Bullydog doesnt even use baro for mapping. Baro and boost is just assumed for reference purposes. The ecu assumes that at idle it is barometric pressure and any increase in absolute pressure when the throttle is moved is boost. Absolute is what mapping is done against. This is direct info from bullydog.
According to my source at Polaris, the stock ECM/ECU only uses the initial baro reading (input) at first engine start up and then doesn't use this info/input again until the engine is shut off and restarted.
So what this means is as our sleds change in altitude's during an engine start cycle, even though the baro may be reporting the updated info (baro changes) the stock ECM/ECU base map is still using the baro reading from the last engine start. So if your ride happens to change say 3,000 ft in altitude, the map is still using the baro setting from the initial engine start up.
When the engine is shut down and restarted, the baro is then updated and the initial map starts again.
From my testing of the DCI-2 ECM/ECU, this module does not have the ability to be updated on the fly by the baro sensor. I learned this when testing big bores that were having runnability issues on the ride up the mountain. Restart the engine immediately and issue went away.
ok then, my 3 bar wasnt working as it should (something besides baro i guess). when i put the new one on it read baro on the bd. i guess if anything its a good way to see if the 3 bar is working on all aspects. it read intake temp and boost fine just not baro. for the 30$ it costs....
No, you are/were correct which is why I asked how you were able to diag your issue. Your Baro was reporting 12.0 PSI at engine start-up and even though it might change to 13.2 PSI later, the base ECM map was using the first reading it was receiving.
I would have been interested in your case if this was a Baro sensor that was actually defective OR was it an issue of your sled's DC voltage being a little low at engine start up and the replacement baro sensor is drawing a little less power.
The nerd in me is curious if you happened to try the affected sensor in the good running sled?