Nissan GTR
18 August 2011, 08:15 PM
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18 August 2011, 08:15 PM
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Litchfield sell the forge kit
http://www.litchfieldimports.co.uk/s...roduct=FMTCR35
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18 August 2011, 08:26 PM
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yeh good point Anders! Trying to keep these cars cool is their only weakness, i like the idea if oil coolers because that increases capacity too, having said that highest i have got the gearbox was 126degrees at brands hatch after 10 hard laps, Silverstone only got upto 117, tyres get pretty warm too, these cars are too heavy to do sustained track time.....
18 August 2011, 08:30 PM
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Here's a thread on the forge cooler
http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/143262-fo...ed-tested.html
Good point on tyres after fitting the oil cooler to keep transmission temps down, do the tyres go off anyway?
http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/143262-fo...ed-tested.html
Good point on tyres after fitting the oil cooler to keep transmission temps down, do the tyres go off anyway?
19 August 2011, 11:23 AM
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it was the forge cooler kit,
a very good piece of kit app, he said he used to peak around 130 degrees on track, the cooler fitted he never got higher than 109 degrees, so a considerable drop.
he uses an america oil for the gearbox around $60 per litre, but when he canged it out last time, when fitting the kit it was actually still in very good condition,
he sold the cooler kit for £1500 last week lol so some one got a bargin, he did say the circulation pump was noisy but doesnt kick in till 100 degrees anyway
hth
a very good piece of kit app, he said he used to peak around 130 degrees on track, the cooler fitted he never got higher than 109 degrees, so a considerable drop.
he uses an america oil for the gearbox around $60 per litre, but when he canged it out last time, when fitting the kit it was actually still in very good condition,
he sold the cooler kit for £1500 last week lol so some one got a bargin, he did say the circulation pump was noisy but doesnt kick in till 100 degrees anyway
hth
19 August 2011, 11:34 AM
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Any good oil cooler for transmission is good cooler,i've run 4EAT(autobox) with tiptronic and paddle shift on my Impreza and i've fit Mocal Oil cooler for gearbox and temps has significantly drop.
For Oil coolers i would suggest Think Automotive,i bough from them
Jura
For Oil coolers i would suggest Think Automotive,i bough from them
Jura
19 August 2011, 06:51 PM
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cheers for all the comments! Now up to 580 miles, after 600 the rev limit goes up 
then got to get to 1200 
for the optimisation service....
Some more pics
Exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24070925@N08/6056237817/http://www.flickr.com/photos/24070925@N08/6056237817/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/24070925@N08/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24070925@N08/6056238095/http://www.flickr.com/photos/24070925@N08/6056238095/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/24070925@N08/, on Flickr
then got to get to 1200 for the optimisation service....Some more pics
Exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24070925@N08/6056237817/http://www.flickr.com/photos/24070925@N08/6056237817/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/24070925@N08/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24070925@N08/6056238095/http://www.flickr.com/photos/24070925@N08/6056238095/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/24070925@N08/, on Flickr
19 August 2011, 07:20 PM
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Nice one, lools great.
I asked the squealer about the run in process on my test drive and he said 0-300 miles auto mode, no more than 3,500rpm for 300 miles. Then manual gearbox 300-600 miles up to 4,500rpm and then 600-1200 miles up to 6,000rpm.
I can't see the higher revs harming it, each engine is run a 7,000rpm for 10 minutes in the factory as part of it's initial bed-in!
I'm aiming to have mine by weekend of 10th Sept.
Anders
I asked the squealer about the run in process on my test drive and he said 0-300 miles auto mode, no more than 3,500rpm for 300 miles. Then manual gearbox 300-600 miles up to 4,500rpm and then 600-1200 miles up to 6,000rpm.
I can't see the higher revs harming it, each engine is run a 7,000rpm for 10 minutes in the factory as part of it's initial bed-in!
I'm aiming to have mine by weekend of 10th Sept.
Anders
19 August 2011, 08:04 PM
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That fuel flow gauge should have a small pound sign on the left and massive one the right, lol.
The manual is p1ss poor for such an important part of the cars life. Wtf does 'relatively' high mean? What rpm will 80mph motorway give in 4th?
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20 August 2011, 02:48 PM
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20 August 2011, 03:27 PM
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well 30 miles with some decent revs, NO full throttle (all partial throttle), but WOW that 3rd to 4th gear change is brutal!! I normally have my head thrown back on the a launch (in the impreza) but I had the same feeling changing from 3-4 in the GTR absolutely brilliant!!! lots more noise, but still quite quiet...
absolutely brilliant!!! lots more noise, but still quite quiet...
20 August 2011, 04:53 PM
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20 August 2011, 06:19 PM
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they have done a recall on the headlamps, app a short production on the 11 cars mean some are fogging up, not all have been effected, just putting it up so if it happens you know nissan will stand on
they look stunning it that blue
they look stunning it that blue
20 August 2011, 06:33 PM
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The LFA is decent, but tuning the engine past it's stock 552bhp is going to be difficult, they've done a good job already to extract 145bhp per litre. Where as throw another £2K at the GTR and it will have close to 600bhp and eat the LFA for breakfast, any model.
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20 August 2011, 11:56 PM
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The LFA is decent, but tuning the engine past it's stock 552bhp is going to be difficult, they've done a good job already to extract 145bhp per litre. Where as throw another £2K at the GTR and it will have close to 600bhp and eat the LFA for breakfast, any model.
Anders
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21 August 2011, 09:06 AM
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I thought the new GTRs all had colour added to the trim over the inlet manifold? Or is it extra?
Looks like their parking got a bit tight next to the lift post, I'd be worrying about that like a wuss. Can just imagine the tech moving it off and getting it snarled up on the lift.
Mind you I'd be worrying about everything buying a new car.
Where did you buy from? I don't think I could bring myself to buy from anyone apart from someone like middlehurst. My mind would just be working over time thinking of all those goons at nissan dealers wanting a shot. Nice PDI 'test drive' it'd be like someone de-flowering my daughter
Although I guess I'll never have to worry about things like this, unless I have a lottery win
Enjoy!
Looks like their parking got a bit tight next to the lift post, I'd be worrying about that like a wuss. Can just imagine the tech moving it off and getting it snarled up on the lift.
Mind you I'd be worrying about everything buying a new car.
Where did you buy from? I don't think I could bring myself to buy from anyone apart from someone like middlehurst. My mind would just be working over time thinking of all those goons at nissan dealers wanting a shot. Nice PDI 'test drive' it'd be like someone de-flowering my daughter
Although I guess I'll never have to worry about things like this, unless I have a lottery win
Enjoy!
21 August 2011, 02:26 PM
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I thought the new GTRs all had colour added to the trim over the inlet manifold? Or is it extra?
Looks like their parking got a bit tight next to the lift post, I'd be worrying about that like a wuss. Can just imagine the tech moving it off and getting it snarled up on the lift.
Mind you I'd be worrying about everything buying a new car.
Where did you buy from? I don't think I could bring myself to buy from anyone apart from someone like middlehurst. My mind would just be working over time thinking of all those goons at nissan dealers wanting a shot. Nice PDI 'test drive' it'd be like someone de-flowering my daughter
Although I guess I'll never have to worry about things like this, unless I have a lottery win
Enjoy!
Looks like their parking got a bit tight next to the lift post, I'd be worrying about that like a wuss. Can just imagine the tech moving it off and getting it snarled up on the lift.
Mind you I'd be worrying about everything buying a new car.
Where did you buy from? I don't think I could bring myself to buy from anyone apart from someone like middlehurst. My mind would just be working over time thinking of all those goons at nissan dealers wanting a shot. Nice PDI 'test drive' it'd be like someone de-flowering my daughter
Although I guess I'll never have to worry about things like this, unless I have a lottery win
Enjoy!
I doubt the dealer would go crazy on the PDI test drive, there's a black box on the GTR that records telemetry and they know that (about 40 hours worth apparently).
I recon they will run the car harder when it's in for service to make sure it's not been tuned...
Anders