Recent content by Nissan Jon

Well, my shop represents Nissan motorsports, and I intended to stay with in the Nissan family. The only V8 option in the Nissan line up is the VK, however, as a testament to Nissan innovation, Nissan Supercar AU built a 714bhp Naturally Aspirated VK50, on almost entirely stock upper components...

Why mess with internal combustion? Because that's what I know. Why not electric power? Because I don't know anything about it. Lol

Yes, your top speed is when you cross the trap line at the one mile mark.

Okay, I've got some new figures for you guys to crunch. Curb weight: 3,145 lbs. (Will be ideally reduced to 2,900 lbs) My weight: 190 lbs. (Will be ideally reduced to a sexy 175) Drag coefficient: 0.30 (will be adding canards and adjustable rear spoiler for downforce) Stand still launch to...

For the Texas Standing Mile, 'street car' means street legal by the guidelines of the U.S. Department of Transportation, specifically: must retain all of its OEM saferty equipment (air bags, crash sensors, seat belts), running lamps, turn signals, and, I belive, it has to pass omissions.

Aerodynamics will be the bigger hurtle, and is definitely the larger factor in this situation. The current record holder used the factory body for his record with no modification to its design. The Z33 that I'll be building isn't as aerodynamically tuned for high speed and the rear end gets...

That's only partly true, and would only apply to inline turbo system on a large/small combination. A single sequential turbo can behave exactly like a twin turbo setup in that the inlet venturis can change diameter to alter charge speed at any given RPM. A twin turbo in this situation will be on...

The 1,600hp figure sounds about right, but, I assume, that's power to the ground? I think I may not have been clear on certain important factors. One, the vehicle does not need to maintain 300mph, it must reach at least 280MPH within one mile, ideally 300. Getting a twin turbo V8 to 3,000bhp...

Salutations, I specialize in high performance solutions for Nissan vehicles. I've recently gotten into the top speed Texas Standing Mile competitions. The current champion is using a Ford GT with unknown power to set the record at 274 MPH from a still launch; I want to beat his record. I...