Money well spent?

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Hey guy's with all the different Ecu and programmers for Fuel and ignition how does the new AEM ems ecu stack up to others, would the $1800 bucks be money well spent on this piece of hardware i have the cash for the Turbo setup (gonna go with that SSAutochrome setup on Ebay) but i would rather spend a little more on a engine management setup that was designed to work as one instead of different programmers piggybacked on each other to work as a whole. oh and has anyone ever looked at a Intercooler out of a Dodge ram Cummins Turbo diesel to see if they would fit in a 240? just wondering because i think they are 4 core intercoolers, and the fact that i can get one for dirt cheap! ($50 bucks) Thanks alot guys comments negative or positive are welcome NoOb

[Structure240sx]

the ems is a great unit that is very difficult to be matched (plug n play, so many functions).

it can be had in the $1500-1600 neighborhood

[nissanfanatic]

AEM EMS has to be pretty good. Ivan made 404whp and ran an 11.71 at 16psi on stock internals with that system. It was a pretty high mileage engine too.

My only question is why are you buying all that cheap hardware and then considering an AEM EMS? I think you would be better off buying higher quality parts and holding off on the EMS.

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well i basically just want to get it up and running and would rather upgrade to a bigger (and better) Turbo later, so i just want to start my KA-T project with the best management system i can find.

[NX95240]

i say spend the money once..not twice. if you can wait save the money and do it right.. that just my .02 worth . that what i done and iam glad i did it that way

[Structure240sx]

yes thats a very very good idea for anything.

i have upgraded upgrades on a few things. gone through about 4 suspension setps til i finally got coilovers. many differet fuel setups and a few other things.

do it right the first time

[slide240slide]

Ok what about the Boost designs Stage 3 kit, is this setup good, bad? and would it fit my 91 Hatch ( the intercooler piping) i would go ahead and run the AEM ems. Like you guy's said i might as well spend the extra cash and do it up right so i would have a little over 5 grand in this setup and while the stage 3 kit comes with new pistons and rods i could just go all out balls to the wall and Port, polish and port match the head! So for a little over 6 grand is it possible i could have a 400 rwhp machine!?

[DRIFTEADOR]

My only question is why are you buying all that cheap hardware and then considering an AEM EMS? I think you would be better off buying higher quality parts and holding off on the EMS.

amen

i think aem ems is overkill for nearly any setup. most wont take advantage of its features, and not only is the unint expensive to buy, its also expensive to tune; call around and ask how much it costs to tune a aem ems.i've owned one and after messing with it for a little under a year I switched to hondata (similar to jwt but it can be fine tuned to your specific setup @ many local shops). it was about a 3rd of the cost and offered everything i needed. my suggestion would be something similar. its basically a standalone, but only alters open loop mode via programmable rom. theres a few new programs for nissans coming out early next year.

imo, p&p or headwork in general isn't worth the money. raise the boost a couple of psi for free and you'll get the same results. i think the money could be better spent elsewhere.

400hp w/ $6k? i'd hope you can make more

[WDRacing]

AEM EMS is the only plug and play standalone made...period. It's also one of the best on the market as far as user interface and options. I played with one at SEMA this year with one of the AEM reps. It really is a miracle for us garage tunerz.

SAVE AND BUY...nuff said about that.

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one question on the AEM ems i went to AEM site and they had two different EMS systems one with UEGO and another without ? what is UEGO the only thing i came across was some info about wideband adjustments. And to boot it was close to $400.00 more than the one without it.

[DRIFTEADOR]

its a wideband unit. needed if you want to try and tune yourself, its only optional