Brand Spotlight: HKS

About HKS

HKS was founded in 1973 in Japan by Hiroyuki Hasegawa, a former Yamaha Motor engineer, and Goichi Kitagawa. The company is headquartered in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Sigma Automotive supplied startup capital, which is where the HKS name comes from.

HKS has a long list of firsts. It produced the first commercial turbocharger kit for passenger cars in July 1974, and it created the first commercially available electronic turbo timer and boost controller. It was also a pioneer of piggyback fuel computers. Today its catalog covers turbo kits and turbochargers, exhausts, intakes, suspension, engine internals, camshafts, electronics and more, and it is still one of the best-known names in Japanese tuning.

HKS and the JDM scene

HKS's race history includes some of the best-known cars in JDM tuning. In 1983 its twin-turbo Celica XX, the HKS M300, became the first Japanese car to exceed 300 km/h. Its "oil slick" R32 GT-R won a Group A race at Sugo in 1992, and the T-002 R33 GT-R set a Tsukuba lap record of 58.71 seconds in 1995. In 2001, the HKS-sponsored S15 Silvia driven by Nobuteru Taniguchi won the very first D1 Grand Prix championship. The HKS Drag R33 GT-R ran a 7.67-second quarter mile the same year. In 2018 the TRB-03 Toyota 86 broke the 50-second barrier at Tsukuba with a 49.44.

• Turbo kits and turbochargers for RB, 2JZ, SR and more
• Boost controllers and electronics
• Exhausts and suspension for nearly every JDM platform

HKS at Part Shop Midori

We carry HKS camshafts & valvetrain, cat-back & mufflers, timing & belts and more for the Japanese cars our customers build, including the Silvia S14, Silvia S13 and Silvia S15.

What we stock:

• Camshafts & Valvetrain
• Cat-Back & Mufflers
• Timing & Belts
• Air Filters & Intakes
• Wastegates & Blow-Off Valves
• Oil Coolers & Oil System
• Wings & Spoilers
• Turbo Kits

Popular fitments: Silvia S14, Silvia S13, Silvia S15, Skyline R34, GR86 / BRZ ZN8, 86 / BRZ ZN6, WRX STI GDB, GR Corolla.

Featured HKS parts

Picked for the 90s Japanese cars that made the scene: Silvia, Skyline, Supra, RX-7, Civic, Integra, Evo and more.

HKS Hipermax S Front Pillow Ball Full Coilover Kit for Nissan Silvia S14/S15 (1995–2002)
Coilovers · From $1,999.00

HKS Crank Damper Pulley Kit for RB26DETT for Nissan Skyline R34 (1995–2002)
Timing & Belts · From $1,680.00

HKS Super Fire Racing Coil Pro for SR20DET for Nissan Silvia S13/S14 (1989–1998)
Coils & Coil Packs · From $1,350.00

HKS Stainless Steel Turbo Exhaust Manifold for SR20DET (ABS) for Nissan Silvia S14/S15 (1993–2002)
Turbochargers · From $1,173.95

HKS Hi-Power 409 Exhaust System for Nissan Silvia S13 (1989–1994)
Cat-Back & Mufflers · From $880.00

Why choose HKS

• More than 50 years of Japanese tuning experience, starting in 1973
• Built the first commercial turbo kit for passenger cars
• Proven in drag racing, D1 Grand Prix, time attack and touring car racing
• Coverage for nearly every JDM platform, from the AE86 to the R35 GT-R

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