|
MS appeals to some people simply because it's a challenge, or it's an interest in itself. Others see it as a cheap alternative, one they 'can' afford. Usually the first group set the way for the second group to follow, after the best path has been established, sources located, and results in. Why do people build their own computers? because they can..plus it gives the opportunity to build a better, faster and more unique system, tailored to your own needs.
This sort of interest can lead to better things, from a pastime to a career.
How many guys are interested in doing their own tuning?..why, to save money..or to gain knowledge, experience, or just to have the satisfaction of saying I did it.
lets face it, EMS's all do the same basic thing. Some are much more refined than others, and they cost more..basic marketing, so you can almost use cost as a measure of refinement. You look at things like processor speed, map resolution, WB compatibility, aux inputs/outputs, options etc. You pay your money and have it installed and tuned, but your still none the wiser.
Some guy says this one sucks, or that one has a bad interface, or those ones are junk..all based on personal experience, preference or simply a bad experience.
None of them suck..they all work within their design paramaters and projected costs. You get what you pay for.
Vehicle electrical systems are a very crude and hostile environment. You feed an EMS unregulated, unfiltered voltage, varing anywhere between 11 and 16 volts, loaded with spikes, noise, ripple currents..subject it to EMI and RFI interferrence, and then expect it to provide rock solid control of AFR's and advance curves. O2 monitoring is to the order of 1.5volts.
What about the guy that gets his car tuned, then takes off up the road, fires up the 500w amp, with the kicker in the trunk (right next to the EMS) cranks up the air, power steering churning away, and jumps on the cb to tell his friend all about it. Massive voltage drop! so what happened to all that tuning..and what's happening right now.
Nobody seems to look at things like voltage stability, sheilding, signal quality, or even mechanical connection quality and resistance.
My point being, wether you want a cheap system that has been pioneered by others, or you want to make a system thats better, MS has got something to offer..to those particular individuals.
2c
|