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In a world of VTEC-popping, turbocharged Japanese super beasts, function, performance, efficiency, style, and heritage are all ingredients that must work together to produce the most powerful street, drag, and circuit products available. There are so many companies to choose from, all claiming that they have the best of each world to offer. I have personally come to learn that the best are the ones who speak the least and let their accomplishments, history, innovation, experience, and results speak for themselves. 5Zigen of Dijon Cars Japan has done just that. With active participation on every level of Japanese Circuit racing, their direct race participation and experience has produced a line of products derived directly from the circuit.

A lush history of motorsports accomplishment surrounds 5Zigen on all fronts. In January of 1987 Dijon Cars opened its doors for business as a wholesaler of automotive parts. Four months later, the 5Zigen name was born when Dijon opened a factory to produce the 5Zigen line of sport type mufflers. Research, development, and tuning began on products using a Bosch dynamometer; it was chosen for its accurate measurement of power increases. A brief two years later, the company started the 5Zigen racing team and began its racing endeavors at the Suzuki RS circuit race. From there it entered into the challenges of the All Japan F-3 Championship and N1 Endurance races. Next was the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship Group, a race that they would later contest to build a complete race car maintenance facility. The team then moved on to greater heights to participate in the Formula Nippon Championship, where the drivers and teams train for and hopefully move on to Formula One. Also, a huge and expensive challenge for the team was to enter the All Japan GT Championship in 1997. As the company progressed in motorsports, so did its knowledge of racing, part fabrication and production. Through years of grueling challenges, dedication, hard work, and engineering, the 5Zigen race team has blueprinted and developed true race spec performance products. Due to their fundamental understanding of race technology, they have the capability of translating those developments into street applications using race car acquired data.