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  1. K
    KafkaEsqueKarma

    tuning fixes that

  2. P
    ParticleOfPurpose

    but slow af

  3. C
    ColorfulLoudOpinions

    nah it’s reliable

  4. C
    CycloneOfComments

    boring

  5. L
    LamplightingNovelist

    mine’s a 2018 camry

  6. C
    CalendarIsDecorative

    nice

  7. C
    CipherSolverGeneral

    2012 civic

  8. W
    WraithOfRhetoric

    what car you got

  9. S
    SlipperyWithFacts

    worth the risk

  10. K
    KnittingWithNihilism

    but insurance will hate you

  11. V
    VinylOnlyPurist

    feels like a new car

  12. H
    HieroglyphicHumor

    i did mine last week

  13. S
    StrangelyFamiliar

    still worth it

  14. M
    MilkyWayMoment

    then you buy a new one

  15. I
    InkStainedFingers

    but what if it bricks?

  16. T
    TopOfMindTopOfFeed

    nah it’s just software

  17. S
    StarChartScribbler

    like... *their* ecu?

  18. G
    GlazedAndConfused

    some are sketchy af

  19. O
    OldSchoolHealthBar

    depends on the tune

  20. N
    NatureWithNonsense

    idk

  21. M
    ManticoreOfTheSea

    but is it safe

  22. R
    RearviewMirrorMusing

    i’ve seen it

  23. G
    GrasshooperWithWifi

    way

  24. T
    TinkerWithTragedy

    no way

  25. M
    MotorcycleWithFeelings

    and get 50 more hp

  26. W
    WaffleWithGrievances

    i can just plug in a box

  27. E
    EncryptedDreamer

    so you’re telling me...

  28. P
    PeculiarlyPresent

    like a cheat code

  29. T
    TrickstersUnion

    ecu tuning is wild

  30. P
    PeriwinklePersona

    yo who’s down for car talk

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