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The Drive By Wire AEM EMS offered by SOS.
I am curious on feedback from both NA and FI owners.
Pros and Cons.
Are there any complications when installing or is it as simple as plug in and map or is there more involved?
is there anything factory that doesn't work?
Because it is piggy backing the factory ecu is it completely in control? or does it switch over/trick the factory ecu?
Can you turn dash lights off with it? for example SRS because i installed harnesses.
Can you still pull error codes from the diagnostic port if required?
Will the car drive like it does on factory ecu or be problematic? assuming it's mapped by a professional.
I retains the factory Traction Control which is a bonus. Wahoo...
NA cars what typical gains are expected? Advantages and Disadvantages
FI cars is this worth the investment over an FIC? i doubt you install for performance reasons unless looking for big numbers as you have a turbo to make up those numbers so why would you install on a turbo car? i know it's better but why? reliability? map would be perfect instead of made to fit? any other advantages on a turbo car? any disadvantages? Could you run more boost safely?
Mapping wise would it take much longer to map compared to the FIC? i understand it is more involved as it controls more and more to setup.
How good is the AEM EMS in today's standards? i realize it's fairly old now and there is allot of competition.
Any other info worth mentioning?
Basically I am NA, I have ID injectors to be installed and an FIC however bhp gains will be very limited, if i went EMS i would get better gains and mapped better because other bolt ons, Some point i would like to go FI, perhaps near future so need to leave my options open installing something that would be a benefit rather than a pain when FI.
Lets just say i went with it, had it mapped with my bigger injectors. Then i had a turbo kit installed, can you drive the car carefully 100 odd miles to the tuner for a re-tune or is it a trailer job? keeping in mind it would already be mapped for the bigger injectors but not for FI.
I am curious on feedback from both NA and FI owners.
Pros and Cons.
Are there any complications when installing or is it as simple as plug in and map or is there more involved?
is there anything factory that doesn't work?
Because it is piggy backing the factory ecu is it completely in control? or does it switch over/trick the factory ecu?
Can you turn dash lights off with it? for example SRS because i installed harnesses.
Can you still pull error codes from the diagnostic port if required?
Will the car drive like it does on factory ecu or be problematic? assuming it's mapped by a professional.
I retains the factory Traction Control which is a bonus. Wahoo...
NA cars what typical gains are expected? Advantages and Disadvantages
FI cars is this worth the investment over an FIC? i doubt you install for performance reasons unless looking for big numbers as you have a turbo to make up those numbers so why would you install on a turbo car? i know it's better but why? reliability? map would be perfect instead of made to fit? any other advantages on a turbo car? any disadvantages? Could you run more boost safely?
Mapping wise would it take much longer to map compared to the FIC? i understand it is more involved as it controls more and more to setup.
How good is the AEM EMS in today's standards? i realize it's fairly old now and there is allot of competition.
Any other info worth mentioning?
Basically I am NA, I have ID injectors to be installed and an FIC however bhp gains will be very limited, if i went EMS i would get better gains and mapped better because other bolt ons, Some point i would like to go FI, perhaps near future so need to leave my options open installing something that would be a benefit rather than a pain when FI.
Lets just say i went with it, had it mapped with my bigger injectors. Then i had a turbo kit installed, can you drive the car carefully 100 odd miles to the tuner for a re-tune or is it a trailer job? keeping in mind it would already be mapped for the bigger injectors but not for FI.
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