How can a car engine remap increase both power and economy? - eviltoast

If the remap is better in every way, why wasn’t it just made like that in the factory? What am I missing?

    • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Longevity is almost always the price you pay for power though. The engine in my VW GTI could put out nearly double the horsepower that it currently gets, but the lifespan would be under half that of normal.