megasquirt is one of those things where if you understand it fully its very easy. if you dont understand it, you dont bother and get an omex etc. the issue is with all the people in-between. some get most of it an get by, some dont know how it works but are capable of following the manuals with a bit of outside help then there are people that just go for it because its cheep with no intention of learning anything.
here is the deal.... MEGASQUIRT IS AN EDUCATIONAL EXERCISE (its clearly stated on their website) the ecu at the end of the process is the result of what you have learnt, if you dont bother to learn or lack the intellectual capacity the output at the end wont work.
clearly rob wants to learn and for people like him there is huge network of people over on the ms forums. but keep in mind if you come across as someone that is not willing to learn or too lazy to read what is already in a manual there wont be any help.
and as for value an un assembled ms3 kit with the ms3 expansion board works out at £300. but you have to learn about it and build it!
an omex 710 which doesn't do quite as much but has all the main features like fully sequential, cop support, turbo control features etc will cost you £1000.
personally i would say if you want an off the shelf built ecu the omex is the better option but you will pay a bit more for it
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