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leading S1000RR drag bike for example –
power gains of up to 10 BHP increase in
power have been achieved over and above
a normal ‘piggy back’ system.
Best of the lot – not a spanner is lifted,
so there is no need to be concerned about
spanner rash on any nuts or bolts – and
your bike remains mostly intact throughout
the process.
within the engine bay, interpreting the
data using multidimensional performance
maps (called lookup tables), and adjusting
the engine actuators accordingly. Before
ECUs, air-fuel mixture, ignition timing, and
idle speed were mechanically set and
dynamically controlled by mechanical and
pneumatic means.
The factories are pretty smart at
electronically governing their machines.
So let’s say a bike builder builds an engine
and tests it on the bench. As long as the
engine produces power within certain
prescribed parameters it is signed off and
then installed. Then all the ECU governors
etc are put in place so that it meets all of
the emission laws. Are you there?
In ANY mass production, performance
will slip a bit – so even though a bike, sxs
etc feels “Hey Wow” out of the box – it has
the potential to be significantly better. Did
you know that even when your throttle is
wide open, your bikes brain keeps it shut
just a little? So you are not actually getting
max performance from your bike.
Until very recent times, it was virtually
impossible to change the factory settings
on the ECU systems. You had to employ
the services of a Bazzaz or Power
Commander box in order to
adjust the fuelling and so on
and to be absolutely fair, those
systems have proved to be
fantastic, but there were still limits
as to how far you could tune. Enter the
guys from Fire It Up.
This innovative lot have spent a great
deal of time studying ignition systems
system and, working with partners in
the automotive industry and some smart
people in Europe. They have developed
software to alter your bikes power info.
Cool huh? But what makes it unique?
They tell us that they have designed it
specifically for South African conditions –
especially in JHB where we have a very
unique air pressure. Don’t forget, all bikes
come into our country with European
Maps, not South African Maps.
So if you have – let’s say a GS that rates
standard at 107 BHP, by simply writing
a South African Map (Language) and the
bike being set up correctly by adjusting the
Fuel tables, throttle maps, ignition tables,
torque limiters etc, gains of up to 10HP.
The biggest difference however is the
overall feel and rideability of the bike.
On one well know championship
The dyno graph above shows the huge
increase in power and torque Fire it Up were
able to get out of a Ducati 1299 S Panigale.
Over 10hp and 10Nm of torque gained -
massive gains from low to high rpm.
And there is more…
With Adventure bike, top speeds are not
always your major concern. These guys will
chat to you about what you use your bike
for – so if you are a tar rider, you want a bit
of torque and more top speed. For dirt use,
you need smoother toque and perhaps
a bit less at the top – they will them map
your bike to suit your riding needs.
So what’s there to lose?
Non invasive surgery – and in terms of
cash for horsepower relatively inexpensive.
Your bike can be flashed back to standard
at any time. For the guys running race fuel,
Fire It Up can write custom maps.
For more info visit www.fire-itup.co.za or
call Craig 0828832872 / (011) 467-0737.
Apart from the Flash Tuning bay,
Fire It Up also have an immaculate
showroom floor packed with quality
used motorcycles. They also now
have a accessories store upstairs.
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