Yesterday’s press release about the availability of turn-key, “production” Ultimate Street Edition USE GTR Nissans from Switzer Performance featured one of the most recent USE GTRs to be completed - a car that is not only one of our favorites, but (judging from the number of responses and questions) is also one of your favorites! …
Earlier this year, Oberlin, Ohio-based tuning firm Switzer Performance moved from its 4500 sq. ft. garage to a sprawling, 105,000 sq. ft. complex. The move has allowed Switzer to expand its existing tuning operations - but a huge expansion like Switzer’s will always be about something more than simple expansion. “We took a small performance …
Last week, we talked about taking one of our 1000+ hp Ultimate Street Edition GTRs to Las Vegas to run in Optima Batteries’ Ultimate Streetcar Invitational (OUSCI). The day came and went, and it was a heck of a thing, by all accounts. Both Switzer’s Canadian Performance Consultant Travis Hill and Switzer CEO David Kim …
Every year, the Optima Batteries company puts on an event called the Ultimate Street Car Invitational. If you’ve been paying attention this year, then, you already know what’s coming next: a 1000+ hp Switzer Performance Ultimate Street Edition GTR Nissan will be there. Ho-ho! We’ve got Switzer’s own Canadian-region Performance Consultant Travis Hill driving the …
A few hours ago, things around here finally calmed down just enough for me to hop online for a few minutes and do some things that weren’t work-related. Of course, the first thing I did was “Google” the shop to see where we were at and spend some time “cruising” the new SPI website, but …
Switzer Performance is proud to introduce their newest R35 performance upgrade: nano-carbon GTR brake pads. Why does Nissan’s magical R35 GTR need new brake pads? Despite its 3800+ lb. weight, the car can dance through the corners like few other cars can. That weight can take its toll in a lot of ways. With the …
Since releasing its 1000+ whp R1KX performance PKG in 2010, Oberlin Ohio’s Switzer Performance has established itself as America’s “go-to” GTR tuning house Despite the temptation of over twelve-hundred raucous horsepower, though, Tym Switzer believes the all-out performance level of the R1KX GTRs and the recurring maintenance and support are not what the majority of …