Martin Donnon

Thanks....and yes we were running E85 today Engine temperatures were around 5 -7c cooler than on conventional gasoline, its like having a big radiator. In fact even at the 13 pace we never logged over 98C in 36 deg ambient, which was pretty cool

The amount of downforce it generated did bend the factory aluminium bootlid though - so we have to work on a 'fix' for that

We had a great test in the GTR today, mixing it with the Porsches Click - http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Wi...ml#entry5075743

Being previous Porsche owners it was a great opportunity to use the membership for once and take the R35 GTR out to the Porsche Owners Club of SA Sprint Series Round 1 and test our new updates to the car. It was a punishing 36 degree day here today, so the heat was on, but the new E85 tune, wing and suspension helped us win the day overall in our GTR with the our new PB (1:13.58) being the fastest of any car by around 4 seconds per lap, and there was some fair competition, numerous GT3/911/GT2/Cup style Sports Cars etc. This is the grid for 'Group 1' which is the 'fast class', with the cars lined up in qualifying order. We put the GTR on pole, and then posted fastest time of the day, so we are happy. Here is the GTR jumping off the line and into the lead There is still plenty of development left to get another second or so out of this car, but the trap speeds are now impressive being up 10km/h at the 'kink' for a validated 221km/h speed trap figure. The only thing holding us back was a set of tyres that already had a session under their belt.....we wont make this mistake again. Great test for the car, easy win for GTR where it counts

Thats why I said the graphs were 'American' Their Premium 93 is similar to our Premium 98. They use a different octane rating system - R+M/2 where we use RON

Yes we have, click new posts - we sent some photos to Aeromotions to improve their installation instructions

As some of you are aware of the very first R35 E85 conversion was carried out in the US a couple of weeks back, and not wanting to be left behind, the 2nd E85 powered GTR the world has ever seen came from Australia. Heres how we converted our GTR to E85, and of course the results It started out with our new GTR surge tank design that the we fabricated in-house as a test piece for this project. With twin 255l/hour fuel pumps and a set of 950cc injectors we certainly wouldtnt have any shortage of fuel supply to the engine (a priority to get right with E85). Here is a picture of the initial surge tank design - And here it is mounted in the boot fully plumbed to the vehicle. Its silent and odour free We nicknamed it 'Octopussy' due to the seven braided teflon lines that run both feed and return to the fuel system This now means we can run a lower fuel level (lighter) at the track without suffering fuel starvation problems Enough of the talk though here are the dyno results we achieved with our Accesstuner software and the stock management system (note: these are in American, but I am sure you will get the gist) Oh yes the GTR also has a new wing

Munro - put down the crack pipe and slowly back away As per the OP and the topic "Sorry guys, went with a GT2" I would be sorry too, the Carrera S is a much better daily, much more refined and arguably quicker point to point on real roads than the GT2. To buy Porsches attempt at a track car, and then keep it on the latte strips, thats really something to be sorry about However its his car, his money, and an R35 forum

But would you have to post it on a Skyline forum to validate it? Remember our R35 was the car that blew the 997 GT2 away in the track comparo in Wheels 2008 when it was dead stock by well over a second a lap. I like Porkers we had a modified 996TT it was a nice thing, but not R35 fast

Slips in Singapore at the moment, so he may not read this however he gave us a little project while he was away.... Ever wondered what to do with those pesky stock R35 GTR seats left over from the Technocraft swapout? Wonder no more - Say hello to the worlds first Navara with GTR chairs

MGS, so you arent just the guy the internet built get out there and give it some laps.... Dont do stuff to the car just because some dumbass on a forum told you, actually drive it, track it, and have fun......or not Lots of folks come onto other car forums with different cars, and show them up, and its fine, but the base reason they did it in the first place is they dont like competition with cars of their own kind. No track days, no drags, no dyno figures.....just Fluff Dont have a shed like that and be a wannabee

Who knows how well we will go, its only a bit of fun, so it certainly wont be balls to the wall 'trying to win' kind of stuff More experienced drivers should win that one, but as for acceleration - that wont be a problem

Well blind freddy bought a Maserati instead and he seems happy enough, although its slower, less than reliable, poorly finished, features lesser handling, and has a lower resale than GTR. It takes all types and theres room for all, so....nuff said - and good job Aussie 32s command upwards of $50K. Genuine Group A homologation Bathurst winner Hong Kong import 911s of 1990 command around $25-$30K at best. Puts it in perspective

I think Nissan did their job well, the car doesnt appeal to someone in the market for a $2500 AE86 or Lygon street show ponys that worry about what others think of them........go figure? If any of you had been into cars long enough EXACTLY the same thing happened in 1990/1991 with the R32 GTR Now....go buy an Australian delivered GTR of that era, and an Australian delivered Carrera of the same year. The Porsche has not retained its value any better. Sorry One just a Datsun for sure, but the others just a Volksy

I did some tuning on the United E85 last week, here is the story from my own car With a local E85 pump coming online (again) it was only natural that the chase for some extra EVO X kilowatts would lead us to an aptly named 'Corn Gas' conversion. Taking advantage of the high oxygen content and 110+ octane of this fuel for 99c a litre is too good to resist. Upgrading the fuel system with E85 is mandatory, and we developed a little kit to do this. We used our WR35STX surge tank assembly with a Walbro 255l/hour pump feeding the factory rail. Fuel injectors were increased from the stock 550cc to a set of straight fit DW800cc units. It fired up and ran with only some small map changes... A few hours were spent dialling in the fuel and timing curves to suit the new fuel. Its characteristics from a tuners viewpoint are different to conventional gasoline. The power and torque gains though are phenomenal. The amazing part is that there is no difference in boost between the top two tuned and E85 curves. The power is coming straight from fuel, timing, and MIVEC changes (E85 has a much different burn rate hence different valve event requirements). Its a great gain, and feels sensational with plenty of midrange urge Later this week the R35 GTR will be moving over to E85 as well

Those cats 100CPi will no longer be emissions compliant so why bother? You could have saved a few thousand and made up some cat delete pipes and retained the stock system for the same/similar power and of course the same emissions compliance We fitted a Fabspeed Cayenne TT system as part of a build last week, and its was absolutely dreadful in quality and execution. A real nice way of putting $4500 AUD in a pile and putting a match to it Akro gear is generally nice.

Those cats 100CPi will no longer be emissions compliant so why bother? You could have saved a few thousand and made up some cat delete pipes and retained the stock system for the same/similar power We fitted a Fabspeed Cayenne TT system as part of a build last week, and its was absolutely dreadful in quality and execution. A real nice way of putting $4500 AUD in a pile and putting a match to it Akro gear is generally nice.

What is this special you speak of? Sorry, I dont get it. I like fast cars, so I suppose each to their own

All that does is prove how sensible the Americans really are More power to em!

Well if you had driven one you would know the above isnt correct. GTR is fast, involving, and tricky on the limit - and I have tracked plenty - R35, 997, Gallardo (yet no current Faz unfortunately). Dont live off the opinions of Jeremy Clarkson and co, not only are they often inaccurate, it also means you stick up for Range Rovers, and we all know how good they are

We are going to debut the GTR in its new 'state of trim' at the Porsche Sprints this weekend This will be at the Mt Alma power level

Just letting you guys/gals know we have entered our R35 GTR in the Mountain Mile this year www.mountalmamile.com Its a bloody fast bit of road thats around 300m straight before the first corner, so you should get to see a GTR at full noise 200km/h before the tip in. Some SAUSA support would be great! If you're keen it's on the 10th & 11th April in Hindmarsh Valley

Minor details Beer Baron....minor

Take it from someone in the know with both, Fungoolie is on the money

Sammy, clutch seal failure is a random thing with the GTR and nothing to do with the way you drove it. We see seal failures from full track cars through to the gentlest of daily drivers, and there is no pattern to them. We obviously ship lots of WR35PS replacement seals out around the world, but when you consider the number of cars, the percentage affected with seal failure is very small. The good news is that your transmission has the full suite of strenthening parts in it, so that any of the random failures you see on GTR transmissions from the FWD gear falling off through to the clutch baskets popping apart simply cant happen to yours. Look on it as a good insurance policy that doesnt need constant renewal