Autronic Engine Management System

[Albert]

standart rpm or speedometer works ... blinker works also ...

[Vagsport]

Not referring to oil / MPG, I'm more interested in the REV counter. It doesn't work, I have seen an A4 1.8T (1999) with Motec. The rev counter and most of the other functions of the original dash disappered - very few of the original warning lamps worked either! :eek2: This car had a 80mm auxillary tacho slapped on the facia. The only warning lamps that remained functional were the handbrake, main beam, hazard, instrument lighting and sidelamps. It's hard to convince a customer who has a 3 year old car that they have to have an auxillary dash to supplement / replace the original.

Siena

[Vagsport]

quote: standart rpm or speedometer works ... blinker works also ...


Not on A4 type 8D 98> or A4 type 8E, late A6 99>, S3, S6, S8, TT etc.

Siena

[Albert]

warning lamps wont work, but the rev meeter will, all the functions will except the central display

i will check it on my frends s4 and let You know

[Vagsport]

Cheers, Albert.

Siena

[olsonjus]

Heres the contact info for anyone intersted in the AEM EMS. This is the cheapest place on the net that I could find it.

"Hi,
The AEM with the uego is $1700 and shipping is $15
That is in stock and ready to ship.

Thanks
Jason

RX-7/RX-8 Store
3500 Millikin Ct
Suite F
Columbus OH 43228
614-771-8966

https://www.rx7store.net

https://www.advancedimports.com

www.rx8store.com"

Best Regards,
Justin Olson

[olsonjus]

The AEM also has knock sensor capabilities which the Autronics does not. That is a big + to me.

-Justin

[Corey]

Rather than Motec, speak to Kieth@Dialynx about Luminition. Same basic functions as Motec, capable of handling the same bhp outputs for a lot less money.
I have this fitted to my ur and it is fantastic! 21psi and about 320bhp

[Albert]

Originally posted by olsonjus
The AEM also has knock sensor capabilities which the Autronics does not. That is a big + to me.

-Justin

I've seen Your topics on AEM forum. If You get the project runing let us now here.

[Vagsport]

Lumenition does not employ knock sensors either. Dialynx had that on their Sport quattro before moving up to Motec.

Siena

[Albert]

did eny of You try to adopt DTA to S2 ?

http://www.dtafast.co.uk/

http://www.dtafast.co.uk/audi5.htm

[Corey]

Luminition does not employ knock sensor either. Dialynx had that on their Sport quattro before moving up to Motec.

So you want every option available and not pay for it? :eek2:

[Mihnea]

Motronic does have knock sensors


Though you can't tune it yourself, that's true, but imagine what would happen when you give an engine to rebuild to a suspension expert???

I am not claiming in any way that I am a tuning expert, but I think I know how to make an engine run right, but just ask yourself this question (for the ones who want to be free to tune their engines themselves): do you know how an engine should run right and how to get it there without breaking it?


Cheers all,


Mihnea

[olsonjus]

I feel I have the knowledge, and the resources to make my engine run correctly. There are plenty of resources to learn how to tune an engine. Its not rocket science. It just takes time to learn. You just have to make sure you are very conservative to start out. Once I sell my motronic, I'm going to pick up AEM. I've been playing with the software and it is very exstensive. Its kind of intimidating at first, but once you realize that all you really need to setup is fuelling and timing to get it running its not that bad. All the other features are just bonuses, and dont need to be employed to get the car running well. I'll post up base maps for all you guys so that its easy for you to start out. Then you can tune for power from thier. AEM even has a auto maping feature where you set a target air/fuel ratio, and it modifies your base map to get it closer to your desired ratio. So I'm going to set the map rich throughout the range and let the auto map lean it of for me. This is the reason I'm getting a integrated wideband O2.

Justin

[Lee]

You probably know what your doing but so many out there don't, which is what, I guess, Mihnea was getting across. Many miss-informed people think that winding down the wastegate spring and fitting a boost control bleed valve is 'tuning'..these are the people that shouldn't be allowed near an adjustable ECUs in reality.

If people can't comprehend their limitations then I don't think they should be stopped...just let them see the error of their ways. There is a difference in experimenting with a sound understanding than going in there with a blindfold on!! Effective and safe tuning requires some understanding, regardless of the adjustability available to the user.

If you know what you are doing, you'll do well. Keep us updated with your progress, Justin. It sounds interesting but not 'everyone' could yield equally sensible results from the same management system.

Lee