What makes a Lancia Integrale owner, winner of multiple World Rally Championships, give up such an iconic car? Decades later, the Integrale has become a cult icon and collector’s car but for a hardcore enthusiast in England, such status was not enough for him keep his example. Instead, he replaced it with a Nissan Pulsar GTi-R, which is not as well-known but which also has a cult following.
Stock, the Pulsar GTi-R is a compact hatch with all-wheel drive and a 2-liter, 230 horsepower turbocharged engine. This particular car already had a 350 hp engine when the current owner got it, which was enough for awhile. But then, he decided that 500 horsepower was a nice figure for such a car, so he sent the engine off to be rebuilt with stronger internals and larger displacement. An HKS GT3040R boosting to 1.9 bar replaced the stock unit and when all was said and done, engine output was calculated and verified to be at 510 hp with 430 lb-ft. of torque.
A twin-disc clutch and Quaife gearbox handle all this power and Wilwood 4-piston brakes ensure that stopping power is available when it becomes necessary to slow down. Since the Pulsar was intended to be a Group A rally contender, the rest of the car is readier than most to cope with double the horsepower that the car came with from the factory. Nissan did not see success with the Group A rally program for the GTi-R, but its foray into that arena became the reason for producing the rare GTi-R homologation specials that are sought after up to today.
Build video for a 500-hp GTi-R
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