ECU Remap: What Actually it Refers To?

May 26, 2017

Use of computers has become the lifeline of today’s generation without which we cannot imagine how are life would have been? The significance of computers in our activities can be witnessed from the fact that they have made their entrance in those segments which nobody had even imagined. Let us for instance say the mechanism of our car. For a layman car can be defined as the group of machines merged with together for offering smooth and comfort driving experience to the passengers.

The settings of different machines integrated in car till few years back were conducted manually, but with advent of computers the settings of different parts is controlled with help of sensors installed at different places under the bonnet. These sensors are mainly installed to track the performance of various functionalities including the ignition timing, air flow, crank position, throttle position, fuel consumption etc. Interestingly all these activities are controlled with help of the software known as Engine Control Unit (ECU), which monitors the signals received through sensors and results in improvising the performance of car.


Interestingly now days the trend of ECU Remap has gained huge popularity among the car enthusiasts across the world for enjoying the enhanced performance of their car. Now the question arises what in-fact is ECU Remapping? An answer to this question in simple words it can be defined as the process wherein the existing software program of ECU is replaced with the new rolling road tuning program that is helpful in improving the performance of car in form of power generation, fuel efficiency, comfort and smooth driving and many more.

Why should I get the ECU Remapping of my Car? This is an obvious question to take place in the minds of car enthusiasts, especially if you are a novice driver. Do you know the car manufacturers do not tune their car with same settings for all markets? This is mainly because of the different driving rules and regulations prevailing in different countries. As an impact of this sometimes the car enthusiasts of one region are not able to enjoy the original features from their car despite of paying the same price as the owners of same cars pay for enjoying its actual features.

With help of rolling road tuning process the expert car mechanics re-tune their vehicles and make them capable of generating extra power, torque and improved performance in form of improved fuel efficiency.

It would be interested to know that now days going through the huge practice of ECU remapping there are various manufacturers that offer do it yourself remapping software facilitating the car owners to tune their cars according to their preference. Anyhow if you are not able to remap your car yourself then you can seek the help from the expert technicians provided by these manufacturers on your request.

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