As Dino mentioned in his best Speedhunters post to date (showing both our cars)
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011/11/21/car-life-gt-gt-creating-a-tomei-prototype.aspx
the project began last year when our friend Allen at Tomei proposed that (and I write this with as much modesty as I can muster) two world-famous Skyline GT-Rs (R33 and R34) be used to develop, and then showcase, their new exhaust line.
And that’s what my car was doing at Tomei earlier this year, when I posted this http://www.r33gt-r.com/2011/03/at-tomei-powered-again.html
As you can see, they had my car covered in blue clear wrap, because Allen apparently told everyone at Tomei how OCD (stress on OBSESSIVE) I was on keeping my car clean.
Here is a front shot
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNYZ0Qz-uxqEEbQ-pjsceBpPYmq6f8LGjd4enH-r49RnMJo6muk-IKMO3L-yuz9y9p-81HTUnof068hHRg-gfCiKz5qD6qNydHGa9MYh4afugS2eGyLhAZaKJdpTJ2Qq4ozh7o-tQusUd/s400/front+blue.jpg)
And here is a shot from the back, showing no exhaust pipe… I suppose this is when they were taking the initial measurements.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFc1Zb5UMnaFMPm0Z18iyzamWuDyYiAugWrgFwcwIo3R61fGlDVFRObmo1z1NT32zetZ16WNdJAXnA44-XZeuSxHgONg4VRcWILDLZ0ispeGcu-MDMIr2eVX3O_S3pSSczTs_k9py0qnz/s400/blue+sheet+back.jpg)
Allen also showed me some component parts of their exhausts – here is the vented inner silencer, along with some fiberglass like strands, I believe both are used in the muffler portion.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIDppj7zjyrYp_dn5Lfq73JxTuRtI7ZNVKapySJgdX2skJLSQ7CDZYHEask1IbGF9HJfc9YLXyBaaw-38MhGKXTBfrPdVX6A7AzGAioIk99wRhPn7SLt1EWVFje8xAWOuzrDuPOQ8sHTb/s400/vents+inside.jpg)
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Fast forward an earthquake and nuclear disaster and a few months later, and again our cars were called to action – this time for final fitting of the prototypes. Oh, and some photography…
This time when I dropped the car off, I noticed that they had already borrowed a stock R33 exhaust from another tuner:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPzvQMxH_djq03Y8U8Ui7VcMSUqMx5psuSHZIGdoPilph1iZfa0OTHNf9y56KUDLzVstwNP4r_pUUH2k7iF3Apzc-es3-ORIL2IqSlHxSVy6lq6SKmjkrtzvviaI2wQGNXTYzPsBU6g4t/s400/std+exhaust.jpg)
and then during the week Dino sent the following photos, taken presumably during the photoshoot.
Here is my car, you can see obviously the blue protective sheet.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS0CRrcbQobtHvdtc8nhek641Itb37ebxQa08e_I1_kjbAGMcxYaAiLP6RJO5kFy3ycZ_ckDftJSHPZim804ioHSpi2zW8JNFi_EiO0ei38WenR6Bn4bypINeKP2IPXB9wnz7Hix3qPVd/s400/blue+sheet+outside+rear.jpg)
And a shot of my car outside while Dino's is on the lift.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHd1nWnDsGXVL_QaSImd0Vv60ci01OIDoyvahA5U-au46PdWsHrES1rtut4zZFUdefXPSwB4wzGjm5Dkv9yPBXGrQtJdMxhqqaX5PRwC1bLicHuVsRzJNdSIQaZ4QYtHAbmuRTSOZQzfwr/s400/two+cars+in+back.jpg)
Once it got dark, they started taking photos. Here is a close up of the underside of my car.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyt2lRlAOCLiDvnnPdPP4FVtLr23zNE4ZVbsltBmecd7LyZuxxkIuEgUnKVyf-mY1OzPWWTlY8pxRWOxrb8ox9oRu1yS1Pf4NTJ5Lj80p0EqKhNyLZbIMWpOktXo7fCvSApyAZvp2wfGC/s400/rear+under.jpg)
And here is how they set up the lighting for the rear 3/4 view shot.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMou4qjoRknFOkBS2yc3B0dfWjn2cNzokWnNOt84bccPoiUx5qn19PJs0iI90O0X3At4LQYxl-kCgeqDPQakdCgfUO_Ed_QnmErwIo7VtjRAmEHrefLbGx4byK2FerfNdGGRGtztnECCpf/s400/rear+night+shot.jpg)
And here of course once again are the final shots - just beautiful!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-U-ZTQO_2W9lKb7QM7p8Cy1IGvUg5F4amDutTHVhd4y_rwTY9aEoJsdJFOgzBifj5vP8mgg4iQSqs-RXEPQWdk7KzVjaA6jkp5rs1X4seWMD8crJJ_uEUfiiLtPljgZ19xgagoe6vnhR/s400/final1+under.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjQM2fjiriPVYFBu6a9EUtONOtwlGK86deaNCemVPx3OCeKnIq34HVGYXQLhZktfh9WjzwHQd0znOTuLFPemPNi8pYN7aYh0BH947O2MkKAjxg_AnFwoMJ6Ye7faFqtTJOsvErwUd5ltW/s400/final2+rear.jpg)
Finally - for those of you curious about pricing - we've been telling everyone it's VERY competitive - check back again around Nov 30 when I will be allowed to release the GT-R Magazine print advertisement which contains pricing information, as well as one additional photo no one has seen yet.
1 comment:
That exhaust looks amazing. keep up that good work!
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