JUN, or JUN Auto, is a Japanese
tuning shop. JUN began as the research facility of Tanaka Industrial Co. Ltd. Originally focused on disassembling and improving
engine
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...
s. It now manufactures high performance car parts.
Products
JUN manufactures aftermarket performance parts and engines for Japanese cars. They make parts such as piston kits, stroker kits,
valves
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and Plenums.
World records
In 1991, JUN attended the Bonneville Speed trials at the
Bonneville Salt Flats
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(see also
Bonneville Speedway
Bonneville Speedway (also known as the Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track) is an area of the Bonneville Salt Flats northeast of Wendover, Utah, that is marked out for motor sports. It is particularly noted as the venue for numerous land speed rec ...
) with a Z32
Nissan 300ZX
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It was sold in Japan from 1983 to 2000 a ...
they had extensively modified. JUN was able to record a speed of 422 km/h (262 mph).
This was a world record for a “road”-going car.
JUN returned a year later with the intent of improving on their world record. This time they used a JUN-Blitz
Nissan 300ZX
The Nissan 300ZX is a sports car that was produced across two different generations. As with all other versions of the Z, the 300ZX was sold within the Japanese domestic market under the name Fairlady Z.
It was sold in Japan from 1983 to 2000 a ...
. In the E/BMS class, JUN set a record of 419.84 km/h (260.87 mp/h), becoming world champions for that particular class, later reclassified as E/BGMS. This record remains unbroken. This is verified by the SCTA (Southern California Timing Association) website, Bonneville records page, under Blown Gas Modified Sports
this page was checked July 2009.
JUN also competed in the
All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) series as well as in
drifting
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*Pipe drift or drifting, measuring a pipe's inner roundness
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in Japan and the USA.
International partnerships
While JUN does not advertise in the international market, they have partnered with automotive performance companies and race teams around the world, choosing to let their international partners push their products. Through these partnerships, they have provided special engines that have been made and in some cases entire Demo Cars made by JUN.
References
External links
JUN Auto Home Page
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Auto parts suppliers of Japan
Automotive motorsports and performance companies
Japanese auto racing teams