SP Skyline - 975whp

[B18BSol]

After posting the gauge cluster, I just had to share the rest of the car with the world...so BEAUTIFUL

[BigDon]

that is a beautiful car

[EVILZ33]

awesome car and bad ass rims too

[Pireboi251]

Great to see a R33 for once, im getting ried of 32s and 34's

[Scooby_Whaat]

JTuned PWNS

[CRISTIAN]

its cool how the calipers reflect on the hugemongous lip.

[BigDon]

yeah, what are the specs on that?

[robz95xj]

Originally Posted by CRISTIAN

its cool how the calipers reflect on the hugemongous lip.

i had to look 3 times to figure that out.

[97talon]

Love those cars. Have been talking with the wife about maybe getting one. She said after we pay off the two cars we just bought it would be fine if I still wanted on .

[v_dub_ya]

that is bad ass

[97talon]

Originally Posted by v_dub_ya

that is bad ass

Agreed.

[B18BSol]

If you haven’t heard of SP Engineering by now, go crawl back under that rock with your buddy Osama. SP has built some of the greatest super tuner cars the world has ever seen and when it came time for the owner to build himself his very own project car - only one platform came to mind. With the importations of the Skyline to the US by Motorex, Westerners finally got a cure for their hard to reach itch. SP chose to go with the R33 GTR V Spec as their test bed for latest and greatest in JDM technology.

Starting with one of the most revered engines known to man, SP completely pulled and disassembled the stock 2.6-liter in exchange for a sizeable 2.8-liter HKS stroker kit. HKS 280 race cams, FPR, fuel rail, intake, and twin fuel pumps were all used to extract the utmost power from this beast. At the heart of the systems lies a T51 SPL full ball bearing turbo charger that is large enough to produce some quadruple digit power runs yet still spool up in a reasonable amount of time. SP completely ported out the head to allow the increase of air into the engine and capped it off with a Greddy plenum. A Greddy 4-row intercooler freezes intake temps and a Type S BOV releases any unused charge that’s left within the system. A polished Koyo aluminum radiator replaces the inadequate OEM piece and is fixed with dual FAL electronics fans. An HKS V-Con V Pro dutifully controls all timing and fuel mixtures and is the resident stand-alone system used by SP. Strapped to the dyno, fuel was funneled in and the engine turned over. As the vehicle bucked like a wild bronco the rollers eventually came to stop at an astonished 975whp. Keep in mind that this is basically a streetcar and although it seems some limited track time, still retains all interior and audio.

Making sure all 900-and-something ponies get their hooves to the ground, SP installed a trick Hollinger sequential trans mated to an OS Giken multi-plate clutch. Tein RE suspension handle horizontal and vertical weight transfers and are controlled in-cabin by an EDFC unit.

On the streets, this GTR wears the hottest kicks from Japan, and I’m not talking about BAPES. 19inch Volk GT-C’s fill the fender wells when ripping up and down the boulevards and a set of feather light 17inch Volk TE37’s are reserved for the slicks.

Letting their actions speak louder than words, you won’t see any ungodly body kits or gay ass RICE grains on any of the SP cars (except for maybe Yoda’s). Function is chosen over form and the stock portly lines of the R33 have been modded by a simple Do-Luck front aero lip and Top Secret carbon air ducts. JDM visors protect the occupants during the rainy season and add to the never-ending list of hard-to-find JDM goods.

On the inside, gradient is the theme of choice. Bride patterned materials cover almost every aspect of the interior panels. O to the G Ergo 1’s sit up front and an ADF rollcage protects the inner skeleton. A Nismo cluster replaces the stock instrument and a host of Do-Luck sub frame and support bars aid in the chassis rigidity.

Out of the 32, 33, and 34 models the middle child was scolded for being too heavy and slow. But as a wise man once said “back then hoes didn’t want me, now I’m hot hoes all on me. MIKE JONES!!!” This R33 V Spec has been completely transformed into the vehicle it was meant to be. A vehicle that Nissan wouldn’t dare put in the hands of the general public. With such a rich racing heritage, it is going to be interesting to see what Nissan has in store for North America with MY2008 model. Whether it comes labeled as a Nissan or Infiniti I only hope that Nissan Motor Corp does not tarnish the name of the GTR with a weak and watered down version in the US. Nissan are you listening?