nothing more. Sorry to clog up the thread, but I thought I would just voice my personal experiences as an outsider living in an Asian country.