Fortunately, most cars can be tuned.

There are always exceptions where there is no gain. These expections usually apply to vehicles or models of which the ECU (engine computer) security has not yet been cracked and/or where there is no tuning software available (yet).

Check out all the possibilities for your vehicle here. 

It is important that the car is in good condition when you want it tuned. Before making an appointment, the chiptuner will always check if your specific vehicle engine is suitable for tuning. When it is determined that your vehicle is suitable for chiptuning, an appointment can be scheduled.

When you come by with your vehicle, the chiptuner will always, perhaps without you realizing it, quickly check to see if the vehicle is in good condition. Does the vehicle start normally, are there any hiccups, has the current software been adjusted before, are there any abnormalities that could affect the tuning?

When it is determined that the vehicle is in good condition and can be tuned on paper, they get to work. That is when they check to see if the manufacturer has not installed tuning protection. If it has and the tuner can’t get around it, the tuning unfortunately won’t go through. However, this does not happen too often and the tuning can be performed as usual. 

When the tuning is installed, we will make a test drive with it. With our experience we will know soon enough if everything works as it should.

Tuning your car takes about 1.5 to 2 hours.
In the case of a custom tuning it can take from a few hours up to 1 day.

Virtually all vehicles can be tested on a roller dyno. Of course, there are always exceptions. This may be due to the type of roller dynamometer, the vehicle, etc. Always check with the dealer what the conditions are for a test on a roller dyno. 

The roller dyno test shows exactly the power measurement of your vehicle. In an extremely precise measurement, the power and tractive force are calculated. This is possible in combination with a chiptuning, which ensures an exact tuning for your vehicle, a custom tuning. 

Another function of a roller dyno in chiptuning is when writing chiptuning software yourself, as chiptuner Rica Engineering has been doing for over 30 years, the developed software can be measured and tested extremely precisely, before it is put on the market.

In engines without turbo, the gain after chiptuning is usually small (a few percent) and therefore it is not often performed. However, it is also possible that the power is reduced at the factory, in that case chiptuning can pay off.

The car can be tuned right away, you do not have to wait. A new engine is run-in after about 1500-2000 km. After this it can be chiptuned.

It does not matter if the car is an automatic or manual transmission.

Nowadays, many automatic gearboxes can also be tuned, which only increases the performance of the car.

Stage 1, 2, 3…The higher the stage, the more power and torque you get in return. 

For one car the stages consist only of adjusting the software, for another there may be hardware modifications needed, such as an exhaust, intercooler or turbo.

Any engine that is computer controlled is theoretically tunable. So the possibility is certainly there. However, not every chiptuner will have the ability to accommodate chiptuning of a bus or truck.

Keep this in mind when looking for your chiptuner. 

The automatic transmission is not adjusted automatically when chiptuning a vehicle. 
In some models, the maximum torque is also limited in the gearbox, in addition to the limitation in the software. In this case, the software of the gearbox is also adjusted. 

There are also other reasons to adjust the gearbox software, apart from chiptuning. When carefully “remapping” or adjusting this software, the shifting moments can be adjusted as desired. For better acceleration, faster paddle response time, higher torque in all gears and optimized shift speeds and shift speeds. 

Car models with a little less power than actually desired are more often leasable for a more favorable amount than models with a lot of power. So it is not surprising that more and more lease cars are driving around. It’s good to know that it is indeed possible to chiptune a lease car. 

Since a chiptuning can always be reversed and the standard software can always be put back, before turning in your lease car you can visit your chiptuner to put back the standard software. 

Your vehicle’s original software can always be reprogrammed. Your vehicle will be completely original again.