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Texan tuner East Texas Muscle Cars will use a V6 Camaro as the basis for its GT-R challenger

Texan tuner East Texas Muscle Cars will use a V6 Camaro as the basis for its GT-R challenger

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A performance vehicle tuner based in Texas is stirring up some controversy, with claims that the now renowned Nissan GT-R supercar "wasn't running street tires at the 'Ring". On top of this, the turning firm, East Texas Muscle Cars, is going further by declaring that it will be developing a new street-legal turbocharged 2010 Chevrolet Camaro that will be able to beat the GT-R's Nurburgring time, and on street tires at that.

The goal is a lofty one for East Texas Muscle Cars as the Nissan GT-R's current time around the 'Ring is a blistering 7:26.70 - quicker than the considerably more expensive Porsche Carrera GT supercar. In order to overtake the GT-R, the company plans on taking a base V6 Camaro, rather than a V8 model, and adding a Squires Turbo Systems turbocharger. New rods, pistons and a forged crank will also be installed to improve overall power, and estimates reckon that the turbocharged V6 Camaro will have a final power output of around 500 horsepower.

Of course, power is not the Holy Grail in conquering the Nurburgring, as Nissan has deftly shown with its GT-R's lap times around the 'Ring where handling becomes paramount. East Texas Muscle Cars will be giving its highly modified Camaro bigger brakes, Pedders bushings and coil-over suspension in an attempt to sort out the Camaro's handling.

Whether or not the car will be able to beat the Nissan GT-R around the Nurburgring is yet to be seen as it is still in development, but a company spokesman has already stated to Edmunds that it will be running Bridgestone street tires, insinuating that the GT-R's lap time is already dubious in the company's eyes. This is not the first time that the GT-R has come under scrutiny for its Nurburgring lap times, with Porsche earlier this year accusing the Nissan engineers of altering the car to achieve its lap times.

Anyone interested will be able to check out the car at this year’s SEMA event where it will be displayed in the Squires Turbo Systems booth.
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Comments (10)

  1. ma_gazzed avatar gazzed Posted: 8/7/2009 2:22am PDT

    Sure it can be done and I bet any good/or bad tuner can, problem is it won't be considered a "production-based" car no more...
     
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  2. ma_K_Ramos avatar K_Ramos Posted: 8/7/2009 4:33am PDT

    I agree, what is going to be left when this car is finished. How much of the original GM car will be left
     
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  3. ma_archony avatar archony Posted: 8/7/2009 7:17am PDT

    That's a new trend, using a V6 instead of V8 to build an American high-performance car.
     
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  4. ma_iskch1 avatar iskch1 Posted: 8/7/2009 8:24am PDT

    Not an original production car.
     
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  5. ma_SuperSkyline89 avatar SuperSkyline89 Posted: 8/7/2009 6:52pm PDT

    So you're going to tune a production car to beat another production cars lap time? That's the kind of logic I'd expect from a little kid addicted to Need for Speed. Seriously, anyone can tune any production sports car and beat another one's lap time, in the end it means absolutely nothing.
     
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  6. ma_mburleigh8 avatar mburleigh8 Posted: 8/7/2009 8:09pm PDT

    I would be surprised if they actually get the Camaro to go quicker then the GTR
     
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  7. By logicisbest Posted: 8/10/2009 6:23pm PDT

    BS! Nissan has already shown the tires that were on the car, they have never said they weren't shaved tires.
    Gm never showed their tires for the Zr1 or CTS-V, never explained the giant cage like device in the CTS-V, or explained how the ZR1 was doing Consistent 7:40's than jumped down to 7:20's, it's all BS, people just can't take it when somebody out designs you and proves it none stop, get over it, Japanese cars are Great and will continue to be great.
     
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  8. By  saabfan Posted: 8/10/2009 9:19pm PDT

    pick me pick me I want to play too
     
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  9. R1RacingWheels avatar R1RacingWheels Posted: 1/19/2010 1:58pm PST

    A V-6 VS V-8 I can't wait to see the results."taking a base V6 Camaro, rather than a V8 model, and adding a Squires Turbo Systems turbocharger."
     
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  10. By  Elle Wood Posted: 2/12/2010 7:21am PST

    It's time we make a shift toward improving the performance of the technology we already have. Building bigger gas gusslers won't work, but we also want to ensure that we have the horsepower.
     
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