Power Enterprises developing Nissan GT-R twin-charger system
If the Nissan GT-R's 478 horsepower twin-turbo engine isn't powerful enough for you, the tuners at Power Enterprises has some hardware to put Godzilla over the top. PE has two kits available and a third coming to the Tokyo Auto Salon in January. The 35GTR 560 (as in 560 hp) kit features a PE P-Map ECU, PWR Air Impulse II air filters and an upgraded intake kit. The 35GTR 600 kit has the above upgrades, plus upgraded wastegate actuators and a Supersonic Titanium 89 mm exhaust.
For those among the GT-R crowd that could simply never have enough power, Power Enterprises is also working on a twin-charger setup that adds twin superchargers to the mix. the Four Charger System adds a pair of Rotrex C30-94 superchargers to bump the power quotient to 650 ponies. More importantly, the superchargers should provide nearly limitless mid-range torque, making turbo lag a non-issue. We're guessing track day would be a hell of a lot of fun with that setup, and we'd imagine that a twin-turbo, twin-supercharged GT-R would sound something like Doc's time-traveling locomotive from Back to the Future. We'll be on the lookout for more twin-charger details closer to the Tokyo Auto Salon on January 9.
[Source: GT-R Blog]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Crackberry Addict 2:00PM (12/29/2008)
OMFG!!!
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Eric 2:07PM (12/29/2008)
That's a lot of moving parts is all I can say!
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fobunited 2:02PM (12/29/2008)
But wouldn't that destroy the transmission in a heartbeat...?
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BigMcLargeHuge 2:08PM (12/29/2008)
No.
xpolarx 2:36PM (12/29/2008)
If you use LC over and over again, probably. Of course, anyone who could afford to spend the thousands of dollars that this turbo kit will cost, could probably afford to shell out a few thousand more on a strengthened gearset.
xpolarx 2:37PM (12/29/2008)
**Excuse me, I meant supercharger kit
Steve Neill 2:06PM (12/29/2008)
Supercharging a GT-R engine of any kind is sacrilidge. I'm turned off by it.
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pmiddle5 2:12PM (12/29/2008)
why?? Why not like, modify the turbos it has? Seems silly.
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konatown 4:34PM (12/29/2008)
Because the turbos are built into the exhaust manifolds for the simple reason that there isn't room any where else to integrate. Would require a complete redesign of the exhaust system. I'd expect to see that from tuners becoming available this time next year, however.
pmiddle5 5:26PM (12/29/2008)
I was more thinking along the lines of different trim wheels and a different intake housing or something like that.
konatown 6:29PM (12/29/2008)
I'm not sure what IHI turbos are used but I'm fairly certain it wouldn't be anywhere near as cost effective to modify as to add two small superchargers. But near future will bring a monster Godzilla, that I'm sure of. But who will break into 1,000 brake horsepower first? Jun, Impul, Stillen?
Will 10:54AM (12/30/2008)
Konatown-
My guess is MCR. It's a Japanese tuning shop that has for years built some of the most powerful and fastest Skylines in the world, and the MCR shop R34 was the fastest Nissan on the Wangan for quite a while.
Evotec 2:15PM (12/29/2008)
sick...
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Hotrod 2:21PM (12/29/2008)
That is insane. Someone, somewhere, will have the pleasure of driving that beast anytime they'd like. Must be nice.
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Mino 2:45PM (12/29/2008)
wonder what the peak tq at what rpm is now....
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MajorGeek 2:42PM (12/29/2008)
If you have a penis, there is no such thing.
"For those among the GT-R crowd that could simply never have enough power"
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Toy Yoda 2:43PM (12/29/2008)
With the economy tanking, I think we need this in our lives right now. Hopefully, Obama will include this modified Nissan for every American citizen as part of his Japan-USA stimulus package.
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NT 3:16PM (12/29/2008)
twin turbos and supercharges and only 650?
talk about inefficient.
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MikeW 4:39PM (12/29/2008)
limited by fuel injectors.
npChaos 8:25PM (12/29/2008)
It's all about trim size and boost pressure.
There are single turbo Supra's running over 1000hp, and twin-turbo Supra's running under 400hp.
It comes down to how often you want power and how much of it you want at a time. The consistent power produced by the superchargers wouldn't add much to the peak hp output, since they're small, but they supplement the lag produced by the turbos. You would have a much quicker and more responsive machine.