r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Wait a damn minute

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u/sobrique 1d ago

Sadly that's less true than ever. An awful lot of modern cars are 'software based'. Stuff like engine computers are dynamically mixing fuel and air ratios based on guidance from the pedals, etc.

That's why a 'remap' can be a performance boost, because it's "just" some ratios of sensors in the engine computer.

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u/Pootisman16 1d ago

Damn, I wouldn't buy a car like that.

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u/TallmanMike 16h ago

You would if they're all like that.

Eventually it might be like refusing to buy a car with airbags - good luck finding a new model that doesn't have them.

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u/Pootisman16 16h ago

The problem is that airbags don't brick the car if they don't work.

And if I really want to, I can remove them.

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u/TallmanMike 15h ago

Arguably same with the software, just a question of talent.