Are chip tuning boxes any good?
Something that surprised me right from the start is that chip tuning boxes offer quite a substantial performance boost these days. More so, they improve your fuel efficiency and by the way this concerns naturally aspirated engines too, not just the turbo motors.
What is the best chip tuning box?
Chip Tuning Boxes – Top 5 Companies
- Swiss Chip Tech. Based in Germany on the Swiss-German border Swiss Chip Tech offer a massive range of products from petrol and diesel cars.
- MaxChip. German based manufacturer of Chip Tuning Boxes.
- DTE Systems. German based manufacturer of chip tuning boxes.
- DTUK.
- RaceChip.
What is a chip tuning box?
An alternative to modifying the on-board chip is adding an external device, often known as a tuning box. Tuning boxes work by connecting to certain existing sensors on the engine and manipulating the signal that they send to the car’s ECU.
What’s better remap or tuning box?
A quality remap will cost more than a quality tuning box. But don’t let that worry you too much. When you’re not pushing your ride to its fullest with performance, remaps will allow for some better fuel economy. So after a few months, you’ll make up the difference at the gas pump.
What’s the difference between a chip and a remap?
The difference between ECU remapping and chip tuning, or ‘chipping’ is a pretty simple one. ECU remapping is the modern term, and the modern way of doing the same thing chipping does for older cars. Remapping carries out the same process as chipping, but does so without actually chipping the car.
Will a tuning box damage my engine?
The tuning box – designed for petrol and diesel vehicles – improves power, torque and fuel economy. Essentially, the box ‘tricks’ the ECU into injecting more fuel into the cylinders, so you see an increase in car performance. In the worst case, a bad car tuning box can even cause damage to your vehicle.