The Hamilton Collection based out of Chicago, Illinois is arguably one of the coolest car collections around. Their garage consists of over $30 million dollars of hyper and super cars that most kids dream of owning. THC’s social media also boasts a huge following on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for their funny skits and actual driving of these cars. Being loud and having obnoxiously bright cars is one of their staples to the brand. So what better way to exacerbate that then with a VR Tuned ECU Flash that has Pops and Bangs! Now you have seen on our YouTube channel and blogs how crazy our very own Porsche 992 GT3 got with a P&B tune. Shooting flames and making noises is just part of this tune outside of the performance gains. When you do an ECU Flash on the Porsche 991.2 GT3RS, you are actually gaining a good amount of horsepower and torque. Having owned 3 GT3 cars in the past, the ECU flash really helps that high revving engine pick up down low and rev even quicker than it should. What makes the GT3 4.0L engine so good is its high RPM performance. The tune really picks up the pieces in the low to midrange for that normal driving. Altering the ECU mapping is extremely safe as it retains all the factory engine safety controls. With these already bulletproof motors in the GT3RS, an ECU Tune with a full race exhaust is the perfect recipe for performance and sound!
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The 2025 Ram 1500 received a major engine change from its previous 5.7L V8 Hemi. Conforming to the world of improved fueled economy, RAM has changed out their Big Block V8 for Big Power with their new 3.0L Hurricane engine. Similar to what we have see with the Ford Raptor 3.5L EcoBoost and the 3.4L twin turbo Toyota Tundra, RAM has gone the way of twin turbocharging the engine to still achieve power while meeting stricter guidelines. The new 3.0L Inline six cylinder engine produces 420 horsepower with 469 lb/ft of torque compared to the 5.7L V8 making 395hp and 410 lb/ft of torque. This makes the latest RAM 1500 capable of some serious performance on and off-road. Fortunately for us enthusiasts, this means gaining even more power is easily obtainable.
VR Tuned has the most efficient, safe, and reliable way to gain horsepower and torque on the new RAM 1500. Our plug and play tuning box allows you to easily gain 40 horsepower and 57 lb/ft of torque over stock. The German made tuning box plugs into vehicle boost and manifold pressure sensors. This takes over the signal that the ECU sees which then has the ECU deliver appropriate fuel and timing changes based on the boost levels. The custom calibrated maps deliver noticeably more pull and improved acceleration. All engine protection mechanisms are still active so the tuning box is very safe to use. With the increase in torque, towing capacity is improved. Because there is NO change or trace to the ECU, and the tuning box can be simply unplugged, this modification is completely warranty safe!
The Tuning Box features 7 different map settings which can be controlled via the Bluetooth app for IOS or Android, or can be selected directly on the box itself. Quick settings for ECO, Sport, and Race can also be set on the app. Besides the dyno test results to show the performance gains, the tuning box was also tested using the Dragy GPS device to show real world gains. This particular truck did the 0-100km/h (0-62mph) in 6.35 seconds. With the tuning box installed and active on MAP 6, the truck gained over a half second running 5.74 seconds. With the same testing procedure, 1/4 mile times went from 14.55 seconds to 13.86 seconds as verified by the Dragy.
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The Ford Raptor 3.5L EcoBoost was a game changing truck when it came out in 2017. With 450 horsepower and full off-road racing suspension setup, this truck became the flagship which all other manufactures tried to copy. From 2017-2021 the Raptor was a tuners dream platform. tons of bolt-on parts for horsepower and the ability to tune the vehicles ECU where in some cases you could get nearly 80hp. In fact on our very own 2020 Ford Raptor we did the Garrett bolt-on turbo upgrades and tuned the truck for 600 horsepower. When the updated Raptor came out in 2022, a lot started to change and one of those was with the ECU. HP Tuners is able to crack the security but not on the newer 2023 and up Raptor (as of 4/2025). So ECU flashing these trucks is not easy or possible in some cases. Even more of an issue is the vehicle warranty. These trucks have so many electronics controlling them that an ECU flash is an instant red flag to void the warranty.
This is where the VR Tuned ECU Tuning Box Kit comes into play. A tuning box is a device that plugs into vehicle sensors in the engine bay to change the signals and deliver an increase in horsepower and torque. Made in Germany, the tuning box features a high performance processor that is bluetooth controlled to work with the ECU in making power. The tuning box connects to the vehicles boost pressure and manifold pressure sensors. Once connected, the box takes over these readings and the factory ECU compliments it by adjusting fuel and timing for the boost levels it sees. Since you are not flashing or altering the factory ECU, this leaves ZERO imprint on the ECU where you do not have to worry about warranty issues. Should your vehicle have an issue or you want to take it in for service, unplug the harness and remove the box. NO TRACE!
The tuning box has preloaded 7 stages of maps. Each one of these maps is dyno tuned and tested for the vehicle. The higher the number, the stronger the map. Typically these are directly related to fuel quality and environmental conditions. If you are running 93 octane or higher in cool temps, running the tuning box on 6 or 7 is very effective. For those running 91 octane and warmer temps, we recommend setting the box at 5 or 6. You can pre set these on the IOS or Android App as Eco, Sport, or Race as well. If you turn the box off from the app, then the vehicle will perform like stock.
Even though we have dyno tested these before, we wanted to run our truck again for this video. We use a Mustang Dyno Here in Arizona and have 91 octane. These trucks are rather long so its hard to get them secured on the dyno. With the 10 speed gearbox, we like to run the truck in 5th gear. However 6 or 7th might be better for 1:1. Just going 115mph in a truck on the dyno isn’t always the most comforting thing! We were really interested to see the torque improvements as unlike a car, we are not doing to much 60-130mph runs :). So we decided on our dyno to run short tests from 2500-4000rpm. Where the turbos are spooling the truck picked up massive gains in torque of nearly 90ft/lbs and about 50rwhp. Over the years we have learned that dynos are not the most important measurement as is real world testing. Different dynos can read differently and there are settings to manipulate the outcome. As well, if you do not have the right fans on the intercooler, intake, radiator, then your numbers can be altered. So we also tested the tuning box with the Dragy GPS device.
Having learned from our 600hp Big Turbo Ford Raptor, to get the best results you need to put the vehicle in 4A and do a little bit of brake boosting. I am sure if you tweak tire pressures and not do back to back to back runs with the right temps, your 0-60 results could be better. But what matters is the delta as long as you are keeping everything else consistent. We did 3 runs of stock and tuned. Our best stock run was 6.22sec where our best VR Tuned setting 6 run was 5.77sec. At the end of the day, the tuning box gave us 0.50 seconds quicker 0-60 which is very noticeable!
Watch the entire installation and testing of the VR Tuned Ford Raptor Gen 3 Tuning Box on our Video Below.
Previous testing on a 2022 Ford Raptor Below.
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In this 3rd and final video of our Toyota GR Corolla project, we add the VR Tuned ECU Tuning Box to really power up the 1.6L 3 cylinder turbocharged engine. Having previously shown what the car does stock and the addition of the AWE catback exhaust, the VR Tuned tuning box really brings the power out. The tuning box is made in Germany and features bluetooth capabilities to easily install and control the settings via your smartphone. Tapping into the vehicles boost pressure sensor, manifold pressure sensor, and MAF sensor, the tuning box takes over the signals to the ECU to increase the power output.
The GR Corolla was tested on our Mustang AWD Dyno here in Arizona using 91 octane. The baseline horsepower at 5700 rpm was just above 250 awhp and about 275 lb/ft of torque. With the AWE catback exhaust we saw a gain of about 12 awhp to near 262 awhp. With the addition of the VR Tuned tuning box, we had a peak horsepower of 282 awhp which gave us about a 30 awhp gain over stock with the exhaust. The AWE exhaust uses 3 inch diameter piping which really helps the turbocharger flow better compared to stock. This is evident when you take a look at the torque numbers. At 4100 rpm the stock and with exhaust torque is about 246. With the VR Tuned tuning box we see a gain of nearly 40 lb/ft to just over 280 lb/ft of torque.
The VR Tuned ECU Tuning Box installs in 20 mins and gives the GR Corolla a much needed gain over stock. Showing the performance on the dyno with the addition of a quality catback exhaust really solidifies this platform is capable of so much more!
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The Hamilton Collection based out of Chicago, Illinois is arguably one of the coolest car collections around. Their garage consists of over $30 million dollars of hyper and super cars that most kids dream of owning. THC’s social media also boasts a huge following on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for their funny skits and actual driving of these cars. Being loud and having obnoxiously bright cars is one of their staples to the brand. So what better way to exacerbate that then with a VR Tuned ECU Flash that has Pops and Bangs! Now you have seen on our YouTube channel and blogs how crazy our very own Porsche 992 GT3 got with a P&B tune. Shooting flames and making noises is just part of this tune outside of the performance gains. When you do an ECU Flash on the Porsche 991.2 GT3RS, you are actually gaining a good amount of horsepower and torque. Having owned 3 GT3 cars in the past, the ECU flash really helps that high revving engine pick up down low and rev even quicker than it should. What makes the GT3 4.0L engine so good is its high RPM performance. The tune really picks up the pieces in the low to midrange for that normal driving. Altering the ECU mapping is extremely safe as it retains all the factory engine safety controls. With these already bulletproof motors in the GT3RS, an ECU Tune with a full race exhaust is the perfect recipe for performance and sound!
Order the Porsche 991.2 GT3RS ECU Tune Here
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