The app provides you with thousands of beats. The auto vocal tune feature lets you sound like your favorite rappers. In general, the app is great for creating content. You can record your lyrics in any way you like. If you don’t want to come up with your own texts, you can use the existing ones and try to sing like your heroes. Let the iPad start up. See if that doesn't help for a while. There are many people that believe that this is totally unnecessary because the iOS should handle any memory issues that may arise and that these steps don't help. You can try it if you like and besides, you have nothing to lose - and then you can be the judge.

'The truth about tuning boxes.'

There are tuning boxes and there are boxes! We must make a distinction between the cheap plug in boxes sold by some sellers on popular auction sites and proper tuning boxes.

The cheap ones are very crude in their operation and merely fool the car into throwing more fuel into the engine.

This does appear to give more power but over fuelling is not a great strategy and can lead to many issues with your engine.

At their worst these tuning boxes are just a resistor that alters the air intake signal to the cars ecu.

TorqueCars have even heard of sellers posting pictures of tuning boxes which appear to have a chip and circuit board inside but when you open it up you'll just find a cheap resistor and a few wires! Be warned and don't get caught out.

A proper tuning box should be thought of as a piggy back ECU. It will have a processor on it and this will access the live readings from the cars sensors and send out adjustments to signals to control timing, boost and fuelling.

Readings from car sensors are effectively intercepted and then control decisions can be made by the piggy back ECU or tuning box. The more powerful the processor the smoother the power delivery will be.

Car makers have to build a very general map taking into account the wide variations of fuel, road conditions and emissions standards of many countries.

It makes economic sense to build a very safe generic state of tune that works across all territories.

This strategy leaves a very wide margin for tuning companies to work in.

Most can offer more power and greater fuel economy without any sacrifice of reliability. It makes sense to service a tuned car more frequently but at the end of the day we all want our cars to work as efficiently as possible.

It will need a map stored which reflects the different states of load and be able to trim and adjust the essential engine parameters to suit the current conditions.

Each map has to be set up on a car specific basis, even different models which use the same engine will have different maps due to variations in weight, gearing and typical use of the car.

Quality tuning box companies develop car specific maps on the dyno or live on the car before applying these to tuning boxes.

A good quality tuning box can outperform a cheap generic remap.

We should note that custom remaps do have a place and if you are serious about performance then a custom map is the route you should take.

Where other modifications have been added to a car you really need a specific map tailored to your car.

The advantage of tuning boxes is that they can be installed in minutes and updated through the post minimising down time.

Your vehicle will not be out of action while you take it to a remap company and you can easily remove the tuning box should the car need to go back to a garage for servicing or repairs. (A few tuning boxes require a cars wires to be cut in order to fit it but most will just plug into the existing wiring.)

By tightly controlling the boost, fuelling and timing you can actually make the engine a lot more efficient and smooth out the power delivery.

Turbo diesels in particular usually produce better MPG after a tuning box has been fitted and make much higher power gains than petrol counterparts.

Good tuning boxes allow a degree of user control over the map used. With the use of buttons and lights, micro switches or dials, drivers can select a handful of different setups.

This is ideal as you can effectively have one setting for your daily commute and use a more aggressive one at the weekends.

Even within a tuning box you have the option to control the state of tune, perhaps you need more low down torque for towing, want the maximum power for a track day or need a good compromise between fuel economy and power for daily use.

You'll also find that some cars run better on different maps due to differences in manufacturing tolerances and wear and tear on the vehicle. There is also a need to match the driver's style and personal preferences, again drivers all have different priorities in what they expect from the car.

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So how can you tell if you are buying a quality tuning box or one of the fakes around?

• When buying a tuning box TorqueCars urge you to check the reputation of your supplier carefully.
• Internet and forum reviews can prove helpful. Be aware that many people regard all tuning boxes as the same thing when in reality there are some that work well and others that are just a complete rip off.
• Ask yourself are they just resellers or do they make, setup and test the boxes themselves.
• Do the boxes they sell have a good reputation, is there a money back guarantee?
• Are there any rolling road printouts to back up the power gains claimed?
• Is the tuning box designed specifically for your make and model of car or is it just a generic one size fits all model.

Cheap boxes are often a dead giveaway, you will get what you pay for.

Read reviews and check the forums for other members who have experience with your chosen tuning box supplier. Always buy from a trusted retailer with identifiable premises and a long trading reputation.

We have received a test unit (The CRTD4) from TDI-Tuning and confirm it is of a very high quality Piggy back tuning box, and can recommend them.

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1. I’m looking for the right safe tuning box for a Renault Clio 1.5 diesel I’m due to collect in the next ten days what would the best product be

2. Might it not be a good idea to actually let people know some of the more reputable company names?

   • What about abt tuning box? Are they okay to use on expensive car? Or it’s better ecu remap?

     Thanks

3. Looking for a tuning box for my Mazda 3 1.6 diesel 5dr hatch,2013 model ,any ideas guys ?

4. I would recommend that no matter which box is fitted that it be checked on a dyno/rolling road to ensure all is ok.

This is what I suggest.

Close all apps completely and reboot the iPad. Go to the home screen first by tapping the home button. Double tap the home button and the recents tray will appear with all of your recent apps displayed at the bottom. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus ➖ sign in the upper left corner of the app that you want to close. Tap the home button or anywhere above the task bar.

Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

Can You Use An Ipad For Auto Performance Tuning Upgrades

See if that doesn't help for a while. There are many people that believe that this is totally unnecessary because the iOS should handle any memory issues that may arise and that these steps don't help. You can try it if you like and besides, you have nothing to lose - and then you can be the judge.

Can You Use An Ipad For Auto Performance Tuning Kit

Jan 20, 2013 5:41 PM