NEARLY 2 WEEKS WAITING: Nissan GT-R is finally mine!

DAIR said:
How much have you spent on this to date?

I totally understand if you'd rather not think about it lol
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~£5k first year, 2 services, piston and mag clips, 6 tyres, front brakes and discs, insurance, tax
~£5k second year 2 services, 4 tyres, rear brakes and discs, insurance, tax, exhaust, intakes, ecutek license, stage 3 remap, gearbox remap

I'll lump all the incoming upgrades into the 3rd year. But already past the 5k mark. Which will be a minimum of 2 services, ceramic brakes + pads all around, braided brake lines, brake cooling, brake master cylinder mod, MOT, coolant tank.


Also, race fuel turned up :D

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Gibbo said:
No mate, the Jaaaag I believe is tuned for RON 95 so for me it would offer no benefit and it gets Vpower anyway, no point in this.

If I was running Mustang then yes as I had the knock sensors turned to flex fuel so they were adaptive and could automatically add more timing for better fuels.

I shall ask Mac and let you know but as he is super charged they probably have the tune set tighter for safety as much bigger chance of BOOM on an SC car than an NA car. ;)
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Fairy nuff, more for me :D

DAIR said:
You know. That all sounds relatively cheap... 10k over two years isn't that bad.
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Thats £500 a month, excluding fuel. I could probably get that down to £200 a month if I didnt indulge myself on some of the extras.
 
Hi guys!

So today was a bit of a fun day :)

Was in at Lichfields for a G1 service, and was just discussing the up and coming events, particularly vmax200. I had picked up some race gas for it, so just wanted to check with Iain about running it, and possibly mapping to take advantage. However, as it turns out at stage 3 the injectors on a GTR are running full out, so adding 102 could be very bad if it started to run lean.

So... time for new injectors!

First thing first, old ones out.

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To be replaced with ANSU 1050cc injectors. I spoke with Iain in detail about this, and after extensive testing, he said the 1050's are simply the best there is in every aspect and should more flow be needed, its better to add a second rail with a second set of 1050's than move upto 1200 or 1600 etc.

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New ones tested and added.

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All snug and ready to fuel the car forever more.

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With the new injectors cozy in place, finally got rid of that manky coolant tank

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And off to the dyno!

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Litchfields dyno is something else. The air flow through that room is like a wind tunnel, when they turn the rear fan on, the air it sucks is enough to require an absolute effort to open the door to get out. I can see why maha are so impressed with the setup, it really does create flow as if the car was moving.

Anyway took a video from the outside... bit too loud inside + the wind noise would ruin it.



The result being a not unrespectable 660hp.

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Very excited to give the car a beating in the coming months and put it through its paces. As always, Lichfields are such a good company and tell you the options and leave it to you, there was no hard sell but for the sake of a few hundred quid may as well have the extra safety the uprated injectors offer.

Roll on santa pod :)
 
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Simon said:
Awesome.

660hp is on 102? Do you have a switch ?
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Thats on the 99 map with 102 fuel.

So could probably get more power if remapped specifically for 102, but playing it safe as its getting to the limit now on "safe" without going down the route of strengthening internals.
 
Gibbo said:
Can't wait to run on Litcho's dyno next month as its the highest and most accurate maha in existence as its a single contact AWD one, best in business so big thanks for letting me tag on the GTR dyno day. :)
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No problem :) The guys there are quite excited also to have an SVR run!
 
Gibbo said:
Thanks and yeah the SVR's are silly rare cars so they have probably never had one on a dyno before, in fact I wonder if one has ever being dyno full stop. Time to see if its figures are bang on, I'd say it certainly feels like 550-600HP. :)
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The dyno, the dyno, the dyno will tell.

The torques, the horsepower and the rpms as well :D

(I doubt anyone will get the reference ha :D)
 
DAIR said:
Have you taken the car on circuit yet?

If so what was it like?
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Donnington and Silverstone.

It needs some work on the handling if I'm honest, still savagely capable but the body roll is very un-nerving you can see it in the picture below how much it shifts about. Thats next on my list, looking at DSC controller (http://www.dscsport.com/gtr-2/) alongside litchfields suspension kit (http://www.litchfieldmotors.com/nissan-gtr/parts/suspension-handling/litchfield-gtr-road-suspension) and some larger anti roll bars.

The setup of the licho kit which plugs into the standard car electrics means I can use the enhanced dsc controller to really change how the car rides, stick it in soft, and it will make it like driving on a pillow, stick it on firm and it will be a proper bone shaker.


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Hi guys,

So got my front splitter back from being sprayed with Ngencos protective coating today.

Decided to give it a test, bear in mind this is not fully cured yet and will harden up over the next 2-3 days.


After peeling it off, you can see the difference, it certainly works, so hopefully it will keep the splitter lovely and protected from stone chips etc...

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Hi all!

So 2 years today I brought her home!

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The first year of ownership broke down like so:

  • Servicing October: £845.44
  • Servicing Feb: £172.66
  • Piston clip upgrade + mag kit upgrade: £299.47
  • Tyres (2 rears and a set of 4): £1212.98
  • New Brakes and Discs: £1149.00
  • Petrol (approx £50 a week when evened out over winter): £2600
  • Insurance: £855.02
  • Tax: £540.75

Total: £7,675.32
Monthly: £639.61
Weekly: £159.90





So for year 2

  • Servicing October: £250.66
  • Servicing Feb: £602.15
  • Lichfield intake filters: £37.50
  • Large bore intakes: 324.00
  • Gearbox software: £250
  • EcuTek + Stage 3 Remap: £500
  • Petrol (approx £50 a week when evened out over winter): £2600
  • Insurance: £800.00
  • Tax: £540.75
  • 2x TPMS + fitting: £160
  • Rear discs and pads: £600
  • 102mm Exhaust: £1000
  • Custom Rear Exhaust Section: £200
  • Replacement splitter respray and protect: £300
  • Replace Gearbox Fluid with Pentosyn Race: £185
  • 4 Tyres (Sport cup 2's 305/265): £1000
  • 1050cc ANSU Injectors: £600
  • Fitting + Stage 4 remap + Dyno session £600
  • Forge Coolant Tank: £250
  • Master Brake Cylinder Stopper: £150 (not yet fitted but paid for)
  • GoodRidge Braided Lines: £170 (not yet fitted but paid for)

Total: £11,120.06
Monthly: £926.67
Weekly: £231.66
 
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MrRockliffe said:
No, but at the same time, you're putting a fair few miles into what's essentially a super car.

£900+ monthly costs is quite a bit.

I'm not saying you'd want to leave it on your drive until the weekends, but by investing in a run around, you'd probably save quite a bit every month, and have the added benefit of enjoying your car even more when you do choose to drive it :)
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I get immense pleasure from driving the car even to the shops and back.

The day im there thinking "oh i better take the runaround because X is too costly to run" is the day id rather sell the car.

Ultimately its what I do for fun, I don't do nights out, dont drink, dont smoke, dont gamble etc... I have mates who go for a night out in Worcester and Birmingham every week at 100+ a pop... I don't do that as I don't derive any pleasure from it.

Soon as you reallocate those sort of costs into the car, it becomes comparable quite quickly.
 
MrRockliffe said:
It's not a case of too costly, but rather having more money to spend on other things for the car :p
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Im pretty much at the limit now of where I can go power wise without getting into forged internals and mega money.

Once the brakes are on, the only major thing left to do will be to get the handling spot on. Enjoy the car for a year or 2 then look at selling up.
 
Frozennova said:
@kindai where do you get the VP Export and how much was it a barrel if you don't mind me asking?
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Direct from the main uk supplier. Do you need a couple? I probably over ordered so you can have it at cost, £30 a barrel, can bring em to ocuk meet.

(That pricing was a promo btw)
 
Tom|Nbk said:
Most people don't spend 1k a month on nights out though. I've been out in Birmingham on twenty quid LOL
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You must visit some trash bars and clubs then :D

Though take out the stuff I can get back out the car, about 7k worth at resale value, the monthly cost drops down to low hundreds.
 
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