Q: How does the consumption change?

A higher performance is often reached by the consumption of more fuel. The vehicle is not constantly driven with full power. Normally consumption decreases during "everyday driving". Apart from burn-technical reasons (spark advance/injection) this is reasoned by the higher torque. Because of this stronger torque you can drive low-speed, change the gears earlier and so reduce the number of revolutions. The friction in the engine is lower and a better consumption is possible. With a normal way of driving a decrease in consumption of about ½ litre is realistic. So called ECO Tuning is nothing else and does not allow higher savings.

Q: Does the engine wear faster?

A higher wear of the engine is not measurable. It only arises when the engine is driven above the serial performance permanently. With a normal way of driving no changes are determined. Today's engine generations are supervised by a multiplicity of sensors, which provide a smooth operation. In addition the engines are conceived by the manufacturer in such a way, that they have an enormous stability and are suitable for daily use. The manufacturers sell their vehicles world-wide and develop engines, that work under extreme climate conditions and with qualitatively bad fuels as well as in the mild European climate and with high-quality gasoline. Therefore engines are very firm and have many reserves, which we use for our optimizations. As the manufacturers pay high attention on stability and functionality during the engine development, we pay high attention on the perfection during the optimization. Our optimizations are naturally are conceived that the life span of the engine is not effected. An increased wear is only possible if the increased output is permanently used or the engine is excessively loaded before reaching the operating temperature.

Q: Is the engine running more hot?

The oil temperature rises only a little (with full load). Since all protective functions of the engine are maintained, the car's life span is not affected. If the engine should become warmer, the supervising controller would reduce the performance again.

Q: Is the life span of the aggregates changing?

Also after our performance optimization the limit values of the engine and all pertinent components are not exceeded. With a normal there is no increased wear. The engine's "health" is determined primarily by the temperature of the burned exhaust gases. The exhaust gas temperatures are controlled and stay beneath the limit values.

Q: Can Automatic Vehicles be optimized?

Automatic Vehicles often use another controller software, otherwise there is no difference. The new operating conditions are adapted automatically over CAN bus (a network system that lets the controllers in the vehicle communicate with each other). This " comunication" ensures the harmonious interaction of both components. Exceptions are the AUDI VOLKSWAGEN models with the engines 2,5 TDI, 2,7 Biturbo and 4,2 Biturbo. There the gearbox control module has to be changed, in order to transfer the higher torques harmoniously. The change is included in the normal price.

Q: Can gas-powered engines be optimized?

Yes - the type of the fuel does not matter., so an optimization is possible. The compaction of gas is even better than from gasoline, since gas has a higher octane number.

Q: Why doesn't the manufacturer adjust the vehicle to the optimal value?

During the construction of an engine and the adjustment of the controller the manufacturer have to do a balancing act: insurance classes, different fuel qualities in different countries and a lack of maintenance shall not have an unfavorable effect on the car. In addition consideration to other vehicle classes in the company offer must be given. Engines are throttled with the software, in order to protect the price difference to the next higher vehicle category. Besides also the manufacturing tolerance can be important: if the vehicle is tested after production on the stand, it should be possibly raise the performance. In fact of that, tolerances are necessary. We offer an individual solution, which is adjusted perfectly to the habits and preferences of the car owner.

Q: Can I refuel my optimized vehicle with eco-diesel?

Of course you can. If the vehicle has a release for eco-diesel, there are no problems. Eco-diesel can damage seals, which are planned for it. The achievement optimization does not concern that.

Q: Can I attach a sport exhaust system?

By using a sport exhaust system the engine has a smaller exhaust counter-pressure. Thus it can press the exhaust gas easier out of the the engine (=less energy is needed). That means a higher performance. Actually the performance optimization does not need to be changed. The temperatures for turbochargers and engine decreases a little. For exactly that is one of the most important borders during optimization – if you do not want to damage the engine – we can "fill up" the won temperature difference with more load printing and get more performance. The achievement yield lies within the range of approx. 5-7 HP.