| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motor vehicles |
| Genre | Tuning/Racing |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder(s) | Steve Millen |
| Headquarters | Costa Mesa, California, USA |
| Products | Automobiles/automobile parts |
| Website | [1] |
Stillen 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 specializes in parts for Nissan cars, especially the "Z" line of cars. In 1996 Stillen purchased a machining shop from Frank Shuter, a former New Zealand speedway champion.[1]
The company became quite popular with the production of its Stillen exhaust and other technical modifications for the Nissan 350Z and other Nissan models.
The company's latest achievement however is the Stillen R35 GT-R whereby the company modified the stock Nissan GT-R that has a 0-100 km/h to an astounding 2.9 seconds when compared to the original 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 fiber brakes.