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Re:US Sues eBay for Allowing Sale of More Than 300k Emission... by alistairSH on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @09:56AM (#37844453)
Yeah, I was thinking that the guys who are adding "anti-lag" to their street cars probably first encountered it watching WRC. Or maybe touring cars.

What's crazy to me is I hear it on cars that aren't even turbo - they're just running super rich with no muffler/resonator, so it pops/burbles more than normal. Can't be good for the car (the catalyst in particular, assuming they've bothered to keep it).

Re:US Sues eBay for Allowing Sale of More Than 300k Emission... by nikau on Thursday October 12, 2023 @06:11AM (#37855309)
yeah the stupid "crackle pop" tunes are just deliberately running rich.

There's also "DSG farts" which actually have a performance benefit, but sound truly awful with aftermarket exhaust systems.