[Supras] Strange AEM EMS activity

Brandon fstrnldr at tconl.com
Sat Dec 30 18:10:50 CST 2006


exactly, it just cycles the pump on and off in rhythem but only when the AEM 
is grounded.  For right now i just used nylon washers and spacers to isolate 
the EMS.  I would be fine w/ this for a solution, but i'm afraid there is 
going to be another part to this that rears its head later on.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Jobe" <jjobe2 at supratech.org>
To: <htekwo at aol.com>
Cc: <fstrnldr at tconl.com>; <supras at supras.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Supras] Strange AEM EMS activity


>
> That's not the problem.  It keeps repeating.  THAT is the problem.
>
> 10s is way too long anyways.
>
> On Sat, Dec 30, 2006 at 06:37:10PM -0500, htekwo at aol.com wrote:
>>  In your EMS you have a setting for the fuel pump turn on time.  If you 
>> turn the key on but do not start the car, it is programed to turn on the 
>> pump and prime the system for a pre-determined time.  If you do not start 
>> the car, it turns the pump off usually until you turn the car on.   I 
>> have mine set for 10 seconds.
>>
>> Eric H.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fstrnldr at tconl.com
>> To: supras at supras.com
>> Sent: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 1:21 PM
>> Subject: [Supras] Strange AEM EMS activity
>>
>>
>> Any of you AEM guys mounted the  box to a metal part of the car similar 
>> to
>> the factory ECU?   I am working on an 88 for a customer, and w/ the  EMS
>> mounted http://www.transonicracinginnovations.com/gallery/album28/93_G
>>
>> w/ the key on car off the fuel pump will cycle on for about 2 sec, then 
>> turn
>> off, and then repeat.  of course the car will not start w/ this going on.
>> If the box is ungrounded (unmounted), then everything seems to work well,
>> car fires up and seems to be happy.
>>
>> I don't know what everyone else did w/ their EMS, if they left the lay in
>> the glove box or what, but i imagine that someone mounted it to keep it
>> secured.   Ideal for me would be to find someone else locally that has an
>> 87-88 GTE supra so i could test the box in their car and see if there is
>> sometihng strange wiring wise that i may have done to cause this.   (the 
>> car
>> is running sequential injection, w/ MAP, and the AEM is controlling the
>> boost as well, or will be).  Oh and yes i've talked to AEM on it, and 
>> they
>> weren't really sure lol.
>>
>> thanks
>> Brandon
>>
>>
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