But wait, what is
ECU remapping actually ?
It’s a kind of process in tuning service to take out the restrictions that is installed by the manufacturers.
A lot of people don’t know that manufacturers actually put some kind of limiter in the car so that it will limit the whole performance of the car.
When people do
ECU remapping, they take out the limiter so the performance of the car will be on the original state, which has more power, more strength, better response, and lower consumption of fuel.
But then people may wonder whether the ECU remap will have side and negative effects on their cars.
The answer is no. The
ECU remap won’t bring any effect on the exhaust system and emission. It won’t take effect on the engine’s life either because the process won’t change any hardware control.
Inside each car, there’s a so called ECU – Engine Control Unit – where all configuration or data is stored inside it and it controls all process happening in the engine.
The important data about how much fuel is needed, the time for every ignition system, and everything about the engine will be kept there. It’s like a map within the engine.
When car experts do
ECU remap, they would insert special device into the ECU to read the map, change the setting to maximize the performance, and reprogram the entire ECU. That’s why it’s called remapping. And the process won’t take long time to finish; not up to days, anyway.
In the past, people would do chipping instead of
engine remap.
Chipping was basically the same as
engine remapping, which is to change the setting of the engine mapping data so that the car performance can reach its maximum performance.
However, in chipping, the process would remove the old ECU map and replaced it with the new ECU.
Since the ECU was being removed and then reinstalled, the risk was greater because it might damage other hardware during the process.
While in
engine remapping, there’s no removal or reinstallation, so the risk will be verysmall and limited.
People who want to have
engine remap can always contact any reliable car dealers that can perform the process.
They could go to the dealers or have the mechanics or the experts come to their house to inspect the car before deciding what they could do and what to change.
Everything is already included in the price of the service.
Of course, it’s important that people browse around and find out which dealer is well-known for their expertise and good service.
Once they know it, they could start the
ECU remap process right away.