Jan 13
New product! The Tanabe Sustec Front Under Brace has been officially released for the 2013 Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ. This 4-point brace helps reduce chassis flex and increase stability. The improved design allows for even better handling and responsiveness. The stock undercarriage cover can be used to protect the underbrace from road debris.
Pictured is the Tanabe Sustec Under Brace installed with the factory covers on the 2013 Scion FR-S.
Part#: TUB166F
MSRP: $238.00
Jan 10
Since many of you readers out there are installing bucket seats in your cars, a common issue is the height of the seat. Since track events require that you wear a helmet, clearance from the roof is ususally a very big issue (especially for the taller guys).
*picture from Honda Tuning
With Nagisa’s Super Low seat rails, it offers arguably the lowest seat position out there for a rail/slider combo. Offered in both Single and double lock and for many popular applications, we’re sure you will find that the fit and quality of these rails is one of the best out there! These will bolt to most standard size bucket seats that are side mounted. The Nagisa SLR’s have several internal roller bearings (small wheels inside) with a mechanical adjustment lever + spring that works like OEM, so the way the slider works in comparison is actually much much different. The similar Bride FG uses greased ball bearings, and the adjustment level is wire activated, and must be locked. The Nagisa SLR slides very similar to stock seat rails. The only significant similarity with the FG is found in the fitment applications.
Check out these images from the Garage FRS
This S2000 has a Nagisa Super Low Seat rail installed on the driver side and one of it’s popular “BC” type competitor rails on the passenger side. What a huge difference!
We stock many of these rails in our US office so wait time is minimal!!! Find them on More Japan now!
Jan 09
Following the Tanabe Fall 2013 R&D session, two new chassis parts are scheduled to be in stock and available mid February 2014.
The first part is the Sustec front Under Brace for 2014 Nissan Versa. With an MSRP of $118.00, it’s tough to beat this part when it comes to cost effective modifications.
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Jan 08
Sustec NF210 (Normal Feeling) Springs NOW AVAILABLE!!!!
Part# TNF157
Lowering Data: Front 1.2″ / Rear 1.5″
Spring Rates: Front 2.1 kg/mm / Rear 3.4 kg/mm
Jan 07
Clean example of a 2007 Lexus GS350 build. Notice how the ride is sitting just right on a set of Tanabe Sustec Pro Five Coilovers. From the rear you also get a good shot of our Tanabe Medalion Touring Exhaust and those dual tips shining through.
Photo Credit: ClubLexus.com
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Jan 06
Born from motorsports heritage is the SSR GTF01 forged monoblock wheel. This one-piece wheel is constructed to withstand the harsh environments of a race track while also remaining extremely light weight. These first appeared on the MUGEN CR-Z GT in Japan’s Super GT 300 series in the 2012 season. Ranging from 16 inch to 20 inch wheels the SSR GTF01 is designed to provide the optimum edge in circuit racing! Available now!
http://www.ssr-wheels.com/wheels/gtf01.asp
Jan 04
This past SEMA SSR Wheels unveiled the Executor CV03 wheel. A new wheel with a classy yet modern style to it that can make any car look good. Here’s a look at them on a sick looking LS460
Keep a look out for them this spring!
Jan 02
If you missed last Thursday’s post, we were given the opportunity to test Tanabe’s new Revel VLS gauges. I was very excited to perform some real world testing on these gauges, and i am very happy to report that they have performed perfectly.
The fit, finish, quality are world class, installation was a breeze – all applicable sensors (water temperature, oil temperature, oil pressure) are 1/8 NPT so sourcing sensor adaptors to suit our test car was extremely simple (any U.S. brand adaptors and many Japanese brand adaptors use this size fitting). Wiring the power and illumination (dimmer) was even simpler, each gauge has two power harnesses included, one harness with a plug on each end and one with a plug on one end and pre-stripped open wires on the other. When installing multiple gauges, only one power harness must be tapped into 12v power, switched (accessory), ground and illumination. From there the other power harness (the one with a plug on each end) may be used to supply power to each subsequent gauge (daisy chain).
Once all the sensor wires were run through the firewall, they were simply plugged into the back of each corresponding gauge. The wideband air/fuel ratio gauge is a standalone unit that does require it’s power and illumination to be tapped in separately from the other gauges, so we mounted it on the far left using a gauge cluster bezel, the other four gauges were mounted using the other available mounting provision (right side) on the aforementioned gauge cluster bezel and a universal single DIN gauge pod using brackets and hardware included with the gauges (which placed the gauges close enough together that they were able to be powered using the daisy chain harnesses), the 52mm size of these gauges proved to be a perfect fit for the single DIN pod (three gauges side by side) and despite the smaller size, the O-LED digital display in the center of each gauge provided clearly visible readings at a glance. We were given the opportunity to test each available gauge (wideband air/fuel ratio, water temperature, oil temperature, oil pressure, boost), and not a single one performed less than perfectly, not a single malfunction or hiccup occurred during the 1500 miles that we tested them over the course of ten days. All sensors read accurately regardless of under-hood temperatures or outside weather conditions. The gauges come with everything necessary to install them (other than obvious items such as tools and vehicle specific sensor adaptors), included with each gauge is a sun shade hood, individual gauge pods (I had opted to use a cluster bezel and single DIN pod, but purely out of my own preference), all necessary wiring, sensors, brackets and hardware. The wideband air/fuel ratio gauge does include a Bosch 4.9 LSU oxygen sensor, and well as a bung and corresponding plug as well as all necessary wiring, hood, pod, brackets and hardware.
I especially appreciated the O-LED display during night driving as it proved to be very easy on my eyes when driving for extended periods of time, both the 30 blue LEDs along the perimeter of the gauges and the O-LED digital display dim when headlights are turned on, which I am sure saved me a few literal headaches. I do apologize for the cell phone quality photos but here is a couple photos of the gauges at full brightness and dimmed:
Full Brightness:
Dimmed:
Jan 01
Just released in Japan, Hyper Rev Volume #177, and it is book #5.
Dec 31
We here at TanabeUSA would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year as 2014 is just around the corner!
Be sure to check out our affiliated websites to see what’s come with this New Year. We have so many NEW products to be released!
www.Tanabe-USA.com
www.SSR-Wheels.com
www.More-Japan.com
