griffinnn 11 Report post Posted August 14, 2014 Hello all, Been considering my options recently re: ECU flash options and have been looking at the OFT. Seems to be a cool little device but i'm wondering if anyone has used it in the UK/Europe and what they make of it? I'm a bit of a sucker for the 'open' aspect of the OFT but is it as good as EcuTek? Seems like they have added a lot of features such as launch control and flat foot shifting like the EcuTek has but would i have to use the OFT 'base map' and find a tuner to tweak it to optimise my mods? I certainly don't know enough to be tinkering myself. Would be keen to hear everyones thoughts. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodename47 446 Report post Posted August 14, 2014 Plenty of info on how to learn on various forums, namely RomRaider and NASIOC but FT86Club has lots of info too. Tweeking an OTS map is relatively simple if you're willing to take a bit of time and petrol into the equation.What is your decision for leaning towards OFT? I've said multiple times that the OTS maps that they offer can be imported into ECUtek yourself so the only thing you gain with the OFT is an additional screen in the cockpit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
griffinnn 11 Report post Posted August 14, 2014 Plenty of info on how to learn on various forums, namely RomRaider and NASIOC but FT86Club has lots of info too. Tweeking an OTS map is relatively simple if you're willing to take a bit of time and petrol into the equation. What is your decision for leaning towards OFT? I've said multiple times that the OTS maps that they offer can be imported into ECUtek yourself so the only thing you gain with the OFT is an additional screen in the cockpit. The fact that you can un-marry the OFT from your car and sell it on is a big plus I think and if i did ever want to tweak stuff like you say then i could just crack on (once i know wtf i'm doing). I'll be sure to check out those forums, have done some reading on FT86 club and attempted to download the off the shelf maps but the zip failed to open when it finished, tried again and got a 404. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
griffinnn 11 Report post Posted August 14, 2014 So could i just buy the EcuTek cable instead of the OFT? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodename47 446 Report post Posted August 14, 2014 So could i just buy the EcuTek cable instead of the OFT?Yup and ECUtek allows you to adjust the maps (hence creating OFT based maps). Should you also require a tune from a tuner (going FI etc, you can go ahead as all the major tuners here support ECUtek.I think the whole "OFT can be sold on" is a bit of a odd thing, seeing as you can sell on the ECUtek cable and dongle, leaving the current car tuned and also allowing the buyer to just buy a new license and start flashing.If you want to have a look at the maps and to have a play:Download RomRaider:http://www.romraider.com/RomRaider/DownloadDownload Page:http://openflashtablet.com/page33/products/downloads/index.htmlV2 is only USDM ROMs at the moment but will allow you to compare. Stock ROM can be found from here, seeing as the whole Tactrix flashing is not too dissimilar from OFT: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62332 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
griffinnn 11 Report post Posted August 16, 2014 Thanks for the info, will have a play about and report back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
