I have a Type R with a turbo and thats it, everything else is stock. I will be doing these mods shortly.

Thermal 3" Exhaust
High Flow Catalytic Converter
Custom 3" Downpipe
550cc Injectors
AEM EMS
STR Fuel Rail
Dyno Tuning
Greddy Profec Boost Controller
Having a High/Low Boost seting of 6 psi (daily driving) and 10 psi (race applications)


My tunner only uses AEM and is very good with it. I was just wondering if anyone on here has an AEM EMS with a turbo. I wanted to know if its possible to make it ride like a factory turbo car. Also, what do you guys know about the AEM system? (OTHER than its cost) Thanks.

 

check out some info on tuning on team-integra.net

read the basics it will help you understand what a standalone is for and how it works and why. Seems like you are just willing to get an AEM EMS cause your tuner says its good.


but it is one of the best out there right now, and it is a complete standalone replacement ECU for your car. Tuning depends on the tuner and the time he spends with the car in the dyno, but getting it to run like a stock torboed car isnt complicated at all, most tuners will be able to do so.

getting the most power while no sacrifcing reliability is another story.

what is your fuel management right now? SAFC hack?

 

AEM EMS is a very competent tuning system.

It will handle your application - given that the tuner has knowledge of tuning turbos. All standalone systems are good, it's all about the competency of the tunre.

 

At this point I am doing all those mods but i have to decide between the Hondata s200b and the AEM EMS. My tuner has tuned with many different sytems and tunes AEM all the time. They said they would have no problem tuning the Hondata and it should take about 2 hours dyno time. They are also friend with Tom Payn so they can get tips form him becasue he tuned a Type R with a similar setup.

If i go through them, Should I go with the Hondata, or get the AEM??

 

If you are not going to tune the car, then it doesn't really matter which system you get. Since your tuner is most familiar with the EMS, I'd suggest that's what you go with.

 

No fuel management system alone is really going to make the car act like a factory turbo. That being said, the AEM system performs the fuel system stuff really well, when it's properly setup. It's one of the more flexible systems out there, and in the hands of someone who uses it often, is much faster to tweak than a system like Hondata or the Apex'i PowerFC. That doesn't always save you labor costs, but sometimes.
You should also figure on getting the GM or Bosch MAP sensor. I ran mine with the checkvalve octopus, the missing link, and the GM sensor all under the AEM PEMS, and maps using the GM sensor worked the best by far.

 

AEM EMS is a terrific system for your car. It also depends on who's tuning your car. If somene is experienced then sure, go with that system that they are competent with. No sense in trying to figure out a new EMS and you're paing for the time! I've got the AEM ems system in my car and I'm glad that I chose this over some of the other 'interceptor' systems out there.

 

aem ems if tunned correcty and conservatively can run like a stock turbo car!!, my gf cousin is friends with the desigener and he is an awsome tunner, the car runs like stock with ac on cold start no problem ems is awsome if u got the money