Dodo sensed that something was wrong.
The central computer had been upgraded, and its judgments regarding energy supply (the throttle), braking, and steering had all been drastically adjusted.
The engine in particular no longer followed anything like its previous control logic.
"What's going on?"
No matter how much an engine was improved, its pistons still moved up and down. Adding VETC merely let the pistons push a little deeper during aggressive driving, drawing in more air.
Overall, the underlying program logic was the same. If the central control program's architecture had changed, that probably meant an engine operating on a completely different principle had been installed.
Something like swapping in an aircraft's jet engine... that was obviously impossible.
Releasing the handbrake, Shen Qi tried pressing the accelerator, and Little Sheep started moving.
The power didn't feel particularly strong. It seemed about the same as before...
Just as Shen Qi was wondering whether Huzang hadn't finished tuning it properly, Little Sheep suddenly surged forward, its speed shooting up.
"Whoa-did he put a turbo in this thing?! That doesn't seem right!"
Huzang knew Shen Qi had a Style Technique with a turbo effect, so last time, rather than adding weight with an extra turbo, he had used VETC intake valve lift.
But this response-nothing noticeable at low speed, then a sudden burst as the speed rose-really did feel like turbocharging, and with a pretty large turbo at that.
After slowing down a little, Shen Qi pressed the accelerator again, feeling that strange acceleration process.
"Huh?!"
As his speed skyrocketed, Shen Qi noticed a strange change on the dashboard.
It was perfectly normal for the speedometer to shoot up, since he was going faster, but that tachometer was about to blow!
Engine RPM meant the rotational speed of the engine's crankshaft. Put simply