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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!

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.

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. 

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. 

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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