BMS 2020+ Toyota Supra 2.0T/3.0T MK5 JB4 Tuner
$529.99
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Power gains of up to 100hp on a stock vehicle without the risks of flashing!
Units shipped 3/5/2021 or later include a free electronic wastegate (EWG) connector preinstalled in the JB4 harness!
The JB4 is the most advanced and highly featured tuning system available for your Toyota Supra Mk5. Power gains are up to 80hp to the wheels (100hp crank) on a completely stock car on pump gas for a B58, gains with bolt-on parts, higher octane, E85 mixtures, and larger turbos are even higher.
The JB4 features a simple plug and play installation harness for easy installation & removal and includes many features not found with any other tune. Including on the fly in dash map switching between factory and various performance maps, optional in-dash gauge displays for boost, boost limiting by gear for improved traction in lower gears, progressive water/methanol support, built-in data logging, built-in code reading, optional direct EWG control to prevent throttle closure with exhaust modifications, exhaust flapper control, and much more. Other more expensive tuners may claim to equal the JB4’s technology but upon closer examination lack most if not all of the JB4’s features.
Remember the JB4 does not require any additional modifications or previous stages. Simply install the JB4 as your first and only modification and enjoy an entirely new fast and smooth racing experience. The JB4 also does not require any user setup or customization but for those who are interested in logging, adding new features as we post them, etc, we suggest the BMS DATA cable or REV3 mobile phone adapter.
Note we have not developed the in-dash commands yet for the JB4 Supra. Until then a JB4 mobile adapter or BMS data cable is required for any map and setting changes.
Wirelessly connect the JB4 to your Bluetooth 4.0 compatible iOS and Android device via the JB4 Mobile connect kit, or to your Windows laptop with the BMS data cable. Both options allow you to record and analyze vehicle and tuning data, change JB4 performance maps, and update JB4 firmware as we release free newer versions with updates, more powerful maps, and new features under development. Separate JB4 Mobile app purchase also required.
JB4 Features & Benefits
• Power gains of up to 80hp to the wheels on a stock vehicle
• Improves 0-60 times and 1/4 mile times
• Preloaded with custom JB4 Supra tuning software and up to 8 maps for various fuel and modification levels
• Ethanol (E85) compatible tuning maps
• Able to read/delete fault codes
• View and record up to 40 different gauges/engine parameters in real-time with the JB4 app.
• Boost by gear in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd can be controlled via the JB4 app for a perfect launch
• Compatible with JB4 Mobile for smartphone logging, tuning changes, and adjustment
• The JB4 offers a lot more performance, functionality, and safety than your average performance chip
• Quick Plug & Play Installation
• CANbus OBDII integration offering unrivaled tuning features and performance
• Improved performance over non-integrated chip tunes
• Runs as smoothly as stock, this is how your vehicle should have come from the factory
• Compatible with all driving modes
• Fuel economy unchanged during normal driving
• 91 octane fuel or better required for performance gains
• Not VIN locked and can be removed without a trace and resold down the road
• Includes the rugged JB4 billet aluminum enclosure for protection
• Made in the USA
• Free USA Shipping
• 5 year warranty
APPLICATIONS
Toyota
• 2020+ GR Supra Mk5 3.0L 6 cyl.
• 2020+ GR Supra Mk5 2.0L 4 cyl.
What is a JB4?
The JB4 is a plug & play tune available for turbocharged vehicles. The JB4 tuner installs between your car’s sensors and its DME/ECU (computer) and manipulates vehicle performance through these connections making your vehicle much faster. While it’s not the only tuning system that operates this way the JB4 separates itself from the competition with much more advanced connection points and processing including CANbus, fuel & spark control, Bluetooth to your smartphone, and a variety of innovative and advanced features not possible with any other system. BMS regularly publishes free mapping and firmware updates adding performance and features as ongoing development allows. In addition, the JB4 system is not VIN-locked to your vehicle and can quickly be removed and swapped between cars or resold at a later time. Often imitated but never duplicated the JB4 has been the gold standard in plug and play turbocharged performance tuning for over a decade.


DYNO RESULTS / DYNO VIDEO
2020+ Toyota Supra Mk5 Dyno Results
Toyota Supra 2.0L JB4 Install Guide Video
JB4
JB4=Fastest
JB4 is a plug & play chip tune for turbocharged vehicles. The JB4 comes preloaded with custom tuning software and up to 8 maps for various fuel and modification levels. The JB4 installs between your car's sensor and its DME/ECU (computer) and manipulates vehicle performance through these connections. Installs and removes without a trace. 5-year warranty. Made in the USA.
What’s the difference between a JB4 and a flash tune?
This question comes up often when customers are evaluating what method to use for modifying their vehicle’s performance.
JB4 vs cobb bm3 bootmod3 mhd apr giac dmetune weistec flash hptuners eurocharged unitronic ktuner hondata openflash and countless others.
The JB4 is a programmable computer that attaches between the ECU and vehicle sensors allowing it to adjust your vehicle’s tuning by tapping into areas of the factory flash mapping that are not normally available. Unlike other similar-looking tuning systems the JB4 is also able to tap in to CANbus - analogous to a spinal cord - allowing it to communicate and receive information from not only the ECU but also the transmission computer, stability control module, dash module, and many others. This CANbus connection provides a complete set of real-time operational data which is then dynamically incorporated into your JB4 tuning.
A flash tune, on the other hand, modifies the tables on the ECU directly for higher performance. Usually loaded via the vehicles gateway on the OBDII port, but in some applications directly to the ECU by drilling a hole or disassembling the ECU to access the processor inside.
So which is better? A better question is probably which is better for your specific needs?
Installation: Flash tuning can be simpler initially as there is no extra hardware to install. With the JB4 you plug it into sensors in the engine bay, usually taking 20 to 30 minutes the first time as you learn where each sensor is for your specific model. Once you’ve installed it once, most JB4 systems can be fully removed in less than 10 minutes. Flash tuning, while easy to install, can never be fully removed. Even if flashing to stock later, permanent traces of the more aggressive tuning will be stored in your ECU, transmission computer, stability control module, and, if flashed via the OBDII port, also your gateway module.
Performance: The JB4 is able to achieve a dramatic performance increase, completely transforming your vehicle. But it’s also more limited relative to a flash tune as it is working off the factory flash tables. While performance is usually very similar between the two there are a few things the JB4 just can’t do including changing fuel injection timing (exhaust pops and bangs), raising the RPM limiter, adjusting valve timing, and in some cases, raising the speed limiter.
Cost: There is a wide range of price variance for flash maps ranging from a few hundred dollars up to several thousand depending on the application. For more advanced higher-power maps, “custom tuning” is usually required which can double the flash cost. The JB4, on the other hand, ranges from $479-$900 and includes 8 unique maps, including maps for pump gas, race gas, ethanol fuels (E85), factory tuning, VALET mode, WMI integration, and a user-defined map. Because of the dynamic nature of JB4 tuning, it is able to self-tune critical and difficult-to-dial-in aspects of tuning such as wastegate control and fuel trim range for various modifications, climates, and vehicle conditions, largely eliminating the need for expensive and time-consuming custom flash tuning. Unlike most flashes and custom-tuned flash maps which are disposable, the JB4 can be removed and reinstalled on your next vehicle or resold down the road.
Safety: While the flash tune can adjust more tables directly there is also a lot more that can go wrong. Many flash tunes adjust the knock sensor feedback and other critical tables, sometimes unwittingly, creating a much higher risk of engine damage. The quality of the flash tune depends entirely on the skill of the person who wrote it and in many cases flash maps are purchased from a single murky source and resold by several tuners without high levels of R&D performed. Flash tuning is also limited to the factory logic paths which, while generally sufficient for factory vehicles, can become inadequate when dealing with higher-powered and modified vehicles. The JB4, on the other hand, cannot interfere with the factory safety systems by design. It can only run your tuning from the extensively tested factory programmed tuning tables while also adding a robust range of additional safety systems not possible flash-only. Including going into bypass mode if boost exceeds a user defined value, AFR in either bank goes lean, fuel trims in either bank max out or vary dramatically from each other, fuel pressure drops below a specific value, etc. The JB4 continually monitors your tuning in real time via CANbus and turns off if things go sideways. It’s a lot like having a professional tuner sitting in your passenger seat watching over your engine data in real time every time you floor it.
Map changes: Flash tuning usually requires you to reflash the vehicle any time you want to make a mapping change, for example when changing between different fuels or going back to factory tuning. With a JB4 you can change performance profiles or revert back to factory tuning in real time using your smart phone, and in some cases in the dash directly. In many applications the JB4 can even “auto tune” your vehicle adjusting its tuning parameters on the fly based on CANbus information to maximize performance and safety for the current weather, fuel, and modifications being used, providing a true set-it-and-forget-it solution.
Features: The JB4 includes many features not possible flash-only including smart phone integration via JB4 Mobile for iOS or Android devices allowing full data logging, diagnostic code read/delete, and various levels of user adjustment. Among the most popular user adjustment features is “boost by gear” which allows the JB4 to limit boost/torque in lower gears for improved traction. The amount of boost limit can be adjusted on the fly in the app to optimize performance for track conditions. Other unique features include E85 sensor integration, allowing the JB4 to read in ethanol mixtures and adjust tuning automatically to maximize performance, WMI (water/meth) integration and progressive safety, and in most BMW models, exhaust flap control from the turn signal, in dash boost and knock gauges, and much more. While JB4 features vary by platform, each platform receives free regular firmware updates where we add additional features, improve mapping performance, and continually refine the tuning to ensure JB4 customers remain ahead of the pack.
Can I run both? One unique feature of the JB4 compared to other tuning systems is that it’s fully compatible not only with the factory flash map but with off the shelf flash maps, custom tuned flash maps, or any flash map you want to run. In fact we regularly publish free JB4 back end flash maps meant to be used in conjunction with the JB4 for those customers who are comfortable with flashing their car and looking to add features not possible JB4-only. The addition of flash mapping to the tuning flexibility, features, and safety the JB4 provides gives you the best of both worlds and is commonly found in record setting vehicles.
What’s the difference between JB4 and RaceChip?
JB4 vs racechip dte nm vr afe scorcher lap uncle and countless others.
While the JB4 is the best and most highly developed piggyback tuning system there is no shortage of would-be competitors. We’ll discuss just a handful of the differences below.
What is CANbus anyway? CANBus is the spinal cord that connects the many modules or computers throughout your vehicle together and allows them to operate as a cohesive team. When a technician plugs a tool in to the OBDII port for diagnostics, it’s tapping in to the CANbus allowing full access to the entire vehicle. The JB4 includes this same level of vehicle-wide computer integration. A JB4 with its CANbus connection can read virtually every sensor on your vehicle including critical internal calculations like fuel trims and knock count. This allows the JB4 to take gas pedal position, throttle position, oil temperature, water temperature, intake temperature, engine speed, air/fuel ratio, fuel trims, ignition advance, knock, and countless other factors in to your tuning, providing smoother, stronger, and safer performance. On the other hand boxes like RaceChip without CANbus are limited to reading only the boost sensors they attach to resulting in a “MAP clamp” tuning approach. Common symptoms of non-CANbus related tunes include stuttering, poor shifting, and reduced top-end performance. Since these systems can’t correct the conditions causing the issue, their only solution to any tuning issue is to “turn down the boost”.
It’s not just about boost. While boost control is the most visible aspect of piggyback tuning it’s important to keep in mind fuel & ignition control are just as critical to engine performance and safety. Cranking up boost without properly accounting for fueling and ignition can result in detonation, knocking, stuttering, excessive EGT melting parts, and degraded performance. While JB4 strategies for fuel and ignition control vary by platform - using its additional signal ports, processing power, and CANbus - boost, timing, and fuel are always accounted for. And unlike other tuning systems, you don’t need to take our word for it. The JB4 allows monitoring of all critical engine criteria including diagnostic faults in real time via the optional JB4 mobile app.
What’s with all the different JB4 systems? Each JB4 is designed from the ground up specifically for your vehicle. That includes BMS sourcing one of every vehicle we of support for development and long term R&D. It’s why you’ll usually see *actual* dyno charts and performance metrics for each vehicle on our website and why the JB4 systems themselves need to vary by platform. With each application we optimize the JB4 hardware and software for that specific platform and we always commit to future development through free JB4 software updates that can be loaded via the optional JB4 mobile app. Updates that give the JB4 improved performance, new features, more mapping options, and much more. It’s why you’ll often see BMS employees active within Facebook groups and car forums interacting with our customers for feedback and ideas for improving the JB4 for that specific application.
Our competitors, on the other hand, usually take a universal approach to tuning. Using the same hardware and software they apply the minimum required changes to make it compatible across as many different turbocharged vehicles as possible, often ignoring critical platform differences and changing only the MAP sensor connections on the harness before moving on to the next vehicle application never to return.
What’s the deal with the gas mileage claims? JB4 competitors often make false claims of “improved fuel economy” using their tuning systems. It is not possible to improve fuel economy using MAP sensor tuning and generally speaking more horsepower requires more fuel to support it. So what is the basis of these claims? It all comes down to how fuel economy is measured by the factory computer in some vehicles. Since RaceChip and other simplistic MAP clamp tuning systems apply a preset boost increase at all times regardless of gas pedal position or operational mode, some vehicles base their internal mileage reading off this full time bogus signal resulting in higher than actual mileage displayed in dash. If you measure economy using your trip meter in dash you’ll discover not that fuel economy has increased but rather that RaceChip has simply made the internal gas mileage reading inaccurate. The JB4 on the other hand generally does not negatively affect the economy readings in dash, and while it’s always true that making more power requires more fuel, with the JB4 you’re only using more fuel when racing around under heavy throttle making more power. Fuel economy during normal driving with the JB4 enabled is unchanged.
JB4 is a plug & play chip tune for turbocharged vehicles. The JB4 comes preloaded with custom tuning software and up to 8 maps for various fuel and modification levels. The JB4 installs between your car's sensor and its DME/ECU (computer) and manipulates vehicle performance through these connections. Installs and removes without a trace. 5-year warranty. Made in the USA.
This question comes up often when customers are evaluating what method to use for modifying their vehicle’s performance.
JB4 vs cobb bm3 bootmod3 mhd apr giac dmetune weistec flash hptuners eurocharged unitronic ktuner hondata openflash and countless others.
The JB4 is a programmable computer that attaches between the ECU and vehicle sensors allowing it to adjust your vehicle’s tuning by tapping into areas of the factory flash mapping that are not normally available. Unlike other similar-looking tuning systems the JB4 is also able to tap in to CANbus - analogous to a spinal cord - allowing it to communicate and receive information from not only the ECU but also the transmission computer, stability control module, dash module, and many others. This CANbus connection provides a complete set of real-time operational data which is then dynamically incorporated into your JB4 tuning.
A flash tune, on the other hand, modifies the tables on the ECU directly for higher performance. Usually loaded via the vehicles gateway on the OBDII port, but in some applications directly to the ECU by drilling a hole or disassembling the ECU to access the processor inside.
So which is better? A better question is probably which is better for your specific needs?
Installation: Flash tuning can be simpler initially as there is no extra hardware to install. With the JB4 you plug it into sensors in the engine bay, usually taking 20 to 30 minutes the first time as you learn where each sensor is for your specific model. Once you’ve installed it once, most JB4 systems can be fully removed in less than 10 minutes. Flash tuning, while easy to install, can never be fully removed. Even if flashing to stock later, permanent traces of the more aggressive tuning will be stored in your ECU, transmission computer, stability control module, and, if flashed via the OBDII port, also your gateway module.
Performance: The JB4 is able to achieve a dramatic performance increase, completely transforming your vehicle. But it’s also more limited relative to a flash tune as it is working off the factory flash tables. While performance is usually very similar between the two there are a few things the JB4 just can’t do including changing fuel injection timing (exhaust pops and bangs), raising the RPM limiter, adjusting valve timing, and in some cases, raising the speed limiter.
Cost: There is a wide range of price variance for flash maps ranging from a few hundred dollars up to several thousand depending on the application. For more advanced higher-power maps, “custom tuning” is usually required which can double the flash cost. The JB4, on the other hand, ranges from $479-$900 and includes 8 unique maps, including maps for pump gas, race gas, ethanol fuels (E85), factory tuning, VALET mode, WMI integration, and a user-defined map. Because of the dynamic nature of JB4 tuning, it is able to self-tune critical and difficult-to-dial-in aspects of tuning such as wastegate control and fuel trim range for various modifications, climates, and vehicle conditions, largely eliminating the need for expensive and time-consuming custom flash tuning. Unlike most flashes and custom-tuned flash maps which are disposable, the JB4 can be removed and reinstalled on your next vehicle or resold down the road.
Safety: While the flash tune can adjust more tables directly there is also a lot more that can go wrong. Many flash tunes adjust the knock sensor feedback and other critical tables, sometimes unwittingly, creating a much higher risk of engine damage. The quality of the flash tune depends entirely on the skill of the person who wrote it and in many cases flash maps are purchased from a single murky source and resold by several tuners without high levels of R&D performed. Flash tuning is also limited to the factory logic paths which, while generally sufficient for factory vehicles, can become inadequate when dealing with higher-powered and modified vehicles. The JB4, on the other hand, cannot interfere with the factory safety systems by design. It can only run your tuning from the extensively tested factory programmed tuning tables while also adding a robust range of additional safety systems not possible flash-only. Including going into bypass mode if boost exceeds a user defined value, AFR in either bank goes lean, fuel trims in either bank max out or vary dramatically from each other, fuel pressure drops below a specific value, etc. The JB4 continually monitors your tuning in real time via CANbus and turns off if things go sideways. It’s a lot like having a professional tuner sitting in your passenger seat watching over your engine data in real time every time you floor it.
Map changes: Flash tuning usually requires you to reflash the vehicle any time you want to make a mapping change, for example when changing between different fuels or going back to factory tuning. With a JB4 you can change performance profiles or revert back to factory tuning in real time using your smart phone, and in some cases in the dash directly. In many applications the JB4 can even “auto tune” your vehicle adjusting its tuning parameters on the fly based on CANbus information to maximize performance and safety for the current weather, fuel, and modifications being used, providing a true set-it-and-forget-it solution.
Features: The JB4 includes many features not possible flash-only including smart phone integration via JB4 Mobile for iOS or Android devices allowing full data logging, diagnostic code read/delete, and various levels of user adjustment. Among the most popular user adjustment features is “boost by gear” which allows the JB4 to limit boost/torque in lower gears for improved traction. The amount of boost limit can be adjusted on the fly in the app to optimize performance for track conditions. Other unique features include E85 sensor integration, allowing the JB4 to read in ethanol mixtures and adjust tuning automatically to maximize performance, WMI (water/meth) integration and progressive safety, and in most BMW models, exhaust flap control from the turn signal, in dash boost and knock gauges, and much more. While JB4 features vary by platform, each platform receives free regular firmware updates where we add additional features, improve mapping performance, and continually refine the tuning to ensure JB4 customers remain ahead of the pack.
Can I run both? One unique feature of the JB4 compared to other tuning systems is that it’s fully compatible not only with the factory flash map but with off the shelf flash maps, custom tuned flash maps, or any flash map you want to run. In fact we regularly publish free JB4 back end flash maps meant to be used in conjunction with the JB4 for those customers who are comfortable with flashing their car and looking to add features not possible JB4-only. The addition of flash mapping to the tuning flexibility, features, and safety the JB4 provides gives you the best of both worlds and is commonly found in record setting vehicles.
JB4 vs racechip dte nm vr afe scorcher lap uncle and countless others.
While the JB4 is the best and most highly developed piggyback tuning system there is no shortage of would-be competitors. We’ll discuss just a handful of the differences below.
What is CANbus anyway? CANBus is the spinal cord that connects the many modules or computers throughout your vehicle together and allows them to operate as a cohesive team. When a technician plugs a tool in to the OBDII port for diagnostics, it’s tapping in to the CANbus allowing full access to the entire vehicle. The JB4 includes this same level of vehicle-wide computer integration. A JB4 with its CANbus connection can read virtually every sensor on your vehicle including critical internal calculations like fuel trims and knock count. This allows the JB4 to take gas pedal position, throttle position, oil temperature, water temperature, intake temperature, engine speed, air/fuel ratio, fuel trims, ignition advance, knock, and countless other factors in to your tuning, providing smoother, stronger, and safer performance. On the other hand boxes like RaceChip without CANbus are limited to reading only the boost sensors they attach to resulting in a “MAP clamp” tuning approach. Common symptoms of non-CANbus related tunes include stuttering, poor shifting, and reduced top-end performance. Since these systems can’t correct the conditions causing the issue, their only solution to any tuning issue is to “turn down the boost”.
It’s not just about boost. While boost control is the most visible aspect of piggyback tuning it’s important to keep in mind fuel & ignition control are just as critical to engine performance and safety. Cranking up boost without properly accounting for fueling and ignition can result in detonation, knocking, stuttering, excessive EGT melting parts, and degraded performance. While JB4 strategies for fuel and ignition control vary by platform - using its additional signal ports, processing power, and CANbus - boost, timing, and fuel are always accounted for. And unlike other tuning systems, you don’t need to take our word for it. The JB4 allows monitoring of all critical engine criteria including diagnostic faults in real time via the optional JB4 mobile app.
What’s with all the different JB4 systems? Each JB4 is designed from the ground up specifically for your vehicle. That includes BMS sourcing one of every vehicle we of support for development and long term R&D. It’s why you’ll usually see *actual* dyno charts and performance metrics for each vehicle on our website and why the JB4 systems themselves need to vary by platform. With each application we optimize the JB4 hardware and software for that specific platform and we always commit to future development through free JB4 software updates that can be loaded via the optional JB4 mobile app. Updates that give the JB4 improved performance, new features, more mapping options, and much more. It’s why you’ll often see BMS employees active within Facebook groups and car forums interacting with our customers for feedback and ideas for improving the JB4 for that specific application.
Our competitors, on the other hand, usually take a universal approach to tuning. Using the same hardware and software they apply the minimum required changes to make it compatible across as many different turbocharged vehicles as possible, often ignoring critical platform differences and changing only the MAP sensor connections on the harness before moving on to the next vehicle application never to return.
What’s the deal with the gas mileage claims? JB4 competitors often make false claims of “improved fuel economy” using their tuning systems. It is not possible to improve fuel economy using MAP sensor tuning and generally speaking more horsepower requires more fuel to support it. So what is the basis of these claims? It all comes down to how fuel economy is measured by the factory computer in some vehicles. Since RaceChip and other simplistic MAP clamp tuning systems apply a preset boost increase at all times regardless of gas pedal position or operational mode, some vehicles base their internal mileage reading off this full time bogus signal resulting in higher than actual mileage displayed in dash. If you measure economy using your trip meter in dash you’ll discover not that fuel economy has increased but rather that RaceChip has simply made the internal gas mileage reading inaccurate. The JB4 on the other hand generally does not negatively affect the economy readings in dash, and while it’s always true that making more power requires more fuel, with the JB4 you’re only using more fuel when racing around under heavy throttle making more power. Fuel economy during normal driving with the JB4 enabled is unchanged.
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Car Model and Engine | A90 (Toyota), A91 (Toyota), All, Supra (Toyota) |
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