One last thing.

I welcome anyone here to visit the AEM forums and do some research before you jump on the standalone band wagon.

http://forum.aempower.com/bbs/index.php

You'll have to register.

Darryl

 

FWIW my last car we spent 2 days tuning it on the dyno and road. Never touched a parameter again in 6 years up to the time I sold it. Driveabilty was on par with the stock ECU and never had any starting or stalling issues. In fact the car was flawless (OK so the gearbox blew after a couple of years but that's hardly the fault of the EMS or tuning). I'll admit we don't have the extremes of weather other parts of the world have (we're typically 40def F to 105deg F) but I think you're exagerating how long it takes to tune by someone who truely knows what they're doing.

I do agree with you that it takes far more knowledge than most people realise and a lot of people will claim to be experts because they can tune a car at WOT and claim no responsibility once it leaves the shop as it's for "off road use only".

 

Ultimate Racing: Well...

in previous posts of mine I have talked a lot about the advantages of a stock ecu over a stand alone... I am aware of all the differences. I am not your average joe either, I do this for a living... but you may already know that.

Either way... I understand your concerns... a little overkill for this thread but I understand either way. The HKS FCON is great for all the reasons you say because only authorized Pro Dealers have the software to tune it... this means it will be professional tuned in any application, which will reduce negative reactions.

also, as I mentioned, I plan to R&D with the FCON and a MAF system, which would drastically reduce the frequency of tuning maintenance required.

piggy backs are cool and all for their own reasons, and I use them in lots of places... but IMHO... this is not the place. Not with whats currently on the market at least.

-charles

 

This is very interesting. Hi hope someone can confirm that the timing maps in eMangage are usable with the harness. I have also heard from Greddy that we should not be connecting the harness. But clearly, this is working iwth swinke. That would be terrific, because I believe th eManage comes with three diferent fuel/ignition maps up to 8.5psi. RIght?

 

Currently the only thing I am using the E-Manage for is the timing. I did wire in all the optional harnesses including the Greddy MAP sensor w/ harness but I am only using the timing control for now. Since all the mapping is based on MAP vs. RPM the Greddy MAP sensor is required to make the unit work properly for timing adjustments. Once again let me throw this out there; I am using the tach harness that was designed by Ultimate Racing to get my tach signal to the E-Manage. Dont know why this would matter in reguard to the coils failing or not but I talked to Darren at UR today and he did not mention any issues with the UR shop Z project car that has the same tach harness. As far as maps go I did not get any maps with my E-Manage. I built the timing maps myself based on experimentation. I am probably not running as much timing as I could be but its apparently safe the way I have it for now. I will be soon upgrading the entire fuel system with a science project that UR has been working on. We'll see how that works when its done. If all goes well I wont need a reflash, a standalone, or a brain surgeon to get my 400+ smooth and reliable RWHP. Hey, UR had the tach trigger figured out long before Greddy did. How scary can it be? (fingers crossed)

If I ever do burn up a coil you can bet that I will post it here the same day! I promise!