Steve Millen has a long history of putting Nissan on the podium at professional racing events, and his tuning shop Stillen is known for making the most out of every generation of Nissan’s Z car. Now the Nissan tuner has turned his attention to the super car in the Japanese automaker’s lineup, the GT-R. Stillen transforms the GT-R from one of the best performance bargains on the market into a 620 HP beast that is ready to compete in the upcoming Targa Newfoundland Rally in Canada.
Stillen has been working on this project for the last six months, and we would like to add that it was well worth the wait! Thanks to a new intake system with K&N filters, a set of downpipes, removal of the catalytic converters, an electronic boost controller and a pair of upgraded blow-off-valves allows the GT-R to make as much as 620 HP and makes it go from 0 to 60 MPH in just 2.9 seconds and run through the 1/4 Mile in 11.0 seconds flat at 127.9 MPH.
The Stillen GT-R race car also features: Eibach Race Springs, adjustable sway bars and endlinks, AP Racing carbon-ceramic brakes, and Bridgestone tire, new front lip spoiler, side skirts, canards, and carbon-fiber replacements for the bonnet, trunk lid, rear wing, air ducts and side mirrors and racing bucket seats on the interior.
Do you remember the drag racing video we brought you a few weeks ago that featured a Lingenfelter Performance Engineering tuned Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 walking all over an 800 HP all wheel drive Nissan GT-R modified by Switzer Performance, well here is the “revanche,” an old French world which means the act of retaliation or revenge and was brought to us by our Russian friends at Dragtimes.info. While last time the Nissan had a hard time puling away without jumping the gun, this time it is Godzilla who lays claim to victory on the icy highways of Moscow. Either way, both the Switzer P800 and LPE ZR1 are amazing cars capable of doing 202 MPH in traffic. What would be interesting to see is how both cars would fare from a launch. Sending 800 HP though the GT-R’s transaxle might be enough to make the affordable super car take a bow.
You have to hand it to the Russians, aside from their love of Vodka and the freezing cold winters they Ruskies definitely know how to use their high performance machines. Take this series of on highway acceleration competitions for example, using the trusty three beeps of the horn and away we go method the owner of this Lingenfelter Performance Engineering tuned Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 hands it to the 800 HP all wheel drive modified Nissan GT-R complete with Switzer P800 package. The GT-R does manage to out accelerate the ZR-1 in one of the races, but it is partly due to a healthy lead before the start of the race. In the end it is the American steel, the Detroit iron that shows who is king of the Russian highways.
Th American based tuning firm Switzer Performance has been squeezing ungodly amounts of power from modern day high tech super cars for quite some time now. It was just 8 months ago when the tuners from Switzer created the Nissan GT-R P700, and only about a week ago that the aftermarket manufacturers managed to extract 800 HP from a Porsche 911 Turbo and as both names suggest, these super cars now develop a maximum output of 800 HP. However the boys at Switzer are never ones to rest on their laurels so in the spirit of progress they have improved upon perfection with the company’s latest customization program called, P850. That right, you guessed it, this one now makes 850 HP.
The newfound performance comes from an upgrade to the fuel system, it was made to accept 110 octane racing fuel and with the help of a re-calibrated engine control unit, was able to make the most out of the package using a little more potent power sauce.
In order to transform your Nissan GT-R into a race gas drinking, fire breathing P850, it will only set you back $20,990 plus the cost of the car.
If you happen to be lucky enough to take a ride around the Nurburgring this summer, you can feel safe on all 73 turns of the Nordschleife knowing that a Nissan has got you covered. That is because the German racetrack has chosen a GT-R as their latest Rapid Response Vehicle. Aside from the carbon fiber Recaro race bucket and the obligatory roll cage, this GT-R features a full fire engine conversion that includes a fire retardant cell in the trunk to house a fire hose and all the necessary hardware to make it work. Is there a better vehicle to fulfill the duties of this 480 HP rapid response vehicle with room for four, at least before they installed the roll cage, either way it can get to any point on the track in under 7 minutes and 26 seconds. Not to mention that the GT-R looks really cool wearing all that vinyl.
Two of the most f’ing quick vehicles in the world have been put face to face in a no holds barred competition. In one corner we have the factory tuned U.K. special, the Mitsubishi Evo X FQ400 and in the other, the Nissan GT-R. The Mitsubishi can srint from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.8 seconds thanks to the modified 4B11’s 403 HP and 387 lb-ft of torque; while the GT-R has the benefit of an additional turbocharger and two extra plasma lined cylinders that make 473 HP and 433 lb-ft of thrust. So who ended up on top? Sorry, you’ll just have to watch the video to find out!
What would you think about pitting a 1001 HP super car against a 473 HP budget speed machine? Doesn’t sound to fair does it? Well, the guys from EVO Magazine put the Bugatti Veyron and the Nissan GT-R in a head to head competition to figure out if more is always better. It should come as no surprise that the Veyron won the drag race, however not everything went the way of the Italian exotic once the roads got twisty.
When the Japanese automaker Nissan announced that they had broken their previous lap record at the ’Ring, the German sports carmaker Porsche wasn’t very happy about it and demanded proof. So here it is the run made on April 23rd earlier this year. What’s interesting is that Nissan’s test driver, Toshio Suzuki, barely needs to use the GT-R’s top gear. It looks like the Nissan engineers sized Godzilla’s fifth cog to make the super car run right under redline and in the VR38DETT’s sweet spot around the Nordschleif circuit.
In the realm of tuning the Toyota Supra like the Holy Grail: it is powerful, it is desired and it is respected. There is also a saying that when tuners were ready to grow up and get something serious, they would trade in their Toyotas for the keys to a Skyline GT-R. When the Japanese automaker decided to follow up their beloved Godzilla with the Nissan GT-R, they gave the tuning world another canvas to paint on.
One of the Japanese tuners that is taking advantage of the opportunity is Abflung, a company well know for their limited production body kits. Unlike most rice inspired creations, Abflung creates works of art in motion. Their take on the Nissan super car leaves much of the aerodynamically tuned body alone, instead focusing more on bringing the car closer to the ground with a set of carbon fiber side skirts. There is also a more aggressive front lip spoiler made from the baked black stuff. A subtle inclusion by the Japanese tuning house are a set of driving lights on either side of the front grill, this is a trend that has become more and more popular with big name European tuners like Brabus.
Out back, Abflung has fitted a taller carbon spoiler on top of the trunk and a well ventilated diffuser underneath. Finishing off this particularly beautiful white GT-R is a set of large Enkei GT series rims. Check out the link below to see other products from the Japanese tuning house, Abflung.
According to the Japanese automaker, “the GT-R is Nissan’s first supercar category vehicle.” Being so, the VR38DETT powered beast is “special, it has special needs and requires special skills. This is sounding more like a girlfriend than Godzilla.
In an attempt to keep out aftermarket tuners from pushing Godzilla so far that he might explode, Nissan has made a few additions to their rulebook. The Japanese automaker doesn’t want companies like Greddy, HKS or even COBB Tuning from cracking their ECUs. But the most blasphemous of all is number three on the list of things that will void the warranty on your GT-R, racing.
It’s true that in Japan, if you go to an approved racetrack, your Nissan super car will unlock itself and perform to the best of its abilities. Sure you have to go to an approved Nissan dealership and have special post-race tuning done at a most likely ridiculous cost, but if you can afford a GT-R, you can afford the trip to the stealership.
So, for starter we ruined out shot at launch control and now Nissan doesn’t even trust us to go to a track day. About the modification part, I wonder if an automaker will ever embrace the aftermarket and make it warranty friendly?
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