COBB Tuning is happy to announce AccessPORT support the the 2010 EDM Vspec Nissan GT-R. This update brings European Vspec GT-R enthusiasts the added performance and ease of use of the COBB Tuning AccessPORT. The AccessPORT for the 2010 EDM Vspec is available in both GT-R AccessPORT part numbers: AP-NIS-005 and AP-NIS-006 with TCM control.
Off the Shelf mapping is included with this update and these maps will be automatically installed on your AccessPORT upon updating to the most recent firmware version. Maps can also be downloaded from the GT-R Calibration Page. For more details visit the GT-R map notes page or Firmware Release Notes for AP-NIS-005 or AP-NIS-006.
In addition, 3 new maps for the 2010 Gulf-spec, Vspec GT-R have also been added. Valet Mode, Anti-theft and Stage1 91 Octane or 95 RON are now available for these vehicles via this firmware update or from the GT-R Calibration page.
To update your AccessPORT to 1.6.3.4-2504 firmware, simply open the AccessPORT Manager application, connect your AccessPORT to your computer via the supplied USB cable, navigate to the “Options” menu and then select “Check for BETA Firmware”. Then click on the “Updates” menu icon and follow the on-screen prompts. These new features will be installed automatically. If you do not have AccessPORT Manager, you can find the download link for your free copy on our Support Page.
AccessTUNER Pro and AccessTUNER Race have also been updated to add EDM Vspec compatibility. To use AccessTUNER on your 2010 EDM Vspec simply download AccessTUNER version 1.8.6.0-2504 or later. AccessTUNER Race is available for download for $695. To acquire AccessTUNER Race software, visit the Nissan GT-R AccessTUNER Race Request Form. A COBB Tuning Representative will contact those that submit the form to complete the transaction. AccessTUNER Race software is built to function with a single AccessPORT, and once the software build is complete, a link will be emailed to the customer to download their unique version of the software within 24 hours of payment.
For more information on AccessPORT support for your Nissan GT-R, visit our website at COBB Tuning.com, visit the COBB Tuning Forums or call us at 1-866-922-3059. To join on the COBB Tuning conversation, head over to our COBB Tuning Facebook page and click the LIKE button to stay plugged in, or follow us on Twitter!
AMS has once again broken the “Fastest GT-R in the World” record with their 1500hp, AccessPORT-tuned “Alpha 12″ R35 GT-R. The crew recently took this unholy beast to the drag strip and laid down some serious rubber to run through the traps at 8.975@169.49mph! In addition, the team smashed through the 60-130mph acceleration record for a road car with a time of 3.34 seconds. AMS claims that “this makes the AMS Alpha 12 GT-R the fastest recorded street car to date from 60-130 mph!!!” This amazing record-breaking run was made on the stock ECU with an AccessPORT and the AMS “Alpha 12″ turbo and engine package. The AMS Alpha 12 package is good for 1500hp, with all tuning is done via the stock ECU, a COBB Tuning AccessPORT and COBB Tuning AccessTUNER software, proving once again that you don’t need a stand-alone ECU to make big GT-R power.
Congratuations to AMS on this monster achievement! To learn more about how the AccessPORT can give your GT-R huge power, visit our GT-R AccessPORT Page, or call COBB Tuning at 1-866-922-3059. Be sure to catch the end of the video as the GT-R paints the pavement black with big fat strips of rubber!
A new firmware release is now available for all Nissan GT-R AccessPORTs. This revision fixes two critical monitors as well as adds support for 2010 Gulf-Spec Standard and Vspec GT-Rs and includes Stage1 and Stage2 mapping for most popular octanes.
2010 Gulf-Spec GT-R Support
AccessPORT support is now available for all 2010 Gulf-Spec GT-Rs including Vspec models. Off the Shelf mapping is included with this update and will be installed on your AccessPORT upon updating to this firmware version. Maps can also be downloaded from the GT-R Calibration Page. For more details visit the GT-R map notes page or Firmware Release Notes for AP-NIS-005 or AP-NIS-006.
Critical Monitor Fixes
Two critical monitors have been fixed with this release. The Intake Valve Timing monitor conversion for 2009 GT-Rs has been fixed as well as the “A/F Ratio” monitor for all GT-Rs. To implement these fixes on your AccessPORT, simply update to the latest release-version using AccessPORT Manager.
AccessTUNER Updates and Fixes
The Intake Valve Timing monitor conversion for 2009 GT-Rs and the “A/F Ratio” monitor issues have also been resolved in this version of AccessTUNER. For more details visit the Tuner Release Notes page. To purchase a copy of AccessTUNER Race, visit the GT-R AccessTUNER Race Product Page.
For more information on AccessPORT support for your Nissan GT-R, visit our website at COBB Tuning.com, visit the COBB Tuning Forums or call us at 1-866-922-3059. To join on the COBB Tuning conversation, head over to our COBB Tuning Facebook page and click the LIKE button to stay plugged in, or follow us on Twitter!
COBB Tuning introduces the 3” Stainless Steel Catless Downpipe Kit for 2008+ Nissan GT-R vehicles. These stainless steel units are the same downpipes that helped power our COBB Motorsports Redline Time Attack Modified Class GT-R to a Class Championship in 2010! Designed to bolt up to the stock turbos or stock-location upgraded turbocharger kit, this downpipe kit has been rigorously track-tested and proven reliable at power levels beyond 800whp.
Take your Stage2 GT-R with upgraded Y-Pipes to the next level with the COBB Tuning 3” Catless Downpipe Kit. Consistently improve turbo spool-up by 250-300RPM and open the door to maximum stock turbo power output when coupled with complementary modifications including; injectors, fuel pumps, intakes, boost tubes and intercoolers.
These high-flow, mandrel-bent, 304-stainless downpipes remove the restrictive stock catalytic converters for better flow, faster turbo-spool and improved transient response. This downpipe kit is a direct OEM replacement and will bolt up to the stock exhausts system or aftermarket systems alike.
For more information on the COBB Tuning 3” SS Catless Downpipe Kit for the 08+ Nissan GT-R, please visit our website at www.cobbtuning.com or call toll free at 1-866-922-3059.
Redline Track Events kicked off the 2011 Season with a whole new format this past weekend. The traditional Time Attack format is still in place, but Redline has added a new twist to the weekend called the Pro Track Challenge. This is a class of wheel-to-wheel racing that is a true, “run what ‘ya brung,” winner-take-all shootout. Flying the COBB Tuning flag was the AccessPORT-tuned Fontana Nissan GT-R driven by sports car veteran Cort Wagner.
The new format works like this. All the cars head out onto the track for a morning qualifying session which determines the grid for an all-hands-on-deck 5-lap wheel-to-wheel seeding race. The finishing order of the seeding race determines the bracket pairings for the heads-up, two-car, green-white-checker battles that determine the ultimate finishing order.
The field was incredibly diverse with a Nissan GT-R, Nissan 350Z, Mitsubishi EVO X, Subaru STI, Chevrolet Corvette, Pontiac GTO, Infiniti G35 and a 650hp MINI taking to the track! This double-elimination format meant that each competitor had to loseWeight Exercise two Circuit Battles to be eliminated from the competition. Winners continued on in the Winners bracket while loseWeight Exercisers dropped into the Consolation bracket. The final drivers in the Winners bracket and Consolation bracket go to a final two-lap battle to determine the ultimate winner of the event.
Cort Wagner did an impressive job of driving the Fontana Nissan GT-R up through the brackets. The Fontana Nissan GT-R is essentially a street car enhanced with the COBB Tuning AccessPORT and other readily available bolt-on performance parts! The very heavy, but very powerful, Nissan GT-R was able to hold off Lou Gigliotti in his Grand-Am Racing spec Corvette as well as got the best of Paul Brown in his wickedly fast turbocharged K&N Inifiniti G35 in back-to-back battles.
Cort ultimately took the AccessPORT powered GT-R up to the final podium position, taking home third place overall behind event winner Joey Scarallo in his monstor World Challenge Pontiac GTO and 2nd place finisher Gary Sheehan in the Fontana Nissan 350z, both of which are full-on race cars!
Make sure you tune into the Versus network to see all the action from this round on their brand new television series “Circuit Battles”, which premiers Saturday, March 26, at 2pm Eastern. For more info on the show, head to www.CircuitBattles.com.
The Redline circus moves on to Firebird Raceway in Arizona for round 2 on April 9th. For more details visit www.redlinetimeattack.com.
AMS continues to show that no matter what crazy idea they have in their heads, the COBB Tuning AccessPORT gives them the power to push the boundaries of the R35 GT-R. The AMS Alpha12 GT-R turbo kit is their latest creation that puts the AccessPORT to the test! Capable of over 1100hp, this kit is an evolution of the Alpha 10 kit with larger Alpha12 turbochargers and AMS Alpha4 4.0-liter engine. 1118whp and 884lb/ft of torque was achieved on MS109E race gas at just over 36lbs of boost! To top it all off, this car was tuned on the factory ECU with the COBB Tuning AccessPORT! Look for more great things from AMS in the near future as they push the GT-R and the AccessPORT to the absolute limits of sanity!
The AMS Alpha 9 GT-R Recently capture the world record for the fastest R35 GT-R at the Texas standing mile with a 205mph pass! The 900hp monster was built using AMS components and tuned on the stock ECU with the COBB Tuning AccessPORT!
Very little of the stock engine and turbocharger setup is left stock with an AMS forged VQ38 bottom end and upgrade cylinder head package as well. The core of the AMS kit is the proprietary turbo and intake system which is capable of producing over 900whp, catapulting the Alpha9 to 9-second ¼ mile times and over 200mph in the standing mile.
Each AMS Alpha9 kit features the COBB Tuning AccessPORT to manage the immense power produced by their kits. COBB Tuning is the premier engine management solution for the GT-R proving that you do not need an expensive and complicated standalone system for big power setups!
COBB Tuning is happy to announce the Grand Opening of COBB Tuning SOCAL, COBB Tuning’s newest installation, tuning and retail facility set for January 22nd in Fountain Valley, Calif. This all-new, COBB Tuning owned and operated facility is a complete tuning, installation, fabrication and retail shop specializing in the COBB Tuning AccessPORT and AccessPORT-supported vehicles.
The doors will open at 11am for an afternoon of events, food and fun including:
Free Dyno Pulls for the first 10 people through the door
COBB Tuning Motorsports racecars on display
Discounts on service and installation scheduled at the event
Car Show
Local Vendors
FREE Food and snacks
COBB Tuning SOCAL is located at 10591 Bechler River Ave. Fountain Valley, CA 92708. For more information call us at 714-964-7844 or email us at socal@cobbtuning.com.
This last weekend saw the final round of the Redline Time Attack at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., and with just 21 points separating our GT-R from the 2nd place Takata Time Attack/LIC Motorsports STI with over 40 points up for grabs in this final race, it was still anyone’s ball game!
A lot of work and new parts development went into the car for final weekend of Redline Time Attack at Auto Club Speedway, all in anticipation for an attempt at the GT-R’s first Super Modified Class overall track record. The COBB crew has not been satisfied with just taking Modified class track records at every event the GT-R has finished, we all wanted to get an overall track record. This would be the second attempt at the Auto Club track record, the first attempt was foiled by poor track and weather conditions, and a malfunctioning AWD system. Unfortunately the second attempt fell just short.
Due to driving the GT-R hard in the rain the event before, where excessive load was applied to the AWD clutches, they were not gripping like they should have been this weekend causing the car to behave mostly RWD just like the first Auto Club Speedway event. Our transmission clutch packs were also in need of replacement and were on their way out all weekend, keeping our testing time down to a minimum. Major splitter problems were also hindering the team, but the amazing “team of the year” COBB crew worked tirelessly, rebuilding the splitter multiple times over the weekend due to contact with the ground through the high g loading of the oval.
On race day, we put all this behind us and went for it. First up was the Modified Class Record Assault. The Fontana Nissan GT-R had also obviously under gone some changes since we last saw it, as it was hot on our heels and challenging us for first place. Mike Cronin Jr. broke our previous track record by a few tenths in his GT-R, but luckily we broke it by more! We turned a 1:40.3 to beat our previous record by almost 3-seconds. We were extremely excited as we were only able to muster a 1:41 and change the day before in testing on our used up slicks. We then came in, tried to cool the car down as much as possible, bolted on the sticky Yokohama A005 slicks, and went out for the Super Modified Record Assault. We backed up our fastest mod time with our fastest ever super mod time of a 1:37.5, over a second faster than we have ever gone. It wasn’t all that we wanted; we had hoped to be in the 36′s. But with an ailing car, we’ll take it!
The drop in laptime was mostly attributed to our master tuner Tim Bailey. I told him Sunday morning, “Give me all you got!” He loaded up a map that ran more boost than we have run before, and the car performed flawlessly for back to back Record Assault sessions. It’s really been this kind of expertise that all the COBB crew has shown behind the scenes, that has allowed me to perform like I have on track. Dustin Harris, my car chief, gave me so much confidence going out on track every session. And with Eric Bizek, his right hand man, there was nothing those two could not fix throughout the year. The GT-R is a beast of a car, and it was tamed by the COBB crew.
With another track record, a season championship, and a surprise “Team of the Year” award going to COBB Tuning Motorsports, I am filled with pride, and also a little sadness that the season is over. The season brought all the COBB shops together all over the country, to achieve greatness this year, and it will be a season to remember for years to come.
The COBB Tuning Motorsports Team finished out the 2010 Redline Time Attack season as champions! Brian Lock and the Nissan GT-R clinched the Modified AWD Class Championship and Cameron Benner in his 2006 Subaru STI captured the Street Tire AWD Class Championship. This marks a fantastic end to a first-year effort with COBB Tuning fielding a full-season two-car time attack team. The team pushed the envelope with these two AccessPORT powered cars and are very proud of the performance of the racecars as well as the performance of the team!
The Modified class championship came down to the final event with just 21 points separating the 1st place COBB Tuning team and the 2nd place Takata Time Attack/LIC Motosports STI. With 40 points up for grabs, a mechanical failure or driver error on this high speed track could mean disaster. Running a car as powerful and technically advanced as the GT-R, the specter of a mechanical DNF is never far from the team’s consciousness. Early weekend issues that were originally thought to be related to the very complex AWD system turned out to be related to a set of old tires, and once replaced, the car performed flawlessly from that point on and broke the Modified Class track record on the first lap of the Record Assault Sunday morning, securing first place. This would be the winning lap as neither 2nd place Mike Cronin Jr. in the Fontana Nissan GT-R or 3rd place James Elterman in the LIC STI could match that pace.
With the Modified Class win in the bag, the team jumped back into the pits for a quick tire change to Yokohama slicks in an effort to take the Super Modified class track record as well. Despite a blistering 1:37 lap time from the Nissan GT-R, it was not fast enough to defeat the Super Modified class champion GST Motorsports “L” Impreza, which set a new Super Modified track record with a 1:35.5 lap time. However, a second place podium in Super Modified AWD was certainly worth the team’s efforts.
Cameron Benner, who has finished on the podium at every single event this year came into this event with the Street Tire class championship already locked. Not content to rest on his laurels, Cameron was determined to take another class win as well as set a new class lap record. However, during Friday afternoon practice his engine overheated, spewing coolant onto the windshield during his third lap, a clear sign of a blown head gasket, which was confirmed in the paddock. But Time Attack is all about posting one fast lap and the team was determined to post it! They proceeded to pull the engine and do a track-side rebuild. Cameron also noted that his transmission was showing signs of serious problems as well, with a balky 4th gear engagement.
Undaunted, the team managed to have the engine pulled and completely apart on Friday evening and with new parts supplied by Subaru of Ontario Friday night, the team started the reassembly process Saturday morning and had the engine together and dropped in the car before lunch with Cameron heading back out on track Saturday afternoon. The tireless efforts of Danny Heng, Tim Bailey, Brandon Lumpkins and Eric Bizek saw the car back on track and showing good speed. With a freshly rebuilt engine, the STI was ready to take on Steve Ruiz in the StopTech EVO and COBB’s own Jon Drenas in yet another EVO, both of whom resurfaced for this final race and were both very fast earlier in the season.
Not wanting to push their luck on a failing transmission and a hastily refreshed engine, the team opted to sit out Sunday morning practice and go all out for the first timed sessions on Sunday afternoon. Sadly, the transmission would not hold out and 4th gear disappeared during Cameron’s out lap and he was forced to run without it. On a track like Auto Club with many fast straights, the loss of 4th gear proved to large a handicap and Cameron was only able to post a 1:50 lap time, putting him into 4th place. His only non-podium finish of the season, it was a bitter-sweet end to a championship winning season for the young driver.
The final act of the 2010 Redline Time Attack season had all the drama of the rest of the season with a close race to finish line and a champagne-soaked podium…
With only the wheel-to-wheel Super Session left in the weekend, the team decided to mount the Toyo RA-1 tires and run in the Modified Class in an effort to make the Modified Class victory complete. Brian and the GT-R were gridded next to the Super Modified 350Z of Mike Cronin Jr. running slicks and much less Lose Weight Exercise, compared to the very heavy GT-R on treaded R-compound tires. This would prove to be a fight of giant straight line horsepower versus high-grip in the tight infield bends of Auto Club Speedway.
As the green flag dropped on the field, Lock and Cronin Jr. rocketed away from the pack and would run the 5 laps almost nose to tail with the Fontana Nissan 350Z just inches off the COBB GT-R’s bumper, looking for the pass at every corner. However, the horsepower of the GT-R proved to be enough to hold the Z at bay for the overall Super Session win as well as collecting the final points needed to slam the lid closed on the Modified AWD Class.
As the sun set for the final time on the 2010 Redline Time Attack championship the team was able to smile with a sense of pride of accomplishing so much in such a short time with championship wins in both the Modified and Street Tire AWD classes.
Not only did the COBB Tuning drivers and racecars prove themselves on the track, the COBB Tuning crew distinguished themselves in the paddock. The COBB Tuning Motorsports team was presented with the final award of the season, the 2010 Redline Time Attack “Team of the Year” Award, for showing dedication to sportsmanship in the pits and towards their fellow teams and drivers.
COBB Tuning would like to thank the Redline Time Attack organization, our dedicated team of all-volunteer pit crew members, our sponsors, drivers, family members (both at the track and at home), our competitors for the friendly and fun paddock atmosphere and close competition and finally our customers and fans for your support during this 2010 season. Without all you, none of this would have been possible.
COBB Tuning – 2010 Redline Time Attack Modified Class and Street Tire AWD Class Champions!
