Nissan GT-R HKS Stage 2 vs EVOTECH Audi RS6

Nissan GT-R HKS Stage 2 vs EVOTECH Audi RS6

Nissan GT-R R35 HKS GT570 (600 hp) vs Audi RS6 Sedan Evotech (750 hp)

http://www.evotech.de/konfi...

Freeway racing. 3 beeps and go.

Source : Youtube

Nissan GT-R review - Telegraph.UK

Everywhere you go, men and women gawp. In red, it hurts your eyes, colour exploding everywhere, from its fat rear and muscular haunches to its broad snout and gaping mouth.

It eats road and air and you have to squeeze it along Britain's narrow roads, all the while wishing you were actually on the fearsome Nürburgring circuit in Germany, where the GT-R holds the lap record.

There were little moments of satisfaction along the way: the thumbs up and questions from passers-by, the neat nudge of the flappy paddles to select one of the six gears from the dual-clutch transmission, the surprisingly cavernous boot, the digital display showing throttle and brake use, the endless stream of power at motorway speeds but it feels too wide, and the ride way too hard, to use every day. More's the pity.

Source: Telegraph.uk

Enter To Win a Trip to the Dsport Tokyo Auto Salon Tour

Complete the survey for a chance to win a trip on the DSPORT Magazine Tokyo Auto Salon Tour 2010 OR $1,500.00 CASH .

It should only take a couple minutes to complete, and you might win.

One Lap GT-R on the Dyno

Shifting up and down though the gears. The car has a real rasp to the exhaust note.

Check out the Aeromotions wing moving though its range.

R35 GTR with Haltech. Testing shift points.

VR38 Cylinder Block

VR38 Cylinder Block

Top Gear Australia - Nissan GTR Lap

The GT-R without a limiter in Australia does a 1:07.06 or 2nd on the Top Gear Australia board. Just barely behind the Porsche 911 GT2 time of 1:06.92.

7:38 at Nurburgring by Sport Auto

The rumors of a 7:38 laptime at Nurburgring by Sport Auto were true. On Dunlop tires, Sport Auto managed a 7:38 time with a European spec R35 GT-R.

The driver of the car for the test has over 10 years experience on the Nurburgring. So does this help or hurt Porsches case ? Porsche said they couldn't get within 25 seconds of Nissans claimed time of 7:29.

Some pictures of the magazine article in German. Overall it was said, they really like the car.

Head over to the forums for the full article.

Source : Final Gear Forums

Nissan GT-R vs Corvette ZR1 : Autobild Sportscars

Autobild Sportscars Magazine ran a Nissan GT-R and a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 at the Continental tire test track. The 638 hp Corvette conquers all....right ?

Results

Source: 6 Speedonline

Nissan GTR vs Subaru RA-R - Sepang International Circuit

It was raining lightly but provided a chance for the RAR to maintain close enough to overtake at turn 9 initially than at turn 11 again. There is no better fun than driving in wet condition in a 4 wheel drive!!

BMW M6 vs Ford Focus RS vs Lotus Exige Cup 260 vs Nissan GTR vs 911 GT3

A translated article from German to English pitting the BMW M6 vs Ford Focus RS vs Lotus Exige Cup 260 vs Nissan GTR vs 911 GT3 together in a no holds barred death match. Or maybe just some track driving and impressions.

Five cars with a total of 1993 hp and 31 cylinders. An impressive number, without the problems could still increase. But in this Test Track is not the pure in heart performance. There is much more about different approaches in Sportwagenbau - from only 860 kilos heavy Lotus Exige Cup 260 to bear the heavy BMW M6 with 507 hp and Competition package.

The two stars in the starting field but the new Nissan GT-R with Biturbo and all-wheel drive and the Porsche 911 GT3 established with rear wheel drive and rear engine. In addition there is the new Ford Focus RS, the 305 hp at the top of the sport compact stands. His performance, he brings only the front wheels on the race track. Completely hopeless? By no means: For all tests, the RS with its performance and driving dynamics enthusiasm

BMW M6
Weight: 1,720 kg / 3,784 lbs
0 - 100km/h(62mph): 4.2s
Top speed: 250km/h (156mph)
Lap time: -

Ford Focus RS
Weight: 1,400 kg / 3,080 lbs
0 - 100km/h(62mph): 5,8s
Top speed: 263km/h (164mph)
Lap time: 1.46,30

Lotus Exige Cup 260
Weight: 860 kg / 1,892 lbs
0 - 100km/h(62mph): 4,3s
Top speed: 245km/h (153mph)
Lap time: 1.41,3

Nissan GTR
Weight: 1,720 kg / 3,784 lbs
0 - 100km/h(62mph): 3.8s
Top speed: 310km/h (193mph)
Lap time: 1.36,13

911 GT3
Weight: 1,407 kg / 3,095 lbs
0 - 100km/h(62mph): 4s
Top speed: 312km/h (195mph)
Lap time: 1.36,8

Source : Fit Forum

Results:

STILLEN Releases R35 Nissan GT-R Sway Bar Kit w/Adjustable Endlinks

Stillen has just released new adjustable sway bars for the Nissan GT-R. The front sway bar is 3 way adjustable and the rear bar is 5 way adjustable. These adjustments will help to dial a car in to a drivers liking on the circuit.

These sway bars are constructed of DOM Steel, and come complete with poly-urethane bushings, and all hardware to bolt right on. Also included with this kit is an extremely durable set of adjustable endlinks, well suited for vehicles utilizing coil overs.

Features:
• 3-Way Adjustable Front Bar - 20-38% Stiffer
• 5-Way Adjustable Rear Bar - 67-108% Stiffer
• Adjustable Sway-Bar End Links
• Poly-Urethane Bushings
• DOM Steel Construction – High Tensile Strength
• Silver Powder Coated Finish – Maintains Appearance and Protects

Source : Stillen Blog

SSP 65 mm Throttle Bodies - Sneak Peak

SSP posted up a sneak peak of their 65 mm throttle bodies for the R35 GT-R. They are in the process of dyno testing, and street testing.

More pictures over at the Nagtroc forums.

Source: Nagtroc forums

GT-R's at VIR

Modified Magazine's coverage of the Nissan track day at VIR. 21 GT-R's showed up for the event.

Forged Performance, with the help of Freedom Autosport and NAGTROC, rented out the track for the entire day. Typical track days are filled with dozens of cars, lots of irritating traffic and short sessions. Not this one. No less than 21 GT-Rs tackled the challenging full course, including the world-famous uphill essess that have vexed even the most seasoned professional race car drivers.

Head over to Modified Magazine for more pictures and coverage of the event.

Source : Modified Magazine

09 Base vs 09 with Nismo Package vs Spec-V Video

09 Base vs 09 with Nismo Package vs Spec-V

Streetracing Videos - GT-R vs ZR1 vs ....

A few street racing videos. ZR1 vs GT-R(HKS GT570kit) from a roll. Couple other cars thrown into the mix.

Nissan GTR: HKS Stage 2 600+hp Corvette ZR1: Stock Porsche Carrera GT: Stock Porsche 911: EvoTech Kit

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20 hp Gain with AMS Cast Downpipes .

AMS Performance posted up a dynochart comparing a car with mods and stock downpipes to an AMS cast downpipe. They had some pretty impressive gains in spool up time, and horsepower.

Mods to the car were :

AMS Turbo's
850cc injectors
AMS Mid pipe and exhaust
STOCK DOWNPIPES WITH CATS
Cobb Access port with an AMS/Forged Performance tune

587 whp and 555 ft lbs of torque

Click though for Cast downpipes dynochart after the jump.

The turbo's are spooling 500 rpm quicker and the mid range is just INSANE!!! Previously at 3500 rpm we were seeing about 10 psi of boost. With the downpipes we are now seeing 20! up top you can see a 25 - 25 whp gain just about EVERYWHERE!

Source : Nagtroc Forums

Titanium Pretzel

Its the HKS premium version of their pretzel exhaust,this time in titanium. Ben from GTC posted to Nagtroc forums , from the SHH Brueni Proshop website, pictures of the new HKS exhaust.

The durable full titanium exhaust system is lightweight and it weighs 10kg lighter than stock exhaust system

Titanium pretzels are best. Tasty and less filling. A light food.

10k = 22 lbs lighter than stock.

MotoIQ.com Goes Live

Its been a long time coming, but its finally up. MotoIQ. Head Geek in charge Mike Kojima has banded together with a merry band of enthusiasts to form MotoIQ. There are some names you might recognize, besides Mike Kojima, there is Dave Coleman , Anne Sam , Sara Forst, and Eric Hsu.

So here we are. I believe that the hardcore are still out there, I believe that your editorial needs are not anywhere close to being filled by the current publications on the shelves at the newsstands or on low signal to noise ratio internet user group forums. We are not corporate, we are independents, we are lean mean and nimble, responsive to your interests.

If you are reading this, I believe you miss SCC. Well, I am here, Dave Coleman is here, as well as a bunch of other equally hardcore and capable car freaks and nerds.

Geek and Nissan Strong.

Could This Be the Most Powerful R35 GT-R in the World ?

Hennessey Performance Engineering builds the world's first R35 GT-R with custom stainless headers and twin GT30R ball bearing turbos. Could this also be the world's most powerful R35 GT-R? Stay tuned...

Haltech Stand Alone ECU for the R35 GT-R

Underpressure winner of this years One Lap of America, posted up some results of testing with the Haltech ECU on the Nagtroc forums.

The standard stock car came in with 408 hp , a Cobb Accessport tune came in at 469 hp, and the Haltech ECU came in with 527 hp, all on BP93 octane fuel.

These are all repeatable runs.
BP 93 fuel

Cobb and Haltech runs were at the approx the same boost level.
Cobb was a little bit higher actually.


Early July for a realistic release date.
Taking pre-orders now. 50% down.
There are no official pre-orders thru Haltech.
Pricing is $3199-

Would suggest running it with the Haltech dual channel wideband for closed loop.
*no external gauge, just feeds the Haltech*
$349-
Haltech Dual Channel Wideband

Auto Journals.com Nissan GT-R

David Yu contributing writer to Evo magazine and Managing Editor of www.auto-journals.com posted up some information about his GT-R history, and links to longer length versions of stories he has had published in Evo Magazine.

His R35 GT-R was one of the first delivered in the UK , April 9,2009. He also co-drove Jon Silvas 800 hp SSP powered R35 GT-R on the Gumball 3000 rally , and the writeup on that adventure will be up at the end of the month.

Source : Auto-Journal.com

BBI Center Exit Exhaust For Sale

BBI Autosport Center Exit Exhaust for the Nissan GT-R.
Used BBI exhaust weighs 40lbs less than the stock exhaust and makes more power. $1,900 OBO.Contact Chris.

40 lbs lighter.

Source : Illpayne Blog

Ferrari Enzo vs Nissan GT-R at Nurburgring

Split screen video.

Ferrari Enzo vs Nissan GT-R at Nurburgring

500GB 1/18th Scale Nissan GT-R

I saw this over at GT-R Blog and found it interesting. If you want to have a unique 500 GB external drive, heres one for you.

This is one of the coolest things I've made. The GT-R is an awesome car and the Jada 1:18 diecast model represents the car very well. The car is highly detailed with an opening hood, doors and trunk. The best part is I have integrated a brand new Seagate 500 GB (thats gigs, not megs) hard drive in the car. Its currently the largest storage size, 2.5 inch hard drive made. It connects to your computer by USB 2.0 in the back of the car where the license plate goes. Its super fast and super cool. The drive is not visible and has not made a noticeable appearance change in the interior of the car. Its comes with a high speed 6 ft USB cable. As far as I know, this is the first ever hard drive/car made and its an awesome one!!!

Source : GT-R Blog

Twin GT30R VR38DETT From Hennessey Performance

This setup should be capable of near 1000hp .Looking forward to seeing it from Hennessey Performance. Sneak peak.

Twin GT30R turbos.

Source : Hennessey Performance

Spec V vs Standard GT-R Turbos

Over at GTR Blog , via the Garage Saurus Website, they posted up some pictures of the exhaust side of the Spec V turbo vs the Standard GT-R turbo. The pictures clearly show that the exhaust wheel in the Spec V is larger than the exhaust wheel in the standard car. A bigger exhaust wheel means less restriction, which should mean a little slower response down low, but a stronger top end charge. I would like to see some dyno charts of the Spec V, and then a Spec V with a little more boost.

Bigger is better.

Source : GT-R Blog

Nissan R35 GT-R in the Junkyard

The story is that a car rolled onto the GT-R during a trackday. Thats what it says, and I guess I will run with that story.

09+NISSAN+GTR+R35+SKYLINE+CRASH+TOTALED+%2c+DEATH+OF

Death of a GT-R

Nissan GT-R Tops the List Again...

The Nissan GT-R tops the list of cars most expensive to insure. Beating even the Dodge Viper.

From 2009 Nissan GT-R

Topping the "most expensive to insure" list is the Nissan GT-R, which Nissan bills as a "multi performance supercar" that delivers fantasy driving. Its average annual premium is $2,533. Compare that price to the lowest-premium vehicle, the Hyundai Santa Fe at $832, and you can see how your car choice can deliver a surprising insurance bill.

The GT-R's supercharged engine helped drive it to the top of the list. It's a 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged 24-valve V6 with 485 horsepower. Compare that to the Honda Accord Coupe EX-L V6, with a horsepower of 271. Or take the Smart Fortwo, the smallest car available and one of the least expensive to insure, which has 71 horsepower.

Owners of the GT-R buy it for power and speed, and their driving habits are often reflected in frequent and expensive insurance claims.

GT-R owners who are young with less-than-spotless driving records could easily see their annual car insurance premiums zoom to several thousand dollars.

The full press release after the jump.

Sports cars dominate the "most expensive" roster, along with theft favorites like the Cadillac Escalade.

The 20 most expensive 2009 vehicles to insure

Average Vehicle Class
Rank Premium
1 $2,533 Nissan GT-R Sports car
2 $2,446 Dodge Viper Sports car
3 $2,236 BMW M6 Sports car
4 $2,186 Ford Shelby GT500 Sports car
5 $2,088 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Large SUV
6 $2,071 Audi S8 Passenger car
7 $2,020 BMW M5 Sports car
8 $1,912 Hummer H2 Large SUV
9 $1,881 Lexus ISF Sports car
10 $1,819 Porsche 911 Sports car
11 $1,762 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Sports car
12 $1,717 Jaguar XK Series Sports car
13 $1,714 BMW M3 Sports car
14 $1,694 Cadillac XLR Sports car
15 $1,637 Audi R8 Sports car
16 $1,603 Land Rover Range Rover Large SUV
17 $1,592 Cadillac Escalade EXT Truck
18 $1,587 Honda S2000 Sports car
19 $1,584 BMW X6 Large SUV
20 $1,577 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Passenger car



If low premiums are more your speed, the "least expensive" list contains a good selection of SUVs, minivans and passenger cars. Low insurance rates tend to reflect a vehicle's safety because drivers of those models have submitted fewer and less-expensive insurance claims.

The 20 least expensive 2009 vehicles to insure

Average Vehicle Class
Rank Premium
1 $832 Hyundai Santa Fe Midsize SUV
2 $840 Kia Sportage Small SUV
3 $848 Hyundai Entourage Minivan
4 $857 Kia Sedona Minivan
5 $870 Kia Rio5 Small wagon
6 $871 Honda Odyssey Minivan
7 $881 Smart Fortwo Passenger car
8 $911 Saturn Vue SUV
9 $913 Mazda Tribute SUV
10 $915 Chrysler Town & Country Minivan
11 $921 Scion xB Small wagon
12 $929 Mazda Mazda5 Minivan
13 $936 Volkswagen Passat Passenger car
14 $939 Jeep Wrangler SUV
15 $951 Honda Accord Passenger car
16 $954 Suzuki Forenza Passenger car
17 $955 Lincoln Town Car Passenger car
18 $957 Mazda Truck Pickup
19 $959 Chevrolet Impala Passenger car
20 $960 Dodge Grand Caravan Minivan

Source : PR Newswire.

Royal T - Blue Nissan GT-R R35.

Terrances "Royal T" blue R35 GT-R.

More pictures

Source : Blue R35 Blog

Advance Auto ZO6 vs Shadow Sports R35 GT-R vs TiRacing Exige vs GT3 RS Vs F360 Modena

Advance Auto ZO6 vs Shadow Sports R35 GT-R vs TiRacing Exige vs GT3 RS Vs F360 Modena (HQ) 3/3

STILLEN Releases R35 Nissan GT-R 304 Stainless Exhaust System

STILLEN Releases R35 Nissan GT-R 304 Stainless Exhaust System

STILLEN is proud to offer the premier exhaust system for the 2009 Nissan GT-R. After many different styles and months of development Steve Millen and the engineers at STILLEN have come up with an exhaust system that offers increased performance, race-car sounds, unmatched quality and ‘work of art’ appearance.


This exhaust system is constructed out of high luster polished 304 Stainless Steel. During the production process the rear exhaust components are polished five times to ensure a brilliant finish and to make sure that every part of the exhaust exudes excellence.


To ensure superior quality the exhaust is TIG welded by hand and the weld ‘burns’ are left to maintain the race car heritage and look of the Nissan GT-R.


The exhaust has been tested and tuned to offer superior performance and sound while offering a reasonable price. This exhaust comes with a lifetime warranty and is supported by years of racing experience from the experts at STILLEN.

$2475 from Stillen.

R32 vs R35 Wallpaper

0-60 Magazine posted up wallpaper of the Australian Group A R32 and the R35 GT-R. Wheels Magazine had the article with Mark Skaife driving both cars. Link after the jump.

Follow the link for the wallpaper.

Wheels magazine article

Import Drag Racing Circuit on Sat. June 13th

Schedule and more information

RB Motorsports should be bringing out at least one GT-R to run in the event. We will see if we can get another few guys out to have some fun. No GT-R class this time, but its always fun to get cars out to the event.

SSP Slim Transcooler Pan for the R35 GT-R

This new DESIGN will allow you to utilize the factory appearance without cutting the under tray. It has been proven on and off the track to keep your GTR’s transmission fluid 20-30 degrees F cooler. SSP strongly recommends a trans cooler to prolong the longevity of your transmission. They currently have stock of these coolers, please go to their website if you would like further information.

http://www.sspperformance.com/