The Power plug is a highly developed, re-programmable piggyback microcomputer which works in conjunction with the Engine Management System ( EMS) which is fitted to most of the new vehicles available on our market today.

The ability of the Power Plug to “Plug ‘n play” has become one of the catchphrases of modern day tuning, and has made it easier than ever before to optimise the performance of modern cars without affecting any of the electronic safety parameters built into the engine’s electronic control unit (ECU) by manufacturers.

The Power Plug is not to be confused with the mostly, overseas sourced and local condition non-specific, re-flash method of tuning that most performance enthusiasts seem familiar with in which the OEM ECU code is simply generically re-written with a hand held programmer via the vehicle’s OBD port.

Dastek Power Plugs have turned aftermarket tuning into an exact science, making it possible to simultaneously achieve what was always considered to be disparate goals: more power and better economy.

Fitting of the Power Plug requires no cutting and rejoining of wires, and no dynamometer tuning as with most performance chips – it is literally a situation of plugging it into the harness with a pair of male / female connecters so that play can get underway immediately.

Unlike the more traditional performance chips (uploading / downloading and ‘burning’ of new settings for an ECU), with Dastek Power Plugs, there is no tampering with the original safety parameters (including cold start and knock sensors, water and air temperature sensors, and oxygen sensors) or the inadvertent altering of these as sometimes occurs due to operator error.

Instead, the Power Plug simply intercepts the information from and to the standard engine ECU and adjusts the signal to enable the engine to reach its full potential in terms of power, fuel consumption, and drivability.