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Dagger GT™ Prototype Specifications - Preliminary
Subject to Change and to Customized Buyer Preferences

 

  • Body
  • Chassis
  • Engine
  • Drivetrain
  • Instrumentation/
    Electronics
  • Engine Options
  • Performance Goals
  • Options
  • Miscellaneous

 

Style   GT-R Supercar, Removable Carbon Fiber Hardtop Convertible/Roadster
Class   Former Class 7 Unlimited / Unrestricted
Application   Race and Street
Race Applications   Unlimited/unrestricted road racing, Land Speed, and NHRA Drag Racing
Wheelbase   106"
Length   192"
Width   84"
Height   42"
Curb Weight   2500 lbs. (est. road race version)
Weight Distribution   60% rear and 40% front (+/-)
Ground Clearance   4.0" Base, adjustable to (from cockpit) 2.5” (slammed) or 5.5”; 2" with 1" rubber skirt for landspeed
Track   Rear: 54" with 15" wide wheels; Front 60" w/11" wide wheels
Body Material   Carbon Fiber/aluminum with polycarbonate windows/glass windshield; heat-resistant carbon fiber or aluminum panels on engine compartment
Doors   Vertical Skydoors with dual gas shocks, chromoly and 4 adjustable points; Keyless entry 90 degree vertical 'Lambo-style' opening doors; biometric keys optional
Body Fasteners   Aerospace aluminum, click-bond threaded studs; .5” diameter
Windows, Side Mirrors, Doors, Seats   Powered
Center Dash Mirror   Hands-free Bluetooth mirror with backup warning system
Window and Bumper Materials   Polycarbonate and polyurethane respectively; glass windscreen
Air Conditioning   Vintage Air Gen IV
Drag Coefficient (Cd)   < 0.30 (design objective)
Aerodynamics   Ground effects design; reduced frontal area; aero plugs for land-speed runs; rear diffusers and strakes; custom, adjustable F1 style carbon fiber wing with stabilizer-style supports
Frontal Area   21 s.f.
Belly Pan   Complete flat carbon fiber belly pan with Venturi tunnels/diffusers and strakes
Rear Wings   AeroMotions’ Dynamic Wing™ (S2 model) split wing with programmable, push-button, variable geometry and total weight of 11.5 pounds. Features in-cabin controller, F-15 aircraft-style stabilizer uprights, Formula 1 styling, carbon fiber, plus Titanium internal structures.
Optional Wings   Custom, detachable NHRA and/or Bonneville wings optional
Headroom   38"
Design Manikin   90th percentile SAE design manikin
Seat Width   2 x 21"
Leg Room   47.5"
Seatback Adjustment   25 degrees
Seat Travel   6"
Drag Area   5.46 sf (est)

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Brakes (Front)   Custom Carbon GT System, 8-piston calipers with 1-piece floating vented 15" rotors
Brakes (Rear)   Custom Carbon GT System, 6-piston calipers with 1-piece floating vented 15" rotors
Wheels (F)   Customer specified 20"
Wheels (R)   Customer specified 21"
Tires Front   11-inch wide 275/25ZR20s (for 20" rim) (customer-specified)
Tires Rear   15-inch wide 375/20ZR21 (for 21" rim)(customer-specified)
Front Suspension   Double wishbone unequal length upper and lower A-arms, coil over springs, remote reservoir-adjustable Coil-Over Shocks, Cab Controlled Air Lift, Anti-Roll Bar
Shocks   Air spring and double adjustable valving.
Frame   6061-T6 aerospace-grade aluminum with Carbon fiber over aluminum honeycomb monocoque tub; drag and landspeed models: 4130 Chromoly steel frame with top fuel roll cage.
Frame connection points   Removable drag chute attachment connector (behind license plate) and wheelie bar connection-attachments (optional add-ons)
Steering   Power rack and pinion with Tilt Column.
Turns, lock to lock   2.5
Turning circle   42'
Airbags   Driver and passenger frontal airbag restraints
Seats   Custom-specified , powered, 6-way leather racing seats with 2-tone insets; luxury seats optional
Restraints   6-point, 3” wide racing harness belts; quick release Camlock technology and lightweight pull-down length adjusters; SFI 16.1 approved.
Firewall   Aluminum firewall
Adjustable Ride Height   Cockpit - adjustable from 2.5" to 5.5"; manually - adjustable to 1.5” ride height for with rubber ½” front skirt land-speed runs
Optional Suspension   Cockpit - adjustable “race” or “soft” ride-ability adjustment.

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Type   Custom for TranStar Racing: Nelson Racing Engines polished, aluminum BBC Twin Turbo 632 cubic inches, V8 twin turbo, octane-on- demand multi-fuel system
Compression Ratio   8.8 : 1
Bore x Stroke   4.600" bore x 4.750" stroke
Power bhp   2000 bhp or 2700 (optional) on racing fuel mix; 1300 hp on pump gas
Torque   2000 ft-lbs, or 2300 ft-lbs (optional) on racing fuel; 1335 ft-lbs on pump gas
Displacement cu in   632 c.i./10.35 Liters or 427 c.i. (race/street)
Block   Dart Aluminum 10.2 Billet Cap 4.6 Bore Block
Crankshaft   Callies Magnum 4340 Forged 4.6
Connecting Rods   Oliver 4340 Forged 4.6
Pistons   JE Forged Pistons, 180 tool steel pins
Rings   Hellfire
Bearings   Clevite H  series
Valvetrain   Mechanical roller camshaft, 904 size roller lifters, T&D shaft rockers
Cylinder heads   Brodix Big Duke 500+ CFM Inconel Ex valves Titanium intakes
Induction   Hogan sheetmetal intake with monoblade, 1700 CFM throttlebody, dual injectors per cylinder
Head Gaskets   Cometic Street Pro Multi-layer stainless steel-304 viton rubber-coated
Fastners   ARP
Oil System   Billet Fabrication aluminum oil pan with HV pump and pickup
Wastegates/Blow-off Valves   Tial (2)
Harmonic Damper   SFI approved steel damper
Turbos   Twin 80MM Turbonetics Tang; water-cooled ball bearings
Intercooler   Twin water-to-air Dagger GT custom intercoolers
Cooling systems   Custom by AMS Performance CBRD GT-R lightweight alum. racing radiators (2)
Valve Covers   Billet Fabrication sheetmetal billet rails
Fuel Capacity   26.4 gal. (100L) primary tank plus 13,2 (50L) racing fuel tank
Fuel Management   Electromotive Lap Top Programmable
Fuel Lines and Vacuum Lines   Stainless steel hardlines mandrel bent
Fuel System   Twin Tanks Multi-fuel (race gas/pump gas) system; Aeromotive Fuel Pump and Filters
Octane on Demand   Dual multifuel injectors; cockpit control of fuel mix and flow rate. Separate key for arming race fuel tank. Biometric key optional.
Exhaust headers   321 Stainless steel tubular Ex headers
Exhaust system   Rear exit Stainless steel quad 3" pipes with electronic cutouts
Cutouts (optional)   Quicktime Performance twin electronic cutouts; CNC 6061 Aircraft aluminum body and motor plate, stainless steel butterfly plate/shaft, hi-torque gear-drive motor and hi-temp steel gears.
Cutout Management System (optional)   QTP Cockpit Controller with infinite range of push-button partially open-close settings. 2 memory presets, status display, fault detection, auto open/close
Mufflers   3-chamber aluminized steel, compact, super-quiet with tunable e-cutouts (optional)
Catalytic Converters   4 double-packed custom Catalytic stainless steel metallic bullets
Ignition   60-2 crank trigger with 4 ignition coils
Redline RPM   6200 rpm
Oil   SAE 5W/30 Synthetic racing
Engine finish   Polished Aluminum
Heat Management   Ceramic coating of headers and exterior housings of turbos
Boost Controller   Programmable Time, map or gear-based 6-stage electronic controller and gauge
Oil pump System   Canton Racing Products 24-150 Accusump
Oil Cooling System   Turbo After Oiler;Canton Racing 22-724 remote oil cooler; brazed aluminum, high-flow, anti-clog
Engine Management   Electromotive engine management computer; custom-programming for street, race, drag, and landspeed operations; (MoTeC optional)

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Layout   Mid-Engine, RWD
Transmission   Custom 315 mph 6-speed Mendeola Transaxle designed for 2700hp/2300ft - lbs of torque
Gear Ratios   Six speed gearbox will be based around a 3.31 ring and pinion. It will be drysump designed with individual gear fog oiling; each gear will have a windage basket to alleviate oil foaming at top speeds. Mendeola gear ratios TBA
Transaxle Lubricant   Synergyn-Syngear II 85-140 weight pure synthetic lubricant
Clutch   10" 3-disk clutch, rated to 2500 hp

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Electronics   Custom onboard computer system; touch screen 9" dash-mounted monitor; infotainment/nav system, vehicle/engine diagnostics, Dolby Surround Sound, voice recognition software, 120 GB, DVD/CD player, MP3, Windows Vista, Internet WiFi, satellite radio, PC card, Bluetooth, and more.
Gauges   Custom Dagger GT Gauges: Water temp, Boost, Transaxle oil temp, Oil temp, Oil press, Fuel press, Fuel levels, Speed, Tach, Exhaust temp. horsepower gauge, 300 mph speedometer, voltage meter.
Speedometer   300 mph GPS custom Revolution Gauge: 4-inch, with hot-start satellite acquisition
Tachometer   Revolution Gauges custom tach with shift light
Backup Video Feed   Sony model SMC1085T 150-degree view, waterproof, with nightvision, mirrored image, 420 TV-line resolution; automatic engagement. Two side-mirror rearview cameras.
Headlamps   Dual Hella bi-xenon 6omm SAE 12V; polycarbonate covers
Taillights/running lights   LL Tek super-bright LEDs
Proposed MSRP Base Pricing   Not yet finalized. Expected to be in $750K+ range depending on buyer’s custom specifications
Security System   Custom Biometricfingerprint security by F.I.S.T. and Hawk Systems. Cell phone alert system and GPS tracking.
Vehicle Control and Media System   Custom engineered by Directus: Digital control display w/ full functionality for voice control of climate, communications including text, media, Sound/ entertainment system utilizing Audison components: state of the art music reproduction.

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2700 horsepower   for racing applications
1000/2000 horsepower   for street-legal and racing applications
836 HP engine   917 ft lbs of TQ; 6.2L LSX Block, 454 LSX Crank Shaft; Forged Oliver Rods; Forged Diamond Pistons; LS9 Supercharger; CNC Ported Heads; 50-state legal.

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Weight to Horsepower Ratio   < 1:1 (est.) new supercar record (2500 hp engine option)
Acceleration 0-60 mph   < 1.2 seconds (calculated)* new supercar record
1/4 mile ET   < 6.6 seconds @ 204+ mph (calculated)* new supercar record
Standing Mile   280+ mph (calculated)* new record
Top Speed   315 mph/500 kph (calculated)* new supercar record
60-0 mph Braking Distance   < 100 feet (goal)
Fuel Consumption @ 300mph   5 gallons per minute (approx)
Time to empty @ 300 mph   < 5 minutes (est)
Time between milemarkers @ 300+ mph   < 12 seconds (calculated)*
0-100-0   < 10.0 seconds (est)
Slalom   > 70 mph (goal)
Skidpad   > 1.05 g (goal)
Car & Driver "Lightning Lap" at VIR   < 2:45.9 (goal) new record
0-60-0   < 4.0 seconds (goal)

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Optional NHRA Drag Chutes (2)   Pneumatic launch w/dual chute removable mount, w/ safety release and locking pin/tag; pilot chute.
Optional Bonneville Single Chute   Pneumatic launch w/removable mount, safety release and locking pin/tag; pilot chute. Secondary chute also included.
Optional Tires   M/T and Goodyear for land speed and drag racing respectively
Interior Design Options   By After FX Customs: 1) Race, 2) Sport or 3) Luxury: Custom to Buyer's spec
Paint   Customer-Specified: Unlimited Choices by After FX Customs
Other Options   Unlimited - Buyers Choice

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Proposed Limited Warranty   1 year/12,000 miles bumper to bumper parts (buyer can purchase more)
Safety Features   Will meet applicable safety specs

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*Notes: All calculations based on accepted engineering formulas and 2000 hp/3000 lb input assumptions