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Originally Posted by apelpapa
I heard about openflash recently, I am not too familiar with it though. My understanding is that its a tablet that directly hooks up to the ECU with a bunch of free maps? Would I just get it and load a E85 map or something? Sorry I'm really new to tuning. I heard headers are a good idea, do you recommend any?
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There are multiple threads about it in the software tuning forum. They're definitely worth a read if you're interested in going that route.
Basically, it's a tool that lets you reflash your ECU. It comes with some preloaded maps. I'm running stage 1, which is basically OEM header and everything and an optimized ECU tune. It was a noticeable difference over stock. It really is a "set it and forget it" kind of thing. And it takes 5-10 minutes to do a flash. It's quick.
There's also stage 2, which is an unequal-length catless header, air filter, and tune. This makes a significant difference because the OEM header is pretty restrictive. I believe it comes with E85 stage 1 and E85 stage 2, as well. Plus, if the map you want isn't preloaded, there are a ton more maps on their website. Chances are whatever you want to do has been done already and there's a map for it. Maps are free.
Further, you can use it for custom tunes. Turbo, supercharger, electric supercharger, whatever. A few free programs on your computer and someone with tuning experience and you're good to go. It can also be used as a set of real-time gauges, if you want to rig up a mount for your car.
I encourage you to check out the software tuning forum and see what your options are. I went with the OFT because it was quick and damn near stupid-proof, plus it gave me easy expandability for future mods.