[s-cars] aw, come on!

[John Mertz]

Are you serious?  "learning ecu"?  Where can I learn more about this?


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From: 	A Ma [mailto:pwrdrftr at hotmail.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, March 04, 2003 6:21 PM
To:	pmische at comcast.net
Cc:	s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject:	Re: [s-cars] aw, come on!

What kind of mods (if any) do you have on the car?

Don't forget that the S4/S6 ECU is a "learning" computer and adapts to your
driving style. By changing the battery the ECU may have reverted to the
stock settings and it may take a few outings to get the car running the way
you remember.

Alvin
93S4

>From: Philip Mische <pmische at comcast.net>
>To: S-Car List <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: [s-cars] aw, come on!
>Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 16:07:47 -0500
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>I know these are complicated cars.  I accept that when I'm tweaking things
>there are lessons to be learned, and that running lots of boost and making
>lots of power comes at a price - but this, this is tests my patience.
>
>I changed the battery - yeah, the lead-acid box under the back seat - now
>it runs like crap!   Whaaaat?  Turns over faster now, and idles fine, but
>something was amiss right away.  Now, when I screw my foot to the floor,
>it's like a wet sponge, just won't get up & go.  It kinda wakes up after a
>moment, but it's half-hearted about it.  In addition it sputters a little
>at light loads, surges.  I don't think it's going to strand me anywhere
>(famous last words) but something is definitely wrong.
>
>How might I have offended the gods?
>
>Phil Mische
>95.5 S6
>
>PS I did do the POS spare channel swap just a few weeks ago after a good
>solid miss developed, but this condition is nothing like that.  Not to say
>it's not the POS, just that the symptoms are completely different.
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