GTR mods

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Calvib

Original Poster:

328 posts

121 months

Thursday 6th March 2014
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Hi there.

OK, I've only had my GTR a short time (and, to be honest, it's plenty fast enough) but I've been reading around a bit and have got hooked on the idea of performance upgrades!

Not that I'll be doing this imminently (I think!) but, say my budget was £5,000, what would be the best bhp bang-for-buck on a standard GTR? smile

Cheers,

Jim

TheJimi

24,863 posts

242 months

Thursday 6th March 2014
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http://www.litchfieldimports.co.uk/Nissan-GTR/niss...

Job done smile

Having said that, after watching this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsudmRyxLjc I'd be tempted to go for the suspension upgrade in the first instance.


JasonNT

70 posts

213 months

Thursday 6th March 2014
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+2 for Litchfield.

Stage 1 is a good upgrade for 1K, you get about another 100BHP of a 2009/2010

Dblue

3,252 posts

199 months

Thursday 6th March 2014
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Have a look at GTROC Forum for everything you ever want to know.

£5k is loads, you can get Litchfield Stage 5/6 for that (Think 700+ bhp)

You should at the very least get the Y pipe changed (£600) and way better sound, simple Cobb or Ecutek re-map at about £600 again will get you 70 hp more and you will absolutely notice it.

Upgrades to Launch control and gearbox software well worth it, suspension much pricier to modify.

Nedzilla

2,439 posts

173 months

Thursday 6th March 2014
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£5k will comfortably get you a stage 4 from stock which is about 620-630 bhp. After that you will require bigger turbos which will take you to 700bhp but will cost you £10k from stock.
750 bhp will cost you around £15k.

Stage 2 is exhaust,air filters and remap around 600bhp and is enough for most and at around £2.5k.
Mine is a stage 1 and feels perfect for road use. Just enough to break traction which really brings the car to life. Any more and in other than perfect conditions traction issues would probably hinder your progress.

The good thing is you can go up in stages without it costing you more money as you can just add the extra bits each time you fancy a bit more ooomph.

Happy modding.

Calvib

Original Poster:

328 posts

121 months

Monday 10th March 2014
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Thanks for all the advice! Didn't realise that £5k could get you so much. Bang for buck, 70bhp for £1000 is awesome! I'll get used ton the car as it is and them probably make a stage 1 investment! smile

Calvib

Original Poster:

328 posts

121 months

Thursday 27th March 2014
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Quick question - what sort of boost is safe to run on the standard engine internals? And what sort of power does that equate to?


BarryP

584 posts

143 months

Friday 28th March 2014
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My car runs 1.3 bar and gives about 630bhp, this is the normal stage 4 boost and power run by a very large number of GTR owners with no problems.

Vladikar

635 posts

167 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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Is a remap essential if you change the Y-pipe?

Just bought one myself last weekend

Dblue

3,252 posts

199 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Vladikar said:
Is a remap essential if you change the Y-pipe?

Just bought one myself last weekend
Not at all Vlad, the Y pipe runs perfectly happily on the stock map and just makes the car sound much better, no extra power though.

A Cobb or Ecutek re-map will add at least 50bhp though and its a no-brainer

JapFreak786

1,511 posts

156 months

Saturday 5th April 2014
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Get over to the GTR.co.uk forum bud!

For £5k, I'd sugguest atleast a Stage 2 setup with Ecutek (rolling boost,pops and bangs map if you want) and have heard nothing but good things about the Litchfield suspension system which is meant to be WAY better than the OEM one that you have now.

If you wanted to do things cheap and second hand, Stage 4 can be done for £2k

Vladikar

635 posts

167 months

Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Dblue said:
Not at all Vlad, the Y pipe runs perfectly happily on the stock map and just makes the car sound much better, no extra power though.

A Cobb or Ecutek re-map will add at least 50bhp though and its a no-brainer
Hi Peter, did you run Y-Pipe without a map?

I can't find much information on people that have done it without mapping you see. Seems like mixed reviews on GTR forums.


Dblue

3,252 posts

199 months

Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Vladikar said:
Dblue said:
Not at all Vlad, the Y pipe runs perfectly happily on the stock map and just makes the car sound much better, no extra power though.

A Cobb or Ecutek re-map will add at least 50bhp though and its a no-brainer
Hi Peter, did you run Y-Pipe without a map?

I can't find much information on people that have done it without mapping you see. Seems like mixed reviews on GTR forums.
I had my GTR with the Y pipe only on a stock map. The Y pipe alone doesn't give any more power or invalidate the warranty. Its does sound way better with it though. Not too loud by any means but much richer sound.

The Ecutek re-map was a 5 minute mod and costs around £600, others are as good, Cobb etc..

This gives on a 2010 MY or earlier car around 550hp and is well worth it.

GTR Owner

58 posts

164 months

Wednesday 11th June 2014
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Calvib said:
Hi there.

OK, I've only had my GTR a short time (and, to be honest, it's plenty fast enough) but I've been reading around a bit and have got hooked on the idea of performance upgrades!

Not that I'll be doing this imminently (I think!) but, say my budget was £5,000, what would be the best bhp bang-for-buck on a standard GTR? smile

Cheers,

Jim
If you are going to use it on the road you will get a way with it but if its for the track the transmission will likely overheat and fail. Also the brakes will suffer badly.

Dblue

3,252 posts

199 months

Wednesday 11th June 2014
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GTR Owner said:
Calvib said:
Hi there.

OK, I've only had my GTR a short time (and, to be honest, it's plenty fast enough) but I've been reading around a bit and have got hooked on the idea of performance upgrades!

Not that I'll be doing this imminently (I think!) but, say my budget was £5,000, what would be the best bhp bang-for-buck on a standard GTR? smile

Cheers,

Jim
If you are going to use it on the road you will get a way with it but if its for the track the transmission will likely overheat and fail. Also the brakes will suffer badly.
On pre MY2011 cars the trans temps can get high on a track but it doesn't fail. It just cooks the oil.Newer cars have extra cooling. You can also retro fit a cooler to earlier cars if you really want.
Brakes get a pasting on track certainly but they don't get destroyed by it, just wear very quickly.

GTRs are not really track tools, they are fast road cars.

Kev T360

366 posts

150 months

Thursday 12th June 2014
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I can't really add much here, a GTR is a dream only for me, but I think the rear light mod (£100) I think really makes the rear a bit nicer.

Dynamic Turtle

112 posts

147 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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Does anyone leave a GTR stock? It's not like it's underpowered to begin with...

CodeBreaker

20 posts

211 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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I've owned my GTR for 4.5 years. For me, upgrades are not about absolute power but more to do with refinement and drivability. With an engine and gearbox remap you get power and smoothness.

I would say if you are going to spend money then focus on brakes and maybe suspension first. These are much more usable in real day-to-day use.

CodeBreaker

20 posts

211 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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I've owned my GTR for 4.5 years. For me, upgrades are not about absolute power but more to do with refinement and drivability. With an engine and gearbox remap you get power and smoothness.

I would say if you are going to spend money then focus on brakes and maybe suspension first. These are much more usable in real day-to-day use.