Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t...
by elmean on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @10:19AM
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> "Engineers tell us they baked this into the engine's computer, and a simple "cut the wire" trick won't unlock highway speeds."
New benchmark just dropped
Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t...
by RankingMember on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @10:41AM
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Disable ABS via fuse to prevent odd behavior due to what you're about to do, then: install different tone wheels with less frequent valleys/rises (or intercept and manipulate the signal before returning to the ECU), done. Hacky and will ruin your odometer accuracy, but there ya go. :P
Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t...
by rtkwe on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:37AM
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Or the more likely solution, blast a custom firmware into the ECU without the baked in governor. I imagine that will be out there within weeks of these being released in the US.
Dealbreaker. Too bad they couldn't get it legal on 45mph or less. It would literally open up 99% of non-highway routes.