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Originally Posted by EsChassisLove
I bought my PFC for $1250 new. I could get a AEM V2 for 1399. $150 more and I get an ECU that has a laundry list of capabilities. More capabilities means more power, more reliably. But you can get a PFC for $600 used all day on here.
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More capability = more chances to screw something up too. I view some EMS's for a 'street car' to be much like smart phones. People swear their (insert fancy Iphone or Android here) are just better because they do more stuff, when 90% of the owners dont' even use 90% of their ability...much like the EMS's.
Without a doubt the newer stuff offers more flexibility..and anyone that has messed around with old stuff compared to new will never go back to the old stuff...but 'more bells and whistles' doesn't equate to whats best. Just because you can run a AEM, doesn't mean the end result is guaranteeing to be better than an Enthalpy or JWT Rom tune. I mean, how many standalone cars out there make less power than some of the good rom cars? Tons. That's not to say that they can't make better power, but unless the tuner is truely capable...well...it's like eating steak with a spoon. I think if anything, a standalone allows the tuner to mask issues with a car at times too...whereas with a rom based setup, usually a 'poor running setup' often has tons of small issues.
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Originally Posted by EsChassisLove
So the builder didn't tell me he uses Toyota coolant that's red, so of course when I'm pouring in green coolant at 2am it becomes brown and looks like oil. Derp.
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We had a driver do this once when he was knew. Swore the engine was toast when he was checking coolant at a rest area. Didn't realize it used ELC/Red coolant in his truck haha. Not really his fault, as when you're so used to green coolant it's hard to think beyond it.
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Originally Posted by EsChassisLove
Machine shop and darton said Apexi HGs are known to fail on sleeved SRs. So let's hope all I need is a Cosworth.
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Fingers crossed for ya!