![]() The main reason why performance is easy to achieve is that most cars that come direct from the factory are pre programmed to be fuel efficient. Some of the aspects that can be modified are fuel injection ratio, valve timing, boost control in a turbocharger, spark timing, automatic braking system, electronic stability control and even the automatic transmission.Īn increase in performance is usually easy to realize by changing the settings in the ECU or swapping a chip. Just like many people reprogram their home computer so that it works faster or more efficiently, so can one reprogram a car’s computer chip or replace the chip completely. The term ECU tuning and chip tuning are sometimes used interchangeably. One popular type of interface used is called the OBDII. Software can be updated on most vehicles with the use of an interface. When modifying the instructions of an EPROM chip, you are usually gaining access to the ECU engine control unit and simply updating the software. ![]() It should be noted that there are two major ways to tune a chip, the first is to fully swap an EPROM chip, and the second way is to modify the instructions on an EPROM chip. Chip tuning is when a car or vehicle’s EPROM chip is modified usually resulting in higher performance including higher fuel economy, more power and cleaner emissions. ![]() One of the ways that many people modify their cars is with chip tuning. ![]()
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