ECU Flashing

ECU Flashing  

Basically loading a new tune (maps and settings) into your ecu that is more suitable for your bike and its mods. 

eg you have fitted a new exhaust,  the stock tune is designed to work with a stock exhaust and pass all the emission tests. The bike will be much happier if it has a tune designed for your new exhaust. If your exhaust is designed to boost performance then you will only realise that potential performance boost if the ecu is remapped either by Flashing or Dyno tuning.

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ECU Flash or Dyno Tune? 

 For general purpose use Flashing is usually all you need. If after Flashing you think the bike isnt performing as well as you hoped or there is some other issue, then Dyno Tuning will probably be required. 

 If you have a need for speed then Dyno Tuning will get the best out of the tune  

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Other Benefits of ECU Flashing

Emissions, we have all heard about them, modern motorcycles are subject to increasingly restrictive emission regulations which as well as reducing emissions, have a negative effect on performance.

Ignition, Fuel, Throttle control, exhaust, inlet, are all setup firstly to pass emission testing, a distant second is performance. 

Flashing can flip that around so that performance is the priority. This is achieved by disabling or recalibrating the emission related maps and settings in the ecu that affect performance.

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LAMS

Numerous LAMS bikes are restricted versions of a full power bike. eg SV650, MT-07, CBR650, etc etc. 

Some are restricted in the ecu alone, eg SV650, others are a mix of mechanical and ecu setings eg MT-07

We can derestrict the ecu, the mechanical restrictions will have to be diy

Generally speaking a healthy 50% to 80%  power boost

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Dyno Tuning

A dyno is just a tool that allows us to test the bike under load, record data, and from that data make adjustments to the tune (maps and settings)

A bit time consuming but is the best way to get the most out of your engine.

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** Dyno's dont make HP **

A dyno doesn't create hp. Your motor makes HP and the dyno measures it. HP is dependant on how much air your motor can flow.  The amount of airflow is dependent on mods and how well it was put together.  Lets say your motor can flow 100hp worth of air then 100hp is the maximum you will ever get.  To get more you need more airflow, ie spend more $$$$.

Basically you cant tune in more airflow, tuning just makes the best of the available airflow

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** But after Dyno Tuning I got more power**

That's because the stock tune was designed for stock airflow. You increase the airflow with your mods and to turn that extra airflow into HP you need a tune designed to work with the new airflow.

All dyno tuning (or flashing) does is help get the tune right so it matches the new airflow and hopefully make more HP.

There is more to it but basically thats what is going on

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