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My Power House Amuse facility visit: Nismo 380RS Super Leggera Up-close & personal

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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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Thumbs up My Power House Amuse facility visit: Nismo 380RS Super Leggera Up-close & personal

I decided to take a spontaneous trip up to the Power House Amuse facility yesterday. It was a long trip and by the time I got there, I was pretty sleepy. However, once I saw the Super Leggera parked in the driveway I got so excited that I was wide awake lol.

I have always loved Amuse products and wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself in person to the staff if possible. Unfortunately Hideki Tanabe, the company's founder passed last year so I did not know what to expect once I entered the doors. I was greeted by a female that was very pleasant. As we talked more, I soon found out that it was Tanabe-san's wife and that she is the new president of Power House Amuse. I soon found out that she is really friendly and genuine. Without going in to too much detail about what was discussed, it was nice to witness a top tuner company that is down to earth and passionate about what they do without the cockiness.

I truly look forward to more trips back to their facility for future projects! For now, enjoy the pics.

What I first saw when we pulled up curbside:





Some pics inside of the facility:





The carbon GT-R inside:









The president of Power House Amuse and I:



Me in the Super Leggera:






Pics of the 380RS Super Leggera:





























Z34 up front:



 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 01:56 PM
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WOW! I need to take a trip out there...
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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WOW!!

That F-N awesome!!!
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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Nice...except that rear!
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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Wow congrats on that, I am sure that was one hell of a trip.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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Nice Rick! Thanks for sharing!
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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Sick pics!
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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Awesome! Did u ever get a chance to ask what the origins of the name amuse is?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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sweet pics!
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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All u Cali guys are lucky u have all the **** going on out there, I'm jealous!!
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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WOW!
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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Man! That was really nice getting to see one of our favorite product and the company behind it. Thanks for sharing, Rick. Post more pics if you got them.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by GreenGoblin
Wow congrats on that, I am sure that was one hell of a trip.
Thanks. I have a Japan trip thread currently going that I still need to update with over 100+ more pics.

Here's the link: https://g35driver.com/forums/travel/...kyoto-etc.html

Originally Posted by donpisto
Nice Rick! Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure. OCG's!

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Everything amuse is the best lol. Rick, thanks for the pics! The Amuse shop is one of cleanest shops out there.
No problem. I think it's awesome to give forum members an opportunity to have a bird's eye view of something like this without having to spend a few K to do so.

Originally Posted by jdmgee35
Awesome! Did u ever get a chance to ask what the origins of the name amuse is?
Unfortunately, I didn't. We were too busy discussing other things. I will have to ask next time.

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All u Cali guys are lucky u have all the **** going on out there, I'm jealous!!
LOL! It's actually in Japan... :P

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Man! That was really nice getting to see one of our favorite product and the company behind it. Thanks for sharing, Rick. Post more pics if you got them.
My pleasure. I have Japan pics in my trip thread. I still need to post up a lot more pics. I think I saw you post in there a few weeks ago
 

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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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I wanna see more picsof that wide body!!! Yeee
 
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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Sick. Thanks for the pics!
 
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