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09-04-2020, 11:01 AM | #26 |
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^looks yellow on my monitor.
I'm guessing that they are using a stand-alone ecu... they're perfectly capable of providing a stand-alone, so why not...
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09-04-2020, 01:20 PM | #27 |
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A standalone is not going to play nice with like anything else in the car.
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09-04-2020, 04:32 PM | #28 |
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It makes sense that a manufacturer would want to control the software and how the hardware responds, especially with over-the-air updates available. Need to keep their system on lockdown. License it out to a few with restrictions.
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09-04-2020, 05:00 PM | #29 |
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All it is, is a money grab scheme. Nothing more, nothing less.
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09-05-2020, 12:44 AM | #30 | |
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Now, if GM was smart, they would have made two separate systems (engine control & everything else) because someone is going to crack the car in the hunt for power and it is going to be a big problem for GM with access and operations of their vehicles. Also, to whomever cracks it. Expect to see lawsuits. |
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09-05-2020, 01:11 AM | #31 |
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IDK how the whole John Deere thing turned out, but I feel like that was the start of all this bull**** surrounding "you don't actually own your product and you can't modify it any more because MUH SOFTWARE IP!!!" seeping it's ugly head into the automotive industry.
That's one of the worst parts about considering a car upgrade now-a-days. |
09-06-2020, 07:37 PM | #32 |
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This isn't the first time this has happened. I'm pretty sure the Challenger had an encrypted ECU and they couldn't be tuned. I'm not sure if that was ever overcome and I don't care enough to research it.
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11-27-2020, 06:08 AM | #33 | |
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ProCharger Announces Supercharger Kit For C8 Bolt On Pump Gas
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11-27-2020, 11:26 PM | #34 |
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piggyback?
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03-10-2021, 09:52 AM | #35 | |
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Another C8 Corvette Has Fallen Off A Shop Lift
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03-10-2021, 09:56 AM | #36 |
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I think GM says 40/60 weight. But it can be even more if your wrenching, or there's crap in the vehicle. Poor owner..it will never really be the same. If fell slowly down onto one strong point and removable front clip was damaged then it might not be to bad.
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03-10-2021, 11:16 AM | #37 |
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This shouldn't matter if the shop uses the designed lifting points. These design points "should" account for weight distribution. It's no different than fwd cars where front weight could be 70% up front.
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03-10-2021, 11:25 AM | #38 |
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The mechanic is clearly liable, but manufacturers don't do anyone any favors by the way they do not provide clear and easy to identify lifting points. It should be easy to stick a mirror under a car to figure out immediately where it needs to be lifted from.
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03-10-2021, 01:36 PM | #39 | |
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New/unfamiliar car model, tech/mech didn't take the time to confirm jack points, car go boom. |
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03-10-2021, 02:01 PM | #40 | |
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One more reason (the most important reason !) to take some time and do things properly. Going to work is nice but coming back from work unscathed is even better . |
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03-10-2021, 02:01 PM | #41 | |
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03-10-2021, 02:33 PM | #42 |
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O yeah..I'm anal, my Avanti s I open door hood trunk then close them just enough to catch the locks, then bring her up slowly USING THE CORRECT LIFT POINTS..I worry about my fiber glass cracking. I don't care that's what I do, maybe you don't have too but i do..
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04-23-2021, 05:44 PM | #43 |
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European C8 Corvette will lose close to 30 HP!
https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...close-to-30-hp European C8 Corvette will lose close to 30 HP! Today, 01:35 AM Just got the information and confirmed that with multiple dealers that the European Corvette will have reduce in overall power thank to the requirement to install a Gasoline Particulate Filter to meet EU emission laws. The power changes as follows: Horsepower: 468 HP (down from 495) Torque: 455 Lb-ft (down from 470) 0-60 mph: 3.5s (down from 3.0) To me this is a huge let down since the european C8 prices are pretty high compared to the US market (even though 2LT Z51 is standard here). |
05-19-2022, 05:50 AM | #44 | |
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Somebody Has Finally Unlocked The C8 Corvette's ECU
Somebody Has Finally Unlocked The C8 Corvette's ECU
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05-19-2022, 12:03 PM | #45 |
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is anyone surprised?
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05-20-2022, 01:00 PM | #46 |
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It was inevitable.
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