At Bain Racing we tune a wide range of systems.  We tune our engines in three ways, on road, on the track and on a Dyno.  The best tuning options being the track or on road as this method provides for the correct air speed, stable engine temperatures and exposes the car to G Forces to find issues of fuel surge and stopping an increase in under bonnet temperatures, this is very important for turbo charged vehicles as it allows us to see the exact intercooler efficiencies and avoids the guess work.  We also utilize Dyno’s for roughing out the tune and to get a basic simulation before we take it out on the road for the more accurate and final stages of the tune.  This is general standard and practice of today’s high-level motor racings approach to tuning, even at the formula one levels.

Today’s automotive world is an exciting place it’s filled with new technologies endless opportunities and at Bain Racing we embrace and utilize these technologies to get the best out of every single setup.  There are many different types of ECUs to choose from, all have their advantages and disadvantages and it is important to understand your needs before choosing your ECU and setup, at Bain Racing we have extensive knowledge and many years experience in setups and tuning and also have worked with many companies to enhance and expand their products to benefit the customers needs.  At Bain Racing, we tune the following ECUs;

Choosing the right ECUs and setup is only the beginning it is imperative that your tuner has an understanding of the entire internal combustion engine aswell as the impacts and benefits of programming your ECU.  This is key, as so many things can go wrong and really hurt your engine if the combinations are incorrect.

Things to consider when tuning your vehicle;

• What is the temperature of the day and how to compensate for weather conditions?
• What is the right timing for your engine?
• What is the correct air/fuel mixture that makes power and protects your engine?
• What is the correct adv/retard timing for your setup?
• What are you and your tuner trying to achieve?

For example: we want to hit the piston at 10 degrees after TDC with the exploding force of the flame front (bang).  The speed at which the flame front can travel from the spark plug can vary dramatically from 20mps, which would be lean mixtures such as 15:1 to 60mps, which would be rich mixtures such as 9:1.  So if we have adjusted timing to max power, but our air/fuel ratio is 13:1 and now we put more fuel in the power will go down as this increases the flame front speed and in short advances the timing in which it hits the piston, hence giving us the wrong info and shortening engine life.