Depends on what features you want and price range your looking at. Manual controllers can work quite well. But are limiting when you need a ramp rate to get the car to leave with less boost and build as the pass goes. Then you have other options like using CO2 to control your waste gate. This can be helpful when your back pressure climbs with bigger boost.
Honestly I have seen a few friends use the Eboost2 and have them freeze up. Work fine all week on the street. Get to the track and it holds 10# of boost when programmed for much higher boost.
If your looking at that kind of money check out the AMS 500. Great unit that is stone reliable. Has a dual stage boost setting and can be used with CO2 if you wish. The AMS 1000 is it's big brother that most of the big racers use. But your looking at $1000 for some thing like that.
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The MSD unit is another popular unit that is slightly cheaper. But you need a lap top to program it I believe.
Don't over look boost control. Because when you start to make big power you will find out you can't leave under 12#+ of boost. So a manual controller will not be useful as you get one boost setting and that is it. So "power management" will become a tuning tool for getting the car to leave at the track. I would say if you are on a tight budget right now use a simple manual controller. You are going to start out with smaller boost when the car comes out. Getting things dialed in and such. Then when you need a ramp rate of dual stages you can already have saved up some money. Then buy the best you can afford.
