Emanage or VAFCI,II or neo
#1
Instructor
Thread Starter
Emanage or VAFCI,II or neo
I am in the market for a tuning devise but i cannot decide which one to go with. I would like to buy a used vafc I, because it would be cheap. I heard after two weeks or so our ECU's override it or correct the changes from the VAFC's ... has anyone had experience with this?
any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Chase
any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Chase
#2
Originally Posted by 03CLSMT
I am in the market for a tuning devise but i cannot decide which one to go with. I would like to buy a used vafc I, because it would be cheap. I heard after two weeks or so our ECU's override it or correct the changes from the VAFC's ... has anyone had experience with this?
any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Chase
any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Chase
#3
E-manage Ultimate works great and is a great one to use if going custom turbo. Basic E-manage I don't think will work. NEO 2 works fine if you're staying NA, but I'd wait until you have all the bolt ons to see it's full potential. VAFC 1 and 2 from what I heard is crap and the ECU overrides them.
#4
Instructor
Thread Starter
ya sorry, i have i/h/TBspacer/comptech mufflers/ and planning on getting UR UD crank pulley installed wed or thursday... So with that in mind I should go with the neo?
#5
Pro
iTrader: (1)
Originally Posted by 03CLSMT
ya sorry, i have i/h/TBspacer/comptech mufflers/ and planning on getting UR UD crank pulley installed wed or thursday... So with that in mind I should go with the neo?
If you dont plan on going with n20 or super charger then yes the neo is the best way to go.
I only have headers, intake, and underdrive crank pulley and went from 220whp to 237whp. Thats 17 whp just from a dyno tune with the neo. But do not go cheap on the shop tuning your car, get the best in the biz when it comes to dyno tuning. And ask what kind of dyno they are running, only trust dyno jet brand.
If you are thinking about n20 check this AEM unit out.
http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory...CategoryID=116
#6
Instructor
Thread Starter
wow 17 hp nice... yea i was thinking of going to Jotech here in dallas, they have a great rep but do alot of turbo applications,
thanks for your help davepaul.... even though you are an Eagles fan
thanks for your help davepaul.... even though you are an Eagles fan
![Tongue](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Trending Topics
#13
Pro
iTrader: (1)
Originally Posted by 03CLSMT
davepaul just said he gained 17whp from a tune with the neo...
http://s126.photobucket.com/albums/p...t=DSC00492.jpg
#15
Originally Posted by TheWeez
You were making 220WHP with headers, intake, and underdrive crank pulley before the tune? You have an auto?
#16
I Wanna Beer
Mike made 236WHP in his '01 with just intake and header. I would think that just a tune and no Neo should be able to get you into the 230s without a Neo.
#17
Instructor
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by TheWeez
I don't think I'd spend the money on any of them with the mods you have. You're gonna see very little come out of it.
#19
Im helping my friend tune his cl-s with comptech headers, tanabe exhaust and injen intake. He is using my old neo that i got rid of for a standalone. Ive tuned a few turbo rotaries so i dont think that this will be that bad. What kind of air/fuel do you guys tune these for? I was thinking 13.5 wot, going to 13.2 where vtec kicks in and then lean back out a few?
#20
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Age: 41
Posts: 1,019
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Im helping my friend tune his cl-s with comptech headers, tanabe exhaust and injen intake. He is using my old neo that i got rid of for a standalone. Ive tuned a few turbo rotaries so i dont think that this will be that bad. What kind of air/fuel do you guys tune these for? I was thinking 13.5 wot, going to 13.2 where vtec kicks in and then lean back out a few?
#21
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Age: 41
Posts: 1,019
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If you dont plan on going with n20 or super charger then yes the neo is the best way to go.
I only have headers, intake, and underdrive crank pulley and went from 220whp to 237whp. Thats 17 whp just from a dyno tune with the neo. But do not go cheap on the shop tuning your car, get the best in the biz when it comes to dyno tuning. And ask what kind of dyno they are running, only trust dyno jet brand.
If you are thinking about n20 check this AEM unit out.
http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory...CategoryID=116
I only have headers, intake, and underdrive crank pulley and went from 220whp to 237whp. Thats 17 whp just from a dyno tune with the neo. But do not go cheap on the shop tuning your car, get the best in the biz when it comes to dyno tuning. And ask what kind of dyno they are running, only trust dyno jet brand.
If you are thinking about n20 check this AEM unit out.
http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory...CategoryID=116
#22
^ No as you can see from the application list AEM will not work and it won't recognize it. 4 cylinder cls only. I noticed even no V6 accords will work and our engine is basically a beefed up version of the V6 accord engine.
#23
Never had a clean run
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Honolulu
Age: 46
Posts: 683
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So final verdict, Emanage for 3.5L with boltons? I'm looking now so hopefully I can get more input. And that's regular Emanage not the ultimate right?
#26
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Age: 41
Posts: 1,019
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#30
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Age: 41
Posts: 1,019
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I have a tuned NEO. The ecu will only override the NEOs settings after some time but once you disconnect the battery and reset the ECU the NEOs setting will take effect again because the NEO doesnt lose its programed settings unless you physically reset the unit. My best advice in which I just figured out last week is to reset your ECU BEFORE you get the car tuned so the neo will be tuned on the ECU running the car fine and not with the ECU leaning out the car or running it rich for some reason. If you do that then once the ECU gets to the point where its learned the car again and starts to override the NEO then all you have to do is reset it and then you will get your tune back.
#31
I have a tuned NEO. The ecu will only override the NEOs settings after some time but once you disconnect the battery and reset the ECU the NEOs setting will take effect again because the NEO doesnt lose its programed settings unless you physically reset the unit. My best advice in which I just figured out last week is to reset your ECU BEFORE you get the car tuned so the neo will be tuned on the ECU running the car fine and not with the ECU leaning out the car or running it rich for some reason. If you do that then once the ECU gets to the point where its learned the car again and starts to override the NEO then all you have to do is reset it and then you will get your tune back.
#32
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Age: 41
Posts: 1,019
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yep im sure. You gotta understand how smart these ECUs are. They will fight for what they want and a simple piggy back like a NEO will not make a perminate change.
#33
-Arsenic-
#34
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Age: 41
Posts: 1,019
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
this is when knowing your cars daily performance capibilities come in handy. Once you feel like the car aint pulling how it used to after u got it tuned... then yea the ECU is back. More than likely the ECU will fight it in under 2 weeks.
#36
-Arsenic-
You have to reset it every 2 weeks....?
#37
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Frederick, Maryland
Age: 41
Posts: 1,019
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#38
u blink im gone
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: in my cls
Age: 39
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
what title
hello to all.i need some help,what ecu upgrade could i use (neo/e-man) one that the ecu does> not override. and i could use in with bolt ons,or stock trim.
2001 cl-s
2001 cl-s
#39
Never had a clean run
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Honolulu
Age: 46
Posts: 683
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I just ordered my emanage blue and would be pretty irritated if I had to reset my ECU every couple of weeks just to get peak performance out of it. Does anyone know? I know CLS6SpeedNupe is correct about smart ECUs b/c my car now needs to be reset every couple of weeks b/c of my mods. It starts running super sluggish and the easiest sign is weird shifting. Once I reset it, all is well.