Forged Performance: VQ37 500whp+..another first!
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From: Where the kids are high and the grades are low. NYC
Not sure how the 911 story came about, but I can assure you guys that it never happened.
I can only verify that a pull from a 60 mph roll, all three passengers in my car at the time were pinned to their seats. I used the paddles to go from 5th to 3rd leaving the VDC on. I'm pretty sure I would have spun the tires with the VDC off. No vb upgrade yet at the time either. It pulls very hard, but I didn't have another car with me to judge against.
WHp on my HR is just shy of 470 which is far less that 500+ the VHR seems to be getting. GTM has had my car for almost another month since I had it so no new "comparisons" yet.
I can only verify that a pull from a 60 mph roll, all three passengers in my car at the time were pinned to their seats. I used the paddles to go from 5th to 3rd leaving the VDC on. I'm pretty sure I would have spun the tires with the VDC off. No vb upgrade yet at the time either. It pulls very hard, but I didn't have another car with me to judge against.
WHp on my HR is just shy of 470 which is far less that 500+ the VHR seems to be getting. GTM has had my car for almost another month since I had it so no new "comparisons" yet.
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I appreciate your concern, but I'm all too familiar with the sums of money it takes to complete a project. Not only do I own an 08 g37s, but I also own an 03 350z that I've managed to dump about $70,000 (not including the price of the car) into to make a complete project (suspension mods, stop techs, volks, body kit, 1/2 shafts, carbonetics triple disc clutch, carbonetics carbon differential, greddy twins, dual 3 inch exhaust with WG dumps, return fuel system, 1000cc injectors, HKS F-Con V-pro with the bells and wistles, and a fully built darton mid sleeved motor with a lot of head work and cams, etc., etc.) Motor has been out of the car 3 times now.
Sharif did the last build and tune on my Z and did a great job. Forged will be the only shop on the east coast that touches my Z or G.
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First off - Very nice build, coming from a guy with lots of 800hp modified experience, and a lover of subtle sleepers.
Secondly, to all the BS about the GTR... a TRUE sports car (such as the GTR) has many systems in place that make it a true sports car. The brakes, suspension, chassis, engine, tranny, electronics mgmt, aerodynamics, etc.
The G37 is a great car, and has a lot of sporting potential. But there is a major problem, no matter how much power you throw at it. It is (in most trim) a RWD car. And when you start getting into the 400hp+ club, only having 2 drive wheels starts to limit you. Yes, there is the "X" version... and it would be fast as hell in a straight line with TT. But still, the suspension mods, wheels, tires, tranny mods, brakes, etc... can get pretty expensive in order to turn it into a true sports car for track duty. If you want to go fast in a straight line from a high roll, no problem. But to think a modified TT G37 can hang with a GTR at a track day shows both one's ignorance and lack of experience.
It's a lot more than just power... you could put $40K into a G37 and there's still a good chance it would have a hard time keeping up with a GTR around a track. There's just something about the way a well-built sports car "feels"... the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts, because it was engineered from the beginning to be a sports car, with considerations for chassis flex, weight distribution, center of gravity, etc.
Go drive a 800hp 2wd car on a daily basis that can spin the 325 width rear tires at 100 mph... and you will then begin the path to enlightenment.
Secondly, to all the BS about the GTR... a TRUE sports car (such as the GTR) has many systems in place that make it a true sports car. The brakes, suspension, chassis, engine, tranny, electronics mgmt, aerodynamics, etc.
The G37 is a great car, and has a lot of sporting potential. But there is a major problem, no matter how much power you throw at it. It is (in most trim) a RWD car. And when you start getting into the 400hp+ club, only having 2 drive wheels starts to limit you. Yes, there is the "X" version... and it would be fast as hell in a straight line with TT. But still, the suspension mods, wheels, tires, tranny mods, brakes, etc... can get pretty expensive in order to turn it into a true sports car for track duty. If you want to go fast in a straight line from a high roll, no problem. But to think a modified TT G37 can hang with a GTR at a track day shows both one's ignorance and lack of experience.
It's a lot more than just power... you could put $40K into a G37 and there's still a good chance it would have a hard time keeping up with a GTR around a track. There's just something about the way a well-built sports car "feels"... the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts, because it was engineered from the beginning to be a sports car, with considerations for chassis flex, weight distribution, center of gravity, etc.
Go drive a 800hp 2wd car on a daily basis that can spin the 325 width rear tires at 100 mph... and you will then begin the path to enlightenment.
Last edited by trebien; Sep 25, 2008 at 12:30 AM.
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"A little bit more" is an understatement at best. Nissan just increased the MSRP of the GTR by 10%. I believe the new base price is just under $77 thousand. Add in the ridiculous mark ups that 95% of the dealers are getting, plus tax, and the GTR is close to the $100,000 mark. Check out the "buy it now" prices on ebay.
Boosting the G and getting 500 rwhp for an additional $13,000 to $18,000 is a pretty good alternative. Just my 2 cents.
Boosting the G and getting 500 rwhp for an additional $13,000 to $18,000 is a pretty good alternative. Just my 2 cents.
the gt-r out corners pretty much anything money can buy. the gt-r is an exotic killer
the TT G37 is sick but being compared to a GT-R. no sir, please put the pipes down and step away