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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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If you had your choice to use any computer with your FI setup what would you use. Would you stay with the 99 and up computer. We already know that no one likes the 98?

Or would you do a BS3 or Fast system?

Please explain Why you would use what you would use....
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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99+ are all the same. Price would be the objective, with speed density the stock computer can support lots of power, but bs3/fast will always be a better product. They have other features like wideband correcting and many more.
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speed density the stock computer can support lots of power
Whats the limits ???????
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 1INSANEGTO
Whats the limits ???????
Well I couldnt get 160-150 lb injectors to work with the stock computer, so maybe when you run out of injector with 96 lbers. I am not sure if there is a injector inbetween that will work.
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So am I safe to say the stock PCM is good to 850rwhp? I have everything that BS3 or XFI offers, wideband eboost2 2 step hptuners . I should have went with a full computer system from the start but I did not know any better. If I can not get my goals I will sell all the stuff I have and upgrade to a full system
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Originally Posted by 1INSANEGTO
So am I safe to say the stock PCM is good to 850rwhp? I have everything that BS3 or XFI offers, wideband eboost2 2 step hptuners . I should have went with a full computer system from the start but I did not know any better. If I can not get my goals I will sell all the stuff I have and upgrade to a full system

It will work fine at that level and beyond. Just as long as nothing fuel related happens because you have no protection there.
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Originally Posted by sevanseriesta
If you had your choice to use any computer with your FI setup what would you use. Would you stay with the 99 and up computer. We already know that no one likes the 98?

Or would you do a BS3 or Fast system?

Please explain Why you would use what you would use....
I think the '98 pcm is good up to 15psi, that's more than I'll be running for a while.
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I went BS3 on my 98 Build. Then parted the car out.

Going GEN 7 DFI with a complete LS1/6 MSD igintion on my 2000.
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thats why all the guys with motec are changing to electromotive and i just tore a motec system off of a nonrunning car to replace it with a performance electronics and had the car running in a week.
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Does electromotive have a solution for the LS1 crowd?
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i am gonna run efilive/roadrunner with stock pcm and try to do wb sdol correction
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ddnspider
thats why all the guys with motec are changing to electromotive and i just tore a motec system off of a nonrunning car to replace it with a performance electronics and had the car running in a week.
I still have my Motec. No problems here. It is a bit complex for people who cant get their cars running in a week.
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Originally Posted by sevanseriesta
If you had your choice to use any computer with your FI setup what would you use. Would you stay with the 99 and up computer. We already know that no one likes the 98?

Or would you do a BS3 or Fast system?

Please explain Why you would use what you would use....

98 PCM working awsome here..................



Originally Posted by NassyVette
I think the '98 pcm is good up to 15psi, that's more than I'll be running for a while.
I have it running more then that on pump 93......
Im running a 3 Bar setup on my 98 PCM with the MAF-T Pro
900+ rwhp....


Originally Posted by wickedred
I went BS3 on my 98 Build. Then parted the car out.

Going GEN 7 DFI with a complete LS1/6 MSD igintion on my 2000.

Ive seen most of them 1st hand and The Gen 7 DFI would be my last choice..... behind the stock 99 PCM.

BS3 if i had the $$$
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Hp tuners 3 bar,injector box and tune away.
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
98 PCM working awsome here..................





I have it running more then that on pump 93......
Im running a 3 Bar setup on my 98 PCM with the MAF-T Pro
900+ rwhp....





Ive seen most of them 1st hand and The Gen 7 DFI would be my last choice..... behind the stock 99 PCM.

BS3 if i had the $$$
Has harlen made it more user friendly or does it still take a lot of work to get it to work??
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Originally Posted by 98turbls1
Has harlen made it more user friendly or does it still take a lot of work to get it to work??

Dowload the installmanual off there site and read thru it.... its not to hard and tells you step by step.......

Im not sure if he has gotten to his write up he was going to do.

Kyle
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The Gen 7 DFI seems to get alot of bad press due to the lack of spark stregnth. It is easily fixed with the LS1/6 MSD box and harness'. The GEN 7 DFI software is alot better IMO than the BS3. I have had both. Granted I would have loved to had a BS3 setup. It has a better processor in the control box. However it is nearly $2800 for the same thing I will have a total of $1700 in with the GEN 7 DFI and the MSD igintion components. To each thier own. I wont knock BS3 at ll, but I wont rule out the GEN 7 DFI eigther.
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Love my AEM set-up. Has AT LEAST as much flexibility, but much less $$ .

David
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Originally Posted by Navy David SS
Love my AEM set-up. Has AT LEAST as much flexibility, but much less $$ .

David
Did you buy one of their universal boxes and make your own harness? Do you still use the coil on plug setup? I have used AEM on a few mustangs and really liked it. As a matter of fact, my best friend is going to use it on his 427ci Windsor turbo car we are building now. Should be pretty bad ***.
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