The Import Community has always been a diverse bunch of enthusiasts and today we had an awesome customer come in to pick up a Greddy Evo TT and have it installed on his 2007 Mazda RX-8 that he just picked up.

The Exhaust was CLEAN.... as per the engineering over at GReddy Performance, the exhaust system had a CLEAN deep note, especially for a Rotary which are notorious for throaty exhaust note. Equipped with Ti Tips this system is definitely Function with some steezy form. The customer was real cool and a real enthusiast. Next on his list of mods, Wheels and keeping in line with GReddy, a Bolt on Turbo Kit.

Definitely looking forward to see whats next on this Mazda.

Steven @ Gruppe-S

Like always when we have a Customer with an awesome looking car we like to take a coupel snaps and share it with the Community! This Customer just picked up, painted and installed his Gracer Aero Kit by GReddy on his Z33. Hes one of the few that are reppin the Convertible and pretty cleanly too. More shots to come by its the New Years Eve so we're closing the shop early.

Shots came out pretty decent being in shot pitch black during the night.

Steven @ Gruppe-S

Gruppe-S and the boys from Attic2zoo got invited to Hollywood Highlands club to MH+L's (Modern Home + Living magazine) Charity Christmas party alongside Quentin Rampage Jackson, “Taboo” of Black Eyed Peas, Ruth "Ruthless" Pineda from LA Ink and also special performances from “Cali Swag Distr.” and Poreotix from America’s Best Dance Crew.


Whoa is that Attic and Gruppe-S on the VIP red carpet? Do we belong there?




Clark from VIP Autosalon was there with Sarah Kim from Sebamed. Don't get the wrong idea, make up, hair and clothes can do wonders, that isn't what she looks like normally!




Big thanks for Attic crew:
Jimmy Yang and William Lee for the clothes hookup and making an old man look super steezy for one night.

Mattie Kim for dancing when I requested it
Elvin Abril for making black guys think Asian can dance
Clark Ishihara for always trying to make me drink
Sarah Kim for always hooking up Gruppe-S with Sebamed,the best skin care products on the planet, and the VIP hookup, and even taking a shower that night :)

-EK

I just heard that McDonalds was featuring their new Happy Meal Toy, the 50th anniversary Hello Kitty toy for the girls. It is a really cool watch and there are 7 different variations so I thought I would have to wait til all the watches released, this was going to take time and frequent visits to the local McDonalds.

So I head over there to the Foothill Ranch, Ca location and happen to know the manager because my fatass likes eating there. So I asked which toys were available and she said that I could have all 7 if I bought them with a Happy Meal. So I ordered all 7 and the Gruppe-S staff got to eat Happy Meals minus the toy. (The Staff was a bit disappointed opening the happy meals and missing their toy)

BTW the toys are for my 7 year old daughter, I do not have a Hello Kitty fetish, but this should make her very happy. I will save the watches and just use each watch as a reward for good behavior.





Hello Kitty, My Melody, Chococat, Badtz Maru, Keroppi, Sugar Bunnies(white and beige)
From left to right

Don't hate the playa, hate the game!

-EK

Gruppe-S Engineering is proud to unveil the first billet GTR R35 piston!

No cost was spared in the research and development of the most comprehensive internals solution for the true GTR builders out there. There are obviously great forged pistons available in the world, but we worked with the engineers at JE to introduce a piston that can handle the rigorous demands of extreme high horsepower applications.

Currently there are a few engines that are capable of 1200 horsepower, however the engineers at JE Pistons feel that these are the limitations of these pistons. Some engine builders have contacted us and have seen some piston distortion at those horsepower levels and have been looking for an alternative that can handle up to 1600 hp. Well the industry should be happy to know we finally have a solution for those looking to build the fastest GTRs in the world.

Well here it is, and hope everyone enjoys the greatness of this billet FSR piston just built for us.



These pistons are designed from a billet piece of aerospace aluminum and then machined to maximum lightness, narrow pin bosses and the ability to handle the power demands of a 1600 horsepower engine. We are able to maintain the same piston weight as a forged piston but handle the abuse of endurance or drag.





These pistons will be available in many different configurations from stock bore to 100mm with compressions ranging from 9.0 to 10.5:1, the pistons will also be available for your 4.3 liter stroker kit for those looking to set some records. When your GTR requires nothing but the best, choose the Gruppe-S/JE Billet FSR piston.

-EK