Which is better to have...becuase i was thinking of gettng a ebs aem thruboost..

 

hahah...use the search function!! Over the past month or so there are a couple threads with debating this...

 

I did...doesnt show that much....just talks about 1 of eac of them...not comparing them..also they dont have good enough data

 

It comes down to personal preference. Some don't use the ebc because it is another electrical part to "fail". So instead they use a mbc which can not have electrical gremlins. The part failing could cause a overboost or no boost situation.

I personally love my ebc. It is easy to adjust boost on the fly. I also use it to work in conjunction with my HFS-3 to drop boost in case of a flow error,etc.

The only time I have had trouble is when I was changing out my shifter I did not notice a wire was being rubbed by some trim and cause a fray over time. This caused me to over boost. I blew up a spark plug and got lucky. I did not have any issues for over 4yrs before that. It was an install error that caused the fray and my scare.

 

i prefer manual. no oscillating, easy temp compensation and guaranteed fastest spool with no spikes.

 

I don't understand how a mbc, which is basically a controlled boost leak, is the fastest spool when you can run a 3 port ebcs in interrupt mode which diverts all air away from the wastegate.

Ecu controlled boost with a 3 port > mbc

 

im not talking about a crappy bleeder style.

 

im on the mbc and happy with it =)

 

both have their advantages and disadvantages ill leave it at that.

 

actually there's no boost correction for temps on a mbc unless you manually adjust it.. where as on a 3 port you can control boost based on temps via MAF IAT table automatically when the bec system is setup properly.

 

I loved the AEM to control boost you set it and bam it's there and holding all way through.

 

actually the aem has a taper just like the mbc's do.. but aem is definitely one of the better ones for sure. i did direct comparisons with aem vs ecu boost and aem killed it with its natural boost taper curve. (i could clone that curve with the ecu boost though) aem uses a mac valve also.

 

After I went AEM control I never used anything else even when I had a boost leak the AEM kept the boost where it was set I was amazed

 

it definitely has my vote.

 

What aboot aem and other standalones? I fought that for months. On a cold morning i can turn the mbc half a turn. Standalone i would need a laptop.