Hi Viper.
The ECULabs solution is an ECU conversion and is not to be confused with piggy back or adaptor solutions.
Emanuel has re-written the command/control interface that uses the OBD port. Therefore the OEM command/control protocol is not 'cracked/decoded' as with 2001 - 2016 ECU accessed with Romraider/ECUedit/ECUflash, but completely re-written to Emanuels design.
Basically the front end interface to the tuner/user is all new.
However the day to day operation of the ECU draws on and uses all the standard OEM running code and safety features. Some additional features have been added for example MAFless and on later cars with DBW can have ALS.
If it were flashed with your PPP image it would drive identical to the OEM PPP, just with the advantage of an open tuning interface and instant cell by cell re-write capability (other systems require you to stop vehicle, reset power, set into diagnostics mode, then flash entire image).
To speed up significantly this process the re-written code also uses a proprietary bin format. Therefore you will not be able to read the bin in Romraider/ECUedit. But you dont need to because ECUlabs Studio provides that feature.
I assume during the reflash the code is 'unpacked' into the original format/addressing.
It is available for 1999 - 2019 cars, so most people on here could havec a fully home tune solution for under £300
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