The Best Japanese V8 Engines EVER

[@Dustrunnersauto]

What engines would you add to this list?

[@andresperez8382]

NISSAN’s VK50VE

[@andresperez8382]

Actually I would love to see the comparison between the whole VK family and a comparison between the VH45/41 and the VK45

[@TurboOrGoSlow]

I want to hear about the engines you couldn't fit in this video what was the 3.6 Toyota engine called

[@meowchat6175]

Yamaha's all-new 5.6L V8 425 XTO outboard motor! Could you also mention how we can fit a boat engine into a car?

[@romdatt]

Honda HI7R

[@brenteason9891]

The 5.7L Toyota 3UR-FE was the best gas engine I ever had in a truck. The supercharger kit made that engine a beast.

[@geoffmooregm]

Agreed. I have a Sequoia and use it to tow a lot. My only complaint is the gas mileage. Empty or loaded it's not great. 😂 On the plus side I have done nothing but oil and filters and so far one coolant swap (after 5 years) and one transmission flush. I still have the original spark plugs.

[@erisgh0sted961]

🙏

[@brenteason9891]

@@geoffmooregm : The 4.30 gear ratio I had in my 2010 Tundra made that truck really thirsty too.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

I just wish Toyota had made a 3UR-FSE and given it a less aggressive axle ratio to optimize performance and fuel economy.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

The 1UR had FE and FSE versions. The FE in Lexus cars made 322 hp, the FSE 385 hp. That's a 20% performance bump. The 3UR with D4-S would make 455 hp! And because it's direct injection it wouldn't even hurt fuel economy. Now we have this hybrid turbo crap that's way more complicated than a 3UR-FSE would ever be.

[@ChrisRobato]

The VK56DE is actually made in Nissan's Tennessee plant.

[@haatch999]

1uz is also aircraft certified for light plane use which is a 60 to 80 percent throttle test for 8 hrs so not only are they reliable toyota got them certified to fly litterally

[@yousef.al-assaf]

@lxRaptorxl You're only 1 in a million. Japan is almost winning in truck sales boy

[@shawndon7374]

​@illeyez505overheating can be due to your coolant lines or radiator or even the fans not working. The engine is designed to near perfection. Your just clueless dude.

[@donovanchilton5817]

@illeyez505you mean you overheated your engine and compromised it, then blamed the manufacturer because that’s easier than accepting that you’re an idiot.

[@Zestyclipss]

@illeyez505illeyez more like illiterate eyeeezz

[@T5_T-Rell]

@illeyez505the 1uz didn’t come in trucks the 2uz did and anyone who’s claims the 1uz to be junk has lost all credibility. There’s plenty of Lexus cars sitting at around 400,000 miles before the engine even gave up not to mention the couple who have made it to a million miles on it. I had a 3uz gs430 which is very similar to the 1uz and that car had 266,000 miles on it before I sold it. It never let me down and I took it on multiple 12hr road trip.

[@bubblelex5051]

How can you not love a jdm v8!!!

[@oxidizedolive]

Mostly because many people aren't even aware that they exist, lol

[@oxidizedolive]

@lxRaptorxl lol, you took one vehicle with a recurring issue, failed to find the cause of the issue, and then blamed the vehicle for what was essentially an investigative failure. For every story like yours, there are >999 stories of reliability and power. Only complaint anyone's ever had, recurring, about a Toyota V8 truck was fuel economy. 😂

[@bubblelex5051]

@@oxidizedolive haha great point!

[@janamaro5894]

Sounds like an amazing idea, My older brother has 2 Toyota Tundras with a 4.7l V8, He recently bought a 2010 Nissan Titan 2WD with a 5.6l V8 engine.

[@poboy8490]

What sounds like an amazing idea?

[@miguelquazar883]

I have seen those Nissan trucks crap out suddenly several times. I do believe some people abuse their trucks though. But I am noy joking. I have seen the Nissan V8 truck engines experience catastrophic failures at very low milage. But These days Nissans seem to end up in the possession of people that abuse and do not take care of their vehicles.

[@anthonylimjoco5958]

​@@miguelquazar883 you're right about some people that own a Nissan they don't take care of them. I have a titan with 400k miles, used as a chase vehicle for off-road racing. Taken care of, I trust my life with it as people would with their Toyota's. 400 hp and getting 18 mpg with a manual transmission.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

@@anthonylimjoco5958 Wow that's a crazy rig, and 18 MPG is really good for what it is. Tundra would be getting 13 all day.😂

[@dreid2001]

Good list but the Vk45de and Vk50ve needed to be mentioned both race inspired Nissan engines 💯

[@Sir.VicsMasher]

The 390hp VK50VE powering the 09-14 Infiniti FX50 was legit. I believe it was the 2nd or 3rd quickest SUV at time of launch behind the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and SRT8 Grand Cherokee.

[@spideybuildscars]

I want a FX50S as a dad mobile😂

[@Sir.VicsMasher]

@@spideybuildscars That's my Dad mobile. I flew out of state to get a 139k mile black/ black 09 a year ago for $11.7k. It had Flowmaster exhaust and a JL10w6 in it before registration.

[@tturi2]

vk56 is great too

[@barbarycoast3972]

Insanely reliable, thanks for the vid, I've had the same 1UZ for 20 yrs . It's in my 92 SC400 it's bullet proof. Just ran a compression test on the 30 yr old engine and it still has near perfect tolerances. Had the ECU checked and still works. I would never sell this car

[@hangfire6368]

Nice video. I'm familiar with the hot rod scene in the US and the aftermarket support for various engines. I would be interested to learn about what support is available for the Japanese V8 engines. They seem to have a lot going for them.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

The UZ series has a shitton of tuning options. It's very popular.

[@jeremiahsmith410]

VH45DE 👍

[@daquanvanhook9934]

That VK45DE is a beast, no major issues out of her

[@ryannylander1819]

Believe the Toyota Lexus 1UR-FE V8 non DI in the GXs and base Tundras are also just as reliable as the 5.7 Yota engine. I have one. Lower output but stone reliable. Great vid. But yes, the LFA has the highest output of a Lexus production car as mentioned in another comment….

[@roskataqv]

I believe the 2UR in the RC and GSFs had more upgrades than just a compression bump.

[@Aaron-fb6mb]

What else?

[@eratosthenes8004]

@@Aaron-fb6mbYamaha cylinder heads, titanium intake valves, high lift cams

[@ArkiCaloyzki]

Awesome video! Very informational. Keep on making videos like this. :)

[@jaimediaz6231]

5.6 Nissan is monster!!!!!!!😊

[@freddyhollingsworth5945]

Great Video!! I wonder about the 1980s Toyota Diesel engines offered in the USA? I'd say the V8's days are numbered for the entire global market. Enjoyed watching the video in Arkansas!! Freddy

[@enterBJ40]

Perhaps only L and 2L engine models.

[@pauljbusby]

Toyota 1VD-FTV...Turbo Diesel V8 4.5 Liter

[@WieDrDerJonge]

Hartley in New Zealand pushes their build NA VK56 to 900hp and 10.000rpm. Performance wise Toyota doesn't come close they said.

[@fihimsadiq8779]

They got the Toyota V12 to 1000 bhp NA and 10,000rpm aswell.

[@WieDrDerJonge]

@@fihimsadiq8779 but still not the same Hp/L as their VK56. Nelson Hartley himself said the VK56 is superior.

[@fihimsadiq8779]

@@WieDrDerJonge I do agree the vk56 is a better engine but Hartley can really build engines. Read on a forum where a member was explaining all the technologies and design choices that nissan did with the vk56, he also said a fully built engine with a stock block could take 2500 bhp.

[@davidstaines5440]

Great video. You should do a video on the Australian made V8 engines. The holden 253, 308, 304 , and 355. Also the Australian ford 302 and 351 Cleveland. These were different to the us built engines.

[@jasyamaha]

Excellent vid, thank you. I was looking for a tiny little Suzuki 1.6 or 1.8 twin turbo V8 from the late 90's ish. I saw it in one of my car magazines at the time. It was in a small run of tiny sports cars that they did.

[@justin423]

You should do a list of the best Japanese diesels. I have cars with a Nissan TD27 diesel, and that thing is bulletproof.

[@sabastiangipson8163]

One to add is the v8 from the lexus ls 430

[@skillstacking]

Dude you’re the best. Keep up the great work.

[@dannythompson1948]

looks like your hair dryer was powered by a V8...

[@Swindy1794]

😂😂

[@BlAzEAnGeL85]

NISSAN VK56VD (420HP)

[@JROC734]

Hmmm... Not a JDM V8 expert, but I never realised/paid attention to the fact that a 3UR-FE uses a clutch fan. Wonder what kind of power gains can be had by switching to an electric fan setup? My 03 Lightning came factory with a clutch fan, but many convert to an electric fan setup out of a newer F150 and they get decent power gains from it.

[@Silvia89T60]

I have a 2011 FX50S VK50VE with 390hp and 369tq. Runs 13.4 on the 1/4 mile on 21” wheels. Some are running high 12’s only with a tube and simple bolt-ons. There is a G37 coupe with a VK50VE running 700whp+ on 10psi rear mount turbo, stock internals(130k+ miles), with plenty to f room to go over 1,000hp. I think nothing touches the VK engine series as far as Japanese v8’s go.

[@anthonynicholich9654]

You are wrong on the hydraulic lifters. I have 1995 Toyota Tercel with 5E-FE at 430000 miles I never had to touch the valve shims. Toyota DOHC motors from the 1990's if never low on oil or hot you never had to adjust or change the shims

[@philhenderson3516]

I know the Tau V8 isn't Japanese but from a close neighbor. It's also a great engine.

[@bumpininthecrib5568]

Tau V8 and Lambda V6 are the best

[@broletsdiginasmr5366]

Where is the 2UZ-FE?

[@kennethporst1738]

The first engine talked about

[@johnallen7367]

In Australia, it was fitted to the 100series land cruiser, as a 4.7l.

[@ericdelrosario6779]

Find time to thoroughly discuss also the 4.6L V8 NA engine of the Lexus GX460 (1UR-FE) and tell us about its reliability. Thanks for what you do. We appreciate it.

[@Scary_Yet_Happy_Miata]

my dream swap is a toyota 3UR-FE with a tremec t56 magnun in a 1966 ford Mustang GT and with the TRD supercharger i do think its a great swap

[@HealthSupercharger]

How good is the Mitsubishi 6G72 engine? I have the 3 liter gas engine in a Nativa sport 1998 and I know it is not V8 only V6 but I wonder if it is a bullet proof engine or close to it.

[@DJ.L.Tobias.RJ.287]

Esse vídeo tinha que ter aquela ferramenta de dublagem que o KZbin está colocando pra galera

[@aqibfreed4672]

The LEXUS LS400 engine will forever be the greatest engine ever built ( not just the best v8 )

[@westcoastizmir]

I have bone stock 2014 Thundra 1794 edition with 3UR-FE. I have 420k miles and counting. First owner.

[@balancemode4112]

2UR-GSE is the best in my List

[@DAN007thefoxx1]

The 3uz is arguably better than the 1uz in NA form. But does it ALSO require valve adjustments?

[@geoffmooregm]

No it does not.

[@shawndon7374]

​@@geoffmooregmreally??? That's great!

[@T0tenkampf]

I have heard that the 3UZ-FSE with the conrods from the 1UZ might be the best japanese V8 built

[@Rammoftheyear]

3uz is just a bored out gen four 1uz,more displacement is great though,I wish they would have performed better in Motorsport applications but at least they flew under the radar eniugh that we still get gs400’s under 5grand

[@becconsulting856]

what about the 4.4 liter v8 from "Volvo" actually I personally interested to learn about that one...

[@flyonbyya]

What made each of these units of particular note, respectively?

[@Mr.Engineer.]

You say that the 2UR-GSE is the highest performing engine Lexus has ever offered in their car. Isn't that like shitting on the 1LR-GUE in the LFA? Yup, not a very common car, but still a production car and engine offered by Lexus.

[@BastardX13]

Love that shrieking, wailing, devil! Looks and sounds amazing still. One of Japans most iconic designs.

[@static7985]

Make sure to read the title properly. It is about V8 engines.

[@jamesmcmahan5502]

Developed by yamaha if I could I would like to add the B8444s found in the Volvo xc90.

[@idrismohammed5986]

Hey! What of LS430,after LS400?

[@leecline5759]

Man forgot the ACTUAL king of Japanese V8s that you can actually buy. The VK56. The fact he mentioned the VH which is worse than the 1UZ and not the better than both VK is clear bias, or just ignorance.

[@parveskamal]

proud to have vk56vde

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

7:02 1nzfe is the 4 cylinder version.

[@oscarlevipaguada]

2uz

[@emanuelc.7051]

VK56DE VS VK45DE

[@davidreasons9730]

Thank You

[@minimanadam]

I always called this engine the Japanese cobra engine, imo it reminded me alot of the mid 90s Ford 32v 4.6l dohc engines

[@aldreiestanque3363]

No 1vd-ftv ? Okay

[@lukehindle4680]

Shame it's slow and terrible to work on.

[@aldreiestanque3363]

@@lukehindle4680 really? Slow? Im not sure about that. Yes its hard to work on. I've had 2 lc with that engine.

[@DavidBainGaming]

Nissan VRH35Z, twin turbo 3.5L V8 putting down 1128hp in 1990

[@godofrock]

Anything yamaha helps with is gold

[@mikesmirage]

Waits for the 8a80 video

[@youarerightboss]

The 3UR-FE

[@lrod312]

Since you’ve mentioned Nissan’s R390GT1, might as well add the 3.6L V8 that was in Toyota’s GT-One racecar and road car. 672HP of pure bliss.

[@thestihladdict1743]

Can we get an everything wrong video about the 3.0 L ecodiesel

[@justinmartin8887]

Nah. Video would be 24 hrs long

[@thestihladdict1743]

@@justinmartin8887 are they that bad?

[@justinmartin8887]

@@thestihladdict1743 they’re not great. Diesels are iffy these days, and that one is amongst the worse in production

[@thestihladdict1743]

@@justinmartin8887 well I do know a lot about diesels but I wanted to see what other people thought

[@idrismohammed5986]

3UZ in LS430?

[@DelFam2011]

2UZ...

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

1nz ☺️

[@johnallen7230]

1:48 GM LS Engine with a Holly Hi-Ram 😂😂😂😂😂

[@CGJ7755]

VK45DE not being on here is ludicrous.

[@T5_T-Rell]

The 2ur is not the most powerful engine Lexus has ever offered…I’m guessing you forgot about the v10 used in the LFA. Even with all the improvements over the years the lfa v10 makes a lot more hp than the 2ur does.

[@greebuh]

When I think of a V8 I think of my ISF.

[@Stellateeee]

Best in what?? Performance or reliability

[@Vlone1320]

Do euro v8 now

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Do you think the Lexus LS400 and Infiniti Q45 had the best V8 engines?

[@emanuelc.7051]

or VK56DE VS VK56VD

[@krassimirpetrov7131]

Four point seven 4.7

[@carterjohnson8213]

2UR-FSE Lexus LS460

[@BryanChance]

DId you use to work for Toyota? ;-)

[@Re-InCarNation]

Lexus LFA: exist DRAJ: I'm going to pretend I didn't see that 5:34

[@vygames7314]

These v8s can't hide the sun's from getting blown out by the mavs tho lol

[@Dustrunnersauto]

Okay?

[@vygames7314]

@@Dustrunnersauto saw the shirt and made a joke

[@Bricklinsv1970]

Buick 455!

[@malakhit6584]

Daimler Benz Db series.

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

I believe mitsushiti made the strongest 4 speed auto from factory. That was awesome ☺️

[@damianbrennan2258]

Nissian y 44

[@alan_vamos23]

Toyota 2UR-GSE = Yamaha CP4 Engine

[@PingoDK86]

Next: German V8s :D

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

Nope. German V8 sucks ass 🤮😂

[@Dustrunnersauto]

Dropping today or tomorrow!

[@salmanalaalinew]

VK50VE

[@massimomaraziti5595]

I am surprised to see V8 engines mounted transversally; I thought it was not possible.

[@lucasblanchard47]

Cadillac has done that with the “North Star” V8. And the late 1999 Ford Taurus SHO had one, too. That arrangement was mainly just for front wheel drive vehicles.

[@Turbosnake5]

Ls4

[@robthomas1829]

Nissan wins again!!

[@T0tenkampf]

If only they could make a transmission

[@Germancog]

Facts

[@LujinCustom]

You missed the Yamaha v8 used by Volvo. Which has now been upgraded into a $50k outboard boat engine system

[@leecline5759]

Those things are actually not amazing. They have a lot of issues, being a 60 degree V8.

[@LujinCustom]

@@leecline5759 like what?

[@leecline5759]

@@LujinCustom There's a Balance shaft in the valley that likes to allow water intrusion in cars as well as have its bearings go bad.

[@LujinCustom]

@@leecline5759 ah. I’d rather get my hands on the outboard and drop that under the hood anyway

[@BINSMOKIN]

Hey fake hair

[@SkylarGreen-j1s]

this guys knows nothing about engines and literally just reads wikipedia, okay girls