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quickest accelerating car from 30mph to 130mph, a challenge that is a great benchmark for judging the ‘real world’ performance of a car and one that Nissan GT-Rs seem to be extremely proficient at. However, as someone who likes to tinker with his cars, Rob could slowly feel the urge to go for more. So, in 2013, work began on an SVM forged engine, using their own forged rods and pistons. The entire rotating assembly was also dynamically balanced. This is a critical part of the build as a well-balanced engine moves more freely, makes more power and is ultimately more reliable. Amar adds: ‘Rob used the car without incident for two years with our 750 conversion, so it proved totally reliable, but using our forged
‘IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A NISMO BUILT SPECIAL EDITION’ components gives Rob extra peace of mind. At that power level the engine is generating a lot of torque, and it's torque that can bend or break engine components such as the connecting rods. Fitting forged internals is like adding an extra layer of protection to your engine.’ While the engine was being rebuilt, the gearbox was also tweaked, including the installation of the latest software from Cobb Tuning. Once again Rob went away a happy man. It wasn't until the start of this year that Rob decided he wanted to freshen up the looks of the car. In a world full of more 1,000bhp GT-Rs than you might imagine (many of them built by SVM), it was the look of Rob's car, rather than the rampant 780bhp motor, that really caught our attention. It strikes that magic balance between being eyecatching yet subtle. It looks like it could have been a Nismo-built special edition, SEVERN VALLEY MOTORSPORT
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