With the right modifications, the Nissan SR20DET powerplant can produce some very healthy power figures. Quite a few years ago now, the Mercury Motorsport Silvia (cover featured in Zoom Magazine a few years ago) used the SR20DET to achieve it’s record holding run of 10.506@139mph on drag radials. Read more…
This Nissan R34 GT-R is Mercury Motorsport’s flagship and is owned by Trent and Tess, the owners of Mercury. Currently, this beast is one of the most powerful GTR’s in Australia, with the Mercury Motorsport/Red R Racing team building it to put out its best power figure of a whopping 1072awhp to date! Read more…
There would be no denying that Toyota’s 2JZ sits in top spot as the engine of choice in the Sport Compact arena. Nissan and Mazda fans can only look on as the 2J dominates drag strips and dynos around the country. Read more…
For the last six years, I have dedicated my life to my passion: performance turbocharged vehicles. In this time I have watched my workshop grow, evolve and progress to such an extent that it is hard to remember the initial start-up phase, although I do recall that it was certainly exciting! Read more…
At the start of 2010, Mark Hansen came to Mercury with his stock standard Nissan R35 GT-R, looking to modify it to pursue his newfound interest in Time Attack. Mark has now become a very loyal customer of Mercury’s with the team having undertaken several upgrades to his GT-R – not only to the engine, but also to the brake, suspension and body departments. Read more…