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Old 02-28-2005, 01:00 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Default Re: AEM Ultimate Resource Thread>>>>

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Originally Posted by decypher
mjannusch Thankyou very much you summed that up very well so much so i understood it. Which is better 3.5 or 3.0. From what i understand from what you said i think the 3.0 is better for me because it reads in psi and not bars. Is that right?
Well, it seems that most people prefer the AEM 3.5 bar because they feel that the accuracy is a bit better than the GM 3 bar sensor.

As far as psi vs. bar, it doesn't matter at all. The sensor just sends a variable voltage to the AEM. You tell the AEM whether you want to read pressure units as bar, psi, kg/cm^2 or whatever. All you really need to know is that the 3.5 bar sensor is good up to 35 psi of boost, and the 3 bar sensor is good to 30 psi. Either one should be enough for a 3/S unless you are going all-out on a large turbo setup, in which case the 3.5 will generally be sufficient. AEM also has a 5-bar MAP, if you are that kind of crazy.
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