Even I have trouble with this one

[Shannen Durphey]

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> Another interesting aspect of the ZR1's ecu is as follows: I have heard
> tell that it keeps track of the number of times that the car exceeds 100
> and 150 mph, and for how long each time, somewhere in its innards.
> Apparently GM has, upon occasion, recovered this info from Vette ecu's in
> order to encourage plaintiffs in nasty lawsuits to settle quietly and
> cheaply. If the ZR1 ecu is indeed a close relative to other units, it would
> be VERY interesting indeed to determine whether this kind of potentially
> extremely embarrassing ecu memory ability extends across the board!

Some ABS units remember some embarrasing stuff.  So do airbag control
units, but only during a crash.

> 
> ----Hey, Code Dudes--a bit of code with which to rewrite this stuff, if it
> exists, might be VERY marketable , indeed!!! Might even make someone the
> kind of money Cincinnati Microwave has made over the years!! THEY ARE
> WATCHING, YOU KNOW!! Someday Al may want to make reading this part of your
> ecu's memory a part of your annual emissions check-up--you know--just to
> see whether you are one of those bad guys who is helping to melt all the
> glaciers!!!

Worse yet, when you get off the highway your ECM will be "connected" to
a state computer which checks things such as speeds and driving habits,
and automatically issues tickets.  Always wondered if anyone traveling
the toll roads was issued a ticket based on the times printed on the
toll ticket.

Shannen

> >
> >PS - The more I think about, the original ZR1 may actually have been a
> >small-block Chevy (350).  I think the big-block version was actually
> >called a ZR2.
> 
> Maybe I'm remembering engine codes rather than car codes???
> >
> >
> Regards, Greg