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Braking upgrades are some of the most effective for improving lap times and staying on the throttle as long as possible. With the abilities to reign in high horsepower and drastically reduce stopping distances, improved braking components allow you to drive closer to your limit and spend less time on the stopping pedal and more time on the throttle. ECS has everything your E36 M3 needs to completely upgrade your brakes, from improved pads and rotors to big brake kits and high-performance setups, we have the parts you need to get the most from your ultimate driving machine.

Braking upgrades are some of the most effective for improving lap times and staying on the throttle as long as possible. With the abilities to reign in high horsepower and drastically reduce stopping distances, improved braking components allow you to drive closer to your limit and spend less time on the stopping pedal and more time on the throttle. ECS has everything your E9X 335 needs to completely upgrade your brakes, from improved pads and rotors to big brake kits and high-performance setups, we have the parts you need to get the most from your ultimate driving machine.

Braking upgrades are some of the most effective for improving lap times and staying on the throttle as long as possible. With the abilities to reign in high horsepower and drastically reduce stopping distances, improved braking components allow you to drive closer to your limit and spend less time on the stopping pedal and more time on the throttle. ECS has everything your E39 M5 needs to completely upgrade your brakes, from improved pads and rotors to big brake kits and high-performance setups, we have the parts you need to get the most from your ultimate driving machine.

Braking upgrades are some of the most effective for improving lap times and staying on the throttle as long as possible. With the abilities to reign in high horsepower and drastically reduce stopping distances, improved braking components allow you to drive closer to your limit and spend less time on the stopping pedal and more time on the throttle. ECS has everything your E9X M3 needs to completely upgrade your brakes, from improved pads and rotors to big brake kits and high-performance setups, we have the parts you need to get the most from your ultimate driving machine.

The ECS Heavy Duty Front Strut Mount offers a significant performance increase to your vehicle's handling and long-term durability compared to factory strut mounts. With the increased durometer over the OEM 60A strut mounts, the ECS 70D durometer rubber strut mounts will better resist deflection and premature wear that commonly plagues the OE strut mounts - all without sacrificing ride comfort. This is a must-have for installing sport springs, coilovers, or when performing front suspension service. OE strut mounts are known to wear within an extremely short lifespan, typically associated with annoying clunks and front-end rattles as the vehicle goes over bumps and uneven terrain. The ECS Heavy Duty Strut Mount is built to last with its increased durometer and is precision manufactured to OE tolerances.

With Forge Motorsport's new VW Overland Offroad Accessories, you can lift your VW up to go anywhere and everywhere with even more confidence. They're easy to install lift spacer kits give you more clearance and a beefier look for your VW to fit even chunkier wheels and tires. Make your VW all that it can be to go where it wants with the Forge Motorsport Overland Kits!

Making your BMW more capable on the street or track isn’t just a simple matter of increasing your horsepower or completely building your suspension. Some of the best improvements you can make are upgrades to your drivetrain to reduce deflection and improve throttle response. That’s why we have put together our list of the ultimate clutch, driveshaft, diff, shifter, bushing and mount upgrades all in one place for your BMW to achieve the ultimate driving experience.

Making your BMW more capable on the street or track isn’t just a simple matter of increasing your horsepower or completely building your suspension. Some of the best improvements you can make are upgrades to your drivetrain to reduce deflection and improve throttle response. That’s why we have put together our list of the ultimate clutch, driveshaft, diff, shifter, bushing and mount upgrades all in one place for your BMW to achieve the ultimate driving experience.

Making your BMW more capable on the street or track isn’t just a simple matter of increasing your horsepower or completely building your suspension. Some of the best improvements you can make are upgrades to your drivetrain to reduce deflection and improve throttle response. That’s why we have put together our list of the ultimate clutch, driveshaft, diff, shifter, bushing and mount upgrades all in one place for your BMW to achieve the ultimate driving experience.

When you are ready to take your M3 to the dragstrip or road course, don't rely on your stock clutch to hold up to the abuse. Over long periods of high RPM engagement or repeated launches, your stock friction surface will start to glaze and slip, even on stock power levels. This Spec Mini Twin clutch kit is the perfect solution. A twin disc clutch offers countless benefits. This clutch is ultra lightweight and will hold absolutely anything you can throw at it. You will notice lightning fast shifting, perfect for abusive drag strip launches or countless lap after lap on the course.

If you're looking to improve the handling of your MINI Cooper Rear Sway Bar this is the best place to start! These cars have more body roll than desired and the stock sway bar doesn't quite do enough for most owners to be satisfied. Larger diameter sway bars have a higher torsional spring rate which helps resist excessive body roll. By eliminating the excessive body roll and changing the stiffness of the sway bars front to rear, we can improve handling characteristics by reducing understeer and keep the tire in full contact with the ground. By upgrading to the ECS Tuning Solid Sway Bar, you will experience less body roll, and a massive improvement to the handling characteristics of your vehicle, with virtually no sacrifice in ride quality. Larger diameter than the stock ECS Red powder coated for great looks and corrosion resistance, comes with ECS Tuning sticker to place on the bar Polyurethane bushings - reduces flex at mount as compared to OEM rubber Includes silicone grease for bushing to be applied

The F87 M2 N55 Turner Motorsport Baffled Oil Catch Can & Drain System is designed with a strategically placed 4 chamber baffle system with an added easy drain plug feature for easy oil removal. The intent behind this design is to offer the most effective oil/air separation while being incredibly easy to maintain. The included drain kit allows you to route the drain hose to a mounted location near the belly pan of the vehicle making it convenient to empty at oil change intervals.

Engine bays today are less than attractive. Everything is jam-packed in the space and your eye has no ability to decide what is most important to be your focus. With the new ECS B9 S4/S5 Vacuum-Formed ECU Cover, you can eliminate some of that distraction and hide the ECU with a sleek and stylish heat-resistant piece that installs in minutes to help make your engine easily the main showpiece when you open the hood.

Finding places to put gauges in your MK7 Jetta or GLI isn't difficult; just bolt them up wherever they are still visible. For a solution that doesn't look like an afterthought that involved many zip ties and poor decisions, CJM Gauges has you covered with their Defrost Vent Pods to house two of your information displays without making those gauges look like you just tossed them in your interior and said 'that'll do.

The European market got all the good stuff from the factory, but that doesn't mean you can't have it too. Genuine European MINI tail lights with amber indicators give your MINI the OE-plus look. The Union Jack LED tail lights and the center turn signal lights offer the updated and coveted Euro style to set your USDM car apart.

When VW developed the MK7 Jetta, they produced a capable sedan platform with tons of potential. What it offered in styling and luxury, it certainly lacks in aggressive exterior styling. That's where the brand-new ECS Carbon Fiber Rear Spoiler helps. The motorsport-inspired ducktail spoiler conforms to the contours of your MK7 Jetta precisely and mimics the factory styling while it improves the profile and portrait dramatically with unmatched carbon fiber flair.

Make sure you stay safely glued in your racing seat with Corbeau Racing Harnesses, now available at ECS Tuning! Safety on the track is paramount and Corbeau is no stranger to providing some of the most well-known track safety equipment. Attractive options allow you to coordinate with existing themes and are designed to keep you firmly stuck to your seat so you aren't sliding around your cabin while your BMW rips around the track.

Factory BMW seats offer a fairly comfortable ride and some of the sport seats do keep you somewhat planted, but if you are kissing apexes or sliding around a drift course, you need something with more support. We are now proud to carry Corbeau Racing Seats for your BMW to help keep you firmly, yet comfortably, planted in place for safer, better, and more engaging spirited drives.

ECS Exact-Fit/Tuner Motorsport stainless reinforced brake lines provide more confident and dependable stopping by maintaining consistent brake pressure, long lasting corrosion resistance, and increased protection from failure. Turner lines are blue and contain the low profile fittings on the ends. Even when new, factory style fabric mesh lined rubber hoses are prone to expand under the pressure of hard braking; whether it be highway panic stops or threshold braking at the track.

This power plant is exceptional at making huge numbers, mated to a chassis that can put it to the ground efficiently. One thing that is severely lacking from this package is a complement of engine mounts that are up to the task of handling that increased power without sacrificing and wasting that precious torque.

Featuring a tough 95A durometer polyurethane and Black anodized 6061-T6 aluminum sleeve, our BMW E39 Performance Poly Dif Bushing eliminates the deflection factory rubber bushings permit. The connection between your right foot (and your seat) to the wheels is improved. Removal of this slop allows for crisper power transfer from differential to wheels, which means better throttle control while carving a canyon road, drag racing, sliding the rear end out, or just driving to work. This is achieved without the harshness or vibration associated with delrin or solid differential mounts.

With the Turner Front Thrust Arm Monoball Upgraded bearings, you can take your BMW suspension feel, turn in response, and braking feedback to a more tangible and connected level without compromising durability for street or track driving. Designed with the functionality of solid or stiffer bushings in mind, and the durability and lifespan of the factory rubber bushings equally important, Turner Motorsport's Monoball upgrade give you the advantages of stiffer and more responsive bushings for performance use, with increased durability and similar comfort found in the OE bushings!

The Turner Motorsport E46 M54 Silicone Intake boot is designed with a smooth contour for improved air flow compared to the OE corrugated rubber, featuring Stepped flanges to maintain smooth ID transition from air box to throttle body. The Turner intake boot also keeps simplicity in mind, with a one piece design, vs. the OE two-piece design. Installation is a breeze! In just a few minutes, you can replace your old worn boot for a sleek new upgrade! Available in Black, or Blue to give your engine bay some color!

Sporting your choice of Heavy-duty FK rod ends, available in 2 finish/material options. FK Rod Ends highlight left and right threads for fast and precise adjustment, & all FK Rod Ends come PTFE Lined for low friction and long wear. Performance Features: Greater range of toe adjustment for lowered cars or for performance alignments. Improved vehicle stability and response through reduced link and bushing deflection during hard cornering. Eliminates unwanted suspension deflection by eliminating stock rubber bushings for more precise alignment setting and handling.

Last year, we sent VW Brand Ambassador Jamie Orr on a trip all across the country in a pre-production MK5 Sportwagen we affectionately called the Rallywagen where it ended in the Arctic Circle. This year we picked up a VW MK7 GTI and decided to build it here at ECS to debut at SEMA and then head South to drive all the way to the tip of South America on some of the most demanding roads. Rallywagen 2.0 was fully constructed in-house by our team of engineers.

Under heavy use your stock rubber clutch line expands, resulting in a mushy pedal feel. This expansion is even more prominent in aged and weathered rubber lines. Turner Motorsport stainless reinforced clutch lines provide more confident and dependable shifting by maintaining consistent line pressure, long-lasting corrosion resistance, and increased protection from failure. The lines are reinforced with braided stainless steel mesh, affording superior expansion resistance over Factory and OE style clutch lines.

Turner designed their short shifter for all drivers. The weekend warriors, the trackday monsters, and even the daily drivers. They wanted to make something that made sense for any BMW enthusiast. For those who want to drive your car to the track, drive some hotlaps, and then drive back home, they developed a rally lever extension. Their rally lever extension allows you to keep your hands close to the steering wheel through shifts, in efforts to quicken shifts and reaction times on the track. The rally lever comes off and on in seconds with the unique locking design they engineered.

Turner has developed bushings designed to upgrade your driving experience while providing lasting quality for years to come. Turner bushings sport an 80A Durometer Polyurethane (about 30% stiffer than stock) for a comfortable street upgrade, without unnecessary stiffness and decreased ride quality. These bushings include specially designed internal features to retain grease for a quiet and low maintenance experience. The specially designed delrin insert also matches the OE profile of the control arm. This provides a smooth running surface for the poly, extending life.

Sure, the X5 isn't a track monster, but you don't need a supercar to appreciate what a few extra horsepower can mean after a long day of work, with a kid screaming in the back seat, or when you're trying to haul ten-too-many bags of mulch in an attempt to limit trips to Home Depot over Memorial Day weekend. Individually, these particular products each let you capitalize on more available horsepower: TMS Power Pulleys reduce parasitic losses (shown to free up as much as 11hp), aFe's filter flows better than stock, helping your engine breath easier and make the most of each revolution

If you have a B9, we'd bet you have some dirt, grime, water, salt, or whatever else you drove through all collected in your engine bay thanks to the less-than-perfect three-piece plug that covers a hole in the metal. The results are at best a mess in your engine bay and at worst, the precursor to a rust problem. With the Engine Bay Block Off Plugs we designed here in-house, you can prevent this headache before it starts and add a sleek and attractive component to your engine bay at the same time.