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Can I get yalls input on the AEM Tru Boost settings for my mostly stock GTST (rb25det)?  I'd like to run maybe 7psi on low and 10psi on high.  What settings do I need to configure the Tru Boost to get these results?  

I was reading the manual and it gives me a headache talking about pulse wave and blah blah blah lol. 

Also, any tips for install would be appreciated.  I'm just gonna install in my ashtray.  

Thanks guys!

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16 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

You'll possibly be the first and only person with one in an R33. Most of Australia doesn't touch AEM stuff.

Could you elaborate? I don't remember it being mentioned much in the forums.

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I'm old enough to remember when AEM's stuff was absolute shite. They have simply never had much market penetration into Australia, hence my statement.

I have no idea how good/bad they are right now, but there are several other brands for simply everything they do that I would choose before I even bothered to remember that AEM exist.

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1 hour ago, GTSBoy said:

I'm old enough to remember when AEM's stuff was absolute shite. They have simply never had much market penetration into Australia, hence my statement.

I have no idea how good/bad they are right now, but there are several other brands for simply everything they do that I would choose before I even bothered to remember that AEM exist.

AEM products are fantastic in my opinion and I have pushed to use them the last 20 years. Their fuel pumps are renowned for being indestructible (I run 2x), their ecu's have a lot more features then Haltech (Scripting, Proper IO testing, etc.) I've had zero issues with any of their products including Tru boost, widebands, WMI kits, etc. 

I wasn't ever aware of them being known for bad products, but if they did; it's changed. 

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7 hours ago, jacobzking said:

ugh.  that bad?

I ran one years ago in a 93 STI. They work great. Just slowly increase duty cycle until it reaches the pressure you're trying to achieve. Nobody will be able to tell you the exact duty cycle % you need for your setup for a specific boost. It will be trial and error. 

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13 minutes ago, TurboTapin said:

AEM products are fantastic in my opinion and I have pushed to use them the last 20 years. Their fuel pumps are renowned for being indestructible (I run 2x), their ecu's have a lot more features then Haltech (Scripting, Proper IO testing, etc.) I've had zero issues with any of their products including Tru boost, widebands, WMI kits, etc. 

I wasn't ever aware of them being known for bad products, but if they did; it's changed. 

I don’t think they’re known for junk but they aren’t particularly standouts as far as I know. 

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On 11/22/2023 at 9:47 AM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

AEM widebands are decent, better than the Innovate junk - no self combusting heater circuits.

That's my experience too. Before I had a CAN based wideband, I always used an AEM wideband (I wouldn't be surprised if I was using one for over 10 years without issue). 

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