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Originally Posted by mr2greasemonkey
I'm gonna go the MS route for awhile. It may or may not end up being the better EMS, but I will most assuredly have gained more.
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It is difficult to compare and contrast two EMSs based on features. You have so many different parameters to look at and its really up to each individual to judge for themselves how important each item is. In the end, unless you have years of experience it is very hard to say how much each feature is going to contribute to the overall final result. Also, different folks have differing opinions on how a car should drive and what they are willing and unwilling to live with. Some folks may not care if the car needs to sit a few minutes and warm up before it can be driven while others want to be able to start the car and immediately drive away. Also, it is very difficult for those with little experience to gauge the impact that modifications to the setup itself has on how close to an OEM feel one can achieve. No heroic amount of tuning effort will make a 800rwhp 4-cylinder monster run just like a stock setup. Furthermore, most of the feedback seen in internet forums is from folks who have only experienced one or two setups. One guy's "great" is another guy's "barely adequate" and a third guy's "send it back."
All that aside, the MS can do a good job if it is properly installed and tuned, but when you look at the total cost of the system figuring in both out of pocket expenses and time invested, I don't think that most folks will honestly be able to say that the MS offers any greater value than any of the plug and play systems available for the MR2s. I'm in no way trying to dissuade those who are truly looking for a great learning experience, but I am cautioning those who think that the MS offers a cheaper way to jump on the EMS wagon.