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    Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine

    Samurai Speed Nissan GT-R Shreds Transmission At Drag Strip
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    If I tally up all the horsepower of everything in my possession, I still don't crack the 300hp limit. This includes a couple of cars, a tractor, the weedwacker, blender - everything. In fact, I think I have to add AT LEAST two vehicles from work to get to 600hp.


    And yet somehow I'm vehicularly satisfied.

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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    I wouldn't blame the car just yet. I get the feeling there is a lot the article isn't telling us. It was probably tuned by people who had no clue what they were doing. On top of that....


    ...wait, this is Jalopnik... Sorry...


    WHAT A PIECE OF SHIT! :D

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    I don't get why everyone keeps blowing Godzilla.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    NAGTROC sounds like the kind of acronym only a car club can have.


    And, well, it is.

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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    What's a "150 shot of NOS", Wes?
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    04/16/09

    @beercheck: 150 HP's worth of nitrous.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    04/16/09

    @Wes Siler: Nah, that would be a "150 shot of N2O". Branding: 1, Chemistry: 0.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    I'm afraid they may have been better off simply feeding Godzilla a VK.
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    Image of 1000songs 1000songs
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    You guys do realize that they are PURPOSELY testing the limits of the car, right? That's what these so-called tuners do. They find weak points, show everyone that it broke, and then they SELL upgraded parts to people who want to have a 1000bhp car.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/16/09

    @1000songs: We understand. However, we think it should take a little more to break it. The car appears to be too fragile.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    I was hoping for a piston through the hood. But I admire the attitude. You'll peg it next time, fellas. I'm also sure that Nissan won't be asking any bothersome questions when you drag this into the garage on the end of a hook.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    History shows again and again how nature points up the folly of men.
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    Image of marc2068 marc2068
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    Goddamn, A Carrera Gt is not that fucking fragile. I guess I will wait for the G37 with awd.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/16/09

    @marc2068: @slackinfux: Remember this story, guys?


    [www.autoblog.com]

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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    Well, at least he was able to laugh about it momentarily.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    Wow. I'm so shocked.


    I would think a cheap supercar would hold together a little better.


    I guess you get what you pay for.

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    Image of elwood elwood
    04/16/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: What? If you put that much nitrous in anything, you should expect problems. Especially on top of an already modified engine.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/16/09

    @elwood: 150 is not a huge shot of nitrous. It's big, but I would think the GT-R would be able to handle it.
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    Image of racerx racerx
    04/16/09

    @elwood: And who knows how well it was tuned to begin with?
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    04/16/09

    @elwood: Not necessarily. I know people who run 200+ shots on modified Volvos running 11s and they have always driven the car home from the track. Like leavethegun said, 150 really isn't a large shot. Pretty typical actually...


    @racerx: There is the million dollar question. You can bolt on all the shit you want ("Hey y'all watch this" kinda mods) but without the proper supporting mods and tune; it. will. die...

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    Image of elwood elwood
    04/16/09

    @racerx: Well, the post says that the 150 shot was on top of a car already making 600 whp. So if that's true, they undoubtedly had some extra boost at work. Most likely on a stock bottom end, which is not necessarily a recipe for success with a good amount of nitrous.


    I wouldn't expect any engine that's making about 33% more power over stock at the wheels to survive another 30% or so more power without some detrimental effects. And who knows how many times they tried this before something blew up.

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/16/09

    @elwood: This is true, they could have done it 500 times.


    I don't know, 600 at the engine with boost isn't that much anymore. Not for Godzilla.


    A friend of mine owns Pruven Performance, and his 2.0 inline four eclipse produced well over 550 at the wheels, over ten years ago. He has since sold the car, but before he did, he stroked it out, cranked the boost, upgraded the electronics, and so on, and was producing well over 600 horses. Of course, the motor was built.

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/16/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Sorry, I didn't realize this thing was producing 600 at the wheels. Even so, it has a larger displacement, it should handle it.
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    Image of elwood elwood
    04/16/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: But what I'm saying is, 600 at the wheels on stock internals is different than your buddy (and Pruven Performance makes some awesome stuff) making 550 at the wheels on a built engine. 60% more power than stock (their extra boost plus the nitrous) is right about at the upper limits of what anyone should expect any stock engine to be able to take.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/16/09

    @elwood: I wish we had more specifics. When a new car is released they give us the f*cking diameter of the bolts holding the seatbelts in place. With this they don't tell us how much boost they're running or anything.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/16/09

    @elwood: Even some of their blog members are shocked.
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    Image of The Jester of Darkness The Jester of Darkness
    04/16/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Not really, If you read the original post on NAGTROC, Samurai Speed stated that they were intentionally wanting to blow the motor so that they could find the limits of the new motor.


    Anyway, can you say forged internals?

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/16/09

    @The Jester of Darkness: I saw that. I wasn't talking about Smaurai Speed, I was talking about other members.


    @elwood: It's true, the previous Skylines were so unbelievable, that I am constantly being upset by this cars performance. I think they could have done a much better job on their motor and transmission. And don't even bring up launch control, I don't even like it.

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    Luckily it wasn't nitrometh.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    I don't get the point of Nitrous Oxide in road cars. It's just so stupid. What is the point of potentially ruining your car for straight line speed that you may not be able to control.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    04/16/09

    @Lord Pferdestärke the 357th: Any problem can be solved with enough explosives, and in this case NOS could be considered an explosive...
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    Image of Nitrous Oxide Nitrous Oxide
    04/16/09

    @Lord Pferdestärke the 357th: Yeah, but I don't need no stinkin road car.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/16/09

    @Nitrous Oxide: Cool. What kind of car do you need?
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    04/16/09

    In reply to Nitrous Shot Blows 600 HP GT-R Engine
    what a disappointing video.
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    Image of Stranger than most Stranger than most
    04/16/09

    @damnelantra™: I know I was expecting more of Boom not a pop
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    04/16/09

    @Stranger then most: "Where is the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!"


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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    04/16/09

    @Stranger then most:

    The interwebz can help you with that:
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    04/16/09

    @Scandinavian flick: Heh.
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