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If you have been living under an automotive rock for the past two years, then you might have no idea that the Nissan GT-R is the performance bargain of the century. But chances are, you have been drooling over the thought of owning one of these awesome machines. If you are lucky enough to own one, you probably have an AccessPORT already. With the stock turbochargers in place, these cars are good for about 550whp with a tune and an exhaust system. Add in larger injectors, a fuel pump and some E85 or race fuel and you can increase that power to around 600whp. But what if you really want to turn up the wick? AMS Performance has done just that with their SR850 kit for the GT-R.

To achieve critical horsepower mass, AMS has ditched the factory snails for a pair of aftermarket units, similar to the units found on the COBB Tuning Time Attack GT-R. These are plumbed with AMS intakes, downpipes, intercooler upgrades and a revamped fuel system. AMS then adds some racegas to the soup of go fast parts and tunes the mixture with a COBB Tuning AccessPORT. The result is a hearty 755whp and 731lb/ft of torque, at the wheels! This once again proves that if you want big power in the GT-R, the COBB Tuning AccessPORT is more than capable of delivering when coupled with the right mixture of quality components.

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COBB Tuning is proud to announce the release of BETA support for 2010 Forester XT AccessPORT. Those looking for an immediate solution for datalogging, live monitoring and ProTuner support can update their current AccessPORT AP-SUB-003 or purchase a new unit and update it to the latest BETA firmware.

ProTuning is currently required from select ProTuners using the BETA software, with Off The Shelf maps and AccessTUNER Race becoming available once BETA testing is completed in the near future. Look for more and exciting announcements from COBB Tuning in the very near future!

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The Launch Control and Flat Foot Shift BETA is now available on all 2008-2010 Subaru STIs and the 2010 WRX*. This feature is currently available only with LC/FFS enabled OTS maps for the specific models mentioned.

Use at your own risk!

All Subaru AccessPORT part number AP-SUB-003 can enable Launch Control and Flat Foot Shifting by updating to the latest BETA firmware and downloading a LC/FFS-enabled map. All current v1.04 2008-2010 STI maps and v1.02 2010 WRX maps are LC/FFS enabled. LC/FFS is currently not an editable option in AccessTUNER Race but can be altered by ProTuners in AccessTUNER Pro.

Launch Control and Flat Foot Shift instructions:

1. Reflash the ECU with a FFS/LC enabled map. All v1.04 maps for 2008, 2009, 2010 STI and 2010 WRX comes with LC/FFS.
2. Allow the car to warm up to normal operating temperature, then go into the “Tune Adjustments” menu option on the AccessPORT.
3. Choose the Launch Control or FFS option and set the values appropriately.

AccessTUNER Race software:

The ability to adjust LC/FFS in AccessTUNER software is currently under closed beta testing. Please contact your ProTuner if you’d like LC/FFS enabled on your ProTuned map. This feature will be available in AccessTUNER Race once beta testing is completed.

*Other models will be available with launch control following closed-group testing.

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COBB Tuning is proud to announce the release of BETA support for 2010 Legacy GT AccessPORT. Those looking for an immediate solution for datalogging, live monitoring and ProTuner support can update their current AccessPORT AP-SUB-003 or purchase a new unit and update it to the latest BETA firmware.

ProTuning is currently required from select ProTuners using the BETA software, with Off The Shelf maps and AccessTUNER Race becoming available once BETA testing is completed in the near future. This new release is just the beginning of unlocking the secrets of the newest Subaru platform. Look for more and exciting announcements from COBB Tuning in the very near future!

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COBB Tuning is officially throwing its hat into the ring and announcing its participation in the 2010 Redline Time Attack series in a big way. COBB Tuning Motorsports will field a three car racing team participating in the Modified, Street Tire and Enthusiast classes for the full 2010 season. In addition, COBB Tuning has assumed the title sponsorship of the Modified Class for 2010. The newly formed COBB Tuning Motorsports division will prepare and campaign the race cars from its facility in Scotts Valley, CA.

The COBB Tuning Redline Time Attack team will be attending all ten events on the 2010 schedule to compete for the championship in each of the three classes it is participating in. Pro driver Brian Lock will be piloting the 2010 COBB Tuning Nissan GT-R and taking on the COBB Tuning Modified class. SCCA Regional wheel-man Cameron Benner will drive the 2006 COBB Tuning Subaru STI and battle it out in the Street Tire class. Novice driver and owner of COBB Tuning, Trey Cobb, will be driving the COBB Tuning “Mystery Machine”, to be announced at the first round of the series, in the Enthusiast class.

The COBB Tuning Time Attack team will be staffed entirely by COBB Tuning employees. Tim Bailey, Senior R&D Tuner at COBB Tuning, will be responsible for the team’s multiple engine programs. Steve Lock of COBB Tuning Motorsports will keep things running like clockwork as the team’s Crew Chief. Head technicians from the COBB Tuning Surgeline and COBB Tuning Plano facilities will fill the roles as Car Chiefs for each race car. Employees from engineering, customer support, marketing, sales, research and development and fabrication will rotate through positions in the team with the goal of developing new skills and knowledge that will ultimately improve COBB Tuning products and further strengthen COBB Tuning as a company.

“Everyone at COBB Tuning is fired up about our return to racing”, said Gary Sheehan, Director of Marketing. “Our company is made up of auto enthusiasts that love power, speed and competition! We are putting a lot of effort into Redline Time Attack this year as we think it is THE place to show off our passion as tuners, fabricators and racers. We are really looking forward to meeting up and spending time with fellow enthusiasts at these exciting events all over the country.”

The Redline Time Attack is one of the fastest growing forms of motorsports in the US. The Time Attack racing format is styled after qualifying sessions, pitting each competitor against the stopwatch, demanding maximum performance from driver and race car alike, in just three timed laps per session. Vehicles are classed according to levels of modification, and further differentiated by driveline type (AWD, RWD & FWD). Redline Time Attack is unique in that all driver experience levels are represented at the same event, from top-level famous professional racers to novice drivers just getting started in their development. It is one of the few venues where racing spectators can also be racing competitors.

The Redline Time Attack series has undergone significant changes during the off-season and is poised to be the motorsports focal point for auto enthusiasts in the US. Ten events will take the racing teams crisscrossing across the country from coast to coast. Time Attack mainstays such as Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Willow Springs International Raceway and Auto Club Speedway will be joined by premier race tracks new to the series, including Sebring International Raceway and Infineon Raceway.

New tracks mean new track records, and COBB Tuning is anxious to stake their claim and lay down the fastest lap in class at each of the new locations. Be sure to attend a Redline Time Attack in your neck of the woods and spend some time with the COBB Tuning crew as we take on the best teams and drivers that the Redline Time Attack series has to offer!

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COBB Tuning is very excited to announce the creation of its new racing division, COBB Tuning Motorsports. COBB Tuning and GOTO:Racing join forces in 2010, creating a full-service, one-stop-shop motorsports powerhouse. COBB Tuning Motorsports is the company’s first dedicated racing preparation and support facility. This new arm of COBB Tuning will perform race car preparation, race weekend vehicle support and race weekend rental programs. COBB Tuning Motorsports is located in Scotts Valley, CA and the doors are open for business!

COBB Tuning Motorsports is a fusion of two well recognized leaders in their respective fields. COBB Tuning’s engine management and performance parts manufacturing expertise is a perfect fit with GOTO:Racing’s many successes in road racing and race vehicle preparation. The combined experience at COBB Tuning Motorsports offers decades of expertise in touring car race vehicle preparation, competition driving and team management in sprint and endurance racing formats at professional and amateur levels.

“COBB Tuning has a long history of improving our products and ourselves through motorsports”, said Trey Cobb, founder and president of COBB Tuning. “I am excited to take this step of establishing a full time, full service racing division.”

“COBB Tuning Motorsports has huge performance potential”, said Brian Lock, founder of GOTO: Racing and now General Manager of COBB Tuning Motorsports. “We have had great results through partnering in the past. This new organization is a natural progression of that success and promises an exciting future for COBB Tuning and our customers .”

COBB Tuning Motorsports will perform race car preparation from simple bolt-on installations, component fabrication and chassis set-up all the way to rule-set-maximized entire race car builds. This includes chassis lightening, roll cage fabrication, chassis modification, aerodynamic aids, instrumentation, data acquisition, sensor installation and sensor configuration.

Race weekend vehicle preparation, trackside support and race car rental programs are also available. Race weekend services will be supported from the COBB Tuning Motorsports 45′ Renegade race trailer that is capable of carrying and provisioning three race cars. Chassis set-up advice, driver coaching and data acquisition analysis services are also offered trackside.

Whether you need a racing seat installed, a race car built from the ground up or trackside support for an entire race season, let the experts at COBB Tuning Motorsports help you find your way to the Winner’s Circle! For more information, call 831-818-3914 or visit us at COBBTuningMotorsports.com

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GT-R ProTuner, GTC, recently traveled all Europe, England, the Middle Aast, Asia and Australia on a GT-R Tuning mega trip that lasted several weeks and successfully tuned dozens of GT-Rs. With demand getting even bigger for custom tunes in Asia, and with the tempture in the U.K. dropping to -17 with 30-inches of snow on the ground, it made sense to fly over to give a personal touch and custom mapping with the AccessTUNER Pro software.

John Banks’ excellent work with the GTR software, wich now allows knock datalogging and proportinal gain boost control, makes GTC mapping a very easy & popular choice. Since getting hold of the AccessTUNER software in 2008, testing on their own R35 demo cars, GTC quickly realised every GT-R appears to like different calibrations. While E-Tuning has worked well, being able to tune in each region made for even better calibrations.

“It was a massive honour and a buzz to meet so many GT-R owners across Asia,” Said Ben of GTC. “I can’t thank them enough for their kind hospitality. The highlight being custom tuning a JDM-Spec GT-R on the tiny island of Phuket in Thailand, no dyno is on the island so we had to tune the car on road but take it slow at elephant crossings.”

“The other highlight was flashing the very first JDM R35 in Asia with the new TCM speed limiter delete,” said Ben. “Again that was another buzz, every time Nissan tries to be clever changing position of limiters the ECU gurus at Cobb Tuning, Joe Graham and John Banks, crack it!”

More Photos and Discussion can be found here!

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Back by popular demand! The COBB Tuning EVO X Exhaust components are once again available from All COBB Tuning retail stores including COBB Tuning Surgeline, COBB Tuning Plano and COBB Tuning.com!

EVOX Test Pipe with High-Flow Cat

The COBB Tuning Mitsubishi EVO X “Test Pipe” features a high-flow catalytic converter and is a direct bolt-in replacement for the restrictive factory unit. Made of 304 stainless steel with a 3″ diameter, COBB’s Test Pipe will work with the OEM exhaust, as well as any exhaust that is designed to keep the factory catalytic converter.

EVOX Downpipe

The COBB Tuning Mitsubishi EVO X Downpipe features a widened diameter of 3″ for increased flow of exhaust gases from the turbo charger to allow for improved horsepower and torque. The downpipe is constructed of 304 stainless steel, mandrel bent tubing, which can be fitted to the OEM exhaust or the COBB Tuning EVO X Test Pipe.

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Back by popular demand! The COBB Tuning SF Intake is once again available from All COBB Tuning retails stores including COBB Tuning Surgeline, COBB Tuning Plano and COBB Tuning.com!

The COBB Tuning SF Airbox was designed to capture the cool air supplied to the SF Intake through the factory intake snorkle. Constructed of 16 ga. Aluminum the heat shield consists of a one-piece surround, directional lid, and stainless fasteners that help reduce a loss of power that could be robbed from your motor by a heated intake charge.

Unlike some cold air intakes, which places the filter in the front fender, our design helps to supply cool air through factory ducting, while eliminating the risk of water ingestion. Comes with all necessary hardware and full illustrated instructions.

*Requires the use of the COBB SF Intake system

SF Intake Airbox

SF Intake and Airbox Packages!

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Newly announced Lotus Formula 1 driver Fairuz Fauzy has been a Nissan GT-R R35 owner since importing one of the first into Europe in early 2008. Straight away, Fairuz chose the COBB AccessPORT to not only remove the annoying 112mph speed limiter, but also extract Godzilla power from the VR38.

Fairuz and his Nissan GT-R are regular visitors to Silverstone, Nurburgring, Brands Hatch, Santa Pod drag strip and even Wembley Stadium for the Race of Champions. Fairuz has thoroughly flogged every custom map that GTC’s tuner Ben Linney has thrown his way, from the early days of v108 and v108b maps to recent proportional gain boost control custom tunes and gear throttle multiplier maps.

Fairuz loves the fact he can change maps quickly, very handy when driving though Europe with varying fuel grades and also for different track set-ups with more suitable throttle % multiplier map control. Fairuz’s excellent feedback has been very useful to Ben and John at GTC, helping them to further optimize their custom tuning expertise.

Fairuz’s GT-R currently boasts the COBB Tuning AccessPORT, an F1 loud GTC Titan 90mm exhaust, decatted down pipes and GTC suspension. The AccessPORT has been showing consistent 0-60 times of just 2.9 seconds using the built-in Performance Monitoring tools!

We wish Fairuz all the best this year in the 2010 Formula 1 season.

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