These are the quickest Nissan GT-R’s that know of in the US. Apexi’s R33 ran 8.47@165, Signals R33 has run into the 8’s, a few other Japanese demo GT-Rs have run also, but they are not included in this list.

If you have one to add, email Sean.

SOURCE: Nissan Skyline GT-Rs in the USA Blog

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Maxwell @ The Shrine Auditorium, November 1, 2008
While I’m not a huge R&B fan, Saya is pretty hardcore so I told her I would be down to check it out. I was super busy at the time, but you have to pay your dues sometimes. Anyhow I went to the Maxwell concert after 5 consecutive 15 hour work days so I was super tired (pre-SEMA). After waiting in line for 30 minutes to get two stoli and sodas and two martinis, the energy level started coming back up a bit. I only knew 2 or 3 Maxwell songs, but his voice is pretty amazing and the songs were pretty good. His band was good too. Maxwell gets 4 stars, the Shrine Auditorium gets 2 stars for the bullshit drink lines, and the Shrine Auditorium sound gets 3 stars for being only mediocre. The sound quality didn’t quite do Maxwell’s voice justice. He’s a pretty good entertainer though. He probably had all the chicks pretty wet for sure.

Tom Jones @ MGM Hollywood Auditorium, November 6, 2008
You have to do something to stay away from all the industry fag parties at SEMA so Saya and I decided to check out a Tom Jones concert since I was already staying at the MGM. Tom Jones is the shit. He is a true entertainer and his songs are timeless. He’s looking pretty good for his age (68) so I’m sure his surgeon kicks ass. He still moves around on stage pretty good too. If you ever get a chance to catch a Tom Jones show, you should go. The auditorium was only about 3/4 full and I had 4th row, center stage seats. Two cougar+ (lions?)ladies threw panties on stage too. The band kicked ass and one of his backup singers is smoking hot. The pimp that he is (read his bio in Wikipedia), you can bet he’s probably hittin it. Tom Jones gets 4.5 stars, the MGM Hollywood Auditorium gets a 4.5 for having cocktail waitresses (drinks come to you), and the auditorium gets 4 stars for sound quality with good bass.

Oasis @ The Staples Center, December 4, 2008
I have to admit that I’m not a huge Oasis fan, but Yaya asked me to go. She broke up with her boyfriend and he was a huge fan so there was no way in hell she was going to let him go to the show (chicks can be vindictive…). We spent most of our time drinking and walking around, but then we would run in if we knew a song. Yaya and I had a blast. The venue is cool with smoking areas, plenty of restrooms and bars so Staples gets 4 stars. The sounds kicked ass if you’re into the big concert sound so Staples gets 4.5 stars. I felt as though Oasis was like a money machine knowing they would only have to show up on stage, sell some $40 t-shirts, do a bullshit encore (1 Beatles song), and collect $$$. I didn’t get the feeling they enjoyed playing, appreciated their fans, or anything. Screw them; I’m not a big fan so they get 2 weak ass stars.

Next on the list are some smaller shows at smaller venues. I don’t know where or who exactly, but I look forward to it.

Understanding Ben’s English accent is a whole different thing entirely. I get about 80-90% of it now after two weeks, but there’s still a lot of, “What was that?” After Ben says it again, sometimes there’s another “Huh?” Learning Brit slang is fun though. The good thing is that we get along well and have common interests. After all he drives an R33 Skyline and likes Nissan RB engines. Imagine that right? The guy who used to be the senior engine development engineer for the Subaru World Rally Team (Prodrive) drives a Skyline with a 500hp RB25.

The EC Pro development is going well. It’s not easy since the 2008 STi is full of chassis electronics and CAN stream data, but the car is driving excellent now. What I can say is that the base map the ECU will come with will be very good for a true “Plug and Perform”. Ben and I are handling all of the driveability details so all you professional tuners have to do is the fun part (dyno tune and collect $$$). In fact, the EC Pro even drives most of the factory smog devices. Of course you will have the option to disable these controls and use them for more important things such as _______________ (fill in the blank with almost anything you can imagine an ECU can do). For more details on the EC Pro, click here and scroll toward the bottom.

By the way, the EC Pro is not meant to directly compete with piggybacks, Ecutek or the COBB Accessport. All of the aforementioned definitely have their place and cost far less than the EC Pro. The EC Pro is targeting the crowd that requires the full power and complete control of a complete stand alone ECU, internal logging, expandability with a motorsport dash and additional sensors (thermocouples, temp/pressure sensors, strain gauges, linear pots, etc.).

This has been our office for the last two weeks.

You think Ben knows a little something about Subarus?

This is an old video, but in case you haven’t seen it check it out. I heard that by the end of the 2006 season, the CA actually saw 20,500rpm in competition.

Here’s a small image of it in it’s 2006 spec with billet valve covers, front cover, etc. There’s a show engine in our conference room, but pictures are not allowed. There are so many billet (machined from solid) parts on it, it just looks expensive sitting there. Anyhow, hope this helps to answer some questions. Hopefully the CA will get another crack at F1 competition.

2 Sawzalls with 10″ blades, 2 goggles, 2 particulate dust masks, and 3 hours gets you this.

Subframes, rear end, suspension, doors, and hatch, are for sale. Those are BCNR33 Skyline GT-R transmissions without transfer cases too if anybody needs them.