S3 Magazine // Issue 34

The transmission was sent to Shepherd, and built
to top-of-the-line Stage-5 specs. The Stage-5 build
will support 1500 ft lbs, and uses Dodson parts…
including Dodson Extreme gears, and a Dodson Pro
Max clutch. Jason doesn’t like to price-brag about
his build at all, that’s not his style. But just to put it
in perspective, there’s a $30,000 investment in the
tranny-build alone.
Topspeed tuned the car with a Motec M150 ECU, and
installed a carbon ceramic big brake kit. The kit is
actually produced for a ZR1 Corvette, but Topspeed
adapts them to fit the GTRs.
The wheels are a one-off set from MHT Wheels. MHT’s
brands include Niche, Rotiform, Foose, US Mags,
and Fuel. These are the Niche Misiano T61 design,
however, Jason had them custom made with an
optional 1-piece forged monobloc construction. The
result is a stronger, and deceivingly lightweight 20-
inch race wheel.
Suspension-wise, Jason’s using a KW Suspension
sleeve kit, which uses the GTR’s factory struts,
thus retaining the car’s superb factory suspension
electronics. It provides a stronger/sportier feel, gives
you better traction out of the hole, and allows you to
lower the car - making it the go-to for a lot of GTR
owners.
A lot of 1000+hp car owners are only concerned
about one thing - being the tough guy on the block.
And as a result - a lot of their cars come out looking
like the automotive version of Nickelback.
Jason is not that guy.
When Jason got this GTR, is was black. Jason hated
black, especially living in the desert. So while the car
was still in ATL at Topspeed, he had it sent to Bryson
at Classic Livery of Atlanta. Some of you may know/
remember - Bryson is the owner of the Marlboro Civic
from our cover a few issues back, a good friend of
mine, and one of the best in the business. Bryson cut
the OEM roof out of this GTR, and replaced it with an
AMS carbon fiber replacement. He then resprayed it
Lambo gray (Grigio Telesto), They added a Revozport
carbon trunk lid, and painted it from the tip of the
ducktail-back, but left the top of the trunk
carbon to match up with the roof.
And they finished it off with a
Rexspeed carbon
rear valence, and a blue sport-line on the nose to
match the calipers.
The license plate on this GTR says NVRENUF, and
that pretty much sums it up for all of us doesn’t it.
No matter what we’ve got in our garage, we’re all
trying to squeeze that very last drop out of it. And it’s
squeezing back… on our wallets haha. Nothing is
ever enough, and we’re always searching for more.
But that’s the fun of it; it’s all about progression. No
matter what your primary hobbies are - getting
that first 80% under your belt is the easy
part. But it’s that last 20% where
all the real satisfaction &
good stories hide out.
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