Martin Donnon

How much Touch Point adjustment did they give it? Normally a GTR tech will sit in the car with you and adjust the settings as you take off a few times till it suits your feel. Did this happen? You hit the nail on the head with the reverse thing, thats the GTR trying to engage the clutch smoothly so as not to shock the driver, while in Forwards mode they run a 'multiple stab' at the clutch - which is what you can feel

The Getrag in the Evo X is 'underdone' in terms of clutch engagement, so the additive pack in the fluid really works miracles with making the EVO X launch hard and properly. Characteristically we are seeing gains of 0.15 over the 60 foot mark simply in a fluid change.....and thats a big deal over 400 metres where it translates into tenths As per your GTR clutch adjustment, take these settings with you - Touch Points A -2. B -2. Clutch Capacity A +2, B + 2 They can key this into the Consult in a matter of minutes and it will give you excellent firm engagement with good smooth takeoff Most DCTs like to creep on a flat surface - remember as soon as there is a brake input (vs speed threshold) the clutches disengage so it never loads the clutches in traffic situations or during Launch Control activation. Our GTR creeps (08 JDM with no Touch Point adjustment capability due to JF07A software in the TCM) Our EVO X creeps (not as much as the GTR) Our VW Transporter 7 speed DCT creeps more than all of them!

The good news GT Ricer is that with the right upgraded clutch settings from Nissan your GTR will actually be quicker in a straight line

Thats quite intersting Duncan, particularly when its the fuel of choice for CAMS Golden Child V8 Supercar series!

We would like to know the source of the product. It is of interest to us and hopefully not too much to ask. We have not shipped any EVOX differential fluids in Australia at this stage. Your GTR clutch is engaging exactly the way Nissan designed it, if you havent changed the software its doing what it has always done, however with better clutch drive out of the fluid being used it can and will accentuate the factory Nissan clutch settings that were pre-programmed into your car. These can be easily adjusted. Hope that puts your mind at rest

GT-Ricer, who did you buy our products from? I am interested in tracking this one and having a look at the process. The adjustment concept is to give the GTR more direct engagement so that it doesnt try and make everything super soft by engaging disengaging the clutches (what you can feel) as it does from the factory. Direct drive rather than staggered drive as the TCM tries to do

Yes I believe so Cobb are also doing 'Adjustable Launch Control' Good times ahead for GTR owners!

Adjust the clutch Touch Points to give your car some creep off the line as most do and the engagement will go back to the way you like it. This is why Nissan gave lots of different clutch setup parameters to suit different driving styles, fluid conditions, and climates etc. Alternatively you can wait for Cobb to release their user selectable clutch setup software next month and adjust it any way you want it Its all in the setup programming of the transmission, and something you can have quickly and easily changed Some of the 2009 model cars had a fair bit of slack in the clutch takeup programmed in. Hopefully that info helps

Thanks for the kind words Squizz! We aim to step it up a bit further next time as well.....

Thats a good (great) result Dominic

Fungoolie you would have seen a 'vertical pitch' condition which will quickly panic the VDC system of the GTR. Its this rather than lateral yaw which causes low speed interference of the VDC system

Yes its all good on 1000cc injectors and some slightly bigger turbo cores

Dominic I believe the 'One Lap Of America' Tarmac Rally winning R35 GTR of Will Taylor ran Conti Sports last year

Just noticed this thread We are probably the hardest on GTR brakes of anyone in Australia. It comes from living in a state where Mallala is your only real track, and its a brake destroyer. The whole reason we went down the path of our WR35WS system is we got sick of spending $1000 on brake pads every three track days or so, and another set of AP rotors every 6 months. Workshopping some ideas from an ex Group A engineer came up with WR35WS. It works well enough to contain from pad and rotor wear by around 30% or so (its hard to gauge), but definitely knocks 100C or so out of the brakes, which keeps them out of rapid destruction mode More info here - http://www.willallracing.com.au/performance.htm#wr35ws To give you an idea, at a full pace lap of Mallala on a solid Carrera Cup time we will use just over a litre of water per lap. Coming into the pits, the crew can touch the rim afterwards without gloves. Before we used water cooling we had numerous problems with burned crew and one instance where the pads were completely on fire, which is never pleasant, and thats after a full cool down lap

As above, if you are qualified or experienced, and able to generate the graphics our sign writer will need then contact me via PM here Its a reasonable size project and will pay accordingly. Let me know if its you

No need to ask Aeromotions, ask us, its our car We installed it correctly, and even amended the instruction manual for Aeromotions with proper photographs of the installation procedure, then proceeded to brace the bootlid of the vehicle correctly to cope with the load. This is the car - The wing has I believe helped the performance of the vehicle some, however its nowhere near as important as getting the basics of the car right in terms of spring, shock, and tyre setup. These basic adjustments carry much more weight than tuning the aero a smidge. Also for best effect the front of the car needs to be balanced, simply adding rear load 'can' contribute to high speed understeer (hence our own design splitter on the front)

I like the only shot of the Willall R35 you have (page 3) Can you arrange a block mount?

Make sure the rickshaw driver has been smoking the local leaf, it could be considered the human equivalent of ESP, and would classify you as a nancy boy should you hop in his hot-rod

Because they drive the equivalent of Morris Minors (but not as collectible) hence they hate you. Easy isnt it

fwiw you also use different transmission fluid to handbrake

If anyone is interested in finding the hardest car to drive around the circuit then try a 1959 800cc side valve Morris Minor. No brakes, no suspenion, and definitely no power or electronics. A real mans car

Your comments are spot on for a stock power R35 Beer Baron.... Push the car another 200hp or so and it all changes (Yes I have driven one)

True......Third outright - 0.4 seconds off P1 in the GTR, and thats on the factory Dunlop road tyres. A great result Telling though was that the GTR clocked outright fastest time into the first split all weekend where power really counts in the drag race up the hill Our Evo X missed the top 12 shootuout by 0.1 seconds or thereabouts. A great weekend for the Willall R35 and crew

We have been driving/racing/setting lap records on them (the stock plugs). If the tune is right you will never (up to 100K) have to touch them

Into the centre 'eye' of the rotor, from where it is radiated out through the cooling vanes