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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·10 days agoI just had to pay upwards of $700 to boost my VW’s horsepower. By buying a Cobb Accessport
minus-squareDadifer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 days agoDo they have something for Mercedes?
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days agoI’m not sure. Everything I’ve found for Mercs replaced the ECU entirely
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days 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-up1·9 days agoElectric. You can unlock higher speeds with a subscription for EQS.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days 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.