OS Giken

A famed machine shop since the times when the 510 Bluebird twincam L-head engine was a popular tuning base. Unlike its main racing clutch competition, Ogura Clutch (ORC) which manufactures clutches for a wide array of cars and other applications, OS Giken was established solely for producing tuning parts.

Since the early days of the company, OS Giken has been making new a innovative parts time and again, making them a commonly talked about in the tuning community. First they grabbed the attention of the public with their DOHC 4 Valve TC16-MAII/TC24-B1 engine in 1975. Then again in 2000 with the RB30 OS-E2996 Engine. Innovation from OS Giken came again two years later with the release of the RB26 Sequential Transmission, and the Super Lock LSD came the following year.

OS Giken continues to excel at bringing the tuning industry new and innovative products and will definitely continue to deliver high quality products for years to come.

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Origin

Like D-Max, Origin started as a small Osaka company a few years ago as has exploded in a major sponsor of D1 cars and producer of extensive body kits and drift related parts. Because of their low cost and great looks, Origin has become one of more commonly seen aero/body kit brands seen among tuner cars rolling around Japan's streets.

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ORC Ogura Racing Clutch

Established in 1938, Ogura Clutch manufactures a variety of clutches not limited to cars for a variety of applications. They own 1/3 of the market in car air conditioning systems and have corporate offices all around the world.

Ogura Racing Clutch is arguably the most popular aftermarket clutch maker around. Many vehicles from the street to the circuit trust ORC to get the power to the ground, they are even used in D1 extensively.

From 1998 to 2006, ORC's campaign in the JGTC resulted in a total of six series championships further proving to competitors and skeptics alike that the ORC brand was not a low quality product.

Today, ORC has a variety of clutches available for anything from a street tuned miata, to the 1000hp drag supra. ORC has also started production of Brake kits and has started to expand into engine tuning with their new Supercharger lineup.

Check'em Out:ORC Ogura Racing Clutch

On The Beat

One of the active organizers of events for the Sport Compact tuner movement in Hokkaido, On The Beat is a used car lot and custom car garage specializing in the 70 Supra. They are a big organizer of events for the Supra and Celica tuning scene in Hokkaido as well as participate in Japan's growing L/S (Luxury Style) scene.

Check out what they have to offer HERE

Okuyama/Carbing

Okuyama has been a major force in chassis reinforcement and roll cages for cars since their establishment in 1977.

To help promote their products and gain valuable technical know-how, Okuyama has been running a domestic motorsports team, participating in Japan's National Dirt Trial Championship and the Japan Gymkhana Championship. The aggressive campaign in the two championships yielded a three year championship reign in the Japan Gymkhana Championship's Class D from 1988 to 1990. Team Okuyama has also become Series Champion in the Japan National Dirt Trial Championship. Their first reign was in 1993 with their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution I, then again in 2003, competing with a Lancer Evolution III.

The valuable knowledge gained in the motorsport field has led to race proven, high quality parts for the car enthusiast. Roll cages, strut bars, lower arm bars, and more are available to modify your car into a stiff bodied, responsive handling, crash ready competition car!

Check out a few examples of what's available from Okuyama HERE

Okada Projects

A leading Ignition parts manufacturer for both cars and bikes in Japan, Okada Projects was started in Kanagawa in 2003 with the idea to develop innovative products in today's ignition systems. Okada Projects manufactures stronger ignition systems to optimized engine performance with lower emissions and improved fuel consumption.

In 2005, Okada Projects launched the Plasma Direct and Plasma Booster line-up to a variety of applications including Japanese, European, and American cars.

Check'em Out HERE

Ohlins

Ohlins is a high performance suspension company based in Upplands Vasby, Sweden. Starting out as a suspension tuner for motorcycles and snowboards, Ohlins has become a leader in the industry, and has gone on to expand into suspension kits for cars. Ohlins has become a worldwide distributor of its parts, located in over 50 different countries around the world. Ohlins is also a maker of OEM parts for a number of companies including Yamaha, Ducati, Aprilla, and BMW.

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Odula

Odula is an Osaka based garage specializing in the tuning of Rotary equipped cars, the RX-7 and RX-8. Odula also caters to Mazda's piston engined favorites, the Roadster, Atenza, and Demio.
Odula continues to improve on the tuning of the RX-7, the only "Real" sports car of Japan. Already having a plethora of aero parts available for the public, Odula works to increase amount of "street legal" racing parts available to owners of the RX-7.

Chek'em Out HERE

Nissan

Nissan was originally founded in 1932. They are the makers of the popular tuning vehicles, the Fairlady Z, Silvia, Skyline, and others. In recent times Nissan had been in major financial trouble, on the verge of bankruptcy.
1999, Nissan's financial trouble led to their alliance with French automaker, Renault. This led to the Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault being appointed as new CEO of Nissan. Ghosn led Nissan's sinking ship out of bankruptcy and raised sales back up.

With Nissan's sales back up and financial stability renewed, Nissan has begun to reintroduce its sports cars back into the market with bigger and better performance figures. The Fairlady Z and GT-R are looking better than ever, are there are also ongoing rumors of the return of the Silvia coming soon.

Check out some Nissan OEM HERE