map ecu 2 or aem ems

[thaiyota]

i been thinking of aem ems but i notice map ecu 2 is good too.
will map ecu 2 monitor knock cause i don't see that listed on their site.
btw this is for a 89 turbo 5 spd.

[drjonez]

what you've got is an apple to apple orchard comparo.

the MAP ECU 2 is a piggyback, the EMS is a standalone.

BTW- the cities FTW! ;)

[thaiyota]

i know aem is the way to go but just wasnt sure about knock on map ecu
im sure knock unit exit i look for one, i dont think i need standalone yet,

[drjonez]

i never said the EMS was the way to go. i merely said your attempt @ a comparison isn't a good one.

no knock control on the MAP ECU 2.

[Halsupramk3]

does the map ecu 2 have timing control? very important if going for high boost or power. not to mention safety.

[drjonez]

supposedly it does have timing control, but i doubt it will work on any toyota systems....

[empera]

i will be trying the map ecu 2 soon very shortly, will keep u guys updated.

[drjonez]

keep us posted.

you might want to look up the way that we made timing control work on the emanage....

[foreverpsycotic]

supposedly it does have timing control, but i doubt it will work on any toyota systems....

works just fine on the mkiv

[drjonez]

good to know. how did they do it? intercept all the Ig lines?

[F_T_F]

i have the original MAP ECU havnt looked back. i was looking into the aem when i was looking into fuel controls. its very expandable and for the money i love it. IMO its the next best thing to full standalone. and the map ecu 2 has more features such as boost control, timing, and my personal favorite 2 different settings great for fuel econmy and power just flip the setting.

[csnow]

I owned a AEM with the HKS DLI and planned on using it for my 2J swap. I since sold them and went with the MKIV ECU and MAP 2. Guys are putting down over 700 rwhp with it on DD supras. I will let you know how it goes. I hope to be running mid October.

Chris

[drjonez]

I owned a AEM with the HKS DLI and planned on using it for my 2J swap. I since sold them and went with the MKIV ECU and MAP 2. Guys are putting down over 700 rwhp with it on DD supras. I will let you know how it goes. I hope to be running mid October.

Chris

again, the MKIV comparo isn't the best idea....

[The Reaper]

why isn't it??? MKIV motor, MKIV harness, and MKIV ECU. theonly way to get ANY closer to a MKIV then that is to......buy a MKIV

[drjonez]

understand what i'm saying:

it is NOT a good idea to compare performance data collected from the 2JZ-GTE with desired performance from the 7M-GTE (or for that matter, the 1JZ-GTE).

this thread started with someone asking about the MAP ECU 2 on the 7M-GTE, not the 2JZ-GTE.

[X-man]

I would say it really depends on you horsepower goals. In my opinion if you want to run a bigger injector than a 680 cc by modifying the stock ecu with a piggyback of any kind you should seriously consider stepping up to a standalone. I like my AEM EMS and have been very happy with the decision to go that way. They are coming along way with piggybacks now so I think the biggest factors are goals and tuning skills.

Sean

[Boosted Supra]

We all know the AEM is totally on a different level compared to the MAP ECU 2. My question is, can I get a comparo on the MaftPro and the MAP ECU 2? What are the pro's and con's? Thanks

[MRSUPRA]

/\Yeah, that would be a much better comparison.

[foreverpsycotic]

We all know the AEM is totally on a different level compared to the MAP ECU 2. My question is, can I get a comparo on the MaftPro and the MAP ECU 2? What are the pro's and con's? Thanks

They make a PnP harness for the map-ecu2, but that raises the cost to just about $900. Map-ecu2 also comes with a 2 step built in along with a 3 bar map sensor. You will need a laptop with a serial port, the serial->usb adapter does NOT work.

Maft-pro is cheaper by a little bit and comes with a wideband if you get the package.

[empera]

i have been contemplating in going with the pnp AEM EMS and selling the map ecu 2...im still not 100% sure tho, only because i never got to try out the map ecu 2 because of my car's issues.