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269 messages, Last post on Feb 05, 2009 at 3:50 PM
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Replying to: tonycarl (Jan 27, 2008 2:36 am) -mike Motorsports and Modifications Host
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Replying to: paisan (Jan 27, 2008 8:23 am) An all-wheel drive car doesn't feel like a rear-wheel drive car. So I think it's a matter of preference when it comes to transmission. How do you know Nissan isn't coming out with a 6 speed manual for the GT-R in the next year or so?
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Replying to: tonycarl (Jan 27, 2008 1:55 pm) As for an MT coming out next year, that would be great, but not likely or they would have launched it at the same time. -mike Motorsports and Modifications Host
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Replying to: paisan (Jan 27, 2008 2:02 pm) It's hard to find a balance between a road car and a computer-controlled drive by wire machine. The trick is for a car manufacturer to be able to provide the best technology at the lowest price to the consumer. Are you a Skyline fan?
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Replying to: tonycarl (Jan 27, 2008 3:07 pm) So the new GTR has a hand built trans. Good luck when it comes time to repair that baby....  -mike Motorsports and Modifications Host |
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Replying to: paisan (Jan 27, 2008 8:23 am) You know as well as I do that there are cars costing 4 times that (and more) that can only be had with a so-called "automatic" transmission. Do those trannies cost more than that in the GTR? Sure. Are they still automatics by some definitions? Yes.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 28, 2008 8:28 am) Do those trannies cost more than that in the GTR? Sure. Are they still automatics by some definitions? Yes. It doesn't make it right though! That's the beauty of the internet, we can have crazy whacked out opinions! -mike Motorsports and Modifications Host
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Replying to: paisan (Jan 28, 2008 6:22 pm) Swift Engineering sold hand-built limited production Formula Atlantic gearboxes for around $20k. Most of the parts required to build it were supplied by Hewland, Quaife, etc. You're right about the possiblity of not being able to go down to Kragen or Autozone to get GT-R transmission parts. How much Infinity will charge for labor I assume would be the same hourly rate they would charge on any other Infinity. Maybe the GT-R will have a lifetime warranty on their transmissions? I don't know very much about the transmission going into the GT-R, but I think they also might have chose it for it's ability to handle the powerband in an AWD configuration. It's also a 7 speed so it has more options to choose different gear ratios for race circuit applications.
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Replying to: tonycarl (Jan 29, 2008 12:17 pm) -mike Motorsports and Modifications Host
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Just saw this and thought I would share.. its kind of old- but hey the pics speak for themselves!! Enjoy http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-nissan-gt-r-live-reveal/454772/ |
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