Achieving big power with turbochargers is relatively easy, but making huge horsepower while retaining driveability is an enormous task. Peak at the dyno charts and you'll see Switzer's 997 Porsche P800 makes no sacrifices on the road to 800 HP.
I was invited to the Nelson Ledges Raceway in Ohio to test-drive SPI’s latest projects: the Porsche 997 GT2 and Nissan GT-R. Initial laps were treated as a warm-up both for the machines and me, but my pace quickened as I began to rein in all 800 hp from these retuned sports cars.
9ff has a special tuning program for the Porsche 911 GT3 and GT3 RS that can deliver 750 hp, 850 hp or even an insane 1,000 hp. Hence, the vehicles are named GTurbo750, GTurbo850 and GTurbo1000. The 9ff GTurbo package includes engine mods and an aero kit along with some other nice options.
Switzer's P800 GTR Nissan and a pair of highly tuned Audi turbos make a series of 1/4 mile runs, and the GTR delivers with back-to-back 10.4 sec. runs at over 133 mph!
670 whp on 93 octane with 200-cell catalytic converters in place, and a super-smooth curve that gives the car a "Jekyll and Hyde" duality of smooth cruising and easy driving around-town, followed up by Veyron-baiting performance when the nanny-controls are off and the pedals hit the metals.
Switzer would like to officially welcome Dodson Motorsport - widely regarded as the foremost experts in R35 GT-R transmission and driveline tuning, and well-known in the tuning community at large.
Based on exhaustive (not really) research of many leading aftermarket tuning firms (one), Charis presents the following observations relating a car's color to its owner's tuning strategy.
To the best of my knowledge, this is the first tuned 2010 model year GTR Nissan - compared to 2009 models, all the maps, software, etc. are different ... big news for GTR fans!
Switzer have been hard at work all last week fine-tuning the latest version of their 996 P800 PKG. The new Switzer-modified Tial Alpha based turbo design offers a substantial increase in power AND response compared to K16s, and dramatically improved response and smoother power delivery compared to conventional turbo kits with similar power claims.
This past weekend's Milemarker-1 event in Miami was supposed to be little more than a fact-finding mission for us. We were going down to log one of our customers' P800 GTR Nissans in extreme heat, and see what we could see. It was a bit last-minute, but we went into the event without expectation ... and came home with back to back runs over 190 mph!
This is a solution that provides the most dramatic weight-reduction we could achieve, without the need to settle for the same kind of "minor annoyance" fit and finish and build-quality issues that seem to appear on even the most expensive "premium" exhausts already on the market.
Switzer's latest, and less extreme offering, is a tuning package for the Porsche 911 GT2 which puts out 800 hp on 93 Octane. Who knows what this thing is capable of on racing fuel...
Tym's turned this shop into something of a breeding-ground for pump-gas monsters this year, with the 850+ hp R850 GTR - making over 300 more hp than their OE Nissan brethren - being perhaps the quickest of the bunch.
The boys in Russia are running wild with their Switzer P800 GTR Nissans, this time running down a Suzuki Hayabusa - one of the fastest street bikes money can buy! Who will win!!??
On May 1st, Derek Whitis' Freedom Autosport team – featuring veteran Grand Am Rolex driver Tom Long – will set out from their Florida home with just one goal in mind: to bring home the 2009 TireRack Cannonball One Lap of America (presented by Motor Trend) winner's trophy.
Switzer Performance has just released a new, next-generation digital lowering module for Cayenne models equipped with Porsche's Adaptive air suspension that offers a number of innovative new features.
The top GTR and Corvette tuners, respectively, go head-to-head from 0 to over 200 mph! Neck-and-neck all the way! That is, until ... well, you'll have to watch the video!!
The VR800 Porsche 997 Turbo was able to put some impressive numbers at the Texas Mile. As the fastest 997 Turbo at the 2009 event, the VR800 ran the standing mile in 196mph. With a 0-60 time of 3.5 seconds and a 60-130 time of 6.33 seconds, the Porsche was well respected by enthusiasts, competitors, and spectators alike.
A Switzer Nissan GT-R made a 191 MPH "official" standing mile pass at the Milemarker-1, setting a speed record for an R35 for that distance. The same month, another Switzer GT-R achieved a record quarter-mile speed of 10.193 and 141 mph! WOW!!!
PORSCHE GT2 READY FOR THE LONE STAR STATE
As we posted earlier, our objective was to boost HP on this stock Porsche GT2 to 750. The above dyno chart illustrates a 700HP pull, utilizing the optional high-flow cats. The client has the option to switch to the test-pipes at his leisure, which will manifest the remaining 50hp. It's nice to have options like this...right?!
Switzer Performance has a new Facebook page - now, you can ask us tech questions, see our latest videos, and check out our newest photos all in one place!
This week, Tym Switzer is introducing his latest customer-ready performance packages for Porsche’s outstanding 997 GT2. The new GT2 packages range from a simple software revision to Switzer’s comprehensive flagship offering: the $39,000, 800 hp GT2 PKG shown in these pictures.
This is just a quick "thank you" note to all the people involved in getting 1600 hp worth of Switzer-tuned crazy out onto Nelson Ledges' road course a few weeks back. Links to reviews and more pics, of course!
Tym Switzer's Ohio-based tuning firm just announced its P700 performance package for Nissan's "Godzilla" R35 GTR. 626 AWHP translates to well over 700 hp, no matter how you slice it, and it's more impressive to realize Tym did it on PUMP GAS.
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