Is all software the same?
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Is all software the same?
From the various inquiries I recieve daily, it seems that many have a common misconception that software tuning is an easy/low-risk upgrade. For the most part, they are right, but it depends entirely on the software being used. Many companies simply resell product from a German company as their own. Some experiment on their own with positive/negative results. As many here already know, we work with Powerchip on all of our software; both for stock and custom cars.
We have been testing multiple brands on a magazine-project Mini Coopers S. The following dyno shows how 2 different software companies can get totally different performance and a/f numbers. The blue line reflects Powerchip's tuning software on a Mini Cooper S. The red line is the Evotech software. As you can see, not only do hp numbers vary, but the Evotech software runs very rich.
We have been testing multiple brands on a magazine-project Mini Coopers S. The following dyno shows how 2 different software companies can get totally different performance and a/f numbers. The blue line reflects Powerchip's tuning software on a Mini Cooper S. The red line is the Evotech software. As you can see, not only do hp numbers vary, but the Evotech software runs very rich.
