Nissan GTR Owners and Lovers Thread

^JP^ · 8 Jun 2013 at 19:57

I thought it would be a nice idea to start a thread since I enjoy using this forum more than dedicated owner clubs and now we have other R35 owners I didn't want us spamming motors threads by going off topic!

Lets try and have all GTR information, questions and comments in here.

If we can keep GTR hate to a minimum that would be great also.

I will start us off with my car and some details:

Mods:

SVM 650R – Stage 4.25

I also have the SVM 102mm Exhaust with Satin Black powder coated tips and upgraded SVM Mechanical Cir-Clips in the gearbox.

The Car made 645bhp and 611lbft at the first OCUK RR Day that I went to last year and then 630bhp and 617lbft at this years day but with more midrange.

Old Tune (Nov)
New Tune (April)
Overlay

Thanks for looking!

^JP^ · 8 Jun 2013 at 20:24

Will said:
Love your car JP, and the GTR in general! One thing I don't get is the red leather bits on the seats, just seems a strange contrast with a blue car...thats being extremely picky though

Thanks Will, yeah it is a bit annoying because the red goes with all the other colours.

When I bought mine you got two options of seats; Recaro seats with the red bits or "Premium" seats which are for larger people and plain black or light grey leather.

There is now another red full leather interior option and the track pack which has some blue highlights where the red are on mine but still no option for Recaro seats with blue leather or just plain black Recaro.

I think the interior is still very good for a Japanese performance car and once inside the red bits don't bother me that much and from the outside with the doors shut you can't really see it anyway.

^JP^ · 8 Jun 2013 at 20:43

tsinc80697 said:
You just couldn't wait could you haha. I do love the blue, wish they'd done it from 09 onwards instead of 11. I'm already stockpiling some new washing/detailing bits as black is going to be a pain to keep looking clean.

How do you find the 102mm on the motorway? It's quieter than 90mm isn't it?

Well you asked me a question in the other thread so I thought it was a good time to start

I have the quiet y-pipe on my 102 and if you get the revs right with cruise control the motorway noise is very acceptable (more noise from runflats in my opinion!), have done 4 hours straight with no issues.

Apparently its pretty loud on the outside though when I go full throttle

Yours even without dp's is going to be pretty loud compared to mine!

I went for the downpipes for the extra bit of power and also the change in exhaust tone when going all out.

^JP^ · 8 Jun 2013 at 23:00

Mr. May said:
I know I'm never going to own but what are these like to run ie tyres mpg servicing ect.

Tyres: 2k a set
MPG: 18 average
Tax: best part of 500
Servicing: 3 years included with new price, after that, expensive. (Here is an idea http://www.litchfieldimports.co.uk/Content/GTR_Servicing_parts_and_costs.pdf)
Brakes: 1k for a set of pads, 2-3k for discs

^JP^ · 9 Jun 2013 at 01:07

[FnG]magnolia;24419496 said:
How do you stop such an amazing and highly desirable car from being stolen? Genuine question.

I don't really know, I just treat it like a normal car and hope for the best. I guess there are always more desirable cars out there and also easier ones to steal.

If it does get stolen I don't want it back, Gap insurance should pay for another brand new one.

I worry more about random acts of vandalism, coming back to it and finding it keyed or dented would be a total pain due to having to get it fixed rather than a new car!

^JP^ · 9 Jun 2013 at 09:19

Housey said:
Considered buying an R33 one some years back and drove a few. Also, but keep this between us, I did, for a very brief moment consider getting one of the current ones as a day to day car....but I don't want that getting onto the Internet. They are a bit quick and a bit, err, big.

Don't forget practical! The boot is massive and you can fit more than 2 people in if you need to (the car not the boot

).

Howard said:
I can understand things like tyres and whatnot being dear, but what makes the brake pads and discs so expensive?! I've always wondered this on high performance cars. OK so the discs might be ceramic or whatever, but wow!

I'm afraid it could just be GTR tax.

If you want the OEM SpecV carbon brake kit it costs £36,000!
There are aftermarket kits in the 15-20k range which is still nuts.

I plan on buying AP Racing or Alcon replacement discs when I need them and Pagid RS29 pads.

Some people change to cheaper pads but I don't want to lose the 1.2g braking force.

Lots of extra information here on the brakes http://www.2009gtr.com/2012/06/nissan-gt-r-brake-upgrades-and.html

^JP^ · 9 Jun 2013 at 09:24

unrealrocks said:
Unless I'm reading that pdf wrong (which I probably am) - the service interval is 1500miles?!

On a separate note - I *will* own a GTR one day, but currently I can only stretch to the Z range

tsinc80697 said:
The first 'service' is the optimisation which is carried out at 1500 miles. Servicing is then every 6 months for older cars (09-10) but every 12 months for newer cars (11+) I think! Quite a few people with the older cars have decided to go to -2 month servicing once out of warranty (36 months).

Yeah, the first service is now at 1200 miles after you do the running in driving (not for the engine but for suspension, gearbox, diffs, brakes etc).

Mine will be getting the dealer service every 12 months but with an engine oil change every 6 months, either by myself or this time I had it done at SVM for £70 including OEM oil and filter.

^JP^ · 9 Jun 2013 at 13:15

thepharcyde said:
What bhp is yours 530bhp as I know my dad mentioned his replacement is up slightly to his previous 2012 one that incidentally looked identical to yours.

He went from a 300ZX TT, R32 GTR, R33 GTR, R34 GTR a silver GTR, Blue as above and now a deeper grey. Unfortunately I do not get the hand downs

Mine is the UK 2012 545bhp model.

^JP^ · 9 Jun 2013 at 14:00

MooMoo444 said:
"only" 545bhp

must suck having to deal with such hardships

Read the end bit of the opening post

^JP^ · 9 Jun 2013 at 14:43

The Running Man said:
Also, i'd get a front strut brace for that,

It has one, look at the engine picture and you will see the carbon bar running over the top of the engine.

That is new for the last two model years.

^JP^ · 10 Jun 2013 at 16:46

The thread is for lovers also

and I know there will be more owners in the future!

Love your cars iceman, past and present (forgetting the Ferrari

).

^JP^ · 10 Jun 2013 at 21:47

[ui]ICEMAN;24429899 said:
Not a fan of the Ferrari's?!

Only because of F1 and being brought up as a McLaren supporter.

For me it is like football rivalry between the teams and there is something about their supporters and the majority of the road car owners that really irritates me

Since you have had Ferrari, Lamborghini and now McLaren you don't fall into that camp

This is a typical Ferrari fan in my eyes

^JP^ · 10 Jun 2013 at 22:08

His MP4 is faster than both I would bet!

^JP^ · 11 Jun 2013 at 07:45

Gibbo said:
True but both like chalk and cheese. In a way the MP4 is a GTR, just way way sexier, more unique and true super car, but like a GTR with it crazy advanced technology to make it go quicker.

Whereas Shelby just uses good old fashioned big engine, 4 wheels and a
steering wheel principal.

Indeed! The MP4 is the next step up from a GTR, if I could afford it, I probably would also.

Matt82 said:
Is this an R35 GTR specific thread or can i mention the 600+bhp R32 i went for a run in last night?

I don't see why not, as long as we don't start getting any old Skyline

^JP^ · 24 Jun 2013 at 15:38

ScoobyDoo69 said:
This is awesome:

http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/175782-svm-release-project-qashqai-r-7.html

Yeah, Kev the owner was giving me a good tour of everything while I was getting mine serviced and the amount of work they are doing is just crazy.

Check out some of the new equipment they have:

http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/1798090-post123.html

^JP^ · 25 Jun 2013 at 13:53

Indeed, check the next page of that thread for more updates and he mentions Banzai Magazine are going there, I guess full feature of SVM in the mag.

Anyone spot my car on the wall

8ft prints are all customer cars.

^JP^ · 25 Jun 2013 at 20:47

Alibaba99 said:
Is it in the corner with the alignment ramp?

Yep

^JP^ · 3 Jul 2013 at 15:39

Installed a Boost of the line map with my Cobb, made mental noises and did this:

Stats from Racelogic Performance Box

No Rollout (unlike the yanks using 1ft to get going

)

0-60 3.23
0-100 6.78
50-70 1.31
62-124 6.45 (100-200kmh)
1/4 mile 11.14 124mph 2.03 60ft

Private farm road which was pretty dirty and damp so I just got wheelspin for the first 50-100ft or so and then ran out of space to do a full 60-130mph pull (had to brake at 128 damn it!).

On a prepped drag strip or even a good warm road I think I could get a lot better times.

Good start though

Vbox print screen : http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/3640/lqk9.jpg

^JP^ · 3 Jul 2013 at 16:31

tsinc80697 said:
Is yours a 650R with DP's? Picked up mine yesterday but have to wait until Saturday for a decent drive

Yes it is, should be well into the 10s if I go to santa pod

Look forward to some pictures of yours!

^JP^ · 3 Jul 2013 at 16:36

Lord_ZED said:
GTR my dream car...
Love how it looks. Love how firm ride it is even on comfort setting. All hi tech stuff about it cause that helps ****** drivers like myself go fast with it
Used to dream about Lamborghini murcielago but after ride in GTR. Nothing i been in in my life comes close tho this car.
For me driving a GTR is better than sex and not kidding there...

You sound more passionate than me and I love my car so much :eek:

If you are ever about my neck of the woods give me a shout and I will take you for a drive