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  • H honey the codewitch

    Everybody says that! And "Ant sucks. It's not his fault, it's just him" :laugh: I liked Ant. And Elvis is great too. I guess Ed was my favorite mechanic, thinking on it.

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    glennPattonPub
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    Well, Ed was there at the start ok the first few episodes looking at them now you can see the 'cringe' (I don't really know what to say...). Well last I heard he was going to try to take back the his fastest 'living room' record...

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    • H honey the codewitch

      ... that's when I watch anything, which is pretty much only when i am eating, because my anxiety issues preclude any drama or "cringe humor". Anyway, on the show Wheeler Dealers, Elvis the mechanic was rechipping a little Fiat sports car, and the remap chip was an ST. I use STs professionally. Not for remapping ECU fuel/air tables but still, I thought it was neat. I'm interested in metal fab, hot rodding (or otherwise voiding a warranty), and gonzo engineering so it's fun to see a little bit of that crossover into what I do.

      Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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      Ron Anders
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      I watch mechanics like South Main Auto and Ramyond Ray's Repairs. I really don't know why.

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        I watch mechanics like South Main Auto and Ramyond Ray's Repairs. I really don't know why.

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        honey the codewitch
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        I'll have to see if I can find those on motortrend.

        Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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          I watch mechanics like South Main Auto and Ramyond Ray's Repairs. I really don't know why.

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          Richard Andrew x64
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          Are you a fan of Doug DeMuro too?

          The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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          • H honey the codewitch

            ... that's when I watch anything, which is pretty much only when i am eating, because my anxiety issues preclude any drama or "cringe humor". Anyway, on the show Wheeler Dealers, Elvis the mechanic was rechipping a little Fiat sports car, and the remap chip was an ST. I use STs professionally. Not for remapping ECU fuel/air tables but still, I thought it was neat. I'm interested in metal fab, hot rodding (or otherwise voiding a warranty), and gonzo engineering so it's fun to see a little bit of that crossover into what I do.

            Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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            jmaida
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            I like wheeler dealer, too. I can also recommend youtube channel "flying sparks garage".

            "A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger

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              ... that's when I watch anything, which is pretty much only when i am eating, because my anxiety issues preclude any drama or "cringe humor". Anyway, on the show Wheeler Dealers, Elvis the mechanic was rechipping a little Fiat sports car, and the remap chip was an ST. I use STs professionally. Not for remapping ECU fuel/air tables but still, I thought it was neat. I'm interested in metal fab, hot rodding (or otherwise voiding a warranty), and gonzo engineering so it's fun to see a little bit of that crossover into what I do.

              Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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              charlieg
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              sounds like cheap therapy. You're going to be fine. :) And I'm pretty messed up at the moment. I refuse to take anymore prescriptions.

              Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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              • H honey the codewitch

                ... that's when I watch anything, which is pretty much only when i am eating, because my anxiety issues preclude any drama or "cringe humor". Anyway, on the show Wheeler Dealers, Elvis the mechanic was rechipping a little Fiat sports car, and the remap chip was an ST. I use STs professionally. Not for remapping ECU fuel/air tables but still, I thought it was neat. I'm interested in metal fab, hot rodding (or otherwise voiding a warranty), and gonzo engineering so it's fun to see a little bit of that crossover into what I do.

                Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                Chris Maunder
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                Chipping a car is something I've always wanted to do. For years. I spent my misguided youth restoring cars but as soon as ECUs became the norm I was both so excited at the possibilities and so frustrated at my lack of available tooling and knowledge to do it. Anyone want to write a quick article on how to mod the firmware of a modern car? :)

                cheers Chris Maunder

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  Chipping a car is something I've always wanted to do. For years. I spent my misguided youth restoring cars but as soon as ECUs became the norm I was both so excited at the possibilities and so frustrated at my lack of available tooling and knowledge to do it. Anyone want to write a quick article on how to mod the firmware of a modern car? :)

                  cheers Chris Maunder

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                  honey the codewitch
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                  Depending on the engine, you may need a custom ECU. I think Chevy's LS motors can be remapped from the factory, if you plug in tools to do it. https://www.pcmofnc.com/product-category/ls-powered-hot-rod/tuning-software-ls-hot-rod/[^] You need something like that.

                  Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                    sounds like cheap therapy. You're going to be fine. :) And I'm pretty messed up at the moment. I refuse to take anymore prescriptions.

                    Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                    honey the codewitch
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                    Yeah I'm done with anxiety meds unless they give me something strong prescribed PRN, but I think that would just knock me out. I've gotten pretty good at heading off panic attacks using mental exercises, but they don't help much with generalized anxiety itself.

                    Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                    • H honey the codewitch

                      Depending on the engine, you may need a custom ECU. I think Chevy's LS motors can be remapped from the factory, if you plug in tools to do it. https://www.pcmofnc.com/product-category/ls-powered-hot-rod/tuning-software-ls-hot-rod/[^] You need something like that.

                      Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                      Chris Maunder
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                      I think I probably just want to fiddle with features rather than remapping. I think you'd need a decent dyno and a lot of testing to really know how best to remap things. One think that drives me nuts is my car will open the tailgate when there's an obstruction a foot away. I have a lot of scrapes on that tailgate now because if you lean on the carkey accidentally the tailgate opens. It has proximity sensors. It should know not to open the gate. And yet.

                      cheers Chris Maunder

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                        I think I probably just want to fiddle with features rather than remapping. I think you'd need a decent dyno and a lot of testing to really know how best to remap things. One think that drives me nuts is my car will open the tailgate when there's an obstruction a foot away. I have a lot of scrapes on that tailgate now because if you lean on the carkey accidentally the tailgate opens. It has proximity sensors. It should know not to open the gate. And yet.

                        cheers Chris Maunder

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                        honey the codewitch
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                        You can rent dyno time. It's not horribly pricey.

                        Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                          ... that's when I watch anything, which is pretty much only when i am eating, because my anxiety issues preclude any drama or "cringe humor". Anyway, on the show Wheeler Dealers, Elvis the mechanic was rechipping a little Fiat sports car, and the remap chip was an ST. I use STs professionally. Not for remapping ECU fuel/air tables but still, I thought it was neat. I'm interested in metal fab, hot rodding (or otherwise voiding a warranty), and gonzo engineering so it's fun to see a little bit of that crossover into what I do.

                          Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

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                          jochance
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                          There was a meme in a mechanics forum recently about "getting to the guy who has a bad cylinder fire now that he replaced his ECU chip with one he found on eBay".

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