You'll remember that we re-tested our long-term 2009 Nissan GT-R after it had its launch control reprogrammed and you'll remember that we picked up a couple tenths in the both the 0-60 (3.6 seconds new vs. 3.8 old) and quarter-mile tests (11.6 new vs. 11.8 old). That was with a 3,000-rpm launch.
But now a GT-R owner from Abu Dhabi claims on NAGTROC (North American GT-R Owners Club) that a 4,000-rpm launch is possible.
He writes, "i did the TCM update last week and found out that u can launch GTR at 4000, just when the RPM goes to 2500 or 2800 RPM release and the before the RPM go back to 1000 kick it again and it will reach 4000 RPM."
Another member participating on the forum reports, "I tried it [with the transmission temperature] at 80C and it reached to 3K. Try 85C+ it should work. Just to be clear, it took me well over 5 tries to achieve 3900."
As evidence, he submits two videos of his GT-R doing a 4,000-rpm launch. Hmm, wonder if we should give this a shot with our Godzilla.
View the videos after the jump.
s1gins says:
02:09 PM, 05/18/09
So what were your results, we know you tried it...
billt9 says:
02:47 PM, 05/18/09
Nice find a cheat to bypass the system software so you can blow the transmission faster!
The software is there to protect your car...
I wish my car had cheat codes...
trentor says:
06:10 PM, 05/18/09
So what happens when you do up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, start?! 4000 rpm?
altimadude00 says:
06:20 PM, 05/18/09
Trentor --- Godzilla looses.....Fatality!
kurtamaxxxguy says:
06:37 PM, 05/18/09
I keep wondering when the GT-R Contingent at Edmunds is going to start a major tuner exercise with this vehicle?
Why should Hennessey have all the fun? :-)
hondacura4 says:
06:55 PM, 05/18/09
What ever happened to simply bringing up the revs and dropping the clutch? All this "technology" seems to be somewhat taking away from the driving experience. Give me a proper 6MT manual with a good linkage, decent power and a communicative highly tactile chassis and steering and Im there. Oh wait, I have 2 of those already. =)
e10rice says:
07:00 AM, 05/19/09
So what......No hard numbers on if this actually helped it out. I doubt it did. Some of these GT-R owners are looking to destroy their car by trying everything they can to get it to do something that it doesnt want to do. If you wanted to launch that hard then you shouldnt have gotten the update, its that simple.
harbir says:
10:18 AM, 05/19/09
I've expressed disapproval of Nissan's position on its warranty and the launch control (specifically stability control).
It was based on a presumptionthat Nissan generally deals with people like me. Now I see that it doesn't.
I think the two people quoted here deserve to be denied warranty coverage.
I am just surprised that some owners are taking the approach that the GTR is just a $75 toy from toys R us to do trick with. Its their car so if thats how they want to treat it, good for them, but they shouldn't be able to go back to Nissan with the broken toy and demand repairs.
I am not surprised Nissan has pulled the reins in on this.
g8gtnorth says:
07:56 PM, 05/19/09
^ It's a fair point.
However, it is conceivable that most owners will attempt to launch the car at some point in their ownership. It is also conceivable that a "supercar" will be subjected to abuse beyond that which is normal for the day-to-day appliance. Most people who own cars like this probably do consider them toys. Let me refer you to example A, above.
Where it all falls apart is that if you choose to market your vehicle as a "supercar" of any stripe, you have to be prepared to deal with this sort of thing.
I don't know of a company that warranties cars they KNOW have been driven like this, but others tend to be much more forgiving. Very Big Brother, what Nissan has been doing.