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Old 01-02-11, 06:41 PM
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AEM twin fire

ok so i have been reading on here about the twin fire an people said its crap some like it. Is there anyone who has any good words on this. I currently have a msd 6al on the leading only. I got the aem today unopened for dirt cheap like 40 bucks. The dude is moving out of state an was just getting rid of everything. But someone let me know. please i dont care if people are going to say its crap do what i say run this do the hks or jacobs do this do that. i already have the aem theres no reason to waste you time. Im not being a dick i just want to know good an bads about it.
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AEM had some quality control issues and actually pulled a lot of thier ignition products off the market a few years ago rather than continue to sell them. The biggest issue was the circuit that turned "off" the unit could sometimes fail and a capacitor would continue leaking current through the system and damage the components, so the unit would fail.

The twin fire seems pretty stable but I have not used one on a rotary. You are welcome to swing by the shop and I will be glad to help you in any way I can.
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Either way,you got yourself a Friggin Bargain!
I read that the HKS has a "Fail-safe" design.since it operates off of a Negative Feed( if the box fails,your ignition reverts back to stock).
Does the AEM also have this?
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I'd take up D Walker's invitation to see the AEM in action and that way you can judge things for yourself.
If you choose not to use it,you could always Profit from the great deal you got!
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Old 01-02-11, 07:37 PM
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I had one couple off years ago and it was garbage.Random misfire at high rpms and bad ignitors is the only thing that you will get,well some people even lost motor thanks to it.
https://www.rx7club.com/single-turbo-rx-7s-23/aem-twin-fire-ignition-amplifier-824508/
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hey d-walker thanks for your input i read that they have took it off for a few years im going to give this a try. joeylyrech i did read that it killed a guys motor but i also seen he was making like 800hp im not planning on making half of that hahahah. ill keep everyone posted an ill let everyone knows how it goes. I hope i got a reissued one after all the problems.
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Maybe you get lucky and it works fine,all this happened almost 5 years ago.Who knows maybe they fix it and yours is fine.
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Had it on my car and it was a POS! Worked about half the time. Toss it and save up for a real ignition. M&W...
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Originally Posted by ErnieT
Had it on my car and it was a POS! Worked about half the time. Toss it and save up for a real ignition. M&W...
yeah i read about what happen that your car blew up on the dyno.
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