The Alpha GT-R Race Intercooler is the best performing most efficient race intercooler on the market! This is the same design found on our 8 second Alpha 12 and Alpha Omega GT-R – both of which have broken more GT-R performance records than any other R35 GT-R in the world! For those running in excess of 900HP (800whp), this intercooler is a must. Heat soak and extreme charge temperatures are a restricting factor when trying to obtain consistent safe results out of your high horsepower GT-R.

The Alpha GT-R Race Intercooler maintains the factory intercooler shroud while maximizing the available area of the GT-R with a massive bar and plate core. This race intercooler not only provides more surface area, it’s also thicker than our standard intercooler upgrade – providing even more contact with cool, dense air entering into the front grill of your GT-R. It also offers a much higher fin density than most cores for improved cooling, yet pressure drop is almost non-existent (less than 1psi). The end tanks provide smooth tapered transitions from intake to intercooler piping for efficient air flow.

If your GT-R makes 900 horsepower or more (800whp), the Alpha GT-R Race Intercooler is the best choice for keeping your charge temperatures running cool as well as providing a notable gain in power.

Pricing is not yet determined but it even with its size it should be very competitive price wise with the other larger offerings on the market.

We should be able to release pricing and ship units in about 3-4 weeks.

ALPHA GT-R COOLING SYSTEM

The GT-R’s engine and transmission share the same cooling system. Thus, prolonged or adverse driving conditions may cause components in the engine or transmission to overheat. This will ultimately cause the GT-R to fall into limp mode or shut down. As a solution, AMS engineers have spent the past year testing and developing a state-of-the art cooling solution for your R35 GT-R.

The Alpha GT-R Cooling System upgrades the R35 GT-R’s current engine cooling system with a quality race spec radiator and adds an extremely efficient transmission cooler and in-line oil cooler. Our engineers designed a higher volume radiator that routes coolant to both engine and transmission coolers. Another key component is the high volume liquid-to-liquid transmission cooler. The cylindrical design of the heat exchanger within the cooler maximizes contact area between coolant and transmission fluid through thousands of heat dissipating fins. This design offers 20% more cooling efficiency than a traditional style radiator cooler.

Excessive heat can cause oil to break down. To ensure the oil within your GT-R’s engine maintains its necessary lubricating properties, we integrated an in-line oil cooler to provide support to the stock oil cooler. Using the driver’s side duct next to the intercooler shroud, we nearly double the frontal area exposed to cool dense outside air – drastically reducing oil temperatures prior to it returning to the engine.

Regardless of what type of performance modifications you have, hard driving or warm climate conditions will cause your GT-R to run hot. You’ll need the Alpha GT-R Cooling System to keep your operating temperatures down, prevent limp mode conditions and eliminate the possibility of catastrophic engine or transmission failure.

Here are some photos of the system:

We should be shipping / ready to ship by mid June 2012. Estimated Retail should be $4499.95.

Not only is this the most complete solution on the market but when pricing out each component separately you will see you are getting a lot for your money.

We have a local customer of ours and good friend that is nothing short of a car nut! His collection would even get the nod from the likes of Mr Leno himself. His latest addition is this GORGEOUS Mclaren MP4-12C.

The pictures truly do this car no justice.

Plans are as you have guessed… tune, then a whole bunch more.

592BHP
3084 lbs
Twin turbo 3.8 V8
That sounds like one heck of a platform to play with..

Please enjoy these pictures:

Again pictures do not do this car any justice!

Every corner of the car just seems so well thought out and engineered. It is such an amazing machine!

Did I mention it was under 3100lbs???

Not long ago the shop picked up a new 2012 Mercedes E63 AMG 5.5 biturbo development car. Over the past couple of months Mitch and Chris (AMS Tuners) have been working inside our new European Tuning division of AMS called Archetype tuning

Using our in house software they were able to remap our E63 and pick up some ridiculous power.

225 ft lbs of torque over stock and 155 more whp in the mid-range…. all from JUST a custom AMS /Archetype tune.

Next up is a slew of hardware upgrades including the turbos.

Friday May 4th 2012

We had the opportunity to take one of our ALPHA 12 GT-R's to the track for some testing. This particular ALPHA 12 had just come home from a very in depth media trip to California. In fact it still had its 91 octane tune loaded in. Our tuners Chris and Mitch along with special projects technician and driver Ivan Phipps drove 76 miles to Great Lakes Dragway in neighboring Wisconsin. After multiple 9 second passes by Chris Black, the keys were tossed to Ivan where he blasted off a 9.61@149mph. What makes this pass so impressive is that it was done on the lowest power setting available for the ALPHA 12 on its 91 octane map (for Calfornia Emissions.

After besting the GT-R 1/4 mile record at the TX2K12 with an 8.62@173.81mph pass, the Alpha Omega GT-R went straight to the Texas Mile in an attempt to reset the GT-R top speed record of 218mph.

FRIDAY

The morning was spent preparing the Alpha Omega for tech inspection. A 1/2 mile shakedown pass was performed early afternoon. With much more power than what we had worked with last October, the Alpha Omega was literally flying down the track. Nonetheless, Ivan Phipps, the projects technician and driver for the Alpha Omega kept at it – pulling a 221mph top late Friday afternoon which was enough to claim the record!

SATURDAY

With the absence of wind Saturday morning, the decision was made to press on. The Alpha Omega only used approximately 1050whp of its available 1600whp on Friday's record pass. With approximately 1250whp dialed in, the crew wanted to see if the car could at least break the 230mph barrier before heading home for the weekend.

On Saturday's one and only pass down the Mile, Ivan was able to get the Omega to the 1/2 mile marker with a speed of 197mph. The car's handling was loose due to the implementation of factory aero components, but the throttle remained pegged to the floor. Ivan passed the 1 mile marker at 233.1mph.

It was a new record for the R35 GT-R, but not without a hitch. Due to a dip in the runway past the mile marker, the Omega's suspension compressed and lifted. Combined with the effect of the parachute, the force was enough to lift the rear wheels of the Omega off the ground. When the car rebounded, it lost control, sliding more than 90 degrees sideways. Ivan was able to regain control of the GT-R. Needless to say, there was much reason for the team to celebrate. The Omega now holds two major GT-R records in back to back weekends.

We plan to continue testing the limits of the GT-R platform with improved aero and a final drive gear. To follow the Alpha Omega GT-R project, join us at Alpha GT-R or AMS Performance on Facebook.

Special thanks to our sponsors: ADV1, Dodson Motorsport, Driveshaft Shop, Exedy, Nissan Motorsports, and Shepherd Transmission.

With the tracks closed in the Chicagoland area until late April, our annual trip down to the TX2K GT-R Nationals events in March offer us the first opportunity to test new vehicles that we've been working on throughout the winter months. This year, initial testing of the AMS Alpha Omega at the TX2K12 was a definitive success. This was the first time the Omega has ever made an appearance at the drag strip and much was accomplished and learned.

SATURDAY

On Saturday, the Alpha Omega began on a low boost setting around 24lbs. After that, boost was increased to around 35lbs max and our first clean pass was just short of the record ET by three thousandths of a second (8.79@169mph)! At the end of that pass, one of the intercooler pipes popped, shooting downward at the under tray. This, along with the deployment of the parachute (causing the GT-R to dip) was believed the cause of the lip ripping off the vehicle as seen in the video. Ivan Phipps, our mechanic and driver of the Alpha Omega worked quickly to replace the lip, under tray and bumper so that we could make another pass.

The last pass of the day was made just before the lanes closed. Ivan launched hard with a 1.47 60ft, and began losing traction badly a little farther out. Most people at the line thought he would abort with the lanes being so narrow, but he stayed in it and straightened out to break the ¼ mile record with an 8.63@172.15mph pass! Again, the lip tore away from the bumper and the cause was finally attributed to the high speed and larger intercooler interfering with the lip support brackets. Ivan already had a solution in mind, but without another front end, the crew would have to pack it up and head home.

With the car breaking loose on the last past, the AMS crew felt the Alpha Omega had more left to accomplish on Sunday so the crew worked hard to source a donor GT-R for some parts. That evening, our sales manager was able to source a front end from NAGTROC forum friend two hours away and then found that Hennessey had an extra bumper and lip in storage that they were also willing to offer.

SUNDAY

Ivan began early in the morning to repair the front end and reinforce the lip with a set of modified brackets. The preparation was intense yet efficient, and the Alpha Omega made its first pass of the day with an 8.62@173.81mph — breaking the record it had achieved the day prior off a slower 1.53 60 ft.

We attempted to run one more pass with the boost turned up past 35lbs, but the track offered very limited traction and Ivan aborted the final pass. Overall, the car ran strong all weekend long and was ready to take on the Texas Mile the following weekend. BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. The Texas Mile video is one you will not want to miss!

AMS would like to sincerely thank Tim Sanders, Hennessey Performance and "Wreckless" (nagtroc.org member). Without their help, generosity and support, this achievement would not have been possible.

Special thanks to Dodson, Exedy, Sheptrans and Driveshaft Shop for their support of the Alpha Omega project as well.

Ivan asked if he could make some updates to our Shop GT-R. Say hello to our new package….ALPHA OMEGA.

Tim's GT-R is nothing short of a monster. In preparation for its final delivery AMS tuner Chris Black has been finishing up Tim's tunes. Earlier this week he put down 1265whp on C16 spinning the tires on the dyno despite having 5 people sitting in it. Today Chris decided to finish Tim's 93 octane map.

The 93 octane numbers were simply incredible!

1012 whp 800ft lbs of Tq on 93 Octane (US)

Making this (if I am not mistaken) the first 1000whp GT-R on pump gas.

Tim's GT-R is a little different than most ALPHA 12's. IN addition to full blown ALPHA 12 he added the following:

ALPHA Ported Throttle Bodies
ALPHA Prototype Intake manifold
ALPHA Prototype Race intercooler kit

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