Here are six cool, used Japanese performance coupes we found in the classifieds

Where better to start than with a 500bhp(+) Integra Type R? That’s more than double what it had from the factory, and comes largely thanks to a new precision turbo. Throw a five-speed manual gearbox with longer ratios into the mix, along with an aftermarket limited-slip diff, and it’s quite the showing for £14.5k. 

This Silvia may have a 100bhp deficit to the Integra, but it’s even wilder. The 2.0-litre four-pot has been boosted with a new stainless steel manifold, different injectors and a HKS intercooler. Thanks to a revised suspension setup and a welded differential, it’s a sideways hooligan too - as evidenced by the pictures. 

If you’re after something a little less frantic, here’s a fourth-gen Supra for you to mull over. It’s the non-turbo nat-asp model, but it’s received a few tasteful changes, including a sports cat back exhaust, new coilovers and braided brake lines, among others. It’s one of the cheapest A80s on sale right now, yours for just £21,595.

The Mitsubishi 3000GT is an awful car. It’s heavy, it’s unnecessarily complicated, and it doesn’t have much pedigree. But that’s precisely why it’s one of our guilty pleasures. Here’s a low-mileage example that’s ready to go, or, if you’ve a little time on your hands, this big-winged, yellow-bodied project could be a fun punt. 

Anyone for a brown R33 GTST for 13 large? It’s got positively offset BBS wheels, an in-yer-face wing and a Blackwall Tunnel-sized exhaust that supposedly spits flames. The RB25 six-pot’s good for around 260bhp, and the seller has carried out a manual gearbox conversion. Should turn a few heads on the high street. 

A two-decade-old, rotary-powered screamer from one of Japan’s golden eras. The turbo pressure has been cranked up slightly to run on a ‘safe’ limit of 0.7 bars, at which point this RX-7 will send all of 390bhp to the rear wheels. Looks jolly good, now it’s just a question of bringing that £28k asking price down.