It is now possible to remap or flash the ECU on BMW F Series M cars directly through the OBD II port, without the need to ...

Electronic Control Unit (ECU) tuning is a popular method used by car enthusiasts and performance professionals to enhance the performance of a vehicle. This guide provides an in-depth look into the ...

ECU tuning is one of the easiest ways to get some more horsepower out of your engine in modern cars. The ECU, or the engine control unit, is essentially the brains of the vehicle, and it controls all ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

Last week, the folks at our sister site Car Bibles reported that the California Air Resource Board was readying new enforcement on emissions diagnostic testing designed to sniff out vehicles with ...

Software tuning for cars is typically reserved for performance enhancement. However, there’s another category of improvements we want to talk about today, and it is called Eco Tuning. The idea behind ...

Looking for an OBD I ECU with plenty of options? You could comb the forums for a used ECU, keep your fingers crossed for a good deal and hope that it will actually work when you receive it, or you can ...

As "car capitals" go, Detroit—"Motown"—will forever be recognized as the automotive industry's greatest U.S. city, but California arguably is, by all means, the No. 1statefor all things cars and ...

Last month, the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) began enforcing a new policy focused on computer tuning in modern electronically-controlled engines. Basically, under the new rules, any ...

Picture the scene. It is 1938. A group of hot rods have gathered on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Lots of folks are fiddling ...