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title: "You Can Now Retrofit Your Vintage Skyline GT-R With a BMW Dual-Clutch Transmission"
description: "Godzilla's got it all: a tunable engine, advanced all-wheel drive, and now, lightning-quick gear changes."
date: "2020-09-09"
modified: "2020-09-09"
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  - name: "James Gilboy"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/36271/you-can-now-retrofit-your-vintage-skyline-gt-r-with-a-bmw-dual-clutch-transmission"
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tags:
  - "Nissan"
---

# You Can Now Retrofit Your Vintage Skyline GT-R With a BMW Dual-Clutch Transmission

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Operating [a performance car with a manual transmission](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34727/this-site-tracks-down-all-the-cars-with-manual-transmissions-under-5000>) is an art, one that takes hundreds to thousands of hours on a racetrack to perfect. Winning, however, is a science, and the numbers don't lie; twin-clutch automatic transmissions deliver faster lap times than three-pedal setups. That's why Norwegian speed shop HPR Tuning has elected to take the fallible driver out of the otherwise near-perfect equation that is the [Nissan Skyline GT-R](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34165/theres-an-incredibly-messy-fight-behind-this-viral-video-of-a-rusted-out-r32-skyline-gt-r>), and offer conversion kits to upgrade Godzillas to dual-clutch transmissions.

Originally announced on Facebook, the conversion will adapt a Getrag GS7D36SG seven-speed for use in the three most popular generations of Skyline GT-R, from the touring car racing-dominating R32 to [the silver screen-immortalized R34](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35961/the-story-behind-paul-walkers-two-us-legal-nissan-skyline-r34s>). Installation doesn't even come at the expense of the GT-R's signature [ATTESA ET-S](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATTESA#ATTESA_E-TS>) AWD system, whose rear-axle bias makes the Skyline less likely to understeer during acceleration.

HPR told *The Drive* that the BMW M4-sourced Getrag is known for its torque capacity, with stock clutches capable of holding 738 pound-feet of torque. If your RB26DETT produces more than that, aftermarket clutches that can apparently take its capacity all the way to 1,250 pound-feet, making it ideal for anything short of a dedicated drag car.

HPR states that three prototypes of its conversion kit are headed out for testing now, and that if they're satisfied with their work, pre-orders will open October 1. Converting a Skyline GT-R is expected to run about $9,000, while switching compatible rear-drive models like the Skyline GTS-T or Toyota Supra Turbo to dual-clutch transmission will start just north of $6,500, donor boxes included.

To many, though, swapping out the Skyline's proven manual for a costlier, more complex dual-clutch might be taking the obsession with performance too far. After all, if you want the fastest GT-R money can buy, the R35 is where it's at. As for the fastest stick-shift Nissan? [Let that crown be retaken by the new Z](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/36265/it-looks-like-the-next-gen-nissan-z-will-get-a-manual-transmission>).

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## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)