Timelapse TWO 1200HP GT-R R35 Daily Driver Engine Builds

Strictly Performance Motorsports time-lapsing two Nissan GT-R (R35) VR38DETT engines simultaneously in Portage/Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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In this video we have a Strictly Systems Stage 1 Shortblock and a Stage 2 Longblock being built together. This Stage 2 Longblock is capable of around 1200hp and being put in a daily driven GT-R from Texas, which is currently getting finished being wrapped and tuned.
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Technical Video Info:
*Music Credits
Pure - RamsesB
Daydream - Tycho
*Timelapse captured via GoPro Hero3.
*All other shots captured 100% Freehand via Nikon D3300(18-55mm)
*Edited with Sony Vegas Pro 13 & Hit Film 3 Pro
Thanks for watching!

[@nathanjames4242]

I didn't realize that these engines are 9 feet tall. Crazy.

[@banokles]

Nathan James see the bigger round holes either side of the "sump"? They're for the front axles. It's got a transmission built into the engine, for the front wheels, and then another goes on the back to the differential, for the rear. That's one of the reasons it's so tall. (Added to that, the massive cam boxes, and the massive cradle for the crank)

[@4ndyr0g3r50n]

The front diff is on the right side of the engine, meaning a driveshaft needs to pass through a specially designed channel in the sump, under the engine, to the left front wheel. What they should have done is moved the front diff much further forward so drive to the front wheels goes in front of the engine, not under.

[@Tdogz5o8]

Daily 1200hp wow we came a long way

[@erwinmonti5066]

THE ENGINEERS AT NISSAN ARENOT OF THIS WORLD. IT IS MIND BOGALING TO WATCH THIS, AND NOW IM TIRED AND MUST LAY DOWN.

[@RebuildRex]

Awesome video! I’m gonna have do a video like this when I go through my engine.

[@MrSuperslugger]

Beautiful build. I kept thinking I want to put that in my ranger! Lol

[@karimpaz9250]

Excellent!

[@erwinmonti5066]

AND THEY DID ALL THAT ON THEIR LUNCH BREAK

[@lop8828]

The vq has paved the way

[@JrgProductionsRSA]

Now this is what i want to do for a living !!

[@ElForastero10287]

Jesse Ghela good luck just remember the practice make the master not the college start wrenching in the street and back yard an always be strait wit customers

[@greenpat01]

Dream job right here

[@superhyphy129]

i always wondered if the timing chain spanned the valley and went around both banks. since its sortof superimposed on the cover. now i see it does. pretty coool stuff. and good god that billet gurtle over the mains ho li fok

[@samersantina9993]

Amazing job guys! How much was the tolerance with the dial indicator?

[@Hi.Im.Chucky]

I would love to know how to do that. Seems like fun.

[@ruikazane5123]

Yes. Strictly Performance.(got it?)

[@Roakt]

great video loved it

[@priyapri1882]

att veer

[@ireallyambiggiesmallsinatr8661]

Question. To what increment are you guys capable of balancing the rotating assembly? I’m a builder/fabricator and I’m genuinely curious. The best I can find within a 200 mile radius of my location is down to the gram, a company out of California balances down to within ¹/₁₀ of a gram.

[@user-un7yv7mo9r]

Это искусство!!!

[@TJozeph91]

Satisfying..... thanks need more video's like this... that was a good, no great job.....lol

[@kingerikkillmonger1286]

That engine is ridiculous

[@jurandspychow3766]

Is the whole unit heavier than the stock? With the new Praga Bohema using gtr engibe we can soon have a high end hypercar with 1000kg weight and 1600 plus hp

[@AhmadHassan-ut9zn]

We need this beast engine in nissan frontier pro4x 5.0 lifited

[@755hp]

Art…

[@dnbmania]

Never heard '1200bhp' and 'daily driven' in the same sentence

[@SL9SH]

dnbmania because you live under a rock 🤦🏻‍♂️ all ugr lambos have even higher outputs and can be driven on pump gas, there's also many more VQ38DETTs with more power

[@N4CR5]

1200hp and reliable is not happening for 200kkm or it already would've been made that powerful.

[@SL9SH]

N4CR5 you have a point, but you are not spending all that much at WOT when driving in the city right ? So I don't see why a car that has this output of driven 99% of the time in a civilised manner on the city can't last for 100K miles, not it's purpose and not why you paid but still don't see why, and if you are wealthy enough to afford one of these cars/builds you definitely have 3-4 other cars you can daily and use your weapon on events or weekends to have fun, no need to waste engine life pootling around

[@nighthawk0077]

dnbmania the entire assembly is rated for up to 1200. The owner may 'only' be installing a 800hp setup. This engine is not finished or ready. Dont forget there are no turbos installed yet.

[@RefianS]

SL9SH wait, They built "VQ"38 with twin turbos? Maybe i was living under a rock then, I thought GTR's has VR38DETT, Why bother bringing "VQ" in this conversation?

[@Ieatpeople2]

I have an 02 maxima with a VQ35 and watching this is giving me flashbacks of struggling to remove that massive timing cover to replace the timing chain guides and tensioners. Transverse VQ is not fun to work on in the car lol

[@huzaifmohd8903]

Nice and tidy..

[@JCA-Z]

Awesome work, do you build domestic motors v8s, v6s

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

Yes, we do build some domestic V8s. We build a lot of LS engines, and have built a few Hemis... Not so much on the domestic V6s, but we do have a full, in-house machine shop at our new facility we moved into since this video came out, so we can handle most machine work. If you have more questions, or are interested- feel free to give us a call at 269-350-9055, or send us an email at [e-mail]. Thanks for watching!

[@cleandickquietly2019]

This tiny v6 engine here has put a lot of super cars and v8s to shame

[@sirwanglemedangle5570]

Sup Bro not really

[@manuelpiston]

It dosen't put v8's to shame

[@DapperGapper]

Except the V8 the used in the GT-R to win Super GT

[@TheMute.]

ese motor es un perfecto corazón(♥)

[@eranjones5994]

When I take my old 200 hp Trans am out on the weekends. I always stay in my own lain and only mess with the weak four and six cylinders, that way it still can go home proud. But then I look out for these guy too and change the radio station or ajust the mirror when at the stop light. Don't ever look them in the eyes and never race my motor!

[@DR.ELEKTRIK]

She's bueatiful!! 😢

[@bendoherty7721]

Saved for the WANK bank

[@user-ne8jd8ni2h]

天才がいるぞてんさいが

[@MercedesClassicSec]

What’s the torque number for oil strainer?

[@deibama]

40 lb+135 degrees on head bolts?

[@design45]

what action do you take at 2.28mn?

[@andrewla98]

What tool was that, it looks cool.

[@4ndyr0g3r50n]

vr38?

[@LethalFrenchFry]

Why didn’t you degree the cams ?

[@jessebittermann5530]

Will it fit in my civic tho?

[@alialshammari7721]

😍

[@FloridaBoy421]

SPM, how much does one of these brand new motors, as seen, cost? Interested in this exact spec/build/hp range

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

strictlyperformance.parts/shop/all/engines-heads/strictly-performance-nissan-r35-gt-r-3-8l-stage-2-race-long-block-engine Here is a link to the one we did that has the Billet Main. If you would like to go over it or setup a package let us know. Feel free to give us a call [phone]

[@coryce258]

70k$ plus

[@coryce258]

T1 motorsports in Dallas Texas is the best

[@Ssengel69]

I thought this was a 350z rebuild until I double checked the title of this vid lol

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

Lol.

[@DoKapsy]

What are they measuring at the crankshaft with the "measuring watch" ?(I don't know what it's called in English)

[@gordonhodgson8403]

Halil Güven dial indicator

[@5uprnva]

Rod bolt stretch

[@Bugattilover39]

What’s the comp. ratio? The chambers look pretty big.

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

If we remember correctly, these were 9.25:1 pistons.

[@pokegaiyui]

Is there a video of this engine in action?

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnusXn99qLJ5hdE

[@pokegaiyui]

So beautiful, happy tears....

[@Ravenx217]

You can see the similarities this engine has with the VQ37.

[@Ieatpeople2]

VQ is the VR's little brother, same engine family.

[@quadzilla26b]

What are u guys dialing up on the crank?

[@strictlyimportmotors]

Are you talking about the gauge that we are using? If so we are not actually using it on the crank. All crank measurements are done outside of the block. We however are using that gauge to measure the amount of stretch we are achieving on the rod bolts after we torque them to recommend specs. We often see that depending on room temperature and a few other things that sometimes a manufacture torque spec does not achieve proper torque and we have to make adjustments to the spec in order to achieve the proper rod bolt stretch recommended by ARP to achieve the proper tightness and clamp load.

[@nts323]

What do one of those engines cost?

[@29alpinestar]

If that was my engine I would go crazy with that dirty bottom end/oil pan. Polish that shit, it's a 75,000$ dollar engine

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

That piece was not new as its just the lower pan and it in great condition. It was cleaned its just stained. that part of the engine is not visible and we see no time to spend countless hours on polishing it to new only to be covered up. And pricing on these engines are no where near 75k. these short blocks start out at $4999.99 we are not like the other big shops that charge huge GTR tax just because.

[@twinturbocars]

five grand for a GTR short block? NOW that's a steal, considering how crazy some engines can get such. And these are fully build bottom ends?

[@y.4715]

I have a White R35 With 841hp and A Hidden Nos I use it as a Daily

[@sasuipunhu31]

just the cylinder heads are OEM...others you make your selves

[@michaelovitch]

You should raise the worbench and the engine hoists. It would be more comfortable to work for you.

[@alloyspeed1889]

That engine is tall AF

[@A985010812]

no torque wrench？

[@antbonz2892]

And what is the approximate price for building one of this engines for daily driving ?

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

Information on these two engines featured in the video are in the video description. But here's a link to some of the engine packages we offer- get in touch with us for more information, or for custom options. strictlyperformance.parts/shop/all/engines-heads?make=Nissan&model=GT-R&year=

[@coryce258]

65k for a used GTR and expect to spend another 70-80k on upgrades. For 1000+ reliable HP

[@Nik.Coffman]

Just doesn't seem right. Straight 6 is so much easier than this quad cam V6.

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

I agree, the 2JZ is still our favorite :)

[@mz98snake]

Strictly Performance Motorsports shimming the cam buckets was probably a good ol time. Crazy to see the vq engine family similarities from a family vehicle to this beast.

[@randylahey3988]

Quad cam like your sub

[@FEVB]

I'm sure you know better than Nissan.

[@andresgarcia3516]

Toyota probably couldn't convince Yamaha this tme in copying the VR38 like they did with the RB25 and decided to ask BMW for help on the new Supra

[@zacks240sx]

Vr38 vs 2jz 🤔

[@dodgedually6009]

What is he doing with that dial at 2:40?

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

Checking rod bolt stretch.

[@CHEVYK10]

Changing water pump w engine in car probably sucky job

[@Broken-Flesh]

I don't know what Im looking at.

[@jeffreyobrero8951]

Where you located? also phone #.

[@MrZillaman73]

Somehow its seems inappropriate for 1200hp on the public road

[@MyGodzilla33]

Put this engine on my sentra

[@FeeSon]

VQ38?

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

VR38 DETT

[@jimclarke1108]

Barra 6 amen

[@evgeniypetrov2266]

Where is test 1200 hp ?

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnusXn99qLJ5hdE Here it is on our Mustang Dyno (we find normally reads 12-15% less than Dynojet) which we found recently to be out of calibration (reading even lower numbers than that) while we had this car in the shop. It still managed to put down 1081whp, which calculates out to about 1243whp on a Dynojet (industry standard). It has was shipped to Texas immediately after we filmed this shoot.

[@laniusfranza9354]

My dad told me the reall ones are made in japan

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

The OEM ones are assembled overseas. But when you want to make more power, shops and people will build them from all over the world.

[@ElForastero10287]

That’s an awd

[@PhoenixT1953]

cover up those intakes bud, or you will have bolt PTSD after you drop one in

[@supreme2544]

Surprised they didn't cut those ports off on the heads and machine new larger ones for more air flow

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

Customers did not want any port work. The GTR's can make over 1000hp on stock heads and ports so this was not needed on these two builds.

[@I_know_what_im_talking_about]

That front cover is BARF!! 🤢

[@LordMurgen]

Artem Brayson Agreed! They went out and found the nastiest red they could find.

[@westtexas501]

😍😍😍😍😍💦💦💦💦💦

[@MJMVlogTv]

does it run? 🙄

[@butwait]

Mark Joe Moog Do bears shit in the woods?

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnusXn99qLJ5hdE

[@pur3dyn0mit3]

Do we not believe in a torque wrench?

[@strictlyimportmotors]

Confused on what your trying to say? What part of the build? A torque wrench is used in multiple steps of this build. We also use a stretch method on any and all ARPs that we can. The stretch method is a superior way of making sure the fastener is properly tightened.

[@pur3dyn0mit3]

Allen McCrum chill bruh. Just didn't look like it on the video...

[@cloudstrife6435]

Daily driver with no intake, exhaust manifolds, or turbos. Yeah.

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnusXn99qLJ5hdE

[@cloudstrife6435]

Strictly Performance Motorsports please don't take me seriously. I was just thinking that the video was incomplete. I absolutely adore GTRs and hope one day to own one. I wanted to know what turbos were used and Intake manifold to produce such power figures. Video was great otherwise!

[@StrictlyPerformanceMotorsports]

No worries, this video was originally only produced to show the process through our engine department, not the entire build (on to service department). Here's our whole build thread! www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/233385-strictly-performance-motorsports-2013-35r-1000hp-daily-driver-winter-build/

[@Bloodflury]

daily driven ricecookers that need rebuilding every 2 weeks

[@thisnameisinuse8259]

If only it was an ls

[@manuelpiston]

They forgot 2 cylinders

[@stevemcqueen9319]

Well, good to know how run of the mill a gtr engine is. Not very special after all. Lots to be improved on, but why would you waist your time or money.

[@N4CR5]

This. People spending this much on a v6 lmao.

[@joegastaneta87]

Haters will hate !!!

[@Jay-ko3xo]

And still beating your bugatti

[@DontKnowHowToTypeIn2]

Steve McQueen waist?

[@AwkwardYet]

N4CR5 you make no sense

[@FarMango]

1200hp, GT-R and daily driven just doesn't add up.

[@bluecar786]

I would never let you bulid my engine!!! You don't use and precision tools and torque the bolts in a unconventional manner... sloppy work for sure... engine won't last long!

[@jberry7640]

Asif Lohar thank for informing everyone who reads your comment that you don't like there decently build motors.

[@lewisbiggs5977]

What video were you watching? They used a dial indicator multiple times so there's your precision, and what the hell was wrong with their torque wrenching?