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Just when you thought how Ford manage to squeeze 123bhp out of the tiny 3-cylinder 1.0-litre Ecoboost engine, Superchips, a British company specialising in electronic engine tuning, upped the ante. Through an engine control unit (ECU) upgrade, the UK firm managed to boost the output of the engine to 145bhp at 6,169 rpm and 227Nm of torque at 2,656 rpm. This is done by rewriting the ignition, fuelling and boost control parameters of the Bosch MED17 engine management found in 1.0L turbocharged Focus. The British tuning firm claims that the remap will not cause the fuel consumption figure to fall below that of the standard 123bhp Focus as long as the car is driven in a

Electronic tuning specialist, Superchips, has released a new performance boosting ECU remap for BMW's lively 135i Coupe / Convertible. The Buckingham-based tuner said that as measured at its in-house four wheel drive chassis dyno', the electronic upgrade boosts the 3.0-litre six cylinder twin turbocharged engine's peak power from a tested standard output of 315bhp to 360bhp. According to the company, the ECU remap also enhances the 135i's torque output, which rises from a measured 394Nm (290.6 lb-ft) to 456Nm (336.3 lb-ft) at 3,359 rpm. The maximum gain of 70Nm (51.6 lb-ft) is achieved at just 3,267 rpm. Even though the chiped-out 135i hasn't been clocked, Superchips claims that it is expected to better the standard car's 5.3 second 0-60 mph sprint time and when driven on a like for like basis, the car owners will experience no fuel consumption penalty as compared with the standard car. The ECU remap, which is suitable for both manual and automatic transmission variants of the BMW 135i produced from 2007 onwards, is available both directly from Superchips and its UK dealer network, with pricing set at

Hi guys, just want to find out more about the above. I was told by the installer after flashing my stock ecu with superchips that I am supposed to pump only Ron 98 petrol. Would there be any adverse effects to the engine if I pump Ron 95? I was told that once I pump 95 petrol to immediately switch to 98 on my next fill. Just checking to see if anyone using superchips and running on ron 95 petrol? Or do you alternate between 95 and 98? Thanks