We had the pleasure of working on XKR's stunning G35 coupe. On Friday, we wrapped up the project, and Mike W. drove the car 800 miles back to Texas, and then immediately took it to his local road course to make sure we did a good job. Thankfully, he reported no issues at all.

The basics of the buildup include the following:
Forged Performance Stage I Shortblock
GTM Stage I Turbo cams
HKS FCON Compelete EMS Package
HKS EVC 6
JWT 700bb TT Kit
Carbonetic Carbon LSD
Carbonetic Triple Carbon Clutch/Flywheel
APS 3.5 inch Downpipes (FP modified to fit the JWT kit)
Koyo Thick Core Rad, with FP Fan-Shroud cooling upgrade
Stillen Oil Cooler
Defi Gauge Assortment

We also made a custom mount for his gauges and knock amp, as Mike wanted everything cleanly, and discretely mounted. Enjoy....another one is on the road!

Round Two for Mike will include the Cosworth Intake Plenum, a race map tune with higher boost, and an AP Racing BBK so he won't destory his current brake setup. FYI: Mike races Porsche GT-2's and GT-3's in his spare time, he he knows a thing or two about road racing.

444whp@10.5psi
501whp@14psi
93 octane fuel
Pure Heart-Breaker numbers.

Next up is RCDash's Haltech powered JWT 700bb kit. And dont worry Dilsher...yours is a day behind his.

 

very nice, i like the way he's still got the stock look

 

Beautiful car - looks familiar Smooth dyno curve. How do you decide 13/14/15 psi? Customer goals? Or knock detection at xx octane?

I like that engine cover! And nice work with the gauges. I had a hard time deciding between an innovate vs. Defi set up. The Defi looks very nice...

 

Nice G35...wish mine was that clean !!!

Good job Sharif !

 

is that a civic in the first bay, there something youre not telling us sharif?

car looks great, excellent work.

 

Congrats on another job well done. Looks good!



Silver Civic is Chris's and the Blue Subi is Devon's.

 

Very clean car Mike. Have fun! Seems that the JWT is really taking off. Something to consider.

Props to Team Forged.

 

I like it a lot

Nice placement of the gauges and Knock amp. Power curve doesn't look bad either Sharif , should be over 550rwhp on a dynojet.

Nice job guys!

-George
GT Motorsports

 

Great Build Bro.

 

And you thought we only tuned 350Z's and G35's....

Actually, Mike picked up his G35 on Saturday, so the guys were working on their own cars that day....hence they were inside. Chris's Civic is turning into a little forged beast. Just got done with break-in and 6psi low boost tune with his B18 with FCON and a T66 Turbonetics turbo. Made 220whp without even trying....his car is going to be nuts! NA, his car did 145whp on our dyno.

Thanks George...can't wait to see yours when its done! GTM and FP both understand, that a smooth dyno curve, without sharp peaks and valleys...is illustrative of a safe and happy engine...and zero knock.

Thanks Raj. Once I understand the customer's goals and usage for the car, then we decide on possible boost/power levels. At the end, we never go further than safe, especially on pump gas...where the margin for error is much smaller. Originally, the goal for this car was just 450whp, since he wanted something that would be bulletproof for track usage. I went a little further than that. 450whp-500whp on our dyno is MORE than enough to get the job done on any circuit course. The rest is left up to the setup, and the driver.

 

Damn, that thing is low in the front. Very nice looking car and very nice setup. Sharif, do you know who made the guage/knock amp pod?

 

Nevermind, is see you guys made it, very very nice.

 

Very Nyceeeeeeeeeeeeee, Haha thanks Sharif I can't wait to get Veronica back

 

nice!! keep up the good work, looks like a fast car!!

 

Anyone know what wheels they are??

Colin

 

Beautiful as usual!

 

Maya's I believe i maybe wrong though

 

Wow beautiful G and I love the gauge setup Sharif! Do you have any pics of the center pod/console from a little further back?

 

absolutely stunning!! so...if he's getting a BBK does that mean his Brembo's will be up for sale...??

 

I doubt those are knockoffs, but instead they're Maya GR5's w/ Infiniti Center Caps.