An AMS upgraded Nissan GT-R easily broke all current Nissan GT-R (R35) drag racing records by running a 9.9 @ 146.96 MPH at the TX2K10 event at Lonestar Motorsports Park in Sealy, Texas. While there have been many advances and battles for the most powerful GT-Rs on the dyno, most haven’t been able to back up the dyno numbers at the track. Only until recently have SSP (10.2 @ 136 MPH) and now AMS been able to put down some amazing real world performance numbers for the GT-R.

This GT-R is running upgraded stock turbochargers spiking to 28 psi and holding just over 20 psi to redline. An upgraded front mount intercooler cools the incoming air with an AMS 90mm full race exhaust system .  The transmission has an upgraded 1st gear to withstand the abusive all wheel drive launches and is still running the stock clutch packs without slipping.   Power is put down to the ground through a set of 18″ Volk Racing wheels and Mickey Thompson Drag Radial Tires.  Dyno numbers for this Nissan GT-R are 765 horsepower and 738 ft-lbs of torque to all 4 wheels on a Dyno Dynamics Dyno.  Using a 15% driveline loss, these dyno numbers put this GT-R right at 900 horsepower at the crank.  A Cobb AccessPort and custom tune for 109 race fuel was used to make everything come together for this record setting pass.

The 9.9 @ 146.96 MPH run was done with a relatively weak 1.72 60′ time, although the 1/8 mile numbers were very strong, 6.5 @ 116.58 MPH.  We’ve seen GT-Rs with less power dipping into the 1.4x 60′ times, so it’s clear this GT-R could be running in the mid 9′s with some hard core launches.  Click on the links below to view a picture and timeslip.  The video should be up shortly, so check back soon…

EDIT: This GT-R was actually on the stock clutches and ran a slightly quicker 9.89 later on that day.

We had the chance to test a tuned Nissan GT-R to see how well it’s updated launch control performs. Take a look at this video showing the 2009 Nissan GT-R ripping off 0-60 MPH in 2.98 seconds on the street as measured by a G-TECH Pro RR performance meter. The Nissan GT-R makes running 0-60 MPH in less than 3 seconds super easy. Simply hold down the brake, step on the gas until the RPM’s reach 3,000, let off the brake and away you go. It would be tough for any car to hold it’s own against the Nissan GT-R on the street from a dead stop. The car in the video has a custom tune that bumps up the boost a bit along with some K&N drop-in filters. We wonder what some of the more highly modified GT-R’s are capable of, 0-60 MPH in 2.5 seconds on the street?

We were at the 2009 Bradenton Supercar Shootout and witnessed this Twin Supercharged Lamborghini Diablo beating up on every car in the street tires class to finally take the win.   This Lambo was consistently running deep in the 10′s and probably made more passes down the drag strip than any other car out there.  Most, if not all of the other Lamborghinis at the event were sidelined with mechanical issues or just there for “show”, even though this was a racing event, now a car show.  Check out the pictures and video of this old school Lambo screaming down the track running a 10.77 @ 135.78 MPH, it has a relatively quiet and unique sound to it.

Lamborghini Diablo Twin Supercharged runs 10.77 @ 135.78 MPH

Edmunds took their US spec 2009 Nissan GT-R to Sacrament Raceway this weekend and ran it down the 1/4 mile. We don’t have all of the timeslip details, but the video shows it running a 11.807 @ 118.62 MPH. Without the 60′ time we can’t really tell how well it launched, but the video shows a bit of spinning and hopping before it really took off. The 118 MPH trap speed is quite a bit less than the 124 MPH the “Magazines” are reporting for the GT-R (about 60HP worth). Since Sacramento is around sea level we would guess the DA was decent for this uncorrected real world GT-R run. Given the GT-R’s weight, power (dyno results) and AWD, 118 MPH does seem to be inline with what we would expect. Of course 124 MPH traps would be fantastic, but in the end everyone knows these GT-R’s will have a huge aftermarket scene around them and they’ll be boosted and modded to scream down any track. How long will it be before we see the first GT-R in the 10′s? Hopefully not long!

Click on the link/picture below to view the timeslip and video:

Take a look at this Lamborghini Gallardo with a Twin Turbo setup by Heffner Performance Inc. It recently ran 11.05 @ 131.2 MPH at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida. As per the Heffner website their Lambo twin turbo’s are making upwards of 800HP. After reviewing the video, traction looks like an issue, even with Lamborghini’s all wheel drive system in place. We would love to see some dyno sheets for this beast along with some more pictures and videos when it jumps down into the 10′s! Click on the link below to view it’s record and video:

Lamborghini Gallardo Twin Turbo

Check out this 2005 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG built and driven by Albert in Miami, FL! This car is making over 645 horsepower to the wheels, using a 20% factor for drivetrain losses that over 770 HP in this sleeper of a 4 door sedan.

This car has a basic bolt on modifications which include a larger crankshaft pulley to increse the superchargers boost output, custom headers/exhaust system, larger intercooler and nice 100 shot of nitrous.

Running deep into the 10′s, this is the quickest documented E55 we’ve seen so far. Be sure and check out the complete list of modifcations as well as a great video of his 10 second run. Click HERE for Albert’s record here on DragTimes.com.

Did you know?
Stock Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG’s have been documented running deep into the 11′s in totally stock form, even down to street tires? Follow this link to view a few in the database: Stock E55′s running 11′s.