Originally Posted by
Rick
Chip - you mean rip off the MS3 code like they have done with MS2Extra and the V4....
Yes mate largely that is exactly what will happen I should imagine, no point in them re-inventing the wheel and starting from scratch when they are in the fortunate position of not having to.
The reason that the Mtech V4 offers so much in such a professional package for such a moderate cost is because its taken advantage of all the best bits of MS and then just finished it off properly into a decent professional package that is basically now better developed than most high end ecu's that people pay far more for.
I can understand why that pisses people off in the MS community as it means that Mtech and their customers are all benefitting from their hard work, but the bottom line is that it makes it absolutely awesome value to the customer who is getting a miles better product for their money as a result.
I guess you could argue the same "breach of IPR" for people like MSD or RPLABS when they are developing the L8 ecu, but I dont really think this thread is the ideal place for such a discussion as it will pull it off course for Beefy.
Bottom line is that as a consumer, the Mtech V4 makes a massive amount of sense, and that is all that Beefy is going to care about, not who wrote which bits of the software etc!
I'm a beta testa for the MS3, you may want to look at that. Simply the best mapping software out there IMO, ten injector drivers and a whole load of I/O including hardware PWM. Probably a bit overkill for most, and it's not out just yet.
Rick.
Yeah a friend of mine is going to be using it too, seems very well specced from what I have heard but havent used one myself yet.
The problem with MS is of course the variable build standards, but at least these days there are companies you can buy a developed unit from.