basemap vs chip????

[StocK-CB]

wat is the difference between a basemap and a chip?
b/c ima do a dsm turbo setup on my f22 and poeple say to get a chip and go tune it bu other people say to put a basemap then take it for someone to tune it
so im gettin confused here with a chip and a basemap? can anyone say what the difference is??? thnx

[Stormtrooper]

Basemap

Chip

[Jarrett]

Go read everything you can stand to read on pgmfi.org. If you can't understand anything there in the starter's area, you're in over your head.

A basemap is a term for any map that has been roughly configured around limited parameters provided to the "tuner" to get your car running (usually provided remotely). This is normally needed when you've done modifications to your engine beyond the effective capabilities of the factory ECU's ability to handle. These modifications will require a modified version of the factory tune to be burned onto a programmable chip (chipping is installing said programmable chip) in order for the car to be able to idle and run. The idea is to get you something just good enough to get you to your tuner for him to fine tune specifically to your particular engine and modifications. No basemap should be good enough to drive regularly on. Some happen to be but that's more luck and a proven methods with particular combinations. Even then, those could have better numbers extracted out of them by a tuner on a dyno.

Also, if we're going to be discussing something as involved and complicated as tuning then please use more intelligent typing. It's difficult to understand or to take time to respond to difficult topics if the person asking doesn't speak like an adult.