prelude sh needs help!!!
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prelude sh needs help!!!
In advance, sorry for the book.
she was running like crap, dying at red lights, going down the road nice and smooth and she starts sputtering like it is getting no fuel.
I couldn't deal with it so most of the time she sat in my driveway not moving. AEM released their latest patch for the EMS I am still trying to get tuned so I decided to convert the old maps and upload them and hope that the car would be drivable. I uploaded the new maps and started the car and it revved like before 700 to 1400 rpms. I revved up to 2000rpms and held it there (this is what I've had to do since I got the new EMS til the engine warmed up) nope didn't work. I started it again after a couple more fuel changes and it putted and putted. After this time it never started again. the motor makes this grinding noise when trying to start it now.
Now I broke my car and have to get it fixed for boost and there are so many options out there and need some help with this stuff.
I would like to run between 10 and 12lbs of boost.
Currently I have t3/t4 Drag II Turbo Kit w/ modded downpipe, Greddy BOV and TiAL WG, gauges, aem rail & regulator, walbro 255lph, RC 550cc, resistor pack, ACT 6 puck, skunk2 cam gears, Greddy catback and AEM EMS.
This is my Christmas list so far
Golden Eagle Sleeves, Endyn Pistons 9:1CR, Eagle H-Beams, Euro-R intake manifold, 68mm tb, Skunk2 ti retainers, springs, valves, ARP head studs, crank balancing and head port/polish. So far I am seeing around $5000 without assembly.
OUCH
I think this should pretty much get me where I want but I still need to get that EMS setup correctly. A good tuner is going to very difficult to find for this thing but we'll see.
I am actually considering Hondata but have to get and obd1 ecu the wiring conversion harness, so I would have to sell the AEM EMS to get this stuff.
well again sorry for the long story.
she was running like crap, dying at red lights, going down the road nice and smooth and she starts sputtering like it is getting no fuel.
I couldn't deal with it so most of the time she sat in my driveway not moving. AEM released their latest patch for the EMS I am still trying to get tuned so I decided to convert the old maps and upload them and hope that the car would be drivable. I uploaded the new maps and started the car and it revved like before 700 to 1400 rpms. I revved up to 2000rpms and held it there (this is what I've had to do since I got the new EMS til the engine warmed up) nope didn't work. I started it again after a couple more fuel changes and it putted and putted. After this time it never started again. the motor makes this grinding noise when trying to start it now.
Now I broke my car and have to get it fixed for boost and there are so many options out there and need some help with this stuff.
I would like to run between 10 and 12lbs of boost.
Currently I have t3/t4 Drag II Turbo Kit w/ modded downpipe, Greddy BOV and TiAL WG, gauges, aem rail & regulator, walbro 255lph, RC 550cc, resistor pack, ACT 6 puck, skunk2 cam gears, Greddy catback and AEM EMS.
This is my Christmas list so far
Golden Eagle Sleeves, Endyn Pistons 9:1CR, Eagle H-Beams, Euro-R intake manifold, 68mm tb, Skunk2 ti retainers, springs, valves, ARP head studs, crank balancing and head port/polish. So far I am seeing around $5000 without assembly.
OUCH
I think this should pretty much get me where I want but I still need to get that EMS setup correctly. A good tuner is going to very difficult to find for this thing but we'll see.
I am actually considering Hondata but have to get and obd1 ecu the wiring conversion harness, so I would have to sell the AEM EMS to get this stuff.
well again sorry for the long story.
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Re: prelude sh needs help!!! (Mikeyslude)
Your best bet is to contact AEM and find the nearest AEM certified EMS tuner nearest to you. Stand-alone ECM tuning is something you need to do on a dyno with a wide-band O2 sensor to monitor Air/Fuel ratios. It's not something you can safely do yourself by feel...
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Re: prelude sh needs help!!! (aklucsarits)
been there done that and the shop which is aem authorized tuner cooked a board on the ems which was due to their negligence even after I told them it was wrong. they are primarily a mustang shop now "because that's where the business is". so i am stuck with an EMS which noboby within 75 or more miles can tune properly.
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