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ECU Remapping – What Is It?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>

One of the components in every modern vehicle is the ECU (engine control unit) the ECU controls the running of the engine and therefore the overall experience of driving your vehicle. The way it manages the engine determine your MPG, top speed, acceleration and how the car feels as you drive it. Remapping is the process of reprogramming the software within your vehicle\u2019s ECU (engine control unit).<\/p>

The standard software that is developed by the manufacturer and installed in their vehicles will often sacrifice your engine’s full performance capabilities in favour of meeting emissions and noise regulations set in place by various environmental agencies amongst other things. It may also be restricted by the standard software to enable manufacturers to offer different vehicle models with multiple power variants using an identical engine.<\/p>

ECU Remapping<\/a> – often referred to as \u201cChipping\u201d, \u201cTuning\u201d or \u201cRemap\u201d is when the restrictive manufacturer software on your ECU is reprogrammed, to allow your engine to perform to its real capacity, but still within mechanical safety limits.<\/p>

The actual process for remapping your vehicle is pretty straight forward, the majority of the base software development has been carried out using data gained by logging the vehicles engine to establish the right parameters to modify in order to gain the optimal performance and fuel efficiency balance.<\/p>

Normally no physical parts need to be removed or added, however in some vehicles the vehicle\u2019s ECU needs to be removed in order to remap, bypassing all the other electronics in the vehicle to directly access the ECU circuit board.<\/p>

How Does Remapping Affect My Car<\/strong><\/h2>

What do I get when you remap my car? A very important question \u2013 There are different options when deciding to remap your car, offering differing levels of power output and in some cases economy improvements. But with all tuning options we can guarantee that the drive and overall experience of your car will completely change!<\/p>

As above the amount it changes and what exactly will be different depends on the level of tuning that you decide to opt for. But here is in general what you can typically expect:<\/p>