Welcome to the official GReddy USA blog. -Think of this as our online weekly "GReddy Times," a venue for us to report what's going on or what just happened at GReddy USA this week (new products, new projects, racing news, even online store specials.) On our blog you can see what we are up to in the GReddy Sales floor, R&D garage, on the road or even from our Headquarters in Japan.

Monday, December 23, 2013

2013 GReddy Year in Review

      Time to Catch up with GReddy!

2014 is set to be another great year for GReddy, with new products and race projects on the horizon.  With that said, we would like to take a look back at 2013 with some GReddy Highlights... (while we are on our GReddy winter break, business hours resume Jan. 2nd)


Definitely one of the biggest surprises was Ken Gushi's dream GReddy race car build for Scion's 10 Anniversary display at the SEMA Show.  The GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype has been an instant hit online, ever since the first Super Street Magazine Instagram post from the Scion Pre-SEMA Show Media event, back in October.


Besides being a show-favorite at the SEMA Show and the LA Auto Show the GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype, with it's 2JZ engine won GReddy it's 2nd Playstation Gran Turismo " Best Asian Import" GT Award as well as being featured twice on the Top Gear UK website, Edmond's SEMA Top 10 list, AutoGuide and Motor Trend.  Look for the GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype in an upcoming 2014 Super Street Cover Feature...


In addition to the new 2JZ FR-S build, 2013 was a busy year with our Formula Drift Pro Championship campaign with Ken Gushi.  For the 2013, the GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S V2.0 was rebuilt to push the limits of the turbocharged 4cylinder engine and fine-tune the chassis and suspension in the highly competitive Formula Drift Pro Championships.  Although some reliability issue with the smaller boxer engine during the season spoiled the final Championship standings; the vehicle balance, power and speed was much improved over the previous season.  Thus laying the ground works for a very promising 2014 race season…

2013 brought new products innovations like the Floating-Valve for the new FV Blow-off Valve and FV BOV kits...

as well as our new FR-S/BRZ Tuner Turbo kit, more FR-S/BRZ parts and big list of Evo3 Exhaust applications.

Another product hightlight was our limited-edition ShopGReddy.com Custom Products...look for more GReddy Custom items coming soon...

A recent relationship for GReddy has been with Mr. Miura of TRA Kyoto with the various GT-R and FR-S projects, which eventually lead to the introduction of Rocket Bunny aero kits to  North American customers via Authorized GReddy Dealers.

And rounding out our 2013 racing highlight was our second consecutive challenge of famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the Scion Racing contingent.  The GReddy Racing tC was again piloted by our very own R&D tech, Takeshi Aizawa and engine support for ACP and the Rally xD team.  This years race was very challenging with rain, hail and snow, but we hope to be back again...


Look for big things form GReddy in 2014.  Thank you for your support.
Happy New Years!



Friday, December 20, 2013

Happy Holidays from the GReddy Team

GReddy Performance Products offices will be closed, for a Winter break, between the dates of Tuesday, December 24th through Wednesday, January 1st.   (Normal business Hours will resume Thursday, January 2nd)

You can also follow via Social Media during the holiday break:
     Official GReddy USA Facebook         Official GReddy Racing Twitter
     Official GReddy Racing Instagram     Official GReddy Racing Facebook 






Tuesday, December 10, 2013

GReddy Japan's Turbo FA20 FR-S Time Attacker


Furthering our development on the ZN6 chassis (Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ) our Japan R&D team has been working on a GReddy Turbo FA20-powered Time Attack FR-S... Best time, so far, is a quick 58"74 at Tsukuba Circuit.

You'll see more of the 500hp #99 TRUST/GReddy FR-S at the 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon


UPDATED* Below is a recent clip of Time Attack ace, Tarzan Yamada at the wheel of the #99 TRUST/GReddy FR-S at the famous Tsukuba Circuit in Japan...

The GReddy turbocharged FA20 Demo car has made some serious changes since the last time it was displayed at the Tokyo Auto Salon...

It went from our production Tuner Turbo kit with GReddy X Rocket Bunny Ver1 aero to a built engine with over 500hp, custom aero components and a new retro GReddy Racing 
livery.

*As of 12/10/13 the current Tsukuba Circuit Time Attack track records for the ZN6 chassis are:
Rasty 86 (Yokohama) - 57"792
TRUST/GReddy FR-S (Yokohama) - 58"740
HKS 86 (Yokohama) - 58"808
Blitz 86 (Dunlop) - 58"886

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

ShopGReddy.com Holiday Special Offer


http://www.shopgreddy.com/


ShopGReddy.com December Special
FREE SHIPPING on orders over $100.
Throughout the month of December

Ideal for larger items like Exhaust Systems, Air Intake Kits, as well as grouping multiple smaller items. 
No coupon necessary.  *all orders placed after 12/23 will not ship until 1/3.


Happy Holidays!    GReddy Performance Products offices will be closed, for a Winter break, between the dates of Tuesday, December 24th through Wednesday, January 1st.   (Normal business Hours will resume Thursday, January 2nd)

You can also follow via Social Media during the holiday break

 Official GReddy USA Facebook
Official GReddy Racing Twitter
Official GReddy Racing Instagram
Official GReddy Racing Facebook


The GReddy Online Store (www.ShopGReddy.com) will be open and taking orders,
*(however will not be able to ship any order placed after Dec. 22th,  until Jan. 3rd.)

Monday, November 25, 2013

Thanksgiving Sale and Office Schedule



GReddy Performance Products, GPP offices will be closed Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th for the Thanksgiving Day Holiday. Normal business hours resume Monday, November 26th.



Take advantage of our ShopGReddy.com Thanksgiving Week Sale!  

http://www.shopgreddy.com/thanksgiving-week-sale.html
From Mon. Nov. 25th through Monday Nov. 2nd, find special sale pricing on a huge selection of GReddy products... Scroll down the page and click on sub-categories to see the full listings.
First come first served, while supplies last...

(please note the GReddy warehouse will be on holiday from 11/28-12/1, so orders place between 11/27-12/2 will not ship out until Tuesday, Dec. 3rd.)

Thursday, November 21, 2013

GReddy at the LA Auto Show

After a very successful trip to Las Vegas for the SEMA Show, the GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype will have it's first public viewing at the world famous LA Auto Show


You can catch the GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype in the Scion booth (within the South Hall of the LA Convention Center)The LA Auto Show will run from Saturday, Nov. 22nd through Sunday, Dec. 1st.


Here is a little preview: 




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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

FV Blow Off Valve Kits for the GDB and CT9A


 
With the introduction of the new FV "Floating Valve" Blow Off Valve, GReddy application specific BOV kits are also getting upgraded. 

Some of the first to arrive in the USA are the bolt-on kits for the popular (GDB) WRX / STI and (CT9A) Evo8/9 turbo applications.  Both of these kits include all the proper adapters and hardware to install a GReddy FV Blow off Valve and allow for recirculation of the blow off back into the air intake track.  (But it can also be configured to blow open to atmosphere.)



Applications for (R35) GT-R, (S14/15) Silvia, (CZ4A) EvoX, (GRB) WRX/STI, (FD3S) RX-7 and (JZA80) Supra coming soon... (Pre-Orders are now being accepted.)

Monday, November 11, 2013

Sucessful SEMA Show for GReddy

 SEMA Show marked GReddy Performance Products' 15th-time exhibiting at the largest aftermarket trade show and wins the PlayStation Gran Turismo "Best Asian Import" Award for the 2nd time!


With a more intimate meeting style booth (#50308) for current authorized and new prospective dealers, GReddy introduced big news for 2014 and garnered a huge buzz on the internet for the new revealed GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype built for Ken Gushi...


Famed aero kit designer, Kei Muira from TRA Kyoto- Rocket Bunny was also at SEMA.  GReddy announced at the SEMA Show the availability and pricing of more (Japanese-made) Rocket Bunny Aero Kits, including the highly-anticipated, FR-S/BRZ Ver.2 kit (shown on the GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype)

 

In addition to GReddy winning the PlayStation Gran Turismo Award, the Scion booth picked up SEMA's Hottest Sport Compact of the show for the second year in a row, for the FR-S, and the Takata Racing booth (where the GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S was displayed) also won an award for the Global Media Awards.  Congratulations to Scion and Takata!

Just a small list of a few online features on the
   GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype:

Friday, November 8, 2013

GReddy Wins the Gran Turismo Award for a 2nd Time!

The SEMA Gran Turismo Awards is a set of awards given by the creators of Gran Turismo (Kaz Yamaguchi) to the best cars on display at the annual SEMA Motor Show in Las Vegas.
And at the 2013 SEMA Show the GReddy Team was awarded it's second Gran Turismo Award for "Best Asian Import"GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype.

The theme of the build was GReddy Pro Driver, Ken Gushi's Dream GReddy Race Car.
The GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype features a GReddy built 2JZ-GTE, inline 6 cylinder engine, powered by a GReddy T88H-38GK Turbo, Type 29R Intercooler and Cast Intake Manifold.  The exterior is wrapped in the new Rocket Bunny Ver.2 Wide-body FR-S/BRZ Aero Kit.  The racecar project also uses: Takata Racing Seats and Belts, 19" Ray's Gram Light 57FXX wheels, Hankook R-S3 Tires, KW motorsports coil-overs, SPL Parts rear suspension arms, Wilwood brakes, G-Force GSR transmission, OS Giken clutch and LSD as well as a host of custom GReddy components.
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GReddy first Gran Turismo Award came back at the 2007 SEMA Show for the GRacer over-fender GReddy 350Z-HR Twin Turbo.  Back then it was called the Gran Turismo "Best Japanese" Award



Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Top 10 Cars of the 2013 SEMA Show

Edmunds.com, a leading American online resource for automotive information, named the GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype as one of the Top 10 Cars of the 2013 SEMA Show...

 

and Scion wins the SEMA's Hottest Sport Compact award for the 2nd year in a row, 
thanks to the FR-S platform...




Thursday, October 31, 2013

GReddy to be at SEMA 2013

GReddy returns to the SEMA Show, with a GReddy Dealer meeting booth #50308 (on the Sky-bridge Hall in between the Center and South Halls), the GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S in the Takata Racing booth #36227, and the recently debuted GReddy Racing Scion FR-S Prototype will be front and center in the Scion booth #20313.




To arrange a meeting at the SEMA Show with a GReddy Sale Representative, please give us a call at (949) 588-8300 - Show dates Monday, Nov. 5th - Friday, Nov. 8th.

GReddy SEMA Booth #50308

Scion Booth #20313
Takata Racing Booth #36227

And if you want to come out a party with the GReddy Team in Las Vegas, please join us Nov. 6th at Haze inside the Aria Hotel for the 2013 Wednesday Night Social & Gran Turismo Awards...
(Authorized GReddy Dealer please inquire with your GReddy Salesman for more details)