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<br>The <a href="http://samuraispeed.com/">Samurai Speed</a> Nissan GT-R you see above (the one on the right) is a total bad ass. With over 600 horsepower and several other performance-enhancing tweaks, it can do a 10.5-second quarter mile run at a ridiculous 128.42 mph. Samurai Speed has obviously tested Nissan's notoriously finicky Launch Control over 100 times without a single hiccup... until now. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/13/carsumer-advocacy-nissan-refuses-to-replace-gt-r-owners-busted/">$20,000 tranny</a> recently took a dirt nap on the drag strip with the cameras rolling, and we have video of the carnage <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/video-tuned-nissan-gt-r-grenades-tranny-at-the-drag-strip/">after the jump</a>. <br><br>You can't hear the tranny fail on account of the other GT-R at the line, but onlookers said the nuclear transmission sounded like a "bunch of metal dominoes in a line and Tiger Woods came by and hit them with his driver." Ouch. It's pretty obvious that Nissan won't be picking up the warranty tab for this GT-R, so Samurai Speed plans to beef up the transmission on its own dime in an effort to continue cranking out incredible times.<br><br>[Source: <a href="http://www.dragtimes.com/blog/record-setting-nissan-gt-r-destroys-transmission-on-video">Drag Times</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/video-tuned-nissan-gt-r-grenades-tranny-at-the-drag-strip/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: Tuned Nissan GT-R grenades tranny at the drag strip</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/video-tuned-nissan-gt-r-grenades-tranny-at-the-drag-strip/">VIDEO: Tuned Nissan GT-R grenades tranny at the drag strip</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear:both;padding:8px 0 0 0;height:2px;font-size:1px;border:0;margin:0;padding:0"></h6><a href="http://www.dragtimes.com/blog/record-setting-nissan-gt-r-destroys-transmission-on-video">Read</a>Â*|Â*<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/video-tuned-nissan-gt-r-grenades-tranny-at-the-drag-strip/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>Â*|Â*<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1409271/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>Â*|Â*<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/video-tuned-nissan-gt-r-grenades-tranny-at-the-drag-strip/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<br>The <a href="http://samuraispeed.com/">Samurai Speed</a> Nissan GT-R you see above (the one on the right) is a total bad ass. With over 600 horsepower and several other performance-enhancing tweaks, it can do a 10.5-second quarter mile run at a ridiculous 128.42 mph. Samurai Speed has obviously tested Nissan's notoriously finicky Launch Control over 100 times without a single hiccup... until now. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/13/carsumer-advocacy-nissan-refuses-to-replace-gt-r-owners-busted/">$20,000 tranny</a> recently took a dirt nap on the drag strip with the cameras rolling, and we have video of the carnage <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/video-tuned-nissan-gt-r-grenades-tranny-at-the-drag-strip/">after the jump</a>. <br><br>You can't hear the tranny fail on account of the other GT-R at the line, but onlookers said the nuclear transmission sounded like a "bunch of metal dominoes in a line and Tiger Woods came by and hit them with his driver." Ouch. It's pretty obvious that Nissan won't be picking up the warranty tab for this GT-R, so Samurai Speed plans to beef up the transmission on its own dime in an effort to continue cranking out incredible times.<br><br>[Source: <a href="http://www.dragtimes.com/blog/record-setting-nissan-gt-r-destroys-transmission-on-video">Drag Times</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/video-tuned-nissan-gt-r-grenades-tranny-at-the-drag-strip/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: Tuned Nissan GT-R grenades tranny at the drag strip</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/video-tuned-nissan-gt-r-grenades-tranny-at-the-drag-strip/">VIDEO: Tuned Nissan GT-R grenades tranny at the drag strip</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear:both;padding:8px 0 0 0;height:2px;font-size:1px;border:0;margin:0;padding:0"></h6><a href="http://www.dragtimes.com/blog/record-setting-nissan-gt-r-destroys-transmission-on-video">Read</a>Â*|Â*<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/video-tuned-nissan-gt-r-grenades-tranny-at-the-drag-strip/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>Â*|Â*<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1409271/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>Â*|Â*<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/video-tuned-nissan-gt-r-grenades-tranny-at-the-drag-strip/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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