who besides AMS?

 

where's the civette guy when you need him?

 

Who besides AMS that has hit 1000whp? There have been 3 companies that I know of that have hit the magic 4 digit mark. I read this over on the GT-R forums.

Yeah I think the civette guy could put the VR38 in a 350z...lol. That was a masterpiece he built.

 

Stock block safly are putting between 550 to 620 awhp with bolt ons

As for 1000 plus builds there are few already
Ams alpha 9
Switzer
Boost logic with 1111awhp
Sp enginering with greddy kit

 

That's not quite accurate, but yeah there have been a handful. Not everyone goes and posts on nagtroc as soon as they hit 1000whp either. There's a few guys all over the world that were closing in on the 4 digit mark last I talked to them... But I don't think 1000hp out of an aluminum v6 is reliable...

 

Here are a few, typically mid 500's with stock turbos, mid 700's with upgraded turbos and more with built engine, with various levels depending on supporting mods.

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IMO i am all for putting any motor into any car. that is how you get noticed by people and break open the future for car swaps and builds. Is there a more cost effective swap that can produce/handle the HP? sure but arent there more cost effective cars to buy that put out more power than the z series in the fiirst place? not being a douche just saying.


as far as im concerned the biggest deterent for me with the GT-R is the lack of clutch shifting. even with the HP loss or the very real possibilities of burning your clutch out, id still rather get a 6 speed GT-R and under perform , over a auto/tiptron GT-R.

I have a CRAZY stupid dream of building a 6speed VR38DETT Grand national. as in the buick GN body/chassis and GT-R/6Speed manual drive train. may sound stupid in theory but IF I ever did it, it would be bitchin.

 

There is more than one shop that offer a manual trans swap for GTRs. The downsides are that its not cheap, and the the car is a bit slower in a straight line. But I'm with you, I will always prefer a "3-pedal" car.

 

Good to know. Now of they can trim down the look pf the rear end then ill put down a deposite today.

 

Awesome idea, but most likely wont work for a couple years until the prices go down..

Solution: Sell your Z :[ and buy a supra! Easily push over 600whp with a couple grand in that thing and it is a pretty damn reliable engine all the internals are bullet proof

 

The 2j most certainly is not bullet proof. Plus, who wants to pay the "Supra tax"

 

Out of curiosity how much power does the VR38 make without the turbos, or is it not known?

 

I'll take a wild guess?

Without turbos would be a regular 3.8!

A regular 3.8 would produce around 300-330 whp!

Just a wild guess, worth it?

Hell no!

 

Switzer. Seriously how is AMS the big name?
With the R1k AND the R1k-x with 1250whp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLSmS...el_video_title

I guess I still just greatly dislike AMS because Buschur Racing owns AMS.
nobody here will know anything what im talking about (im guessing), but whatevs.

 

No other import I'd trust more with stock internals on high hp.
It's not bullet proof but it can take 700hp no worries on a stock motor.
The 2j was designed by a german engineer and really deserves it's reputation. Go to a supra meet and get to know the cars/owners, then get a ride in one and see what the fuss is about.

 

because AMS are the real deal with fastest ever GTR and 1310awhp 35psi
link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgJp-hLOrNo

 

 

The switzers were running that power level sooner, and 50whp more than a switzer car isn't a big deal imo, that could easily be down to the dyno settings and another half of a tenth on the 1/4 could easily be down to the track.
Next ams has about 10x the online publicity as Switzer, that doesn't make them better
Next AMS quotes 1000 wheel torque, although in their videos they are posting you see 926, 960 etc. The r1k-x has dynos to show its 1000wtq.
Next up, in the Evo world, AMS tuned customer cars have been out performed (on the dyno) by cheaper smaller displacement cars tuned by buschur racing. I generally got the impression that they usually under-tune their customer cars (one guy had a 2.4ltr gt35r evo 8 made 420whp from ams, and the buschur guy had a 2.0ltr gt35r made about 600whp, both on straight pump and both on the same dyno by a 3rd party dyno/shop).
Neither company will sell you a car that has their max hp ratings, both offer around 1100hp cars. And if you really want to go tit for tat, the switzer cars always come out a bit sooner than AMS, and another tit for tat fact is that the switzer car is a few thousand cheaper (not like anyone who has the money will care).
Also I'm unsure but I believe the r1k-x is just an r1k with more boost and timing.
I just greatly dislike AMS.

 

Resmarted I think you should look at the video again. They only state 13xx whp and 1000 ft/lbs torque. They don't say 1000 wtq. Minor detail you could have missed.

 

Well I don't think Nissan makes a VR38DE, but I guess I see why they don't because that not much better than the VQ37(and maybe even the VQ35HR) at least power wise.