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DISCUSSION => Engine management => Topic started by: doitover on March 11, 2009, 08:47:20 AM

Title: Does the Motronic learn?
Post by: doitover on March 11, 2009, 08:47:20 AM: I finally have my 91 318is with DA supercharger running again. I had the battery out for a while. Does the Motronic learn. The next thing I'd like to do is take it to a Dyno to check the AFR and see how healthy it is, wondering if I should wait a bit t for the Motronic to settle?
Title: Does the Motronic learn?
Post by: redhead on April 11, 2009, 02:16:37 PM: Yes it does, as it is adaptive.
Title: Does the Motronic learn?
Post by: tjts1 on April 11, 2009, 02:30:30 PM: Oh it learns. It's always learning. And when it has learned enought, it will overpower us and take over the world.
Title: Does the Motronic learn?
Post by: 1991 E30 M42 on April 11, 2009, 09:15:26 PM: it will probably be really rich until the ecu adapts
Title: Does the Motronic learn?
Post by: bmwman91 on April 11, 2009, 11:42:02 PM: It adapts, but only to a point. From what I understand, the DASC kit, if used as designed, can scrape by with proper AFR's. If things get too far away from stock proportions, it will toss a CEL, or just run badly.
Title: Does the Motronic learn?
Post by: Pac_Man on April 12, 2009, 01:09:08 AM: Quote from: tjts1;69872
Oh it learns. It's always learning. And when it has learned enought, it will overpower us and take over the world.

lol
Title: Does the Motronic learn?
Post by: Hodge on April 12, 2009, 09:37:19 PM: Quote from: bmwman91;69915
It adapts, but only to a point. From what I understand, the DASC kit, if used as designed, can scrape by with proper AFR's. If things get too far away from stock proportions, it will toss a CEL, or just run badly.

This is true.

My car throws a CEL for 02 and Knock control every once in awhile now and only after letting it idle for more than a minute or two.

Other than that, it runs butter smooth.

Actually, my engine has been running better since the DASC install..:)