Quote: Originally Posted by
boost junkie 
Your points about drivablity and emissions are valid... but how will it make more power? They are both squirting the injectors and firing the spark plugs the same. Not trying to knock either solution (I'm a megasquirt geek so I'm not biased towards either). I just dont understand how one can make more power than the other...
Not neseccerily so, only if done by the same tuner, Chances are better with a stock computer because you already have a very good baseline to work with you could make more power with less tuning.
The Factory tuners have spent years on the dyno and on the road, figuring out what these motors need in every conceivable water temp, air temp, throttle position, load, rpm, humidity, altitude, combinations.
The injector timing is already perfect for this motor this would take a lot of trial and error to figure out with a stand alone.
There is also the Processor speed to consider most of the factory computers have very fast Processors, usually faster than the aftermarket units.
I run an AEM in my Sons 10.6 et 2 liter MR2, I have over 150 hours of tuning to get factory like driveablity, starting, warm up enrichment, great fuel economy, Passes emissions, and perfect power curves at every manifold pressure and RPM.
This OLD School 2 liter lays down 464 HP at the wheel and gets over 30 mpg.
Trust me your way ahead of the game starting with a stock computer.
Ted.
