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mattieg



Joined: 25 Oct 2005
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Posted: 3/21/06 9:05PM    Post subject: really confused...  

Ok so I always hear talk about e-manage... unichip... AEM computers and so on! What is up with all this stuff and what is the difference? I did a search but really didnt come up with anything. And is there any way to take my laptop inside my car and adjust the computer when I want? Or be able to view car perfomance? I am so confused.
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taquito



Joined: 31 Jul 2004
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Location: Port Hueneme, CA

Posted: 3/21/06 9:14PM    Post subject:  

watch the fast and the furious a couple of times maybe that will help.
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mattieg



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Posted: 3/21/06 9:28PM    Post subject:  

I dont wanna be rice lol... just to do some good tuning and adjust the computer when I add new performance parts. But I really dont know about all the emanage and unichip and what it all does. I know that it basically creates a new air/fuel map for the driving conditions. But weather changes and so do most of my aftermarket parts.... soooo thats why I am confused.
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WeDriveScions



Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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Location: Portland, Oregon

Posted: 3/21/06 10:44PM    Post subject:  

Pretty much all of them are STRONGLY suggested that you tune at a trained dyno tuning facility...

Short- Emanage is easiest to self tune
- Unichip must be tuned at a dealer
AEM is pricey....

Just look into EMANAGE in the search and you'll be good to go.
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bLaNc0



Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Location: Virginia

Posted: 3/22/06 6:01AM    Post subject:  

Get E-manage ultimate , its amazing, and with that you could hook up your laptop and tune yourself. I wouldnt mess with it though unless you know what your doing.
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mattieg



Joined: 25 Oct 2005
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Posted: 3/22/06 1:48PM    Post subject:  

I will have to check it out... I want to wait for more superchargers to come out and see what power those can handle. I know HKS is in development of a supercharger
so only time will tell.
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neuromonic



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Posted: 3/22/06 4:19PM    Post subject:  

Plan on investing in dyno time.
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lundy



Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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Posted: 3/22/06 4:42PM    Post subject:  

Unichip!!! Plug and play!! Come's pre-tuned from the manufactuer or get a custom pre-tune at www.ForceFedracing.com Also with the Unichip for an extra 2 or 3 hundred dollars you get a Flux Display that will monitor your engine vitals, g-tech meter and has security options (like eneter your pin before your car starts) and yes 100% wireless. Bluetooth baby. Flux display is just an altered hp palm pilot for uni-chip.
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lundy



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Posted: 3/22/06 5:02PM    Post subject:  

http://content.performanceproducts.com/main/110413/12KX004B.jpg

http://www.4wheelonline.com/Images/CategoryImages/pda-kit.jpg

Here are a couple pics of the Flux Display.
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TimmyT



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Location: Sanger, CA

Posted: 3/23/06 9:56AM    Post subject:  

The Emanage Ultimate is still buggy. And the tC's ECU has been known to remap over it.

AEM. I don't know of any tCs right now that are using an AEM computer.

Unichip is probably the best one out there now.(with the flux capacitor. hehe I made a funny)
The downside is it has to be tuned by an authorized Unichip technician.

I think the closest one to me is like 80 miles away :P
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zer0



Joined: 04 Nov 2005
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Location: Central PA

Posted: 3/23/06 9:59AM    Post subject:  

TimmyT wrote: The Emanage Ultimate is still buggy. And the tC's ECU has been known to remap over it.

AEM. I don't know of any tCs right now that are using an AEM computer.

Unichip is probably the best one out there now.(with the flux capacitor. hehe I made a funny)
The downside is it has to be tuned by an authorized Unichip technician.

I think the closest one to me is like 80 miles away :P

Toyomoto has done it.
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=107174

AEM would be your ultimate best bet, then Unichip. But emanage will get you by and its been working good so far.
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mattieg



Joined: 25 Oct 2005
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Posted: 3/23/06 1:22PM    Post subject:  

So much stuff out there... and where would i get plutonium for the flux capacitor!!!! (kidding) But i think its gonna be a toss up between AEM and then the Unichip. Gonna have to look into it more.
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notintheface



Joined: 16 Aug 2005
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Posted: 3/23/06 3:19PM    Post subject:  

some ecu's will allow you to have 2 independent maps and you could change them on the fly. Problem solved
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ryno379



Joined: 01 Nov 2005
Posts: 560
Location: Western PA

Posted: 3/23/06 8:40PM    Post subject:  

mattieg wrote: So much stuff out there... and where would i get plutonium for the flux capacitor!!!! (kidding) But i think its gonna be a toss up between AEM and then the Unichip. Gonna have to look into it more.

You'll have to find Dr. Brown. Sorry, couldn't resist. From what I have read, the AEM is much more expensive than Unichip. Also, I don't think a stand-alone system would be best suited for a daily driver. Try searching on here. There hasn't been a lot posted on the AEM ems, but there is a lot of info. on Unichip and E-Manage on these boards.
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