R35 GTR...hard to push the limits?!

Canada Nissan Automotive
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Hey guys, just read up on the usual automotive related sites and came across this article talking about the new measures/locks put place on the tuning potential of the new R35 GTR…

It seems that @ this time, it’s very complicated and complex to tune/modify the super car, even down to replacing the rims on the car!:S

Very Interesting Read —> http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=23&t=494952

although I’ve seen TOP SECRET already working on their next project, where they’ve replaced the rims, and also were the first to come out with their own exhaust system for the R35…won’t be long, I hope! :A

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R32 FTW

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wow that sucks SO MUCH… but I’m pretty sure someone somehow will get around all that… after the warranty runs out

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its always a race to be the first to do it.

as for tuning, its probably a couple billion lines of code to sort through and start changing stuff.

it will be tuned, just later.

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hard to change things on a super car. is that news?

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^sure it’s a super car, BUT your talking about a GTR!!

it’s the main essence of the GTR, the tuning potential that’s made it such a big hit with the enthusiast crowd!

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Well, the RB26’s in the R32, 33 and 34 were able to chock out 4-500HP temporarily on the stock internals (give or take a few k’s until something finally blows), what about the VR38 in the new GT-R? With about 480HP, can how much can the stock internals go before they blow?

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^ Well Over 600hp with stock internals actually, depending on your setup & such it’s able to take a lot of punishment, but over the course with proper maintenance to boot, remember cooling is especially important as well…:smiley:

also with the earlier RB motors, there were minor oiling issues and such
so if those are figured out and everything is stable then pushing it to such power capacity by use of bigger turbos and such is easy on stock internals/bottom end.

& as for the VR38, there’s articles out there that are estimating and testing out huge power gains and potential…also put in the fact of the larger displacement as well…only time will tell :wink:

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nissan ftl

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What’s with the Nissan hostility, 10th AE FC-dude?

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lol hes joking , he secretly gets a hard on for nissans … hes just tryign to be cool by being th only one in our group with a engine less rusted out car thats not a nissan,

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^ lol, might I add a wee - bit broke from the repairs :stuck_out_tongue:

just kidding bro, but yes…:wink:

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fyi, Amuse, Mines, ARC, and Fujitsubo already has Titanium exhuast on display for the GT-R…freeing about 20-40hp without any ECU tuning.

word on the street is that the ECU goes haywire if you touch the intakes.

The JDM version also has GPS enabled limiter, limiting the car to 110mph on regular roads, and the limit can be removed when you arrive at a Nissan-approved race track. After the track day, you are apparently required to go for a $1000 performance check up, or your warrenty is void.

It also won’t move without the OEM wheels (probably the TPS to be exact).

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/07/n…ed-race-track/

Motor Trend's Scott Kanemura sat down with Michizio Niikura, the president of MINE’S Motor Sports, the first aftermarket firm to get its hands on the new Nissan GT-R. The conversation centered on the roadblocks Nissan has put in place to stymie high speeds and limit modifications to the GT-R.

We’ve previously reported on how the GPS system fitted to the GT-R would remove the 111 mph (180 kph) speed limiter when the car arrives at a track, but according to Niikura, it will only work on pre-approved racetracks. However, the GPS sensor doesn’t automatically remove the limiter by itself, it has to be manually changed by navigating through a series of menus on the GT-R’s touch screen. While having to go to a Nissan-approved track is daft in its own right, it’s even worse when you leave. After the track day, owners are required to head on over to a Nissan High Performance Center where a $1000 safety check is performed. Don’t do it and the factory warranty is void.

Another rumor that began circulating after the Tokyo Auto Salon has also been confirmed: aftermarket wheels are out. Supposedly, all the GT-Rs on display at TAS had to be driven in on the stock rollers, jacked up and then fitted with the tuner’s chosen wheels. Due to a sensor mounted on the valve stem, if the GT-R is driven with aftermarket rims, an error code is thrown on the dash. And although MINE’S has fitted a custom exhaust to their shop car, they’ve found that any modification to the intake system causes the ECU to go haywire.

While all these findings are disturbing draconian, GT-R owners here in the U.S. won’t have to worry about the speed limiter/track day issue. Nissan has said that the GPS system won’t be implemented here in the States, but the future of tuning the GT-R remains questionable. Top tip Zac!

[Source: Motor Trend]

Mines is apparently making ECU changes to remove these things…

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^ what else is new?:rolleyes:

Yes, the major tuning companies have created Titanium exhaust systems,
with Mines being the first out officially! :wink:

Also I heard that even tho that “track sensor gps speed limiter removal magic” won’t be
here on North American GTRs…maybe also due to the limited # of tracks offered here than overseas,
there will still be a speed limiter put place, but once again…there’s always ways to break the barrier.

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haha, i was making a reference to your post about how TS is the first to make an exhaust for the R35 :stuck_out_tongue:

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^ haha Fo give ness pwease :slight_smile:

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NEVAH!!!

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I’ve seen a few pics of the new GT-R with different wheels and also couple of different sets of exhaust systems for it… btw, MINES already managed to tune the ECU and change some of the maps…
Also, we don’t have a speed limiter at 180km/h like the japanese… ours will be at 255km/h :slight_smile:

imo, it’s just a matter of time till a lot of these issues are worked out. I’m sure the GT-R will be one hell of a car for the next few years, that’s for sure.

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Are you gonna say the R32 is greater than the R35 now?

The distinction is the pre-1992 R32 RB26 motors. All other RB26 motors were fine pursuant to that date. RB20 was fine at the time.

Fcuk you Josh. I got a new styled motor for you

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To me Yes R32 is king shit out of the bunch