Nismo branded carbon-fiber trim bits are found in several places of the car’s exterior.
The hood is a work of art. It is carbon fiber with functional vents for the radiator and exits for hot air from the turbochargers. Even though it’s carbon, the fit and finish are flawless.
The framing of the hood shows OEM attention to detail. Despite the full framing and heat shielding the hood is still really light.
Nismo 18″ forged LM-GT1 wheels by Ray’s are used with bigger 275/35-18 tires all around. The brakes have been upgraded to Brembo. 4 -piston for the front. I remember trying to score some of these for my Z32 back in the day but they were impossible to get in the Nissan parts system. 25mm fender extensions make room for the bigger rubber.
The same bigger wheel and tire theme extends onto the rear of the car. The rear brakes are two-piston Brembos. The rear quarter panels also have 25mm extensions. Side skirts blend everything together on the lower parts of the body smoothly so they don’t really look like add-on parts. You can’t see it but the suspension features Nismo-tuned dampers, swaybars, and springs with Nismo harder bushings.
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What is a huge sum? I’m thinking a collector die-hard would pay 1.5 million USD. Just a random guess lol
Not that high but not too far.
HA! Thanks for sharing these articles as always.
The stroker engine should have been supplied by Reimax in partnership with Nismo
http://www.reimax.com/gtr_rbx2.8enginekit.html
The boost solenoid and intake manifold look to be put in after the fact.
The boost control solenoid appeared to be stock. I think the N1 manifold was probably after the fact.
Ahh, just noticed its an Apexi solenoid. So maybe a PowerFC to keep the intake manifold combi happy or a AVC-R boost contoller.
Hmm, looks like it has a R35 AFM conversion as well.
All the aftermarket parts were removed now so its in full stock condition.
I can attest to how good a job Top Rank’s paperwork is: Cappuccino has now been registered in two different states with zero issues. So glad I bought my car from them. And I didn’t even get a MotoIQ discount so that’s not a sponsored endorsement, I’m just a happy customer!
I can also attest to how expensive JDM classics are getting. My Cappuccino is worth about $4K more than what I paid for it in 2018. Good Cappuccinos are now worth what AZ-1s were when I was Kei car shopping.
It also amazes me how great a job Nissan can do when they really try: The 400R is an amazing car. A shame that more often than not Nissan has a “that’ll do” attitude about the cars they make.
The Nismo collector- what some people call a plenum is aftermarket. These didn’t come out till much later. They help to balance the airflow to #6 cylinder. Its interesting inside, 1-5 are all bellmouthed, #6 isn’t. https://www.gtrusablog.com/2013/02/nismo-plenum-for-rb26dett.html This 400R had some aftermarket mods on it, but we removed most all of them now. The collector is still on there, changing that on the car is a job.