Stillen is the automotive aftermarket parts company

Company

A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...

 created by Steve Millen

Steve Millen

Steve Millen was a New Zealand IMSA racecar driver. In the 1970s and 1980s, Millen raced in hillclimbing and Formula Ford before doing stadium off-road racing in the United States in the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group . He then began sports car racing, winning numerous championships in IMSA...

, a former racecar driver for Nissan who was known for racing the 300ZX

Nissan 300ZX

The Z31 chassis designation was first introduced in 1983 as a 1984 Nissan/Datsun 300ZX in the US only. The 300ZX, as its predecessors, was known as a Nissan in other parts of the world. This continued in the US until 1985 model year when Nissan standardized their brand name worldwide and dropped...

, 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

Frank Shuter

Franklin John Shuter was a speedway rider who rode with, and was League Champion with each of the Swindon Robins, the Poole Pirates and the Exeter Falcons in the British League....

, a former New Zealand speedway champion.

The company became quite popular with the production of its Stillen exhaust and other technical modifications for the Nissan 350Z

Nissan 350Z

The Nissan 350Z is a two seat sports car that was manufactured by Nissan from 2002 to 2009 and marks the fifth generation of Nissan's Z-car line. The 350Z entered production in late 2002 and was sold and marketed as a 2003 model. The first year there was only a coupe, as the roadster did not debut...

 and other Nissan models.
The company's latest achievement however is the Stillen R35 GT-R

Nissan GT-R

The Nissan GT-R is a sports car produced by Nissan released in Japan on December 6, 2007, the United States on July 4, 2008, and the rest of the world in March 2009.-History:...

 whereby the company modified the stock Nissan GT-R

Nissan GT-R

The Nissan GT-R is a sports car produced by Nissan released in Japan on December 6, 2007, the United States on July 4, 2008, and the rest of the world in March 2009.-History:...

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 the Newfoundland Rally. The modifications included removal of significant weight, chip & computer tuning, new harder suspension system and carbon fiber brakes.