Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition)

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180 available scans from Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition), in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.

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Representative Mr. Asai started this shop while working as a mechanic. Today Act Sports competes in N1 and Suzuka Clubman races, mainly campaigning Civics. That brings in many Honda customers, but they also work on a wide range of cars, including Levin/Trueno, Starlet, and Silvia models. Their racing activity is intended to feed back into street driving. Mr. Asai says he races to improve both tuning and driving skills, and to develop...

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Rather than increasing power first, they recommend learning to control the car. Then, as the driver's skill improves, the tuning should be stepped up gradually to match. Act Sports also sells used cars, mainly 1.6-liter-class driver-training cars. This is a shop that truly loves driving, and everyone who wants to join the group is welcome. Be sure to visit.

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GESTOnE

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DUNLOP

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Act Sports

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YOKOHAMA

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ACTSORS

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10:00~20:00

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OPEN

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Closed Tuesdays. 2-22 Shiomigaoka, Midori-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 458-0037. Tel. 052-892-4447

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BLTZ

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5204008000

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TECHNICAL SHOP MOTOR SPORT 8892-4447

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Nagoya Expressway

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Hoshi

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Aichi Prefecture

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Toward Higashi-Shinmachi

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Otsuka Kagu

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Driving school

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Meitetsu [railway]

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Toward Okazaki

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ACT

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From Nagoya City

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Sakami

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— City Hospital

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Shiomigaoka

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ZEAL

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BP

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Toward Tokushige

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The joy of driving...

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...rediscovered...

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The shop has a showroom facing the street and a large maintenance garage in the back. Honda cars are its main focus.

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A shop that helps you rediscover the joy of driving

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FUJITSUBO

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...parts and...

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Mr. Asai loves driving himself and wants to share that enjoyment with younger people. He believes motorsports help people grow.

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The showroom is lined with parts and accessories that make driving even more fun.

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The N1 computer is tuned to the individual car and the type of course it will run. Price: ¥98,000, plus ¥15,000 for setup.

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Their original parts incorporate plenty of racing know-how, which they also apply to tuning. What he especially wants to emphasize is that...

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...many of their customers are beginners...

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They take customers to a relaxed driving event and teach them step by step. Many people end up having fun and getting hooked. From there, rather than modifying the car blindly...

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...they want customers to realize the joy of driving itself...

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...but some younger customers are still not at that level...

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SUPER HOLD

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ACTSPORTS

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ACTSPORTS

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SPORTS

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The Super Hold seat uses racing know-how to provide strong support while allowing easy shifting. Made of FRP, it costs ¥68,000. Side stays start at ¥4,000.

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The N1 muffler is also popular. It replaces the exhaust from the intermediate pipe back. For the EG6, the steel version starts at ¥40,000. Stainless steel and silencers are also available.

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