The ULTIMATE Japanese I6 Engine Tier List
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- When you think of an I6 engine, Japanese variants are likely the first on your mind. With the legendary 2JZ and RB26, Japan really does do it best. However, not all Japanese I6 engines are created equal. This video utilizes a tier list format to find out which of them is best!
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00:00 Introduction
00:26 Toyota
08:39 Nissan
13:02 Mitsubishi
14:14 Mazda
14:53 Final Thoughts - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
The fact that only 5200 people are subscribed to you and you have so few views is a crime. I hope you will get the recognition you deserve, I dont think I have skipped one second on one of your tier list videos, keep up the great work!
Btw Im looking forward to a 5 cylinder tier list👀
Welcome back, thank you that’s much appreciated. Will definitely keep things going and the 5 cylinders will happen! Might take a little to get to but I won’t forget it.
count one more
A JDM 4 Cylinder tier list would be great. Thanks for another great vid
Like that idea a lot, will do!
@@running2redline be prepared to make it 40 minutes long lol
Will likely make it performance engines only to alleviate making everyone sit through that. All of them would be a movie lol
@@running2redlineid watch it the research you do is interesting
@@running2redlineIf you make the 4cyl video, please include the toyota 2AZ and 2AR 4 cylinders. Toyota actually sold a rebadged vortech supercharger for the 2AZ in the mid 2000s
are we not gonna talk about the fact the Nissan TB series had a 49 year production run? thats nuts!
TB's are awesome. You still see heaps getting around even though everyone abuses the shit out of them cause they're in patrols
ive worked on 700hp 7ms and stock ones. as a 7m owner and modifier, EVERYTHING you said is 100% accurate. i cant tell you how many times ive said to people.
"theyre like subaru motors. theyre a little finiky and you have to treat the right or the headgasket blows!" i cheered when you put it in S teir they need more love!
That’s sounds like a great time owning one! Glad I got that accurate, I found so many mixed opinions that made it a hard read. Despite its Subaru like qualities, they really are awesome and underrated engines, cool to see people are still keeping them going!
rebuilding a 7M right now, its probably the most simple engine ive ever worked on. If people treat it right, it will last as long as any other toyota. its not a miata and it cant be treated like one too. Throw on a mhg and some arp head studs and youre set!
As long as you have proper head studs and torque them properly (and aren’t trying to make literal “stupid” amounts of power) they should be a wonderful engine… Never understood why they get so much hate, I’d take them every single day over a Subie engine…
Came here as a 2JZ-GTE owner just to stroke my own ego
Nice, how is your Aristo going?
I absolutely love your tier list videos bro
Thanks, glad you’re enjoying them!
love these videos man, keep it up
Much appreciated!
I love this video great work 🎉
Addicted to this series!! I'll renew my suggestion for the video on European V8s
Welcome back, will definitely get to Euro V8s either soon or after V6s
@@running2redline Don't forget the first production V6s, then: the ones on the Lancia Aurelia and Lancia Flaminia (1950s)
Would you consider making a 4 cylinder motorcycle engine tier list in the future? Your videos are amazing and it's obvious you're making tons of research into them!
Will totally consider it, my biggest hurdle will be research as I honestly don’t know a ton about them. However if enough people are asking for it I will deliver. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos, I really appreciate that!
What a good video bruv
The final and most powerful engine in the RB Series, the RB28DETT was only put in 20 cars(The R34 GTR Z-Tune). 493 hp was the number that Nissan put in marketing due to “insurance reasons” or so I’ve read. Knowing Japanese engines of the time, it probably makes over 500.
I’d definitely believe it was sandbagged, super impressive stuff for sure. Didn’t know about their reasoning, thanks the the info that’s quite interesting.
@@running2redline No problem. Love the videos.
Great series...thanks! I'm not sure how you would catagorise it but the Barra inline six made by Ford in Aust is right up there with the 2JZ & the RB sixes
Totally agree! If I do an American I6 vid I’d probably throw it there with Ford being American even though it’s in Australia. I think we both know where I’d put it though :)
ultimate japanese i4 tier list!!!! you should include bike engines too. love the videos and love the format!
Glad you enjoyed! Will get to JDM I4 at some point for sure.
@@running2redline just realized i was un subbed. I hope youtube recommends it to me when you make it!
JDM v6 and I4 would be great future videos but I know you’ve gotten that comment like a million times lmao. Keep up the great work you are very underrated!
Much appreciated! Will get around to them at some point, got a good few lined up
You’re doing great work. I love having this information presented this way. Have you covered the 1UZFE motor yet? It’s interesting that in the southern hemisphere they get turbo’d often and in the northern hemisphere you never see them with turbos.
Thank you. I haven’t done the 1UZFE but will likely circle back to V8s at some point. I didn’t know that but that’s quite intriguing. Any reason why the turbo setups are popular there?
@@running2redlinethe UZ is the defacto performance v8 swap since the LS is uncommon outside the US. The JZ is also heavy as hell and sits very far forward. A built UZ can get 1000 hp with a twin turbo and forged internals on a stock block.
A 5M and 2JZ owner here with a 1986 Toyota Cressida and 2001 Lexus GS 300, I would say you pretty much got it spot on. Although I would've put the 5M on S tier right after the 7M since it was pretty much the first DOHC in the M series that was used in more than one car like the 3M was with the 2000GT, the 5M is a really solid engine and i've never had any problems with it at all for the past 4 years i've owned my 86 Cressida, scorching summers, winter blizzards, your daily driver? No problem at all! Ran my 5M-GE with really low oil and coolant by accident (me not checking them) one time and it still is going like a champ for an almost 40 year old engine. Love the M and JZ series engines and hello to my fellow lads that have these family engines, keep on rocking and cruising with these bulletproof engines, they're something special!
What a great duo, glad I was able to give them the recognition they deserve!
Stumbled across your channel last week. Very interesting comparisons, and I like the way you keep them grouped....apples to apples. Will you be doing 4 cylinder videos?
Yes, I’m working down in cylinders and have a few 6 cylinder videos left. Then it will be 4 cylinders. Welcome to the channel!
I love the series so much. Would be cool to see some B roll of the top performers early in the video like a skyline doing a launch or something or a truck pulling a load. That way we can see what we’re hearing about
Thanks for the input, I like that idea a lot. I’m glad you’re enjoying!
Can you make a “performance” 4 cylinder video? Would love to see one.
For sure! I really like the idea of “performance” as well. I’ve been wondering how I’ll do 4 cylinders because there are simply so many, but I think that’s a great answer to that question. Thank you, I will make that happen.
As far as sound is concerned, I would rate the top 3
1. L24-28
2. 2JZ
3. RB26
I love your videos
I really appreciate that, thank you for the support!
I think the TB and it's diesel brother the TD deserve a bit more praise. The TB for it's time was praised for it's off-roading capabilities, and a lot of people would even argue that the Y60 Patrol with the TB42 was what got Toyota to step up and develop the 1FZ for the newer 80 series Land Cruisers.
Anyway, cool video and channel. Subbed, hope you do a video for V6's. ;)
I could agree with that for sure. Thanks for the sun and welcome to the channel!
You should do a 4 cylinder engine tier list next, that’d be cool maybe a little bit longer video tho
Please add the torque as N.m as well, thank you!
If you wanted to change up the Engine Tier List videos a little bit, instead of focusing on a region and cylinders, a Hot Rod engine tier list would be pretty cool. Also, maybe F1 and NASCAR generations? Great video as always dude!
Really like the idea of racing series! Thank you
Yep. Take my sub. The amount of time and detail you put into these tier lists is awesome!
Thanks a ton and welcome to the channel!
Ford 4.0 Barra i6 solo’s all (this is a joke) barra goes hard but I still greatly Respect jdm i6’s
Hooray! Somebody remembered the FZ. The only thing I can fault you for is suggesting that the 1FZ solved a fuel economy issue...cause oh boy did it not.
Nice! will you do a JDM v6 list someday?
It’s coming out in two days this Sunday night!
@@running2redline amazing!
Id love to hear you talk about nissan's vg series
can you make a v6 tier list pls
Will do!
@@running2redlinegood luck! That will be a lot of engines
Dude give the Man a break
A jdm v8 tier list would go hard
Will do
Jdm inline 4s would be insane as well!
How do you only have 8000 subs???!
Much appreciated, I’m thankful for all of them and happy with the community we’re growing!
Gonna need that JDM 4 cyl list boss…don’t make me wait👿
You missed a really important one, the TB48DE
Minor mistake, the TB48DE makes around 250hp and 310 lb.ft
1JZ is my all-time favorite piston engine
It's a shame they're so ludicrously expensive
Fun fact about the L series engines, they were created by taking a Prince 4 Cylinder engine and adding two cylinders to it… What’s even funnier is that that Prince 4 Cylinder engine was originally a Mercedes 6 Cylinder design that they then chopped two cylinders off of 😂😂😂
Also a modified early L24-L28 with Triple carbs is one of the best sounding Japanese engines ever made and they can make great power for what they are as well…
Source: Jason Cammisa’s video on the 240Z, give it a watch, it’s not his best video, but it’s still fantastic (my personal favorites are the 500e, Miura, and NSX, as well as some of his other videos for Hagerty like his video on the definitive M3)
Euro inline 4 next? Maybe have to keep it pre 2000s. Just dont forget the Volvo B18/B20 and B21-B230 engines. B230 can do 700hp on stock pistons and crankshaft
What are your thoughts on doing a 4 cylinder diesel engines list? (like k9k, peugeot engines, vw 1.9 tdi etc etc)
I may do something like that once I’m through all the major gasoline engine formats. In all honestly I’m not nearly as familiar with most diesels so I’d struggle to rank them appropriately. Definitely open to doing the necessary research though!
@@running2redline I'll try to think of another idea later haha anyway I really enjoy your videos, cheers!
Thanks, that’s much appreciated!
Out of curiosity, does anyone have any knowledge of any 2JZ or RB engines being converted to use as a generator? I’ve seen several examples using the Ford 300 being used in that capacity and I’m pretty amazed by that so I’m curious if one of these JDM masterpieces would be a viable option in that application
I want to see italian i4 engine tierlist!!!
What kind of engineer background do you come from? Being an Engineer myself it really helps with car stuff because of the engineering problem solving mindset
I’ve been in mechanical engineering mainly in the hydraulics industry, looking to work my way into automotive when the opportunity arises. I totally relate to how much it helps with cars too! Working on them is the ultimate brain exercise of seeing the physics in practice, along with the persistence when problems arise.
Your face matches your voice to the most minute details. Idk how to explain lol
Never thought of that but interesting lol
The same for japanese 4 bangets would be cool
A skyactive G in a Miata or a Mazda 3 would be so fun. Mazda would be smart to do it.
I’m just hoping someone does it, would be cool for a powerful swap directly from Mazda!
It wouldn't be possible to fit the new Skyactive G i6 in a Mazda 3. That i6 is longitudinal so it's only suitable for rear wheel drive cars.
Would love a reliable/fixable tier list which would hopefully include things like the 3800 series II and whatever engines are most reliable in Toyotas etc. I'm so sick of this modern crap and my family could buy 5 old reliable cars for the price of some garbage with all these new electronics etc.
I’d agree that quality has gone way down, I’m huge on reliability. That’s why I bought a vette and a Miata. Once I’ve done all major configurations I might wrap things up with a video like that, good idea!
I wish the flat 6 Subaru engines were included for the heck of it
They’ll be getting a video with a flat 6 list
Oh lol, I recognize that car plate on the TB engine, somos el mejor país de Chile
Another good video would be ranking Japanese v8 engines. There's actually a lot of fantastic Japanese engines like the engine in the Lexus ls460
Totally agree! I’ll make it happen.
@@running2redline 🤩
We need the jdm v6, usdm i4 , jdm i4 list
You have missed at least 2 petrol straight sixes... both probably in Tier A, maybe even S.
They are not car engines though, Honda CBX and Kawasaki 1300.
shouldve had some honorable v6 mentions like the vr30/vq37/vg/vr38 or just make a v6 list
I’ll be giving V6 their own video. Thanks for watching
pls do 4 cylinders but don't separate german and jdm
TB should easily be A/S tier
1jz gang ❤ only reason I bought my herse lmao
Barra S tier, pretty please
*Even though this is an i6 list... the 13b should be on it. It's got 3 sides per rotor x2, and it's technically in line.*
Also, 13b > 2jz.
Will likely be doing a rotary video at some point. 13b is certainly a great engine though.
@@running2redline I had a guy in an Nissan Altima tell me I should put one in my RX-8, last week...
I clicked for the 5M engine
Okay The JZ vs the RB which is better
I personally prefer the JZ (2jz) over the RB (RB26) due to the larger displacement and stronger stock internals. I’d love to have a chance to own either though!
Now we need the V6 from the europeans please
flat engines next?
Definitely doing those at some point!
Or rather than a jdm v6 list do an asian market adding hyundai to japan v6 list
2jz joke got u a sub hahaha
Lol thank you, welcome to the channel!
Were is the b58?
In my German I6 tier list under BMW engines.
7m s tier deserved
Is it hype if it's true/deserves it?
Earned hype
7:22 nahh, im an RB and nissan guy
Japanese v8 engines pls
Got it added to my list! Love that idea.
7M MENTIONED
RAAHHHHH
WTF IS SUFFICIENT OIL PRESSURE
Honda missed out by not making an inline 6
Well they made just about the best v6 in the world for F1 so I guess they found a way to compensate 😂
They did, though! ...for a motorcycle, the CBX.
Nissan RD28 diesel wsnt here
What abot v6
Coming soon
Barra best inline 6 of all time not on either list.... For shame.
This was a Japanese list, that is why
7m is like b tier, and RB is A tier.