AEM EMS info?

[RedWagon]

Well I hav th option to buy a AEM EMS for a decent price from a local guy($900) that coms with a 3bar map, AIT and coolant sensors, and I was wondering what I should know about this EMS? I asked the seller why he's selling it cheap, and he said he bought the car with it and did't know how to tune the car and decided to go with DSMlink. Someone told me the car is lifeless when you plug it in until its tuned.

 

[bling5tatus]

I think most of what he posts in any given thread is more than a stretch of the truth. Somebody asked about spark plugs and he essentially stated that they are all the same.

You're just running on all eight cylinders aren't you. If you'd stop trying to twist and manipulate what was asked/answered in that thread you wouldn't be here spreading banter.

Oh wait... I know about tuning sd, but I didn't know that there's different kinds of spark plugs.... c'mon get off the gas.

 

[dsm-onster]

BTW whats with the Ray Peters plug?

He's a good guy. I've talked to him a few times. He loves SD and is one reason for my decision to experiment with ds-map. I was saying his work has been good for your cause, hasn't it? That's all. He's earned respect around here.

I see where you're coming from with a hacked maf vs. no hacked maf. But th difference between 5.2% and 2.4% is what hacking offers. An safc can accomodate a hacked maf. So giving both systems their best shot, then comparing is good for everyone to see. No matter, SD still showed to be better .

Really, running no screen in the airpath is just better. Common sense dictates there's a restriction. A note, several ford and all nissan hot wire mafs have no screen. They offer no more resistance than the pipes they are connected to. . . They still don't deal with boost leaks. But there's no power loss via restriction. They operate on an analog voltage curve and several can meter over 42 lbs/min. Car manufacturers see the value in less restriction and run those mafs or SD (my camry a fine balance between budget and efficiency).

 

[sbengineering]

A bit of info i have learned over the many years.

With a good tune, Boost loves timing!

 

[rarson]

Oh wait... I know about tuning sd, but I didn't know that there's different kinds of spark plugs.... c'mon get off the gas.

I didn't say that you didn't know that there are different kinds of spark plugs. I said that you told someone else they were all basically the same.

 

[dsm-onster]

When dsmap was originally made, Nick coded the use of a ford mas, then eventually went full SD.

I figured that . . . I can see the 'correlation'. Tunerpro is big in the turboford community. It's as versatile as PCMX to the average ford guy. Though pcmx is MUCH more capable when it comes to setting up something 'new' for an eprom ecu. It's just not a common program. . .Though I cannot understand why. But, regardless, the system has promise.

The ford mafs used by turboford guys are very capable. There is MSII SD used but there is no horsepower potential difference between the systems up to the limit of the maf used. The airstraightener is the culprit. Both systems function better than the terrible stock VAM setup and blowthu VAM setup.

 

[Smokin80]

AEM is awesome..and i have played with it quite a bit.
TunerRT is sweet too
Dsmlink....also awesome
as well as all the other options out there.

To each his own. Don't be so closed minded and say that "X" tuner is better than "Y" tuner.
I run dsmlink and love it. Tuning is quick and easy. That is what makes me happy. 500ish whp on a daily driver that starts and idles like stock and makes good power with minimal time invested to tuning.

I WILL go to aem ems some day on one of my cars...not because it is "better" than dsmlink but because it offers different things that a user friendly option like the "link" cannot.

I really hope that some of you guys open your eyes and realize that your opinions are merely opinions and not the gospel to the dsm world.

TO THE ORIGINAL POSTER,
If you feel confident that you can tune or can afford to have AEM tuned for your, then by all means do that. There is no reason why you would want to run dsmlink over AEM if that is your situation. You will likely get more power and, if tuned well, more driveability out of the car.
DSMlink is the greatest thing since sliced bread in my own personal opinion. BUT, if all out tuneability and power is what you are looking for then look no further than AEM EMS. You will not be disappointed.

 

[motomattx]

Can you do no lift to shift on AEM EMS 1?

I would certainly think that you could, its a pretty easy feature to add to an ecu, I checked online but there really is not much information online at all for the series 1, its shocking to me that AEM does not even have a manual that you can download for it.

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Support for it is almost nonexistent. One of my good friends couldn't find any help either so now he drives Fords