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Honda downplays the numbers on the J35 (specifically, the J35Y2). It's producing close to or more than 300hp at the crank. I used to think the J35 was seriously an underwhelming engine until you realize engines like the VQ35 and Toyota's V6, the 2GR are running DOHC, a more advanced variable valve time system, higher compression numbers, direct fuel injection, and yet, the J35 still meets or exceeds their performance numbers with low compression (10:1), SOHC, relative V-TEC system, low r.pm. (6800 r.p.m.), and port-injection. If Honda were to employ DOHC, increase the compression numbers, add port/direct injection, a more advanced variable valve timing, and increase the redline (8000 r.p.m.), I have no doubt the J35 could easily 350+ whp (410 at the crank). However, having that much technology in a Honda V6 would increase the cost considerably. The J35 is an incredible well built engine that clearly shows how Honda doesn't have to overly complicate engine technology to meet or exceed their rivals. On the other hand, it would be nice if Honda did release Type-R variant of the J35. A nice good bye to show the world what Honda can do with NA V6.

I have a 2011 Accord EXL V6. The gas mileage is terrible, but the torque and acceleration is why I want to keep it forever.

I love how he mentions it as possibly the best v6

One of my favorite engines of all time. Very easy to work on, smooth, muscular sounding, torquey, fuel efficient (when driving normally), reliable (especially non-VCM versions), & looks beautiful under the hood vs. other V6 engines.

If it went to a timing chain it’d definitely be the best v6 on the market cause the fact these new pilots and passports hit 60 faster than the si civics are amazing

Great video! I’ll be using a J series in my next build. I learned a few things from this video. Thank You

Just turned 100K miles in my 2006 Saturn Vue with the J35/L66 VTEC engine. Very fun grocery getter to drive, will try to keep it together for another 100K miles!

my glory days working as a Acura Tech in the early to late 2000s i was trained on the J series engines and i loved them. simple to work on very basic and great service life. i still own my 2004 TL 6 speed manual bought it brand new.

Great vid! My daily is an accord 2 dr with the J35y and 6 speed manual. Love this engine, stupid reliable and makes surprisingly good power

Despite the trade-offs made for low vs high torque, the J30/35 in the Accords gives you nice 100 kph to 140 kph acceleration.

300k miles on my all original '08 RL with J35. Only regular maintenance, synthetic oil. For tat matter entire drivetrain is all original. I regularly use paddle shifters, and will effortlessly hit redline if needed. Great car, great engine.

My grandma just gave me her '09 Accord V6 now that she stopped driving, and I could not friggin believe how hard this big 'ol grandma car pulls on the top end... I haven't had a Honda in 20 years but I was pretty into them as a teen... I'm pretty sure this four door sedan would smoke any of the tuned, manual trans Civics and Integras my buddies and I had in high school. 😂 I'm really enjoying driving this car, more than I thought I would. Comfy, easy to drive, handles well for a bigger car that isn't even marketed as a sports sedan... but that screaming V6 is my favorite feature. 😁👍

J30 owner with the famous vcm system..no problems what so ever, love my Elysion and I am super happy with the choice I've made as the alternative was k24 and I 'didn't want to rev my minivan to 9k from light to light' Thanks for this video, very informative😊

It is hands down the best v6 production car engine.

I had a J35 in a 2010 TL and it was WONDERFUL. I wish i had it back. Prior to that i had an Integra with a B series four cyl and it was also wonderful. Great video summary. Thanks. Dammit.

I have a j35a3 with a 6spd lsd trans in my 98 Honda Accord sedan... with basic bolt on and stock ecu... was able to run a 13.3 @ 108mph on cheap Chinese brand tires...

Exactly why we're building my wife's Odyssey 👌🏼 Wonderful Engine

My 2006 Saturn Vue, with J35, is actually shockingly fast, especially off the line. Nobody expects an old GM SUV to move like it does!

That’s it😮 come on you were just getting started, I need to learn a lot more than this 😊 thanks, please keep em coming 😊

i’ve been waiting for this moment.

Loved it in my 2008 accord be with the 6 speed. I passed it down to my little sister and has been good to her. I'm looking to get the new MDX SH-AWD and happy that it has a refined J35 still

I love this engine in my 13 Ridgeline, rev happy, and smooth.

Love the J Series engine, if you take care of her she will take care of you. One thing he forgot to mention, change the timing belt and the components every 90,000 to 100,000 miles and keep your eye on the coolant and be sure to do your oil changes.

My brothers 8th gen accord just got smashed and I may be getting the J35 out of it, Thinking about slapping it in my S2k or maybe making a dune buggy with it to play on the sand dunes. This video is just what I needed to watch right now, thanks!

My 2003 acura tl-s had the 3.2 and still ran perfectly at 385k miles when I sold it. My wife's current vehicle is a 2nd gen rdx 3.5. Great motor with good power and efficiency. You didn't really cover bad... timing belt and oil from vvt that drips on alternator.

with the aggressively geared 6 speed manual, one of the most fun and best sounding engines I ever drove when VTEC kicks in it's like holy $%^& time to shift, Hondas are not easy as people think to drive well, need to time the revs & shifts perfectly

I absolutely love the way the js sound

I have one in my Vue. I love it. If you notice, it's mostly the V6 Vues that have survived and are still around.

I just started to disassemble my j35 I just bought and this makes me feel so much better about my purchase

I didn't expect this one, but well Bryce, thx, I've been considering at some point, a 10th gen Civic swapped with this very engine, try to compare it to the VQ35 or make the 2GR video and compare it to this very engine, these 3 have similar displacement though the J35 is the only one to have an undersquare bore-stroke ratio

I know this is an old video, but I can say from my experiences that the J-series engines without displacement-on-demand are amazing engines. A good friend of mine has a 2007 Acura TL with the 3.2 liter and its been such a great engine. On long drives it is not unheard of for my friend to get 35 miles per gallon at 80 miles per hour. In town, it has no trouble pulling around at idle and it is willing to go as soon as you touch the throttle, even with the insanely tall geared 5 speed auto.

Ive seen a j32a2 online with the j37 crank rods and piston aftermarket heads and costum intake manifold! It was a crate engine and it was rated at 435hp and 317 ft torque 10,000$

I think I've done well with the parts mixing: J35A1 block, crank and rods, J32A2 pistons, heads and cams, J37A2 intake manifold, FBO, like, literally everything, I think, and a J32A2 ECU. The car is a beast, but I blew the differential in my B7WA transmission recently. Don't know whether it was just a bad diff, or it's too weak by design for this kind of motor. Anyone know whether a differential from an old Honda Odyssey is any more durable?

Our 06' Turbo Accord J35A7 Swap makes 550whp on just 8psi. We (HalferLand Performance) specialize in everything Honda Jseries Performance related. They are amazing engines and super underrated

Please do the nissan VR30DDTT next please😅

I’m sad he didn’t recognize the Honda Crosstour that has the j35z2 in it😔

I had a j35 2007 Honda pilot with 350k on it . Now i have a 2013 pilot in started to do things to it . So the j pipe fits on all v6 engines

LOVE LOVE LOVE your info. I recently bought a J35 Honda Pilot with low miles, but I have Cat probs starting and was considering doing some work on it to increase my engine output with the intake as well as larger plenum. I never considered a J pipe. That is really nice. So thank you for your knowledge!

Underrated channel, keep up the solid work !

Got a 2007 Acura RL with 300k miles. The J35A8 in it is pulling very strong, doesn't burn a drop of oil .

Didn’t know about the J35 til I started driving my wife’s odyssey 😂 lol now I love it

Bought a Honda legend yesterday for 2.5k...love it!

Thank you for posting this video! I have a '14 Honda Crosstour EX-L V6 4wd, J35Y1 motor. Love it! Good info on the performance exhaust. I will be looking into that.

I wish Honda made a DOHC V6 J-series 😂 It is interesting that for things like Porsche, Ferarri, BMW, Lotus, and Corvette track builds with 1000hp Honda engine swaps many people still prefer using the I4 K-series instead of the bigger displacement V6 J-series.

If yall have this 3.5 with vcm disable it by installing the aftermarket wire it will save your engine!

I used bg epr in this motor and it worked amazing

Where is the love for J32?

Hoping for a follow up video on the J35Y8 3.5 V6 DOHC and No VTEC

If only Honda could've made it rwd... So much potential

Best all around engine of all time....Get one today!

A company just needs to make an awesome looking hood with a bump for j series swap (or rework/metal work oem hoods if people want to stay oem), like how the g2 eclipse has a bump to make up for the timing belt/cams.

I have a ridgeline with the J35Z5, been solid

And the Crosstour! Dont forget about us!

Good to know I’m going to see what I get out of my j35 accord

Finally! Now do a Nissan TB48DE

I have a '14 Honda Accord v6 Sedan and this car is quick. I'm glad I got it. I may just get a turbo or it later on.

Just bought a passport and love it ! Loaded with 5 people and luggage she still moves

Sorry, had to give a thumbs down for not mentioning VCM problems, timing belt and cam pitting. Best bet is disable VCM via one of the many easy to install aftermarket devices, unless you don't mind burning ~qt oil ever 1000 miles, going through cat converters and engine mounts more often. Nothing you can do about timing belt beside changing every 105K miles and hope the tensioner doesn't fail in between TB changes, in which case engine is gone. Engine from a so called quality make like Honda should have timing chain, not belt. Honda cams suffer pitting wiithout the zinc levels oils of yesteryear had. Don't expect Honda to fix any of this on future years of this engine. There will be no more R&D to improve this engine given direction industry is going with hybrids and electric vehicles.

My ONLY complaint with the engine is that it still uses a timing belt. Honda needs to convert it to a chain, or make it a non interference engine...converting it to a chain would be easier and less expensive...

I have an 08 accord v6 coupe auto trans, and have so far put on a takeda sri, tl type s cams, throttle body spacer, fully custom 2.5 in exhaust with one cat delete, on a 93 tune making 315 horsepower, putting on the j32 heads and j37 crank and intake tho I’m gonna need to look into that, especially that j pipe

i had a 2011 j35 2dr, it was stupid quick and damn reliable.

I am agree with you bc i have a 9th gen accord v6 i have full bolt on and tune. It really wakes up the car.. great engine.

Don’t forget the Acura CL, I know cause I own one 💜

You forgot about VCM. VCM is present in many J35s and has caused some issues. Some VCM J35 engines are also prone to premature camshaft wear.

I had bought my daughter a 07 vue a few years ago and now have it. It has the 3.5 in it and was wondering what could be done to it to make it last many more yrs.

What you think about the new turbo charged J series 👀

Hopefully interest in this engine picks up and a better ECU/Tuning option pops up.

I've got a 2010 Accord Coupe V6 6MT. Real quick, but I'd love to modify it and get it tuned. The engine is great but it can be even better. I'd even like to try to swap in an LSD someday, when I have another car to daily. At that point, my Accord will become a track car. People will be surprised to see an Accord on a track, they will be equally surprised by how fast it is going

Is Honda's 3.5 L J35Y6 more reliable then Toyota's famous 2GR-FKS which is used in well known vehicles?

My Vue hits hard man , surprises a lot of ricers.

Our family owns a 2004 Honda Odyssey with over 200,000 miles

excelent technnical information. kudos

Damn man love the v6. You missed out that the rdx went from turbo 4 to a v6. Missed the zdx has a v6. The j series was always clockwise rotation even though d,b and h were ccw. I thought this engine was developed by American Honda in the United States, would love if someone verified the last.

I have a 2006 Acura MDX 3.5L. I'd like to swap out the IM for a 3.7L , but not sure from what vehicles or years, can you make a suggestion? Hopefully I won't need a bigger TB, or do I get it with a larger TB? Will it consume more gas for the extra power? I'm a subscriber!

I drive a Ridgeline’21, and I like it, smooth

have a v6 2007 pilot 4WD. Powerful and reliable engine.

Ive had both vq37hr and j35 and j35 is less power but much better preferred…. Its reliable as in i can stop the throttle without remorse

My 2005 Odyssey has close to a quarter million miles on it, yet even fully loaded AND with a rooftop carrier still gets 25mph on the highway. Too bad rust is getting the better of it, but that's how it goes in the northeast.

I have an 09 8th gen Accord LXP with the J35z in it and I always had si's growing up and the girlfriend wanted the accord so I was like ok but I'm getting the V6 so I found a super clean LxP with Navigation and black leather heated seats the whole works and I went to test drive it and I dropped it down on first and I was like imma just pull through to mid 3rd and check the the tranny and wasn't not expecting the huge smile I got man I was like whoa this thing really digs down low and I hit second and it grabbed and I was at 70 quick and was like ok honey we can get this one LMAO😂😂...great car man.

I have a 2007 Vue. The J35 came in the 2004 to 2007 V6 Vues. I gather the J35 engine in the Vue is the same one as the 2001 to 2002 Acura MDX. What I'm wondering is if it's the same tranny as well...

The new J30AC in the 2021 Acura TLX Type S and 2022 Acura MDX Type S is DOHC. It seems this engine family has some more life left in it!

Well so much for everything I need to know. I was hoping to hear the difference in the variance between the a1 - a9 etcetera

Is there a exhaust that you recommend or know of?

Focus appears to be on the acoustic tile

my 05 rl makes me wish it had a k series. Im always chasing smoke from the exhaust or valve adjustment issues 😭

a couple of J35 fly-by clips would have been nice

Friend has a 05 acura RL. Insanely cool car

Great content, do you plan on doing a video on the bmw v8s? m60 m62 and s62 :)

The Acura rlx has a sport hybrid that I believe has a j35y4 in it

Question what would cause this engine (Stock) to Break timing belts? i know age , bad idler bearings,weak belt tensioner or oil on belt. But this is not the case...so what is happening? Marks perfect, runs perfect then out of nowhere it breaks at low rpm , leaving a stop light or turning corner. Happened twice less than 2,500 miles on new Honda Belt? What should I look for to solve this????

Thank you, I love my J35 in my Acura MDX. Could you tell me why my engine has more power than a Honda Odyssey and other V6 Honda models have any modifications? MDX is very heavy but with 4 wheel drive it goes like a bullet

But they have adapted in to hybrid drivetrain. Acura RLX and or Honda legend 2012+

Saturn Vue here 🤝

I do like low end power for me I do rally cross on weekends and use it for daily driving to.

I've been on the fence on what motor to swap in my Baja Beetle...I was thinking a NA Subaru EJ25 for the longest time but have been seeing guys recently with Honda J-Series in a Baja. 🤔

Too bad they never made a Manual V6 TSX Wagon, that would be the best combo IMO.

Does anyone know if there is anyone who has figured out a way to mount this to a manual transmission and mount it longitudinally?? Any applications?

The new J35Y8 has DOHC and VVT, it’s in the new Pilot, no more VTEC

I have an Acura MDX 2006. Id like to swap out the Intake Manifold with a J37 Intake Manifold. Which vehicel can I get it from and can it be a Magnesium IM? Great info, thanks.