We have many enquiries regarding how vehicles with “Sports Mode” will respond post remap. Many people do not understand the concept of “Sports Mode” and think that it is an enhancement of the “Standard Mode”, when it is indeed in fact the opposite. i.e. “Sports Mode” is the default mode whereby the vehicle will achieve its maximum performance & torque (as quoted by the Manufacturer), and then all other Modes are essentially modified versions of this base map from factory to decrease performance/throttle response e.g. Eco mode etc.

The other modes in the vehicles ECU will essentially often work by referencing the base map, subsequently decreasing various parameters by a fixed percentage for example retarding spark advance on a Petrol car. We have great success with naturally aspirated engines providing improved throttle response, mid range torque, elimination of any flat spots and overall better usable drive-ability. We do not directly offer or quote economy/MPG increases for Naturally Aspirated cars as due to the nature of the engines it is not realistically possible to achieve the efficiency gains we see from Diesel Turbo variants, however on some variants clients have provided feedback showing gains of up to 10% improvement.

Whilst the peak BHP gain may seem insignificant and many clients can be deterred into thinking “it’s not worth it” the gain midrange RPM can be very impressive in addition to the increased throttle response which overall can transform the characteristics of the engine.