AEM EMS Install

[Emik87t]

Well i talked to Tim at SP and he has a MK3 and sounds like he knows quite a bit. I've talked to him probably a handful of times and im not sure what all is on his MK3 but he says he ran a lot higher than 21psi, which is what i run.

 

[8T7supra]

i would at least install the ems your self the install time is only a half hour. i just bought one and it come with oll the in stall insrtuctions its pretty basic

 

[ma71supraturbo]

IJ, its a plug-and-play box. He's running some extra sensors, so he needs to run like 5 wires to the ECU. It still shouldn't take more than two hours, so unless your time is worth >$200/hour I can't see paying someone to just do the install. If he had a Motec or other EMS, then a $400 install would be a steal.

$600 for tuning, on the other hand, is very reasonable and I would probably take them up on that...

 

[Larry_A]

Dave: I just look at it in the way that the hours spent doing an install would net me far in excess of $400 if I was doing other things so it's really not worth my time.

No One here does installs that cheap

Hello Ian,
The AEM on stock AFM requires glove box removal. Even with IAT & MAP, that's a few wires. An untrained monkey could do it.

 

[IJ.]

IJ, its a plug-and-play box. He's running some extra sensors, so he needs to run like 5 wires to the ECU. It still shouldn't take more than two hours, so unless your time is worth >$200/hour I can't see paying someone to just do the install. If he had a Motec or other EMS, then a $400 install would be a steal.

$600 for tuning, on the other hand, is very reasonable and I would probably take them up on that...

Jeff: Ummm yep my time is worth that (and more)

Larry: Didn't realise the PnPlay AEM was that easy so yes the $600 tune would be worth it after a self install.

 

[6o4turbo]

Ummm yep my time is worth that (and more)

So your making 400K + USD a year then?

 

[IJ.]

Depends on how often I choose to work (I take months off at a time to play cars)