AEM or Innovate
10-13-2007, 12:51 PM
#3
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,081
Re: AEM or Innovate
I've used both that AEM and PLX M-300 and they are both good, no problems and easy to use. I've heard of peopole having problems with the LC-1 just dying but I have no experiece with them so i'm not going to say good or bad. I personally like the PLX M-300 because i'm not a big fan of having round guages all over the place.
10-13-2007, 08:20 PM
#4
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 0
Re: AEM or Innovate
AEM is not a very well designed or calibrated unit. I do not trust them, I do not recommend them.
The older LC-1 units had a problem with analog outputs dying if the output went too high, due to a design problem. Innovate warranties all these units and you don't have to be the original owner or have paperwork to get the warranty. I've been given a couple freebie dead units and turned around and warrantied them. I suspect they fully warranty all their later units, as well.
PLX M-series are decent barebones units, very simple and easy to use.
The NTK units are inexpensive and work well, also.
The older LC-1 units had a problem with analog outputs dying if the output went too high, due to a design problem. Innovate warranties all these units and you don't have to be the original owner or have paperwork to get the warranty. I've been given a couple freebie dead units and turned around and warrantied them. I suspect they fully warranty all their later units, as well.
PLX M-series are decent barebones units, very simple and easy to use.
The NTK units are inexpensive and work well, also.
10-14-2007, 06:48 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 752
Re: AEM or Innovate
some car mag in the states did a big test on a bunch of them, and aem and innovate were the only ones accurate to 0.1 afr readings. the rest were about 0.5afr out. not really good enough. i would expect the ngk to be a good unit. the innovate has two programmable outputs, and some decent datalogging software, its also got the right attitude as a company. i could be wrong, but i thought the aem one only had one output? i'd certainly choose the innovate. and only the lc1, as its cheap to build a digital display based on 1-2v output. and as a bonus, no one wants to steal your home made display, unlike fancy guages.
10-14-2007, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Re: AEM or Innovate
Originally Posted by fe3tcourier
some car mag in the states did a big test on a bunch of them, and aem and innovate were the only ones accurate to 0.1 afr readings. the rest were about 0.5afr out. not really good enough. i would expect the ngk to be a good unit. the innovate has two programmable outputs, and some decent datalogging software, its also got the right attitude as a company. i could be wrong, but i thought the aem one only had one output? i'd certainly choose the innovate. and only the lc1, as its cheap to build a digital display based on 1-2v output. and as a bonus, no one wants to steal your home made display, unlike fancy guages.
It is however, a very simple and easy to use unit. It just lacks in flexibility, and IIRC accuracy according to that same article.
