OpenFlash Tablet

[StormTrooper]

Shiv can I buy the tuning package after I buy the OFT? Or does it need to be one purchase?

Thanks

[Cross]

Originally Posted by ScionFrsFan

I had unichip (just sold it)...stock car (auto).

Would the feel and performance gain be similar to that?
I enjoyed the unichip...the only downside was the wires under the hood.

Has anyone had the unichip and switched to OFT?

Thanks guys

I already did one, you can see it here, its in post #2 though. I compared them on the Autocross and oddly enough I was the one to buy your Unichip so it makes it all the more interesting
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47339

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

BTW shiv Im going to speak for Sciofrsfan and myself and say the main reason we gave up the unichip was because there was no support for e85 (well there's support coming.... eventually). Im going on a limb here and trusting you will be knocking that out. I look forward to messing with around with OFT when I get it soon.

It was one of my reasons as well, however I wanted more control that was provided in the methods I desired by the OpenFlash Tablet. I did ask on the last page for an update on the status from my understanding after the Stage 2 maps come out here soon (would love dates) then E85 and the FI was my understanding and Datalogging was somewhere in there.
I am looking forward to it so I can do a little more with the software with accurate logs to pull from.

[Furtive]

Not saying the current open flash lcd is crap, is there going to be support to maybe place it on a android tablet? It would be awesome to be able to port it on my existing android device / bluetooth obd reader for a bigger screen. I'm suspecting there's nothing really fancy in the openflash hardware.. maybe a microcontroller like raspberry pi and a obd reader/writer? Maybe thats just asking for too much :P

anyhow.. this definitely catches my eyes... I'm 80% on ordering it... definitely going to keep my eye on this product!

*edit*

Are there future plans to have similar capabilities such as a Accessport?

[jamesm]

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

Yea I understand that but I think I rather trust the tuner with years of experience then the library between my ears.

not always the best idea. at least in my experience, and that of several visconti customers lol. but i get what you mean, some prefer the hands-off approach, nothing wrong with that.

[Sojhinn]

Originally Posted by jamesm

not always the best idea. at least in my experience, and that of several visconti customers lol. but i get what you mean, some prefer the hands-off approach, nothing wrong with that.

Seems like shiv has more experience, and there has been a decent amount of good feedback both in here and the Beemer forums.

However hands off for me? Not really. I'm going to start off with shiv's tune and I am lucky enough as a physics teacher that I have access to a dyno in our auto shop. The auto teacher and I are going to fine tune the off the shelf tune for my car and we are probably going to be adding either a supercharger or turbo in the near future. The starter tunes will help speed up our development time significantly for the fine tuning.

Now I will be honest and say I have no idea how to tune. But the auto teacher at my school has years of experience building and racing cars. My plan is to milk as much knowledge as I can from him. I have already learned a significant amount from the teacher and I plan on learning more. Tuesday I start welding which gets me one step closer to my dream project of building a car from the frame up.

[jamesm]

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

Seems like shiv has more experience, and there has been a decent amount of good feedback both in here and the Beemer forums.

However hands off for me? Not really. I'm going to start off with shiv's tune and I am lucky enough as a physics teacher that I have access to a dyno in our auto shop. The auto teacher and I are going to fine tune the off the shelf tune for my car and we are probably going to be adding either a supercharger or turbo in the near future. The starter tunes will help speed up our development time significantly for the fine tuning.

Now I will be honest and say I have no idea how to tune. But the auto teacher at my school has years of experience building and racing cars. My plan is to milk as much knowledge as I can from him. I have already learned a significant amount from the teacher and I plan on learning more. Tuesday I start welding which gets me one step closer to my dream project of building a car from the frame up.

sounds like an awesome opportunity to pick up some new skills. best of luck!

oh and just to be clear i didn't intend to speak down on anyone else's skills, certainly not shiv's. i don't claim to be anywhere near as skilled as the pros, i'm just the type that has to know what's going on and would rather stumble through learning than miss the opportunity to gain real world experience. especially given past experiences that suggest paying someone doesn't always eliminate the stumbling lol.

[SloS14]

I think I'm gonna order one of these bad boys later on in the week.

[Shiv@Openflash]

The wish the auto shop in my high school had a dyno!

[Sojhinn]

Originally Posted by shiv@vishnu

The wish the auto shop in my high school had a dyno!

Yeah we got lucky here. Actually I have plans on creating a cross curriculum where I incorporate automotive into physics and vice versa. It should be entertaining.

[tracerit]

i'm driving up to SF this week to visit my brother. any chance you guys have the product available and for tuning?

[Shiv@Openflash]

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

Yeah we got lucky here. Actually I have plans on creating a cross curriculum where I incorporate automotive into physics and vice versa. It should be entertaining.

That is awesome. I wish such a curriculum existed when i was in school!

[Shiv@Openflash]

Originally Posted by tracerit

i'm driving up to SF this week to visit my brother. any chance you guys have the product available and for tuning?

We will have stock this afternoon. So you should be ok to pick one up this week from the office in Danville. We can install it for you if you'd like. I don't think custom dyno tuning is going to be possible due to time constraints. In the process of getting a whole bunch of new maps ready for release

shiv

[mid_life_crisis]

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

... I am lucky enough as a physics teacher that I have access to a dyno in our auto shop...

... the auto teacher at my school has years of experience building and racing cars. My plan is to milk as much knowledge as I can from him. I have already learned a significant amount from the teacher and I plan on learning more. Tuesday I start welding which gets me one step closer to my dream project of building a car from the frame up.

Understand that I mean this in the nicest possible way and believe I speak for many of our forum brethren when I say that I friggin hate you.

[mid_life_crisis]

Originally Posted by Sojhinn

Yeah we got lucky here. Actually I have plans on creating a cross curriculum where I incorporate automotive into physics and vice versa. It should be entertaining.

That's a great way to keep a guy's attention in a physics class!