Tune My Engine

Engine re-mapping is also known as 'chipping'. Whilst we would all like a little more power from time to time few motorists would want to utilise extras such as bigger exhausts or induction kits for the small power gains they offer. When carburettors were replaced by injection and engine control units (ECU), the art of tuning became more complicated. Instead of utilising a screwdriver, a computer and software are now needed to tell the ECU what to adjust. These new programs were installed on a micro¬chip which plugged into the car's circuit board - hence the term 'chipping'. So as vehicles have evolved so has the technique with most tuners plugging in a laptop to the diagnostics port and uploading software to adjust the fuelling, drive-by-wire throttle response, turbo control, engine load and torque limiters. This is commonly known as remapping, but some still refer to it as 'chipping'.