We had the pleasure of working with NOS Energy Drink Canada last year on an interesting project which i'm sure many of you saw.  NOS has graciously provided us with a supply of their Energy Drinks to provide fuel to finish off those "30 minute" installs that end up taking 3 hours.  So next time you stop by to pick something up at our store feel free to grab a can or bottle to take home with you.  We hope to get NOS Energy Drink Canada further involved with Touge Tuning and TSC in the future with events and at the track.

Many of you know we do alot of stuff in terms of suspension, drivetrain and brake components. We do however offer an extensive list of performance upgrade parts for just about everything you could imagine. This is an aspect of Touge Tuning that we will be expanding upon as things progress. If anyone else would like to come in and talk about putting together a plan for there car feel free to send a pm or email and we can work with you to meet your needs and goals. If your a previous customer and have a log, journal or story that you'd like to share we would love to put it up on our site and share with others around the world.

Chris Richardson - Sales@tougetuning.com

We recently had a customer with a 2006 STi come to us wanting to finally begin modding the car further than it's current setup which was basically stock besides the Cobb AccessPORT and Cobb Turboback. The first step was taken awhile back with a great suspension, drivetrain and small brake upgrade. The car is daily driven and as such certain parts were chosen over others.

For the suspension we started the setup with the BSF36XZ 24mm adjustable front swaybar and the BSR37XZ 24mm adjustable rear swaybar from Whiteline. To compliment these we added in a set of Kartboy STi front and rear endlinks as we know the stock pieces aren't exactly the greatest. After a few back and forths with the client we decided on the KCA359 Anti-Lift Kit Sport, KCA313 Roll Center Adjusters, W52837 Control Arm Bushings and finished off with a set of Swift Spec-R Springs. This entire setup really works amazingly well together and the owner simply put it as "This is how the car should have come from the factory!"

The the suspension in good order we moved onto tightening up the drivetrain/driveline. The stock bushings are known to wear and fatigue over time, replacing them with stiffer pieces makes a huge difference not only in how the car reacts from driver input but also gives the pilot more confidence in knowing the car is going to react a certain way. The package consisted of KSR206 Whiteline Steering Rack Bushings, Kartboy Pitch Stop Mount, Kartboy Subframe Lock Bolts, TiC Klunk Killer Comfort and TiC Transmission Crossmember Bushings. All of these pieces have a very low cost but a make a big difference. There are a few things we will look at down the road including the Group N engine and transmission mounts.

The brakes were fairly tame as the above really took a large chunk out of the budget at the time. We added in a set of Hawk HPS pads front and rear, these on the STi are similar to the OE pads in terms of stopping power but are more consistent and dust about 1000% less. A set of Techna-Fit Braided Brake Lines and ATE Typ200 fluid were used. Future upgrades will be determined based on the use of the vehicle but the brake system obviously has lots of room for improvement.

So this brings us up to date and now the goal is MOAR POWER!!