STILLEN (Steve Millen Sportparts, Inc.) is the automotive aftermarket parts

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created by

Steve Millen Steve Millen (born 17 February 1953) is a retired New Zealand IMSA race car driver. In the 1970s and 1980s, Millen raced in hillclimbing and Formula Ford before doing stadium off-road racing in the United States in the Mickey Thompson Enterta ...

, a former racecar driver for

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who was known for racing the 300ZX. In 1986, STILLEN began selling mini-truck ground effects and then began fulfilling orders for vans and full-sized trucks. However, STILLEN became known for specializing in parts for

cars, but also supplies parts for other vehicles such as the

Ford GT The Ford GT is a mid-engine two-seater sports car manufactured and marketed by American automobile manufacturer Ford for the 2005 model year in conjunction with the company's 2003 centenary. The second generation Ford GT became available for ...

and

Toyota 86 The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma assembly plant. The 2+2 fastback coupé has a naturally-aspirated boxer engine, front-engined, rear-wheel-drive confi ...

. STILLEN also develops parts for other cars such as the

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and

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(including Ford Raptor). In 1996, STILLEN purchased a machining shop from

Frank Shuter Franklin John Shuter (17 June 1943 – 12 July 1997) was a New Zealand speedway rider who rode with, and was League Champion with each of the Swindon Robins, the Poole Pirates and the Exeter Falcons in the British League. Career summary Shuter ...

, a former New Zealand speedway champion.Addison, J (2000). '' Millen ''. The company became quite popular with the production of its STILLEN exhaust and has continued expanding their line of performance parts. Today, they offer a line of

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, cold air intakes, and body kits for

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, American performance cars and

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The company's latest completed project, the STILLEN R35 GT-R, involved modifying a standard

Nissan GT-R The Nissan GT-R (Japanese: 日産・GT-R, ''Nissan GT-R''), is a high-performance sports car and grand tourer produced by Nissan, unveiled in 2007. It is the successor to the Skyline GT-R, a high performance variant of the Nissan Skyline. Alth ...

, enabling it to go from 0–100 km/h in 2.9 seconds, instead of the usual 3.6 seconds. The car was designed mainly for Targa Newfoundland. The modifications included removal of significant weight, chip & computer tuning, new harder suspension system and carbon brakes.

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Stillen website

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