Thought i would add this as there is confusion
What does it mean
ECU Chips. (Chipping)
Old cars, prior to around year 2000 used to have EPROMS in the ECU that had to be removed, re calibrated and refitted. Some were just plug in chips, others needed to be soldered.
This service was widely known as "chipping."
ECU Remapping: (A remap)
Arguably the most common term used today and is used to cover so many things it has become almost meaningless but regardless, its true meaning is simply to re calibrate the existing system.
As the name suggest, the seller is not clarifying exactly how this will be done, but it may involve a new chip, a remap via the vehicles OBD port, a custom ECU remap or a full on live remap.
Custom ECU Remapping:
During custom mapping, you run the vehicle on a dyno or out on the road with a data logger, knock detection equipment and wideband AFR monitoring gear and assess what parts of the ECU calibration require work and then go back to the workshop and re calibrate the necessary parts of the calibration on the PC before uploading it back into the ECU and performing the same test again.
This is repeated until such time as the calibration is as close to perfect as you can get it. Normally this can be done to an exceptional standard in one day at a cost of around £250 all in.
(This is often all you can do with a modern ECU that cannot be done live.)
Live ECU Mapping: (Not available for all types of ECU)
During live mapping, you attach an emulator to the ECU and actually access the information within it whilst the engine is running and the ECU is in use. This is the ultimate form of mapping and usually gives far more accurate results than simple chipping or remapping and is usually quite a lot better than a custom mapping session too because you can adjust the data at the same time as the ECU is supplying results to the engine and so can assess the results in real time which makes it the ultimate way of finding little glitches, hesitations and flat spots. This is doubly true for those engines that have strayed from the norm and are now utilising uprated cams, ported heads, altered compression ratios etc. Live mapping on a dyno costs between £200 and £500 depending on the type of vehicle and work that needs doing. Average cost is £300.
I hope this clears it up a little, the Cougars ECU is not compatible with a Live ECU Remap
Information gathered from http://www.motorsport-developments.co.uk/custommapp.html
What does it mean
ECU Chips. (Chipping)
Old cars, prior to around year 2000 used to have EPROMS in the ECU that had to be removed, re calibrated and refitted. Some were just plug in chips, others needed to be soldered.
This service was widely known as "chipping."
ECU Remapping: (A remap)
Arguably the most common term used today and is used to cover so many things it has become almost meaningless but regardless, its true meaning is simply to re calibrate the existing system.
As the name suggest, the seller is not clarifying exactly how this will be done, but it may involve a new chip, a remap via the vehicles OBD port, a custom ECU remap or a full on live remap.
Custom ECU Remapping:
During custom mapping, you run the vehicle on a dyno or out on the road with a data logger, knock detection equipment and wideband AFR monitoring gear and assess what parts of the ECU calibration require work and then go back to the workshop and re calibrate the necessary parts of the calibration on the PC before uploading it back into the ECU and performing the same test again.
This is repeated until such time as the calibration is as close to perfect as you can get it. Normally this can be done to an exceptional standard in one day at a cost of around £250 all in.
(This is often all you can do with a modern ECU that cannot be done live.)
Live ECU Mapping: (Not available for all types of ECU)
During live mapping, you attach an emulator to the ECU and actually access the information within it whilst the engine is running and the ECU is in use. This is the ultimate form of mapping and usually gives far more accurate results than simple chipping or remapping and is usually quite a lot better than a custom mapping session too because you can adjust the data at the same time as the ECU is supplying results to the engine and so can assess the results in real time which makes it the ultimate way of finding little glitches, hesitations and flat spots. This is doubly true for those engines that have strayed from the norm and are now utilising uprated cams, ported heads, altered compression ratios etc. Live mapping on a dyno costs between £200 and £500 depending on the type of vehicle and work that needs doing. Average cost is £300.
I hope this clears it up a little, the Cougars ECU is not compatible with a Live ECU Remap
Information gathered from http://www.motorsport-developments.co.uk/custommapp.html
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