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What are the Benefits of Engine Tuning

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  • 25-11-2020
What are the Benefits of Engine Tuning

There are several great benefits from having your car engine retuned, and of course, they will all depend on the make, model and overall age and condition of your vehicle. You will find that you have an increase in response across the power range of your car.

You will have a cleaner overall drive and smoother delivery of power, the engine will be far more responsive. When you are overtaking, you will find the engine is more powerful in these situations when you need it most. You may have an increase of 35% more power, the better fuel economy of up to 15%'increased torque and a car that produces lower Co2 emissions.

What is Engine Remapping? 

Remapping is often referred to as engines chipping or chip tuning; this process is when a third party software is installed in your vehicles ECU to replace your car manufacturer's default software. The new software can if you wish to have customised settings; this is to enable you to get the most out of the engine and can quite often be tailored to each specific car.

What Effects Can a Remap Have? 

If you change the manufacturers ECU software, the engine of your vehicle can perform much closer to its maximum capabilities and power output. Quite often by increasing the horsepower and torque by 20% or even more. Most cars have their performance intentionally dumbed down when they leave the car factory for many reasons. 

Improved Performance

You can expect an increase of 20-30% in bhp and torque after your car has been remapped. The extra performance is accessible across the rev range, in particular at low revs and in the mid-rev range. You should find that a 30-70mph run is reduced by 1.5-2 seconds, and your car will also pull better at higher speeds

Increase in Fuel Economy

We all want fuel efficiency and better fuel consumption. If you are fed up with the fluctuating prices of fuel, then ECU remapping can help you save some money and keep that purse or wallet from appearing too much at the petrol station. Why not consider a custom ECU remap suited to your type of driving? It could better your miles per gallon. 

Increase in Brake Horse-power

If chip tuning your car, you should expect a rise of 20-30%  in bhp and torque after your vehicle has had engines remap. 

Increase in Torque

Better combustion that is set up within the ECU will mean the remap will then communicate with the vehicle and produce more torque. A performance remap is even more useful when applied to a turbocharged engine. It is because the total produced by the boost of your turbo also is controlled by the ECU. If the boost is adjusted within the car, a remap will give a turbocharged car a mighty kick.

Is Remapping just for Performance Cars? 

Absolutely not. Remapping or chip tuning a car can increase both economy and performance in most types of vehicles. Even if your car has a 1-litre engine, it can receive excellent power gains from a remap, even more so if it has a turbocharger. A vehicle that has been remapped will get the most benefit when there is a supercharger or turbocharger installed. 

This happens because the main changes to the software are fuel/air mix, fuel compression and boost pressure.  Most of today's modern cars have a supercharger or turbocharger fitted to the engine.


There are many benefits of engine tuning. If you live in Northallerton or North Yorkshire, you and are looking for ways to improve your car performance you can contact us today.

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