Having had success in popular tuning chassis' such as the Subaru WRX STI, Mitsubishi EVO, and BMW M3, this was a natural progression of expansion in VR's repertoire of vehicles. VR Tuned products include everything you need from booster pedals, ECU flashes, and gearbox tuning to tuning accessories and complete tuning box kits. VR Tuned () is the offshoot of globally known, high-performance retail parts specialists, Vivid Racing. If you have any questions in regards to the VR Tuned ECU Tuning Box Kit for the Lexus IS Turbo 235bhp, please contact one of our Performance Specialists. Unlike other "piggyback" solutions, these use high quality connections, wires, and casing that are designed to be engine mounted for longevity to the elements.Įach Tuning Box Kit has been engineered and tested to work in even the most extreme environments of altitude, temperature, and driving conditions. The harnesses feature OEM plugs that attach to necessary sensors where the pre-mapped tuning box gives your vehicle huge amount of performance gains. This is where the VR Tuned Tuning Box Kits come into play over the competition.Įngineered for boosted cars, these vehicle specific plug and play kits are designed to easily be installed and uninstalled as needed. This is an immediate flag to the dealer which ultimately will void your power train warranty if a situation arose. Some ECUs can be removed and flashed on the bench once the case is open. These "anti tuning" features make it hard to read and write the ECU via the OBDII port.
The manufactures have gotten very particular about having their ECUs accessed to be tuned. However there are 2 main issues with tuning these newer vehicles. With manufactures trying to increase fuel economy by adding forced induction to vehicles that previously had large displacement engines, the ability to tune them further is even more prevalent now.
Download Installation Instructions Here.Tuning box cannot eliminate CELs caused by modification or removal of emissions control devices such as catalytic converters.Designed for forced induction vehicles only.Proven power gains tested on 93oct/98ron.Tuning Box features a weatherproof case.Harness has OEM style connectors, no splicing or cutting.Up to 7 different maps for easy programming.