How do you propose you can leave the line better than a launch control launch? This car is a tune away from running 10's and that is pretty amazing!

 

It may, apparently be a $500 mid-pipe away from a 10. No warranty issues there with retuning the engine.

 

I like the way you think, your one of the few people who remained objective in the GTR threads. One of the reasons I started to allow myself to like the GTR despite my prior reservations. Heck I have been debating picking one up in the back of my head!

 

Do it.

 

Take a stroll to MI brother, and hop in the driver seat and see what you think of it..

 

I just drove my neighbors APR tuned 2011 DSG S4, I can definitely say I am convinced that this transmission style is the wave of the future. I can powershift and damn I don't think I would be able to even get close to the shift speeds and the smoothness of the shift.

And I have family in MI, don't be so sure that I don't show up on your door step in my poser Piloti's!

 

lol! Another convert? Check out the R35. I don't think you'll be disappointed. It's quite a different animal.

 

 

Astounding performance from the factory. Nissan does it again. Looking more and more that my first substantial paycheck is headed in that direction.

lol @ the tiny font...

 

Holy hell, that is STUPID fast ET for a stock car, damn, damn, damn!!!! Must not convert, must not convert......

 

Awesome time, I see my next toy.

 

It is ONE OF the best performance for buck options out there right now. I am in now way trying to turn this into a GTR vs anything thread, but there are other options available in that price range. A Z06 with Z07 and CFZ options (essentially a ZR1 with an LS7) can be had for ~84k, weighs a good bit less than a GTR, looks better (opinion I know), has better brakes, magnetic ride suspension and has an actual manual gearbox (for pure numbers, the paddles shift faster, but its just not as fun IMO).

As I said, this is not a GTR vs X post, only meant to state there are OTHER options out there that perform just as well (a Z06 can easily reach 10's with drag radials and a good driver, and traps 124-126mph stock) for the same price range.

 

Interesting...

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Difference is that 99% of GTR's(2012's) will run low 11's if not high 10's stock and 99% of Z06 owners wont go faster than high 11's stock. There are plenty of Z06's that go to our local track that cant get out of the 12's.

I'm not taking anything away from the Z06 it is just very tricky to get the car to run what it is capable of.

 

I agree with you. It is a harder car to launch, and get through the gears as it is RWD with a true manual gearbox, not AWD with paddles. If you are looking for consistency, the GTR is your car. I prefer the enjoyment, and satisfaction, of actually learning to launch and drive the car myself. Better than stock tires are needed, for sure, though.

The purpose of my post was just to say that there is another car that performs like the GTR, for a similar price. No matter how much skill it may take to do it, the car is capable of 10's in stock form with good rubber and a good driver.