[Tuning] Takahiro's 2000 - Nissan Skyline GT-R

bron: SpeedHawaii



They say that the grass is always greener on the other side, and while this couldn't be truer if you lived next door to Snoop Dogg, this is especially true when it comes to Japanese sports cars. That Civic sitting in your driveway comes with twice the balls across the Pacific, which really doesn't matter because if you lived in Japan, you wouldn't be rocking that Civic anyway.

You'd be like Takahiro Isshiki, street racer of 20 years and owner of this frosty 2000 Nissan Skyline GT-R. Before picking up this example of automotive envy, Isshiki has owned an R30 Skyline RS Turbo, an MZ20 Soara, an R32 Skyline GT-R, a Z32, and a EG6 Civic.



Isshiki didn't stay clean for long and soon the power junkie had tossed the Civic in favor of the tuned monster you see before you. The RB26DETT in stock form already shames most of the Japanese motors that find their way to our shores, but Isshiki worked the engine over to bring power output to 550hp.



Twin HKS 2530 turbines replace the stock units and send compressed air through an ARC intercooler to be chilled before reaching the cylinder head. The head has been ported and polished, while the stock cams have been tossed out in favor of 264 degree intake and exhaust cams.



A six pack of 660cc injectors mounted on a Greddy fuel rail feed the RB more drink than a frat boy doing beer bongs. Doling out the right amount of fuel is a SARD fuel regulator combined with the tuning power of the HKS FCON V-Pro. Spent gases exit the head through ARC titanium front piping and an ARC titanium exhaust muffler.

With under hood temps getting hotter than Carnival in Rio, inadequate cooling would send this awesome RB to the great junkyard in the sky. ARC provides both its radiator and oil cooler to cool both of the engine's life bloods.



While the bottom end remains stock, power is sent to the wheels through an ATS twin carbon clutch. A TEIN RS suspension system ties all four corners together, and Bridgestone Potenza RE55s mounted on 18" Nismo forged LM GT4s keep the GT-R from losing it on the Shutoku in the early hours of the morning. Peeking out from behind the wheels is a Brembo 4 pot brake system with 355mm rotors in the front and 342mm rotors in the rear.





Visual enhancements are kept to a minimum with a Top Secret GT wing, Nismo dry carbon hood, and Nismo LED tail lenses. The interior, however, is bathed in carbon with all of the driver's necessities within arms reach. Isshiki is connected to the car through a Recaro SP-G Seat, a Nardi rally steering wheel, and a Nismo shift knob. A TEIN EDFC and a Blitz Sequential Boost Controller DC mounted near the steering wheel make suspension and boost adjustments on the run a quick turn of the dial away. For the mind-knumbing hours spent in trafffic, a Pioneer DVD audio system has been installed to pass away the time without going insane.





Think Isshiki just drives this thing to work? Yeah, and Kia might build a car that doesn't suck. Isshiki goes out to the Shukoku expressway in the wee hours of the morning to break fools off with a street terror that costs an extra $60,000-70,000 more than stock. Why does he do this? Wouldn't 20 years of this get old?

The race track is boring for me,says Isshiki. It only looks like time attack. I know that the race track is cool and needs technique, but the street is the same; we need more technique for the fastest and safest driving.

Before racing here on the Shutoku with his GT-R, Isshiki had raced the Wangan 200 mph Battle in his Soara, but left because it was becoming too dangerous. Now, as he battles nightly with his GT-R, he looks forward to buying a Ferrari. Think that car will just be a daily driver? Nope, neither did I.

Dit is dus een Soara


En dit is de persoon van wie al dat geweld is :



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[ Bericht 13% gewijzigd door D-Devil op 26-01-2005 12:08:29 ]

Ik was er al bang voor . Ik upload ff alles naar de webspace, en ik zie tevens weer veel copy-paste foutjes en dat terwijl ik alles door mijn kladblok heen heb gehaald .

Ge-update, alles staat nu op webspace .