O.F.T or ecutek? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

dordor456 · 03-25-2017, 01:48 AM

Hey guys
I know people asked this question like a million time but
I'm new here so please be nice

I got a Subaru BRZ with tomii header (eul)
And greedy intake
I relly want to know what the difference between ecutek and O.f.t?.
And witch tuners you guys recommend for ecutek and why?
A friend told me that delicious tuner is the best but I wanna know why?
Please help me to figure it out but don't tell me only names of tuners
Tell me the name and what this tuning doing to the car
Thank you very much guys.

steve99 · 03-25-2017, 02:27 AM

maybe start here

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106068

lot of info on oft in coloured links below andtuning info see also links below

D_Thissen · 04-01-2017, 11:17 PM

If your buddy says delicious tuning is the best, maybe he can explain why he thinks that.

aagun · 04-02-2017, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dordor456

Hey guys
I know people asked this question like a million time but
I'm new here so please be nice

I got a Subaru BRZ with tomii header (eul)
And greedy intake
I relly want to know what the difference between ecutek and O.f.t?.
And witch tuners you guys recommend for ecutek and why?
A friend told me that delicious tuner is the best but I wanna know why?
Please help me to figure it out but don't tell me only names of tuners
Tell me the name and what this tuning doing to the car
Thank you very much guys.

oft is rom flasher
ecutek is flasher with same more options .as racerom

both work with boost . e85 . lc/ffs
both use stock ecu
both lock the ecu

in my view . both same

aagun · 04-02-2017, 12:59 AM

ecutek =headache

nikitopo · 04-02-2017, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dordor456

I relly want to know what the difference between ecutek and O.f.t?.

Ecutek is used usually by professional tuner shops and the tune is usually locked. This means that you won't be able to see the changes in the car's ROM. This is for a reason. They wouldn't like to see their changes be available for free on the internet.
OFT is based on an open source community and the changes are not locked. It comes bundled with some predefined ROMs made by a single tuner, but you can also use the hardware to upload other open source tunes.

In both cases, you should know that noone has an access to the actual source code. Everything is found by a process called reverse engineering. They know most of the ROM's functionality and what the different tables are doing, but the knowledge will never be a 100%.

steve99 · 04-02-2017, 06:42 AM

OFT is also on sellable if you flash back your stock tune, and you will get good money fore it second hand

Ecutek locks ecu

oft does not lock ecu, but the oft does get martied to your car vin, it can be unmarried by flashing back stock tune then you can sell oft if you wanted to.

ecutek you can only onsell cable kit the licience and tunes not on sellable.

oft also functions as a guage display and alarms and alerts see OFT TIPS link below.

As above Ecutek has more high features.

you realy need to research what you want and make your own decision

i have OFT, a Tactrix and Ecutek flash systems, they all work reliably and have their good and bad points.

nikitopo · 04-04-2017, 01:42 AM

As a side note, I asked an engine tuner in Japan if they are doing ECU tuning. Although, they said it'll give better results they mentioned that it is not so common and most of their customers don't do it.

MurderousPandas · 04-05-2017, 06:17 PM

OFT is all done by yourself. You get free premade tunes, customize them, there's 2 step, flat foot shift, and so on.
EcuTek is online or in shop. Some dude makes a tune for you, it's custom, and you have to pay for new tunes.
I went OFT, i want full control over my car. Some go EcuTek, they want proffessional, custom tunes. You decide, they both have ups and downs.

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Lantana frs · 04-05-2017, 08:29 PM

My experience with oft has been very positive. E85 tune gave me 20+ horses for 500 bucks. Can't complain.

brz11b · 04-05-2017, 08:35 PM

imo OFT for NA and ecutek for FI

Lantana frs · 04-05-2017, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by brz11b

imo OFT for NA and ecutek for FI

Makes sense. If I lived near moto east or drift office id do ecutek.

phrosty · 04-05-2017, 09:11 PM

Ecutek is definitely worth the money if you can pay for a ton of dyno time.

MurderousPandas · 04-06-2017, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brz11b

imo OFT for NA and ecutek for FI

I second this. With FI, you want a pro to tune your car.

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03-25-2017, 01:48 AM	#1
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phrosty Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Seattle Posts: 806 Thanks: 202 Thanked 321 Times in 199 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Ecutek is definitely worth the money if you can pay for a ton of dyno time. __________________ 2013 Whiteout 6AT FR-S \| Perrin Inlet Tube + 2.75" CAI \| OpenFlash Header \| P&L Catback \| 4.88 Final Drive \| Dialed in OFT 2.0x Stage 2 E85 \| 18x8 Enkei Raijin + 225/40 Michelin Pilot Super Sport \| 17x7 Stock + 215/45 Michelin X-Ice Xi-2

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steve99 Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: FT86 Location: Australia Posts: 7,998 Thanks: 1,035 Thanked 4,988 Times in 2,982 Posts Mentioned: 598 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	maybe start here http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106068 lot of info on oft in coloured links below andtuning info see also links below

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steve99 Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: FT86 Location: Australia Posts: 7,998 Thanks: 1,035 Thanked 4,988 Times in 2,982 Posts Mentioned: 598 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	OFT is also on sellable if you flash back your stock tune, and you will get good money fore it second hand Ecutek locks ecu oft does not lock ecu, but the oft does get martied to your car vin, it can be unmarried by flashing back stock tune then you can sell oft if you wanted to. ecutek you can only onsell cable kit the licience and tunes not on sellable. oft also functions as a guage display and alarms and alerts see OFT TIPS link below. As above Ecutek has more high features. you realy need to research what you want and make your own decision i have OFT, a Tactrix and Ecutek flash systems, they all work reliably and have their good and bad points.

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nikitopo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: '15 BRZ RA Location: Greece Posts: 3,787 Thanks: 2,417 Thanked 1,944 Times in 1,261 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	As a side note, I asked an engine tuner in Japan if they are doing ECU tuning. Although, they said it'll give better results they mentioned that it is not so common and most of their customers don't do it.

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