It's pretty funny actually poking around on there - the general knowledge level seems to be so much less than over here in terms of actual understanding of what is going on in their engines. They all seem to think the computer is doing a whole hell of a lot more than it actually is, especially with the older engines. Like yeah, the computer actually knows what the timing is doing at any given moment, but it's really only got a very basic map that it's using for making adjustments.One huge thing with most modern electronic engines is that they behave consistently regardless of conditions. That often means they don't live up to their full potential when conditions could allow them to get more "bang" for their buck. Perfect example is gasser turbos. On a cold morning the air density is higher - that could allow you to get more power (like on old carbureted cars - they'd always run AWESOME on a clear cold morning). Instead though to provide 'consistent' performance the car behaves just like it would if it was a muggy warm day. The intake air is a lot colder and denser, it'd be easy to get an extra 10% out of the engine but no no no, gotta make sure the car acts exactly the same as it always does.But really that's what most people in the new car market want. It's why Starbucks / McDonalds / etc are successful - people value consistency over quality.
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