Chiptuning: how it works explained
Chiptuning is about getting more performance without having to replace parts - for example in the car - at high cost. In this article we briefly explain how it works and what happens during chip tuning.
This is how chip tuning works on the car
Chip tuning generates additional power without having to change mechanical parts on the car. Instead, a chip is built between the sensors and the engine control unit, which picks up and changes data. Such tuning can basically be carried out on almost all motorized vehicles: this also includes motorcycles or boats.
- It is about the data from various engine sensors that are sent to the normal engine control unit. The tuning chip changes this data so that the control unit generates more power.
- This is then implemented, for example, by changing the mixing ratio between gasoline and air. The result is noticeably more power - along with higher fuel consumption.
- In general, it can be said that all manufacturers optimize their engine control units based on a balanced compromise between performance, durability and consumption. If you increase the performance from the outside through chip tuning, the other parameters almost always suffer.
- However, many engines have certain power reserves that can be meaningfully exploited by chip tuning. The easiest way to find out whether this is the case for your car is to seek advice from a suitably specialized workshop.
- In any case, you should make the hands of "No Name" chips from the Far East, which are for example offered on eBay. The quality here is almost always poor and in extreme cases the result is engine damage.
- Also important: built-in chips must be entered in the vehicle documents. With sets from well-known manufacturers, this is usually not a problem.
