Thursday, January 29, 2009

Nismo

Formed in 1984, Nismo is the factory backed tuning division of Nissan. Nismo designs and produces a wide variety of aftermarket performance parts for all aspects of Nissan car. Whether it be Exterior(Bodykits, Diffusers, Wheels), Interior(Seats, Guages), Engine(cams, turbines, head gaskets), Suspension(Coilovers, Arms), you name it, chances are Nismo has some thing better to replace you Stock OEM with.

Check'em Out: HERE

Night Pager

Night Pager is an over 15 year old shop specializing in parts fabrication and is well known leader in producing innovative tuning parts. Night Pager is the originator of the Gator Pipe/Wastegater/Cheater gate. Rollcenter Adapters, Brake Kits, Exhaust pieces, Night Pager has a little bit of everything available for a variety of cars.

Check'em Out: HERE

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

NGK

Established in 1936, NGK is the leading brand in the spark plug industry. NGK's spark plugs so much of a amazing product, they are specified as original equipment by the majority of the auto manufacturing industry. NGK sponsers a number of competition vehicles in the F1, WRC, MotoGP, and other motorsports competitions.

Check'em Out HERE

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Neko Corporation

Want to do an engine swap without all the work of splicing together wiring harnesses of cars? The first place that gets mentioned for plug and play wiring harnesses and engine swaps is Neko Corporation. Swapping an RB25 into your HCR32 Skyline, and SR20 into your RS13 180SX, S14 SR20 into your PS13 Silvia. All can be done without headache with a clip-in wiring harness from Neko Corporation!!

Check'em Out HERE

Nardi

Alongside competitor MOMO, Nardi is a leading brand in the sports steering wheel industry. The Torino, Italy based steering wheel manufacturer has been supplying car manufacturers and car enthusiasts with the highest of quality since 1932. Well over 75 years in industry and Nardi's quality is still top knotch.

Check'em Out HERE

Monday, January 26, 2009

NAPREC

A top quality machine shop specializing in the tuning of engine heads on Nissan and Toyota engines. NAPREC stands for Nagoya Precision however is based out of Hachyoji Tokyo. NAPREC's catalog of products include large valves for the RB26DETT engines and reinforced timing chain and rocker arms for the SR20DET engines.

Check'em Out: HERE

Nagisa Auto/NAMS

Osaka based Nagisa Auto/NAMS is a chassis stiffening and suspension tuning specialist experienced in the building various competition and street driven cars. Sunday Races, Touge, High Speed, etc. You name the competition, Nagisa Auto can help you get your car ready. All members of the Nagisa Auto staff has had past racing experience and are more than capable of building and suppling the parts you need to building your gold winning racer.

Check'em Out HERE

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Mugen

Estabilished in 1973 by Hirotoshi Honda, son of Honda Motor Company founder Soichiro Honda. Mugen is an engine tuner and parts manufacturer closely associated with the Honda Motor Company. The company tunes and races Honda vehicles in various GT competition. Mugen has won the Formula 3000 championship in 1990 and 1991, participated in Formula 1, and up to 2005 was the exclusive supplier of Formula Nippon engines.

For the amatuer enthusiast, Mugen offers a wide variety of tuning parts for Honda's lineup of cars, mainly their performance cars, the NSX and Type R line-up.

Check'em Out: Mugen

MSC Challenge

Originally, D1 was the perfect event to see the privateer drift go head to head with the pros in everyday, street tuned cars. Now however, with the addition of various sponsors, D1 has become for for the wealthy than the privateer to compete in. The cars competing no longer mirror ones you would be able to build or see on the street. The D1 events also always end with predictable winners, leading to speculation of fixed competition. This is where the MSC Challenge comes in. Founded by Manabu Orido and Nobuteru Taniguchi, drivers of D1 and Professional Motorsports fame, MSC aims to be the drifting competition to take the place of the void left by the D1 Grand Prix. Unlike the D1, the MSC is more of a grassroots type competiton accessible to the privateer drifter and much more enjoyable to watch because of the close competiton, much like the now defunct BM competition and ongoing Ikaten. This is possibly one of the biggest reason for MSC's success in the drifting world today.

Check'em Out: MSC Challenge

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

MoonFace

MoonFace is a relatively young performance company with 10 years in the game. Hailing from Aichi prefecture, MoonFace has come up with some new innovations in all aspects of tuning. MoonFace was the originator of the oval shaped Front Pipe, Outlet Pipe all-in-one that D-Max copied and sells under the Cobra Max name. MoonFace was also one of the first companies to have a full catalog of parts for correcting your low riding import's roll center, with a wide array of camber adjusters and suspension arms designed for the job. Be on the lookout for future innovations from tuning pioneer, MoonFace.

Check'em Out: MoonFace

Monster Sport

Monster Sport is a specialty tuning company based in Tokyo. Started up in December of 1983, Monster Sport has been producing various engine, exterior, and interior parts for their specialty car models, the Lancer Evolution, Impreza , Integra, Civc, Swift, SX4, and Cappuccino. Along with the tuning of their supported cars, the workers of Monster Sports are readily available to speak with on tuning advice.

Check'em Out: Monster Sport

Monday, January 19, 2009

MOMO

MOMO began in the 1960's with a passion for motor racing. Giampiero Moretti, a university student and gentleman driver, had a friend who made a very special steering wheel for Giampiero racing car. It was smaller than the ones normally used. What made it even more unique was its very large handgrip that giving a better grip of the car's steering, making the car easier to handle and drive. This odd steering wheel attracted the attention of many drivers, among them John Surtees of Ferrari. The English driver was enthusiastic after trying it, and had it mounted on his single-seat Formula One car.

After Surtees and Ferrari won the F-1 championship that year, requests for steering wheels began to pour in. What began as a passion grew into a business.
In 1966 a factory in Verona was opened to produce these special steering wheels, giving birth to MOMO (from the initials of Moretti-Monza).
Ferrari was the first to order, deciding to use MOMO steering wheels on all its racing cars. With this formidable entry, MOMO could begin to sell to the international market.

Today, on the circuits around the world, MOMO continues testing and researching to produce the best steering wheels available.

Design, innovation, leading technology, top notch quality and brand image are the keys to MOMO's success.

Check'em Out: HERE

Modern Garage

An 18 year veteran in the FRP parts industry, Art Project Modern Garage is a living legend in the buisness. They have made parts for everything from race cars to OEM pieces for auto makers. Their motto, "Simple Is Best"

Check'em Out Here

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Mitsubishi

From Zeros to Lancer Evolutions, Mitsubishi Motors has be around for a very long time. Originating in 1917, Mitsubishi is currently the fifth largest car manufacturer of Japan. Mitsubishi is also a big competitor in Motorsport, participating in Rally races around the world.

Check'em Out: Mitsubishi OEM

Friday, January 09, 2009

Mine's

Maker of the world famous VX-Rom, Mine's makes tuning part for a variety of popular JDM tuning models. Established in 1985, Mine's has competed in various Top Speed and Time Attack competitions, working to build their tuning "know how" and better the quality of their products. Today, Kanagawa's favorite ECU tuning company offers a large catalog of not only ROM Tunes, but also Exhausts, Carbon Fiber Aero Parts, and more!

Check'em Out: Mine's

Midori

Midori is a garage based in Yokohama. Specializing in high speed circuit type modifications, Midori favors the R35, Z33, V35, R34 R33, R32, for tuning bases. Midori also offers a lineup of parts for cars not of their specialization. Exhaust, Brakes, Suspension, Carbon Fiber, Midori's got what you need!

Check'em Out: Midori

Thursday, January 08, 2009

MCR

MCR or Matchless Crowd Racing is based out of Saitama and are heavily into the circuit racing scene. MCR specializes in the tuning of the Nissan Skyline GT-R Fairlady Z and the Silvia. With japan's current climate of youth uninterested in tuner cars and fluctuation of gas prices, MCR has also extended its tuning to the smaller Nissan March and Suzuki Swift.

ECU tuning, high quality exhaust pieces and aero parts, suspension essentials, and more are available from MCR.

Check'em Out: MCR aka Matchless Crowd Racing

Mazdaspeed

Originally starting life in 1968 under the name "Mazda Sports Corner," Mazdaspeed is Mazda's in-house tuning brand, much like how Honda has Mugen, Nissan and Nismo, Toyota/TRD, etc. Mazdaspeed competed regularly in events within Japan and with Mazda was victorious in the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans. Today, Mazdaspeed produces tuning parts for all current production vehicles from Mazda, and also releases tuned "Mazdaspeed" versions of certain Mazda models.

Check'em Out: Mazdaspeed

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Mazda

Founded in Japan and formerly known as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co. Ltd, Mazda has become well known as being the only current manufacturer of the Wankel Rotary Engine as well as the only non-European/American company to win a Le Mans 24hr Race. They won with the Mazda 787B, a Rotary powered monster.

Mazda rotaries cannot be talked about without mention of the RX-7 and more recent RX-8. Both cars have loyal owners and fans who will defend the rotary and its greatness to the end of the world.

Another Mazda favorite is their best selling convertible, the Miata/MX-5/Roadster. Although considered a "girl's car" in the United States and other parts of the world, the Miata Roadster is popular competition car in Japan, commonly seen mixing it up with Silvias, and JZX Tourer V's in Drift events and going head to head with the Imprezas and Lancer Evolutions in Gymkhana competitions.

Check'em Out: Mazda OEM

Maxim Works

Started by one of the founders of high quality motorcycle exhaust manufacturer, Yoshimura, Maxim Works is high popular among the NA tuning crowd for their high quality Headers. Maxim Works works as an "Old-School" company and doesn't keep up with technology. This means that they do not keep up to date with a web-site or any other international distribution. All of Maxim Works' exhaust pieces are manufactured in Japan, JASMA certified with machined finished flanges and only put together with Japan's SUS304TP Spec Stainless Steel.

Check'em Out: Maxim Works

Monday, January 05, 2009

Max Racing

Max Racing is a company specializing in parts for Time Attack racing. Competing in local motorsports events since 1998, the Max Racing team have participated in a variety of major racing championships including the Suzuka Clubman Races, Netz Cup, and the Super Taikyu Series. Max Racing's parts are made to show results on the track. Helping you to shave off that 100th of a second off your lap time.

Check'em Out: Max Racing