Hi,

 

Ive been looking at stand alone ECU's piggy backs ECU's for a while now and still havent a clue which is best to have!

 

I hear good and bad stories about every Ecu on the market.

 

I was just wondering whos got what and the pros and cons?

 

Ive been mainly looking at the HKS v pro gold or AEM but the price for the AEM is alot more than the HKS, Is it worth the extra cash?

 

Cheers

Dan

Hi,

 

Ive been looking at stand alone ECU's piggy backs ECU's for a while now and still havent a clue which is best to have!

 

I hear good and bad stories about every Ecu on the market.

 

I was just wondering whos got what and the pros and cons?

 

Ive been mainly looking at the HKS v pro gold or AEM but the price for the AEM is alot more than the HKS, Is it worth the extra cash?

 

Cheers

Dan

 

HKS is a good ecu but its very expensive to get mapped and it doesnt have many features, i still think the aem for the money and the features gives best value for money and it can be mapped pretty much anywhere :)

 

Mike

Thanks Kirbz, What do you mean by features?? Traction control etc

yeh traction, launch, nos control, jaffa has linked his upto a stack style dash etc ;)

Ive got a stand alone traction control and a digital dash etc, So i dont think i would gain from having the AEM at the moment then. Hmm decisions decisions :(

yeh but think about the stuff you can sell ;)

pmsl dont get me thinking of changing it all again! I have trouble sleeping at night as it is:confused::confused:

You sold the greddy e manage you bought off my mate?

You sold the greddy e manage you bought off my mate?

 

Yea i sold it to my mate in the end, after every garage i went to to inquire about mapping that ecu said it wasnt the best for my setup :(

I reckon what they meant was they couldnt do it.From what i can gather its a good system and can cope with serious set ups such as yours.How is your mate coping with it?

I think you could be right there Jimmer, Since i sold the ECU to my mate his project has practicly stopped. He was going to do a single turbo conversion on his gtr.

 

The tuners were saying something along the lines that the e manage didnt totally take over from the standard ECU like the HKS does. and they had problems with the programming as the standard ECU was constantly fighting with the aftermarket ECU bla bla bla. Causing mapping issues.

Edited November 9, 200916 yr by GIBSTER-TT

NB: traction control on the AEM is a joke.

it's nowhere as efficient as eg. a racelogic system

Also, the AEM can not be used on a Z32 with a (Nissan) automatic transmission.

For those that have a upgraded/built auto transmission, you will need an aftermarket ATCU, eg. the Shift-At-Will-system

Try Nistune mate :) , very cheap on the price, and a really good bit of software.

Also, the AEM can not be used on a Z32 with a (Nissan) automatic transmission.

For those that have a upgraded/built auto transmission, you will need an aftermarket ATCU, eg. the Shift-At-Will-system

 

thats not true, i know a few people in the states who have run the aem with auto boxes, also on some 240sx's as well.

 

yes the traction is a little more crude than the racelogic but it does work and overall its an excellent ecu which is plug and play :)

I heard none of the traction control systems are any good on the ECU'S thats why i bought a Racelogic system :). Never heard of Nistune? is it a piggy back or stand alone?

>> thats not true, i know a few people in the states who have run the aem with auto boxes, also on some 240sx's as well.

 

no way on the plug&play units....maybe the race AEM 1900 series

 

>> Never heard of Nistune? is it a piggy back or stand alone?

 

it's a small board that is installed inside the stock ECU, which will give the stock ECU similar features as standalone ECU's.

 

http://www.nistune.com