Lotus Emira Turbo Tuning

 

Brent has been tuning the Emira Turbo and getting good results.  The car has three modules that can control the power: ECU, GCU & CPC.  We initially focused on the ECU after getting it unlocked.  This is done out of state by a trusted vendor.  We can then tune it.  

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The first tunes felt like the car was making good increases.  Putting the car back on the dyno revealed we weren't making much more than stock.  Torque is what most of us feel during acceleration.  Our initial tune made an additional 10 ft-lbs.  Interestingly, another Emira Turbo client was able to try this out and he noticed that difference.

A few additional days of tuning uncorked more, much more.  See below.

We will release the car to the client who will drive it and give us some feedback.  We can make additional changes as needed.  The OBDII port has been unlocked through our service so in the future or plan is to be able to flash through this port.  For now, we are bench flashing the ECU.

The CPC module is getting attention now.  It is not like the CPC modules found in the AMG cars so we have some work to do to unlock it.  These modules also control full output and will be key to making more power than what can be achieved with the ECU alone.