Nissan Skyline GT-R 613 WHP 452 LB-FT OF Torque

Dream cars, we all have them lingering in the back of our minds in hopes of it one day becoming a reality. Hitting the lottery, a big inheritance from an unknown, long-lost uncle; the scenarios are endless. The bottom line is, somehow the dream comes true. The Skyline GT-R is perched atop the list of many light-headed dreamers. But what flavor: R32, R33, R34, or the new R35? If you're going to dream, dream big. Why not all of them? Alex Shen, the owner of SP Engineering in the City of Industry, Calif., has a knack for dreaming big, and, more importantly, driving those dreams. Starting from his home garage, Shen has evolved his passion for performance into big business. As his shop has prospered he has collected Skylines. He currently owns a 957whp R33, the Athletic Silver '99 R34 that graces these pages, and has two R35s on the way for product R&D. One will be all BPU, the other will be balls to the walls. What about an R32? Shen's mission continues.

With The F-Con Fully Dialed In, The Gt-R Shredded The Rollers To The Tune Of613 WHP AT 1.7 BAR
With brute power covered in the R33, the focus of Shen's R34 was a bit tamer, a bit more balanced, more response than top end, and more fun on the road than at the strip. The Nissan has been tweaked, tuned, and tinkered in every area; body and soul, inside out and underneath.

Shen resisted the urge to go single on the RB26DETT and has enlisted twin GReddy T517Zs with 10cm2 exhaust housings and P750 actuators. "Sticking with twins was key to the driveability of the car. We were able to flow a good amount of air up top yet retain some spool-up. The boost hits early and the engine makes a lot of torque. It's snappy so the car can be a handful but the Skyline chassis is awesome and definitely up to the challenge."

The turbos are sandwiched by GReddy downpipes on the hot side and a GReddy intake system on the cold side. Post compression, the charge air is cooled by a GReddy three-row intercooler and fed into a Nismo large-plenum intake manifold. From this point, boost is directed into an HKS-infested cylinder head. SP Engineering worked its porting magic on the both ends of the head and polished the vital areas. HKS high-speed valvesprings and retainers are joined by HKS 264-degree Step-1 camshafts to help speed the charge air into the cylinders. ARP hardware secures the head, which is sealed via a 1.2mm HKS head gasket designed to withstand the rigors of big boost.

Nissan Skyline R34 GTR - Dream Weaver

Twin GReddy T517Zs with 10cm2 exhaust housings and P750 actuators