TCFROEZEL

Based on what did you speculate that Paul ?

Mr_Meaty

My thing is that if you get the EMS first, you pay for tune, then you build, up the boost, and you have to get tuned again, and an EMS tune will cost more then a piggyback tune.

Or, you could build the block on your existing tune and when you finally get the EMS, get it tuned and your done.

paul_dezod

This is with the Ultimates AND Blues. The way the e-mangles retard timing is by skewing the voltage to the coilpacks. Unlike the FIC, which acutally alters the cam and crank signals like the EMS.......The skewing of the voltage in an more aggressive retard or advance mode makes the packs go pop. The voltage staggers out of it's stable range and makes the pack go bye bye.

brett561tc

paul has pretty much answered this question. but to help exlpain. with your car travis, you are only running in the neigborhood of 10psi of boost to my knowlage. so im geussing that you dont have much timing pulled. mabey a couple of degrees. my car was running 20psi of boost for a long time. i had about 6-7 degrees pulled. the more you retard the timming, the more the e-manage will alter voltage to the coilpacks. this is the case for jeff and i. i have since backed down the boost to 14psi, and am still blowing coilpacks.

like i said before. the e-manage is only good for mild boost aplications. trying to push it any farther than that will only result in dissapointment.

as for the question about me blowing my motor. no, the motor is fine. in fact its pretty damn stout. i've had compression tests done recently, and they showed that the engine was tip top. bout the only thing strickler ever did right.

Mr_Meaty

Well, that settles it! All you need is a turbo setup that gives you 450whp at 11psi and youre better off with a built motor then the AEM EMS

jct

get both for 6050 and run lots more boost and be happy with it

rhythmnsmoke

Kool.

Just for the record, I spike to 13 and settles on 11.5-12 PSI. Add some Race gas and I'll run 14 PSI.

By the way, what gave you the indication that your coil pack went bad?

rhythmnsmoke

Big ___ turbo is the solution then....

brett561tc

i thought it was going bad when the car started runing realy lean. my speculations were confirmed when the car started only runing on 3 cylinders.

etsnet

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I'm gonna try hard to get some money together and then I'll be giving you a call.

paul_dezod

Ok Paul

IAmTheProdigy

This is actually a great discussion. I'm in a similar boat since I just got a bonus and can really afford only 1 of the 2 options. Instead of waiting another year to potentially get both, I wanted to do one or the other right now while I had available funds. I'm still up in the air though, but this has been helpful so far...

recliner15

Glad to see someone in a similiar situation. Let me know what you decide to do.