Installed a new Exhaust, wanted to share!
Hey everybody. I recently had the benefit of saving up enough side cash to justify buying myself a new exhaust for my Nissan GT-R. I'd done some research, and thought about getting the Borla, as it seemed to be the best deal for the money and was very well reviewed everywhere I looked, but I decided to spend a little bit more and go with the TiTek titanium exhaust. While the Borla is well reviewed, I am very glad that I went with the TiTek exhaust, as this thing is AWESOME! Had a couple friends come over (they had recently done a new exhaust install on one of their Camaros) and we set to work putting on my new exhaust. It wasn't exactly easy, but wasn't difficult either. Took the three of us about 3 1/2 hours, and a 12-pack, and we had the thing installed.
I purchased the full TiTek Stage 1 exhaust with titanium resonated Mid-Pipe from the guys at www.southerncarparts.com, as they seemed to have the best prices I could find and were super helpful when talking to them over the phone (Here's a shout out to you guys! Thanks for the help!). Took a couple weeks to get out to me, which wasn't too terrible honestly as I'm a patient man. I was anticipating it those last couple days though, monitoring me tracking number regularly. My anticipation was well-founded. Got the exhaust on, and started it up, and my GT-R roared in a way it never had before. It wasn't throaty or gurgling like an American muscle car with a MagnaFlow on it either. It was mean and clean. The notes were crisp, the volume increase sharp as it worked through the RPM meter (sounding incredibly fierce every time I got up 5k RPMS and higher), and the immediate performance boosts were noticable on my read-outs (nice having a car that gives definitive feedback) as I was accelerating to 60 from a stop tenths of a second faster than I ever had before. I was also pulling new highs on the lateral G's coming out of sharp turns and stomping the gas. At idle it is loud, but never obnoxious, and I can still listen to music at a comfortable level inside the vehicle while driving, so I sacrifice none of the comforts which make the GT-R so great.
In short, I am very glad that I paid a little bit extra and went with the TiTek Stage 1 Aluminum exhaust (once again, this is not meant to be a knock on any other exhaust system for the GT-R as I've read positives on each and every one of them) and can not imagine any other system giving me more oomph or enjoyment. My R35 GT-R, which was already the nicest and meanest ride everywhere I go around my home town, has got a little more character and growl and became that much scarier to all other vehicles out there. Install was fairly easily done by a few guys with limited knowledge, which was a nice plus as I'm certain I couldn't have justified spending any more money to either the wife or myself, and was actually a lot of fun to do with interested friends. I'd give this exhaust an A+ all the way, if I was going to assign a letter-grade to it, and would highly recommend it to anyone out there looking to do a solid single upgrade to their Nissan GT-R. Also, if you're curious, be sure to check out the Southern Car Parts website, as those guys really helped me get this, and talked me through a couple issues and qualms I had before buying it. This was their personal recommendation, and they obviously know their stuff. A great buy for a great car and I couldn't possibly be happier. Time for me to take my GT-R out for a drive and enjoy the sound and the looks.
One last note that I forgot to mention, the tips on this exhaust look awesome as well. The flame touched titanium is a great visual touch and it really makes the rear of my GT-R look a lot meaner.
GT-R Firecar
Just last week I posted some pictures and information of a Police Cruiser adaptation of the Nissan GT-R that was being implemented in the United Arab Emirates. Well, I recently found out another service vehicle adaptation of the Nissan GT-R that is equally cool-although, admittedly, this is not a new news event and I may be behind the times getting the info to you. At the Nurburgring, they've outfitted a Nissan GT-R R35 to serve as an emergency firecar vehicle. I can only imagine that that would be delivering some of the swiftest fire response times on the planet. Apparently they chose the GT-R because it could reach anywhere on the circuit in a matter of minutes, a fact that should be apparent by its 7:29 Burburgring lap time. Outfitted with emergency lights, and a foam and water fire extinguishing system, I can safely say I'd be happy to see such an emergency vehicle headed my way. So, at 7:29 lap time, if you crash you're never any more than 4 minutes away from help!
Nissan GT-R Firecar
Nissan GT-R SpecM To Return, Maybe as Early as 2010
TOKYO — Those who have followed the Nissan GT-R since it was named the Skyline GT-R (R32) know that there was a variant called the M-Spec. It was part of the R34 lineup and was the favorite of many enthusiasts because of its compliant suspension and overall civility.
While the R34 V-Spec was made for the track, the M-Spec was more of a grand tourer, providing the best of both performance and comfort worlds. The R34 M-Spec was the pet project of Kazutoshi Mizuno, the man behind the current GT-R (R35), the one we finally received in the States.
"We've always planned that after we released the SpecV, we were going to build the SpecM," Mizuno said.
And just like the first SpecM, the new one is meant to have a much more compliant ride, with little to no sacrifice in cornering prowess. The ride should be on par with the likes of Aston Martin or Ferrari, making it a road car first and a track car second.
The biggest surprise in all this is that the price of the SpecM will soar past that of the SpecV. While the SpecV prices at 15,750,000 yen, the SpecM will go for 18,000,000, meaning that it will indeed be priced like a European supercar.
The car's release may come as soon as early next year.
GT-R R35 SpecM to come sooner rather than later
Source: InsideLine
Illtech did a nice job with this R35. Can’t wait to see more and more companies start making their own modified R35′s as well!
R-36 is greenlighted and set to arrive 2013!
'Evolutionary' R36 should be with us by 2013
PistonHeads was at Nissan’s Nurburgring Technical Centre earlier this week, when VP of global product planning Andy Palmer paid a flying visit to show his support for the GT-R programme lead by Kazutoshi Mizuno.It was Andy’s first meeting with the Japanese GT-R ‘away team’ at the Nurburgring and, speaking informally to the assembled engineers and support staff, he spoke warmly of their achievements and reaffirmed Nissan’s commitment to the GT-R project.
“These are very hard times and, as you know, we have had to make cuts to many programmes,’ he told the team. ‘However, it is very important to Nissan that we remain able to offer a diverse range of vehicles from electric cars, to LCVs and the GT-R and we continue to fully support the work you are doing here.”
Speaking to PH later on – while waiting for a rapid ride around the Nurburgring circuit in a Spec-V development car – Andy confirmed that a model replacement programme was still in place in spite of the economic downturn, based on a roughly similar timescale to the Porsche replacement cycle.With the 911 GT2 being the car Nissan likes to benchmark, that puts a lifespan of 5-6 years on the current R35 - according to our rudimentary maths.
Unsurprisingly, Andy also confirmed to us that the next-generation GT-R will be an evolution of the current platform, and will therefore retain the twin-turbocharged V6 and rear transaxle configuration.
“In that respect, it’s not going to be a massive one-off investment,” Palmer told PH. “It’s more a case of putting a bit of money into the programme every year, to make sure we keep the GT-R where it needs to be.”