Performance or Economy?
ECU remapping can help.

Fuel prices are up, up ,up - everywhere except the US!

What do we want?     We want Economy

A recent AA survey asked motorists

'Which is more important to you performance or economy?

70% put economy first.
Ten years ago the answer might well have been the other way with 70% preferring performance to 30% in favour of economy.


But times have changed. Speed is still a thrill but times is hard and fuel prices are up everywhere – sky-high in places like Turkey, Belgium, Portugal, almost everywhere except the US.

So 'How can I get more economy from my car ?' is a thought never far away.

Tuning is a growing market as more and more of us realise that real gains – up to a 10-12% increase in fuel economy can be achieved.

Tuning is Big Business. But does it really work?
Yes it does. If done properly it does mean significant gains – perhaps as much as 5 miles per gallon more.

And what's more there are plenty of good performance tuning companies out there who will do a good job tuning your car to use less fuel.

If B.h.p. is your preference they can do that just as well, but many of these firms are finding they can make more money helping to reduce fuel consumption than releasing horsepower.

Diesel Particulate Filter – Failed again? ECU remapping can help.

This is another popular ECU remapping service. Lots of diesel car owners want to remove the DPF altogether and when you do you have to get the ECU remapped.

Problems with DPF's go something like this.

The DPF has to be replaced – it goes wrong under warranty.

But when it goes wrong a second time the customer feels very different about a £1500 bill to have it changed again!
Having the ECU remapped allows you to remove the Diesel Particulate Filter altogether from the car.

Who should you go to for remapping your ECU? Can anyone remap my ECU for me?

ECU's are getting more and more sophisticated. What could be done up to now through the OBD (on-board diagnosis) port will only be achieved by internal modifications to the ECU

This is already the case with new generation Bosch 'anti-tune' protection ECU's. And going into the ECU board has to be done competently, takes time and money and often involves hefty investment in up-to-the minute software.

Shop around. Keep an eye on the motoring press. Check out the Motoring organizations websites for reputable tuning firms.

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