Launched in 2007, the Nissan R35 GT-R is an absolutely incredible machine.
Slaying supercars at even double its price.
Although we know this machine has had millions spent on its development
we know that we can make it better.
We identified the stock intercooler arrangement as an area with massive potential for improvement.
After 2 years in the making, our Multi Vane Technology intercoolers are ready for our
customers to experience.
our MVT intercoolers are 83% larger than stock, rather than having squared-off end tanks,
the cast end tanks of our new intercoolers are shaped to smoothen the airflow into the
core.
And of course, they feature Multi Vane Technology.
One of Japspeed engineers, Matt, is here to explains how the Multi Vane Technology actually
works.
In a nutshell, MVT is a method for improving airflow within an intercooler, to enhance
cooling and engine performance through the use of carefully shaped vanes inside the end
tanks.
I'll show you in more detail how they work on the laptop.
So as you can see, in a stock intercooler, there is a lot of turbulent airflow inside
the end tanks, and a lot of void space inside the core.
this is wasted performance potential.
So we take to CAD, to redesign and optimise the shape of the end tank to remove turbulence.
Once turbulence has been removed, we integrate vanes into the design to distribute the air
evenly throughout the core, to enhance cooling efficiency and enhance the engine performance.
Right!
And the first batch are in.
We are going to get to it fitted to the car and head to the dyno.
With its standard intercoolers, the GT-R made 512.4 HP at the flywheel, fitted with our
upgraded MVT intercoolers and running the same stock engine map, the V6 twin-turbo developed
543.1HP.
Peak torque also increased by 14FtLb, to just shy of 500 FtLb, an impressive result on a
factory engine map.
Needless to say, I'm super keen to experience the MVT intercoolers in the real world,
and check out its raw performance data.
See you at the track!
How did you get on?
Absolutely amazing, it just pulls unbelievably, like literally, no, I was going to say you
don't have to break that hard into corners but I can smell the brakes.
But you don't have to, last of the late breakers, no heroes, you can drive this in sensibly
and all you do is power out and she just goes, it pulls like a train, its unbelievable.
Awesome, alright well let's check out the data and see how we did.
When it comes to the difference in temperature between air entering and air exiting, the
MVT systems achieved significantly better results than the stock arrangement.
Looking at the pressure data, the MVT intercoolers also performed well, usually larger intercoolers
increase the pressure drop, however, despite being 83% bigger than stock, our MVT intercoolers
actually reduced pressure drop when compared to the stock system.
This data proves just how well the air flows through our intercoolers.
A decrease in pressure drop means that the turbos do not need to work as hard to achieve
the same boost pressure, so less lag and better throttle response.
So there you go, not only do the MVT intercoolers look good, they give you greater cooling with
genuine performance gains, suitable for standard and highly modified cars.