aem fic on an N/A motor?

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by 1.5

I disagree. You can absolutely make fine tune adjustments using a managements system by adjusting timing, A/F ratio, etc. It won't necessarily create power but it will free up some power.

The key to this statement is "management system". The FIC is not a management system. It very well may behoove to go full standalone even if you aren't going to go FI. Jason can attest to that one along with those shifting elements he is talking about. At least with a full standalone as well you get to bump the rev limiter beyond the very conservative 6250. In this case since you are increasing your band I would think that it would deliver you better performance especially if you install a lighter weight flywheel and clutch assembly because you will build those RPMs faster. There are always folks looking to sell used standalone systems like the AEM EMS systems since the version 4 has come out. You could quite possibly get a decent deal on a V3 or even V2. Just a thought.

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by fnkngrv

The key to this statement is "management system". The FIC is not a management system. It very well may behoove to go full standalone even if you aren't going to go FI. Jason can attest to that one along with those shifting elements he is talking about. At least with a full standalone as well you get to bump the rev limiter beyond the very conservative 6250. In this case since you are increasing your band I would think that it would deliver you better performance especially if you install a lighter weight flywheel and clutch assembly because you will build those RPMs faster. There are always folks looking to sell used standalone systems like the AEM EMS systems since the version 4 has come out. You could quite possibly get a decent deal on a V3 or even V2. Just a thought.

I am not familiar with the FIC. However, I do know prior to going with the AEM EMS 2 we successfully made power with the Camcon unit - the car never readjusted to the changes we made with it, and did not lose power over time. The limit to the Camcon was only being able to tune within certain RPM windows (500rpm steps), and we could not get past the stock 6500rpm rev limiter, the EMS gave us more flexibility and ultimately more power.

The hot setup on a budget is finding a Camcon, they seem to go for around $300, and for another $300 in dyno time you can make solid hp/tq increases. But if you really want to uncork what is already in the engine you need something like the AEM EMS.