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RICA ECM Upgrades
Performance
E-Power
Sports Tune
Stage 2 + 3
OEM
The new RICA Volvo Euro 4 D5 Sports Tune upgrade brings a stunning new level of performance to the current Volvo diesel range at an affordable price. This upgrade has been derived from RICA Engineering's successful diesel endurance C30 D5 race car which has seen 1st place in it's class. This upgrade brings spectacular road performance and improved driveability without compromising the power-train reliability, as proven during the extreme conditions on the race track.

The Euro 4 Sports Tune upgrade is only available for the 2.4D/D5 Euro 4 manual transmission models which includes all the 2.4D 163 and D5 180/185 engines from 2006 onwards. The RICA E-Power and RICA Performance tunes are available for both manual and auto transmission cars.

RICA Sports Tune is also available for the older Euro 3 D5 163 engines. Power = 210 hp and Torque = 460 Nm.

RICA Sports Tune
Volvo 2.4D / D5 Euro 4
Manual Only

Standard Power = 163 / 180 / 185 hp
Standard Torque = 340 / 350 / 400 Nm

Upgraded Power = 253 hp
Upgraded Torque = 548 Nm





 
More Information
For specific details of ECM upgrades available for your car, please click on the Tune Your Car link below.

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Programming Method
All RICA ECM upgrades are software remaps. Even on some of the older cars where the chip may have to be removed in order to be reprogrammed, this is still a remap.

Most cars 1999 onwards have the RICA remap flashed (programmed) via the OBD2 diagnostics port.

Did You Know...
Inside the engine computer is a "chip" that stores the software which controls the engine. The term "chip tuning" originally came from the days where this chip had to be replaced with a different one programmed with new software. Modern engine computers do not need the chips changing because they can be reprogrammed while still in the car.

Remapping is another term for chip tuning. The software in the engine computer contains lots of "maps" which are basically spread sheets full of data that define how the ECM controls the engine. Hence, the term "remapping" comes from altering these "maps" in the software.

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