Whether you’re brand new to the car enthusiast scene or a complete engine swapping veteran, you’ve probably heard of tuning. This blog post was written for the complete beginner to go from noob to having a solid general understanding of tuning and the different options available to you. Tuning can be described as changing ignition timing to achieve a variety of different goals. Those goals can simply cool little additions such as pops and bangs, all the way to configuring the best setup for a new turbocharger. Custom engine tunes can be very expensive, time-consuming, and risky. If your tuner makes a mistake, there can be catastrophic consequences. Not only are those issues present, but also the fact that most tunes will void any warranty.
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Like most of us, after buying a new car that ‘modification itch’ starts getting to us. We instantly want to add, remove, or change some things with the vehicle. However, that warranty commonly holds us back. After dealing with this issue for so long, we’ve finally found a simple fix for forced induction vehicles. Our fix? Tuning boxes. A tuning box is a physical box that sits inside the engine bay that tricks the engine into running slightly differently for better performance. They work by intercepting the signal sent from the engine to the ECU, and changing the signal to trick the ECU into sending in more boost. The extra boost creates more horsepower along with an increase in torque, resulting in a way preppy car. On some cars, you can expect to see an increase of fifty all the way up to a hundred plus in horsepower gains on stock internals. Trust us, a car with 50-100 less horsepower feels incredibly slower than one with 50-100 more.
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“Won’t this still void my warranty?” Nope! The boxes plug right into the already-existing plugs. This way you don’t have to splice any wires, or cut into the harness itself! The boxes also have a sticky adhesive on the back, making it possible to put them anywhere in the engine bay without having to drill new holes or use those pesky zip ties. “What about the ECU? Considering it plays with the signal sent to it, won’t the dealer know that I installed the box?” Since our boxes don’t change anything hardware-wise with the ECU, and we aren’t changing any software on the ECU, there’s no evidence of tampering with the ECU! You can simply remove the box, reinstall the cables as they were originally, and you’re back to normal!
Now that we know the Tuning Boxes won’t void any warranties, how is the user experience? The user experience is pretty basic and the installation process is easy to understand. The installation should take no longer than 20 minutes, and just requires you to pick a spot for the box to sit, plug in the required cables, and turn it on! The box comes with seven different levels of power, zero being stock and seven being the highest power mode available. These different power levels truly give you full control over the power of your vehicle at a moments notice. The boxes do come with an optional bluetooth functionality that can be added. Adding in the bluetooth option allows you to connect to the box remotely via your phone. This adds an extra level of comfort, by not having to get under the hood and use the manual switches. Not only does this allow ease of access, but it also includes some extra features. Our tuning boxes really work for any platform, however the Bronco and BMW(Specifically the G80/G84, but we have a ton of models available) platforms are some of our best-selling! Not to mention a close runner-up, Lexus.
One of the additional options included is the ability to set a custom ‘warm-up’ timer. This allows the tuning box to not activate until the vehicle is at the proper running temperature. This protects the engine from any temperature-related damages due to the tuning box. The last, but definitely not least feature, is the ability to create your own three driving modes based on the level of power you want. Typically these are race, comfort, and economy modes, however, you can create yours to whatever level you desire. This allows for even quicker changes to the tuning box.
We have really put our blood, sweat, and tears into making an affordable, non-warranty voiding, tuning option a reality. The ability to install the box within minutes, obtain instant power gains and the ability to remove it without a trace is something that’s truly hard to beat. We offer tuning boxes for pretty much any vehicle with forced induction. Don’t see your car listed? Send us an email! Tuning@vividracing.com!
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