Nismo: Renting Tuning Parts!?

Posted by Ben

Nismo R35 GT-R ECU Rental

In Japan, Nismo just announced an aftermarket ECU upgrade for the R35 GT-R. The ECU offers increased performance and an increased top speed while being fully authorized by Nissan to retain the factory waranty.

Where it gets interesting is that Nismo will not sell the ECU, they only rent it! To customers in Japan, they would pay Nismo approx $3000 USD to rent the ECU for 2 years after which point they need to return it to Nismo.

I’m sure Nissan has something to do with this madness of renting tuning parts with no option to own.

I just find the topic really interesting and absurd!

Found at our friend Kris’s blog:

http://www.gtrblog.com/2009/05/15/nismo-sports-resetting-ecu-and-tcm-for-nissan-gt-r/

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