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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·1 month agoI just had to pay upwards of $700 to boost my VW’s horsepower. By buying a Cobb Accessport
minus-squareDadifer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoDo they have something for Mercedes?
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI’m not sure. Everything I’ve found for Mercs replaced the ECU entirely
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoAre you dealing with diesel or petrol? Naturally aspirated petrol is pretty useless to tune, anything turbocharged has tuning potential, especially diesel where you can get ridiculous torque.
minus-squareDadifer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoElectric. You can unlock higher speeds with a subscription for EQS.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoAh, I’m sure there’s some way to do it, but not sure if it’s been discovered yet.
I just had to pay upwards of $700 to boost my VW’s horsepower.
By buying a Cobb Accessport
Do they have something for Mercedes?
I’m not sure. Everything I’ve found for Mercs replaced the ECU entirely
Are you dealing with diesel or petrol? Naturally aspirated petrol is pretty useless to tune, anything turbocharged has tuning potential, especially diesel where you can get ridiculous torque.
Electric. You can unlock higher speeds with a subscription for EQS.
Ah, I’m sure there’s some way to do it, but not sure if it’s been discovered yet.