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Diesel tuning

Engine remapping and tuning, Townsville.

We are the Townsville agent for Diesel Tune, and we remap almost anything diesel — utes and 4WDs through to trucks, tractors and heavy equipment. Every tune is written for what the vehicle actually does. Two of the same model can leave with two different maps, because they are not doing the same job.

Performance and reliability go together here rather than one at the expense of the other. Towing is one of the jobs a remap is asked to help with, alongside everyday economy and how the vehicle feels to drive. The LandCruiser 200 Series and the BT-50 in the photographs are both Townlec work vehicles, and both have been remapped — the LandCruiser is the owner's own.

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  • Townsville agent for Diesel Tune
  • Our own work vehicles are remapped
  • Utes and 4WDs through to trucks and machinery
  • More power, more torque and better towing
  • Economy-focused tunes as well as power
  • The factory settings can be put back
What we do

The tuning, and what it changes.

Eco tuning

Economy first, without giving up the way the vehicle drives. An engine that pulls more easily needs less throttle to do the same work, and that is where an economy tune looks for its gains. How much comes back depends on the engine and just as much on how it is driven, which is why nobody honest quotes you a figure up front.

Power tuning

Power and torque first, aimed at what the vehicle is being asked to do. Towing wants pulling power low down rather than a big number at the top, and a van behind a 4WD asks something different again from a tray full of tools. Throttle response is its own thing, and it is usually what people notice before anything else.

Model upgrades

Some machines leave the factory as a lower-spec version of hardware they share with the model above. Where the difference is in the software rather than the metal, that gap can be closed — so a machine already on site can do more of the job it is short of. It only reaches what is under the bonnet; it will not add equipment that was never fitted.

Off-road plant and machinery

Machinery that never sees a road is a different job from a road vehicle, and the emissions systems on it — DPF, EGR, AdBlue — are part of that work on off-road plant. On anything road-registered we do not touch them.

It changes the software, not the hardware

An engine is run by a control unit working off stored maps — fuelling, timing, boost and the limits set around them. Remapping replaces those with a revised set. Nothing is cut, drilled or bolted on, and the engine is mechanically the same afterwards.

It can be put back

A remap is not a one-way door. The standard settings can be restored, which matters if the vehicle is being sold, going back to a dealer, or simply was not what you were after.

Mapped vehicles

Vehicles that have been through it.

Photographs from Townlec rather than stock images of somebody else's vehicle.

One of our own work utes, a BT-50 space cab. Remapped.
The same LandCruiser, out on a property job. The tune is on the ute — the dozer was the reason for the trip.
Know the symptoms

What brings people in for one.

These are the situations a remap gets asked about, and the ones worth a phone call.

  • There is a van or a boat behind it now, and it is working harder than it used to
  • The fuel bill on a long run has become the thing you think about
  • It feels flat off the mark, whatever the brochure said it would do
  • A machine on site is a lower spec than the job actually needs
  • It has a load in it every day and never gets an easy run
  • You are about to buy something and want to know what can be done with it

Recognise a few of those? Bring it in and we'll test it.

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Why us

Why bring it to us.

The tune comes from diesel specialists

Diesel Tune work through a network of agents across Australia and New Zealand, and in Townsville that is us. So what goes into your engine is not something we taught ourselves off the internet.

Our own vehicles are remapped

The owner's LandCruiser 200 Series and one of the work utes have both been through it. It is a fair question to ask a workshop whether they run the thing they sell, and the answer here is in the photographs.

The tune is written for your vehicle

Two of the same model can leave with two different maps. A tray-back doing town runs and a ute towing a van up the range are not asking the same thing of an engine, and the tune should not pretend otherwise.

We are auto electricians first

A vehicle with a running fault does not need a tune, it needs the fault found. Being a workshop rather than a tuning shop means we can tell the difference, and say so.

Related work

The rest of what the workshop does.

Remapping is one job the workshop does among several, and a vehicle in for one thing often needs a hand with another.

Auto electrical repairs TownsvilleDiagnostics, wiring and electrical faults on cars, trucks and machineryBatteries and dual battery systemsCranking, deep cycle and lithium, tested before anything is soldLokaBox toolbox lockingOur own product, designed and built here in TownsvilleTownsville workshopWhere the work is done — address, hours and the suburbs covered
FAQ

Engine remapping questions, answered.

What is engine remapping?+
It is a change to the software that runs the engine. The control unit's stored settings are replaced with a revised set, so the engine behaves differently without anything mechanical being changed.
Which vehicles can be remapped?+
Almost anything diesel — utes, 4WDs, trucks, tractors and heavy equipment. It comes down to the engine and the control unit fitted to it, so call us with the make, model and year and we will tell you where yours stands.
Do you tune petrol vehicles?+
This is a diesel service. Diesel Tune are diesel specialists and that is the work that comes through us, so if you have a diesel we can talk about it. Ring us about anything else rather than assuming either way.
Can you tune trucks and machinery, or just 4WDs?+
Both. Coverage runs from a sedan or a ute up to heavy equipment, and a tractor or a machine on a site is as normal a job here as a 4WD. Tell us what it is and what it is doing.
How much extra power will I get?+
It depends entirely on the engine, and on what the vehicle is used for. There is no single figure that is true across different vehicles, so it is a conversation about yours rather than a number off a page.
Can the tune be undone?+
Yes. The standard factory settings can be put back, which is worth knowing if you are selling the vehicle, taking it to a dealer, or you simply did not get on with it.
Can you do anything with the DPF, EGR or AdBlue?+
On off-road plant and machinery, those systems are part of the work. On a road-registered vehicle we do not touch them.
Will it affect my manufacturer's warranty?+
That is between you and the manufacturer or dealer, and their positions differ. It is worth asking us and worth reading your own warranty terms before you book anything in.
Next step

Working it harder than the factory ever expected? That's what the tune is for.

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