Amuse GTR Video - The best just got better.

[Z07]

The best just went round Tsukuba in 59 seconds!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyME0t3ZAeM

The Amuse Phantom R35 GT-R runs their reflashed ecu Hi tech rom, Titan Ti exhaust STTI-R1 (apparently 50% lighter than stock), sport cat, R1 Suspension kit, 70kg lighter, under body strenth parts, Amuse aero kit.

[Ellden]

God those things are fast.. hellish expensive thou :rolleyes:

*screeshhh* Says the front lip spoiler as $3000 is shaved off passing the kerbs :hihi:

[Erik]

Very very nice.

I guess this car will win the EVO eCOTY.

[Benman]

Well, seems the rumors a few years back of the R35 not being as tunable as past GT-Rs remains to be seen as true. :D:hahahehe:

Ben:addict:

[Silvant]

im amused.
that car has a lot of rubber on the ground too.. love it. its handling real well.... i cant stand the lines the driver is taking on the hairpins... i bet his laps have 1-2secs more in them because of those.........

[The Pretender]

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Jarod.

[The Pretender]

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Jarod.

[The Pretender]

.....that car has a lot of rubber on the ground too..
Amuse put the same 285 rear tyres on the front wheels, to eliminate understeer.

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Jarod.

[The Pretender]

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Jarod.

[The Pretender]

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[Z07]

The car is now lapping at 59.0s and making 610ps at the hubs on a dynapack.

http://www.auto-otaku.com/home/2008/03/new-tsukuba-rec.html

[The Pretender]

The car is now lapping at 59.0s and making 610ps at the hubs on a dynapack.
If i look at the extra front trim, it seems to have still a understeer problem.
Amuse put allredy 285 tyres on the front to counter the problem.

Jarod.

[Z07]

Could be to do with most of the weight loss being from the rear.

[Lateknight]

Well, seems the rumors a few years back of the R35 not being as tunable as past GT-Rs remains to be seen as true. :D:hahahehe:

Ben:addict:

Although the engine has not yet attained the bombproof reputation the RB26_ motor had, it does have over a litre (liter) in capacity in hand, and is still running relatively low boost (for a tuned nippon) @ about 17psi for the Amuse GTR.

800ps cannot be very far away (the tranny might be the weak point) :revs:

[Qriouz]

those exuastpipes are REALLY huge!!!!

[The Pretender]

Could be to do with most of the weight loss being from the rear.
What weight loss in the rear. ?
I imagine with his transaxial 4wd system the GT-R would be well balanced, but it have a understeer problem.
By putting 285 tyres on the front (standard 245) you create more rubber, therefore more grip to counter the problem.
Amuse's GT-R have got extra front wings above the splitter, that sugest that there is still a understeer problem.

Jarod.

[Z07]

What weight loss in the rear. ?
I imagine with his transaxial 4wd system the GT-R would be well balanced, but it have a understeer problem.
By putting 285 tyres on the front (standard 245) you create more rubber, therefore more grip to counter the problem.
Amuse's GT-R have got extra front wings above the splitter, that sugest that there is still a understeer problem.

Jarod.
They removed the rear seats I think, so the majority of the weight loss is from the back. That makes the car slightly more nose heavy. Adding bigger front tyres gives more front-end bite but it also increases front-end weight.

[The Pretender]

They removed the rear seats I think, so the majority of the weight loss is from the back. That makes the car slightly more nose heavy. Adding bigger front tyres gives more front-end bite but it also increases front-end weight.
But it's a transaxial 4wd car with gearbox @ the rear, you would exspect a better balanced car with no understeer.

And it's the same with my S5 superleggera idea.
Remove the interior and place only two carbon fibre racebuckets in.
You take weight out in the middle-rear of the car and have a big V8 in the front.
I think it's better to take a striped out A5 S-line 3.2 Quattro and put two turbo's on.
I think you will get a better balanced and performing car then a V8 S5.

Jarod.

[Z07]

But it's a transaxial 4wd car with gearbox @ the rear, you would exspect a better balanced car with no understeer.

And it's the same with my S5 superleggera idea.
Remove the interior and place only two carbon fibre racebuckets in.
You take weight out in the middle-rear of the car and have a big V8 in the front.
I think it's better to take a striped out A5 S-line 3.2 Quattro and put two turbo's on.
I think you will get a better balanced and performing car then a V8 S5.

Jarod.
The car is well balanced but Nissan developed it to be well balanced with the rear seats. Ideally, when you remove weight from the rear, you need to remove weight from the front as well.

Having said that, nearly any car aimed at serious track performance will have frontal wings. If only to balance the rear downforce in this case. They added a rear wing to add downforce at the rear. They can't use that extra rear downforce without adding downforce at the front too. No point improving grip at the rear if the front's always sliding wide when you try to exploit that extra grip.

[The Pretender]

Turbo upgrade by HKS/Amuse.

http://www.gtrblog.com/media/blogs/gtrblog/PowerHouseAmuse/amuse-turbo-devel-001.jpg

Jarod.

[The Pretender]

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Parts update

Hi Tech ROM

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Amuse ECU reflash with a selection of basic reflashes. The first of these is the Hi TECH-ROM BBL. this ECU features:

• Boost increased to 0.85 kg/cm² up from 0.75 kg/cm² in the mid range
• Boost at high RPM increased to 0.8 kg/cm² up from 0.60 kg/cm² standard
• Fuel and ignition maps tuned - May be tuned to take into account non-standard exhaust
• Electronic throttle modified to increase low end response
• CVTC tuned for more mid range torque
• RPM Limiter raised to 7200rpm
• Speed Limiter removed
Next is the Hi TECH-ROM HBL model. For a little bit more money you get a two mode boost controller installed on top of all the Hi TECH-ROM BBL features. The boost controller has two modes:
• A - Standard operation. 0.85 kg/cm² - 0.8 kg/cm² as described in the BBL section
• B - 0.85 kg/cm² in the low-mid range with an increase to 0.95 - 1.05 kg/cm² at high RPM
This dual mode boost control is designed to maintain the durability of the transmission as peak torque comes after the clutches are already fully engaged. With this setup over 500ps is easily achievable and Amuse say 570ps is doable with their full exhaust system.


R1 Titan Extra STTI Exhaust

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This exhaust (8.9kg) shaves 8.5kg off the weight of the stock cat-back exhaust system while improving flow and looking awesome at the same time.
There is also an R1-TITAN-RS-SILENT-STTI for those who need to not be waking up the neighbors every time they come home. The silent version weighs in a little heavier at 9.6 kg but this still a weight saving over stock. While it remains silent, this exhaust is good for up to 560ps!


R1-TITAN-SPORTS-CAT-STTI

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Power House Amuse have also come out with a range of sports catalytic converters/front pipes for various applications. The RS, SILENT and normal models. The RS is the lightest of the three weighing just 5.9kg (13.4kg standard). The SILENT version is obviously a bit heavier (9.0kg) and costs a bit more.
The regular model is the most expensive and heaviest of the lot at 9.35kg but is supposed to offer the longest lifespan.

R1000-NO,2 STRAIGHT STTI

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These straight pipes eliminate two of the standard catalytic converters and weigh a lot less than their catalytic converter equipped counterparts above. Of course these aren’t street legal. They come in three flavours - a lightweight model (2.3kg,), a model compatible with Power House Amuse’s R1000-No1 Turbine Outlets (3.3kg,) and a SILENT model (7.2kg,).

R1000-No,1 TURBINE OUTLET

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These dump pipes delete the other two catalytic converters normally attached to the turbochargers and save some weight in the process. 4.3kg versus the 10.3kg of the standard pipes..

R1-ADJUSTING-SUS KIT

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Amuse have done a great job here of taking the standard Bilstein suspension and adding the ability to change springs out and raise/lower the ride height. The kit includes springs, strut tops, height adjusting collars and new rubber bump stops. its a good amount cheaper than aftermarket coilovers.

AMUSE FRONT UNDER DIFFUSER

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A big part of the Amuse Phantom GT-R is the look. Much of this is created with unique aero parts such as the front diffuser. You can now buy this at the reasonable price. It even saves weight (0.4kg lighter than stock) while providing ample downforce.

AMUSE DRY CARBON REAR WING

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It’s unique look is sure to set you apart and added downforce is always good right.





Spec list


Ｈｉ ＴＥＣＨ-ＲＯＭ ＨＢＬ
Ｒ１ ＴＩＴＡＮ　ＥＸＴＲＡ　STTI
Ｒ１０００-Ｎｏ，１　ＴＵＲＢＩＮＥ　ＯＵＴＬＥＴ
Ｒ１０００-Ｎｏ，１　ＴＵＲＢＩＮＥ　ＯＵＴＬＥＴ
Ｒ１０００-Ｎｏ，２　ＳＴＲＡＩＧＨＴ　STTI
Ｒ１-ＡＤＪＵＳＴＩＮＧ-ＳＵＳ　ＫＩＴ　（Ｆ：２０ｋ／Ｒ：１２ｋ）
ＡＭＵＳＥ ＦＲＯＮＴ ＵＮＤＥＲ ＤＩＦＦＵＳＥＲ
ＡＭＵＳＥ ＤＲＹ ＣＡＲＢＯＮ ＲＥＡＲ ＷＩＮＧ
ＳＰ　ＳＰＯＲＴ　６００　ＤＳＳＴ
Ｆ：２８５－３５－２０／Ｒ：２８５－３５－２０）
Ｆ：１０．５Ｊ－２０／Ｒ：１０．５Ｊ－２０）
ＳＰ－Ａ　ＨＡＮＳ

Weight １６７４ｋｇ
power ６１１ｐｓ／６２３４ｒｐｍ
７５ｋｇ／３５７８ｒｐｍ

[Silvant]

wow..........