1390hp Nitrous Nissan GT-R World Guinness Record

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• published: 19 Sep 2016
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Sure, we hear drifters talk about their big entry speeds, but most drifters are sideways with a corner speed of 50mph at best, and more often much less. Even amidst the current horsepower and traction wars of pro drifting, speeds are still relatively low, all things considered. What if someone wanted to go very fast and sideways though? What if someone wanted to be faster than everyone else? This is where Guinness World Records come in. In 2013, Jakub Przygonski from Poland set a world record of 217.973km/h (134.44mph) for the fastest ever drift by drifting at an angle in excess of 30 degrees through a timed 50-metre long zone, adjudicated by GWR. This became the target to beat. Far from it. When Masato Kawabata got behind the wheel of Nismo’s GT-R Spec D on March 3rd this year, his aim wasn’t to just beat the record – he wanted to annihilate it. There was one problem though. Nobody could say for certain what would happen to the car when pitched sideways at 300km/h. How would its aerodynamics perform when the car was travelling sideways through the air and not forwards? What would the tyres do? Putting these thoughts out of his head, Kawabata would head down Fujairah International Airport’s 3km runway three times that day, as the sole occupant of this 1,390hp GT-R, built specifically for this purpose. And three times Kawabata would beat the world record. His slowest run clocked in at 273.39km/h with a drift angle of 55.21°, completely eclipsing Przygonski’s three-year record. His next fastest run was 296.79km/h at 34.42° with his fastest run being 304.96km/h at 33.56°. That’s not his entry speed, Kawabata was travelling sideways at 189.49mph, looking out his side window with his right foot pinned to the floor leaving a trail of vaporised Toyos in his wake. To get the car up to speed as quickly as possible, a considerable amount of horsepower was required. Strangely for a GT-R, the engine bay is quite photogenic. The GReddy intake manifold certainly plays its part, as do the hard pipes which lead to the twin RX1200 turbochargers. It’s a fully GReddy-built engine, as you’d expect, which makes around 1,190hp before the 200hp shot of nitrous oxide. Nissan GT-R Spec-D Nismo Edition Numbers: Max Power: 1,390hp, Max Torque: 1,032lbs-ft (with nitrous); Weight: 1,480kg Engine: Nissan VR38DETT-kai, GReddy VR4.0L kit including pistons, rods & stroker crankshaft, high lift camshaft, reinforced valve springs with titanium retainers, Beryllium steel valve seats & stems, 2x GReddy RX1200 turbochargers, GReddy intercooler kit, MoTeC Total ECU, GReddy 1,200cc injectors with GReddy high-flow fuel rail assemblies, 3x GReddy 250l/ph fuel pumps, fuel cooler, NOS Cheater nitrous system Drivetrain: OS Giken OS-88 6-speed sequential transmission with aluminium billet bell housing and FR adapter, OS Giken OS-R4C clutch, aluminium prop shaft, rigid rear member & differential gear attachment, Nissan R200 differential with OS Superlock LSD, steel billet drive shaft adapter, Endless Z33 front brakes (modified), Endless rear drift calipers (modified) Suspension: DG-5 coilovers, SPL steering rack, front member modified for extra steering lock, SPL knuckles Wheels/Tires: RAYS Volk Racing TE37 SL-Kai GT-R Nismo wheels 19×10.5-inch (front) 20×10.5-inch (rear), Toyo R1R 285/35R19 (front) Toyo R888R 285/35R20 (rear) Exterior: Pandem wide-body kit, Nismo N-Attack pack with dry carbon spoiler, bonnet, doors and trunk, Craft Square Touring competition mirrors, rear and side polycarbonate mirrors Interior: Recaro Nismo seats, Willans Nismo harnesses, full rollcage, fire extinguisher, GReddy Profec, GReddy & AEM gauges, Run Max hydraulic handbrake lever, custom switch panels