In the beginning of 2013, Naoto Suenaga gave the world a teaser shot of his new D1GP car. If the new car’s styling wasn’t enough to get you pumped, I’m sure his 1000HP goal sure was… All this was made possible by the RB26 power plant you see here.
It wasn’t too pretty at first, but that’s because it was just engine paint and a good polish short of being complete. Being a member of Ebisu’s Team Orange, Suenaga of course painted the car orange and put the iconic Yukes logo on it along with the various other sponsors for the car.
Suenaga’s S15 stays true to Team Orange’s styling with an M Sports body kit and wide fenders as well as a nice set of SSR Type F wheels wrapped in Advan Neova AD08R rubber. On top of the wide fenders, Suenaga installed small and modest fender flares made by Car Modify Wonder.
Feb
02
Team Orange x Beast Eye Nissan S15
Jan
30
The End is Near
This R&D session is coming to a close soon and we’d like to thank everyone that has helped out! We are still looking for some cars for our next R&D Session, IF you have or know someone that has the cars listed below, contact us! Car must be stock and able to drop off the car for a few days at our Torrance facility.
Lexus RC350 (RWD and AWD)(Base and F-Sport)
2013 Lexus GS350 F-Sport and Base AWD
2014 Lexus IS350 and IS250 AWD (Base and F-Sport)
2013+ Lexus LS460 (non factory air suspension)
2012 Lexus GS450H
Infiniti Q60 AWD (Base and Sport)
Infiniti Q50 AWD (Base and Sport)(Hybrid and non Hybrid)
Till next time!
Jan
29
Nakano-san’s A-Bo-Moon R32
Thursday is here and I have yet another Nissan Skyline R32 for you. This time I bring you Fumiharu Nakano’s 4-door drift sedan. Some of you may recognize this car from various articles and/or videos on the internet, but for those of you who don’t, this car belongs to the infamous A-Bo-Moon drift team from Japan.
Usually seen sporting BN Sports aero and 17inch (F: 9J +0 R: 10J -5) SSR SP1‘s all around, this car is a little more modest than the rest of A-Bo-Moon’s cars. There’s a lot more windshield visibility and it isn’t covered from head to toe in vinyl. Did I also mention that this car is a registered, road-legal car? Well it is.. but pretty much anything is “road-legal” in Japan.
The one-off spoiler and Takeyari exhaust pipes are a nice added touch. For those of you thinking, “I’ve never heard of Takeyari,” it’s not a brand. The Takeyari exhaust is an outlandish and attention getting “modification” that bosozoku gangs used to do to their street racing cars in the 70′s.
Also, pardon my, “Ooh look, shiny things!,” ADD moment, but the rainbow flake in the paint really shows in this picture.
Jan
28
Got Gauges?
Got gauges? Visit More-Japan for the one stop shop for all gauges and gauge accessories that are imported through us! From SARD gauges and stack meters, Tanabe Revel VLS gauges and sensors, to Auto-Tech Interiors gauge pods and accessories, you’ll find the best monitoring systems on More-Japan!
Visit here to start shopping: http://www.more-japan.com/categories/electronics-gauges
Pictured: ATI ezPod Gauge Cluster for Nissan S13 & S14, Tanabe Revel VLS Boost Gauge, and VLS Boost Gauge Sensor
Jan
27
Feature: Infiniti Q50 on SSR Professor MS1
For this week’s feature we take a closer look at this clean Infiniti Q50 on Professor MS1.
SSR Wheels Gallery: Infiniti Q50 on Professor MS1
SSR Wheels: Professor MS1
Jan
26
Nagisa Auto’s Nissan R34
If you are a big fan of the Nissan Skylines, odds are you’ve probably seen or heard of this car. It is a 750hp beast of a car that was putting down 56-second laps around Tsukuba’s TC2000 Circuit in 2008. Now while that may sound slow to some of you Gran Turismo players, keep in mind that that’s a little over a mile (with a lot of corners) in under a minute and anything under a minute is incredibly fast.
But this car isn’t just some fast hunk of metal.. It’s actually a fast hunk of carbon fiber. The fenders, side skirts, and dashboard are made of dry carbon by M.Speed and the front bumper is a carbon kevlar piece made by C-West. The hood, trunk, and doors are also dry carbon, made in-house, by Nagisa Auto.
Notice it also sports a set of (now discontinued) SSR Type C wheels. But these aren’t your every day wheel sizes. This GT-R uses large 18x11j wheels with a 15mm offset. 
There’s even some love for More-Japan! Perhaps because we offer most of Nagisa’s parts on our website? We also have the Ueo Style parts made by Nagisa!
Available here:
https://www.more-japan.com/manufacturers/nagisa_auto
https://www.more-japan.com/manufacturers/ueo_style
Also, if you haven’t noticed, there is a Tanabe sticker, meaning it has a couple of Tanabe parts on there…
Jan
23
R&D Cars Still Needed!!
Tanabe USA is looking for some cars for R&D(must be located in the Southern California area and willing to leave the car for a few days.) CAR MUST BE STOCK! For more Details, check here
Lexus RC350 (RWD and AWD)
2013 Lexus GS350 F-Sport AWD
2014 Lexus IS350 and IS250 AWD (Base and F-Sport)
2014 Lexus IS350 Non F-Sport RWD
2013+ Lexus LS460 (non factory air suspension)
Infiniti Q60 AWD and IPL
Infiniti Q50 Sport RWD and Q50 AWD
Infiniti Q70 Any
Acrua TLX
Prius Plug-in
Cat Tax
Jan
22
Throwback Thursday!
For this week’s Throwback Thursday I bring you an awesome car from the past, but yet from the present. It is a 1989 Nissan Skyline GTS-T 4-door. This car was liveried to match its period correct 2-door racing counterpart from the 90s and moves around with 15×8.5/15×7.5 SSR MK-I
Believe it or not, this build is only 2 years old! The build is most likely continuing right now in Australia! And that makes this car just too good..
Who knew that a R32 could pull off 15 inch wheels so well?
But enough with the exterior, let’s see what lies inside…
Jan
21
Featured Product: Medalion Touring for Lexus IS350 F-Sport RWD
The new Tanabe Medalion Touring exhaust system for Lexus IS350 F-Sport RWD has now arrived and is available to purchase through an authorized Tanabe dealer. Utilizing the same manufacturing processes and construction that has made the Medalion Touring the best in elegant performance systems, the T70177A axle-back exhaust for the IS350 F-Sport RWD is feature-filled including Advantex internal packing to optimize the deep tone while retaining high flow characteristics and highest grade SUS304 stainless steel, and many more! Get yours now!
http://www.tanabe-usa.com/touringmedalion.asp?id=7
Jan
20
Tanabe Winter R&D 2015 Day 2 Highlights
Check out some of the items that were tested for our second day of R&D testing.
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Tanabe Medalion Touring Exhaust on 2015 Honda Fit
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