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The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.

There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine based on driving conditions/style. They could also optimize their motors for specific fuel blends by state which should allow for cleaner running and less overall polution (link it to GPS and allow the car to self tune as you fill up).

I know most cars with turbo chargers (a great way to get power and safe gas) can get instant power gains just by changing the waste gate settings.

Open Source would be great in this arena. Ford would become a pioneer in self tuning.
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Engine Management...  Fark | 10/30/09
Will never happen.  cornpie | 10/30/09
Not sure I agree with you...  Fark | 10/30/09
"Legally modify thier personal posession"  cornpie | 10/30/09
Actually it is NOT illegal to modify your vehicle ...  kd5auq | 10/30/09
Point Taken.  cornpie | 10/30/09
Why would Ford (or any company) take the risk?  GuidingLight | 10/30/09
You really don't think...  Fark | 10/30/09
I understand that you could  GuidingLight | 10/30/09
I don't think so  mswift@... | 10/30/09
It would eliminate the "secret" settings .....  kd5auq | 10/30/09
everything  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/30/09
RE: What should open source do in a car?  kiwicreature | 10/30/09
RE: What should open source do in a car?  1djk1 | 10/30/09
Digitial dashboards...  Fark | 10/30/09
Ever drive a mid eighties Corvette?  cornpie | 10/30/09
I agree... I like REAL gagues - but choice is king..  Fark | 10/30/09
DIGITAL DASH PROBLEMS  mswift@... | 10/30/09
I'd like to see it  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
Good Point...  Fark | 10/30/09
Digitial dashboards...  TheCableGuyNY | 10/30/09
bring Linux to the car  Linux Geek | 10/30/09
Lame...  Fark | 10/30/09
RE: What should open source do in a car?  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
RE: What should open source do in a car?  rijrunner | 10/30/09
RE: What should open source do in a car?  Sicarius66 | 10/30/09
Same results here...  Fark | 10/30/09
RE: What should open source do in a car?  tech_ed@... | 10/30/09
RE: What should open source do in a car?  benoddo | 10/30/09
but what about...  T-Rexx | 10/30/09
self service infringements?  peterwalker58 | 10/30/09
Disable ABS  bobp@... | 10/31/09
as long as Fyord and M$ own it - i'm not touching it. i'll get a true open  wessonjoe | 10/30/09
ECM or fuel injection computer  croberts | 10/30/09
Yes, that would be a good thing to be open source.  cornpie | 10/30/09
RE: What should open source do in a car?  peterwalker58 | 10/30/09
RE: What should open source do in a car?  jw@... | 10/31/09

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