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It is definitely the year of the 2010 Camaro. Nearly every booth with a car in it, has a Camaro in it.

JUN is showing their new 4.0 liter stroker kit for the VR38DETT at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. There is no replacement for displacement, and this looks like a good way to bump the 3.8 up to 4.0 liters.   We can’t wait to see some results with the kits, and other modifications coming for the R35 soon.  Bore and stroke ? Well we asked but didn’t get an answer in the JUN booth.

A few pictures of things from the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas. This is my 12th year going to the show, and unlike most years, it is not bigger than the previous year. Its pretty obvious that traffic is lighter, and booth count is down. Some halls have whole sections curtained off. State of the economy.

Lots and lots and lots of 2010 Camaros at the show. There must be about 70 of them at the show. Maybe more. A good number of R35 GT-R's, and Hyundai Genesis Coupes.

 Lexus LF-A

This widebody R35 has been teased in the past, and now we are allowed to post up some of the details of the car. AIT Racing collaborated with Neoseven on this kit. 335 mm wide tires all around. 3 inches wider than stock all around. Check it out at the 2009 SEMA show. 3T Motorsports booth. #46103

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GOTO Racing R35 GTR at Infineon. Pregrid, and on track. Standing in the pits near turn 11.

SP Engineering has installed another Greddy turbo kit on a customers R35 GT-R, and had some impressive results.  700 wheel horsepower on 91 octane fuel.

Current mods:
Greddy Turbo Kit
Greddy BOV + Pipe Kit
Greddy Intercooler Kit
Denso 850 CC Injectors
Fuel Pressure Regulator
Dual 255 LPH Fuel Pump kit (SP Engineering in house only)
HKS Plugs Heat Range 9
HKS EVC 6
HKS Resonated Mid Pipe
HKS Legamax Exhaust
Haltech

After the 91 octane runs, it was time to step up the octane and run the car on 109 octane and it did 749 awhp at 1.6 bar of boost.

Then the fuel was switched out again, to my favorite big turbo, big boost fuel – C16. 117 octane leaded race gas and the car laid down 775 awhp. This is now one of the most powerful, if not “the” most powerful R35 GT-R in the world.

Source : NAGTROC  and SP Engineering

Nissan is on a path of continual minor upgrades to the Nissan GT-R since it was released in 2007 in Japan, and in 2008 (as a 2009 model in the US) Nothing is ever perfect, and there are always minor and major tweaks to make the car better, stronger, faster, and more comfortable. 2010 Japanese model, 2011 US model car. We will have to see what upgrades make it here to the US.

YOKOHAMA (Oct. 21, 2009) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the release of the latest version of the Nissan GT-R, which goes on sale on December 7th at Nissan dealers nationwide in Japan. The updated GT-R receives a number of enhancements, including a revised navigation system, recalibrated suspension settings and an improved-flow catalyst system. It is scheduled to go on sale in other global markets beginning next spring. Nissan GT-R Since its introduction in the Japanese market in December 2007, the Nissan GT-R has gone through continuous evolution, remaining on the cutting-edge of multi-dimensional performance. The GT-R has also been acclaimed globally, winning more than 50 top awards in various categories since launch. Nissan also supports GT-R owners with exceptional after-sales service. The latest revisions to GT-R include a new HDD-based CARWINGS navigation system with enhanced entertainment functions. A USB port with iPod®*1 connectivity allows the driver and passengers to enjoy their favorite music in the car, creating an even more pleasant interior environment. *2 In addition, the GT-R’s suspension has been retuned to offer enhanced, premium quality ride comfort, while still providing the driver with a feeling of direct contact with the road surface. The accuracy of the front shock absorbers and springs has been increased and the stiffness of rear suspension radius rod bushings has been strengthened. Rear diffusers with cooling ducts, previously available only on the GT-R SpecV, have been expanded to non-SpecV models, improving cooling performance around the rear floor area. The exclusive Nissan GT-R SpecV models receive revised rear shock absorber settings, enhancing the characteristic combination of supple ride comfort and flat, predictable handling. In conjunction with this change, SpecV now comes standard with Dunlop tires. The previously standard Bridgestone tires are available as a factory-installed option. Finally, both the Nissan GT-R and GT-R SpecV achieve improved low- and mid-range engine response, thanks to newly adopted hexagonal meshed catalyst cells that reduce ventilation/airflow resistance.

Source : NAGTROC

Top Gear Track Day hosted by Doug of Switchcars.com!

Source : NAGTROC and Fontananissanracing.com

141.5 mph in the quarter mile. Not too bad for an R35 GT-R. No launch control , 2.0 60 foot. 103 mph at the 1/8th , 141.5 mph in the quarter. That's a pretty big top end charge.  A 1.6 60 foot time, could have put this car into the 9’s.  Could have, would have, should have. Getting close to that number.

Source : NAGTROC

0-100 km/hr 2.9 seconds

0-200 km/hr 8.40 seconds

0-300km/hr 19.81 seconds

It even sounded like he lifted a little around 290 km/hr

Source: Dragtimes.info

Oleg in his Switzer tuned P800 GT-R has ran a 10.193 quarter mile pass bettering any other GT-R pass to date. GT-R Blog reported that the car was on 19" Dymag carbon fiber wheels, and 315 Hoosier R6 tires. More suited to going around a track, than down a dragstrip, but if thats what they want to run, thats what they are going to run. They could have got a bit more traction with an A6 compound Hoosier if they are going to drag race,or even put an 18 inch wheel and a real drag radial on it.

Pistonheads had the opportunity to interview Kazutoshi Mizuno from Nissan about the Nissan GT-R. Head over to their site for the full first part of the interview.  

Last month PistonHeads was invited to visit Nissan's Nurburgring Technical Centre for an exclusive interview with the 'father of the GT-R', the car's program manager and chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno.

The first question and answer is here, head over to their site for the rest of the questions and answers.

 Q1) For such a high performance machine, the GT-R is a big car and heavy one. Tell us why that is?

Source : Pistonheads.uk