Japanese Performance  |  Japanese Performance 219 April 2019
Features:
TOKYO AUTO SALON 2019
The car scene’s weird and wonderful unite at Japan’s Tokyo Auto Salon
QUICK MATHS
An 800bhp engine + wide Varis arches = one awesome Mitsubishi Evo X
DYNAMIC DUO
Packing over 1800bhp between them this Supra and Skyline duo are insane!
BOUGHT NOT BUILT
Why worry about building your dream RX-7 when you can simply buy it instead?
KAIDO KILLER
Liberty Walk’s bossman Wataru Kato’s own personal Datsun 240Z kaido racer
WALK THIS WAY
Behind the scenes of Liberty Walk, the current kings of the wide arch scene
URBAN LEGEND
With a liquid wrap and air ride suspension, this Subaru ain’t no rally rep!
YOUR BEST SHOW SEASON EVER!
JP’s essential guide to the top 19 shows to visit in 2019
10MIN TECH–SPARK PLUGS
10 quickfire facts about spark plugs from specialists sparkplugs.co.uk
Regulars:
NEWS
New 30th Anniversary Edition Mazda MX-5, show previews: The Fast Show
and Modified Nationals, 5 mins with... Bren Simpson, Lexus RC F Track
Editon, Toyota Yaris GR Sport
JAP STUFF
BC Racing BR series coilovers, Hardrace adjustable rear arm kit for Subaru
Impreza GC/GD, Competition Clutch K20 Honda clutch kit and flywheel,
M-TEC two piece brake discs for Mitsubishi Evo X, Japspeed tubular manifold
for Subaru Impreza GC/GD, Splitfire direct ignition coil packs for Nissan
RB25DET, Nissan GTP & Group C racecars book, Hertz Uno speakers, New
colours for Mishimoto universal oil coolers, Mazda MX-5 ‘generations’ T-shirt,
Rimblades RimSavers wheel protectors
READERS’ RIDES
Our favourite readers’ rides this month. The winner gets a Meguiar’s
New Car Kit worth £40! Has your car got what it takes to win?
THE GARAGE
Project Type R gets a replacement driveshaft to stop the shakes, Project MX-5
gets spaced out with some Eibach hubcentric wheel spacers, and Project
Rotary takes delivery of some new Samco Sport silicone hoses
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Japanese Performance Japanese Performance 219 April 2019.