[Type17]

Originally Posted by NSXType-R

No, I do think that this car is special. But to think that the GT-R is a bulletproof car that can run 100,000 miles with no maintenance after you put 20 bar boost, just like you did on the old Skylines, is just a fanboy created myth.

Don't get me wrong, I love this car.

I understand what you're saying, and I agree. In fact the way this thread started is flawed. No car is flawless but to blame the GT-R for having transmission issues after significantly upping the power and constant track use is ridiculous. No car could handle that.

The reason the R34 could handle that abuse was because they were going around the Gentlemen's Agreement IMO and the parts for big performance were there but the car was limited electronically. I read in some tuning magazine a couple of years back that a LOT more HP could be squeezed out by a simple ECU change (I think it said the car afterwards was dynoed at 400 odd HP but don't take my word for it, my memory is foggy.). It's just something i read a long time ago and I can't comment on it's validity but I've heard it's true.

Either way, the new GT-R starts out with a large power output anyways and I personally can't see why they should put a transmission on the car that can handle significantly more power than they originally gave the car. With the factory power output, the transmission is perfect.