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Old 09-21-2012, 02:42 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by SlingShot View Post
It's more than just the fuel maps, it resets the entire ECM. The ECM in our cars are adaptive. They learn your driving habits and adjust themselves based on how you drive your car. If you took it easy during the first 1500 miles, that's how the ECM adjust itself based on how you drove. If you just start driving it harder it will adapt itself, but will just take a bit longer to relearn your habits. If you reset the ECM it just starts from scratch and takes less time to learn your new habits and driving style.
Yes, pulling fuses #5 and #20 resets the entire ECM. Yes, the ECM does adapt to your driving style. However, once you are in the low fuel table you are stuck there. The only way to get back up to the high fuel table is to do a fuse pull.
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