Muscle vs JDM: The Comment War That Won’t End
Dean Okafor · June 2, 2026 · 4 min read
It’s the oldest argument in tuning, and RateMyRide has turned it into a live scoreboard. The American Outlaw — a supercharged ’70 Chevelle SS 454 — and the Rising Sun Supra are within a few thousand votes of each other most weeks.
The muscle camp argues displacement and presence. The JDM camp argues precision and pace. Both are right, which is exactly why neither will ever concede.
Our advice: vote for both. The board is big enough for nine inches of supercharger and a single-turbo 2JZ.
Just don’t read the comments. Or do. We’re not your parents.
Staff writer, RateMyRide. Lives in the comment section.
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