Performance chips - just one more way to spend some money now trying to save more in the near future.
This is all about them you may probably say and I would normally support that opinion.
However it is pretty interesting what happens when the world's largest automaker and a generally nice solution like these performance chips get together.
The result is quality - the key element to every big company's success.
For you this could be just the quality you need to save some money and get the best of your engine.
Let me now explain some basic things about the three types of performance chips available on the market.
The first type is the control module.
This great adjustment will stay directly under-the-hood of your Toyota vehicle linked to the electrical system between the onboard computer and the various sensors you already have.
It will intercept all data that is collected from the sensors and then it will add some improving adjustments.
After that it will let the corrected data pass to the computer which will make the necessary adjustments to ignition timing, air/fuel ratio and all other key elements that are letting your Toyota automobile be the very thing you would like it to be.
But it's not just that.
The second performance chip you could use is called power programmer.
It unlike the one I previously described is a plug-n-play device.
That means that you could install and uninstall it whenever you want to and put it on just when you thing it will be really useful to you.
The power programmer is like a second computer that is programming your onboard one.
Right after you plug this device to your OBD-II port you will be asked a few questions.
This will allow for the device to prepare your car for your needs.
That's why an important option you will get is the one that allows you to pick a power solution you would like to use for your next trip on the road.
One of the great things about power programmers resides in the name of these devices.
They program your onboard computer providing it with a new set of instructions that will allow for it to fit your current needs.
After the program is uploaded to the onboard computer you can unhook your power programmer or leave it there so that you could change into other modes you desire.
The EMS (Engine Management System) is the last performance chip I will tell you about.
I left that for last because this is perhaps the best system you can get on the market today.
It will not just give you a few adjustments and some nice modes or good solutions for your power management.
It will in fact give you the full control over your vehicle's computer system.
This is a very advanced system providing real time information about everything your computer interferes with.
If you are an expert who would like the total control over the vehicle - this device is for you.
But even if your are not it can still tell you everything you need to make your engine run on its best for every situation on the road.
Sooner or later every owner of Toyota experience the desire for more power and better management.
That's why the standard engine control unit more and more often is not enough.
It can in fact make adjustments but it may not be able to easily help you do them on your own in a better way.
This is exactly why some experts on the field will tell you that performance chips are their way on really getting "under the hood".