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What is done during chip tuning?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Chip tuning is done to update or change the software on a vehicle's electronic control unit. While chip tuning originally meant swapping one chip for another out of an engine's computer, it is now all done electronically and the term chip tuning actually refers to a software update applied to the car's computer. This allows the car manufacturer to quickly apply model specific changes to a vehicle and encompasses a wide variety of issues that may effect the performance of a vehicle.

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