BMW AccessPORT Available At: www.ecstuning.com Do you want to be in control of your vehicle’s performance? If so, this new AccessPORT for your 135/335/535 will allow you to unleash the power inside your vehicle. This system allows you to unlock power hidden within the ECU by replacing conservative factory settings with more aggressive calibrations. Once upgraded, you will notice impressive gains in torque and horsepower. The AccessPORT can store up to 100 different tunes, allowing you to save preferred tunes for various conditions and drivers. Cobb Tuning offers regular firmware updates as well as many new and updated maps for various vehicles. If you want to unlock the hidden horsepower inside your vehicle, this new AccessPORT from Cobb Tuning is your answer. We experienced gains of 52 HP and 72 TQ increase over stock on our dyno: 2009 BMW 135i (Catback Exhaust and Drop In Air Filter) Stock Run #1 — HP — 286 @ 5600 RPM TQ — 304 @ 3300 RPM Stock Run #2 — HP — 286 @ 5600 RPM TQ — 306 @ 3400 RPM Cobb Run #1 — HP — 335 @ 5400 RPM TQ — 368 @4100 RPM Cobb Run #2 — HP — 338 @ 5700 RPM TQ — 373 @ 4000 RPM Cobb Run #3 — HP — 338 @ 5800 RPM TQ — 378 @ 4000 RPM Cobb Run #4 — HP — 334 @ 5900 RPM TQ — 374 @ 4000 RPM MIN — 334 HP / 368 TQ MAX — 338 HP / 378 TQ AVG — 336 HP / 373 TQ *Note - AccessPORTs need to be updated to BETA Firmware for 2007 model year cars. To update the firmware on the AccessPORT, customers will need to download the AccessPORT Manager 2.0 …
International Car of the Year. The Nissan GT-R has been rated the coolest trend car of today by the very famous german car magazine “Auto Bild”. Nissan claims the GT-R can reach a top speed of 192 mph (309 km/h), Motor Trend recorded a top speed of 195.0 mph (313.8 km/h). It has been tested to achieve 0-60 mph (97 km/h) times as low as 3.2 seconds with launch control and 3.9 seconds without (improved to 3.5 seconds in models produced since March 2009). Autocar achieved a 0-100 mph (160 km/h) time of 8.5 seconds. With a manufacturer claimed lap time of 7:26:7 min on standard Japanese market tires, the GT-R is currently one of the fastest production cars to lap the Nürburgring circuit. The GT-R currently holds a lap time of 1:19.7 around the Top Gear Test Track, equalling that of the Ferrari 430 Scuderia. Road & Track were able to achieve quick lap times with the car on Buttonwillow Raceway, clocking in approximately 5 seconds faster than the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and Porsche 911 Turbo. On Willow Springs International Motorsports Park, Edmunds were able to achieve lap times that were approximately 1 second slower than a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 with the GT-R. Several automotive journalists, including Chris Harris of Autocar, Jethro Bovingdon of Evo, and Jason Barlow of Top Gear (magazine) have compared the GT-R to the Bugatti Veyron. Harris and Bovingdon both labeled the GT-R a “baby Veyron” in their respective comparison tests of the car. The production version of the GT-R …
My friend’s 2010 Nissan GTR has an AMS Exhaust, Cobb Tune and K&N filters and my friend’s Hayabusa has the muffler removal mod, stretched, and different gearing.
Tim Bailey, the mad scientist of speed from Cobb Tuning, talks about his personal Nissan R35 GT-R development car, what needs to change in the next GT-R and the issues he faces drag racing a supercar.
During press day at the Portland Auto Show, we ran across the Nissan GT-R Surgeline tuned for Perrin Performance. Surgeline director, Tim Bailey, tells us all about it. Also appearing: Nissan Cube, 2009 RX-8, 2010 Mazda3 5-door, Scion display, New Camaro and a tuner Subaru.
As more and more info/testing pop up, the GTR R35 keeps looking better and better. Not only is it the most powerful GT-R by about 200hp, it’s the fastest car to ever come out of Japan (473 hp, 434 lb-ft). It will do the quarter in 11 and change, 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, and we all know the infamous 7:38 at the Ring. Not only does it go like hell, every review so far says that the GT-R sports THE best brakes of any production car ever. With 15in two piece rotors, forged monoblock six-piston in …
Boss Wagon VI: How a simple engine swap transformed a Mazda 5 into a “Mazdaspeed 5,” and whether that was a good idea to begin with. Return of the Boss Wagon: Mazdaspeed 5 - Project Car www.caranddriver.com Boss Wagon VI - Feature www.caranddriver.com
Boss Wagon VI: How a simple engine swap transformed a Mazda 5 into a “Mazdaspeed 5,” and whether that was a good idea to begin with. Return of the Boss Wagon: Mazdaspeed 5 - Project Car www.caranddriver.com Boss Wagon VI - Feature www.caranddriver.com
