If you want to crank up the performance in your car, you need to pay big bucks for aftermarket work right? Nope! You should first have a goat at optimizing it with superchips.
In days long past, a person could buy a car and they pretty much got what they paid for. If you wanted to improve performance, you needed to take the steps to change out parts. You might add better carbs or supercharge your ride. The point was there was more than a bit of time and money involved in the process. Most people enjoy working on their cars, but who has the time anymore?
These days, the performance issue has changed dramatically. It all comes down to the modern approach to car engine performance. Starting in the early 1990s, cars began to undergo some major design changes. One of the key ones was the use of computers to control the running of everything from the engine to the climate control in the passenger compartment. As things progressed, the engine control unit became nimble and controlled a vast number of performance factors including timing, fuel pressure and so on.
It wasn't long before someone got the bright idea of reprogramming the ECU to improve performance. That man was Peter Wales who tricked out a Mitsubishi. He entered the car in a number of races and started winning against other production models. Wales knew he was on to a good thing. He then founded a company called Superchips and, for a small fee, the company helps others do the same to their cars.
The benefits of reprogramming your ECU are startling. Normally aspirated cars running on gas will see a 10 to 15 percent improvement in performance. Turbo cars running on gas will see a 20 percent increase. Diesel turbo vehicles will see as much as a 30 percent increase. The car will also run smoother and respond much quicker to input from the driver. With the engine running efficiently, you'll also see improved gas mileage. Not bad, eh?
There is one misconception regarding the manipulation of the performance of cars through this method. Many people believe the ECU or some other chip is actually replaced. It is not. A different program is simply uploaded to the system. The car is then tested to make sure the program and car is programming as desired.
If you are looking for better performance from your car, forget upgrading the physical aspects of it. Your first step should be to modify the engine control unit.
