This is essentially the glue that brings the performance out of aftermarket products and packages to truly take vehicles to the next level. The diversity of vehicle products and services has allowed Vivid Racing to continue to strive for excellence while maintaining exceptional growth.ĮCU tuning has always been an extremely important part of modifying and building vehicles. When the recession came, Vivid Racing continued to grow and focus on the development of its products, distribution network, and most importantly, its customers. As the tuning market boomed extensively in the early 2000s, Vivid Racing established a very strong presence online and throughout vehicle communities. Having had success in popular tuning chassis' such as the Subaru WRX STI, Mitsubishi EVO, and BMW M3, this was a natural progression of expansion in VR's repertoire of vehicles. VR Tuned products include everything you need from booster pedals, ECU flashes, and gearbox tuning to tuning accessories and complete tuning box kits. VR Tuned () is the offshoot of globally known, high-performance retail parts specialists, Vivid Racing. Some features not listed can be requested during the File Upload processįor reference, this ECU is a BOSCH MED17.5 or SIMOS 18 depending on the year.For this ECU Flash, we also offer the following features that are optional and can be selected:.Can only be done if OBDII flashing is available.
Though not required unless stated, this is usually for those running a performance exhaust and at least 91-93 octane fuel. The Stage 2 is usually for those looking to maximize the performance of their vehicle. You can select to get both Stages of our Tune.
#VOLKSWAGEN ECU FLASH UPGRADE#
Even though this is a owner/operator blog, this is truly an amazing upgrade that gave the Touareg, Porsche Cayenne Turbo power! Daily driving fuel economy is not sabotaged unless you have a lead foot. The SUV feels as if it pulls much harder through the revs and there is almost no turbo lag between the gears. This system is available from our sister company, Once flashed, the throttle response is extremely enhanced and the torque comes on much quicker. The dyno below shows the comparison of the exhaust vs stock exhaust test. The exhaust system weighs substantially less than the factory unit and flows a lot better then the stock muffler. In addition to the ECU flash, we also did a custom catback exhaust system with quad tips. Adjusting the vehicles boost, fuel, and timing, tuning the VW TDI Touareg takes the SUV from 225hp, 406ft/lb to about 290 horsepower with 450 ft/lbs of torque. VR Tuned has this capability to properly read and write the map data. The Bosch EDC17 Tricore Processor must be flashed on the bench using a bench flash tool in boot mode. To flash the Touareg ECU, it requires it being removed from the vehicle as it cannot be OBDII flashed. The 2011 SUV is a daily driver, road tripp’r, and family machine that now at 50,000 miles could use some more spunk. This personally owned Volkswagen Touareg TDI was ready for more power so we did our VR Tuned ECU flash on it.
#VOLKSWAGEN ECU FLASH DRIVERS#
It is a tuners and drivers paradise to work with as the turbo diesel engines done by Volkswagen and BMW can make some serious power. All over the rest of the world, diesel is more common than one would think. Diesel cars and suvs are almost a hidden gem to the USA.