OK...rather than waste a bunch of 2 finger keyboard pecking, I will TRY to abbreviate this thread, as much as possible.
Car: 1971 Chevelle SS, 439ci BBC, Turbo 400, 3.90 12 bolt rear. Street/Strip Toy, that's been 11.31@117 with 4.10 gears, and a looser converter....
Have had a Fitech GO-EFI4 setup on my car since December 15, 2015.
Car was running great, but after 10 months of experiencing, and seeing others deal with Fitech horrible service, and very inconsistent tech advice, I myself, had had enough....As for the Fitech...it's been sold....
I like the look, and added features of the HOLLEY SNIPER setup. My hope is also that should any tech help be needed, they'll better handle it, since that is/was the general consensus when Googling around about Holley technical support.
ANYWAY...Install was a breeze, since I already had the O2 bung in place, the fuel system done, and a good bit of the wiring could be retrofitted to the new setup...
Some PROS & CONS I will share...
PRO's:
Wideband O2 sensor harness is longer, allowing easier connection and routing
Comes VERY complete...throttle cable bracket, kickdown bracket, base plate studs & nuts, heat shrink type connectors, and pretty decent instructions as well...
PLENTY of wire to hook up ANY engine
Seems to LEARN much faster than the Fitech did.
The handheld is MUCH easier to Navigate. It comes with a stylus, but I found it works just fine with my fat sausage fingers, LOL...
Can control nitrous activation and delayed activation, ignition timing, AC idle, etc.
CON's:
Have yet to see any info on how to datalog, or more importantly, how to view a datalog, once you do one??? (Not sure if that's part of the software that's coming, or not?)
Can't use my $75 throttle cable bracket, as linkage is out farther than a carb, or the Fitech was.
Handheld is hardwired to the cable (I'd rather it unplug, but maybe it's just different, and I'm used to the old one?)
Both the COOLANT and WIDEBAND sensors are different (no biggie for anyone doing a 1st time install, but it sucked knowing I have a spare O2 sensor, that is now worthless...Hopefully, Holley will share the BOSCH PART #....
Maybe not a "con", but the handheld is almost "too busy"...there's no way you can drive and see what is going on, with just a quick glance...I'm sure it'll get easier with some drive time...Like I said, not really a "con", but worth mentioning...
Handheld's "cradle" kinda sucks...It's like an EZ Pass cradle. I really liked my Fitech's suction cup mount, and actually used it for my test drive...
and that's about it...well, except for I did not get that cool looking sticker in the box...Kinda bummed about that.
INITIAL IMPRESSIONS:
It is BADA$$...:grin2: It starts INSTANTLY, but you MUST let it do it's PRIME CYCLE.
Accelerator pedal is almost a bit too sensitive...I found after an hour or so of driving, it was much better....might have just been since it was not really "learning" yet...
Car idles better than ever, with only an hour's learning.
Car runs phenomenal...It always ran real well with the Fitech, and did so up until I removed it, BUT...it was sometimes "not 100%", if that makes sense? In other words, it may scream one time through the gears, then almost hold back a little the next time, but no rhyme or reason, and very intermittent...
Every time I went WOT, it was 100%...or more, Obviously, way too early to say it's just a fluke, or whatever...but we shall see.
Here's a COLD FIRST START: (battery should have been charged, but you get the point)
https://youtu.be/4fVmCW8Svpo
Here's a HOT START: (after a 5 minute gas stop)
https://youtu.be/_AcJBo_v6t0
Here's plenty of pics, coming up:
From car on the lift, Fitech on the car, ready to start, to lights out, time to go home...in this series, lol.
Car: 1971 Chevelle SS, 439ci BBC, Turbo 400, 3.90 12 bolt rear. Street/Strip Toy, that's been 11.31@117 with 4.10 gears, and a looser converter....
Have had a Fitech GO-EFI4 setup on my car since December 15, 2015.
Car was running great, but after 10 months of experiencing, and seeing others deal with Fitech horrible service, and very inconsistent tech advice, I myself, had had enough....As for the Fitech...it's been sold....
I like the look, and added features of the HOLLEY SNIPER setup. My hope is also that should any tech help be needed, they'll better handle it, since that is/was the general consensus when Googling around about Holley technical support.
ANYWAY...Install was a breeze, since I already had the O2 bung in place, the fuel system done, and a good bit of the wiring could be retrofitted to the new setup...
Some PROS & CONS I will share...
PRO's:
Wideband O2 sensor harness is longer, allowing easier connection and routing
Comes VERY complete...throttle cable bracket, kickdown bracket, base plate studs & nuts, heat shrink type connectors, and pretty decent instructions as well...
PLENTY of wire to hook up ANY engine
Seems to LEARN much faster than the Fitech did.
The handheld is MUCH easier to Navigate. It comes with a stylus, but I found it works just fine with my fat sausage fingers, LOL...
Can control nitrous activation and delayed activation, ignition timing, AC idle, etc.
CON's:
Have yet to see any info on how to datalog, or more importantly, how to view a datalog, once you do one??? (Not sure if that's part of the software that's coming, or not?)
Can't use my $75 throttle cable bracket, as linkage is out farther than a carb, or the Fitech was.
Handheld is hardwired to the cable (I'd rather it unplug, but maybe it's just different, and I'm used to the old one?)
Both the COOLANT and WIDEBAND sensors are different (no biggie for anyone doing a 1st time install, but it sucked knowing I have a spare O2 sensor, that is now worthless...Hopefully, Holley will share the BOSCH PART #....
Maybe not a "con", but the handheld is almost "too busy"...there's no way you can drive and see what is going on, with just a quick glance...I'm sure it'll get easier with some drive time...Like I said, not really a "con", but worth mentioning...
Handheld's "cradle" kinda sucks...It's like an EZ Pass cradle. I really liked my Fitech's suction cup mount, and actually used it for my test drive...
and that's about it...well, except for I did not get that cool looking sticker in the box...Kinda bummed about that.
INITIAL IMPRESSIONS:
It is BADA$$...:grin2: It starts INSTANTLY, but you MUST let it do it's PRIME CYCLE.
Accelerator pedal is almost a bit too sensitive...I found after an hour or so of driving, it was much better....might have just been since it was not really "learning" yet...
Car idles better than ever, with only an hour's learning.
Car runs phenomenal...It always ran real well with the Fitech, and did so up until I removed it, BUT...it was sometimes "not 100%", if that makes sense? In other words, it may scream one time through the gears, then almost hold back a little the next time, but no rhyme or reason, and very intermittent...
Every time I went WOT, it was 100%...or more, Obviously, way too early to say it's just a fluke, or whatever...but we shall see.
Here's a COLD FIRST START: (battery should have been charged, but you get the point)
https://youtu.be/4fVmCW8Svpo
Here's a HOT START: (after a 5 minute gas stop)
https://youtu.be/_AcJBo_v6t0
Here's plenty of pics, coming up:
From car on the lift, Fitech on the car, ready to start, to lights out, time to go home...in this series, lol.