"Handbuilt by Takumi Kurosawa," a nameplate you can find on Nissan GT-R engine blocks, describes the actions of one of four takumi who build VR38 engines for the Japanese supercar.

var digg_url = 'https://digg.com/motorsport/Nissan_channels_Le_Mans_racer_s_engine_for_GT_R_s_VR38VETT_motor'; The upcoming Nissan GT-R is already a streetbound race ...

Nissan has announced the GT-R's departure, but it isn't gone yet ... writing of those names and a gold VIN plate in the ...

The Nissan GT-R has roots going all the way back to the ... but the T-Spec Takumi gets unique touches like a gold VIN plate ...

With each model year upgrade the GT-R was made faster and faster. The MY17 version had 562bhp, 20bhp up on the previous model, yet despite the extra power Nissan claimed the same 2.7sec 0-62mph ...