I am curious of the results and the ease of use. Anyone?

scott

 

I have an AEM ECU for my 2000 Civic Si..it is the plug n play model, but keep in mind!!, the base maps they give you aren't close to what you are going to need to have your car run correctly..the first two days I had mine, I couldn't get the car to idle under 1500 rpms w/out stalling..AEM tech support can't really give you too much advise..the guy just told me "mess with stuff under the idle options"..great advise when you just spent over a grand for an ECU huh?? It is very neat, lots of variables to play with..VTEC controller as well as VTEC load on and off control..ignition timing, fuel maps galore..and it can log info as you are driving down the road!! The biggest problem is that the base map will not work for every car..you may have to tune it just to get your car to run!! The best way to tune this ECU is to spend a fortune on the dyno..The only other problem I have is that the manual for the ECU gets very vague, not explaining enough about tuning and adjusting the variables..so, in short, it is an awesome ECU with unlimited potential (boost, staged nitrous control, VTEC control, unlimited fuel map and ignition timing control), but you really have to either know what you are doing or take it to someone and a dyno who does to get the full potential out of it..be prepared to spend lots of money on the dyno, and lots of time learning each and every one of the variables..
I can get AEM ECU's for just over cost if you are interested. I currently have one for sale, plug n play for an Si as well..listed under classifieds..let me know!!

bluesiTYPER@aol.com

 

h,, interesting, so i guess its not the easiest to use

 

too much control isnt always a good thing

 

yeah, it is wonderful if tuned correctly, but untuned it can become a problem..and because of how flexible the tuning is, it can be very easy to damage your engine ..since you have so many variables and parameters to control, you really have to thoroughly understand the mechanics and theories of a combustion engine..
the other problem I forgot to mention with it..the manual has no sort of troubleshooting guide, so you have to talk to an AEM ECU rep every time you have an unsurpassable problem..and unfortunately, with my experience, it seems there are only a few people at AEM taking those calls right now, not open on weekends, and half the time you get a voicemail box to leave a message..not a good thing when you are unsure of something..it can be a tuner's dream and an amateurs problem..

 

"turboholic" is attending the aem ems school this weekend. Next weekend we`ll be tuning at r&d I believe. The unit is pretty neato, but it does take some knowledge to really utizlize it`s full capacity.

Ryan

 

I would say amateur's nightmare

 

Mine is on order. It does look complicated, I've played with the demo software a little and it's pretty insane.

In retrospect I probably would've been better off with a Hondata, but I'm going to learn this thing if it's the last thing I do.

Once I figure the system out I can charge $100 an hour to tune other peoples cars with it.

 

Hondata, same price to get stage 4 roughly and easier to use from the looks