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29 September 2009, 09:00 PM

scoobylee25

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GEMS ecu

hi considering buyin a gems ecu for my impreza already programmed and ready to plug n play with anti lag etc, for £800 is it worth it??

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29 September 2009, 09:59 PM

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no imho.

the map it has will not be 100% on your car and it will need setting up, for which I like most places charge £300+VAT.

You would be better going for a SimTek ecu whcih fitted and mapped which would be similar money, and is a more capable / modern ecu compared to the GEMS.

Simon

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29 September 2009, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by scoobylee25

hi considering buyin a gems ecu for my impreza already programmed and ready to plug n play with anti lag etc, for £800 is it worth it??

Ditto JGM. We have replaced a number of GEMS systems with Simtek and were glad we did every time.

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29 September 2009, 11:43 PM

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I have a gems on my car,And as stated i would go for the simtek.
I have real trouble with the gems regarding cold starts and idling problems
Which is a common problem with the ecu!

Besides,its becoming abit dated now.
Simtek is the way forward matey