Flex-fuel Switzer Porsche can run gas, E85, or ethanol.

F900 Flex-fuel 997

We’ve built a number of mean and green flex-fuel cars here over the years, and they don’t always get the attention they deserve. This first F900 flex-fuel 997 is one of those cars, but even though it was finished several months ago its story hasn’t really been told. Until now. A little disclaimer, Jo (who 


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E85-Powered Switzer e900 (video)

Switzer News contributor Jo Borras is also a writer for Important Media’s Gas 2 blog, where the latest and greatest alt-fuel, ethanol, E85, and “green” motorsports get daily coverage. Because of the connection there, it shouldn’t surprise you to know that they’ve covered our 900 hp E85-fueled GTRs in the past. Here’s one of their 


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E900 Breaks into the 9s

I wrote about the how a Switzer R1K set the mph-in-a-1/4-mile record last week, but the R1K wasn’t the only high-powered Switzer GTR in attendance at Norwalk. Switzer’s eco-conscious E900 GTR Nissan showed up to play, too (minus Amuse wing) and did not disappoint: the ethanol-fueled supercar blasted across the 1/4 mile mark at over 


Switzer E900 GTR

Switzer E900 E85 GTR

When Nissan introduced the latest R35 version of its GTR in 2008, the international press was quick to nickname the car “Godzilla” (as much for the car’s size as for its fire-breathing performance), and Nissan was equally quick to call the car both “perfect” and “untunable”. That “perfect” label is a matter of opinion, of 


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What a 900 HP GTR Sounds Like

Last week, some members of the Switzer Performance crew went down to David Buschur‘s “heartbreaker” Mustang Dyno to put some new E900 GTR development turbos through their paces. The result? A staggering eight-hundred-and-six wheel horsepower! Even assuming a hugely conservative 10% driveline loss, that’s a 900 HP GTR! We’ll have full details and more technical