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CFR Takes 3rd at Formula Drift Round 4: New Jersey

Congrats to Chris Forsberg and the CFR crews for another podium finish.  Chris battled Daigo Saito for 3rd place and won.   Decision was announced after judges claimed that Saito did a brake check or lift off throttle and caused a contact. *Sorry for the low-res image.  We will have more hi-res images in a …

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Kiddie Hybrid?

As kids we all day dreamed of someday being able to drive a car. Paul Leduc is one of those  kids at heart. Taking a turbo-charged Dodge Colt,  he cut off the top and sculpted a bumper car body over the original one, using foam, steel and Fiberglas. A half-inch-thick strip of rubber was donated and became …

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Get mounted!

Are your engine mounts wearing out or broken? When factory engine mounts wear out, or on higher horsepower vehicles, engine torque causes the engine to move excessively, and place extra load on the exhaust system, hangars, transmission and transmission mounts. This can cause unnecessary vibrations, and can agitate welds to break.Reinforcing the engine mounts can improve …

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Just Arrived: 2012 Scion iQ Tanabe Sustec Front Strut Tower Bar

It has been a long awaited, the first shipment of Sustec Front Strut Tower Bar (PART# TTB163F) for 2012 Scion iQ has arrived!!! Limited quantity has arrived so don’t miss out. More Scion iQ products will arrive soon. Thank you TAZ for the great installed pics!! Related Images:

New Product: FR-S / BRZ Super Low Seat rails By Nagisa Auto

Coming Soon !!!   Nagisa Auto Seat Rails for Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ. The all new Nagisa Auto “D-LOCK” Super Low Seat Rail adds ‘zero-play’ of the seat rail and slider with a Double Locking Mechanism. Adjustable low positions, and will fit most standard size bucket seats. Click HERE for pricing Related Images:

R&D….Happy ending???

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Chop it up!

Throwback Thursday. Remember when 9 seconds for an import was like first stepping on the moon?  The iconic  Tanabe/Signal Auto’s Chopped Civic achieved such a feat by  beating most front wheel drive drag cars and immortalizing it in import drag racing history. The Chop Top Civic #1 ran a best of 9.97 sec. 1/4 mile. While the sibling Chop Top #2 …

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Tanabe Products in development for the All New Toyota Prius C

Come check out some of the NEW products which are being developed for the All New Toyota Prius C, we will adding more products as we test them. http://www.tanabe-usa.com/rnd/category/Toyota-Prius-C.aspx Related Images:

Tanabe-USA Spring 2012 R&D

We are half-way through our Spring 2012 R&D session, so if you haven’t already checked it out then you can do so at the Tanabe USA R&D page for the latest photos and parts updates. This week we’ve got both the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ undergoing parts testing so keep an eye out for …

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Genesis is Back

Thanks to Corry at Tunerworks, Calgary, Canada for sharing all these nice pictures of his Hyundai genesis Coupe. And of course, Corry threw in every kind of parts that he could think of to make his car one of a kind.  Just to name a few, he has…  SSR Type-F Front: 19X9.5 et22 Rear: 19X10.5 …

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