Car manufacturing has always followed the principle of low cost production, so a standard original equipped manufacturing (OEM) ECU was designed and produced primarily to suit as such. The emphasize for engineers in developing ECU are; low cost, pollution compliance and ease for manufacturing process.
There is a lot of room for improvement on ECU's performance. Here is a perspective point of view to dwell in further. Customer A drives mostly on urban traffic with occasional highway drive. Customer B lives on the satellite city and drives to work mostly through highway. Assuming both encounter no traffic jam at all, it would be B who has the better mileage on her car.
A modern multivalve high performance engine is designed for producing its torque peak at more than 3,500 rpm, this is where the engine operate at its optimal condition. Hypothetically a driver could maintain the optimal condition by continuously revving at fairly close to 3,000 rpm, that is if the traffic allow such driving manner.
Is there a way to make an engine to run its optimum torque at lower rpm for your daily drive needs? For the occasional burst of highway drive, could we adjust the engine to run at its optimum horsepower? Hence by combining both modes a driver could get her performance need yet without sacrificing fuel mileage.
On the extreme side a driver need faster sprinting instead of top speed, or else she needs higher top speed and not acceleration. Is there a simple button operation that could turn the car momentarily from performance into fuel efficient mileage orientations?
Standard original equipped manufacturing (OEM) ECU has been embedded a complex engine's map management to allow for general driving style. Today with the advent of computer technology we could interact ECU and modify its mapping to suit our driving style and any other requirements, by simply plugging a chip add on.
The R&D engineer at Engine Performance Chip has developed Power Performance Chip X2 for most brand and car models through out extensive researches. The benefits are among others;
Increase in power - up to 50 horsepower
- Better engine response
- Faster 0-60 and 1/4 mile acceleration times
- Increase engine efficiency
- Increased smoothness of engine and automatic transmission
- Increased fuel economy
- Flatter and longer torque curve
- Higher top end pull
- Extends life of spark plugs and your engine
Now this is the interesting part, as mentioned earlier we could adjust the performance. The chip features different type of mapping that you could literally re-program to suit your driving need. There is also an ongoing continuous improvement, customer will receive any software update. Consult a suitable chip for your car at "performance chip".
I have been tipped by an expert that apart of this "piggyback" add on, you could also gain a substantial fuel mileage by adding an O2 sensor. The oxygen sensor continuously monitor the exhaust gas for any left over oxygen existence. A high reading indicates for uncompleted combustion process. The sensor feeds directly to ECU and subsequently telling the engine to adjust accordingly which gives rise up to 10% of fuel mileage improvement.
A modification with the intention of say improving your mileage would be a convincing tell tale if you could get a read out in a spreadsheet type of graphic, this CarChip Pro will provide your gained new performances.
There are more ways to further enhance your car's performance, in general cases adding a free flow air intake and muffler will also give immediate results. Read carefully the specs and plan ahead to make your desired modifications! For a complete list of add on type and its respective horsepower gain, please consult "Car Performance"
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