WHAT IS ECU REMAPPING/PROGRAMMING?
When a manufacturer develops a new car they have to take into consideration all of the conditions it may be subjected to in all of the regions in which they intend to sell this model. This means instead of just optimising the ECU’s program or ‘map’ to deliver the best performance or the most fuel efficiency they have to make compromises to the map to take into account these potential differing operating conditions. These could include sub-standard fuels, extremes in temperature and altitude, differing emission laws and even the possibility that vehicle may not be serviced on a regular basis and in accordance with the manufacturers recommended instructions.
ECU remapping is taking a read from the ECU’s processing chip of the vehicles standard compromised map and adjusting various parameters within the map such as fuel pressure, boost pressure (on turbocharged applications) ignition advance and throttle pedal control amongst others to release the true performance from the engine. It is a completely safe process as it is just giving the engine the performance it should have had in the first place before all the compromises were applied to the original programming. Every engine will have its own unique map and by adjusting this we can fine tune the characteristics of the engine; unleashing more power and in many cases reduce fuel consumption too.
Is It Safe?
Our re-mapping process enhances and optimises the power of the engine within safe limits, not beyond them. Extra power also results in fewer gear changes. Manufacturers have to build in a tolerance for the parts in the engine. The helps manage the effect of wear and tear and production variations. It also ensures that their warranty claims are kept to a minimum. Most race and rally engines are pushed for every last horsepower, and thus they are more likely to fail. Normal car, van, and lorry engines are limited, to decrease the probability of multiple failures. Each individual engine is different in how much it can be pushed by a remap. However, an ECU remap from a high-quality ECU tuner such as DB Tuning, will never get close the limits of component failure. Top companies within the marketplace have all developed vehicle improvements to similar outputs. Beware of tuners that claim significantly more. They are either hoping that the average customer wouldn’t be able to tell the difference, or the engine is being pushed too hard.
As a DB Tuning policy, we have a strict no quibbles 30 day money back guarantee. If your vehicle does not make the promised figures or you are not happy with how it runs, the vehicle will be reset to standard and refund given (exclusions apply.)
0% APR Finance – Customers can now take advantage of our 0% APR finance for orders over £200 in value. No credit checks and all you need is your photo ID and bank card for monthly payments. Initial deposit of 25%, followed by three months of 25% payments.
A warranty is available on all vehicles with less than 90,000 miles. The cost is £45 and covers one year or 30,000 miles. The warranty will cover any electrical or mechanical damage found to be directly caused by the remap software installed by DB Tuning*. (* Terms and Conditions Apply)
