為什麼選擇我們?
成立於2021年的阿聯酋杜拜的YCW Holdings LLC，是為了將我們所有的汽車活動統一到一個公司的保護傘下。這些包括但不限於：
我們的品牌
自2004年成立以來，MFactory® Competition Products已經成長為全球領先的高性能現貨售後傳動組件製造商之一，我們的大範圍鍛造最終驅動齒輪，LSD和接近比率齒輪為愛好者提供了無可否認的最具性價比的性能改進方法，遠超過傳統的引擎調整。
成為這個行業的專家需要專注的知識，這只能通過多年的親身測試和調整經驗獲得。挑戰舊的格言，即 'there is no replacement for displacement'，MFactory® Competition Products已經成為最高級別的賽車運動中的突出人物，在全球的賽道賽車，拖拉賽和拉力賽中獲得了領先的認識。
MFactory®目錄中的每一種產品都是在美國內部設計的，並在我們自己的規格下在我們價值數百萬美元的，最先進的，ISO調節的台灣工廠內部製造的，然後在來自北美，歐洲和亞太地區的最先進的賽車上進行實際世界的測試和開發。我們的產品從一開始就設計為超越競爭對手。為什麼選擇MFactory®？這就是原因：
我們公司最值得注意的成就包括（但不限於）
無論您希望對您的自豪之作進行什麼升級，無論是快速公路車還是全面建造的賽車，我們都有技術知識來確保您購買的任何產品都將補充您的設置，因為它得到了我們廣泛的專業建議的支持。
歡迎來到CTE Carbon Composites，這是CCYS Hi-Tech International Co., Ltd.的子公司。CCYS成立於1973年，已成長為台灣最大的鍛造底盤零件製造商，並為全球各大汽車公司提供原廠設備（OE）供應。
2001年，在近三十年的底盤零件製造經驗後，成立了Chassis Tech Europe（CTE）。這家新子公司致力於設計、製造和提供輕量化高性能鍛造控制臂和襯套，專為歐洲汽車市場服務。與母公司一樣，CTE在過去二十年中，已成為台灣最大的高性能鍛造控制臂和襯套製造商之一，並為全球各大“知名品牌”底盤零件公司提供原廠設備供應。
2020年，我們決定擴展產品範圍，進入高性能摩擦市場，並建造了一個全新的專用研發、展示和安裝設施。這一擴展階段完全作為CCYS未來的研發“踏腳石”，同時在中國上海建設了一個新的複合材料生產設施，進行了數百萬美元的合作投資。在CCYS，我們全力投入研發，為所有未來產品開發提供支持。同時，我們還決定進入消費者汽車性能市場，推出新品牌CTE Racing。產品包括高性能鐵制制動碟、鍛造鋁制卡鉗和大制動套件。
快進到現在，我們的研發策略終於取得了成果。作為過去幾年來全球多家主要制動器製造商（特別是保時捷和超級跑車市場）的碳陶瓷和碳/碳摩擦碟片的原廠設備供應商，我們現在已完全採用“垂直整合製造”，並大力投資於人工智能工程和人工智能物流。擁有超過五十年的研發和製造經驗，我們自豪地在內部設計、工程和製造一系列專業的高性能摩擦和底盤零件，包括：
如果您有任何問題，請隨時聯繫我們。
大多數業內人士都知道我們的故事，但對於那些不知道的人來說，我的名字是Stephen Yeh，我和Patrick Seto（MFactory® Competition Products的總經理)是唯一負責將“性能齒輪”引入本田地圖的人。
當我在2004年創建INFINITUDE Autosports時，當時還有其他品牌，最明顯的是ATS，他們的B系列接近比率齒輪（和JDM品牌一起來的是JDM價格）和SRR的D系列最終驅動（和他們的驚人失敗率），但他們並未能達到同樣的規模。
然而，還有一個品牌大約在INFINITUDE Autosports出現的同一時間出現，提供幾乎相同的產品，但由於供應商協議，我不能提及這家公司的名稱。
在3年的時間裡（2004-2006年），INFINITUDE Autosports和這其他3個品牌在北美為本田齒輪市場的主導權進行了激烈的爭奪。 ATS正在迅速死亡，SRR無處可見。這讓INFINITUDE Autosports和“其他”品牌繼續進行戰鬥。
在2006年下半年，Patrick Seto加入了團隊擔任總經理，並做出了一個決定，這將永遠改變本田的“性能齒輪”市場：
然而，就像我們已經實現了這一點一樣，我意識到本田市場的規模並沒有增長，而是在慢慢減少。考慮到這一點，我做出了另一個決定，這將永遠塑造MFactory®的路線圖：
在2015年初，Patrick Seto仍然作為總經理經營MFactory®，我做出了將我在MFactory®中的大部分股份出售給YCW Engineering Ltd（Performance Gear Industrial Co.，Ltd的研發部門）的決定，並將YCW Engineering Ltd從幕後帶到公眾視線中。這不僅確保了MFactory®的持續增長，而且還讓我實現了我的工程夢想，並將YCW Engineering Ltd擴展為一家真正的全球企業，而不僅僅是齒輪產品。
快進到2022年，MFactory®比以往任何時候都更強大（儘管沒有我直接的參與），YCW Engineering Ltd在專業賽車工程市場上取得了突出的地位，再次將“台灣製造”放在地圖上，並引以為傲（以防你不知道，大多數行業領導者現在已經將他們的製造業遷移到了中國大陸）。從精密加工的IndyCar引擎組件到高端底盤開發，機會無窮無盡。
那麼INFINITUDE Autosports在哪裡，我聽到你問？一個讓我想到的詞是“草根”。作為開始所有這些事情的嬰兒，比重振這個將整個故事推向運動的催化劑，向草根本田市場表達我對他們的欣賞，還有什麼更好的方式呢？
因此，由於我從MFactory®購買了所有原始的2004-2008年停產/清倉庫存，INFINITUDE Autosports重生了！請訪問我們：INFINITUDE Autosports
Stephen Yeh - INFINITUDE Autosports 總經理
Swift Springs was founded in 1997 in Tokyo Japan as a motor sports division of Tokyo Hatsujo Manufacturing Co, Ltd. that has been leading the spring industry since 1924
The purpose was to demonstrate our superior engineering in spring technology by developing the next generation of motor sports suspension coil springs. They had to have the best characteristics of any brand or design on the market, which required the springs to be the lightest in weight and most durable, and to exhibit the most linear characteristics while still being cost effective.
Since the formation of Swift, it has been lead by the former racer and suspension expert, Kei Yokota, and the chief engineer, Yasu Saito.
Their first-hand involvement within the race industry has propelled Swift quickly through the ranks of some of the world’s most reputable races. Swift springs quickly became one of the most recognised and respected names in performance coil springs in many genre of motorsports throughout the world. Being a part of the Tokyo Hatsujo spring corporation, Swift has a large collection of engineering research and development resources. Tokyo Hatsujo springs are used in most light to heavy industries and the dynamic has provided Swift with the most advanced spring technologies and innovations available.
Swift’s impressive motor sports history dates back to 1998. First was with Nissan Skyline GT-R in the Super Taikyu Endurance championship series in Japan. Then Swift got involved with the championship teams in Le Mans 24hrs, Nurburgring 24hrs, Super GT (JGTC), Super Taikyu series, D-1 World Grand Prix, F3, F3000, Formula Toyota, Circle Track Racing (ashpalt/dirt) and many other world-class races.
The Swift Advantage
When drivers look at a set of springs, they concentrate mainly on the rates, but the material and manufacturing process is equally important. Most enthusiasts will tell you that all springs are the same... we asked some professional drivers for their opinions...
"I just replaced my springs to Swift Springs with same spring rate, and somehow the car behaves totally different now"
"Since I've swapped the springs from another brand to Swift, my lap times became very consistent throughout the entire race due to cooler tire temperatures, which saves tire wear"
"We have tested our Swift-equipped race cars on a shaker rig, and the Swift Springs have a lot less harmonic vibration"
"My car is a lot smoother with Swift Springs even though same spring rate were chosen, especially on bad surfaces"
The many positive comments Swift Springs receive would have you believe that Swift Springs is surprised to hear such things in the first place; we are simply getting confirmation that our engineering not only works on paper, but is also proven through use in the field (track). Now, allow us to provide a few reasons as to why we get this kind of feedback from our users.
Priorities that we always have in mind when we develop suspension springs
Surely you have read some spring manufacturers catalogues before, and you have read that they all claim to have the 4 factors listed below:
Our parent company, Tohatsu, has been winding industrial springs since 1924. Tohatsu then decided to get in to the auto racing market in 1996. Based on long-time experience dealing with coil springs, we came up with one goal: "We must make the product that will revolutionise the ones we see on the market now." Keeping this goal in mind, we went back to the basics of coil spring design and asked ourselves what is the most important factor that we need to consider on this new project.
The Answer?
- Maintaining tire grip is the key to faster times and suspension springs take on an enormous portion of this task!
All Springs are not created equal. The diameters and spring rates can be similar, but the process of manufacturing springs plays a huge factor in how they will perform. Through our extensive knowledge in performance springs, we have perfected the process of manufacturing springs that will outperform our competitors.
With this in mind, we set out to produce a new material for coil springs: a proprietary steel alloy we call "HS5.TW". This material was created in order to maintain the 4 factors listed above, as well as achieving the fastest reaction speed possible to get compliance on road surface conditions. Our springs are created with proprietary winding methods, as well as some other trade secrets focused on ensuring our springs separation from the standard market.
In the time since Swift Springs officially opened its doors in 1997, Swift Springs has dealt with many world class race teams in multitudes of different races including road racing, rally, off road, drift, autocross, pavement and dirt oval track, motorcycles, and more. Swift Springs has lifted many racers to a podium finish, and is still continuing to do so. With so much experience behind us, we feel confident that our springs will give you a leg up in any kind of race you participate in.
Try Swift Springs on your vehicle, and experience what many racers are talking about. We strongly believe that you will feel the difference just like every other racer, and you might even wonder why you didn't try it sooner!
Note: Some of our racers are using Swift Springs on 2 corners only, but to achieve the best results from Swift Springs, we highly recommend using them on all corners of the vehicle due to the very different characteristics of Swift springs.
YCW Holdings LLC are the Global Distributor for Swift Springs outside of Japan & USA. If you are interested in discussing your requirements with us and what we can do for you, please feel free to Contact Us
Established in 2008, Synchrotech / MFactory R&D have positioned themselves as the go-to place in North America for Honda transmission rebuilds and OEM replacement parts, providing rebuild services and Hi-Performance parts for countless top-tier race teams throughout the country.
In partnership with MFactory® Competition Products, they are best known for their broad range of Carbon-Composite Synchros, Sleeves, Limited Slip Differentials and Custom Gears. Over the past few years, they have expanded into other JDM models and the US Domestic market with the same advanced synchro technology utilised in the Honda R&D race programs
Services
Xtreme Clutch (Also known in the USA as "XClutch") kits and components are designed and tested in-house at Australian Clutch Services which is based in South Australia. The range includes a wide variety of performance options including heavy duty, single plate road clutches all the way through to carbon clutches for time attack and drag racing. The Xtreme range draws on our experiences in the Australian and European markets, with the XClutch range tailored to suit the American car park.
Each kit is carefully designed to ensure it provides the attributes required for the specific vehicle use.
Performance For The Street
Xtreme utilises in-house testing equipment to ensure that each clutch is extensively tested and altered before being offered on the market. Our performance upgrades for the street have been designed specifically with this in mind and include the latest technology to allow for excellent feel, noise and vibration reduction. Now you can have a performance clutch that really works on the street.
Motorsport Clutch Kits and Accessories
With the knowledge gained over years of supplying performance upgrades to race teams around the world, Xtreme engineers are able to develop numerous performance upgrade options for a huge range of vehicles. Our motorsport clutch kits start at basic ceramic and carbon kits for lightly modified track day vehicles and club level racing all the way through to multi-disc, alloy cover performance kits designed specifically to handle the stresses of high level motorsport including drifting, circuit racing and specialist categories such as Time Attack or Hillclimbing. Xtreme performance upgrades are used by teams around the world including 3x Irish Drift Champion Duane McKeever and 2x British Drift Champion Matt Carter
YCW Holdings LLC are an Authorised Distributor for Xtreme/XClutch. If you are interested in discussing your requirements with us and what we can do for you, please feel free to Contact Us
Established in 2010, YCW Suspension, in partnership with Swift Springs, is the accumulation of over 15 years experience in the performance suspension industry, with our roots stemming back to the mid 1990’s and the then adolescent import market. Recognising the growth potential of what is now a multi-million dollar industry, and the lack of grassroots friendly manufacturers, our aim and reason for being is to offer a cost-efficient and new-age customer-orientated alternative to the more traditional performance suspension specialists.
Bringing the Grassroots back to Grassroots and recognising their thirst for DIY, our unique business-model is to make readily available each and every individual component required to build/rebuild dampers; unlike our competition, this is something we actively encourage. Our aim at YCW Suspension is to offer a full knowledge base for grassroot racers to calculate, build and tune their own dampers to meet their requirements. And thus, the YCW Suspension "Dry Kits" were born; highly customisable, highly cost-effective with unlimited tuning potential. For similar cost to a budget coilover kit and a few hours of your time (infact, with enough practise, you can knock out a damper in only 15mins), you can have a fully-bespoke coilover kit that could otherwise cost you thousands! Of course, if DIY is not up-your-alley, we also work directly with several specialist builders that will be more than happy to help you build your dampers for you for a fee. All of these builders have been assessed and certified by YCW Suspension, so you can rest-assured that they will do the job properly.
With the correct, high-quality components and the specialist tools/guides provided by YCW Suspension free-of-charge, no longer is damper building/tuning a "Black Art" reserved for big-budget race teams; basic garage tools and a day getting your hands oily is sufficient enough to build a set of dampers that will outperform most off-the-shelf coilover kits on the market. In fact, with a little bit of future investment and practise, your dampers can outperform the majority of the "big brand" coilover kits as well, and you will never again have to pay another company hundreds of dollars to rebuild your dampers for you when servicing time comes.
At YCW Suspension, we like to keep things transparent and go against the grain when it comes to telling the truth about our R&D, manufacturing and sourcing processes:
British Engineering
Although there are a lot of mass-market off-the-shelf budget coilover kits available, aside from a few aesthetic changes, they are all based on generic designs, generic technology and generic assembly practices introduced over the past 15 years or so. Infact, the top selling mass-market coilovers that are currently on the market are all manufactured from the same technical drawings originating from Taiwan! Colloquially known in Taiwan as the Taichung-gang, the mass-market designs can be traced back to the original company; Taiwan Bor-Chuann (BC Racing), of whom were contracted to mass-produce coilover kits for a certain JDM Brand. From there, 2 of their engineers left to startup their own companies; D2 Racing and STD (Standard Tuning Design) respectively, from which then spawned a countless number of coilover companies around the world (Fun Fact: Taiwanese companies refrain from hiring Male staff unless absolutely necessary for the sole reason that once they've got a few years experience behind them, they will simply leave and setup their own competing company). Different Brand/Manufacturer; Same Product/Design/Performance
In this day and age, it is indeed very simple and cost effective to have basic structural components manufactured from aluminium or steel. Provided basic manufacturing standards are adhered to, there is no difference in quality between an aluminium or steel component manufactured in the USA than one manufactured in China or Taiwan.
Unfortunately, whilst the basic structural components are often of sufficient quality, the nature of mass-market manufacturing often means poor quality service components being used (i.e Wear parts, such as Shims, Oil Seals, Damper Fluid, Bushings and Springs), a lack of proper quality control during damper assembly (the majority of these companies do not have an in-house shock dyno, durability tester nor shaker rig. Most of them have never even heard of vacuum-assembly nor pressure tuning before) and, more importantly, a generic off-the-shelf valving profile that was not tuned for your specific requirements (certain companies may say their products have "custom valving", but is it really custom if every customer gets the same "custom valving" and is just mass-manufactured for them on an assembly line from one of the Taichung-gang?). Whilst we understand the budget constraints of most consumers, all we suggest is that if you do decide to go down the off-the-shelf route, please do your due diligence in advance. This applies to all of the off-the-shelf "big brand" kits as well, not just the budget kits.
A simply analogy would be: An off-the-shelf suit vs a custom-made tailored suit. Whilst the off-the-shelf suit can be good quality (depending on brand), they will never fit as well as a custom-made tailored suit.
Off-the-shelf Budget Coilover Kits
If you are interested in discussing your requirements with us and what we can do for you, please feel free to Contact Us
YCW Engineering Ltd, a 21st Century company offering new-age gear design and manufacturing techniques, far surpassing those of the more traditional "Machine Shop". Located in the heart of Taiwan, our excellent location affords us convenient access to global markets, allowing us to quickly meet the demands and requirements of our clientele. Infact, our design and manufacturing capabilities are so extensive that it is now impossible for our Western competitors to offer a like-for-like service and product without costing several times the initial investment.
With over 15 years of commercial production development experience, through the use of industry leading design software alongside our own proprietary gearing tools & equipment, our In-House R&D Department undertake detailed product development and manufacturing analysis to ensure only the best quality and performing product is delivered.
Design & Development
As a fully bespoke service company, we work with our clientele down to the smallest technical details to meet their requirements, from gear-tooth profiling to control noise-levels and drivetrain efficiency, to grade of steel used to maximise drivetrain strength and durability. Unlike with our competitors, our clientele have full control over every step of the design and development stage to ensure the resulting product meets their exact requirements, helping to save both time and money.
Although there are a plethora of "Machine Shops" available that can do some of the steps involved in gear manufacturing, there still remains only a select few companies that have invested the millions of dollars into the specialist tools required to manufacture a True performance product, and then have the ability and resources available to integrate the services together as a Full-Service company. Leveraging our position in the global market, our manufacturing capabilities are second-to-none, again, helping our clientele to save both time and money.
Situated in the heart of Taiwan, our excellent location affords us convenient access to global markets, allowing us to quickly meet the demands and requirements of our clientele, be it via Air or Sea Freight. From our purpose-built warehousing & logistics facility, we can quickly and efficiently Assemble, Package and Ship all orders ranging from a single pallet to 40ft containers.
If you are interested in discussing your requirements with us and what we can do for you, please feel free to Contact Us
我們的品牌
- MFactory® Competition Products
- INFINITUDE Autosports
- Swift Springs
- Synchrotech
- Xtreme/XClutch
- YCW Suspension
自2004年成立以來，MFactory® Competition Products已經成長為全球領先的高性能現貨售後傳動組件製造商之一，我們的大範圍鍛造最終驅動齒輪，LSD和接近比率齒輪為愛好者提供了無可否認的最具性價比的性能改進方法，遠超過傳統的引擎調整。
成為這個行業的專家需要專注的知識，這只能通過多年的親身測試和調整經驗獲得。挑戰舊的格言，即 'there is no replacement for displacement'，MFactory® Competition Products已經成為最高級別的賽車運動中的突出人物，在全球的賽道賽車，拖拉賽和拉力賽中獲得了領先的認識。
MFactory®目錄中的每一種產品都是在美國內部設計的，並在我們自己的規格下在我們價值數百萬美元的，最先進的，ISO調節的台灣工廠內部製造的，然後在來自北美，歐洲和亞太地區的最先進的賽車上進行實際世界的測試和開發。我們的產品從一開始就設計為超越競爭對手。為什麼選擇MFactory®？這就是原因：
我們公司最值得注意的成就包括（但不限於）
- 美國本田汽車運動部門的官方OEM
- 歐洲豐田汽車運動的官方OEM
- 世界上最大的日本和歐洲汽車鍛造性能傳動組件製造商
- 北美最大的日本和歐洲汽車限滑差速器製造商
- 北美最大的本田/阿庫拉性能傳動專家
- 北美最大的寶馬性能驅動專家
- 使用最新的Solidworks 3D CAD和Cosmos FEA軟件以及我們自己的專有齒輪工具和設備
- 先進的齒輪幾何學有助於增加齒強度，減少摩擦並最小化寄生傳動損失
- 精心選擇的齒輪比率以最大化任何情況下的性能
- 我們所有的棒材都是從日本進口的，以確保最純的鋼等級
- SAE 8620: 主要用於我們的最終驅動齒輪，後處理拉伸U/Y強度超過900/550 MPa和HRC 61
- SAE 4320: 主要用於我們的接近比率齒輪，LSD和軸，後處理拉伸U/Y強度超過1100/700 MPa和HRC 62
- SAE 9310: 主要用於我們的PRO系列齒輪，後處理拉伸U/Y強度超過1300/850 MPa和HRC 62 - 所有MFactory®組件都是鍛造的。我們不使用劣質的鑄造或鍛塊
- 鍛造組件比相同的“鍛塊”組件強度和韌性高達30% - 先進的材料加工，熱處理和精加工技術提供超強的強度，耐用性和質量
- 初級熱處理：鍛件下壓後，它們被規範化和退火以釋放殘留應力並使其機械加工
- 加工：鍛造毛坯完成後，我們使用行業領先的多軸CNC和CAM設備來加工零件
- 二次熱處理：通過計算機控制的氣體渗碳和淬火實現最先進的滲碳硬化程序
- 雙回火：一種優越的熱處理技術，用於降低我們零件的脆性並增加其韌性
- 表面研磨：通過使用我們最先進的鑽石研磨機，我們確保所有零件都光滑，精確且無毛刺
- 超亞零度處理：一種先進的處理技術，其中零件在-300°F下進行低溫硬化，重新排列鋼的晶體結構以獲得最大的強度，然後再次進行熱回火以確保最大的韌性（抗斷裂）
- 微喷丸：我們的最終處理階段，零件受到我們專有微媒體的高速射丸，形成超光滑的表面
- 3階段Ti-Moly Nano-Peen工藝：對於我們的PRO系列零件，而不是我們常規的微喷丸工藝，零件受到我們專有的Ti-Moly納米媒體的超高速轟擊，形成高壓縮，自潤滑的外表面，減少摩擦30%！
- ISO調節，多級質量控制程序確保只有最好的產品
- 最先進的TESA和大阪精密機械齒輪測量設備，以實現極端的精確度
- 嚴格的測試協議，包括在我們內部的傳動測功機上進行極端的耐久性測試，確保MFactory的區別
- 我們目錄中的所有項目都是“現貨”，確保零供應延遲
- 多國公司，在美國，英國，亞洲，中東和澳大利亞設有辦事處
- 廣泛的分銷網絡，設有戰略性的安裝商和關鍵分銷商
無論您希望對您的自豪之作進行什麼升級，無論是快速公路車還是全面建造的賽車，我們都有技術知識來確保您購買的任何產品都將補充您的設置，因為它得到了我們廣泛的專業建議的支持。
歡迎來到CTE Carbon Composites，這是CCYS Hi-Tech International Co., Ltd.的子公司。CCYS成立於1973年，已成長為台灣最大的鍛造底盤零件製造商，並為全球各大汽車公司提供原廠設備（OE）供應。 2001年，在近三十年的底盤零件製造經驗後，成立了Chassis Tech Europe（CTE）。這家新子公司致力於設計、製造和提供輕量化高性能鍛造控制臂和襯套，專為歐洲汽車市場服務。與母公司一樣，CTE在過去二十年中，已成為台灣最大的高性能鍛造控制臂和襯套製造商之一，並為全球各大“知名品牌”底盤零件公司提供原廠設備供應。
2020年，我們決定擴展產品範圍，進入高性能摩擦市場，並建造了一個全新的專用研發、展示和安裝設施。這一擴展階段完全作為CCYS未來的研發“踏腳石”，同時在中國上海建設了一個新的複合材料生產設施，進行了數百萬美元的合作投資。在CCYS，我們全力投入研發，為所有未來產品開發提供支持。同時，我們還決定進入消費者汽車性能市場，推出新品牌CTE Racing。產品包括高性能鐵制制動碟、鍛造鋁制卡鉗和大制動套件。
快進到現在，我們的研發策略終於取得了成果。作為過去幾年來全球多家主要制動器製造商（特別是保時捷和超級跑車市場）的碳陶瓷和碳/碳摩擦碟片的原廠設備供應商，我們現在已完全採用“垂直整合製造”，並大力投資於人工智能工程和人工智能物流。擁有超過五十年的研發和製造經驗，我們自豪地在內部設計、工程和製造一系列專業的高性能摩擦和底盤零件，包括：
- 我們無與倫比的碳陶瓷制動碟和制動片（與Ferrari S.p.A和比亞迪汽車等超級跑車/超級跑車領域的知名品牌共同測試和開發）
- 我們“改變遊戲規則的”碳複合制動碟（價格與高性能2片鐵制碟片相似）
- 碳/碳制動碟（用於商業和軍事航空航天應用）
- 碳/碳離合器碟（由多支F1車隊使用）
- 碳複合材料隔熱罩（用於商業和軍事航空航天應用）
- 碳複合材料控制臂（用於汽車和航空航天應用）
如果您有任何問題，請隨時聯繫我們。
大多數業內人士都知道我們的故事，但對於那些不知道的人來說，我的名字是Stephen Yeh，我和Patrick Seto（MFactory® Competition Products的總經理)是唯一負責將“性能齒輪”引入本田地圖的人。
當我在2004年創建INFINITUDE Autosports時，當時還有其他品牌，最明顯的是ATS，他們的B系列接近比率齒輪（和JDM品牌一起來的是JDM價格）和SRR的D系列最終驅動（和他們的驚人失敗率），但他們並未能達到同樣的規模。
然而，還有一個品牌大約在INFINITUDE Autosports出現的同一時間出現，提供幾乎相同的產品，但由於供應商協議，我不能提及這家公司的名稱。
在3年的時間裡（2004-2006年），INFINITUDE Autosports和這其他3個品牌在北美為本田齒輪市場的主導權進行了激烈的爭奪。 ATS正在迅速死亡，SRR無處可見。這讓INFINITUDE Autosports和“其他”品牌繼續進行戰鬥。
在2006年下半年，Patrick Seto加入了團隊擔任總經理，並做出了一個決定，這將永遠改變本田的“性能齒輪”市場：
- INFINITUDE Autosports被解散
- MFactory® Competition Products誕生
然而，就像我們已經實現了這一點一樣，我意識到本田市場的規模並沒有增長，而是在慢慢減少。考慮到這一點，我做出了另一個決定，這將永遠塑造MFactory®的路線圖：
- 在2008年下半年，MFactory®與我們在台灣的供應商以及在房地產，設施和最先進設備上的數百萬美元的投資一起，成立了一家新公司：Performance Gear Industrial Co.，Ltd
- 我們的供應商仍將負責所有現有產品設計的製造（即2004-2008年左右出售的INFINITUDE/MFactory®產品），但從此以後只處理oem/odm市場的開發。由於有協議在位，我們的供應商仍將作為台灣唯一的性能齒輪製造商保持在公眾視線中
- Performance Gear Industrial Co.，Ltd，僅在幕後運營，將專門負責設計，開發和製造整個售後性能齒輪市場
在2015年初，Patrick Seto仍然作為總經理經營MFactory®，我做出了將我在MFactory®中的大部分股份出售給YCW Engineering Ltd（Performance Gear Industrial Co.，Ltd的研發部門）的決定，並將YCW Engineering Ltd從幕後帶到公眾視線中。這不僅確保了MFactory®的持續增長，而且還讓我實現了我的工程夢想，並將YCW Engineering Ltd擴展為一家真正的全球企業，而不僅僅是齒輪產品。
快進到2022年，MFactory®比以往任何時候都更強大（儘管沒有我直接的參與），YCW Engineering Ltd在專業賽車工程市場上取得了突出的地位，再次將“台灣製造”放在地圖上，並引以為傲（以防你不知道，大多數行業領導者現在已經將他們的製造業遷移到了中國大陸）。從精密加工的IndyCar引擎組件到高端底盤開發，機會無窮無盡。
那麼INFINITUDE Autosports在哪裡，我聽到你問？一個讓我想到的詞是“草根”。作為開始所有這些事情的嬰兒，比重振這個將整個故事推向運動的催化劑，向草根本田市場表達我對他們的欣賞，還有什麼更好的方式呢？
因此，由於我從MFactory®購買了所有原始的2004-2008年停產/清倉庫存，INFINITUDE Autosports重生了！請訪問我們：INFINITUDE Autosports
Stephen Yeh - INFINITUDE Autosports 總經理
Swift Springs was founded in 1997 in Tokyo Japan as a motor sports division of Tokyo Hatsujo Manufacturing Co, Ltd. that has been leading the spring industry since 1924
The purpose was to demonstrate our superior engineering in spring technology by developing the next generation of motor sports suspension coil springs. They had to have the best characteristics of any brand or design on the market, which required the springs to be the lightest in weight and most durable, and to exhibit the most linear characteristics while still being cost effective.
Since the formation of Swift, it has been lead by the former racer and suspension expert, Kei Yokota, and the chief engineer, Yasu Saito.
Their first-hand involvement within the race industry has propelled Swift quickly through the ranks of some of the world’s most reputable races. Swift springs quickly became one of the most recognised and respected names in performance coil springs in many genre of motorsports throughout the world. Being a part of the Tokyo Hatsujo spring corporation, Swift has a large collection of engineering research and development resources. Tokyo Hatsujo springs are used in most light to heavy industries and the dynamic has provided Swift with the most advanced spring technologies and innovations available.
Swift’s impressive motor sports history dates back to 1998. First was with Nissan Skyline GT-R in the Super Taikyu Endurance championship series in Japan. Then Swift got involved with the championship teams in Le Mans 24hrs, Nurburgring 24hrs, Super GT (JGTC), Super Taikyu series, D-1 World Grand Prix, F3, F3000, Formula Toyota, Circle Track Racing (ashpalt/dirt) and many other world-class races.
The Swift Advantage
When drivers look at a set of springs, they concentrate mainly on the rates, but the material and manufacturing process is equally important. Most enthusiasts will tell you that all springs are the same... we asked some professional drivers for their opinions...
"I just replaced my springs to Swift Springs with same spring rate, and somehow the car behaves totally different now"
"Since I've swapped the springs from another brand to Swift, my lap times became very consistent throughout the entire race due to cooler tire temperatures, which saves tire wear"
"We have tested our Swift-equipped race cars on a shaker rig, and the Swift Springs have a lot less harmonic vibration"
"My car is a lot smoother with Swift Springs even though same spring rate were chosen, especially on bad surfaces"
The many positive comments Swift Springs receive would have you believe that Swift Springs is surprised to hear such things in the first place; we are simply getting confirmation that our engineering not only works on paper, but is also proven through use in the field (track). Now, allow us to provide a few reasons as to why we get this kind of feedback from our users.
Priorities that we always have in mind when we develop suspension springs
Surely you have read some spring manufacturers catalogues before, and you have read that they all claim to have the 4 factors listed below:
- The most consistent spring rate throughout the stroke
- The largest amount of stroke
- The highest durability against loss of spring height
- The lightest in weight
Our parent company, Tohatsu, has been winding industrial springs since 1924. Tohatsu then decided to get in to the auto racing market in 1996. Based on long-time experience dealing with coil springs, we came up with one goal: "We must make the product that will revolutionise the ones we see on the market now." Keeping this goal in mind, we went back to the basics of coil spring design and asked ourselves what is the most important factor that we need to consider on this new project.
The Answer?
- Maintaining tire grip is the key to faster times and suspension springs take on an enormous portion of this task!
All Springs are not created equal. The diameters and spring rates can be similar, but the process of manufacturing springs plays a huge factor in how they will perform. Through our extensive knowledge in performance springs, we have perfected the process of manufacturing springs that will outperform our competitors.
With this in mind, we set out to produce a new material for coil springs: a proprietary steel alloy we call "HS5.TW". This material was created in order to maintain the 4 factors listed above, as well as achieving the fastest reaction speed possible to get compliance on road surface conditions. Our springs are created with proprietary winding methods, as well as some other trade secrets focused on ensuring our springs separation from the standard market.
In the time since Swift Springs officially opened its doors in 1997, Swift Springs has dealt with many world class race teams in multitudes of different races including road racing, rally, off road, drift, autocross, pavement and dirt oval track, motorcycles, and more. Swift Springs has lifted many racers to a podium finish, and is still continuing to do so. With so much experience behind us, we feel confident that our springs will give you a leg up in any kind of race you participate in.
Try Swift Springs on your vehicle, and experience what many racers are talking about. We strongly believe that you will feel the difference just like every other racer, and you might even wonder why you didn't try it sooner!
Note: Some of our racers are using Swift Springs on 2 corners only, but to achieve the best results from Swift Springs, we highly recommend using them on all corners of the vehicle due to the very different characteristics of Swift springs.
YCW Holdings LLC are the Global Distributor for Swift Springs outside of Japan & USA. If you are interested in discussing your requirements with us and what we can do for you, please feel free to Contact Us
Established in 2008, Synchrotech / MFactory R&D have positioned themselves as the go-to place in North America for Honda transmission rebuilds and OEM replacement parts, providing rebuild services and Hi-Performance parts for countless top-tier race teams throughout the country.
In partnership with MFactory® Competition Products, they are best known for their broad range of Carbon-Composite Synchros, Sleeves, Limited Slip Differentials and Custom Gears. Over the past few years, they have expanded into other JDM models and the US Domestic market with the same advanced synchro technology utilised in the Honda R&D race programs
Services
- North American based technical support
- Complete Honda transmission build service
- Custom development projects welcome
- Fully staffed phone order and customer service team
Xtreme Clutch (Also known in the USA as "XClutch") kits and components are designed and tested in-house at Australian Clutch Services which is based in South Australia. The range includes a wide variety of performance options including heavy duty, single plate road clutches all the way through to carbon clutches for time attack and drag racing. The Xtreme range draws on our experiences in the Australian and European markets, with the XClutch range tailored to suit the American car park.
Each kit is carefully designed to ensure it provides the attributes required for the specific vehicle use.
Performance For The Street
Xtreme utilises in-house testing equipment to ensure that each clutch is extensively tested and altered before being offered on the market. Our performance upgrades for the street have been designed specifically with this in mind and include the latest technology to allow for excellent feel, noise and vibration reduction. Now you can have a performance clutch that really works on the street.
Motorsport Clutch Kits and Accessories
With the knowledge gained over years of supplying performance upgrades to race teams around the world, Xtreme engineers are able to develop numerous performance upgrade options for a huge range of vehicles. Our motorsport clutch kits start at basic ceramic and carbon kits for lightly modified track day vehicles and club level racing all the way through to multi-disc, alloy cover performance kits designed specifically to handle the stresses of high level motorsport including drifting, circuit racing and specialist categories such as Time Attack or Hillclimbing. Xtreme performance upgrades are used by teams around the world including 3x Irish Drift Champion Duane McKeever and 2x British Drift Champion Matt Carter
YCW Holdings LLC are an Authorised Distributor for Xtreme/XClutch. If you are interested in discussing your requirements with us and what we can do for you, please feel free to Contact Us
Established in 2010, YCW Suspension, in partnership with Swift Springs, is the accumulation of over 15 years experience in the performance suspension industry, with our roots stemming back to the mid 1990’s and the then adolescent import market. Recognising the growth potential of what is now a multi-million dollar industry, and the lack of grassroots friendly manufacturers, our aim and reason for being is to offer a cost-efficient and new-age customer-orientated alternative to the more traditional performance suspension specialists.
Bringing the Grassroots back to Grassroots and recognising their thirst for DIY, our unique business-model is to make readily available each and every individual component required to build/rebuild dampers; unlike our competition, this is something we actively encourage. Our aim at YCW Suspension is to offer a full knowledge base for grassroot racers to calculate, build and tune their own dampers to meet their requirements. And thus, the YCW Suspension "Dry Kits" were born; highly customisable, highly cost-effective with unlimited tuning potential. For similar cost to a budget coilover kit and a few hours of your time (infact, with enough practise, you can knock out a damper in only 15mins), you can have a fully-bespoke coilover kit that could otherwise cost you thousands! Of course, if DIY is not up-your-alley, we also work directly with several specialist builders that will be more than happy to help you build your dampers for you for a fee. All of these builders have been assessed and certified by YCW Suspension, so you can rest-assured that they will do the job properly.
With the correct, high-quality components and the specialist tools/guides provided by YCW Suspension free-of-charge, no longer is damper building/tuning a "Black Art" reserved for big-budget race teams; basic garage tools and a day getting your hands oily is sufficient enough to build a set of dampers that will outperform most off-the-shelf coilover kits on the market. In fact, with a little bit of future investment and practise, your dampers can outperform the majority of the "big brand" coilover kits as well, and you will never again have to pay another company hundreds of dollars to rebuild your dampers for you when servicing time comes.
At YCW Suspension, we like to keep things transparent and go against the grain when it comes to telling the truth about our R&D, manufacturing and sourcing processes:
British Engineering
- All of our prototype mounts are, in collaboration with our partner facility in Preston, designed and machined in the UK by British engineers
- All of our prototype components are designed in-house using Solidworks 3D CAD software by British engineers
- All of the coil springs that we offer are manufactured by Tokyo Hatsujyo Manufacturing Co.,Ltd (i.e Swift Springs). We do not use the vastly inferior Yang Min Enterprise/Triple-S springs from Taiwan that the majority of budget manufacturers use
- All of our standard self-lubricating teflon-lined spherical bearings are supplied by NSK
- All of our premium spherical bearings are genuine NMB brand. The cost of these alone are more than what some full coilover kits sourced from China/Taiwan cost!
- All of our aluminium-based development mounts and specialist components are machined in-house at YCW Engineering
- All of our steel-based development mounts, damper bodies and piston rods are manufactured for us by our partner facility in Taiwan
- All of our rubber bushings are manufactured for us by Hardrace
- All of our valving shims are machined in-house at YCW Engineering using genuine Swedish Sandvik 20C Carbon Steel
Although there are a lot of mass-market off-the-shelf budget coilover kits available, aside from a few aesthetic changes, they are all based on generic designs, generic technology and generic assembly practices introduced over the past 15 years or so. Infact, the top selling mass-market coilovers that are currently on the market are all manufactured from the same technical drawings originating from Taiwan! Colloquially known in Taiwan as the Taichung-gang, the mass-market designs can be traced back to the original company; Taiwan Bor-Chuann (BC Racing), of whom were contracted to mass-produce coilover kits for a certain JDM Brand. From there, 2 of their engineers left to startup their own companies; D2 Racing and STD (Standard Tuning Design) respectively, from which then spawned a countless number of coilover companies around the world (Fun Fact: Taiwanese companies refrain from hiring Male staff unless absolutely necessary for the sole reason that once they've got a few years experience behind them, they will simply leave and setup their own competing company). Different Brand/Manufacturer; Same Product/Design/Performance
In this day and age, it is indeed very simple and cost effective to have basic structural components manufactured from aluminium or steel. Provided basic manufacturing standards are adhered to, there is no difference in quality between an aluminium or steel component manufactured in the USA than one manufactured in China or Taiwan.
Unfortunately, whilst the basic structural components are often of sufficient quality, the nature of mass-market manufacturing often means poor quality service components being used (i.e Wear parts, such as Shims, Oil Seals, Damper Fluid, Bushings and Springs), a lack of proper quality control during damper assembly (the majority of these companies do not have an in-house shock dyno, durability tester nor shaker rig. Most of them have never even heard of vacuum-assembly nor pressure tuning before) and, more importantly, a generic off-the-shelf valving profile that was not tuned for your specific requirements (certain companies may say their products have "custom valving", but is it really custom if every customer gets the same "custom valving" and is just mass-manufactured for them on an assembly line from one of the Taichung-gang?). Whilst we understand the budget constraints of most consumers, all we suggest is that if you do decide to go down the off-the-shelf route, please do your due diligence in advance. This applies to all of the off-the-shelf "big brand" kits as well, not just the budget kits.
A simply analogy would be: An off-the-shelf suit vs a custom-made tailored suit. Whilst the off-the-shelf suit can be good quality (depending on brand), they will never fit as well as a custom-made tailored suit.
Off-the-shelf Budget Coilover Kits
- Quality ranges from low to high, depending on brand and components used
- Generic designs (with some aesthetic changes), generic valving technology and generic assembly practices
- Performance-wise, in most cases, simply just does-the-job
- Majority of brands can be rebuilt independently to meet your requirements due to the generic design
- Price range typically between $500-2500
- Quality ranges from low to high, depending on brand and components used
- Some use generic designs (with some aesthetic changes), some use more advanced design features
- Some use generic valving technology, some use more advanced valving technology
- Some use generic assembly practices, some use more advanced assembly practices
- Performance-wise, in most cases, simply just does-the-job
- Some brands can be rebuilt independently, some cannot
- Price range typically between $1000-5000
- You will be paying "Brand Tax"
- Higher quality components
- Some use generic designs (with some aesthetic changes), some use more advanced design features
- Advanced valving technology
- Some use generic assembly practices, some use more advanced assembly practices
- Performance-wise, in most cases, is specific to your requirements
- Some brands can be rebuilt independently, some cannot
- Price range typically between $2000-10000
- Higher quality components
- Generic design with some advanced design features implemented
- Advanced valving technology
- Can use generic or advanced assembly practices (i.e it's your choice. We teach you both)
- May optionally choose one of our Certified Builders, all of whom use advanced assembly practices
- Performance-wise, is specific to your requirements
- 100% fully re-buildable by anyone with basic tools
- Price range between $700-2000 depending on components selected
If you are interested in discussing your requirements with us and what we can do for you, please feel free to Contact Us
YCW Engineering Ltd, a 21st Century company offering new-age gear design and manufacturing techniques, far surpassing those of the more traditional "Machine Shop". Located in the heart of Taiwan, our excellent location affords us convenient access to global markets, allowing us to quickly meet the demands and requirements of our clientele. Infact, our design and manufacturing capabilities are so extensive that it is now impossible for our Western competitors to offer a like-for-like service and product without costing several times the initial investment.
With over 15 years of commercial production development experience, through the use of industry leading design software alongside our own proprietary gearing tools & equipment, our In-House R&D Department undertake detailed product development and manufacturing analysis to ensure only the best quality and performing product is delivered.
Design & Development
As a fully bespoke service company, we work with our clientele down to the smallest technical details to meet their requirements, from gear-tooth profiling to control noise-levels and drivetrain efficiency, to grade of steel used to maximise drivetrain strength and durability. Unlike with our competitors, our clientele have full control over every step of the design and development stage to ensure the resulting product meets their exact requirements, helping to save both time and money.
- 3D CAD/CAM & FEA Analysis
- 3D Coordinate Measurement Systems
- Rapid Prototying
- Transmission Dynamometer
- 8 Staff Members dedicated to Research & Development
Although there are a plethora of "Machine Shops" available that can do some of the steps involved in gear manufacturing, there still remains only a select few companies that have invested the millions of dollars into the specialist tools required to manufacture a True performance product, and then have the ability and resources available to integrate the services together as a Full-Service company. Leveraging our position in the global market, our manufacturing capabilities are second-to-none, again, helping our clientele to save both time and money.
- Impression-Die Hot & Cold Forging
- CNC Turning Centres
- CNC Gear Hobbing
- CNC Gear Grinding
- CNC Gear Shaping
- Spline Rolling
- Broaching
- Diamond Lapping
- Super Sub-Zero Treatment
- Nano-Media Shot-Peening
- 30+ Staff Members dedicated to Machining & Material Handling
Situated in the heart of Taiwan, our excellent location affords us convenient access to global markets, allowing us to quickly meet the demands and requirements of our clientele, be it via Air or Sea Freight. From our purpose-built warehousing & logistics facility, we can quickly and efficiently Assemble, Package and Ship all orders ranging from a single pallet to 40ft containers.
- Purpose-Built 20,000sqft Warehousing & Logistics Facility
- Instapak 900 Foam Packaging System for Individual Product Packaging
- 15 Staff Members dedicated to Assembly, Packaging and ShippingModel
If you are interested in discussing your requirements with us and what we can do for you, please feel free to Contact Us
YCW Suspension
Swift Springs