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What is ECU tuning & why is it safe?

The simple explanation, POLLUTION!!


Manufacturers not only have to conform to very strict emission standards keeping vehicles below the threshold of carbon monoxide outputs, they also pay very hefty CO2 Taxes, this means having vehicles performing sub optimally in power and fuel efficiency saves them Millions of dollars per year, although brands try find a happy medium with power delivery its not easy to give consumers the best package of tune without them losing a major portion of their profitability to taxes.


At BoosTech, most of our economy tune stage 1 remaps revolve around removing the pollution inhibitions and limiters, then optimizing vehicles based on atmospheric pressures and fuel qualities in different countries is what makes the world of difference.

Power, response and of course FUEL EFFICIENCY improve substantially !!

With diminishing power levels comes bad fuel consumption which can be expected, especially on Turbo diesel vehicles… To explain the efficiency of modern turbo diesel engines we have to solely look at the fuel injection system as they control fuel, timing and response of the vehicle!!

Atomizing diesel isn’t difficult but there’s almost always an incomplete burn of diesel especially at lower pressures and temperatures and this is why aging vehicles benefit so substantially from our ECU remapping as we account for the more inefficient injectors and spray patterns. Boosting fuel pressures aids in a massive improvement in an engines volumetric efficiency and complete burn of diesel on each engine cycle and this is how we improve power so substantially but still achieve better fuel consumption!!


On petrol vehicles, manufactures create their ECU calibrations to be very conservative and revolve around an international octane minimum of 87-89 Octane fuels.


Creating a 1 size fits all tune for engines and vehicles allows manufacturers to ship their vehicles all around the world to be safely driven even on the poorest fuel qualities but that always leaves the consumer to have suboptimal results…Luckily BoosTech is here to rectify these meager tunes to give consumers the best package they deserve on their vehicle !!


It’s knowledge like this we also openly share to cut the stigma that has been associated with remapping vehicles and its normally because people all assume plug & play chips fall into the same category!! As much as the chips may improve power levels, they negate a lot of sensor readings and important adaptations, corrections and adjustments the factory ECU continuously uses to optimize power delivery and run safely!!


This is why ECU remapping reigns Supreme!!


Smiles for Miles at BoosTech NZ!!

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