Why not get a phatbox?
www.phatnoise.com
Should store all of your mp3's fine, hooks up to any headunit that supports cd changers and it runs linux too!
A) This is old old news. I don't know how long this has been around but for atleast 5 years.
B) Reporgraming a chip or putting in a mod chip is dangerous but I think in most situations there are professionaly done mod chips you can get installed.
Most of these chips are done with careful R&D and testing (although like any firmware some revisions aren't so hot).
An example of this is the many chips available for the 1.8 litter turbo charged VW/Audi engine. A simple mod chip gained alot of horsepower. Why? VW tuned down the turbo so that the horsepower figures did not infringe on the "higher" horsepower V6 (which is alot more expensive).
Now this is a mod chip that many many people put in with little problems. Using these chips increase fuel effeciency by utilizing the turbo more.
I had one of these chips for my 1.8t VW passat (98 FYI) for a while and it worked perfectly.
Of course I needed more speed which lead to a bigger turbo (KO4 vs stock KO3) and a race chip (Garret). Again both changes have been trouble free for the last three years.
Using a professional chip in your car is a relativly safe thing to do (long term wear, stress not withstanding) but I would think it would be abvious for some one to just start reprograming their car with out extensive knowledge and equipment.
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Why not get a phatbox? www.phatnoise.com Should store all of your mp3's fine, hooks up to any headunit that supports cd changers and it runs linux too!
A) This is old old news. I don't know how long this has been around but for atleast 5 years. B) Reporgraming a chip or putting in a mod chip is dangerous but I think in most situations there are professionaly done mod chips you can get installed. Most of these chips are done with careful R&D and testing (although like any firmware some revisions aren't so hot). An example of this is the many chips available for the 1.8 litter turbo charged VW/Audi engine. A simple mod chip gained alot of horsepower. Why? VW tuned down the turbo so that the horsepower figures did not infringe on the "higher" horsepower V6 (which is alot more expensive). Now this is a mod chip that many many people put in with little problems. Using these chips increase fuel effeciency by utilizing the turbo more. I had one of these chips for my 1.8t VW passat (98 FYI) for a while and it worked perfectly. Of course I needed more speed which lead to a bigger turbo (KO4 vs stock KO3) and a race chip (Garret). Again both changes have been trouble free for the last three years. Using a professional chip in your car is a relativly safe thing to do (long term wear, stress not withstanding) but I would think it would be abvious for some one to just start reprograming their car with out extensive knowledge and equipment.