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Originally Posted by TachyonBomb
Ya makes sense. I was using ecuflash on my first evo 8 back in 2005-2006. At that point they had only been around for a few years, though they just had basic tables it was very much bare bones. All the extras started to show up around 2007-2008. I'm pretty impatient, I get the whole time is money argument, and i want to get the ball rolling on this.
So my main questions are:
-Who are the main people, person or entity that can develop this for us?
-Can they give us a price they are willing to accept to make our platform on par with the features and usability seen on the mitsu platform or ecutek?
-Though our ecu doesn't come with factory boost options, ecutek proves that it doesn't need to come with factory boost to incorporate those options.
-What sort of timeline can we expect for this price?
-Has any "Donate Here" area or page been set up for this development?
-Can we set up a donation/go fund me type of thing for this?
A community that is ok paying $2000 for a rocket bunny kit* and $2000 for a mail tuning service** should be able to raise the money for a part-time/full time software engineer to develop a functional user friendly free tuning software compatible with the tactrix cable and ecuflash software.
* Estimate includes kit, installation and paint.
** Estimate includes cable, license, flexfuel kit, raceROM, ecu connect, electronic boost controller, 4 bar MAP sensor, and installation.
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The only guy that done any opensource development is linked below, hes also said hes not rearly interedted in persuing it anymore.
The oft open flash tablet guys used this work and are funnjng this flex and overboost mods on their turbo tunes with speed by design turbo kit think they go to about 12 psi on e85 arround tge 350whp mark.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2388566
The other issue with opensource development is a complete unbricking solution for these ecu. Software guys often brick the ecu, Their is no full unbrick solution for thix ecu yet, i know a guy whos bricked several trying stuff.
So its certianly possible to do opensource boost, but you wont have electronic boost control intergrated like ecutek or map switching.
The chances of someone develloping opensource features similar to ecutek are pretty slim i think you guys on evo and wrx were very lucky..
Realisticly if you wsnt say map switching and other high end features above what oft guys have then id say just buy ecutek, unfortunatly you tunes eill be locked excetp got maybe James Martin from HRI tuning and i thing VitVviper tuning