MORE EFI Questions...Tec3 vs Fast vs Redline vs Haltec

[Dennis Mosley]

OK guys, It's time for me to get the EFI FE project kicked off. I am going to use a Stack system and am now at the point of picking out my ecu. If you took the effort to pour what I know about this subjet into a thimble, you wouldn't fill it. So that's why I'm seeking your knowledge and experience.

After reading a bunch of post on this subject posted last year and before, I decided to see if we had a bigger body of aftermarket EFI users out there and if there have been some major changes since 2003.

On one thread got the feeling that if I installed a system like the FAST system, with a Wide Band O2 that I could get very close to a dyno type tune without spending a bunch of time at a Dyno shop. Is this true. It would be nice to get it very close and then only use the "optional" dyno time for some fine tweaking if I felt I wanted to get every last drop out of the engine.

My engine is a std bore 428 using edelbrock heads, the edelbrock RPM Cam and a 6al box and distributor, if any of that makes any difference.

I do not want to go "distrbutorless" which seems to be one of the tech3's selling points. I like the look of a distrbutor on the engine.

For the sake of just making my decision simpler, I have narrowed the choices down to 4 systems.

The Fast System, mainly due to info I've gleand from this site. Rick Lake & Mike Braddock seem to have have great luck with it and Mike's comments on the Wide Band O2 and tuning without a dyno (if I understood correctly) make this one interesting. The down side is it's very expensive and I'm not sure I would fully use all the bells and whistles. I do like the ability to change settings on the fly.

The Tech3 system seems to be full featured but I have read that some people felt that the tech support was lacking. Not sure if it is worth the $$$ if I'm not going to go the distributorless route.

Haltec E6X and the Redline systems...seem simple and are at the lower end of the price scale. Just don't want to go low(er) dollar and not have the control I need. Also don't want to spend a ton of money on features I won't ever use.

This is a street car so track tuning is not a big issue. Long road trips and daily street driving will be the main use.


Look forward to your input