Hey gearheads! This is the blog post that everyone has been eagerly awaiting. After all, some of you might be irritated by my previous post explaining the disadvantages of ECU remapping.
To begin, I am neither a pro-remap nor an anti-remap guy. If the opportunity presents itself I’d let my vehicles be remapped with the greatest care, of course.
So, I’m writing this post to give an overview of the situation and help you decide whether you require this mod or not.
First of all, why remap is an option for most car owners?
Motives ECU Remapping is an Must
The first thing to note is that people purchase automobiles not solely because they want a certain brand or model for their aesthetics, but rather because of necessity.
Yes, people buy huge pickup trucks to satisfy their requirements for more power and torque for hauling purposes for off-road terrains. Certain people require more power due to speed, likely because they race in circuits or just for fun.
Many people are shocked at how inefficient their car has been in terms of fuel consumption, consequently, they decide to ECU tuning to improve the fuel efficiency of their engine.
And for those plainly stating that we simply needs to avoid ECU change and instead buy an expensive car, it is completely non-sense. As you know, not everyone is capable of buying expensive, performance cars.
Car manufacturers make their engines more durable, environment-friendly, fuel efficient, and with enough power and torque to satisfy “majority” of users. The majority of modern vehicles today are stocked with turbochargers that make them even stronger and more reliable.
However, the car industry never uses the optimum specifications of their engines in order to make them solid for years or years. These specifications are not the best, and the vehicle won’t run at the level it should.
In ECU Remapping!
Tuning your vehicle’s ECU is a way to boost the performance of your car and the majority of car owners are unaware of this modification.
Of course, you’ll require a professional tuneer (an experienced professional in this field) to help unlock the potential of your car without increasing the risk of your engine to break down too early.
Letting your car’s potential fully realize can be tempting However, not everyone want performance enhancements but just desire their vehicle to be more efficient in fuel consumption.
Whatever you want for your car, it’s feasible with ECU mapping. So here are the advantages of tuning your vehicle.
Important Torque and Power Increase
Like we said Car manufacturers establish certain standards for how their engines work to ensure the reliability and durability of their cars. If you require a moderate to substantial power boost, then a simple tune can be the answer.
First off, power increase after a remap result of injecting more fuel into the engine. The driver has the power to modify the amount of the power required to run the vehicle. Remapping is a way to a boost in the flow of fuel and the right timing for injection.
So an ECU remap enables the driver to gain more power by simply pressing the pedal a bit. The more you press and the greater the amount of fuel in the system and the more power it can provide.
The downside here is that not being able to control the throttle’s response may result in a higher fuel consumption but this needn’t be a problem since you already outweighed this con simply to boost your power.
More efficient in fuel use
The majority of the time, remapping results to unwanted fuel consumption increases that are either due to incorrect tuning or wrong understanding of ECU the remap.
Speed junky individuals often choose speed and power over fuel efficiency. So there’s no real debate here.
However, with the right tuning, your engine can achieve even more power across its rev range. What is this?
This means that a slight press of the accelerator will enable you to cruise at a specific speed. If you can calculate using less throttle, it will give you farther with less fuel being burned which makes your car more fuel efficient.
However, there’s a one caveat. The ability to save more fuel by the remap is dependent on the driving habits you employ. So with good driving habits you can increase the amount of mileage you can get from one full tank of fuel. If you’re a heavy driver every day, you can expect the positive effects to be wiped out by any remapped vehicle.
Car Tuning based on Your Specific Needs
As mentioned above it is possible to adjust your car to your preferences and driving requirements. If you’re looking for more torque, more speed or a better fuel efficiency, a tuner can basically help you achieve anything you’d like for your car.
This means that you can customize your car according to your needs. You can focus on improving your car’s fuel efficiency as well as power and performance or any car upgrades that are controlled by the ECU manages.
Again, you have to be particular when choosing the right tuner for your vehicle. No matter if your car is diesel or petrol and you must specify the reasons for why you would like your vehicle to be remapped.
If you simply hire a shady tuner in the streets, without having a strategy, you may not get the results you expected from Remap. Make sure you hire the services of a reputable ECU tuner.
More Overall Performance
If you’d like to feel the most powerful performance from your vehicle, then remapping your ECU is a must. Tuning your engine can provide you the greatest overall performance in comparison to other types of car modifications (though it is possible that more upgrades are needed to get the performance you want).
In essence, you need to inform your tuner your driving preferences, requirements and many other things, so the tuner will come up with the best parameters to encode into your ECU that best suits your driving requirements.
Doing so will give you the best results from a reconfigure job.
Conclusion
Do you think about tuning your car? In the first place, if your car was manufactured prior to 2000, then your car isn’t fully equipped with a an ECU that can be programmed. It is important to know whether your car can be modified or not.
You should think about who’s the person who will remap your car. As you’ve already noticed, I always reiterate that the tuner’s performance makes an enormous difference in the results of the remapping. This is why choosing the top tuneer for your region is crucial.
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