Monthly Archives: December 2011

TEIN Street Advance Dampers Arriving Soon!

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Over the past year, we’ve been working on some new products for you, starting with the Street Basis dampers replacing the popular Basic damper line.

Now we have a new replacement for the Super Street Dampers- the new Street Advance series!

These new dampers are the latest in TEIN technology, incorporating many of the new components the Street Basis has but with the addition of the Advance Needle. What’s the benefit of this new needle? A large increase in damping force change (over *200%) compared to an equivalent Super Street damper, within the same 16-click usable damping force settings. That translates to a much more noticeable change in ride and handling fee, and better optimization of damping for various road conditions.

On top of the new Advance Needle, we’ve included the same high durability components and coatings the new Street Basis dampers utilize, such as improved damper finishing (shot blast + 2 stage powdercoating) and ZT coating on threaded portions for a smooth adjustment of ride height and the highest level of protection from the elements. These kits are designed to give the end user a long service life. And like all TEIN dampers, they can be rebuilt and even customized to your needs!

*some models may differ in damping force increase over comparable Super Street Damper.

A few of the first applications to reach the US will be

Acura CL 96-00
Acura Integra 94-01
Acura RSX 02-06
Acura TL 99-03
Acura TSX 04-08

Honda Accord 90-93, 94-97, 98-02, 08+
Honda Civic 96-00, 01-05
Honda Fit 09+
Honda Prelude 92-02

Mazda Miata 90-98, 99-05

Scion xD 08+

Subaru WRX 02-07
Subaru STI 04, 05-07

Toyota Prius 10+
Toyota Yaris 07+

With many more popular vehicle applications to follow in February.

Below is a link to our website with some information regarding the new Street Advance dampers.

http://www.tein.com/products/street_advance.html

We’re happy to be bringing these over starting January 2012! Keep posted with us as we continue to add new applications to the Street Advance damper list!

TEIN USA Operations Closed for Christmas & New Year

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We would like to thank all of our customers for their support in 2011. We look forward to bringing you exciting new products for the 2012 season!

In observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, we will be closed from December 24th until January 2nd, and resume operations on January 3rd.

From all staff at TEIN USA, Inc., we wish you a safe and enjoyable holiday season!

2 popular street racing comics in JAPAN

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If you like to read comics I recommend 2 popular manga in Japan which focuses on street racing. Both are not new but are favorites among kuruma otaku (car nuts).

頭文字D　-　INITIAL D
The central character “Takumi” drives a Toyota Trueno AE86 (Hachi-Roku) which has his family’s Tofu shop name on the side of the car.
The story follows Takumi as he enters the world of illegal Japanese street racing on the various Touge roads in Japan (TOUGE = mountain passes). The focus of the story is driving technique and tuning.

Many people know about Initial D and have probably watched the anime or maybe even the movie. I am originally from Japan and grew up when the Initial D manga were still being released on a weekly basis.

湾岸ミッドナイト- Wangan Midnight
“Wangan” means Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway Bayshore route and it is their stage. The main character “Akio” drives a Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) called “Devil Z”. And his rival Tatsuya drives a Porsche 911 Turbo (964) called “Black Bird”.

The story is about car tuning, vehicle setup and driving technique as well as the emotion behind it all.

I recently watched this animation on DVD and I saw a TEIN logo in the story! If your familiar with famous Japanese tuners you can probably see a correlation between characters in the manga/ anime and real life shops/ tuners.

Check this out if you are a kuruma otaku.

Image from http://www.amazon.com/

TEIN USA R&D Needs Your Car

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TEIN USA’s R&D Section is in need of your car to do testing on.

If you, anyone in your family, one of your friends, or your neighbors owns one of the following cars or any of the cars listed on this page, let them know that TEIN USA needs their car to do testing on.

If your car is chosen to be used for testing you may have your car returned to you with lowering springs or maybe even coilovers free of charge.
The only sacrifice that need be made is your time.
Testing can take anywhere from 3-5 business days.

So let us know by filling in this Test Vehicle Application and one of our staff will be in contact with you.

Remember, we only need one car per testing application, and it’s first come first serve, so apply quickly.

350Z Tie Rods and Lock Plates

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Hey everyone.  This was recently brought to our attention that the replacement lock plate used on the Nissan 350Z  inner tie  rod lock plate is only sold as part of a new replacement kit from Nissan.

After further research on the web few online auto parts retailers do sell just that replacement lock plate at a reasonable price. The lock plate was never provided in the kit as the item can easliy be obtained through the a Nissan dealer in Japan, of course not knowing that the U.S. would sell this item in a kit.

Provided below would be a few links to the online retail websites which offer the locking plate for purchase.

WWW.DRIVEWIRE.COM

http://www.drivewire.com/vehicle/nissan-350z/tie-rod-lock-plate/?2004&OES_Genuine&location=Inner&dwnissan350z20042004oesgenuinew0133-172239297935004tirolopl&dwcid=B1266309530W4b7a599a692e4

WWW.AUTOPARTSNETWORK.COM

http://www.autopartsnetwork.com/shop/-part_Steering_Tie_Rod_Lock_Plate-make_Nissan-model_350Z-year_2004.html

WWW.PARTSGEEK.COM

http://www.partsgeek.com/gbproducts/WC/6656-01068590.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ff&utm_term=2003-2004+Nissan+350Z+Tie+Rod+Lock+Plate+OES+Genuine+Inner+03-04+Nissan+Tie+Rod+Lock+Plate&utm_content=YN&utm_campaign=PartsGeek+Google+Base

I hope this helps solve the hassle of locating this item on its own through the dealer. It may not be OEM but it will get the job done rather than reusing a damaged piece.

 

 

 

 

Patrik Flodin and the Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica Team Gain 1st Win for 2011!

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Congratulations to the Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica team and Patrik Flodin on their victory at this year’s Wales Rally GB! As has been proved in past events, it wasn’t an easy victory. But Flodin and co-driver Goran Bergsten pulled through with an amazing race to the finish.

As posted by wrc.com

“Flodin, from Sweden, feared his chances of winning the category were over when his Subaru Impreza suffered a front puncture one kilometre from the finish of the penultimate stage, which he completed with an advantage of 2.3s over Kosciuszko.

Despite the Pole going faster than him on the event-closing Power Stage in his Mitsubishi Lancer, Flodin did just enough to secure victory, albeit by a slender margin of 2.0s.

“We were really struggling yesterday with the driving on Tarmac,” said Flodin. “Last night we reset everything and tried to do our best today and the driving was working better. We tried to go a bit smoother, braking earlier and really focus on the exit of the corner. I saw in the fast sections we were faster than him and we could see that on the split times. Without the puncture it could have been quite safe. We did just enough.””

We’re definitely proud of their victory and for their continued support for TEIN!