Showing posts with label Switzer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Switzer. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Switzer's New "Everyday" 1,000HP Nissan GT-R Ultimate Street Edition


One thousand horsepower is an attainable number by tuners these days, but understandably, when you push a car to its limits, it becomes very difficult to deal with under normal driving conditions.

Switzer Performance has been offering a 1,000 wheel-horsepower R1KX package for the Nissan GT-R since 2010, but it’s a hardcore tune that needs careful maintenance and is more suitable for the track than on the road.

Now, the Oberlin, Ohio-based company has come with a new performance tune for the GT-R named the Ultimate Street Edition or USE, which it promises to offer 1,000-horses that you can use on a daily basis.

"Far too often, I talk to people who think that what they want is that last thousandth of a second, regardless of the cost," says Tym Switzer, owner and founder of the company that bears his name.

"For the few that can really wrap their heads around what that means – that the car will shift abruptly, that it'll run hot in traffic, and that they'll have to run specialized racing fuels in order to get the most out of the car and keep it happy. For them, our R1KX or XXX GTRs will give them what they want: the baddest, fastest GTR that money can buy," explains Switzer.

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Monday, June 11, 2012

Lamborghini LP 700-4 Aventador Dares 950hp Porsche 911 Turbo by Switzer


With 691-horses (700PS) on tap from its 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine, the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 has a substantial power advantage over any stock Porsche 911 Turbo.

But put Ohio-based Switzer Performance into the picture and then the table turns around with the Porsche sports car gaining the power lead.

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Monstrous 1,000HP Jeep Grand Cherokee Takes on Audi R8 V10, Nissan GT-R and BMW X6M


Ah Russia, the land of great artists, endless distances, dashboard mounted cameras and 1,000-horsepower Jeep Grand Cherokees challenging some of the fastest cars around.

In this match, we see the previous generation Grand Cherokee SRT-8 that's powered by a Stroker 7.2-liter supercharged V8 engine competing against a completely stock Audi R8 V10 5.2 with 525-horses, a Switzer-prepped Nissan GT-R R850 with 850-ponies and a BMW X6M by Evotech with 620-horsepower.

Race through the break to watch the one mile runs.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

What a Tease: Switzer R900 GTR GT-R vs Tuned 2012 Camaro SS


Since you all seemed to like our previous video of the 834whp Switzer E900 GTR, here's a fresh clip from the StreetCarDrags Event at palm Beach International Raceway where a tuned 2012 Chevy Camaro challenged one of Switzer's GT-R creations on the quarter mile strip.

Do we really need to tell you how it went down? Video follows past the break.

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900HP Switzer E900 GTR is a Fuming Godzilla on Steroids


Among the many tuners that have pushed the limits on the original Nissan GT-R is Ohio-based Switzer Performance. And what a beast the E900 GTR is as its twin-turbocharged V6, which runs on E85 fuel, makes no less than 834-horses…at the wheels and completes the quarter mile in 9.7 seconds with an exit speed of 147mph (237km/h)!

Drive Channel's Matt Farah took a privately owned E900 GTR for a test drive and let's just say that he was impressed by the sheer power of Switzer's creation.

You can watch the video right after the jump.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Switzer R911S: Manic Porsche 911 with 911 Horsepower


Switzer Performance seems to have some bonkers customers, because they're the kind of people who are in the market for this: the Switzer R911S.

The kit is built on Switzer's P800 package for the GT2, but now develops 911 horsepower (that's 291HP more than the recently revealed 911 GT2 RS) thanks to good ol' race fuel and some fine-tuning.

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