Had I written this list when I was building my Acura Integra during the mid ‘90s or when I started in automotive journalism eight years ago, it would have been totally different (R.I.P. What ingredients do I choose to decide what makes an important and reputable shop? Do you rank them by the number of builds or the quality of each? Are the number of former records important or do they have to be current? Is it the size of the shop or the scope of their work?. There’s no denying that Phil Jackson as an NBA coach or Ferrari as a Formula One constructor would come out on top in their respective arenas, but how do you measure what makes a great tuning shop?
Judging becomes more confounding when there are no real metrics to measure the candidates by. I’m sure to piss off a friend or two for leaving their shop off the list. It’s a subject that’s near and dear to my heart, and lists, by and large, are polarizing. Putting together a list of the top Japanese tuning houses is one of the toughest things I’ve ever written.
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