Because putting type-r on a civic makes it faster.. It sounds like ricing ip camera's
Or because changing a MAC address makes it a different brand. lol
back to topic. I don't think that changing the firmware from another (higher) model will give you any advantages or features. I know that there are hardware devices where this trick works, but that are oscilloscopes and other testing equipment. The manufacturer puts in the same pcb's and locks the features by software.