well here is my little story i typed up to hopfully help other people make a informed choice so they dont get sucked in to the rabbit hole of hell as bad as i did .
now i can only say for sure on the sniper info but the edelbrock kit is looking better and better via feedback from members here and on there chat forum ( of nice people )
here goes my story : well road time now happening in the truck and i am NOT feeling to confident about trusting this holley sniper unit at all
list of knows problems for me so far :
1= coolent temp sensor is bad under 30 miles of use . does the typical 12-15 degree drop from were it should be lots of people are having problem .
2= throttle linkage arm on unit to short requires spacer bracket . lots of people complaining about this also . i made a 7/8" spacer for it and it helped a lot but still sucks . has a flat spot in it also that sticks . and yes my cable is good . i lubed the hell out of it and it moves SUPER easy you can almost blow on it to move .
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/sniper-throttle-cable-update-road-time-feedback.335379/
3= even the super heavy return springs it has you still need another one for the return to zero throttle . makes it even harder .
4= the linkage is 1:1 direct on primary to secondary . . who figured this would be great for street use daily driving ? you need to order a progressive link and upload the option on there softwear and it still dosnt support it 100% so its hit or miss on if it works for you or not .
https://forums.holley.com/showthread.php?22553-Progressive-Linkage-makes-Sniper-EFI-WAAAY-Better
5= touch screen ecu unit for in the vehicle has had problems from day 1 fire up . makes button choices all by its self and now its locking up and wont reset unless you turn the key off and wait then restart the vehicle .
6= NOT bolt it on and go self tuning like they advertise on the box / ad's / tv shows . still requires YOU to do a good deal of tuning later with there softwear program if you under stand all of it ( and i dont ) .
7= this being the most important to me is the fact there customer service after the fact SUCKS A$$
there chat forum for tech help is governed by a english correction gramer checking dictator . my 1st post there i was replyed to by him and told me to watch my self and use spell check / correct punctuation / dont type like you text I EDIT EVERY POST FOR THIS STUFF HERE .
he didnt give me any help at first what so ever . and another member even chimed in and said about the same thing .
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/and-i-figured-pirate-was-bad-with-new-members-update.335434/
if there is any more problems i am going to rip this off and sell it . i know lots of people would buy it and prob love it but NOT me !
i have already started looking on edelbrocks pro-flo4 system and its hands down a lot better customer service / chat forum being super nice and helpfull / has progressive linkage already from the factory / timing control already from the factory / port injection sequential / ecu NOT built in to the unit can be mounted were you want it / uses blue tooth to talk to a phone or tablet . and for sbc with vortec heads its under $1900 bucks with the intake .
if i add up my prices here it is sofar .
edelbrock rpm vortec intake 7116 = 265.00
holley sniper unit = 999.95
intake gasket set good gaskets felpro = 40 bucks
msd ready to run dist NOT for sniper control = 350.00
coil for ignition msd blaster 2 & bracket mount = 55.00
new coolant temp sensor for there known defective item they sell you = 20.00
make my own throttle arm spacer 1 hr or buy one and wit 3-5 days @ = 20.00
progressive link kit = 15.00 and hope it helps maybe .
there included throttle cable bracket sucks . no way to keep it from spinning on ( 1 ) mounting bolt ha ha ha .
i am sure there is stuff i am missing here .
grand total in just this list is $1750ish with out other extras .
edelbrock pro-flo4 35780 kit for vortec head engines = $1795.95
