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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Stillen page on 17 August 2020, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
STILLEN (Steve Millen Sportparts, Inc.) is the automotive aftermarket parts company created by Steve Millen, a former racecar driver for Nissan 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 Nissan cars, but also supplies parts for other vehicles such as the Ford GT and Toyota 86. STILLEN also develops parts for other cars such as the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford F150 (including Ford Raptor). In 1996, STILLEN purchased a machining shop from Frank Shuter, a former New Zealand speedway champion.
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 superchargers, cold air intakes, and body kits for sports cars, American performance cars and trucks.
The company's latest completed project, the STILLEN R35 GT-R, involved modifying a standard Nissan GT-R, 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.
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 3 March 2016 | Stillen Introduces 2016 Nissan Maxima Exhaust, Intake and Body Kit | Stillen |
| 19 March 2016 | AP Racing by STILLEN Radi-CAL Big Brake Kits Named Official Brakes of Bimmerfest 2016 | Stillen |
| 2 June 2016 | STILLEN Introduces 2016 Infiniti Q50 2.0t Performance Parts | Stillen |