AMS Alpha 9 GT-R Test: Motor Trend Magazine

Motor Trend magazine got a chance to test one of AMS Alpha 9 GT-R’s

Upgrades to the car are as follows.

AMS upgraded billet wheel ball bearing turbochargers (21 psi boost)

AMS upgraded fuel system

AMS upgraded large diameter compressor inlet tubes and air intake pipes with filters

AMS-spec wastegate actuators

AMS 90 mm stainless steel 200-cell catalytic converter downpipes

AMS 90 mm stainless steel resonated mid-pipe/y-pipe

HKS Legamax Tig-welded stainless steel rear exhaust

AMS-spec upgraded camshafts with Ferrera Springs and retainers

AMS upgraded front mount intercooler kit

AMS 76 mm intercooler piping with HKS blow-off valves

Cobb AccessPORT tuner with custom AMS mapping with 7400 rpm redline

JRZ RS Pro coil-over dampers with external reservoirs

Volk Racing RE30 19-inch (10-inches wide front, 10.5-inches wide rear)

Continental ContisportContact 3's (285/35ZR-19 all around)

AMS carbon-Kevlar hood with air inlets

AMS carbon-Kevlar without spoiler
Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1010_2009_ams_performance_nissan_gt_r_alpha_9/index.html#ixzz14W95gQD9

 

Motor Trend manages to get 0-60 mph in 2.6 seconds, with a 10.4 @ 136.6  mph quarter mile times. The standing mile was completed in 27.5 seconds @ 189 mph.   Head over to the Motor Trend site to check out the full picture gallery.

 

Source: Motor Trend