Remapping

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Modern vehicles are fitted with an ECU (Engine Control Unit), this is essentially a computer that reads real time information from various sensors and responds accordingly by adjusting air fuel ratio, ignition timing, torque requests, boost pressure and so on, the operation of your vehicle's ECU including how it responds to the various inputs is controlled by software created by the vehicle manufacturer, this is where remapping comes in.

By remapping your vehicle, we're essentially modifying the software from the vehicle manufacturer with the aim of improving the vehicles overall performance or economy, this is achieved by optimising various parameters (air fuel ratio, boost pressure etc) within the ECU. It's important to remember that not all remaps are the same, this is why you'll see variation in pricing, quoted power gains and features from one company to another, ultimately what you're paying for is the knowledge and experience of the company that's remapping your vehicle.

This varies from vehicle to vehicle but as a rule, most remapping sessions take approximately 2-3 hours.

You can continue to service your vehicle according to the manufacturers servicing schedule if you've booked in for an economy, stage 1 or stage 2 performance remap.

If you've booked dyno power runs with your remap then yes, we'll attempt to measure your vehicle's performance before and after remapping. As we're unable to run every vehicle on our dyno, power runs are optional as it wouldn't be fair to charge every customer the same price if they're unable to receive the same service but how we remap your vehicle remains the same, whether or not you've booked dyno power runs.

Yes, if we've remapped your vehicle then we retain the ability to either reinstall the ECU software that was on your vehicle when it was originally presented to us or the latest stock software version from the manufacturer.

Yes, a remap is a modification and as such you must tell your insurer but you can be assured, we won't willingly share any information regarding your vehicle or the services you've purchased from us with third parties.

If you have a turbo diesel vehicle, whether you've booked an economy remap or a performance remap, you can expect a decent MPG improvement (up to 20% with an economy remap), the economy gains are more limited if you have a petrol vehicle.

Our software has been developed to remain within the safety limits of your vehicle's hardware, providing your vehicle is mechanically sound with no underlying mechanical or electrical faults/weaknesses then a remap should not cause any harm but you should always consider the age and condition of your vehicle, please contact us if you have any concerns.

You may have come across remapping companies advertising a "software warranty", in reality this is just a clever bit of marketing as software and hardware are very different, by definition a remap is a software only modification, we're not fitting any new parts (hardware) to your vehicle that we could offer a warranty on, however, in the unlikely event you encounter an issue with our software, we will of course correct this in line with our labour warranty.

Yes, should you return your vehicle to a main dealer once it's been remapped, if the vehicle is test driven, the improved performance will be noticeable and some manufacturers have developed diagnostic tools that detect modified ECU software.

This question leads on from the one above, the only advice we can offer is that you should consult the terms and conditions of your vehicle specific warranty.

This question stems from confusion over what live mapping entails, in a nutshell, live mapping is a very specific type of tuning that only applies to vehicles that have been fitted with aftermarket engine management systems such as Syvecs and MoTeC. These systems are primarily used for motorsport applications and typically cost upwards of £3,000, the live mapping element grants tuners the ability to make on the fly adjustments to the ECU calibration and monitor those changes in real time, this is a great feature but it's not one that's supported by standard ECU's, even those found in high performance cars like GT-R's and RS6's.