Originally posted by Love Doctor
The problem I have with the EMS (Other then the price difference) is that I never used one and dont know anyone that has for MR2s.... This scares me because I wouldnt know what the "H' I would be doing Bro!
Riddlemr2 and I talk about this all the time. I've been trying to get him to go with an EMS forever....
On the MR2 board in my opinion they all miss something....
Most of them that have modified the car heavilly have a huge turbo, proper fuel system, built motor, EMS, everything.. And they go out and make 260whp.. Why? Why at XAT does a huge GT35R MR2 make 280whp with a built motor?
Because the owner is tuning the car himself, without a dyno, on the street with an AFR narrowband....
I swear.. Nobody on the MR2 board can tune a standalone. Noshoes is OK but he's the one that came to secret services and claimed a thing called "fuel detonation" where if you put too much fuel into a cyl it will combust on its own.... He tuned the car to 12.8:1.. raced enthalpy and blew it up..
I know hes had a lot of success and hes the best the mr2 board has, but still.. that scares me.
Anyhow, and riddlemr2 knows this, my biggest gripe with him is that he dosent have an EMS. Same with MR2Driver. I Just want to see someone on a small turbine make 350whp like a GT25 or something (come on MR2 driver, I know u wanna break 300-310 with the "CT20B" for bragging rights), its been done on the SR20 why not on the 3S.
If I had money my build would go like this...
Gen 3 motor would be nice but I wouldnt mind doing this to a GEN2 as well so I could keep all my factory options as well.
Plug and play SDR ems.
3071R (yeah yeah Dave I know)
Custom full 3 inch exhaust from turbo back, twin pipes still
93+ tranny (if car was older than 93)
Intake of course
Spearco IC
Water injection (controlled by EMS)
550 supra injectors
Walburro 255 HP
FPR (rising rate)
Power wise is now done.
I'd have enthalpy tune it on the dyno as well as street drivibility tune. RUnning 93 octaine w/the water injection for the high boost (I know the 550's might be running thin on a 3071R at high boost, but enthalpy has taken 550's to 396whp on 93).
Anyhow, given that my fuel and spark would be perfect, I retain all my stock options, and I didnt have to buy an SAFC, boost controller, or water injection kit (all together more expensive than the EMS!) I've got one hell of a deal.