At first glance, you can already tell that Chad Rapper’s G35 is a step above most.  It’s no wonder how his showcar made it on to the cover of this month’s Nissan Sport Mag.

Check out the multi-page spread:

Check out some of the original photos from local photographer Brad Sillars:

Great job guys, and congrats on the feature!

This EVO VIII is one of Touge Factory’s hidden gems; starting off as a mild mannered 2.0L it’s now equipped with a TF Works 2.4L 4G63 mated to an AMS head, custom-valved STANCE GR+ 2-way adjustable coilovers, and custom TF Works aero.

Full dash, door panels, and regularly driven on public roadways (often for trips to the detail shop after seeing track time), this wild weekend warrior maintains it’s streetability as a multi-purpose machine.

To be seen in the near future at various local tracks.

A recent set of staggard Work Meister S1s came in the other day measuring in at 18×11 -11 for the rear!

Check these out:

Oh, and we had some Emotions lying around too:

Contact us regarding Work Wheels for best availability and pricing!

Check out the latest clip from T2Films featuring the STANCE/Touge Factory Time Attack EVO VIII:

Check out some photos from Midwest All Star Bash 2010 held at the infamous USAIR:

First samples of the latest wheels from ADVAN Racing have appeared.  Check out the images!

The new ADVAN RG-D:

And the new ADVAN RZ-DF:

Call us for more details on availability and pricing!

Redline Time Attack Round 5 at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois started off resembling a repeat of Round 3 in Vegas for the Super Modified class Stance Evo VIII, but after a fairly simple fix things turned around quickly with a great finish.

Having had little-to-no practice time on Saturday due to a small issue with the water pump gasket on the Stance EVO VIII, all eyes were on us throughout the day on Sunday.  And despite that the event had attracted a number of big name tuning shops and high performing cars, it seemed like the event’s announcers and Redline girls were by us more often than not, mingling with our driver and crew, relishing in our car’s wild appearance and impressive performance.

And when the Stance EVO VIII returned from the Record Assault — the first timed session of the day where teams try to beat existing lap records by class, which counts toward the overall weekend’s times — a spectacle ensued in the paddock.

After securing a blazing fast 1:27.791 on our first and only hot lap of the session, our pit-area started to fill with intrigued spectators, curious members of other crews, and photographers vying to capture a glimpse of the car that had set the fastest time of the day thus far.

The Stance team was pleased with the results, looking forward to the second timed sessions and a crack at the Autobahn course record, but with isolated thunderstorms in the forecast the weather now came into play.  Shortly after the scheduled lunch break and partially into the official time attack session, a series of storms moved in and rain began to fall.

Even though our day was rendered complete with the cancellation of the second Modified and Super Modified timed sessions due to the weather, the Stance EVO VIII had locked in the overall Super Modified class win and Super Modified AWD class win.

Congrats to Trent Choi and the TF/Stance Race Team for taking the overall win, and thanks for everyone who came out to help and support us at Redline Time Attack Round 5 at Autobahn!  We are very much looking forward to Round 6 at Willow Springs International Raceway, turning up the boost and continuing to establish ourselves as one of the top race teams competing in Redline Time Attack.

Until then, enjoy this on-board footage of the Stance EVO VIII’s hot lap  at Autobahn Country Club:

Driving his EVO X, Chris Reber took home 2nd Place in Street Class on June 12-13 at Round 4 of the Speedventures EVO/WRX Challenge at Willow Springs International Raceway.

He’s currently in 1st place in the overall championship points standings for Street Class with three more events scheduled for this year. Keep up the good work!

Street Class, Rd. 4 Lap Times:
1) Vincent Tam 1:34.638
2) Chris Reber 1:38.370
3) Charles Fann 1:42.626
4) Luis Mangaser 1:46.460
5) Glenn Hendee 2:00.453

Round five of Redline Time Attack at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, IL is only one week away:

For drivers still looking to sign up, if you mention STANCE or Touge Factory when you register over the phone, you will recieve $25 off 1-day entry or $50 off 2-day entry — this lowers the cost of a 1-day entry to $200 and of a 2-day entry to $375.

Whether driving or spectating, this is not one of  the summer’s motorsport events you want to miss! Be there!

Touge Factory is now one of the premier tuning shops in the US offering products from CL Brakes (the high performance sintered brake pad division of Carbone Lorraine).

Why are we excited? Not only have they been extensively track tested on a majority of the most popular enthusiast platforms (including: Evo, STI, Mustang, S2000, Corvette, GT-R, 911, M3, etc), just check out some of the benefits integrated into their sintered metal brake pad compound:

-Incredible cold bite
-Better wear resistance within class; from track ready street tires (RC5+) to full out race slicks (RC8)
-Much less pad transfer to rotor than other pad types; no vibrations, judder, or damaged rotors
-Thin graphite transfer layer is consistent, repeatable, and self-cleaning
-Considerably longer pad life compared to most semi-metallic race pads
-Little to no bed-in required
-Semi-porous: retaining bite in rain, snow, dirt
-Firmer pedal feel, easier to modulate due to greater density than other pad types making it less compressible

Here’s a video of CL Brakes’ RC8s in action on the Team Mintgen Motorsport Dodge Viper GT3 at the 2009 VLN Endurance Racing Championship on Nordschleife:

Unlike traditional organic, semi-metallic, or ceramic brake pad materials, the braking power of CL Brakes’ sintered metal compound does not decrease with temperature.  Meaning that even their mildest compound pad will work with unrivaled consistency in braking performance from a cold start up to 1200+*F.

Their pad compounds are also resistant to fading so you won’t loose braking performance even under extended use.  Not to mention CL Brakes deliver increased pedal feel under braking because they do not compress under pressure. The hardness of the sintered compounds also give very high friction coefficients coupled with outstanding bite; allowing for maximum braking pressure to be applied quickly and confidently.

Also, no pad material is transferred to the brake disc during the braking process, which means little to no bed-in process, low dust, a higher longevity overall and no more vibration issues related to pad compounds unevenly transferring to the discs.

Despite the mild manners of these compounds, they retain a very high max operating temperature, are extremely wear resistant, and don’t destroy rotors with pad deposits like the majority of street pads do when pushed to their temperature envelope.

The optimal choice for any race application; contact us regarding availability and pricing details!