Tell me about HKS Kansai...
May 14, 2004, 12:40 PM
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i was wondering about this the other day and did some searches but didn't come up with a whole lot of hard facts. I assume they are a part of HKS, but I'm not really sure how they are connected. Everyone seems to like their parts. Other than their exterior add-on's and a few carbon fiber pieces here and there, I haven't really seen much on the vendor's websites from them. Hopefully someone can fill us in on what the difference between HKS and HKS Kansai Service.
May 14, 2004, 04:51 PM
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As far as I know HKS kansai does some follow up R&D on the parts HKS makes and is basically a valuable asset in product development and improvement. I think its also a service company, where people bring their cars to have HKS parts installed and get the cars serviced.
May 14, 2004, 05:40 PM
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They are not HKS Japan. They are a seperate company the have a longstanding relationship with the founders of HKS. So naturaly they use alot of HKS parts on their cars. The do design many of ther own Kansai parts and create many Kansai project cars.
They are known for great service, testing and record keeping for their clients cars.
They are known for great service, testing and record keeping for their clients cars.
May 14, 2004, 10:31 PM
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I read in an SCC article about 2 years ago. There specialty is building dependable and fast cars that are fully backed by a Kansai warranty. I remember the founder saying we dont build 1000hp skylines that last a month, we buil 600-800hp skylines that will last ten years. I'll try to find the article.
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Originally Posted by erikgj
They are not HKS Japan. They are a seperate company the have a longstanding relationship with the founders of HKS. So naturaly they use alot of HKS parts on their cars. The do design many of ther own Kansai parts and create many Kansai project cars.
They are known for great service, testing and record keeping for their clients cars.
They are known for great service, testing and record keeping for their clients cars.
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May 18, 2004, 05:24 AM
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HKS Kansai is in Nara, not far from my place...they specialise alot in Evo as you may have notice and the cars they tune I would say get featured more thenm HKS Japan themselves. HKS Kansai do indeed have their own range of goods, mufflers, front pipe, turbo kits etc...
May 18, 2004, 09:41 AM
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You best check out their website on what they have to offer, yes they do have a front and rear tower bar to fit E7/8. Any reason why you choose a HKS one over say a Cusco one or another brand as HKS are quite expensive but not necessarily better? Though Cusco have yet to realised any for the E7/8, but shouldn't be too long.
I only have a Cusco front tower bar on mine, as I like the rear to bite abit and I find it tends to pick up the inside tire in corners, but this all depends on your driving style and suspension setup.
I only have a Cusco front tower bar on mine, as I like the rear to bite abit and I find it tends to pick up the inside tire in corners, but this all depends on your driving style and suspension setup.
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May 18, 2004, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by EVO8speed
whats there history? what are they known for? Are they good?
just like JUN has JUN auto auto mechanic.
May 18, 2004, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by maki
hks kansai is a tuner division of hks
just like JUN has JUN auto auto mechanic.
just like JUN has JUN auto auto mechanic.
They are all tuners and affliated with HKS, all service centers are strategically located to service customers around Japan. However HKS Kansai are the only ones who have their own product range.
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May 18, 2004, 10:40 AM
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I saw a pic of thier carbon fiber intake in Sport Compact car I believe. Very nice from the pictures, but you pay for the quality...
http://www.hopupracing.com/kacaairboxmi.html
http://www.hopupracing.com/kacaairboxmi.html
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