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Maxxtuning AB

Founded 2007Vrigstad, Sweden

MaxxECU is the Swedish ECU brand of Maxxtuning AB, which tunes engines and also develops and manufactures its own MaxxECU engine control systems. Its range (MINI, STREET, SPORT, RACE, RACE H2O, PRO, and newer GEN2 RACE/TRACK) is tuned with the free MTune software, which gets frequent updates.

History

  1. 2007Maxxtuning AB founded (Swedish company registry data via aggregator)
  2. 2020Earliest entries on MaxxECU's public release-notes page: MTune 1.129 (3 Jul 2020)
  3. 2025MTune 1.154 (Jun 2025): updates now install inside MTune when online, no full installer needed
  4. 2026MTune 1.161.3 released 22 Aug 2026
  5. 2026Range: GEN2 RACE and GEN2 TRACK marked 'New'; the original MaxxECU V1 discontinued and replaced by MaxxECU RACE

Contact

Address
Gästgivaregatan 17, 576 96 Vrigstad, Sweden (company registry data via third-party aggregator; not published on maxxecu.com)
Phone
Not published
Email
Not published
Website
www.maxxecu.com
Contact
Contact page ↗

Tuning software

Current
MTune 1.161.3 (released 2026-08-22); also MDash
Cost
Free; MaxxECU says it releases free software updates regularly
Download
Official download page ↗
Old versions
No public archive found

Software history

  1. 2020MTune 1.129-1.132 · Earliest versions on the public release-notes page (Jul 2020)
  2. 2025MTune 1.154 · In-app patching introduced
  3. 2026MTune 1.161.3 · Current; 1.161 added Ford Mustang S550 CAN integration

Links go to the maker's own download pages. Installers are not hosted here.

MaxxECU ECUs

10 current · 133 model-specific plug-in fitments. Cheapest first.

Pixel illustration of the MaxxECU MINI
MaxxECU
EntryWire-in

MINI

US$708
4INJ
4IGN
0DBW
0λ WB
4MAX CYL
0KNOCK
1CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the MaxxECU STREET
MaxxECU
EntryWire-in

STREET

US$968
6INJ
6IGN
0DBW
1λ WB
6MAX CYL
0KNOCK
1CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the MaxxECU SPORT
MaxxECU
MidWire-in

SPORT

US$1,359
6INJ
6IGN
1DBW
1λ WB
6MAX CYL
0KNOCK
1CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the MaxxECU RACE
MaxxECU
MidWire-in

RACE

US$1,590
8INJ
8IGN
2DBW
1λ WB
8MAX CYL
2KNOCK
1CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the MaxxECU RACE Plug-in ECU range
MaxxECU
MidPlug-in

RACE Plug-in ECU range

from US$1,774
8INJ
8IGN
2DBW
1λ WB
8MAX CYL
2KNOCK
1CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the MaxxECU GEN2 TRACK
MaxxECU
MidWire-in

GEN2 TRACK

US$1,998
8INJ
8IGN
2DBW
2λ WB
8MAX CYL
2KNOCK
2CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the MaxxECU GEN2 RACE
MaxxECU
ProWire-in

GEN2 RACE

US$2,202
16INJ
12IGN
2DBW
2λ WB
12MAX CYL
2KNOCK
2CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the MaxxECU PRO
MaxxECU
ProWire-in

PRO

US$2,465
16INJ
12IGN
2DBW
2λ WB
12MAX CYL
2KNOCK
2CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet

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