It is frustrating that the company will not dedicate more of a tech staff. It's hard to believe that the difference between a kit built from pieces-parts that comes in for less than 500.00, and a complete Holley system commands 1500+ dollars more is just because there is a guy on the other end of the phone that you can count on for answers. But in reality,thats really about the only thing that sets them apart. My MSII will do everything that one of the branded units will/can do. Is it worth paying 2 grand for peace of mind?Hate to complain, but Im kinda over this megasquirt DIYPNP system. There are 3 different sites for support and information seems to be scattered here and there. Frustrating trying to blindly feel my way through the setup. Going to install it in the car today and hope it starts. I don't have any confidence in the base tune because "it looks like some of the information in the base tune didn't carry over" according to the guy at DIYAutotune. I realize he's busy, but would have been cool to offer to look at the tune and make sure I was at least headed in the right direction.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that the documentation for the DIYPNP seems to be an afterthought compared to how well written the standard MS hardware is. A good example - There is a DB15 connector on the DIYPNP and absolutely no information anywhere (that I have found) on how to use it.
Rant over, just needed to get that out.
Wish me luck, will report back with how it went.
I'd say it probably is, when it comes to throwing away 500.00 and 40 hours build time because you can't get somebody to spend more than 60 seconds talking with you, when something doesn't work, or you don't understand something.
I didn't even have the benefit of a base tune to work with, and the Wizard built in to the software was close enough to get the car started the first turn of the key. Good thing,...cause if I'd have to count on getting help from a human, at DIY there'd be a blow through carburetor on that engine instead.
But mine is far from tuned,...there still is an issue getting the thing to trigger the water pump based on engine temp, I have no idea where to look to enable the boost control mod, and I don't trust how it's wired into the board.
You'd think they could come up with a pay for tech service where you "opt in" where they give you say......8 hours of tech for......500.00, or 4 for 250.00. I'd have gladly payed them the extra 60.00 an hour just to know that I'd done everything right, and still be in this ecu for less than half of a Holley Terminator.