My journey has begun... (large pics)

[skat 325is]

pyrometer???


-adam

Pyrometer meassures manifold temperature, best way to know if you car is running lean or rich. Its recommended to install this with a turbo setup, its more acurate than the air/fuel gauge.

[randomtask37]

hey skat

not to steal the thread or anything but im just wondering what wheels you have on your grey "is" and how did u get teh headlights to look like that. I LIKE!

[skat 325is]

No problem man

Wheels are 16" Hartge painted like some gunmetal color.

Headlights are Hella Smoked Ellipsoids, with some ricer purple bulbs in the highbeams that i found on ebay and wanted to see how they lighted up. :)

[Digitalwave]

Get a wide band O2 sensor and save the inaccurate gauge reading problems :)

Looks great though, I just don't think I could personally put up with gauges like that.

[Z3Jonathan]

Get a wide band O2 sensor and save the inaccurate gauge reading problems :)

Looks great though, I just don't think I could personally put up with gauges like that.

Accurate wide band 02 sensors, plus the required controller can sometimes be expensive. Many times you'll see inexpensive wide bands that either still require a controller, or are simply narrow band 02 sensors with a slightly larger range.

That said, AEM now offers a wide band + controller for $400.

[skat 325is]

Damn $400

$110 Pyrometer
$60 - A/F gauge

i think i'll stick to the gauges hehe :)

[Rob]

when used in conjunction with the AEM ECU, (I'm referring to their O2 sensor) the system can tune itself. literally. very powerful device.

[Z3Jonathan]

when used in conjunction with the AEM ECU, (I'm referring to their O2 sensor) the system can tune itself. literally. very powerful device.

Which is very cool. The new AEM ECU has some slick features (soft rev limiters, lauch control, traction control, boost control, auto-tune, etc). I'm sure the auto-tune function will still require some fiddling with the fuel maps, but its very slick. Some Formula SAE teams are begining to use the AEM ECU. I'm eager to see how well it performs and how much they like it.

[Digitalwave]

Now you got me interested... can you use the AEM ECU in any car?

[Z3Jonathan]

Now you got me interested... can you use the AEM ECU in any car?

You might try asking on AEM's message forum:

http://forum.aempower.com/bbs/index.php

Its a standalone, so it should fit a wide variety of applications. That said, I believe AEM is developing the EMS so that it will plug directly into a specific vehicle's harness. They could very well have a "generic" (for lack of a better term) model which requires you to develop your own wiring harness. For now, no specific BMW applications.

You interested in putting this on your M20? For the money, there's for greater gains to be made. A wild guess, but it would probably be in the $2k+ range for an EMS, UEGO (wide band O2), and some dyno tuning. That's assuming you installed it yourself.

Jonathan

[george graves]

Michael Knight says it the first time he gets into kit.

Knight Rider
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-Parker

DING DING DING

Circle gets a square!

Correct!

[Rob]

Knightrider fucking rocks.



As for the AEM, it does indeed have universal applications, but they are not plug and play. My local shop is a dealer/installer, and recently got 15whp on mustang dyno out of an S2k with the AEM, not too shabby at all.