What seems to happen is that when the ignition is turned on, the GoTech fires one of its ignition coils - probably just an oversight in the circuit design. This results in 2 spark plugs being fired and if conditions are right in either of those two cylinders, the engine sort of 'kicks' - could be backwards.
The guy reporting it on the Gotech forum stated that this resulted in 2 broken starters. I don't see this as a risk for our engines ... but we all know that Alfa V6 engines must not be rotated backwards for fear of skipping timing.
As for other options ... I still like Megasquirt. The new version is even better and with the MS-Extra-2 code, can read 60-2 and support wasted spark.. I can have this professionally built for ~$600 so its not like I'd have to wield a soldering iron either.
The great thing for MS is the continually evolving tuning tools (love the software!), masses of enthusiastic support, full WideBand 02 support and even self tune. Instead of specifying how much fuel to inject at a given load point, you just specify what the AF ratio should be and let the MS figure it out
I have a feeling both Autronic and the newest GoTech might have both of those options too.
For now, I just want to figure out the riddle of the wiring diagram so I can use the car this summer. Heck, the Alfa convention is in Portland, OR this year and PIR beckons.