[Subie_Nubie]

Someone else will eventually link the end all be all link about OFT to you, so I'll spare you.

In a nutshell, vague replies,

- where do I get tunes? Or do I make them myself? If so, how likely am I to completely screw it up?

You will be downloading a set of off the shelf (aka generic) tunes from Open Flash Performance's website

- if I get them from somewhere, are they normally generic? Or part specific? As in a have JDL header and Amuse exhaust...is there a tune that is specific for this?

Stage 1 is mostly for stock setups, various octanes. Shiv has designed a majority of his Stage 2 tunes to work primarily with his Open Flash Header, although some headers are similar to this one. No off the shelf (OTS) tune will be perfect because every car, bolt on setup, etc is slightly different. There are options for more custom route should you want that.

-are there any step by step tutorials on how to tune with these outside of pre-made?

There's a huge thread that pretty much show's you everything you need to know about tweaking things yourself. Search this software tuning section.

- how in depth can this go? As in, is it literally there to adjust certain settings like Flat foot Shifting, 'track mode', etc...? Or can you adjust everything on how the car actually runs and fix up any shortfalls such as the torque dip? Though the exhaust helped a lot already.

Again, there are many features with the OFT. You can utilize this device as much as you please as long as you're willing to read and learn, and it's capabilities are very extensive. The OTS tunes are great. Take it further by learning and chatting with the forum.