What Is A Remap??
When a manufacturer develops a new car, they have to take into consideration all of the conditions it may be subjected to in all of the regions in which they intend to sell this model. In most cases, the performance of a vehicle is electronically detuned by manufacturers and a vehicle with factory settings is often far away from the engine’s true performance potential. This means instead of optimising the ECU’s ‘map’ to deliver the best performance or the most fuel efficiency they have to make compromises taking into account a number of differing operating conditions. These could include sub-standard fuel quality, extremes in temperature and altitude, differing emission laws and even the possibility that the vehicle may not be serviced on a regular basis. Manufactures are also known to deliberately limit the performance of their cars through the ECU so they can release faster/more powerful models at a later date, with just a few software changes and a much higher price tag.
By extracting the map data from the ECU, the map can be modified and reloaded to the ECU. The remapping process involves changing the parameters within the map which can include fuel pressure, boost pressure, ignition advance and throttle pedal control amongst many others to unlock the engine’s true performance. If these maps are re-calibrated correctly, the performance, drivability and efficiency of an engine can be improved. This process is called remapping.
ECU remapping is a completely safe process as it is just giving the engine the performance it should have had in the first place before all the compromises were applied to the original map. Every engine will have its own unique map and by adjusting this we can fine tune the characteristics of the engine and not only unlock more power but in many cases, improve fuel economy.
In the UK, we are fortunate to have extremely good quality fuel and a good servicing regime. We also do not have to cope with extreme environmental conditions. This allows us to tune your engine and make huge improvements without compromising reliability.
Remapping
Thinking of changing your car for something with a bit power but can’t afford it?
How about getting your car remapped...?
Maidment Motors have teamed up with OLS+ Performance to be an Authorised OLS+ agent using their independent master tool. This tool can remap cars, bikes and vans. This can turn your vehicle more eco or more powerful with a stage 1 or 2 remap. We can also EGR delete, Adblue delete, DPF solution VAG DSG remap and much more.
This service can be available 7 days a week, subject to availability, including evenings and with aims to minimise turn-around time to approximately 1 hour.
OLS+ Performance
Ols+ Performance provide expertly calibrated tuning files which are developed in-house by their software engineers. They have two dyno cells, set up with 4WD and 2WD V-Tech Rolling Roads where we carry out hours of consistent datalogging and testing to deliver the highest quality tuning files. click the Performance stats button to check out your vehicles performance gains.
