Over-Boost

Looks like Nissan isn’t going to let people get away with buying a reletively inexpensive exotic that can outperform more expensive exotics that easily. Particularly worrying is this statement:

Adding, replacing, reprogramming, attempting to reprogram, altering or disconnecting any  computer, control unit, or electronic module or deleting any or all stored information in any computer, control unit, or electronic module, or denying access to any data or information stored in any computer, control unit, or electronic module VOIDS ALL COVERAGE under the 2010 Nissan GT-R New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

I’m not sure how this adds up in conjunction with the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act – but it is certantly something to pay attention to if you’re in the market for a R35 GT-R.

[Source: Njection.com]

0-60 in in 2.8 seconds, quarter mile in 10.87…and launch control was off! Some incredible work by the people over ay Hennessey Performance – they modded their R35 GT-R with new ECU programming, new turbochargers and a host of other great of other supporting mods to rebuild their GT-R as a fire breathing monster. Click here to see more information over at AutoBlog with all the videos and pictures or click “Read More” to see them mirrored here.

[Source: AutoBlog]

The latest creation to come from the Texas tuner is the GTR700 based on the Nissan GT-R. The upgraded Godzilla now sports 715 horsepower and 662 lb-ft torque thanks to numerous modifications including a stainless steel exhaust system, new ECU programming, modified turbos with larger compressor wheels, 100mm cold air intake, high-flow fuel injectors, transmission cooler, clutch pack upgrades, and more.

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Not much is known about the car but here are the details that are solid:

• 1969 Chevy Camaro
• 565 big block
• Gear-driven F3 Procharger at 17psi
• air/water intercooler
• 16 250lb/hr injectors
• at least 1070hp on pump gas
• Built and tuned by PSI Motorsports

Right, enough babbling, click “Read more” to see all of the pictures along with a few dyno videos!

[Source: PSI Motorsports, Gen[M]ay Forums, The Turbo Forums]

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Here is the album for Tuned.com’s Fast and the Furious launch event, at the AMC Lowes Theaters in New Jersey. This show spanned Friday night and Saturday evening. Some incredible cars showed up, as well as some great DJ work and top of the line raffles. Check out the full album of over 60 pictures by clicking “Read more”! Thanks to Tuned.com for the show!

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Beyond Redline has taken apart the exhaust manifold and turbocharger assembly from the 2.0T Genesis Coupe. No surprises here, a typical log manifold with a rather small TD04-based Mitsubishi turbocharger. Click here to see this thread on GenCoupe Forums. They have also fabbed up their prototype bar and plate aftermarket intercooler upgrade for the 2.0T Genesis Coupe. They say that it is the largest core you can fit in the front end without structural modifications – and with a great high quality core this provides at least a 20hp improvement over similar aftermarket intercoolers. Click here to see that thread on the GenCoupe Forums. Click “Read more” to see all the pictures that we’ve mirrored!

[Source: Beyond Redline via GenCoupe Forums]

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The staff at Over-Boost (along with some other hired temp staff) will be attending the Tuned.com’s Fast and the Furious launch event in New Brunswick on Friday, April 3rd and the Street Wars Five car show Sunday April 5th (sponsoring research in breast cancer). Keep checking the page for more updates!

Edmunds recently felt the pain recently as they brought their GT-R in for scheduled maintenance, which involves:

• Transmission fluid flush
• Differential fluid change
• Engine oil change
• Engine oil filter
• Engine and cabin air filter

The transmission fluid comes in at a whopping $86.24 per quart, and the differential oil comes in at $62.02 per quart. Add that to $817.50’s worth of labor, put your car in the shop for 4 days, and you end up with a tab for a little over $2000. Ouch. Check out the article from Edmunds here.

Last week we took our Nissan GT-R to Nissan of Santa Monica for routine service. We knew going in that this was going to be an expensive one. We’d been warned ahead of time that this service was not only an oil change (already expensive on these cars), but also a routine change of the differential and transaxle fluids.

Update 20090402: Some smart people in NAGTROC are posting up their findings at chemically analyzing the GT-R’s gear oil…and their experiences with developing their own.

I don’t know where this build orginated from (Sources say Autz in Korea, but I can’t find anything about them) but I’m seeing threads for it made on a bunch of websites like GenCoupe and LowMotion - what we have here is another member with the V6 model with an aftermarket turbo bolted on. This particular one has a rebuilt engine with forged internals to be able to make a very healthy 504PS (496HP) to the wheels. We’ve mirrored the pictures here, but if you have any more news or information on this build please let us know! Click “Read more” to see all the details along with dyno chart and more pictures!

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Eric Hsu at Beyond The Dyno shares this Specialty-Z built 300ZX Twin Turbo build on his website with a few thoughts of his own. This 300ZX is a monster, with twin GT3071 turbochargers, a wealth of supporting parts, and a good tune. The results are well over 1000HP at the wheels, a true sleeper because from the outside, it looks almost stock. Click here for the full description!

I’d love to have a Z32 one of these days. I still have fond memories of the Z32 even though I haven’t driven one in a long while. Back in the day when I was 20 (circa 1993), Jeff the Tokyo Pimp and I did several Z32 NA and TTs with 150 shots of direct port nitrous. Those were my first experiences with involuntary lane changes and smoking tires at 80mph.

It seems in an attempt to get the Nissan GT-R to appeal to a wider audience, they will be developing and selling a “softer” version of the R35 GT-R. The linked article here, on PistonHeads mentions something called “Ripple control”, along with more choices in interior like wood grain in the proposed Spec-M model.

The GT-R Spec-V firm suspension will get replaced by a softer, more refined setup and will include ripple control shock absorbers to help iron out the bumps. There’ll also be a wider choice of interior trims to help entice a more upmarket clientele, with aluminium and wood grain finishes both options on the new Spec-M.