One of Japan's greatest sports cars, the Nissan GT-R->ke1592, has been the subject of countless aftermarket programs. That being said, it shouldn't be surprising that one more company is preparing arguably the most powerful GT-R project we've seen in recent time.

AMS Performance is no stranger to working with Godzilla, having most recently produced the insane Alpha 10 program that netted the GT-R with 1,100 horsepower. This time, the company's upping the ante once again with the new Alpha 12 program that takes the GT-R's output from 1,100 ponies all the way up 1,318 horsepower and 1,014 lb/ft of torque. Horses gone wild!

To make the car produce that much juice, AMS Performance took the GT-R's 3.8-liter, twin-turbo engine and modified the system while also increasing its boost pressure. On top of that, AMS also went out and reinforced the block to ensure that the car's engine could handle all the horses galloping underneath the hood.

The result is a car that can blast off from 60 mph to 130 mph in just 3.46 seconds while breaking a quarter-mile in just nine seconds at speeds in excess of 166 mph.

The full details of the car have yet to be revealed, but the company has released a couple of videos of the car hitting the track and performing some dyno tests to ensure that it makes the most out of its 1,318 horses.

UPDATE 08/02/2011: The Nissan GT-R Alpha 12 has just posted the fastest GT-R quarter mile in history, posting a time of 8.97 second a astonishing 169 miles an hour. Check out the video of this record breaking quarter mile run by clicking on the image above.

UPDATE 11/04/2011:: The new AMS Alpha 12 has just become the fastest R35 GT-R at the 2011 Texs Mile where it hit a top speed of 216.9mph. Check out the video by clicking on the image above.

2011 Nissan GT-R Alpha 12 by AMS Performance

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  • Model: 2011 Nissan GT-R Alpha 12 by AMS Performance
  • Engine/Motor: 3.8-liter twin-turbo engine
  • Horsepower: 1,318 horsepower
  • Torque: 1,014 lb/ft of torque
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