Chip tuning is an increasingly familiar phrase in South Africa. More and more people are selecting chip tuning in order to enhance the performance of their car and its engine. Chip tuning is aimed, in essence, at controlling the engine to increase its power and modify the default settings of internal control system.
The concept behind chip tuning is to provide appropriate settings to the electronic control unit of the vehicle to achieve better power, improved performance, better fuel consumption or cleaner emissions.
The vehicle manufacturers tend to limit an engines performance in line as in insurance against the vehicles guarantee. Through this method of insurance, they guarantee the vehicle will match the intended countries standards (such as emission standards) and also to lengthen the life span of the engine.
Thanks chip tuning you will be able to set the engine of your car to operate optimally better under certain conditions, such as high or low altitude performance depending on the vehicles common surroundings.
One of the most common and interesting questions on the topic of chip tuning is just how much of an increase in power can such a chip tuning achieve. There are however many factors than influence the increase in power, so the results may not always satisfy you. Estimated parameters for the output increase in modifications over the standard engine in a ten percent increase, while those with low pressure turbochargers can achieve an increase between twenty-five and thirty percent. Incorrect parameters sent to the electronic control unit can also result in a drop in performance.
It is important to note that in an older vehicle the increase in performance will not be as noticeable as in a new vehicle. This is due to the fact that in an older vehicle the wear and tear of the engine just means that it will not be able to efficiently handle the new parameters as well as a new engine.
If you want to be masters of the hi-way and have a real beast under the hood of your car, then by choosing chip tuning you have made the right choice.