http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/ Autoblog Comments for http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/Apr 28th 2008 6:40PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/Apr 28th 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/Apr 28th 2008 6:58PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/Apr 28th 2008 8:17PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/Apr 29th 2008 12:01AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/
I ask this because posting crank horsepower claims on a car that is generating realistically 50 to 70 bhp more than what the manufacturer estimates is useless.]]>Apr 28th 2008 7:01PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/Apr 28th 2008 7:04PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/
There are numerous consumers out there with chipped and otherwise tuned VW/Audi cars that have no problems with the DSG transmission.

However, there are upgrade kits available. For instance, HPA(HGP) offers a kit to upgrade the DSG on its twin-turbo 550HP+ cars which can stand up to 5000RPM launches with no issues. The upgrade consists of upgraded clutches and a reprogrammed brain.

I'll refrain from citing the 1000HP Veyron which also uses DSG since its unit is built by Ricardo and not related to the VW/Audi units.]]>Apr 28th 2008 8:37PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/Jun 12th 2008 3:17PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/
Now this new fangled flappy paddle stuff is going to be harder and more expensive to beef up. You can buy a beefed up Tremec for less than $3k. Guessing from my experience with exotic transmissions such as ZF's and Hewlands that the cost of a beefed up GT-R transmission would be well into the $30k range conservatively (Hewlands can cost upwards of $65k)]]>Apr 28th 2008 7:06PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/Apr 28th 2008 7:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/
The ZR1's transaxle had to be beefed up as well to handle 600hp. So it wouldn't handgrenade like a Dodge Neon mess.

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A real race car will have its transmission rebuilt/replace much more often than every 12 months. The old Getrag transmission that was run in the R34 was rebuilt every 1000 km in the endurance race cars.

The Nissan transmission price was listed at 15k. The whole assembly is a single piece,so not sure if they include the transfercase, the clutches, and the rear differential in that price.

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I'd easilly have taken an R32 or R33 over a C4. And the R34 vs C5 is a tossup. Same as today with the R35 vs. C6. ]]>Apr 29th 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/gt-r-tuning-update-amuse-breaks-600-hp-tranny-woes-at-mcr/Jun 12th 2008 3:19PM