Skyline GT-R Engine Builds & Standalone ECU Dyno Tuning

GT-R Package Inquiry

GT-R Packages


Iโ€™ve been building performance engines professionally since founding Bardabe Performance in 2008, and I can confidently deliver a competition-grade engine for your project. Each package is built around your performance goals, using the highest-quality aftermarket components together with my own quality control and assembly. My goal is a Skyline GT-R that makes consistent, reliable power every time you use it.

I donโ€™t take on a build until weโ€™ve talked it through โ€” I need to be sure I can exceed your expectations in the most efficient and reliable way possible. I only take on 2โ€“3 complete builds per year, by inquiry, and focus the rest of my time on dyno tuning and track support.

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Dyno Tuning


Tuning a modern engine takes two things: a complete understanding of how todayโ€™s engine management systems work, and the same depth of understanding of the engines themselves. I support every major standalone engine management system, and I specialize in Emtron, Link ECU, Haltech, and Apexโ€™i Power FC. MoTeC, AEM, ECUMaster, Holley EFI, and others are supported as well.

Read how my full tuning process works โ†’

What Goes Into a GT-R Build

Every GT-R engine I assemble is specified around your power target and how you actually use the car โ€” street, time attack, drag, or drift. That decides the rotating assembly, the head work, the turbo sizing, and how much compression the combination can safely run.

Every engine is blueprinted when it comes back from the machine shop, before final assembly. I measure and record the actual clearances rather than trusting the numbers the parts were sold with. I keep a spec sheet for every engine I build โ€” one at assembly, one after break-in, and one after final tuning. If a question ever comes up about your engine years down the road, the numbers exist.

When the engine is finished it goes onto my Dynapack AWD hub dyno, so the person who built it is the same person who tunes it.