Mine's parts pricing (ECU, exhaust, coilovers, aero parts, more!)

[ATLsupra]

Mines is doing some series development on the GT-R. Recent article mentioned that with their titanium catback exhaust system, it makes the car pass 500hp mark. :D

Tentative prices:
132,300 yen (Approx $1,300 USD)for VX-ROM ECU
399,000 yen (Approx $4,000 USD) for VX PRO TITAN II-SILENCE exhaust
No price yet for SUPER CATALYZER II
No price yet for CARBON FRONT SPOILER
No price yet for CARBON AERO MIRROR TYPE II
42,000 yen (Approx $400 USD) for ROOF ANTENNA ( North American specifications and looks similar to realize roof antenna.)
1.26 million yen (Approx $12,000 USD, HOLY MOLY:eek:) for ESTA FULL SPEC SUSPENSION III (Bump side damping adjustment for high-speed and low-speed range can be adjusted independently, and can be adjusted independently on the rebounds.)
241,500 yen (Approx $2400 USD) for front BIG BRAKE ROTOR KIT (I think this should be rear)
257,250 yen (Approx $2500 USD) for front BIG BRAKE ROTOR KIT

[matt_wong]

1.26 million yen (Approx $12,000 USD, HOLY MOLY) for ESTA FULL SPEC SUSPENSION III (Bump side damping adjustment for high-speed and low-speed range can be adjusted independently, and can be adjusted independently on the rebounds.)

No kidding. My car almost cost that much.

At least some of the other stuff seams fair.

[Lake Powell]

Does anybody know the diameter difference from stock to the "biggie sized" rotor kit.

Also I thought the ECU was going to be hard to "crack" for upgrades, what's up with that, and what's the horsepower?

[theTTshark]

Does anybody know the diameter difference from stock to the "biggie sized" rotor kit.

Also I thought the ECU was going to be hard to "crack" for upgrades, what's up with that, and what's the horsepower?

It's Mine's...They have some of the best working on it and besides it's no military database. My guess is Nissan made it hard enough for "unqualified" shops and private owners, not big tuning companies.

[Lake Powell]

Any word on how much the full exhaust system, with cats, and the ECU will produce?

On another thread the exhaust system alone brought it up to 501 hp, if I recall correctly?

Thanks!

[ATLsupra]

There is only dyno on the exhaust with the cat they developed which is 501hp. No words on the ECU.

[Lake Powell]

Thanks ATL-

Does the "big brake kit" use the stock calipers?

Thanks in Advance!

[ATLsupra]

I believe so. According to what they described, they only offer the special two-piece rotor discs, and using stock calipers.

[wraith]

Nice work from Mines :)

Regarding their ECU - AFAIK it only removes the speed limiter (which is set at 180km/h in Japan) it dosn't alter other settings thereby increasing power and torque....however I may be wrong, someone who knows better will have to confirm this...

Also AFAIK the 'stock' brake rotors are the same size for both front and rear on the GT-R and those offered by Mines are no bigger, only grooved 2 piece alternatives...

[JeremyBlackwell]

Wraith- That is interesting! I checked around a couple weeks ago and didn't see any information regarding this.

[wraith]

Wraith- That is interesting! I checked around a couple weeks ago and didn't see any information regarding this.

Do you mean the ECU ?? I read about that on one of the many reviews, can't recall which one and where now, there are so many.

With time all should be revealed though, I have read in a few articles that Nissan have made their ECU as hard as possible to crack or alter, I'm assuming re-maps will be next to impossible, so piggy-back set-ups and total ECU replacement might be the only alternative - again someone more knowledgable might have the answers to all of this.

[AdamSupra]

Ouch... gonna be an expensive car to own at first...

[I_Wish]

Well what do you expect? Its not a honda. Its like any supra, its going to cost money to upgrade it, but its going to be WELL worth it. I just cant wait to see how much HP they get out of these motors. I want to see a new R35 with some upgraded turbo's or something.

[AdamSupra]

I never thought it would be a honda. Believe me !! I know how expensive it is to own certain cars. It just sucks how much it will cost for some of these parts right away.

As far as upgraded turbo's, I know Top Secret has a twin setup they are in R&D for right now.

[ATL-Porsche]

is it just me or do you guys love the way the tips of the exhaust look? I read you can achieve that look by using a blow torch to the tips but I'm the last guy you would want to see holding a blow torch much less aiming it at a GT-R! LOL

[smokinxtreme]

ARC & MINE's=BALLA in the JDM tuner world.......................

[winsome]

The Mines ECU supposedly remove the limiter and add another 30hp, small increase by GTR standard. And this is exactly what i am looking for.....i dont need anymore power but it is going to feel good when it breaks the 500hp barrier and most importantly the limiter being removed.....hopefully by the time when i pick up my car it will be ready.....

[Tere]

The 180 KPH (112 MPH) limiter is only on JDM ECMs. For US ECMs there are two rumors I've heard, but no confirmation yet: 1) No speed limiter, and 2) 180-186 MPH (290-300 KPH). Mines does not yet have a US spec ECM to market, but they said they expect to have it by mid-summer. It's pretty pricey if they're not doing any significant remapping. I'd wait for some serious cracks and maps which are sure to happen for a lot less $$$. The Mines cat back doesn't look to me like any serious HP gainer and still has single pipe back to mufflers (along with all the goofy bends). So you're paying big bucks for titanium with blued tips and not getting much else. Hang on for the rest of the aftermarket folks and let competition drive the $$$ down and performance up. Looking at the Mines stuff, at this point I'd call it way over priced; going for the suckers market. The rotors in particular are nuts--I see no gains in stopping ability at all, and probably nothing for the weekend tracker either. A 100% money waster. Wait for a set of StopTech Aerorotors if you're thinking some serious tracking for a lot less money. For god's sake, be a serious informed consumer--too may of the uninformed folks dumped big $$$ into costly 350 mods only to degrade the Z's performance--half the big brake mods degraded both performance and handling by significantly shifting brake bias and using increased compliance (bad juju) calipers. If you're going to mod your GT-R know what you're doing!

By the way, I don't know of any track in the US where you can run above 185 mph without a full 6-point cage. So if the speed limiter is at 186, there's no point to removal unless you plan on serious full-time racing above 185 mph. On most road course tracks the straights tend to be short. Very few have straights long enough to top out 185, and for sure you're not going to be doing over 185 on public roads. See what I mean about being informed and knowing what you're doing? Most folks I know don't have the guts to take their cars much above 160-170 anyway.

[ATL-Porsche]

Someone asked the size difference in the stock rotors vs the Mine's one. I know the stock rotor is 15" not sure about the Mine's. I believe it's the same but slotted instead of cross drilled, but not 100% sure...

[Tere]

Yep, looks same size -- stockers are 15" front and back; slotted and crossdrilled. Same size rotors with stock 6/4 calipers and same tires = same stopping distance. Even slightly larger rotors would give the same stopping distance since caliper clamping force and tires are the same. At that point, the only difference in rotors is cooling capacity on the track (when you're running hot laps all day). The StopTech Aeros are cool running on the track, averaging around 800 degrees all day long. Add a set of Hawk DTC 70/60s and some racing fluid into the picure, and you can run 24 hours all out on the track without having to swap rotors or pads--that's a Le Mans car.

What kicks me with the 350 "Track" model and "NISMO" model is the Brembos are only very slightly better than the stock brakes, and neither of them comes with stainless brake lines. When I look at the new GT-R, I sure better see stainless lines. Actually, rather than 6/4 calipers, I'd like to see 4/2 calipers with bigger bore pistons. Nissan and most manufacturers set up their street cars with front brake bias which will give a small amount of understeer to the car (deemed safer than oversteer--rear bias).

[Goodwood]

Ya, I want all those goodies. No, I can't afford them all. :o

[ATLsupra]

Mines has changed their prices changed due to the cost of RAW materials.

Product: SILENCE-VX PRO TITAN II for R35 GT-R
Unit Price: 470,400 Yen that's approx 4,500.00 USD :eek: