The build Ive Been Waiting To Do For 6 Years by KODYHUGHES

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Installed my ECU masters standalone. Did clean up the photo after this picture but generally its in the same way.


Very nice kit so far, true plug n play. Just ran a vacuum line through the fire wall and also ran two wires for my IAT sensor. Its nice that it basically comes with a jumper harness so i don't have to cut into the stock harness. Just had to add wires with the pins into the ems connectors for wideband input and iat input and since it has a built in Map i don't have to run more wires out to the engine bay.

Lastly i have to have my iat sensor bung welded into my ic pipe and ill be able to install that then see how the car runs.



ECU Masters really took care of me and uploaded a base map for me to atleast be able to drive the car to the tuner.

And when that happens, i may be able to get some footage of the dyno runs.

3-28-2015

So finally able to drive the car now, my roads SUCK ! So much so that i don't even like getting into boost because of how rough they are.

i am working on the startup and idle, but besides that the car seems to run pretty good in my opinion.

After this video i did go back to my laptop to add some more fuel at the higher rpms. Was pulling somewhere in the low 12's around the time the boost was reaching above 0 inhg.

But i think im going to aim for mid 11's or maybe even low 11's.

Then im going to see how it does.

Didn't even get passed 4k really ! ha, but yeah i love it. Main things im working on is cold start, stabilizing idle, and richening out the af ratio in the upper rpm.

3-30-2015

Thanks man !!! yeah they did such a good job. Plug n Play harness and for someone like me that doesn't have much tuning experience under my belt i learned pretty quick.

Honestly i think the ecu masters standalone has more potential than the AEM EMS V2. And its simpler. It has a built in map sensor so you can just run a vacuum line into your fire wall into the ecu instead of having to purchase a map sensor.

Only sensor you have to purchase is a GM intake air temp sensor and thats it.

Its VE based tuning, so literally once you enter all your vehicles info like engine CC, how many cyls, fuel injector size and iat brand, it immediately loads a base map tune. Then you can alter the map and press + for more fuel at any given RPM or - for less fuel.

And its map sensor based tuning so as it reads more boost it automatically enters the higher VE. Literally you can turn up your boost and the system automatically adjusts as it reads more pressure. Unlike the older systems you had to completely retune your ems when you added boost. With this system. It isn't needed aslong as you have your VE map with enough fuel.

In the video i posted i was leveling out around 12 AFR under boost. Hooked up my laptop, spent about 10 mins adjusting for more fuel in that area and now its leveling out at low 11's under boost. and about 10.50 at max boost. So its a safe tune and not likely to cause excessive damage.

Really excited !