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SpeedForSale Opening Unveils Dodson GR6 Straight Cut and Custom Ratio Sets
SpeedForSale hosted a grand opening for their new facility in the Atlanta, GA area last weekend and managed some impressive attendance from customers and fans. With a parking lot full of GT-R, Supra, Viper, Corvette, and many more niche sports cars, everyone had the opportunity to chat with their old friends and make some new ones, while also checking out the new shop, equipment, and projects going on at SpeedForSale.
Glenn from Dodson Motorsport was in attendance at the event, and he had some of their upcoming new products on hand to display. The most exciting of these new parts, which have been in demand for quite some time now, are the new custom gear ratio sets available in both standard helical cut and the new heavy duty STRAIGHT cut option. Standard gear ratios are also available in the Straight Cut flavor.
These parts are currently being tested on Dodson’s Tarmac Rally car to ensure quality and reliability prior to being released and will be ready to ship in 2-4 weeks.
SpeedForSale is one of only a select few Dodson Certified Pro Dealers and installers in the world. These new Dodson GR6 items are now available for pre-order on their webstore. Click here to pre-order.
Link: SpeedForSale Grand Opening Gallery
Link: Dodson Gear Sets and GT-R Parts @ SpeedForSale.com
Link: Dodson Motorsports Website
Third Annual GT-R Nationals Event September 24th – 26th
Held annually in co-operation with the Z Nationals even, this road course, drag race, car show, and banquet event draws hundreds of Z, GT-R, and G cars each year to the Talladega/Atlanta area, along with GT-R and Z program representatives from Nissan North America. GT-R owners have came from as far away as Wisconsin, South Dakota, Indiana, and Z owners came from the United Kingdom and Jamaica.
As in past years, SpeedForSale, co-founder of the event, will also attend the event giving free technical advice and support to GT-R owners at each venue. They will also be offering over $7,000 worth of GT-R parts prizes and raffles!
For this year, the schedule for the weekend looks like this:
- Friday, September 24 at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway for the road course event. Free instructors are provided if needed. Dinner afterward.
- Saturday the 25th at Z1 Motorsports for the car show, dyno shootout, and vendor booths. Dinner banquet, awards, and late party afterward.
- Sunday the 26th at Alabama International Raceway for 1/4 mile drag racing open sessions.
Of course sponsors such as Yokohama, GReddy, Garret, Tomei and more will also be there with booths and such. For more information I highly recommend heading over to the link below…
Link: GT-R Nationals Website
DIY GT-R: MORE Install Guides From SpeedForSale – 137 New Pages of DIY
Jeremy from SpeedforSale just gave me the heads up about another 8 DIY guides he’s completed and made available on his website SpeedForSale.com. These PDF free-to-download articles total 137 new pages of information on installing the latest tuning parts on the GT-R such as:
- Greddy TD06-20G Twin Turbochargers
- Deatschwerks fuel injectors
- Mine’s carbon fiber fender vents
- Mine’s carbon fiber hood NACA ducts
- Intercoolers
- HKS GT600 twin fuel pumps
- Swift suspension coil springs
- Engine removal and re-installation
Each of the upgrades can also be sourced from SpeedForSale.com as well. So if you’re looking for a project you may very well have found one – or two to keep you busy here.
Also the guys wanted me to let you know of the next guide they have in progress; it’s a complete guide to upgrading the GT-R’s GR6 DCT transmission including everything available to date. It’s 108 pages long by itself and it’s coming soon!
Thanks Jeremy for the work putting these together and the link.
Link: SpeedForSale.com FAQs / DIY Installation Guides for Nissan GT-R
SpeedForSale Comprehensive Brake Hardware Upgrade Weights for R35 GT-R
Something you don’t come across to often is a real thorough list of weight comparisons. The GT-R has some substantial braking hardware standard but upgrades are more substantial again. Are you packing on the pounds though or slimming down when you spend on this serious kit? You’ll know now with this handy reference thanks to Jeremy @ SpeedForSale.
Link: Brake Upgrade Weights @ SpeedForSale.com
Link: SpeedForSale.com
AutoSport Wiring ECU Patch Harness for Nissan GT-R
If you’ve ever had to splice into an ECU wiring harness to hook up some gadget or other you’ll know how heartbreaking it is to cut open the nice loom and hack it all to pieces. It’s pretty worrying for those that still hang on to some semblance of a warranty too because if Nissan happen to catch your handy work you might have some ‘splainin to do.
Wiring harness patches offer the perfect solution to this problem, they offer a passthrough matched set of plugs and sockets with a short length of wiring in between for all your patching adventures. Remove the harness extension and you’re back to stock!
This latest version, just released, now features coverage for all three sockets on the GT-Rs ECU giving you access to any signal that might pass it’s way.
Hit up the link below to order yours…
Link: Autosport ECU Wiring Harness for Nissan GT-R @ SpeedForSale
DIY GT-R: Ten New Install Guides From SpeedForSale Available Now
The Nissan GT-R aftermarket scene has taken off in a big way since launch and there’s loads of parts out there for owners considering modifying their new toys.
If you’ve ever turned a spanner before you’ll know the satisfaction of fixing or installing something on your car before and Jeremy from SpeedForSale has put together 10 new guides to help out on specific installation steps for GT-R upgrade parts.
Each guide comes with instructions and photos for the those so inclined and so far cover installation of:
- Heavy Duty Wastegate Actuator Installation and Adjustment
- Exhaust Downpipes
- HKS EVC6 Boost Controller
- HKS Super Sequential Blow Off Valve (SSBOV) Kit
- Cat-back exhaust system and Y-pipe
- Nissan JDM Front and Rear Clear Side Marker
- Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
- Anti-Sway Bar
- Sparco Harness Bar
- Spark Plugs
Each of the upgrades can also be sourced from SpeedForSales.com as well. So if you’re looking for a project you may very well have found one – or two to keep you busy here.
Thanks Jeremy for the work putting these together and the link.
Link: SpeedForSale.com FAQs / DIY Installation Guides for Nissan GT-R
T1R Exhaust Pricing, Release Date and Comparisons for Nissan GT-R
The Type1 Racing exhaust for the Nissan GT-R is due in less than a months time now and what should be final pricing is up online already. We also have a new dyno chart we hadn’t seen before comparing each T1R Exhaust stage from the turbos back.
The T1R 90R Cat back exhaust in stainless will set you back $1,890 USD. It’s manufactured in SUS316 grade stainless and offers a 90mm main pipe split into two 70mm rear pipe sections. It will go on sale in April and should be available for pre-order now.
The T1R Y-Pipe also goes on sale in April this year. It’s made from the same SUS316 grade stainless steel and features a pair of 76.3mm pipes combined into a single 90mm diameter pipe. Two flex joins insure it will not suffer cracking under stress at high temperatures. The price? Just $619 USD.
We’ll have a video of these come April when SpeedForSale get their hands on one installed on their own GT-R.
Thanks Jeremy@SpeedForSale for the update.
Link: Type1 Racing (T1R) Products at SpeedForSale.com
Link: Type1 Racing Website
Type1 Racing’s Turbo Outlet Pipes Tested
Type1 Racing finished off their complete turbo back exhaust solution with the release of these turbine outlet pipes recently. These de-cat outlet pipes are made from SUS316 grade stainless and are 76.3mm in diameter and are completely tig welded.
They also ship with the T1R O2 fix to prevent the “Check Engine Light” condition some guys report after fitting aftermarket de-cat front pipes. Check after the jump for a photo of that installed.
Fitted together with the T1R 90R exhaust and mid-pipes on the AJ Racing GT-R the guys dynoed the car and measured a 60hp and 50 lb/ft gain over the standard exhaust. The front pipes alone accounted for 10hp and 11 lb/ft of torque at peak with as much as a 30 hp improvement just from the front pipes in the midrange.
Since there’s no catalytic converters, these pipes save almost 7 kg over the OEM versions. When released in early April 2009 they will go on sale for $1050 CAD or around $795 USD.
Source: Type1 Racing Blog and NAGTROC
Link: Type1 Racing Website
Type1 Racing’s T1R 90R Exhaust for Nissan GT-R
In response to the demand for locally made exhausts for the Nissan GT-R, Canadian based Type1 Racing have today announced their T1R 90R exhaust system.
The T1R 90R will be available in 304 stainless and full titanium versions. Both versions feature titanium tips for that tough burnt titanium look at the back. The exhaust features a 90mm diameter main pipe with 76mm piping after the mufflers.
The stainless T1R 90R will cost around $1500 USD when it’s out in spring of ’09.
Type 1 Racing also announced their upcoming T1R SS front pipes. This Y-pipe is made from 304 stainless and features two 65mm diameter from the turbine outlet pipes into one single 90mm pipe.
The T1R SS will be compatible with the standard exhaust but after market cat back exhaust is recommended. It should be available for Christmas time at around the $500 USD mark.
Source: Type One Racing via AJ-Racing @ NAGTROC
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