Interview taken at TEIN headquarters in Southern California.
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Import Tuner Magazine with Lana Lopez
Be on the lookout for the June issue of Import Tuner magazine which features the Import Tuner project 370Z and cover model Lana Lopez. Chief editor Carter Jung finished up the photography at TEIN USA and the pics were awesome. Import Tuner is also putting together a video featuring an interview with Lana, check for that at www.importtuner.com
Co-cover car is the 370Z which Tyler McQuarrie drove at the Super Lap Battle finals to a third place finish in the Street FR class. An outstanding result considering this was the first time the 370Z had ever been on the track since the twin Turbo kit, TEIN Mono Flex coilovers, Project Mu BBK, Volk TE-37, Sunline Racing aero amongst a host of other parts were added to the car.
Tyler McQuarrie on the way to running a 1:59.829 at ButtonWillow Raceway Config #13.
One of the many pit crew members for the 370Z – TEIN Engineer, Ryoh Takizawa.
You can read the full article on the 370Z build and tuning in the latest issue of Import Tuner magazine.
TEIN Sponsored EVO X
Congratulations to Elliott M., otherwise known as Mr. Super Lap Battle, for getting his EVO X on the cover of the latest issue of Import Tuner magazine (May issue). Elliott’s EVO X GSR shares the cover with Yimi Sports Subaru STI and model, Leianna Kai.
This Octane Blue Pearl EVO X GSR was actually our SEMA booth car in 2008 and we have had a hand in building it over the past 2 years. Avid Import Tuner magazine fans have problem seen this EVO X in various installation articles, parts tests, and coverage from the 2008 and 2009 Super Lap Battle finals as well as Import Tuner EVO vs STI Shootout. Elliott’s EVO X has clocked a best time of 2:00 flat at Button Willow Raceway – Time Attack configuration with Rob Walker behind the wheel. The time is decently quick consider it was running street tires. Pickup the issue to get the full specs on the car and read the detailed coverage of the 2009 EVO vs STI Shootout.
Car parked in the TEIN booth at the 2008 SEMA Show.
Track testing back in 2008 when the car only had Mono FLEX coilovers, Volk RE30, a set of street tires, and a few AMS Performance bolt-ons. While at the track with tried a few different spring rates, adjusted ride height, and alignment settings to obtain optimal performance on the street tires.
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You can also check out a behind the scenes video of the photo shoot at the Import Tuner website.
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