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Jotech from Garland, Texas posted up some pictures and information on a track R35 GT-R that they are building for a customer.


The STILLEN / Penske two-way adjustable shock bodies for the R35 are constructed out of CNC machined 6061-T6 billet aluminum for lighter weight and cooler operating temperatures. These shocks are machined with the tightest tolerances possible to ensure smooth operation and eliminate any fluid by-pass or restriction during the shock stroke. Each shock is hand built by the same technicians assembling shocks for the world’s best race cars. After assembly, every shock is put on to the Penske shock dyno and tested/inspected to ensure flawless performance.

One of the biggest benefits of the STILLEN / Penske shock is the ease of adjustment. The adjustment areas are very easy to access, without having to even remove the tires from the car. With compression (bump) adjustments located on the reservoir canister and rebound adjustment knobs located on top of the shocks you can completely and precisely adjust your suspension in five minutes or less.

These shocks are available in a standard form as tested by STILLEN. They are proven to withstand any environment, and were used at the 2009 Targa Newfoundland Rally and will arrive to you with pre-set recommended settings for rebound and compression. These also come pre-assembled with Eibach racing springs.

In addition, STILLEN and Penske are also proud to offer the Penske Custom Axis line, which allows for completely custom shocks to be tailor-made to your request. Would you like a less expensive single way adjustable shock? A more exotic three way adjustable shock? Quick disconnects on the remote reservoir lines for easier installation? Whatever your needs we can accommodate. We will also work with Eibach to alter the spring rate based upon your setup preferences. Would you like a stiffer spring? A softer spring? We have all options available.
The OEM spring and damper weigh 61 lbs, the Penskes come in at 39 lbs, taking 22 lbs of weight off the car. About 1/2 the weight of a coil over is unsprung, and reducing unsprung weight helps with ride and overall handling.  At $5995 the Penske's are great value for the money.

Penske Coil Over Technical Manual and Dampening Adjustment Guide


Source: NAGTROC

Updated! 7-28-2010  Updated 7-29-10 - Paris

The Nissan GT-R. Nurburgring, the Nissan GT-R's second home. Over the last several years Nissan has been developing, and testing the R35 GT-R at Nurburgring. Before the R35, the spiritual predecessors, the R32, R33, and R34 GT-R spent hours of development time conquering the "Green Hell". The R33 GT-R was touted by Nissan as being the first production car to go faster than 8 minutes, a 7:59 with  Dirk Schoysman at the helm.


T's car in June 2009, when it stopped by STILLEN. One Nissan GT-R owner from the US, decided to take his GT-R on the ultimate road trip.  Starting from southern California, Terrance - aka SoccerDad, sent his Royal-T Blue R35 to Europe.

In the beginning of July, the car was driven to the port in New Brunsick, GA and loaded on a boat to Belgium.






Prior to shipping out of the US. New wheels, new graphics.



   The trip itinerary .

Belgium July 25-26.
London July 26-28
Paris 28-30
Austria (maybe) 31
Nurburgring 1-4th





Anyone car drive a car on the Nurburgring. Buy a ticket on one of the open public days, and go.




Picking up the car at the port




In London















Some nice night shots














US R35 GT-R in Paris

More updates are coming soon.  
Source: NAGTROC

Performance:

• STILLEN 304 Stainless Cat-Back Exhaust
• STILLEN 304 Stainless Secondary Cat Delete Y-Pipe
• South Side Performance Downpipes
• South Side Performance Turbos
• COBB AccessPORT Tuner
• GReddy PRofec B-Spec II Electronic Boost Controller

Brakes/Suspension:

• AP Racing J-Hook Rotors Front and Rear
• STILLEN Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
• PAGID High Performance Racing Pads
• KW Variant 3 – Three-way Adjustable Coilovers
• STILLEN 5-way adjustable Front and Rear Sway Bars w/ Adjustable End Links

Interior:

• Fully gutted interior only leaving factory speakers and subwoofer and dashboard (Customer requested stereo maintained).
• Custom 8-Point Roll Cage built to SCCA specifications
• Recaro Racing Seats w/ 6-Point Harnesses
• Custom Seat Frames fabricated at STILLEN
• Safecraft Fire Suppression System w/ 3 Spray Nozzles

Exterior:

• STILLEN Urethane Front Lip Spoiler
• STILLEN Urethane Side Rockers
• Esprit Single Plane Rear Wing – Constructed out of dry carbon fiber (total weight 3 pounds)

Wheels/Tires:

• Yokohama Advan F7 20×10 up front and 20×11 in back.
• Dunlop 660 summer tires

Thistle from the NAGTROC forum has been working on a few new cool features for the Cobb Accessport for the R35 GT-R.  Cobb is showing that they are at the forefront of Nissan GT-R tuning and reflashing. Both of these features are not released yet, but we should start to see them fairly soon.
The first feature is flashing the boost gage on a knock event. When the ECU hears a knock event, it will be able to flash the boost gage to alert the driver to a possible problem. Knock , or pre-ignition is very damaging to a turbocharged engine.


The next feature is 9 way map switching with the cruise control buttons. Check out the video for the demonstration.

Look for these features soon. Purchase a Cobb Accessport here:

EXACT FITMENT
PRESET TO -3 DEG CAMBER AND 7.3 DEG CASTOR
WIDE ADJUSTABLE RANGETHICK WALL CHROMOLY TUBE
HIGHEST QUALITY CHROMOLY JOINTS
EASY ADJUSTMENT ( RH AND LH TREADS )

The joints are CrMo with a teflon liner, 2 peice type ( body and ball ), same as what we use on our race cars. QA1 high misalignment

Dodson parts are available from STILLEN. 

SYDNEY July 27, 2010: Classic sporting cars were in high demand at Shannons Custom & Collectable Vehicle Auction at Meguiars MotorEx on July 25, with top prices paid for quality V8-engined vehicles with the right nameplates.

"We had the race won!" There was massive disappointment for the crew of the Motul-Autech Nissan GT-R at the weekend as the team was heading to victory at Sugo until the car's kill-switch suddenly engaged.

Blew the turbo at 25000kms, and received a canary for the noisy muffler. Reliable if you treat it right. Very sporty and attractive. Picks up the chicks.

http://www.performancecar.co.nz/news-5900/nzpc-catches-up-with-steve-millen



"The NZPC team were lucky enough to catch up with motor racing legend, Steve Millen last week at City Nissan, Takapuna. Steve is in New Zealand briefly to promote his range of high performance STILLEN parts available for Nissan 350Z, 370Z and R-35 models through the Auckland Nissan dealership."

Later on this year, the STILLEN Nissan GT-R will be competing at the Dunlop Targa in New Zealand. Six days of competition, approx 750kms of closed stages, to be run as five rounds of the Seria Campione.

Labour Day Monday 25th October to Saturday 30th October 2010


Auckland - New Plymouth(2) - Palmerston North - Wellington(2)

Some pictures from past events - http://www.targa.co.nz/Pictures_640.aspx

In a dead heat with a 0.025 sec. margin of victory, KEIHIN HSV-010 scores dramatic come-from-behind win!

First run: Nissan Skyline R34 Altechno (900HP) vs Nissan GT-R R35 R850 Juster (850 HP)
Second run: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 LPE (730 HP) vs Nissan GT-R R35 HKS GT570 (570 Hp)

 

Notice the R34 is left hand drive, Motec dash, and runs a sequential transmission(looks like a 5 speed dog box in the video below).  This looks like the same R34 GT-R beating a Veyron in a 1 mile race. The race doesn’t start until 3 minutes in. A couple line ups, dry hops, and a turn around or two in there.

Source: Dragtimes.infohttp://www.dragtimes.info/

MOTUL AUTECH GT-R wins its first pole position of the season! On July 24, the qualifying for the "SUGO GT 300KM RACE," Round 5 of the 2010 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, took place at Sportsland SUGO circuit (one lap: 3.704 km) in Miyagi Prefecture.

Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd has launched a challenging new series of poster and print adverts to highlight the fact that the Nissan 370Z and the flagship Nissan GT-R have superior performance and yet cost less than their comparable German rivals.

Take one of these.. http://www.gtrblog.com/?s=gt-r+brakes+R32


Add this..

http://www.stillen.com/product.asp?id=STIGTRCCM1&c=BR&year=2009&make=NISSAN&model=GT-R
And then you will have about the most exotic, lightest road course, most expensive brake setup that would fit on a Nissan Skyline GT-R.

Adjustable Rear  Lower Camber Arms are designed as a direct replacement of the standard arm which is prone to bending.  Made from 3mm high tensile steel tube with swaged formed ends and a high tensile one piece joint suitable for the owner who drives his car hard and has the adjustability for those racing theirs.


ATTRIBUTES

3mm high tensile steel tube
Swaged formed ends
High Tensile one peice joints
Left and Right hand theads
Plated for corrosion resistance
Formed ends for exact fitment

Dodson Motorsports parts available from STILLEN

Nissan launched a challenging new series of poster and print adverts in order to highlight the fact that the Nissan 370Z and the flagship Nissan GT-R have superior performance but the cost less than their German rivals.

MAPLE CROSS, UNITED KINGDOM July 22, 2010: Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd. has launched a challenging new series of poster and print adverts to highlight the fact that the Nissan 370Z and the flagship Nissan GT-R have superior performance and yet cost less than their comparable German rivals.

If you just read the title, and you are from the US, you will probably think of an entirely different result than you see below.  A Modified Chevy Lumina in the Middle East vs a stock Nissan GT-R.

Source: NAGTROC

Edmunds Inside Line, and Auto Week have both posted videos of the updated 2012 Nissan GT-R at Nurburgring. Watch one car hang the inside tire going into one corner.

Source: NAGTROC

Japanese carmakers benefited from improving demand in Asia and the US with a surge in global car production.