GTR Modding time

[Ja5on]

The time has come to start modding the GTR.

Car was given a good clean.

Before

During

After

First parts arrived from US.

AMS coolant tank.
Titek Oil Plug with stronger magnet
Dodson Diff scoop

Vbox Sport Arrived from Litchfields

First test of vbox

New camera for onboard footage at trackdays etc.

New wheels being ordered this week. With Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres.

Also a new full exhaust system will be ordered from Russ Fellows.

And then onto Litchfields to get new brakes and power!!!

 

[DaveDreads]

Big money project!

How far are you going to take it in terms of power?

 

[Ja5on]

700hp I think.

Car made 550 on the RR and its only got Y pipe and a nismo ecu

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Nice!

Litchefields is down the road from me, weird little outfit, I never knew it was there lol!

 

[jesus]

Shiny new toys! Can't say I'm not jealous. Those wheels will look awesome, what size will they be?

 

[Ja5on]

20". As for the width I'm not sure. But them from Litchfields and possibly running different with tyres than standard,

285 square or maybe 275 front and 305 rears

 

[Lal B3N]

Awesome.

I enjoy reading Jamie Ps GTR thread, his is incredible.

 

[kpowell911]

lol @ the results from the Vbox. Crazy car

 

[kpowell911]

Awesome.

I enjoy reading Jamie Ps GTR thread, his is incredible.

Supra Bloke? His GTR will have to be mental to match that!

 

[Ja5on]

Jamies Vbox results are 0-60 2.88 0-100 6.52

868Hp

Awesome machine

 

[Lal B3N]

Supra Bloke? His GTR will have to be mental to match that!

Yeah thats him. Its on front cover of Banzai magazine this month I believe. Come along away, fast since he got it.

 

[Ian_182]

looking forward to seeing wha this gets.

 

[The Boosh!]

Looks great! Look forward to hearing the results.

On another note I was reading this the other day. :rasp:

 

[Advikaz]

Not keen on the wheels but otherwise good work.

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Sounds like a good project
Wonder how it'll sound with new exhaust? They sound great anyway

 

[_Tom]

Taking off forged Rays wheels for TSW's makes sense..

 

[RDH]

Yeah I'm really struggling on the wheel choice. They look crap to me. Are they light?

Epic car though.

 

[Sir_Dave]

TSW? Did i wake up in 1998 this morning?

 

[.GAZ.]

TSW? Did i wake up in 1998 this morning?

FPMSL!!!

 

[ekaJ]

To be fair after searching, the TSW's are also forged and do look better than standard wheels.

Lovely machine!

 

[couzens]

Looks great, saw a couple yesterday in Brighton and they sounded mental!

What sort of fuel consumption do you get roughly?

 

[JamesBryan]

Looks great, saw a couple yesterday in Brighton and they sounded mental!

What sort of fuel consumption do you get roughly?

Shouldn't be worrying about fuel consumption if you own one iirc.

 

[Gally]

Taking off forged Rays wheels for TSW's makes sense..

It does seem a tad strange. I'd rather spend the money elsewhere.

Jason you running standard brakes? Any issues? I know they hard cracking problems

 

[Chapppers11]

These wheels?

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[Thrust-Rated]

They look good I think

 

[The Boosh!]

They look good I think

​+1

 

[Philip.]

Those wheels look superb on the example above.

 

[Gally]

These wheels?

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Aren't those Hartege (sp) wheels.

 

[Ja5on]

Yep those are TSW wheels, Davids fitted GTR hub centres too them.

Gally, as far as I knoe the brakes are standard. They're ok, they do start to go a bit soft after some spirited driving. No cracking problems for me though. Going got Alcon 400mm discs on the from and the 380mm ( I think ) on the rear with pagid RS 29 pads.

Cars getting some carbon aswell I think.

Wheels were ordered this morning.

Fuel wise, depends on how you drive, Ive seen the mpg hit 3.9 during some spirited driving. On a motorway run I can get 250ish miles to a tank

 

[Stu_350z]

Lovely car mate the big brother to mine

 

[Munson]

f**king hero car. End.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Looks great jason!

 

[Stu_350z]

I saw a 350 yesterday with GTR rims on it same as yours...
Stunning wheels so I wouldn't change them...

 

[Ja5on]

Hmmm to do a carbon splitter diffuser and skirts or not.... ;-)

 

[CrippsCorner]

TSW? Did i wake up in 1998 this morning?

I did kinda think this too! Kinda seems weird putting 'budget' wheels on a car like that... but don't get me wrong I'm still jealous and think it's awesome. I tried playing with a GTR when I had my 320bhp Impreza and it absolutely destroyed me :dead:

 

[Ja5on]

Budget wheels! At 2k for the rims alone I wouldn't call them budget. Another £1k for tyres.


was 3.5k for a set of BC wheels with custom offset that was with out tyres.

 

[Ja5on]

​its s bit of a throw up, don't really see the point in spending a fortune on wheels with the states of UK roads. The wheels I have on just now have a few wee scratches on the edge due to pot holes

 

[ch!ppen]

Clearly people see the name TSW and still think of Venoms... These wheels aren't anything like that.

As for the GTR, i can never make my mind up on them. Personally, i don't think they look that great, bit awkward looking imo. I have no doubt it's amazing to drive and seriously fast either but if someone said i could have a Ferrari or a GTR, i wouldn't pick the Nissan - no matter how much quicker it was.

But still, apparently epic cars to drive and i still wouldn't turn my nose up at it. Sounds like it could be a serious weapon once you've finished playing, so enjoy!

 

[Ja5on]

Don't get me wrong I've had some serious fun in lower bowered cars, dads old 111R, the mrs gt86. But the power of the gtr is addictive. Needs a nice flowing road, can be a bit stop start otherwise

 

[david hodson]

Is that not David Yu GTR off evo magazine godzilla?