I do not know if this has been suggested or recommended before but the HPT cable and unit are built backwards. The cable is a male so when connected to the car voltage in present on the pin(s) exposing the PCM to potential shock. Changing the cable to a female will eliminate the issue completely.
I have accidentally shorted the power pin to a neighboring pin before with the riser on the MVPI unit no damage but the potential is there.
I would like to request that in the one of next batch to be manufactured that the sex of the cable and MVPI be reversed. It would be easy to supply replacement cables for the current style cable after the change also just include a $3 converter http://www.trianglecables.com/db9maltomall.html