Below is the dyno graph showing the result of fitting our DPChip tuning computer to a Toyota Prado 120 series CRD. The red line shows standard power and the blue line shows the massive improvement once we have fitted the DPChip. Power and torque are greatly increased right throughout the rev range. The acceleration is greatly improved and the owner of this particular vehicle commented that he was able to accelerate much more quickly at all speeds. In his words: ” The vehicle feels like a new car! Much more powerful! It’s incredible really.”

Below you can see the results from adding our DPChip to a Hyundai Getz. More dyno graphs are available on the DPChip website. www.dpchip.com/dynos.html

Below are the results of fitting our DPChip tuning module to a BMW X5. The DPChip is a simple plug and play installation. We can fit this for you at our workshop and included in every DPChip fitting is a free basic dyno runs package where we give you before and after results such as these shown here.

Below is the result of fitting our DPChip to a Ford Focus 2.0. The horsepower improves from standard of 98hp and goes up to 125hp with the chip.

Diesel Lack Power

It's a simple fact. Every factory standard diesel engine is running below peak tune and efficiency. All diesel engines a ‘detuned’ by the manufacturers. In mass production it simply isn't economical to tune each engine to its best. Every EFI diesel vehicle can benefit from a Diesel Power Chip. The DPChip can increase performance in any EFI diesel engine by up to 35%. Diesel vehicles, although more reliable and fuel efficient than petrol engines, are notoriously lacking in raw power. If it's a 4WD, a lack of power and torque can be more noticeable when towing or in off-road conditions. Trucks will notice a lack of power when fully laden or climbing a hill. For boats, heavy seas can make a lack of power more noticeable. If you've fitted larger wheels or tires you may feel some loss of power. The DPChip has the answer to all these problems.

How it works

The DPChip is designed to simply and safely modify the engines fuel injection parameters to increase performance. Once you've fitted a DPChip you'll begin to experience the true optimum performance of your engine. The DPChip digitally alters both fuel volume and fuel timing to optimize the entire engine map. Be wary of European imitations which only alter fuel volume without fuel timing simultaneously. These European systems are also not set up for Australia's conditions. Operating temperatures in cooler climates mean they are not sut up correctly for use in Australia's hot conditions. Australian diesel is of a different quality to European diesel so please consider the benefits of a product like the DPChip which is set up specifically for Australian conditions. Unlike some other systems on the market, DPChip has been extensively tested in 'REAL WORLD' conditions, not just in a controlled environment such as a dyno room, and thanks to the help of the leading 4WD diesel experts in Australia the DPChip has the advantage as being truly tested tough! Our ongoing development program ensures we keep up to date with the latest engine management and injection systems.

To increase power in a diesel, an easy and cheap way out is just to increase fuel loads but this is very inefficient and while it will result in power increases they will not be clean increases (it often creates lots of smoke - unburnt fuel) and does not allow any possibility or improved fuel consumption. Basically a very inefficient and nasty way to tune a diesel. The DPChip changes both fuel and timing.

Let’s just first look at how CRD, like the D4D Prado, works. There are many areas of an injectors cycle but let’s point out the main ones.

• Start of main injection (basically the timing point/start of combustion)
• The volume of fuel volume which is influenced but not limited to the rail pressure
• Closing point of injector which mainly influences emissions if it is varied.

The DPChip interfaces on CRD engines into an engine plug with signals that have the ability if manipulated correctly, to alter these points. It’s the secret ‘herbs and spices’ of the DPChip that many other simpler devices would love to know but that’s our intellectual property and we like to keep it that way so we can't discuss the technicalities in too much detail. We have had many manufactures test and try and work out how but can’t decipher the ‘code’…yet it works and leaves them wondering. What we can tell you is that that when the DPChip is interfaced, depending on certain Load and RPM, it can manipulate timing up to 4 degrees advanced (generally speaking) and fuel volume/pressure by up to 600PSI, depending on vehicle, in relation to RPM and Load. It can also have a small impact of a few degrees on closing points. Now in the BIG picture of 25,000PSI it’s not much…but…it doesn’t take much to alter fuel volume anyway.

Two simple methods we distance ourselves from are:

• ‘just rail pressure’ increasers which may raise rail pressure by 3,000 to 4,000PSI above standard to get reasonable fuel volume gains. These also plug into the same plug we do but don’t work like the DPChip does hence the pressure they get things to….ouch!
• ‘injector plug in’ controllers (they are plugged into each injector) which can only just add additional ‘tail fuel’ by extending the opening time of the injector. These cannot alter timing (opening point).

In the end we offer warranties and support like no other because we now our product works and we back it with such support.

Installation

The DPChip is designed for quick and easy installation. Most DPChips are a simple plug&play installation using original adapter plugs. It is absolutely impossible to damage your vehicles electronics or ECU before, during or after installation because the DPChip is 'downstream' of the ECU and remains in a 'slave' position. Your existing engine computer remains in 'master' control of all engine operational safety features at all times. DPChip cannot make any changes until the ECU has told it everything is safe and 'good to go'. There is no way to short out or damage your ECU or electrical system during installation of a wire-in DPChip. We have designed the DPChip with engine safety as the primary concern at all times. It is simply impossible to damage something even if you connect up the wrong wires during a wire-in DPChip installation. All that would happen in that case is the DPChip will not function. Every DPChip comes with detailed illustrated fitting instructions so it can be easily self installed. Alternately, any auto electrician or one of our distributors could easily install the DPChip in around 10 - 40 minutes depending on vehicle type.

DPChip is compact and lightweight, the smallest being only 10cm across, the largest being 13.5cm. The DPChip is designed to be fitted easily and discreetly and most models come complete with matching or original plugs and an original style harness resulting in a true 'Plug&Play' device. One particular advantage the DPChip has is that it is installed 'downstream' of the ECU. This means that the electronic changes that it is making are downstream of the vehicles factory ECU, between the ECU and the injection pump in most instances. This helps prevent conflicts with the factory ECU signals. Most other tuning devices on the market are 'upstream' and interfere with the vehicles ECU often causing problems with engine warning lights coming on unexpectedly. With DPChip there are no such problems; your ECU handles all operational safety and warning systems as per normal. Generally a DPChip can be installed in around 30-60 minutes with the simplest being a matter of a few minutes. All are designed to be easily installed by people of average mechanical capability, or if you prefer, you can have it professionally installed at one of our distributors.

Adjustable Tuning

Your DPChip will come already pre-adjusted to suit your make and model of engine and no further adjustment is required. If however, you decide to enhance your vehicle further, perhaps by adding larger intercoolers, larger exhausts, larger tires etc. you can easily adjust the DPChip to match the new modification so the full potential can be reached. With fixed map boxes and chips this is not possible and a new chip or box would be required.

Adjustment is simple and allows you varying degrees of control over just how much power you want. The 2 Series DPChips use a small screw upon the body to optimize a number of parameters while the 3 Series DPChips have 10 pre-programmed power settings which the user can adjust for more power.

10 Position Selector

The different settings are really more of a fine tuning and to account for slight variations between individual vehicles. If the vehicle is a factory standard vehicle then just leave it set on 5. If it is modified or you fit a larger intercooler or exhaust then you can adjust upwards to take advantage of this but there is really no need.

We flash the chip inside the module with the rotary dial set on 5. This is an arbitrary setting but if we flashed it with the dial set on 9 you could only adjust downwards. Each notch up or down from 5 moves the whole programming inside the chip up or down a few percent.

Instructions for adjustment come with the chip. Feel free to 'play' and find what is best for your style of driving and vehicle. We don't recommend going above 7 or 8 on a factory standard vehicle. You can't damage the vehicle at all. Each vehicle will be different, even if produced in the same factory on the same day. We have seen this with two of the same vehicles, one having a 'best' setting of 6 and the other 8. These were same month and year model of the same vehicle type.

The 3 Series DPChips also have adjustable tuning via USB connection. These are able to be 'laptop tuned'

    

This is a form of tune that can do considerably more than the manual adjustment. Due to our new vehicle engine and driveline warranty we don't release this programming to the public as entering the wrong data could severely damage the engine, so this extra tuning is done in house by us should your engine require it. As well as overall power being able to be increased, the power band can be moved up or down the rev range depending on your requirements and the power delivered can be adjusted from smooth to aggressive. There is really no need for laptop tuning on a factory standard vehicle. This advanced tuning would only be required on a very heavily modified vehicle. The manual user adjustment provides more than enough tuning range.

The Result

An immediate increase in both torque and power is obvious when you first fit your DPChip. You will appreciate the improved throttle response and the increase in low and mid range torque. If you're towing a caravan or trailer or have some other heavy load you'll notice advantage the extra power provides. Overall drivability improves and with less need for gear changing your driving will be smoother and more efficient. This improved efficiency often results in fuel savings. In fact, in tests and trials we have performed, as well as reports from satisfied customers, benefits of approximately 10% better fuel economy have been achieved. This obviously varies from vehicle to vehicle and application. If you drive normally and you take full advantage of the power increase you'll realize the cost savings available through improved economy and performance. Around 1 to 2 liters per hundred better consumption can be achieved. You do the math!

Guarantee

The DPChip is the only EFI Diesel tuning module on the market today that comes with a Full 5 year warranty on the device itself. This is transferable with the customer to another vehicle

Benefits of Owning a DPChip

1. DPChip is an interactive computer which exploits the full potential of modern EFI diesel engines.
2. Individual programming and re-mapping of the engine management system enables this simple to fit device to increase power by up to 25% and torque by up to 35%.
3. DPChip alters fuel, timing and air characteristics to create smooth power gains.
4. Accelerator, air mass and load, as well as other readings are accurately read by DPChip to calculate and deliver 'Real Time' alterations to the engine managements own signals with digital precision and speed.
5. More power is delivered throughout the rev range with torque (pulling power) delivered lower down and lasting much longer throughout the rev range.
6. DPChip can be further adjusted manually or via its onboard USB port to provide optimum performance for your particular needs. If you modify your engine with extras such as turbos, intercoolers, and exhausts DPChip can be safely adjusted to suit your driving needs.
7. DPChip can provide up to 10% better fuel economy through more efficient and less gear changing.
8. DPChip is installed downstream of the ECU leaving all error detection and operational safety systems intact. DPChip cannot harm the vehicles ECU.
9. DPChip increases performance well within set tolerances thus protecting your engine.
10. DPChip is transferable between vehicles. Each DPChip model covers a large range of applications. If you sell or change vehicles there is a good chance you can simply unplug DPChip and install it in your next EFI diesel. If not then it may only be a matter of a new program in the chip or new harness (fees apply).
11. DPChip is brought to you by Australia's Original Diesel specialists in the industry since 1956.
12. DPChip has the largest range of EFI diesel tuning modules in the World.
13. DPChip has 30 day money back 100% satisfaction guarantee.
14. DPChip comes with a class leading 5 year warranty.
15. DPChip comes with 24hr/7day technical Hotline support so you have peace of mind wherever you are.