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Originally Posted by rapidcars
"Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons said that when the engine control unit (ECU) is installed, it adapts to the car's powertrain and owner's driving patterns, a process known as adaptive learning. Within 100 miles, those settings are basically frozen in the ECU."
Where did this come from and why weren't we told this? I babied mine as per the manual and to think of it, the problems started as I got closer to 1k miles and started being a little more loose with keeping the rpms under 4k.
It also supports the numbers in this thread:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18613 |
If I am not mistaken, you can, at any time, reset the learning process on most cars to begin again if you want to. In some cars, all you have to do is disconnect the battery for 10-20 mins. This wipes the appropriate part of the ECU memory.
The ECU and programmer nerds among us might have better, more accurate info on this . . . .