Shimano Motor Tuning

The Japanese company Shimano is without a doubt one of the most important manufacturers of high-quality bicycle components and accessories worldwide. Back in 2010, Shimano presented its first own e-bike drive system called “STEPS” (Shimano Total Electric Power Systems). Later, and exactly in 2014, Shimano released several new motors known as the E5000, E6000, E6100, E7000, and E8000 to accomodate for the specific requirements of urban, road, and the most demanding mountain bikes models. The less powerful of the Shimano motors is the E5000 which delivers a max torque of 40Nm, followed by the E6100 Cargo, E6100, E7000, and the E8000 motors which are more powerful delivering a max torque of 60Nm respectively. In August 2020, Shimano announced the release of the EP8 motor with the most awaited torque increase of 21% (85Nm) to match the torque delivery of the most popular brands such as Bosch and Yamaha, The new EP8 motor is also 10% lighter and weight 2.6 kg, 300g lighter than the previous E8000 motor. Then, in 2022 the EP6 or EP600 motor was released. The EP6 is 400g heavier (3.0 kg) than the EP8 motor but it is also cheaper. The weight increase and the price reduction is due to the material of the casing which is aluminium instead of the lighter and costly magnesium built of the EP8. 

ENGINE PLUGS COMPATIBILITY:

The EP8 engine comes with completely different engine plugs and thus are NOT compatible with the engine plugs of the Shimano E8000, E7000, E6100, and E5000 engine series.

SHIMANO TUNING BRANDS

The SpeedBox is a popular tuning brand well known in the electric bike tuning industry. SpeedBoxes Shimano tunings are compatible with all Shimano E-xxxx series and to add more in 2022 SpeedBox released the more advanced B.Tuning models which connects to your mobile phone via Bluetooth connectivity. Now, with the SpeedBox phone app you can switch the engine on/off, lock the motor, save and share your trip data, monitor the speed, distance travelled, max speed, cadence, battery level, and much more. On the display, the speed accuracy is retained up to 24 km/h. With the B.Tuning version speed accuracy remains always accurate via the phone app regardless of the speed travelled.

The badassBox is a contactless tuning box that simply slide over the speed sensor and it is installed / removed in just a few clicks. Speed accuracy is displayed only up to 24 km/h. badassBox Shimano models are compatible with several speed sensor shapes and speed sensor locations and thus are not subject to the compatibility with the E-Tube Port configuration. Just check your bicycle speed sensor configuration that matches with the compatible badassbox model.

SpeedFun was one of the first manufacturer of tuning on the market. For the Shimano motor we do have the SpeedFun Shimano EP8. Completely unlock the speed of the engine. Speed is displayed correctly up to 24 km/h and falsified thereafter. The tuning is always activated.

The MBIQ is a tuning that operates via a micro-controller processor. The MBIQ tunings are the smallest tuning if compared to the other tunings on the market. Due to this property, the electronics that operates the tuning are directly incapsulated into the speed sensor which makes the tuning completely invisible. The MBIQ are programmable and thus the tuning can be activated and deactivated and also programmed for setting up the max speed assist by just following a sequence of wheel rotations. 

SPEEDBOX TUNING:  HOW TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE

For the SpeedBox Shimano tunings please check if there is a wire inserted into the engine E-Tube Port. E-bikes, which do not have a free E-Tube port, are usually those with a Di2 electronic gear shifting system, with a tube integrated Satellite System ON/OFF Switch (EW-SW100, EW-SW300), or all e-bikes with E5000 motor. 

Satellite System ON/OFF Switch (EW-SW100, EW-SW300)

SPEEDBOX SHIMANO for E8000, E7000, E6100 engines WITHOUT Di2 electronic gear shifting system, tube integrated Satellite System ON/OFF Switch (EW-SW100, EW-SW300) and e-bikes with E5000 engines:

SpeedBox 1.2 Shimano  Completely remove the speed limitation of Shimano engines E8000, E7000, E6100, speed accuracy is retained up to 23 km/h. Option to turn ON/OFF the tuning via display.

SpeedBox 1.2 B.TUNING Shimano Completely remove the speed limitation of Shimano engines E8000, E7000, E6100. Display shows real values up to 23 km/ h, then the actual values are only displayed in the SpeedBox App. Phone connectivity, engine on/off, lock the motor, save and share your trip data, monitor the speed, distance travelled, max speed, cadence, battery level, and much more.

SPEEDBOX SHIMANO for E8000, E7000, E6100, E5000 engines EQUIPPED WITH Di2 electronic gear shifting system, tube integrated Satellite System ON/OFF Switch (EW-SW100, EW-SW300)

SpeedBox 1.2 Shimano + E -Tube Port Completely remove the speed limitation of Shimano engines E8000, E7000, E6100, E5000, speed accuracy is retained up to 23 km/h. Option to turn ON/OFF the tuning via display.

SpeedBox 1.2 B.TUNING Shimano + E -Tube Port Completely remove the speed limitation of Shimano engines E8000, E7000, E6100, E5000. Display shows real values up to 23 km/ h, then the actual values are only displayed in the SpeedBox App. Phone connectivity, engine on/off, lock the motor, save and share your trip data, monitor the speed, distance travelled, max speed, cadence, battery level, and much more.

TUNINGS COMPATIBLE WITH ALL SHIMANO ENGINES

badassBox 4 Shimano Compatible with Shimano system with the magnet on the wheel spoke. The badassBox is the easiest tuning to install and remove since it slides over the speed sensor. The whole installing procedure does not take more than 1-2 minutes.  Does not retain speed accuracy. Maximum assisted speed is limited to 50 km/h. Instruction detail can be found here: badassBox 4 Shimano

badassBox 4 Shimano X-SET Compatible with the Shimano system with the magnet on the wheel spoke. The badassBox is the easiest tuning to install and remove since it slides over the speed sensor. The whole installing procedure does not take more than 1-2 minutes.  Does not retain speed accuracy. Maximum assisted speed is limited to 50 km/h. Instruction detail can be found here: badassBox 4 Shimano X-SET

badassBox 4 Shimano 2020 Compatible with the Shimano system with the magnet on the wheel spoke. The badassBox is the easiest tuning to install and remove since it slides over the speed sensor. The whole installing procedure does not take more than 1-2 minutes.  Does not retain speed accuracy. Maximum assisted speed is limited to 50 km/h. Instruction detail can be found here: badassbox 4 Shimano 2020

SPEEDBOX SHIMANO for EP8 motors WITHOUT Di2 electronic gear shifting system, tube integrated Satellite System ON/OFF Switch (EW-SW100, EW-SW300)

SpeedBox 1.3 Shimano EP8 Completely remove the speed limitation of Shimano EP8 engines, speed accuracy is retained up to 23 km/h. Option to turn ON/OFF the tuning via display.

SpeedBox 1.3 B.TUNING Shimano EP8 Completely remove the speed limitation of Shimano Ep8 engines. Display shows real values up to 23 km/ h, then the actual values are only displayed in the SpeedBox App. Phone connectivity, engine on/off, lock the motor, save and share your trip data, monitor the speed, distance travelled, max speed, cadence, battery level, and much more.

E-TUBE PORT CONFIGURATION

SPEEDBOX SHIMANO for EP8 motors EQUIPPED with Di2 electronic gear shifting system, tube integrated Satellite System ON/OFF Switch (EW-SW100, EW-SW300)

SpeedBox 1.3 Shimano + E-Tube Port Completely remove the speed limitation of Shimano EP8 engines , speed accuracy is retained up to 23 km/h. Option to turn ON/OFF the tuning via display.

SpeedBox 1.3 B.TUNING Shimano + E-Tube Port Completely remove the speed limitation of Shimano EP8 engines. Display shows real values up to 23 km/ h, then the actual values are only displayed in the SpeedBox App. Phone connectivity, engine on/off, lock the motor, save and share your trip data, monitor the speed, distance travelled, max speed, cadence, battery level, and much more.

TUNING COMPATIBLE WITH ALL SHIMANO EP8 ENGINES

SpeedFun Shimano EP8 Compatible with all Shimano EP8 engines with and without the E-Tube Port connection. Completely unlock the speed of the engine. Speed is displayed correctly up to 24 km/h and falsified thereafter. The tuning is always activated.

MBIQ-P EP8 / EP8-RS The travelled speed is displayed halved. A very small tuning that is hidden within the engine compartment. the max assisted speed can be programmed thought a sequence of wheel rotations. 

If you are still unsure which tuning is compatible with your engine just send us a message via our website chat box. We are here to help you to derestrict your engine!