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AEM TRU Boost or E-Boost2?

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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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Default AEM TRU Boost or E-Boost2?

I was wondering what you all think is better. I am trying to decide which to buy for my turbo set up.
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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i like the eboost2
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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I had the same two choices, and I'm going AEM. I'm keeping my system fairly simple. My car is all street maybe once or twice a year at the track. Its also $200.00 less. If I was a track car or doing some wild build I would have gone with the E-boost
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whats the difference?
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 10:59 AM
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I was tying to check out which sponcers sell them so I could give you a few links, but the ones I found had no info just prices. I have searced this topic a lot and I think most poeple are going to say E-boost 2. I like the AEM becuase the selenoid they use is one designed just for what its being used for. I wanted simple one setting for 5psi and one for 8. I didn't need diff boost per gear, and I think the E-boost also adjusts the gain for diff tyoes of cars FWD RWD AWD?
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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e boost has way more features like you can have different boost settings in different gears and such. I went with tru-boost ,but my car is pure street and I tried to keep things simple. If you like features the e boost2 is definetly the one to get. However the tru-boost does have two boost settings and it reads boost and vacume and has an overboost protection built in.
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what are the 2 boost settings? What does the overboost protection do?
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One is a low boost setting and the other a high boost setting that you can change from inside the cab. The overboost opens the wastgate to lower the boost to safe level. The two boost settings can be set to whatever the user likes them to be.
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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I think I am going to go with the AEM and if I ever need to I can just switch to the E-boost2
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Its a very nice little unit and fits perfectly in the pillar pod.
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Please go with the EBoost 2.
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You can make it work in a standard pillar pods. Dremel + Tape.
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cracker
Please go with the EBoost 2.
why do you say please go with E-Boost2?
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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no ****
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Originally Posted by cracker
Please go with the EBoost 2.
Whoa whoa whoa!!!! Slow down there with the reasoning and details. You lost me.
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Originally Posted by ninetres
Whoa whoa whoa!!!! Slow down there with the reasoning and details. You lost me.

no kidding....
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the pic doesn't say much other than it can be mounted there which is also true of the tru-boost.
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Originally Posted by bhz28
no kidding....
I have the AEM unit sitting right next to me, going in in a couple few weeks (Whenever forcedinductions gets my 1.1ar ST80 in the mail ). The aem does everything I need it to and more. The whole boost per gear non-sense if for cars that don't hook anyway
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I am pretty much sold on the AEM
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E-boost2 F.T.W!!
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